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| What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 7 June 2008 | | 217 | dperrings, juni 17 | |
| 1001 Books to read before you die : The 1001 "I've Read That" chain game | | 300 | BKieras, juni 16 | |
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| Early Reviewers : The Enchantress of Florence | | 6 | chelseagirl, april 24 | |
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| 1001 Books to read before you die : Muslim women in the 1001 | | 11 | Nickelini, april 14 | |
| 50 Book Challenge : Lhea's 100 for 2008 | | 11 | LheaJLove, marts 15 | |
| The Library of Babel Book Club : Book Club Choices for 2008 | | 1 | TeenAuthor, marts 11 | |
| The Green Dragon : Which books are not appropriate as gifts? | | 24 | elbakerone, marts 7 | |
| 50 Book Challenge : MedeaMoon Book List | | 3 | MedeaMoon, marts 2 | |
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| I dvale: Christianity : novels (fiction) critical of and other religions | | 93 | JeremiahBailey, juli 2007 | |
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| What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 30 August 2008 | | 187 | hemlokgang, I dag 7:57pm |
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| What Are You Reading Now? : Top 3 Reads August 2008 | | 33 | Storeetllr, I dag 12:04am |
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| 20-Something LibraryThingers : Books Read in High School English | | 24 | kiri_wren, torsdag 7:55pm |
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| Awful Lit. : Awful Classics? | | 475 | Pepys, august 27 |
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| What Are You Reading Now? : What Books Came Into Your Home Today? - #1: JULY. 2008 | | 270 | teelgee, juli 16 |
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| Read YA Lit : What is your least-favourite YA title? | | 191 | Ceridwen83, juli 15 |
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| What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 15 March 2008 | | 158 | Storeetllr, marts 28 |
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| Book talk : Guess the book! | | 377 | dreamlikecheese, marts 6 |
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| I dvale: Book talk : Everyone hates the POSTMODERN novels we love! | | 67 | Madcow299, december 2007 |
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| I dvale: Librarians who LibraryThing : Patron refuses to return sex ed books to public library | | 43 | timspalding, november 2007 |
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I'm reading The Satanic Verses and I am loving it so far. I think this willl end up being my favorite book by Rushdie. I love the depiction of the prophet and the ideas about god, and of course his engaging writing style. It's not Ring or Satanic Verses, but you're in the ballpark with the Middle East. ... about the middle east or India or Islam but for the life of me I can't think of the title.
So I am going to guess at The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie. ... although I was underwhelmed by Oliver Twist and Kim. Ran into a few "interesting" reads: Against Nature, Demian and The Satanic Verses that kept me bemused if not necessarily amused.
Perhaps I just wasn't in the right mood last month.
1t. Blindness by José Saramago
1t. The Magi ... >155 Salman Rushdie...I'd say, for my own tastes, I'd start you on the most famous one: The Satanic Verses. I consider it a great intro to the man's fascination with an idea, which he follows to its logical end, and which the reader is asked to suspend their preconceived notions of where a book S ... I just completed Satanic Verses and I have to say, the third time is the charm. I got through the first 20 pages and it took off!
I hope "notenoughbookshelves" (note 1) returns to "Verses" and finds the same thing. I did start reading Islam, a Short History by Karen Armstrong at the same ... ... Adventures of Augie March. I also plan to read Foe by J.M. Coetzee (my first Coetzee).
Last month, I finished Satanic Verses -- a good read!
Blindness (#195) ****½
by José Saramago
08/25/08
The Satanic Verses ****
by Salman Rushdie
08/26/08
Thomas Hardy ***
by Claire Tomalin
08/28/08
"White Nights"
by Fyodor Dostoevsky
08/30/08 ...
