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RJ - Slayer of Trolls (hawk5391yahoocom) I started reading the novella

Ethan Frome (Dover Thrift Editions Classic Novels) by Edith Wharton
Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton


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I'm starting Storm of Steel by Ernst Junger, so Noturnalux and I are both reading books on World War 1 by German or Austrian soldiers.


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Mia wrote: "City Primeval by Elmore Leonard."

I've read a lot of his novels (14)- he's very fun to read. I haven't gotten to City Primeval yet, but will soon. Most of them I read long ago.


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JenniferAustin (austinrh) | 5 comments RJ - Slayer of Trolls wrote: "I started reading the novella

Ethan Frome (Dover Thrift Editions Classic Novels) by Edith Wharton
Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton"


I love this book. I hope you enjoy it, too!


RJ - Slayer of Trolls (hawk5391yahoocom) JenniferAustin wrote: "RJ - Slayer of Trolls wrote: "I started reading the novella

Ethan Frome (Dover Thrift Editions Classic Novels) by Edith Wharton
Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton"

I love this book. I hope you enjoy it, too!"


I do like it so far, I'm about 40% of the way through it.


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Nocturnalux | 465 comments George P. wrote: "I'm starting Storm of Steel by Ernst Junger, so Noturnalux and I are both reading books on World War 1 by German or Austrian soldiers."

I have been curious about Storm for quite a while now, am curious as to what you make of it.

Just started The Line of Beauty by Alan Hollinghurst


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message 6466: by George P. (last edited Jun 27, 2023 01:23PM) (new)

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I've started La Celestina (or Celestina) by Fernando de Rojas- one of the really old ones- 1499. Fairly short. Kindle as low as $1 in English or Spanish.


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On the Heights of Despair by Emil M. Cioran of Romania translated from Romanian. This was his first published book. Like Beckett, he wrote later books in French while living in Paris.


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Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon by Jorge Amado. I've been reading/starting a lot of 1001 list books the past month or so.


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JenniferAustin (austinrh) | 5 comments City Primeval by Elmore Leonard
So far, it is amazing!


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Borstal Boy by Brendan Behan. Memoir of a young IRA member who became a successful writer.


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Mia | 1185 comments I started Sota ja rauha I by Leo Tolstoy. I'm gonna take my time with this one.


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Peter | 443 comments Cocaine Nights by J.G.Ballard


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Nocturnalux | 465 comments Obabakoak, the Portuguese edition that is not on gr.


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Hannah (hannxm) | 22 comments On The Black Hill

My first list book and part of my first Scavenger Hunt!


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Michael (otisbookjones) | 8 comments Just started The Good Soldier Švejk by Jaroslav Hašek
The Good Soldier Švejk by Jaroslav Hašek
Hillarious!


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