tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833552366782548505.post8684518093732009620..comments2024-01-26T02:42:13.669+02:00Comments on Bookish Realm: The Most Influential Books in My LifeRivhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04561804353287763337noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833552366782548505.post-15302057250996763562014-05-04T21:18:12.746+03:002014-05-04T21:18:12.746+03:00So happy you are lurking around here again ;)
It...So happy you are lurking around here again ;) <br /><br />It's a bit sad I think that many people get negative experience with Murakami because Norwegian Wood is regarded as the best "first Murakami" to read. I totally see how it is annoying in many aspects and I definitely prefer some of his other works a lot more! Rivhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04561804353287763337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833552366782548505.post-11509537711560928232014-05-02T00:40:51.402+03:002014-05-02T00:40:51.402+03:00Ooooo this is a deep list!
The Martian Chronicles...Ooooo this is a deep list!<br /><br />The Martian Chronicles and the Estonian anthology made me smile :) and I like your comment about The Sound and the Fury - there are so many books that I would probably enjoy more if I was discussing them in a class rather than reading on my own. And Norwegian Wood.... ugh is all I have to say. I know I'm in the minority here, but man... definitely not a book I enjoyed. It was a bit too emo and weird for me, I think.<br /><br />Anyways, HI! I'm trying to get back into blogging! Yay! Hope you and yours have been well :)Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196903315080725315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833552366782548505.post-45852536592160500592014-04-25T19:01:07.061+03:002014-04-25T19:01:07.061+03:00I should actually re-read Martin Eden myself - who...I should actually re-read Martin Eden myself - who knows, maybe it doesn't feel like that awesome of a book anymore? And you are right about Norwegian Wood, it's one of those books that is a bit age specific maybe and that you get most out of when you are young :)Rivhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04561804353287763337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833552366782548505.post-89024795500715021452014-04-25T09:42:02.839+03:002014-04-25T09:42:02.839+03:00I still need to read Martin Eden - I remember you ...I still need to read Martin Eden - I remember you recommending it to me ages ago and it's still written in my phone! When I was 16/17 Norwegian Wood would probably have been an influential book in my life but now, when it think about it, I remember absolutely nothing about it. Great post, Riv :DElliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362128444319074118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833552366782548505.post-79939922337743621422014-04-22T11:01:44.948+03:002014-04-22T11:01:44.948+03:00Glad to hear!Glad to hear!Melindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09366133592609472493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833552366782548505.post-83710882808240142942014-04-15T08:41:27.689+03:002014-04-15T08:41:27.689+03:00My fiancé is reading it now and he kept chuckling ...My fiancé is reading it now and he kept chuckling through the first chapter so I take it he finds it enjoyable. It's a great book :) Rivhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04561804353287763337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833552366782548505.post-12696191129061435282014-04-14T13:13:10.969+03:002014-04-14T13:13:10.969+03:00I can't wait to read The Master & Margarit...I can't wait to read The Master & Margarita for myself!Melindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09366133592609472493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833552366782548505.post-57600036389745051632014-04-14T09:05:12.355+03:002014-04-14T09:05:12.355+03:00It was a complex read! I've seen very few peop...It was a complex read! I've seen very few people saying they enjoy Faulkner and most say that he's difficult to read/understand, so I am very thankful for my uni course for making me appreciate this book :) Rivhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04561804353287763337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833552366782548505.post-27224659944128843462014-04-13T17:44:50.693+03:002014-04-13T17:44:50.693+03:00Hi! To my shame, I've only read The Sound and ...Hi! To my shame, I've only read <i>The Sound and the Fury</i>, and I have the feeling my experience of the book is quite similar to yours. I too had to study it for an American Literature class I took at university, and I think it was precisely the "scholarly" approach that added to my enjoyment of it, because, my, is it a complex read!Marsarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00521245679287631501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833552366782548505.post-78600699430078063052014-04-13T12:04:30.570+03:002014-04-13T12:04:30.570+03:00Oh, right, I have also heard of the Ideal Bookshel...Oh, right, I have also heard of the Ideal Bookshelf idea in the past. Just like you, I am curious to see what other people choose :) I didn't write it, but it was difficult to choose only ten books. I had whole bunch, from where I kept narrowing down. Interestingly I had so many classics in the bunch (like Grapes of Wrath and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and The