The Book of Evidence
Cat’s Eye
Foucault’s Pendulum
The Beautiful Room is Empty
Wittgenstein’s Mistress
The Satanic Verses
The Swimming-Pool Library
Oscar and Lucinda
Libra
The Player of Games
Nervous Conditions
The Long Dark Teatime of the Soul
Dirk Gently ... OC: Blindness, The Satanic Verses EX: Thomas Hardy #35 Satanic Verses is an amazing book, it makes more sense once you reach the end, definitely a superb read second time around though. Satanic Verses is the only Salman Rushdie work I have read till date.
#45 J. R. R. Tolkien is an amazing writer, read The Hobbitt and loved it. L ... 27. The Satanic Verses #10
I have been trying to read The Satanic Verses for two months. I do not have a clue what is going on, but I just keep reading. I am almost half way through the book and wish it would just be done! It gives me great hope that you are having a more pleasant experience the second time around.
... ... saddens me. It sounds as though RH didn't want to create a situation similar to what happened to Salman Rushdie after The Satanic Verses was published, or perhaps they just didn't want all the PR headaches that might come with publishing a book that may anger some in the Islamic community. ... I just started The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie. I must say I find it more engaging then the first time I attempted it. ...
What I'm getting at is I don't understand why studying contemporary literature seems to be left until college. Why not read Salman Rushdie, Khaled Hosseinni, Cormac McCarthy or Phillip Roth? I don't think you should eliminate classics altogether, but I think plenty of students would take ... The Lucifer Contract by Maan Meyers
The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie
The Devil's Disciples by Susanna Gregory
Satan's Lambs by Lynn S. Hightower
A Personal Devil by Roberta Gellis
About A Boy by Nick Hornby
Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie
Small World by David Lodge
A Kid for Two Farthings by Wolf Mankowitz
We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver The Bones in the Womb by Patricia Tyrrell
Shame by Salman Rushdie
Innocent Blood by P D James
The Clothes They Stood Up In by Alan Bennett
Washing Line by Jez Alborough ... sold some of their books and I bought:
- Van de koele meren des Doods - Frederik van Eeden (Dutch literature.)
- Duivelsverzen - Salman Rushdie (Dutch translation of Satanic verses.)
- Das Parfum - Patrick Suskind
- A portrait of an artist as a young man - James Joyce #434 - Some people got born without a brain. I think people like that need to be sent to Iran, packing a box load of the Satanic Verses ;-) ... and forcing various family members to listen to passages I read aloud. What a fabulous writer. This is the precursor to Satanic Verses. No wonder he got himself into trouble. Shame is much less subtle than Satanic Verses. ... begun and abandoned: Life Of Pi, One Hundred Years Of Solitude, Henderson The Rain King, The Plumed Serpent, and The Satanic Verses. Maybe I should make a renewed effort to finish them while swinging in my hammock this summer.
Books on this list which I've read and placed high on ... Hello everyone,
I thought I'd throw my hat into the ring! Here's my list of 2008 reads; I actually started the first one on March 1st (I had some issues before then that made personal reading impossible), but I'm still attempting to reach at least 50 by December 31st.
In case you couldn't ... ... general) to his other works? I've added it to my TBR list already but I'd love more info.
As for me, I'd have to say The Satanic Verses is probably my favorite. It was my first Rushdie and inspired me to seek out the rest of his books. As a religion major, I loved the way he wove the ... I see your Satanic Verses, and raise you a Jazz by Toni Morrison... Read The Satanic Verses. How about Haroun and the Sea of Stories? ... other work. Very much looking forward to his newest offering, once I can snag a copy. For now though, I'll offer The Satanic Verses, so continue with the Rushdie 1001 hits. Any takers? #2 Where are you teaching The Satanic Verses? I've had a copy for about 20 years (is that possible?) and pick it up every once in awhile, read the first page, then decide I'm not smart enough for it. I would love some reference points with which to approach it, so I don't miss TOO much. I'll ... I'm sitting looking longing at my copy, but as I'm currently teaching The Satanic Verses, I thought it might be too confusing to read two Rushdies simultaneously. Shame by Salman Rushdie has a lovely gloss on translation and immigration--using the Rubaiyat Omar Khayam to explore what is lost (and gained) in the "translation" of both people and literature. ... Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time **½
13. Tobias Wolff - The Barracks Thief ***½
14. Salman Rushdie - The Satanic Verses ****
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16. ... have Sophie's World ... so I'll see what all the buzz is about.
