It has nothing to do with buying it or not buying it.
LiterateDog Send a noteboard - 15/02/2010 07:49:01 AM
I just really don't like reading books except on my Kindle. It's just...fantastic. I have some printed books that I mean to read and I picked one up the other day and I was just like, ugh. I may still get it in printed form and read it for the club. We'll see.
I love BPL. I go online and find the books I want and they call me when they're ready to be picked up and I go get them at the main circulation desk. Plus, the main branch at Copley is just beautiful. Well, the original part is. The hideous tumor on the Exeter Street end that was grown, uh, added in the late 60's is a sorry thing. But, the Dartmouth Street/Copley Square end? Beautiful. I love the architecture. I can't believe you haven't been there. If nothing else, you have to go to the courtyard this spring when the weather is nicer and something is green there. It's a great place to sit and read. Go!
On another note, how good is the BPL? I assume it's pretty fantastic but haven't gotten to check it out.
I love BPL. I go online and find the books I want and they call me when they're ready to be picked up and I go get them at the main circulation desk. Plus, the main branch at Copley is just beautiful. Well, the original part is. The hideous tumor on the Exeter Street end that was grown, uh, added in the late 60's is a sorry thing. But, the Dartmouth Street/Copley Square end? Beautiful. I love the architecture. I can't believe you haven't been there. If nothing else, you have to go to the courtyard this spring when the weather is nicer and something is green there. It's a great place to sit and read. Go!
"I'll blow whomever I want, whenever I want, as long as I can still breathe and kneel."
-Samantha Jones, SatC
-Samantha Jones, SatC
So...what is the decision on the main book club?
- 13/02/2010 03:17:16 AM
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There are two official book clubs. 
- 13/02/2010 09:50:15 AM
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- 13/02/2010 09:50:15 AM
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By which I mean to say that your order should stand. *NM*
- 13/02/2010 10:29:50 AM
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*NM*
- 13/02/2010 10:29:50 AM
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We're happy with that...I was trying to make sure we didn't fracture things too much.
- 13/02/2010 02:29:15 PM
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So are we a go for Doctor Zhivago for March 15?
- 13/02/2010 07:34:21 PM
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I was considering reading it, too.
- 14/02/2010 10:37:14 PM
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Yeah, I know.
- 14/02/2010 11:26:45 PM
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Nope.
- 14/02/2010 11:31:14 PM
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Out of curiosity, why not the library?
- 15/02/2010 06:33:07 AM
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It has nothing to do with buying it or not buying it.
- 15/02/2010 07:49:01 AM
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Are you guys going to recommend a particular translation of each book for us non-Russophones?
- 14/02/2010 01:27:24 PM
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Uh...I hadn't thought about that. I will try to find out which translations are better.
- 14/02/2010 03:08:08 PM
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That's why I thought it might be good to remind you that the rest of us will have to 
. *NM*
- 14/02/2010 03:37:21 PM
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. *NM*
- 14/02/2010 03:37:21 PM
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I would recommend the Max Hayward/Manya Harari translation.
- 14/02/2010 04:55:05 PM
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Good thing that translation is the main one available in the US (the tradeback form)
- 14/02/2010 05:01:33 PM
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Interesting. I have a Hayward/Harari translation
- 15/02/2010 04:38:36 PM
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I have seen a lot of very irresponsible things said about this novel.
- 15/02/2010 06:08:27 PM
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I bet
- 16/02/2010 10:32:46 AM
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No, actually the plot in the movie and plot in the book are quite different.
- 16/02/2010 01:39:12 PM
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Hmmm. Since the majority are reading it in English, I suppose I should too.
- 14/02/2010 11:34:20 PM
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Regarding M&M
- 15/02/2010 02:22:14 AM
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Rebekah says there's a good reason for it to be in December. So I'll just go with the plan. *NM*
- 15/02/2010 08:48:04 AM
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Actually, I'm not sure what the reasoning would be, other than to space things out.
- 15/02/2010 07:00:29 PM
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Doesn't seem to be an Audible for Pasternak. *NM*
- 14/02/2010 03:36:33 PM
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Maybe. I've never been interested in finding out what an Audible is.
- 14/02/2010 04:56:21 PM
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I just noticed one glaring omission
- 15/02/2010 08:06:32 PM
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All of Nabokov's significant work was written in English while he was living abroad.
- 15/02/2010 10:37:20 PM
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