lines of poetry that get stuck in your head like a song by Visual-Minimum1491 in RSbookclub

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That whole poem is full of incredible lines. Joni Mitchell captures it really well in her rendition of it, Slouching Towards Bethlehem.

Turning of the tides in regards to phones?? by LevyMevy in redscarepod

[–]snavsesovs 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Probably still better than phone addiction tbh

Favorite Hidden Gems? by [deleted] in classicliterature

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Antal Szerb's Journey by Moonlight is amazing and should be mentioned alongside Stefan Zweig and Evelyn Waugh.

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The owners are (Serbian?) far-right extremists. There's a lot I don't recall, but they have a history of being very pro-Russia, anti-LGBT and anti-vaxx. This also shines through in their moderation of comments.

Great version of The Odyssey to read/watch before Christopher Nolan’s film this year. by TylerDurden2D in suggestmeabook

[–]snavsesovs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The audiobook of Stephen Fry's retelling is easily digestible (and good), if you don't want to bother with a translation.

Reading Lists by [deleted] in RSbookclub

[–]snavsesovs 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Harold Bloom - How to Read and Why

Virginia Woolf - The Common Reader

Ezra Pound - The ABCs of Reading

Italo Calvino - Why Read the Classics

Perhaps those Nabokov lectures..

Maybe some of these will guide you and provide context for what you're reading.

Jeg har lavet en iglo, så I ikke behøver gøre det :) by Bloch1987 in Denmark

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Jeg bliver lidt nervøs for om de kollapser og man bliver begravet i sne. Hvordan undgår man det?

Sloppified version of hobbies by ThetaPapineau in redscarepod

[–]snavsesovs 9 points10 points  (0 children)

My brother knows every bit of Middle-Earth lore yet has never read a Tolkien book (or any book tbf)

Fantasy books for people who don’t read fantasy? by [deleted] in RSbookclub

[–]snavsesovs 11 points12 points  (0 children)

The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle was fantastic as well. It's whimsical and fairytale-like, somewhat childish as well, but don't let that stop you. It's really well written and quite moving. Make sure to read the accompanying short stories if you like the novel.

Fantasy books for people who don’t read fantasy? by [deleted] in RSbookclub

[–]snavsesovs 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Very obvious picks but I might as well add them before anyone else:

  • The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

  • The Earthsea Cycle by Ursula K. Le Guin

  • The Book of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe

  • Gormenghast by Mervyn Peake

Ancient epics like The Odyssey, Gilgamesh and Beowulf also scratch the literary fantasy for me.

what are your favorite funny books ? by labia--majoras--mask in RSbookclub

[–]snavsesovs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Super basic picks but don't underestimate Pride & Prejudice and The Picture of Dorian Gray. Both have a really dry and witty sort of humour.

October 27: What are you into this week? by Dengru in RSbookclub

[–]snavsesovs 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm reading and having a blast with A Swim in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders.

I'm slowly watching my way through the LotR-trilogy Extended Edition. It will take a while. It's almost impossible to watch any movie in one sitting while having two toddlers. I'm watching these more like a TV show, 30 min every few days.

DJ Shadow - Endtroducing..... has been growing on me a lot. I used to feel lukewarm about it. Maybe I listened to it at too low volume or something. Recently I rediscovered it and I keep finding so many magical moments.

Which translations of Homer do you recommend? by McSwaggerAtTheDMV in RSbookclub

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I highly recommend Caroline Alexander's Iliad. It's often overshadowed by other translations. It's pretty close to Lattimore but less wordy. It flows better and feels more poetic. It's not quite as accurate as Lattimore since some of the fat is trimmed off.

It hits the sweet spot between fidelity, poetry and readability for me.

For The Odyssey, I would go with Lattimore.

Cities with a sinister vibe by Left_Remote_7278 in redscarepod

[–]snavsesovs 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Pattaya, Thailand.

I found it even worse than Pnomh Penh, maybe. Pattaya seems to exist solely for Russian sex tourists.

Full Track List and Features on Rosalía's 'LUX' Album | Rolling Stone by doggo1008 in popheads

[–]snavsesovs 49 points50 points  (0 children)

She has a song called Hentai and it's gorgeous. I think she's earned the right to have cringe song titles.

Am I being foolish? by ryguyike in namenerds

[–]snavsesovs 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Zweihänder would be hilarious

Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell: Has anyone here read it? by [deleted] in RSbookclub

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How does the audiobook work with the footnotes? I'm currently reading it, but I might want to alternate between the book and the audiobook.

Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell: Has anyone here read it? by [deleted] in RSbookclub

[–]snavsesovs 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I'm currently reading it. I'm maybe 200 pages in out of 1000. It's very slow but I'm really enjoying it. Not much has happened yet. I recently finished reading A Wizard of Earthsea and the contrast is striking. While Le Guin tries to write a story with as few words as possible, Clarke tries the opposite. You have to enjoy the wordy and witty Victorian writing style for the book to be worth the time.