4 Buffster and La La Lahtina (and any other foro nerdions)

Chale Tanga · TOP Guru

RE: 4 Buffster and La La Lahtina (and any other foro nerdions)

Chale Tanga · TOP Guru

TV Buff wrote:

@ Chale: I started The God of Small Things yesterday. What is it with you and stories set in India or by Indian writers. I also god A Fine Balance, also set in, where else, India!

How do I say this, without sounding weird......

Im absolutely enamored with Indian literature. I think that it embodies all of the humanistic traits that we possess... the good and bad. As well, I just find that it captures the symbolic and spiritual nature of not only India or the Indian people, but humanity as a whole. Its very raw and is both jadded and optimistic at the same time. Its done really beautifuly.

It just holds a really special part in my heart.

That and also the fact that I find Indian men super sexy.... could be a side factor of living in Bramladesh aka Brampton.

TV Buff · TOP Guru

Lahtina wrote:

Coming from a Sandra Benitez lover, meh, I'm not surprised.

P.S. The sequel was La Casa de los Espíritus II - Revenge of the Spirits...

En serio!

Funny... yes, really funny!

It was actually called Daughter of Fortune and I liked it. There.

@ Chale: I started The God of Small Things yesterday. What is it with you and stories set in India or by Indian writers. I also god A Fine Balance, also set in, where else, India!

Chale Tanga · TOP Guru

TV Buff wrote:

Thanks, my fellow nerdion. Going to the library soon to get a couple of these titles. I already read the life of Pi (and loved it too).

anytime

Let me know how you like them.

I just picked up "the time travellers wife"... its an international best seller.. hope its good

TV Buff · TOP Guru

Chale Tanga wrote:

had he taken the kid to wonderland then that would have been more in line with the rest of the book. You knew what was going to happen, you could see the story all tie in even before the author wrote it. Honestly for me it was too predictable... me no likey too much.

However if you want some of my recommendations... check these out:

The Posionwood Bible
A Fine Balance
The god of small things (HOLY ****TERS SUCH A WICKED BOOK)
The life of Pi

I read "The Red Tent"... WICKED BOOK! you've redeemed yourself Buffster! We shall not remember the other 'incident' ever again

Thanks, my fellow nerdion. Going to the library soon to get a couple of these titles. I already read the life of Pi (and loved it too).

CERBERUS · Regular

McOSIRIS wrote:

COOL!!!! this is like a Fidel Castro thread, but for women

my measuring tape is ready....

-- Edited by McOSIRIS at 16:22, 2006-08-15

You surely mean a "dipstick"

Chale Tanga · TOP Guru

TV Buff wrote:

I finished this last night and I so LOOOOOOVED this book, even the ending. Chale, if he'd taken the kid to Disneyland or something sappy and corny like that, I would've hated it, but the ending was so subtle and offered just enough of a hint of hope, that I don't think it could've ended any better. And I learned a WHOLE LOT about Afghanistan without having to rely on heavy doses of history, 'cause we know how exciting and educational that can be. *cough* bistro *cough*

Oh, and BTW, I need another recommendation. Please provide some... Thank u.

-- Edited by TV Buff at 11:58, 2006-08-15

had he taken the kid to wonderland then that would have been more in line with the rest of the book. You knew what was going to happen, you could see the story all tie in even before the author wrote it. Honestly for me it was too predictable... me no likey too much.

However if you want some of my recommendations... check these out:

The Posionwood Bible
A Fine Balance
The god of small things (HOLY ****TERS SUCH A WICKED BOOK)
The life of Pi

I read "The Red Tent"... WICKED BOOK! you've redeemed yourself Buffster! We shall not remember the other 'incident' ever again

McOSIRIS · Comandante

COOL!!!! this is like a Fidel Castro thread, but for women

my measuring tape is ready....

