I'm kind of intimidated by it because I read a synopsis on Wikipedia and afterwards I could only remember that there was a guy as the main character... seems extremely complex as far as plot goes. Anyone know how the movie relates?

Additionally the overall topic is Space Exploration/Russia so I'm trying to collect good books on Astronautics, Russian history,Russian Russian art,Russian music,the Space Race, and the Cold War, anything Russian I can think of that could fit in.

Anyone have any suggestions?

ohsea.toc

Australia344 Posts

March 14 2012 07:18 GMT

#485

For English class:

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Have only just begun really.

Perryboyce

United States8 Posts

March 14 2012 07:35 GMT

#486

Currently reading the Baldur's Gate books.

Pretty cool, makes me want to play the games.

Saurabhinator

Australia347 Posts

March 14 2012 07:47 GMT

#487

Currently half way through Anna Karenina by Lev Tolstoy.
I'm reading the version translated by Margaret Wettlin and it features illustrations by Orest Vereisky.

I'm liking it so far.

Probulous

Australia3894 Posts

March 14 2012 10:21 GMT

#488

On March 14 2012 15:27 Pinkie wrote:
Prepping for US Academic Decathlon right now so the required novel this year is
Doctor Zhivago
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Well Zhivago is an amazing book. Probably my favourite Russian novel though I am yet to try Tolstoy (it's in my shelf waiting). The book itself has a complex plot but is a fairly easy read and has some wonderful imagery. It's worth reading, decathlon or no decathlon.

Doublemint

Austria8704 Posts

March 14 2012 10:34 GMT

#489

Currently I am reading Huxley´s Brave New World. Such an insanely well written book, great vocabulary and plot, really like the "Cameos" of important historic figures as well. I got the feeling that after reading like 30 pages I learned more new vocabulary than in like 1 year of grammar school ^_^.

Balgrog

United States1221 Posts

March 15 2012 02:37 GMT

#490

On March 14 2012 15:26 ExcisionExecute wrote:

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Audio books are a viable option.

I actually had audible for a few months and that was a god send for bus rides and riding to the gym and working out, but then my fund got less so I had to cut that out

Tewks44

United States2032 Posts

March 15 2012 02:40 GMT

#491

I started reading the Song of Ice and Fire books in January. Now I'm up to

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GloryOfAiur

United States127 Posts

March 15 2012 02:41 GMT

#492

High school literature >.>
(not bad though)

After graduating from Emory University, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savings account to charity and hitchhikes to Alaska to live in the wilderness. Along the way, Christopher encounters a series of characters that shape his life.

Bigtony

United States1606 Posts

March 15 2012 02:48 GMT

#493

Xenocide

MaV_gGSC

Canada1345 Posts

March 15 2012 02:54 GMT

#494

On January 12 2012 04:37 Ettick wrote:
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I don't read very often, so I'll still be reading this on and off for a while lol

Same. Amazing book!

How far are you into it?

silverbean

United States12 Posts

March 15 2012 02:57 GMT

#495

Currently, reading Gisli's Saga, As I Lay Dying - Faulkner, The Dead School by Patrick McCabe, Short Stories by Fitzgerald, and i'm starting finnegans wake this summer, by Mr. Joyce

Kenshin_915

Canada139 Posts

March 15 2012 03:10 GMT

#496

Going to be finising up Surface Detail today or tomorrow. I'm sad that this will be my last new epic adventure in the Culture series for now

. I will be re reading them all a few times (Starting with Use of Weapons, goddamn the chronology confused me, it was the first Culture book I read), but until then, can anyone recommend some other epic Space Opera series?

DejaVoo

New Zealand20 Posts

March 15 2012 03:14 GMT

#497