tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769714277850142841.post639468683997461799..comments2024-03-25T22:38:46.822+08:00Comments on in lieu of a field guide: Third quarter reading, 2011Risehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17446964640160585194noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769714277850142841.post-90272619763993603332011-10-05T21:11:12.834+08:002011-10-05T21:11:12.834+08:00Scott, hope you do find copies. I suppose you will...<b>Scott</b>, hope you do find copies. I suppose you will look out for the original French of Ricoeur? I just finished my second read of <i>Bad Nature</i> and it was better received in light of <i>Tomorrow in the Battle</i>.<br /><br /><b>Stu</b>, good to know it worked well for you. I just find it not at par with his other books. <i>Underground</i>, for example, is a substantial work of Risehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17446964640160585194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769714277850142841.post-21955326751291654992011-10-05T06:45:36.416+08:002011-10-05T06:45:36.416+08:00great going and some lovely titles there ,I loved ...great going and some lovely titles there ,I loved what I talk about when I talk about ... it opened japan a little more for me ,all the best stuAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769714277850142841.post-16055626112135322932011-10-05T03:16:48.012+08:002011-10-05T03:16:48.012+08:00Lots of interesting choices there, Rise. I'm d...Lots of interesting choices there, Rise. I'm determined to hunt down that Ricoeur book (I'm flummoxed that my university library doesn't have it - it has nearly everything). I also plan to hunt down "The Duel." I read a Heidelberg tun's worth of Conrad about 15 years ago, but missed that one. And having read "Tomorrow in the Battle" at approximately the same seraillonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17654593356535433945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769714277850142841.post-39112413421662050612011-10-04T20:20:37.845+08:002011-10-04T20:20:37.845+08:00Tony, Sebald and Zweig are really worth a try. I&#...<b>Tony</b>, Sebald and Zweig are really worth a try. I'm not finished with them myself.<br />I think I'm still 5 books short of completing Murakami. I have to say though, the book really made me take up running again. <br /><br /><b>Read Philippines</b>, I'll go check it out. Thanks.<br /><br /><b>Gary</b>, yeah, he is certainly candid in that book. You shouldn't miss <i>Chess</iRisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17446964640160585194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769714277850142841.post-64351796675404052222011-10-04T18:16:15.733+08:002011-10-04T18:16:15.733+08:00Have read Sebald,s unrecounted & have another ...Have read Sebald,s unrecounted & have another on my tbr as is Zweig's beware of pity, although I want to read Chess as well, have read the Murakami & although it's not the best thing he's written I did think it offered some insight into the man@parridhlanternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793548943992250238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769714277850142841.post-9953837710943745782011-10-04T16:57:31.583+08:002011-10-04T16:57:31.583+08:00Hi Rise! We're happy to let you know that we&#...Hi Rise! We're happy to let you know that we've included In Lieu of a Field Guide in the list of Pinoy book blogs at Read Philippines.com. We'd love to have you join our fast-growing community of Pinoy readers!Read Philippineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07814727193883557456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769714277850142841.post-60459150042294241892011-10-04T16:43:59.582+08:002011-10-04T16:43:59.582+08:00Some great books there :)
Sebald and Zweig are tw...Some great books there :)<br /><br />Sebald and Zweig are two authors that have been on the edge of my radar for some time now, and (as I am very much a Murakami completist) I'm sure I'll be running with the great man at some point, no matter how weak the book is...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07546287562521628467noreply@blogger.com