-- Edited by McOSIRIS at 16:22, 2006-08-15

Lahtina · Foro Master

TV Buff wrote:

I hate to disagree with you both (actually, I don't. I loooove disagreeing). Anyway, the Isabel Allende books I've read, I've really liked. In fact, I read La Casa de los Espiritus at around the same time that I read Cien años de soledad and I like Allende's better. There. I said it. Sacrilege, I know, but that's how I felt. Y ni decir de la sequel to it. I really, really, really liked it. Can't remember the name off the top of my head, but I really liked it. I also read Eva Luna and liked it as well.

Coming from a Sandra Benitez lover, meh, I'm not surprised.

P.S. The sequel was La Casa de los Espíritus II - Revenge of the Spirits...

En serio!

TV Buff · TOP Guru

Lahtina wrote:

soloyo wrote:

commercial doesn't always = bad. Now that you say that.. i think that Isabel Allende is as commercial as they come. With each book, it becomes more noticeable that she writes for money and not for passion.

Spank you! Yes, I agree and I have never read this woman - so yeah, my opinion is worthless. Good book = highly entertaining? Good book = informative? I dunno but I like reading what has been internationally appraised and has withstood the test of time.

I hate to disagree with you both (actually, I don't. I loooove disagreeing). Anyway, the Isabel Allende books I've read, I've really liked. In fact, I read La Casa de los Espiritus at around the same time that I read Cien años de soledad and I like Allende's better. There. I said it. Sacrilege, I know, but that's how I felt. Y ni decir de la sequel to it. I really, really, really liked it. Can't remember the name off the top of my head, but I really liked it. I also read Eva Luna and liked it as well.

Lahtina · Foro Master

soloyo wrote:

commercial doesn't always = bad. Now that you say that.. i think that Isabel Allende is as commercial as they come. With each book, it becomes more noticeable that she writes for money and not for passion.

Spank you! Yes, I agree and I have never read this woman - so yeah, my opinion is worthless.

Good book = highly entertaining? Good book = informative?

I dunno but I like reading what has been internationally appraised and has withstood the test of time.

soloyo · Regular Plus

commercial doesn't always = bad. Now that you say that.. i think that Isabel Allende is as commercial as they come. With each book, it becomes more noticeable that she writes for money and not for passion.

Lahtina · Foro Master

soloyo wrote:

i'm glad you enjoyed my suggestion. Believe me i couldn't put it down either, 3 days that's all it took for me. If you want something lighter but with a good message try The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. It's easy to find in both english and spanish. There is also another one that i enjoyed but it's less of a novel and more a spiritual book if you don't mind those things. The four Agreements and something else but it written by Don Miguel Ruiz. Also accessible in english and spanish. Enjoy reading. Let me know if you like the spiritual kind i can suggest some more. Big nerd here with books.

Nooo, no you're not! This is not "literature"! Coelho? Can we get any more commercial?

I'm just keeting. To eaches own. But don't expect me to read any of this! *waves fist*

soloyo · Regular Plus

TV Buff wrote:

soloyo wrote:

Thanks for the welcome note...

I don't think I can give a better synopsis than what was already written. I must however add that you will definitely get a better sense of what Afghanistan was like before, during, while and after the Taliban. People’s struggles both rich and poor and a twist on the rich and servant children’s kindred friendships that area created.

A must read... believe me.

I am looooooving this book (I'm such a predictable nerd). I got it last week and I can't put it down (I was even late for work today 'cause I couldn't stop reading last night). Anyway, it's just a great read. I'm almost done and I'm dreading finishing it, only because it's such a great book and I don't want to part ways with it. It's not helping my obsession with Afghanistan, though. For some strange reason, I'm obsessed with that place. Oh, and I highly recommend this book. It's so well-written and the story is just beautiful.

i'm glad you enjoyed my suggestion. Believe me i couldn't put it down either, 3 days that's all it took for me. If you want something lighter but with a good message try The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. It's easy to find in both english and spanish. There is also another one that i enjoyed but it's less of a novel and more a spiritual book if you don't mind those things. The four Agreements and something else but it written by Don Miguel Ruiz. Also accessible in english and spanish. Enjoy reading. Let me know if you like the spiritual kind i can suggest some more. Big nerd here with books.

