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Nope. LiterateDog Send a noteboard - 14/02/2010 11:31:14 PM
Because I have not yet read it!


The only Russian literature I've ever tried to read is Anna Karenina and I've never been able to finish it. But, I thought I'd perhaps give Dr Zhivago a try with the rest of you. Alas, it's not available for my Kindle. No more paper books for Jose.


I'm getting it from the library. As could you . . . Or Amazon . . .


Only e-books unless I'm desperate to read a book....or already own it and haven't read it yet.
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So...what is the decision on the main book club? Tom - 13/02/2010 03:17:16 AM 842 Views
There are two official book clubs. Rebekah - 13/02/2010 09:50:15 AM 614 Views
By which I mean to say that your order should stand. *NM* Rebekah - 13/02/2010 10:29:50 AM 257 Views
We're happy with that...I was trying to make sure we didn't fracture things too much. Tom - 13/02/2010 02:29:15 PM 535 Views
Absolutely. Rebekah - 13/02/2010 02:38:18 PM 511 Views
So are we a go for Doctor Zhivago for March 15? The Shrike - 13/02/2010 07:34:21 PM 484 Views
I suppose so! Tom - 14/02/2010 02:11:04 AM 514 Views
All righty. Gonna read that, then. *NM* Ghavrel - 14/02/2010 02:36:07 AM 254 Views
I might participate Larry - 14/02/2010 03:05:47 AM 525 Views
I was considering reading it, too. LiterateDog - 14/02/2010 10:37:14 PM 533 Views
Yeah, I know. The Shrike - 14/02/2010 11:26:45 PM 473 Views
Nope. LiterateDog - 14/02/2010 11:31:14 PM 503 Views
Oh well. The Shrike - 14/02/2010 11:35:02 PM 701 Views
Out of curiosity, why not the library? Ghavrel - 15/02/2010 06:33:07 AM 435 Views
It has nothing to do with buying it or not buying it. LiterateDog - 15/02/2010 07:49:01 AM 596 Views
My first week in Boston I met a crazy dude who walked into it. Ghavrel - 15/02/2010 09:37:27 AM 523 Views
Are you guys going to recommend a particular translation of each book for us non-Russophones? Tim - 14/02/2010 01:27:24 PM 520 Views
Uh...I hadn't thought about that. I will try to find out which translations are better. Tom - 14/02/2010 03:08:08 PM 529 Views
That's why I thought it might be good to remind you that the rest of us will have to . *NM* Tim - 14/02/2010 03:37:21 PM 177 Views
I would recommend the Max Hayward/Manya Harari translation. Tom - 14/02/2010 04:55:05 PM 517 Views
Good thing that translation is the main one available in the US (the tradeback form) Larry - 14/02/2010 05:01:33 PM 503 Views
I do have the Spanish original of Cien Años Tom - 14/02/2010 08:39:36 PM 491 Views
Interesting. I have a Hayward/Harari translation nossy - 15/02/2010 04:38:36 PM 536 Views
I'm sure the publisher put it there. Tom - 15/02/2010 05:19:23 PM 442 Views
I have seen a lot of very irresponsible things said about this novel. Tom - 15/02/2010 06:08:27 PM 465 Views
I bet nossy - 16/02/2010 10:32:46 AM 661 Views
No, actually the plot in the movie and plot in the book are quite different. Tom - 16/02/2010 01:39:12 PM 516 Views
I think I'm just gonna read in Dutch - faster that way. Legolas - 14/02/2010 04:10:38 PM 472 Views
Hmmm. Since the majority are reading it in English, I suppose I should too. The Shrike - 14/02/2010 11:34:20 PM 529 Views
Regarding M&M Tom - 15/02/2010 02:22:14 AM 473 Views
Rebekah says there's a good reason for it to be in December. So I'll just go with the plan. *NM* Tim - 15/02/2010 08:48:04 AM 223 Views
Actually, I'm not sure what the reasoning would be, other than to space things out. Tom - 15/02/2010 07:00:29 PM 468 Views
Doesn't seem to be an Audible for Pasternak. *NM* AgentOrange - 14/02/2010 03:36:33 PM 345 Views
Maybe. I've never been interested in finding out what an Audible is. Tom - 14/02/2010 04:56:21 PM 423 Views
It's good. I've found an audio version. *NM* AgentOrange - 15/02/2010 12:35:53 PM 283 Views
I've ordered a copy of Doctor Zhivago Linda - 15/02/2010 03:18:06 PM 584 Views
I'm glad to hear that! Tom - 15/02/2010 07:46:34 PM 451 Views
Got one. nossy - 15/02/2010 04:09:48 PM 575 Views
I just noticed one glaring omission Larry - 15/02/2010 08:06:32 PM 751 Views
All of Nabokov's significant work was written in English while he was living abroad. Tom - 15/02/2010 10:37:20 PM 751 Views
Im not against Nabokov The Shrike - 16/02/2010 02:17:30 PM 464 Views
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