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16-07-2021, 10:14 AM
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Be it e-book or good old fashioned paper books, what book/s are you currently reading?

I’ve tried in vain to start a book club but there’s not many takers
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16-07-2021, 10:28 AM
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I've recently started reading 'The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle' by Stuart Turton - a very weird book! I'm out of my comfort zone with this one but it is so well written that I shall stick with it - I want to know how it ends too!
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16-07-2021, 11:41 AM
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'Stranger in a Strange Land' by Robert Heinlein. It is a SciFi novel - which is not normally my genre but was recommended. It is certainly strange!
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16-07-2021, 12:45 PM
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The Red Zone by Peter Hartcher.
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16-07-2021, 01:00 PM
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Heinrich Harrer - Seven years in Tibet
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16-07-2021, 06:51 PM
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Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky. I read it last year. I would love to start a second reading as soon as possible.

A psycho-thriller-mindbending-moral of the most instinctive and logical aspects of the human condition. Clearly shows that any crime really does come with its own inbuilt punishment. The conscience transcends any man-made law, and it is within this unfathomable semi-darkness that we manage to survive and evolve as a species.

This book really has been one of the most educational psychological experiences of my entire life. And as a work of art, it is arguably unparalleled.

Do not start reading this book unless you have the next 10 to 14 days completely free because you won't be able to put it down.

Crime and Punishment does not have to be academically 'studied' as suggested by the opening introductions by the literary experts. Just read it as you would any other fictional novel. Be prepared to have your mind analysing, pittying, denouncing, judging, predicting, justifying, etc., sometimes all at once, for the entire duration of your reading of this work of genius.

I bought the paperback translation by Constance Garnett (1914).
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Originally Posted by UkGameCoder ->
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky. I read it last year. I would love to start a second reading as soon as possible.

A psycho-thriller-mindbending-moral of the most instinctive and logical aspects of the human condition. Clearly shows that any crime really does come with its own inbuilt punishment. The conscience transcends any man-made law, and it is within this unfathomable semi-darkness that we manage to survive and evolve as a species.

This book really has been one of the most educational psychological experiences of my entire life. And as a work of art, it is arguably unparalleled.

Do not start reading this book unless you have the next 10 to 14 days completely free because you won't be able to put it down.

Crime and Punishment does not have to be academically 'studied' as suggested by the opening introductions by the literary experts. Just read it as you would any other fictional novel. Be prepared to have your mind analysing, pittying, denouncing, judging, predicting, justifying, etc., sometimes all at once, for the entire duration of your reading of this work of genius.

I bought the paperback translation by Constance Garnett (1914).
Interesting… added to read list
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Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky.

Excellent book!
 

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