TV Buff · TOP Guru

Lahtina wrote:

TV Buff wrote:

Oh, Lahti, don't tell me you're now reading Dogo's Furniture Catalogues?

And you didn't like Sandra Benítez.

Who could resist those smooth lines, the homey, understated look, the balanced proportions and the durable wood.

Oh, you're giving me so much fodder for a hard-working dark mind like mine, but I'll let this one go. Out of respect (and fear) of Bianca.

Besides, I'm sure MiMi will have something to say.

Lahtina · Foro Master

McOSIRIS wrote:

I've just noticed that I haven't posted in this thread.... so here I am, making presence...

zenkiu...

Get off the stage! Damn streakers!

McOSIRIS · Comandante

I've just noticed that I haven't posted in this thread.... so here I am, making presence...

zenkiu...

Lahtina · Foro Master

TV Buff wrote:

Oh, Lahti, don't tell me you're now reading Dogo's Furniture Catalogues?

And you didn't like Sandra Benítez.

Who could resist those smooth lines, the homey, understated look, the balanced proportions and the durable wood.

TV Buff · TOP Guru

Lahtina wrote:

Hmmmm... interesting.

Well in other unrelated-ish news, I fell in love with the guy from my book but now I hate his guts. Fcking Argentinos I tells ya! Not yours, Chilenita .

Oh, Lahti, don't tell me you're now reading Dogo's Furniture Catalogues?

And you didn't like Sandra Benítez.

Lahtina · Foro Master

TV Buff wrote:

Like I didn't know it snowed in Afghanistan. Like all the political/religious conflicts in the last 30 years. Like their passion for kites. Like the communist invasion. Like the Taliban presence. I actually knew NOTHING about it, and now I want to learn more. No thank you, Bistor. I'll find my sources elsewhere.

Hmmmm... interesting.

Well in other unrelated-ish news, I fell in love with the guy from my book but now I hate his guts. Fcking Argentinos I tells ya! Not yours, Chilenita .

TV Buff · TOP Guru

Lahtina wrote:

And I learned a WHOLE LOT about Afghanistan without having to rely on heavy doses of history, 'cause we know how exciting and educational that can be. *cough* bistro *cough*

-- Edited by TV Buff at 11:58, 2006-08-15

Oh yeah? Like what?

I'm just gonna listen to myself and never recommend a book again.

Like I didn't know it snowed in Afghanistan. Like all the political/religious conflicts in the last 30 years. Like their passion for kites. Like the communist invasion. Like the Taliban presence. I actually knew NOTHING about it, and now I want to learn more. No thank you, Bistor. I'll find my sources elsewhere.

Lahtina · Foro Master

TV Buff wrote:

I finished this last night and I so LOOOOOOVED this book, even the ending. Chale, if he'd taken the kid to Disneyland or something sappy and corny like that, I would've hated it, but the ending was so subtle and offered just enough of a hint of hope, that I don't think it could've ended any better. And I learned a WHOLE LOT about Afghanistan without having to rely on heavy doses of history, 'cause we know how exciting and educational that can be. *cough* bistro *cough*

Oh, and BTW, I need another recommendation. Please provide some... Thank u.

-- Edited by TV Buff at 11:58, 2006-08-15

Oh yeah? Like what?

I'm just gonna listen to myself and never recommend a book again.

TV Buff · TOP Guru

Chale Tanga wrote:

I read The Kite Runner..... ummmmmmmm..... I really really liked the book up UNTIL the ending. It was really predictable and the type of ending that one would expect. It was nicely written and the twists in it were done nicely... I only wish the author wouldve tied it together in the end and produced a "WOW" ending.

But thats just me... Im overly critical when it comes to books.