Still reading Kafka on the Shore and The Satanic Verses ... my personal denial of the fact that I need to get my life together.
Still I read.
So I picked up a few more books The Satanic Verses and The Pillars of the Earth. I must admit that I am quite intimidated by both.
First, I've never read a 1,000 page book before in my life. Okay- 97 ... ... by Miyuki Miyabe
June: About a Boy by Nick Hornby
July: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
August: The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie
September: Undecided
October: Undecided
November: Undecided
December: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
* * ... ... out.
I recall an incident where my brother's ex-girlfriend got peeved at me because I had a copy of Salman Rushdie's The Satanic Verses in clear view. I did not understand that she was Persian in heritage, she seemed like the last person who would be conservative about controversial ideas, ... Finished The Road 03/01/08. Started Rushdie's The Satanic Verses, it's a long one. ... Adventures in Wonderland, which was just as demanding for some reason or other.
I got the same problem when reading The Satanic Verses. I like a good book, but some of them are so good you simply can't read them all in one sitting it appears. You don't put it down because it's terrible, ... ... if other people had such books in their lives. For me, its anything J.D. Salinger ever wrote, the Harry Potter books, The Satanic Verses, American Psycho...I always wonder if these books are going to hold up over time and I liked them all (except HP Book 7) so much the first time I read ... I thought dancingstarfish got teelgee's line with Still Life with Woodpecker. And then I got dancingstarfish's one from Satanic Verses.
So the two lines are (I think) mine:
"You will rejoice to hear that no disaster has accompanied the commencement of an enterprise which you have regarded ... Satanic Verses?? ... the Boundaries by Jackie French
Seven Little Australians by Ethel Turner
Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie I love Andrea Barrett, Ursula Hegi, Salman Rushdie, Naguib Mahfouz.......just to name a few favorites. "You may want to try the infamous Satanic Verses, but I haven't read it myself so I don't know if there are any main female characters."
One of the main characters in indeed female, but not Muslim. I love this book, but I don't think it's quite what you're looking for. The only one of Rushdi ... ... Ground Beneath Her Feet, the main female character becomes a wild, western rock star. You may want to try the infamous Satanic Verses, but I haven't read it myself so I don't know if there are any main female characters.
Let us know if you find a suitable book. Is it The Satanic Verses? ...
6. Marxism and Literature
7. Against Method
8. Distinction
"Classics"
1. Don Quixote
2. The Reivers
3. Satanic Verses
4. The Temptation of Saint Anthony
5. As I Lay Dying
6. The Sound and the Fury
7. Age of Innocence
8. War and Peace
Books ... On another thread, I was one of several to admit trouble with Salman Rushdie The Satanic Verses. I am recommitting to a read in 2008.
I am currently reading the Thomas Mann book titled The Magic Mountain. I've enjoyed other works by Mann and I'm enjoying this, but it is "demanding". T ... Alas! I love The Satanic Verses! I was a religion major though, and took a lot of classes on Islam back in the day, which I imagine helped me make sense of the book. The historical story of the Satanic verses is fascinating too, though it only gets mentioned tangentially in the book, as I ... I too have tried The Satanic Verses and not finished it--the strange thing is that it wasn't that I found it boring or uninteresting, I simply felt that I didn't understand the significance of the action. If I had read it for a class and had been guided by a professor who knew more about the ... Wow! Too, much! I, too, have tried The Satanic Verses on two different occassions with the same result. I am unpacking a lot of boxed books this month, so when I find it, I will add it to my 2008 TBR list.
