Perfume is a pretty short read. At least, it seemed like it after reading several 500+ pagers in a row last semester ;)
Oh, and you really do need to add "The Betrothed" by Alessandro Manzoni to your list to read some day... apparently it's considered by many critics to be the definitive 19th c. European novel and, while almost ignored anywhere else, is something nearly every Italian reads some time in high school or college...
It's 800 dense pages, so certainly not a light undertaking. There's so much going on in it, though, that it doesn't feel like work. War, famine, good vs. evil, evil taking a look at itself in the mirror, plague, romance, ... you get the picture ;)
I could *not* get into Garp, but Owen Meany gripped me from the first chapter. Lots of Irving haters out there but I think he does a superb job of riding the fine line between deep and simply entertaining in fiction. And after all, isn't that what we'd like in all of our reads?
Good to see another fan of Bulgakov, Camus, and Suskind... actually, your whole stinkin' list is stuffed full of wonderful writers. But where's Danielle Steel? :P
I do believe you would alphabetize it under last name S, as you have it now... the following link supports what my initial hunch was. Apparently the French "de" name component is under a different set of standards than some of the others (like "Le" and "Du")
What'd you think of Dangling Man by Saul Bellow? Was recommended it for a specific reason by an author I've taken a couple classes from (essentially tightness of narrative while maintaining depth). I picked it up the other other day and it's on my reading list...
Man, I really need to build one of these lists as well... what an intimidating proposition...
Betrothed is definitely in the same sort of class as War and Peace. I have a solution though... bedtime story! I'm sure the kids will love it!
Perfume is a pretty short read. At least, it seemed like it after reading several 500+ pagers in a row last semester ;)
Oh, and you really do need to add "The Betrothed" by Alessandro Manzoni to your list to read some day... apparently it's considered by many critics to be the definitive 19th c. European novel and, while almost ignored anywhere else, is something nearly every Italian reads some time in high school or college...
It's 800 dense pages, so certainly not a light undertaking. There's so much going on in it, though, that it doesn't feel like work. War, famine, good vs. evil, evil taking a look at itself in the mirror, plague, romance, ... you get the picture ;)
I could *not* get into Garp, but Owen Meany gripped me from the first chapter. Lots of Irving haters out there but I think he does a superb job of riding the fine line between deep and simply entertaining in fiction. And after all, isn't that what we'd like in all of our reads?
Good to see another fan of Bulgakov, Camus, and Suskind... actually, your whole stinkin' list is stuffed full of wonderful writers. But where's Danielle Steel? :P
I do believe you would alphabetize it under last name S, as you have it now... the following link supports what my initial hunch was. Apparently the French "de" name component is under a different set of standards than some of the others (like "Le" and "Du")
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/emc/028004-240-e.html
Oh, and if you like Tolstoy check out Resurrection. But before that, read Perfume by Patrick Suskind. :)
You should edit the list with date(s) seen, opponents, final scores, and number of beers drunk...
What'd you think of Dangling Man by Saul Bellow? Was recommended it for a specific reason by an author I've taken a couple classes from (essentially tightness of narrative while maintaining depth). I picked it up the other other day and it's on my reading list...
I'm not sure if the numbered items are ones you've seen or haven't seen, but assuming that you haven't seen The Seventh Seal, go see it...
...now.
Far and away my favorite foreign film. Absolute classic.