I finished this last night and I so LOOOOOOVED this book, even the ending. Chale, if he'd taken the kid to Disneyland or something sappy and corny like that, I would've hated it, but the ending was so subtle and offered just enough of a hint of hope, that I don't think it could've ended any better. And I learned a WHOLE LOT about Afghanistan without having to rely on heavy doses of history, 'cause we know how exciting and educational that can be. *cough* bistro *cough*

Oh, and BTW, I need another recommendation. Please provide some... Thank u.

-- Edited by TV Buff at 11:58, 2006-08-15

TV Buff · TOP Guru

soloyo wrote:

Thanks for the welcome note...

I don't think I can give a better synopsis than what was already written. I must however add that you will definitely get a better sense of what Afghanistan was like before, during, while and after the Taliban. People’s struggles both rich and poor and a twist on the rich and servant children’s kindred friendships that area created.

A must read... believe me.

I am looooooving this book (I'm such a predictable nerd). I got it last week and I can't put it down (I was even late for work today 'cause I couldn't stop reading last night). Anyway, it's just a great read. I'm almost done and I'm dreading finishing it, only because it's such a great book and I don't want to part ways with it. It's not helping my obsession with Afghanistan, though. For some strange reason, I'm obsessed with that place. Oh, and I highly recommend this book. It's so well-written and the story is just beautiful.

Lahtina · Foro Master

This will answer both Julie's and Guada's questions for me.

No, I'm not reading the bible you gave me, French girl, sorry. I'm reading Rayuela, Julio Cortázar. Maybe you'd really like him, Julie; es un argentino afrancesado . It's called Hopscotch in English, Guada, in case you wanna look up some reviews. I started reading it 3 times before and I couldn't get into it, it was kinda hard but now I'm so into it. It's simply wonderful! I soooo get sus cagadas mentales right now. Yesterday I was stumped for a good five minutes on the beauty of this play on words: "enormemente enano". That's why I think I won't finish it soon. I take my time when I read.

So... Cortázar. Now there was a man who knew "words", like a writer, a real writer should. He played with them, moulded them, bent and twisted them to create art and see, that's the difference for me between good literature and commercial fiction - best sellers. That's why I'm picky/snobby about what I read when it comes down to fiction. Commercial fiction is meant to entertain and not to provoke thought or leave a particularly lasting impression. Sure, some stories, like The Da Vinci Code maybe do provoke thought and they do leave a lasting impression but I got the same from the movie, really. Besides, good stories often tell themselves. If that makes any sense.

@ Julie: Classics bore the hell out of me. Como todo, pienso que los que llegaron después perfeccionaron el oficio - para mí, esos son los que valen la pena ser leídos, los de ahora, bah!

luna chiquitita · TOP Guru

A Million Little Pieces... I think we've discussed this in an old thread but I can't remember. I read the book and enjoyed it. Aside from all the controversy surrounding the author for his "lies" and such, I still think it was a good book and worth the read. The narration was a little different than what one is used to but I think it added to it.

I give it

soloyo · Regular Plus

Thanks for the welcome note.. Not sure how to really address you... but thanks anyways.. What types of books do you enjoy reading..?? Specific genre? Do you read in español?? That’s right I got the ñ down on this thing...

I limit myself to what I read... no trashy romance novels unfortunately, but once by mistake I ended up reading an erotica book which was interesting..

Another suggestion for all A million little pieces

Any one read the book?

About a young man's struggle through rehab for a drug addiction. He was on Oprah and became a best seller, after that it came to light that it wasn't as biographical as it was made out to be. I read it before the scandal so my copy doesn't have the oprah book club insignia on it.

It's content is very graphic.

-- Edited by soloyo at 14:02, 2006-08-02

Chale Tanga · TOP Guru

@ soloyo:

I read The Kite Runner..... ummmmmmmm..... I really really liked the book up UNTIL the ending. It was really predictable and the type of ending that one would expect. It was nicely written and the twists in it were done nicely... I only wish the author wouldve tied it together in the end and produced a "WOW" ending.

But thats just me... Im overly critical when it comes to books.

