What are you reading?

[Anonymous No.22902073]

See above title (“what are you reading?”)

Thoughts or opinions on it?

What are you planning to read next and why?

[Anonymous No.22902083]

>>22902073
im on what hath god wrought. going to continue with the next book in the series when im done

[Anonymous No.22902095]

Started on I, Claudius yesterday, I'm only like 50 pages into it but I'm sold, I'm a sucker for roman history.
I finished Cities of the Plain by McCarthy on New Years Eve and I was pleasantly surprised by it. My favorite parts of McCarthy books are when an old timer is rambling on about something in the past, he does such a good job with those old stories.

[Anonymous No.22902126]

>>22902073
The March of Literature by Ford Maddox Ford. Basically a history of literature. I find it interesting and enlightening. It’s an ambitious book so he obviously glosses over some things but I think he does an admirable job overall. Interesting to see how different cultures, religions, literary forms have blended together in certain regions which then evolved further by the same variables. Sometimes Ford is unexpectedly humorous. I’m about half way in and up to the Chaucer, Boccaccio, Langford era right past Dante. It’s made me want to read some of Ford’s novels like the Parade’s End series

Rereading Ovid’s Metamorphoses which I obviously like

Taking a break from Frazer’s The Golden Bough like 500 pages in. It’s good but I’m starting to get bogged down. I think I see where he’s going with the fertility rituals, rebirth, summer/winter thing. Millions of examples from such diverse peoples’ religions and cultures. It would be something to have seen Robert Burton and Frazer collaborate, it would be an book of endless quotes and examples

I’m going to read The Golden Ass next and reread one of Sons and Lover, Women in Love, or Ulysses

[Anonymous No.22902137]

>>22902073
In the process of reading pic related, much to my delight, for the same reasons Fernand Braudel's "Structures of Everyday Life" is among my lifetime favorites. Naismith knows his mediæval coinage—having worked on its history for years—and is first-class at marshaling evidence ranging from the Cairo Genizah to mediæval homiletics that assume the familiarity of its audience with small-scale retail markets.

[Anonymous No.22902138]

>>22902073
I am reading the Odyssey. I will pretty much stick to this list, so the Old Testament is next. I might read some modern works in the middle of it here and there though.

[Anonymous No.22902156]

>>22902137
You collect coins?

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[Anonymous No.22902176]

>>22902073
Taking a break from my rereading project with Tolstoy’s Resurrection. I’m a little over halfway through. I get the criticisms of it but it’s still a comfy read.
Next up I may get back to my reread project and tackle Ulysses again, which I’m exited for because I was gigafiltered when I read it in my undergrad a few years back. If anyone has helpful Joyce tips I’d love to hear them

[Anonymous No.22902240]

>>22902073
Finished The Great Divergence, it’s a good read. Read Absalom, Absalom, I’m enjoying it so far. Rereading Plutarch’s Lives since college - gives a me a little GOT vibes.

Planning on reading next: Ulysses, Lord of the Flies, and Orwell’s essays for different reasons.

Ulysses: a friend recommended it to me.
Lord of The Flies: a story about survival peaked my interest.
Orwell’s Essays: Heard that it’s better than 1984.

[Anonymous No.22902271]

>>22902073
Lovecraft
Right now reading The Whisperer in the Darkness, pretty good book, albeit short
Don't know what's next, just gonna pick another Lovecraft text (I'm on a binge, read Mountains of Madness, call of cthulhu and dunwich horror already)
I like how the ones I've read always tell the story from the perpective of the narrator, as if reading a letter from him, and not in real time, also quite sparse dialog (dunwich was a bit painful to read with all that broken english)

[Anonymous No.22902301]

Visions of excess by Bataille. Violently schizo but interesting, also looking forward to what he has to say about communism or fascism since he apparently talks about it somewhere in the book

[Anonymous No.22902305]

>>22902073
just finished seveneves today, now flipping through mechanics and thermodynamics of propulsion, will probably start a houellebecq next

[Anonymous No.22902336]

>>22902126
Reddit post

[Anonymous No.22902340]

>>22902301
>bataille
>violently schizo
You have the brain and intellect of a toddler

[Anonymous No.22902404]

>>22902073
>lots of reading material here
index pdf 60k
https://litter.catbox.moe/szibaq.pdf
zip files 714mb
https://litter.catbox.moe/pe9n93.zip
>kek

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[Anonymous No.22902637]

>>22902073
Just finished reading all the Greek plays. Will now finish up the last bits of Sappho, Pindar, Alcman and Bacchylides that I haven't yet read.
Then the major Tang poets + probably continuing Akkadian/Sumerian poetry as secondary reading.

>>22902126
Sounds cool, any eras/cultures you found particularly interesting?

[Anonymous No.22902644]

>>22902073
taking a break from literary fiction and reading pop sci-fi fiction. Theft of Fire. Pretty corny at times but reads fast.

[Anonymous No.22902797]

Been reading Dune on and off. About half way through now. Really enjoying the story, the twist about Jessicas father will be interesting in the cinema. The dinner scene was amazing, shame it wasn't in the movie. The movie did well enough to cover the first half of the movie. Kynes of course had to be turned into negress for diversity.

[Anonymous No.22902803]

>>22902073
Introduction to botany had cool cover and covers a subject I haven't encountered yet . Another adventure.

[Anonymous No.22902839]

>>22902637
>any eras or cultures you found interesting?

A lot of them seeing them in the larger context. Virgil and Chaucer stand out. I was aware of their impact and era in broad strokes but I’m able to appreciate their importance more in the narrative of history. A lot of the book is pretty interesting. There were some sections that were more tedious like mystery and passion plays, German folk songs, ballads in other languages, stuff like that, but I still like seeing how the pieces fit together and literature evolves.

Are you the anon really into Chinese poetry? If you are im the one who likes Rexroth’s translations. I cross a Chinese poetry anon from time to time and I’m never sure how many there are. Ford goes into it some in the book I’m reading especially because of his connection to Pound

[Anonymous No.22903213]

>>22902839
I'm the guy you talked to before, yes. The biggest Chinese poetry appreciator is the Classical Chinese poster in /clg/, I've just been excited and impressed by the relatively small amount of stuff I've read so I'm looking forward to actually getting into it more.

I think I'd be interested in some of the medieval stuff, especially the folk songs, but that's a fair judgment.
>but I still like seeing how the pieces fit together and literature evolves
Same, never stops being fascinating to me, I sometimes feel like I have the broad strokes pretty much down but there's endless depth to the subject.
What did he say about Virgil? I enjoy reading him but it's hard for me personally to see the Aeneid as anything other than pseudo-Homer. I suppose the poetic artistry alone is worth the price of admission though, according to those who know better than I how to appreciate it.

[Anonymous No.22903221]

>>22902073
The Woman in White. Picked at random from Bloom's canon list. The prose is alright and the mystery is intriguing so far. I'm reading Nightwood next since someone here recommended it as the best shappic literature

[Anonymous No.22903280]

I saw someone post about this so decided to let it be my monthly chick lit