Trial), so it was curious to notice how even though my taste has changed, the books that have influenced me most still come from way back! Nowadays I love sci-fi, but I can't find book from that genre that would have had such impact on me (except Bradbury, but he is also excellent writer, so it doesn't quite qualify), so classics totally deserve their place in the canon :) <br /><br />After I typed this post yesterday I briefly thought about bloggers I'd like to see mentioning some of the books they have been affected by (maybe because mostly we talk about our most recent reads so it would be interesting to know about people's past reads) and you were one of them, Christine - I'm really really curious :) Rivhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04561804353287763337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833552366782548505.post-61614465336269400322014-04-13T04:32:00.793+03:002014-04-13T04:32:00.793+03:00What an excellent idea -- I can see why a lot of b...What an excellent idea -- I can see why a lot of bloggers would want to give it a go! This reminds me of the idea behind <a href="http://www.idealbookshelf.com/" rel="nofollow">Ideal Bookshelf</a>, to get a custom piece of art depicting the spines of your favorite books -- I always like getting a peek at what other people choose. (Which reminds me I really need to read the book they published highlighting all sorts of notable people's Ideal Bookshelves -- but it might be dangerous for my TBR pile!). I think I would have a very hard time choosing myself, but I really should give it a try sometime.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03215797870829907924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833552366782548505.post-19786640690684376592014-04-12T17:50:47.046+03:002014-04-12T17:50:47.046+03:00I am curious, what frustrates you in the beginning...I am curious, what frustrates you in the beginning of this book, Jenny? I think for me, the first chapter of this book is perfection in many ways, but maybe people get annoyed because of Russian names, I guess that is possible. Or maybe it just doesn't grab, as I mentioned, after I read it the first time I really wasn't that impressed at all. :) <br /><br />But I'd recommend to give it at least first 2-3 chapters, it might take a bit time to get into the story. Rivhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04561804353287763337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833552366782548505.post-36199334559205819082014-04-12T17:18:19.962+03:002014-04-12T17:18:19.962+03:00My sister loooooves The Master and Margarita. She ...My sister loooooves The Master and Margarita. She gave it to me for Christmas years ago (I'm ashamed to say how many years ago), and I keep reading the first few pages and getting frustrated and giving up. It's awful, I know! I swear to God one of these days I'm going to sit down with lots of time on my hands and read it cover to cover.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833552366782548505.post-43967441150129031552014-04-12T16:17:52.185+03:002014-04-12T16:17:52.185+03:00That was not my intention! :) But I'd be lying...That was not my intention! :) But I'd be lying if I said I'm not curious to know what you think of that book :) Rivhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04561804353287763337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833552366782548505.post-83385496848089771722014-04-12T16:09:27.842+03:002014-04-12T16:09:27.842+03:00Now I feel ashamed that I've owned Master &...Now I feel ashamed that I've owned Master & Margarita for almost four months without reading it!Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833552366782548505.post-81018556245880942242014-04-12T15:55:44.576+03:002014-04-12T15:55:44.576+03:00You are right, M&M is generally highly rated b...You are right, M&M is generally highly rated by people who have actually read it, I guess I more meant that it doesn't get read as much as some other classics do. I thought it's probably a cult book among Russians and well loved by some nations, for example in Estonia it used to be in school programme, so naturally many people have read (and loved) it. Given though how diverse this book is I am sometimes surprised by how much the rest of the world seems to know very little about it. <br /><br />I think it's likely that this story collection was taken after some other country and was not an idea by Estonians! The spine of the copy I own has fallen off, which I guess describes well both, the quality of book-making at the time and also how much love this book has gotten over time. Rivhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04561804353287763337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833552366782548505.post-55417206835548764922014-04-12T15:32:59.386+03:002014-04-12T15:32:59.386+03:00Master and Margarita underrated??? Nooo, it's ...Master and Margarita underrated??? Nooo, it's the most cited book in Russian social networks! In fact, it appeals to so many pretentious dumb-heads (or at least they say so) that it's already kinda not cool to name it among your favourites :) But it's brilliant anyway, I totally agree :)<br /><br />The sci-fi collection looks soooo much like something we had at home, that I suspect maybe the publisher it even the same? :) Totally possible! Anyway, I'm sure I read a lot of short stories by these authors, and some were unforgettable!Arenelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08646965847129179304noreply@blogger.com