BTW, welcome

TV Buff · TOP Guru

Oh, the Kite Runner sounds like a book for me! When I was very, very young I read Caravans (James A. Michener), a beautiful book which was set in Afghanistan, and I became obsessed with that country (of course, I probably thought Afghanistan was like Tahiti or Jamaica or Iceland or some tropical place like that).

Anyhoo, I'd love to read that one. I'll let you guys know how it goes.

BTW, what the hell is wrong with Foro? These changes are good. Me no like.

soloyo · Regular Plus

Thanks for the welcome note...

I don't think I can give a better synopsis than what was already written. I must however add that you will definitely get a better sense of what Afghanistan was like before, during, while and after the Taliban. People’s struggles both rich and poor and a twist on the rich and servant children’s kindred friendships that area created.

A must read... believe me.

luna chiquitita · TOP Guru

@ Guada... thanks.. the book sounds really interesting and seems like a good follow up to The Red Tent (about mothers and daughters).

Guadalupana · Foro Master

@ Luna petit--it has very good reviews.

The Kite Runner
Author: Khaled Hosseini

The unforgettable, heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his father’s servant, The Kite Runner is a beautifully crafted novel set in a country in the process of being destroyed. It is about the power of reading, the price of betrayal, and the possibility of redemption. And it is also about the power of fathers over sons -- their love, their sacrifices, their lies.The first Afghan novel to be written in English, The Kite Runner tells a sweeping story of family, love, and friendship against a backdrop of history that has not been told in fiction before, bringing to mind the large canvasses of the Russian writers of the nineteenth century. But just as it is old-fashioned in its narration, it is contemporary in its subject -- the devastating history of Afghanistan over the past thirty years. As emotionally gripping as it is tender, The Kite Runner is an unusual and powerful debut.

luna chiquitita · TOP Guru

The Kite Runner??, can't say I've heard about it. Who's the author? Can you give a quick synopsis?

SHOOT... where are my manners?!! Welcome to El Foro!

-- Edited by luna chiquitita at 10:10, 2006-08-02

soloyo · Regular Plus

HI.. it's only my second day on this foro thing.. and i am really enjoying the topics.. first fidel and now books. I'm glad i got on.

How about The kite runner, any one read it? It's a really good book with lots of twists in it.

Julie · Comandante

@ Lahtina, are you talking about the bible I gave you the other day ? Yeah, wuite long but great.

Well, let tme tell you that i hated with passion the classics from the French Litterature. Pfffff, I guess they are well written but for sure not easy so are the "art" or crap ?

Guadalupana · Foro Master

Lahtina--which one are you reading now?

luna chiquitita · TOP Guru

Lahtina wrote:

Please Luna, repeat after me: to eaches own. Gawd!!
No deal. I'm already on one that I don't think I'll finish soon and I'm enjoying the hell out of it.

I like peaches...

Lahtina · Foro Master

luna chiquitita wrote:

to each his own indeed... now, I'm not going to defend my comments as my comments do not need defending, HOWEVER, an easy read doesn't necessarily mean that its a picture book about seeing a dog named SPOT run. An easy read, by my accounts, is a book that is enjoyable to read and does not PAIN me to get through.

SO, if you haven't already Lahti, I suggest you read the book as well and we can all discuss in two weeks time. Deal or NO deal?

Please Luna, repeat after me: to eaches own. Gawd!!

No deal. I'm already on one that I don't think I'll finish soon and I'm enjoying the hell out of it.

luna chiquitita · TOP Guru

to each his own indeed... now, I'm not going to defend my comments as my comments do not need defending, HOWEVER, an easy read doesn't necessarily mean that its a picture book about seeing a dog named SPOT run. An easy read, by my accounts, is a book that is enjoyable to read and does not PAIN me to get through.

SO, if you haven't already Lahti, I suggest you read the book as well and we can all discuss in two weeks time. Deal or NO deal?

Lahtina · Foro Master

luna chiquitita wrote:

Guada... pick up The Rent Tent, like Chale, I had a really hard time putting it down last night and then the first thing I did this morning when I woke up was grab the book and read a couple of more pages. It seems like a very easy read and written quite nicely, I must add.