Most: Anything by Ian McEwan. I've never read his work and he seems well regarded ... ... Lessing
Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie
PS, I Love You by Cecelia Ahern
Queen of Babble by Meg Cabot
8 Nonfiction
Foreskin's Lament by Shalom Auslander
Ghost Pla ... You know, my brother RAVES about the Satanic Verses. I have to get around to seeing what it's all about.
I just picked up Love in the Time of Cholera last month, but I honestly haven't got around to reading it yet.
Geez,
the more I read everyone's lists. The more I realize how far I am ... ... Marquez is my favourite love story, written with all the lushness and magic realism that GGM is famous for.
Finally, Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie is a thought-provoking look at the interface of religion, tradition, modern urban society, again with a touch of dramatic magic to make ... ... on something the more popular it becomes.. I'm sure that's right and possibly the only reason I bought Salmon Rushdie's The Satanic Verses when I'd already decided I wasn't too keen on some of his other works. In the case of Pullman I think making the film made a big difference as ... ... Robert Penn Warren, Daphne DuMaurier, Georges Simenon, and Irving Stone died.
Salman Rushdie published The Satanic Verses.
Kazuo Ishiguro was awarded the Booker Prize for Remains of the Day.
Anne Tyler won a Pulitzer for Breathing Lessons.
Gore Vidal ... ... but my male companions enjoyed it. The Pillars of the Earth is in my to be read pile. I tried and failed to read The Satanic Verses. It was too mind blowingly boring and it was lost upon me what people found so offensive. If such a fuss had not been made it would never have become a ... ... among LT owners of Steel.
5. Caribbean, historical fiction by James Michener has 294 owners and 5 reviews.
6. The Satanic Verses by Salmon Rushdie has 2,453 owners and 16 reviews. Controversial, set in India and dealing with Islam in a way many felt negative.
7. The Russia ... ... list of banned books at Wikipedia.
My plan is to finally read The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie ... The question asked whether it was ever justifiable to censor books, and the module pack mentioned examples including satanic verses and this book that I can't remember the title of, but it was written by a woman from the perspective of a paedophile. That was trivky, but her point was that ... ... slowly, but I ended up becoming engaged and really enjoying it once I got about halfway in.
I'm thinking about giving up The Satanic Verses--I just can't see where the plot is going and I'm sure that I don't understand the symbolism / meaning of many things (and I'm not sure I care enough to ... This is my first post here and I'm really looking forward to spending a lot of time here.
I disliked Satanic Verses and didn't finish it, I managed to get through Shalimar The Clown last week but only becuase I was forced to.
My m.i.l is an retired teacher and gives me books to read that ... I started with The Satanic Verses, but that was only because it was assigned for a class. I remember enjoying it... ... which I daresay has some shades of autobiography in it. I also enjoyed The Ground Beneath Her Feet, Fury, and The Satanic Verses. Haroun and the Sea of Stories is an easy, quick read; I think I read somewhere that it was Rushdie's metaphorical response to the post-Satanic Verses ... ... books combined.
I tend to avoid hype, but I'm glad that I decided to join in "making a statement" in the case of The Satanic Verses. I didn't expect to enjoy the book, but ended up discovering one of my favorite authors. I'm also glad that I finally gave in after an older friend who ... ...drat...I missed the 666 opportunity
(Portia quickly enters The Satanic Verses out of order so she can PRETEND she entered it as #666)
(Portia notices that 2000+ people have already entered The Satanic Verses and selects a more obscure title to masquerade as #666....The Devil in Legend ... ... a novel about the history of philosophy by Jostein Gaarder (first edition)
Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt (signed)
The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie (signed) I just started The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie. I am planning to go to Europe (mainly London/UK, probably Paris, maybe Spain) for the first time at the end of next month; so, I am reading "Why France? American Historians Reflect on an Enduring Phenomenon", edited by Laura Lee Downs and S ... The Satanic Verses - Salman Rushdie
Running With The Devil: Power, Gender And Madness In Heavy Metal Music - Walser
Satan: His Psychotherapy And Cure By The Unfortunate Doctor Kassler - Jeremy Leven
The Devil's Highway: A True Story
The Devil Wears Prada - Lauren Weisberger ... Dictionary Martin L. A. Sternberg
Main-Travelled Roads Hamlin Garland
Murder Must Advertise Dorothy L. Sayers
The Satanic Verses Salman Rushdie
The Sardonic Humor of Ambrose Bierce Ambrose Bierce
... creative or innovative -- or perhaps more relevant for Today and reference Jihads, etc? (would the example of Rushdie and The Satanic Verses from more recent history be more suiting?)
