Stranded on an Island. By random chance you’ve got your three favourite books with you.

What are you reading?

  • Balssh@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann
    East of Eden by John Steinbeck
    Crime and Punishment by Dostoieski

    Man I feel like I’ve betrayed many other genial books I’ve read by choosing only 3.

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      1 year ago

      Is there an English translation/edition of The Magic Mountain that you feel stands out above the rest?

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        1 year ago

        I usually read in Romanian (native language) for 2 reasons: somehow books in English are more expensive here and although I think my English is good, I feel slow/not understanding the whole picture when reading in it.

        These being said, I think most of the translations should do the trick, as German is more close to English than to Romanian (and the translation I read was just beautiful).

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    1 year ago

    Mist born by Brandon Sanderson
    House of leaves by Mark Danielewski
    Dragon Lance chronicles by Laura and Tracey hickman

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    Desolation Angels - Jack Kerouac
    Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance - Robert Pirsig
    Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkein