You have reviewed some books I've never heard of that I've added to my collection. I am intrigued with both of these, as well. As usual, you hit it out of the park again! You were made to do this and I am constantly checking in to see if you've uploaded. I've already watched your entire catalogue(I tried to pace myself, but I pretty much binged in a couple of days). You are such a prolific reader, which encourages me in my own reading. I need some discipline and you inspire me. Oh, I'm currently reading The Brothers K and I'm halfway through. Can I ask how the 2nd half of the book was for you? Thank you so much, Nicole!
Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed the review and that you're sticking through Brothers K. I think the second half is pretty well paced in my memory and some of my favorite parts of the book are in the latter half. Also, I find audiobooks really help me get more reading in if you're open to the idea. You can borrow them through your library through the app Libby which I love. In terms of favorite books, it's getting harder to choose but Brothers K is in the top three and Dostoevsky would be my favorite. Most of my other favorites have been reviewed here (A Field Guide to Getting Lost, The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter, The Master & Margarita, Song of Solomon, Middlemarch) but others not reviewed here include Just Kids by Patti Smith, Stoner by John Williams, White Noise by Don Dellilo, most of David Sedaris ... there's so much wonderful stuff out there that I'll just link you to my goodreads page: www.goodreads.com/user/show/20640614-the-pearl-review Also, Goodreads is one of the reasons why the list keeps expanding, it's been such a great resource.
@@thepearlreview9236 Thank you so so much, Nicole! There is so much here to sink my teeth into. I haven't attempted Delillo(he seems intimidating) and Sedaris seems so popular and I don't even know where to start with him. BUT, I do have Stoner sitting on my shelf begging to be read as it's been there for years. You were so kind to reply with so much info for me! I hope you are well, and I look forward to more from you!
Thanks for any attention paid to Joseph Roth! A few thoughts from me: if you believe that Zweig's prose is a bit bland, you should know that in German his prose is clunky *and* bland. His translators do great work in cleaning up his texts. If you want to get an idea of the difference in the quality of the writing of Roth compared to Zweig, you should check out the collection of letters, edited and translated by Michael Hofmann. There is one exchange between the greatest Austrian writer of the 20th c and the best-selling Austrian writer of the 20th c in which Roth gently but tellingly corrects points of syntax. By contrast, Zweig never mentions his friend in Die Welt von Gestern. If you enjoyed Hotel Years, by all means find a copy of The White Cities. Preferably in the Hofmann translation in the volume subtitled: Reports from France. I visit Roth's grave, in. a Paris suburb, when I am in that city. He should be remembered. Thanks for your contribution.
Yes, this definitely works as a dual review. Both of these authors sound interesting. I have added these two titles to my “Books I Want to Read List”. Your incorporation of the high quality Vienna city scenes was very well done. They were fascinating in their own right.
What a splendid review! You whetted my appetite to reread Zweig.
Stephan Zwieg is one of those writers I always intend to read and never remember to order.
That was great. Thank you.
Very nice review!
You have reviewed some books I've never heard of that I've added to my collection. I am intrigued with both of these, as well. As usual, you hit it out of the park again! You were made to do this and I am constantly checking in to see if you've uploaded. I've already watched your entire catalogue(I tried to pace myself, but I pretty much binged in a couple of days). You are such a prolific reader, which encourages me in my own reading. I need some discipline and you inspire me. Oh, I'm currently reading The Brothers K and I'm halfway through. Can I ask how the 2nd half of the book was for you? Thank you so much, Nicole!
Oh, and I was wanting to ask if you had a favorite book/favorite author? Or a top 5 of favorite books? I'm super curious.
Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed the review and that you're sticking through Brothers K. I think the second half is pretty well paced in my memory and some of my favorite parts of the book are in the latter half.
Also, I find audiobooks really help me get more reading in if you're open to the idea. You can borrow them through your library through the app Libby which I love.
In terms of favorite books, it's getting harder to choose but Brothers K is in the top three and Dostoevsky would be my favorite. Most of my other favorites have been reviewed here (A Field Guide to Getting Lost, The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter, The Master & Margarita, Song of Solomon, Middlemarch) but others not reviewed here include Just Kids by Patti Smith, Stoner by John Williams, White Noise by Don Dellilo, most of David Sedaris ... there's so much wonderful stuff out there that I'll just link you to my goodreads page: www.goodreads.com/user/show/20640614-the-pearl-review
Also, Goodreads is one of the reasons why the list keeps expanding, it's been such a great resource.
@@thepearlreview9236 Thank you so so much, Nicole! There is so much here to sink my teeth into. I haven't attempted Delillo(he seems intimidating) and Sedaris seems so popular and I don't even know where to start with him. BUT, I do have Stoner sitting on my shelf begging to be read as it's been there for years. You were so kind to reply with so much info for me! I hope you are well, and I look forward to more from you!
Happy to help - you are very kind yourself! : )
Thanks for any attention paid to Joseph Roth!
A few thoughts from me: if you believe that Zweig's prose is a bit bland, you should know that in German his prose is clunky *and* bland. His translators do great work in cleaning up his texts. If you want to get an idea of the difference in the quality of the writing of Roth compared to Zweig, you should check out the collection of letters, edited and translated by Michael Hofmann. There is one exchange between the greatest Austrian writer of the 20th c and the best-selling Austrian writer of the 20th c in which Roth gently but tellingly corrects points of syntax. By contrast, Zweig never mentions his friend in Die Welt von Gestern.
If you enjoyed Hotel Years, by all means find a copy of The White Cities. Preferably in the Hofmann translation in the volume subtitled: Reports from France.
I visit Roth's grave, in. a Paris suburb, when I am in that city. He should be remembered. Thanks for your contribution.
Yes, this definitely works as a dual review. Both of these authors sound interesting. I have added these two titles to my “Books I Want to Read List”. Your incorporation of the high quality Vienna city scenes was very well done. They were fascinating in their own right.
Nice review. Just wish your German and French pronunciation was better.