Or I could use Godwin's Law itself as an analogy for Mob mentalitity once an observation/idea becomes an ... Honeymoon in Hell by Fredric Brown
The Advocate's Devil by Alan M. Dershowitz
The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie
A Pen Warmed-Up in Hell: Mark Twain in Protest
The Devil's Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce I think The Satanic Verses was loved by all. Wasn't it? ... Alice Walker
And Tango Makes Three, by Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson
Geography Club, by Brent Hartinger
The Satanic Verses, by Salman Rushdie
Before Night Falls, by Reinaldo Arenas
Kaffir Boy, by Mark Mathabane ... and, i guess, her oranges are not the only fruit is quite critical also.
the most obvious title would be the satanic verses by Salman Rushdie, and i think it could be interpreted that the left behind books are critical of other faiths, i am not sure if that really ... ... over again.
Rushdie began writing to his own formula after the brilliant achievements of Midnight's Children and The Satanic Verses. Eco, too, after The Name of the Rose and Foucault's Pendulum (see the discussion thread on the new Eco group). I was disappointed to find the ... #3 - Here ya go, Grizzly!
The Satanic Verses
Oh, Salmon, not Salman! Never mind! ... the students in my cohort refused to read them on the basis of their theology -
while, the fuss that was made about the the satanic verses was mainly because of the death warrant put out for rushdie than the actual book, i am guessing. the actual suggestions in there about islam are far ... ... love all the philip pullman's dark materials books, mainly because of their theology, though i disagree with #79 - what is the satanic verses apart from a grown up dissection of Islam? in a lot of ways, it's quite similar to the pullman books. is that heresy to say that? ::grins::
i have ... #4: Hi, Jessica ~ I haven't read Satanic Verses yet, but your description of it makes me want to (try, anyway)! I just joined Library thing, and was amazed to see Satanic Verses show up on more hate lists than praising lists. It is a real challenege, I know. I had to read it for school, which is probably the only reason I got through it the first time. That's right, I went back and read it for fun - ... ... literary-related events & book clubs.... including selections like The Shadow of the Wind, The Satanic Verses, Artemis Fowl, Artemis Fowl and the Arctic Incident, All the Pretty Horses, Germinal, Blindness, Alice in Wonderland, Through the Looking Gla ... ... - i think i got through the first page of Wuthering Heights before i gave up. permanently.
and RUSHDIE. do not read The Satanic Verses. it was an absolute chore. ... I can see that ... asking us to essentially reconsider, that's going too far.
Also, I was a bookseller in Chicago when The Satanic Verses came out ... we carried it and received a number of phone calls, all in our support.
Re: alligators/crocodiles ... isn't nostril placement ... ... People Connection schedule -- including Gone With the Wind, Germinal by Emile Zola, selected Anton Chevkov plays, The Satanic Verses (though that's modern), and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
I've been thinking of throwing Absalom, Absalom into the mix because I enjoyed the ... ... ships, so I was permanently lost during the 'suspenseful' ship chase.
My own personal hate was Salmon Rushdie's Satanic Verses. I found it unreadable and pretentious.
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