Two for Buffers' suggestion!

Aha!!! You fools! Good literature, anything worth reading - that is, IS is NOT supposed to be an easy read! Furthermore, easy reads cannot be nicely written! Hahahahahahahaha.

I'm just kidding. This is something that we (some other people and I) have discussed over and over: what is worth reading? How do you differentiate the crap from the "art". No one will ever agree - en gustos se rompen géneros or, to put it better: to eaches own.

Guadalupana · Foro Master

luna chiquitita wrote:

Guada... pick up The Rent Tent, like Chale, I had a really hard time putting it down last night and then the first thing I did this morning when I woke up was grab the book and read a couple of more pages. It seems like a very easy read and written quite nicely, I must add.

Two for Buffers' suggestion!

mmmK! i'll go pick it up after work, and my other book, will just have to wait yet again for me to open it up....(that's almost erotic)

luna chiquitita · TOP Guru

Guada... pick up The Rent Tent, like Chale, I had a really hard time putting it down last night and then the first thing I did this morning when I woke up was grab the book and read a couple of more pages. It seems like a very easy read and written quite nicely, I must add.

Two for Buffers' suggestion!

Guadalupana · Foro Master

Lahtina wrote:

Guadalupana wrote:

Oh great, now that i read reviews on The Red Tent i don't really feel like reading A Confederacy of DUNCES WHAT TO DO!!!!

Hmm... well. It's up to you but you know what they say about people who read best sellers...

soy rookie, o como la Gran BUFF lo puso nicely, una amateur....so no se que dicen...Que dicen?!

Lahtina · Foro Master

Guadalupana wrote:

Oh great, now that i read reviews on The Red Tent i don't really feel like reading A Confederacy of DUNCES WHAT TO DO!!!!

Hmm... well. It's up to you but you know what they say about people who read best sellers...

Guadalupana · Foro Master

Chale Tanga wrote:

Guadalupana wrote:

Anyway chale, how much did you pay for this book?

ummmm... well.. see here's the thing....

Luna and I both went dressed in black, and then we kinda split and then she distracted the man at the counter and I kinda sorta walked out with two books in my knapsack.

But had that plan not worked... it wouldve been around 20 bones each.

hmmm, 20 bananas eh....ok, i'll pick iit up tomorrow maybe.

Chale Tanga · TOP Guru

Guadalupana wrote:

Anyway chale, how much did you pay for this book?

ummmm... well.. see here's the thing....

Luna and I both went dressed in black, and then we kinda split and then she distracted the man at the counter and I kinda sorta walked out with two books in my knapsack.

But had that plan not worked... it wouldve been around 20 bones each.

Guadalupana · Foro Master

TV Buff wrote:

Guadalupana wrote:

so you want me to read a whole book in a week? i need more time!

Oh, you're so not a geek... amateurs... you need a little "more experience" if you want to belong to "our club"...

escuse me?! my subway ride is only half hour for the love of books! and i barely have time at home to read.

i'm no amateur, sure i haven't read the highly brain qualified literature you have, but i try...

Anyway chale, how much did you pay for this book?

Chale Tanga · TOP Guru

Guadalupana wrote:

so you want me to read a whole book in a week? i need more time!

a la puchica... fine!

have it read by next week... or else.....

Dogo · Comandante

Guadalupana wrote:

Dogo wrote:

Guadalupana wrote:

Oh great, now that i read reviews on The Red Tent i don't really feel like reading A Confederacy of DUNCES WHAT TO DO!!!!

Wait for the movie

listen you shaver of dog, usually a book that goes to movie sucks big time! So i rather read and not have to look at people's faces on the subway.

Then de que te quejas?!! read it, dammit!!!
See if I help you with suggestions next time! Pfffft!

TV Buff · TOP Guru

Guadalupana wrote:

so you want me to read a whole book in a week? i need more time!

Oh, you're so not a geek... amateurs... you need a little "more experience" if you want to belong to "our club"...