The forced march through Gibbon killed the desire to read in me for really probably closer to two months. Why I then took up Shelby Foote I still can't figure out. For what it's worth the longest books in my non-fiction library have now been read. If I could get through those, I can get through anything. In reality, I think 32 is an impressive number given that for 25%-33% of the year I was reading nothing, I do not read at the speed you do 
and a lot of what I read was non-fiction, which just doesn't read as quickly. Plus, I do have a job.
Gibbon did provide me with a witty footnote. however, which I have cited in my signature. He indirectly led me to where I am. Well, Gibbon and then Camilla when she posted the insightful article on the utter failure of translators to do Madame Bovary justice.
Luckily, I had only read a few works of French and German literature in English by the time I decided that translations would NOT do. Not now, not ever, not if I can help it.
And so here we are ... the challenge is to read significant works in their original languages. The Russian I just threw in because I read so little in Russian last year and I feel like there are still a few significant gaps in my list that no former Russian Literature major should have.
and a lot of what I read was non-fiction, which just doesn't read as quickly. Plus, I do have a job.Gibbon did provide me with a witty footnote. however, which I have cited in my signature. He indirectly led me to where I am. Well, Gibbon and then Camilla when she posted the insightful article on the utter failure of translators to do Madame Bovary justice.
Luckily, I had only read a few works of French and German literature in English by the time I decided that translations would NOT do. Not now, not ever, not if I can help it.
And so here we are ... the challenge is to read significant works in their original languages. The Russian I just threw in because I read so little in Russian last year and I feel like there are still a few significant gaps in my list that no former Russian Literature major should have.
Political correctness is the pettiest form of casuistry.
ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius
Ummaka qinnassa nīk!
*MySmiley*
ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius
Ummaka qinnassa nīk!
*MySmiley*
How did you get on with your 50+ Book Challenge in 2010?
- 01/01/2011 11:39:26 AM
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Not so much a challenge as an "I like to keep track of the works I read"
- 01/01/2011 12:08:14 PM
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I, er, didn't. Nor did I keep a list, so no idea how many I read.
- 01/01/2011 01:24:07 PM
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- 01/01/2011 01:24:07 PM
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*NM*
I didn't even remotely try.
- 02/01/2011 01:04:35 AM
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I would count the Gibbon separately, to be honest
- 02/01/2011 01:28:35 AM
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I was still nowhere near 50, though. 
- 03/01/2011 03:45:32 AM
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- 03/01/2011 03:45:32 AM
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