Yes! Happy to have you join in on our oddly widespread trend! This might be rude of me to say, but I find your list far more interesting than many others of such lists I've seen. Great job, man.
Not sure that I’d call Borges similar to GGM per se, but they’re definitely on the same level in quality. I’ve been working my way through that exact Borges book for about six months and I’m over halfway through. Well worth dipping into here and there. They’re short stories so you can pick it up and put it down no problem. I’m about 1/3 into that Napoleon book too but I’ve set it aside for now.
Thanks! Eco's book is one of the hardest on the list I find. I wouldn't mind reading a version with commentary one day. It's somewhat possible to follow the plot. A lot of it is hidden behind references to multiple works of literature, symbolism, use of other languages (even a mashed up one), riddles, mysteries and uncommon words. Maybe I am just a fool. He definitely must have had fun writing it. I think he wrote it to show a lot of his peers the literary finger, how he leaves others with easy in the dust. I still haven't decided if I give my copy another try or move it fully to the 'did not finish' pile. Ok rant over 🙂 Cheers and godspeed!
From what I've heard of Eco's personal libraries, he seems like quite the character. I'm not surprised at the complexities he could conjure in his mind. If you think it's worth it, then picking it back up might not be a bad idea. All depends on how you're feeling. Rereads can be incredibly illuminating, for good or for bad.
Right, his library only can be envied by most interested readers.😁 Compared to it my few hundred books are just a drizzle in the ocean. Correctly for this reason I haven't given up on it as the revisiting experience might be just amazing with the correct commentary or time to research the references better. I will keep coming back to your channel to see what you make out of it. 🙂 All the best!
Great list, although I don't think there's anyone quite like Borges. The man achieved perfection in style and elevated it to a new level, revolutionizing literary history worldwide. Everything that came after Borges must be necessarily compared to him because his Ficciones (and others of course) are the synthesis and antithesis of everything that came before, much like Shakespeare, Don Quijote, Tristram Shandy, or Flaubert.
My first vid of yours. I would steer you to John Julius Norwich - for preference 'The Normans in the South'. 'The Normans in the South is the epic story of the House of Hauteville, and in particular Robert Guiscard, perhaps the most extraordinary European adventurer between the times of Caesar and Napoleon. In one year, 1084, he had both the Eastern and Western Emperors retreating before him and one of the most formidable of medieval Popes in his power. His brother, Roger, helped him to conquer Sicily from the Saracens, and his nephew Roger II went on to create the cosmopolitan kingdom whose remaining monuments still dazzle us today. The Normans in the South is the first of two volumes that recount an extraordinary chapter in Italian history.'
Interesting, and thanks for watching. I've never encountered Norwich before, but his bibliography looks right down my alley. My one reading experience with the Normans was "1066: The Year of Conquest" by David Howarth. Decent book.
@@TraumaticTomes After Howarth, you will find JJ Norwich's books full of curious details, and 'larger than life' characters. Well worth the time and effort.
Great list, earned a new subscriber. If you want a good way to approach reading the Bible, check out Ascension’s Bible in a Year plan. Even if you don’t follow the podcast, the reading plan makes it very accessible. They also print their own edition of the Catechism.
That's neat, I've been watching some of Ascension's TH-cam content recently but didn't realize the extent of their influence. While Bible in a Year seems ambitious for me, I'll have to look into the process. Thanks for the tip
lol! When you said reading books soon, soon meaning in 1-3 years....I felt that.
Yes! Happy to have you join in on our oddly widespread trend!
This might be rude of me to say, but I find your list far more interesting than many others of such lists I've seen. Great job, man.
Thanks for paving the way
I recently read Herodotus, I can’t suggest the Landmark edition enough, great footnotes and maps!! Love that book!
a sub for the sick shades, hehe. respectable list of hard books, and I'm looking forward to checking out more of your videos
Welcome, thank you for the support
Not sure that I’d call Borges similar to GGM per se, but they’re definitely on the same level in quality. I’ve been working my way through that exact Borges book for about six months and I’m over halfway through. Well worth dipping into here and there. They’re short stories so you can pick it up and put it down no problem. I’m about 1/3 into that Napoleon book too but I’ve set it aside for now.
hey, similar in quality to GGM is good enough for me. can't wait to get to this one!
I'm looking forward to reading Herodotus, Borges and Name of the Rose in the next few years. Happy reading.
Thanks! you too
omg im in love!
Thanks!
Eco's book is one of the hardest on the list I find.
I wouldn't mind reading a version with commentary one day.
It's somewhat possible to follow the plot. A lot of it is hidden behind references to multiple works of literature, symbolism, use of other languages (even a mashed up one), riddles, mysteries and uncommon words.
Maybe I am just a fool.
He definitely must have had fun writing it.
I think he wrote it to show a lot of his peers the literary finger, how he leaves others with easy in the dust.
I still haven't decided if I give my copy another try or move it fully to the 'did not finish' pile.
Ok rant over 🙂
Cheers and godspeed!
From what I've heard of Eco's personal libraries, he seems like quite the character. I'm not surprised at the complexities he could conjure in his mind.
If you think it's worth it, then picking it back up might not be a bad idea. All depends on how you're feeling. Rereads can be incredibly illuminating, for good or for bad.
Right, his library only can be envied by most interested readers.😁
Compared to it my few hundred books are just a drizzle in the ocean.
Correctly for this reason I haven't given up on it as the revisiting experience might be just amazing with the correct commentary or time to research the references better.
I will keep coming back to your channel to see what you make out of it. 🙂
All the best!
Great list, although I don't think there's anyone quite like Borges. The man achieved perfection in style and elevated it to a new level, revolutionizing literary history worldwide. Everything that came after Borges must be necessarily compared to him because his Ficciones (and others of course) are the synthesis and antithesis of everything that came before, much like Shakespeare, Don Quijote, Tristram Shandy, or Flaubert.
btw there are entire passages in Latin in The Name of The Rose
time to see if my National Latin Exam medals were worth it xD
My first vid of yours. I would steer you to John Julius Norwich - for preference 'The Normans in the South'.
'The Normans in the South is the epic story of the House of Hauteville, and in particular Robert Guiscard, perhaps the most extraordinary European adventurer between the times of Caesar and Napoleon. In one year, 1084, he had both the Eastern and Western Emperors retreating before him and one of the most formidable of medieval Popes in his power. His brother, Roger, helped him to conquer Sicily from the Saracens, and his nephew Roger II went on to create the cosmopolitan kingdom whose remaining monuments still dazzle us today. The Normans in the South is the first of two volumes that recount an extraordinary chapter in Italian history.'
Interesting, and thanks for watching. I've never encountered Norwich before, but his bibliography looks right down my alley. My one reading experience with the Normans was "1066: The Year of Conquest" by David Howarth. Decent book.
@@TraumaticTomes After Howarth, you will find JJ Norwich's books full of curious details, and 'larger than life' characters. Well worth the time and effort.
Great list, earned a new subscriber.
If you want a good way to approach reading the Bible, check out Ascension’s Bible in a Year plan. Even if you don’t follow the podcast, the reading plan makes it very accessible. They also print their own edition of the Catechism.
That's neat, I've been watching some of Ascension's TH-cam content recently but didn't realize the extent of their influence. While Bible in a Year seems ambitious for me, I'll have to look into the process. Thanks for the tip
Are those bifocals
Yes. Benjamin Franklin designed them for me
@@TraumaticTomes Nice
Are you incognito? Why?
The United Nations considers me a "War Criminal" and a "Violator of the Geneva Convention", whatever that means