Books

[María José]

Don't you think we could have a thread to share opinions about books we have read in either English or Spanish?
I'll start by recommending Purple Hibiscus by a young Nigerian writer with an impossible name.

[Jessica]

That's a good idea. How do you find a picture, though?

[María José]

You look for it in the internet. When you have it you put it into a file and then upload it by clicking on 'manage attachments' at the bottom of the page. Anyway it's not necessary to use a picture.
Glad you like the idea. You enjoy reading?

[Chris]

I'm going to the bookstore either tomorrow or Saturday. I'm going to look for a book written in Spanish.

I'm mostly a "How to book" kind of guy and have many instructional books on many topics from wood carving to decorative knots to drawing to Spanish. I read other books though like Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. The rub for me is that books are a big investment of time. If I'm not sure that I'll like it then I don't try. I don't try and I don't know if I like it.

[CrOtALiTo]

My question is.

Can also I place books names about computation or cars?

[irmamar]

Originally Posted by CrOtALiTo

My question is.

Can also I place books names about computation or cars?

Why not?

[EmpanadaRica]

Great idea María José!

I love books, any tips are welcome!

At the moment I am reading my first Spanish ebook, it's a translation of an American detective though by Patricia Cornwell, ' Causa de Muerte' (Cause of Death). This because it seemed more accessible to me to begin with.

And the books by Patricia Cornwell are always quite easy to get into, and keep with the story. (i.e. sometimes, with some writers you need to really get used to their writing style, and it's hard to get back into the book once you have paused).

[María José]

I had a very good German teacher at University who said detective stories were the best to learn a language. Good choice!

[CrOtALiTo]

Good morning people.

Here very early I leave my contribution to today.

I hope you like the trucks specially the Gran Cherokee Laredo.

http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...rticleId=46008

[Jessica]

Originally Posted by María José

You look for it in the internet. When you have it you put it into a file and then upload it by clicking on 'manage attachments' at the bottom of the page. Anyway it's not necessary to use a picture.
Glad you like the idea. You enjoy reading?

Yes I love reading ^_^

[Marsopa]

I am currently reading De Los Amores Negados de Angela Becerra. I have enjoyed all her novels.

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

I have just read Arturo Pérez-Reverte's Ojos Azules. It lacks the rigorous historic research he had shown in La Sombra del Águila, Cabo Trafalgar and his other historic novels, but it's an interesting reading.

The story is supposed to happen during the so called "Noche Triste", when the Spaniards had to flee Tenochtitlan. The very few historical references can be found with much more detail in every textbook, so place and date are rather irrelevant: the story of one of many soldiers who has ambitions and dreams of his future could be situated in any kind of battle. But it's enough about the disappointment.
Now the good things: It's still the amazing Pérez-Reverte's narrative that hooks you from the first sentence. Despite the fact that the printing format is full of illustrations and big letters, the content is not for children because of the explicit details... although thinking it over, if one has already survived the crimes of Snow White's stepmother or Tom Thumb's ogre, maybe you're ready for a battle night with human sacrifices.

[laepelba]

Me gusta libros de misterio de un asesinato. (En inglés, "Murder Mysteries"...) Pero, durante el año escolar no tengo tiempo para leer por diversión (soy profesora de mathemáticas). Por lo tanto, leo misterios en el verano. Actualmente, leo un libro de mi autor favorito, Jonathan Kellerman - "The Murder Book". El próximo libro voy a leer tendrá que ser sobre un tema profesional.

[irmamar]

En español se dice "novela negra" o "de misterio"

Yo me he tenido que leer, obligatoriamente, Animal Farm. Como también lo tengo en español (traducido como Rebelión en la granja), ahora los estoy comparando para adquirir vocabulario (apunto las nuevas palabras en una hoja de cálculo, con la traducción y la frase en la que aparecen).

[laepelba]

Irma - are you taking a class? Sounds like a very good study skill!!

[María José]

Originally Posted by irmamar

En español se dice "novela negra" o "de misterio"

Yo me he tenido que leer, obligatoriamente, Animal Farm. Como también lo tengo en español (traducido como Rebelión en la granja), ahora los estoy comparando para adquirir vocabulario (apunto las nuevas palabras en una hoja de cálculo, con la traducción y la frase en la que aparecen).

I don't know why but I don't like Animal Farm. I prefer 1984 by the same author.

[EmpanadaRica]

Originally Posted by María José

I don't know why but I don't like Animal Farm. I prefer 1984 by the same author.

I agree.. It gave me the chills when reading it though.. Room 101.. The Ministery of Truth (how cynical.... and scary!).

Did you see the film as well? I saw it when I was 12 (i.e. a couple of years after it came out my history teacher in Grammar school rented it for us)... It had quite an impact/ made quite an impression...

By the way there is a humoristic show on the BBC called Room 101 (not sure if it's still going but it did for years) hosted by Paul Merton.. ever seen it?

[Jessica]

Animal Farm? I read it. It was interesting.

[ookami]

jchen are you able to read "Tao Te Ching"? or is it a very old Chinese?
I have read many versions of it in Spanish and each one is like reading another book almost.
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If i have to recommend someone to read books in Spanish, I'll go with Cortazar, he is very good and approachable for intermediate++ levels.
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Has someone read Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette's novels? (french)
Tomorrow I'm going to buy some classic novels in English in order to practice. Charles Dickens is good for that?

[Chris]

Books A Million didn't quite have a large selection. I thought it would. I picked up a religious book by Billy Graham called Los Ángeles. Any ideas how a guy who can't read very well in Spanish could get through it?