My List of Books
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avreliaIt was an interesting study of me – what was important, what wasn’t. I think I am forgetting something even more important. Was those books really important or I just loved them? I am sure about half of the list, I think that the other half might have been exchanged to others, equally important. All of them have a special place in my heart and in my life.
1.Alice in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll
2.Gods and Heroes of Ancient Greece
3.Fairytales
4.Children’s Encyclopaedia
5.Short stories by Ray Bradbury
6.Thais of Athens by Ivan Efremov
7.The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio
8.The Selected Poems by Marina Tsvetaeva
9.Author’s Rights on Literary Works by G.F. Shershenevich
10.Foucault's Pendilum by Umberto Eco
1. Alice in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll I made an acquaintance with this story when I was five. I didn’t read it then, I had a record with it, read as a play by actors, so I was putting it to play again, and again, not heeding my parents to have time for me. Then I got hold of a book, then I discovered “Through the Looking Glass”. At one moment I knew the book by heart. I still can cite many lines of it – both in Russian and English, but more importantly, I’ve got some kind Alice-lenses through which I look at the world (and if you’ve seen my user-info, you might have guessed. ;)
2 . Gods and Heroes of Ancient Greece I read this book with small selection of myths at the rather young age – seven, I think. At the time it seemed like just another fairytales, but now I guess that first immersion in the Classic culture was more important than I gave it credit for.
3. Fairytales It is not a single book, but the variety and the amount of fairytales devoured. Some of them weird and scary. Some of them more suited for adults. Some were funny. Some were philosophical.
4. Children’s EncyclopaediaI owe it diverse and mostly useless (in material sense) knowledge that I have.
5. Short stories by Ray BradburyThe dream-like quality and the poetry of those stories for a long time were an example for me of what SF should be like. I wonder how would I like them now?
6. Thais of Athens by Ivan EfremovI would have recommend this book to everyone here, but it doesn’t have an English translation. It was the story that talked about inner freedom, about the humanity, and art, and mysteries, ancient cultures, and lots of things. It introduced me to my favourite kinks – cultural and others – like Hellenistic Culture.
7. The Decameron by Giovanni BoccaccioBeside all the fun that this book is, it gave me my long-standing interest in Italian Renaissance.
8. The Selected Poems by Marina TsvetaevaThat was how I discovered that poetry isn’t just something we study at school, but something I can read for pleasure. Something I can write for pleasure.
9. Author’s Rights on Literary Works by G.F. ShershenevichIt was the first book by a jurist of XIX century I read. It was a shock – to discover that a legal work can be written in a beautiful language, and not in a ugly and boring one. Who knew? The same words, the same notions, an entertaining read.
10. Foucault's Pendilum by Umberto EcoI just want to hug this book. I cannot list it influence, or really explain it. Actually, I have to reread it. Soon.
Happy Easter!
ETA: look At the cool link my husband found
http://php.iupui.edu/~asimmon/thief.html
1.Alice in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll
2.Gods and Heroes of Ancient Greece
3.Fairytales
4.Children’s Encyclopaedia
5.Short stories by Ray Bradbury
6.Thais of Athens by Ivan Efremov
7.The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio
8.The Selected Poems by Marina Tsvetaeva
9.Author’s Rights on Literary Works by G.F. Shershenevich
10.Foucault's Pendilum by Umberto Eco
1. Alice in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll I made an acquaintance with this story when I was five. I didn’t read it then, I had a record with it, read as a play by actors, so I was putting it to play again, and again, not heeding my parents to have time for me. Then I got hold of a book, then I discovered “Through the Looking Glass”. At one moment I knew the book by heart. I still can cite many lines of it – both in Russian and English, but more importantly, I’ve got some kind Alice-lenses through which I look at the world (and if you’ve seen my user-info, you might have guessed. ;)
2 . Gods and Heroes of Ancient Greece I read this book with small selection of myths at the rather young age – seven, I think. At the time it seemed like just another fairytales, but now I guess that first immersion in the Classic culture was more important than I gave it credit for.
3. Fairytales It is not a single book, but the variety and the amount of fairytales devoured. Some of them weird and scary. Some of them more suited for adults. Some were funny. Some were philosophical.
4. Children’s EncyclopaediaI owe it diverse and mostly useless (in material sense) knowledge that I have.
5. Short stories by Ray BradburyThe dream-like quality and the poetry of those stories for a long time were an example for me of what SF should be like. I wonder how would I like them now?
6. Thais of Athens by Ivan EfremovI would have recommend this book to everyone here, but it doesn’t have an English translation. It was the story that talked about inner freedom, about the humanity, and art, and mysteries, ancient cultures, and lots of things. It introduced me to my favourite kinks – cultural and others – like Hellenistic Culture.
7. The Decameron by Giovanni BoccaccioBeside all the fun that this book is, it gave me my long-standing interest in Italian Renaissance.
8. The Selected Poems by Marina TsvetaevaThat was how I discovered that poetry isn’t just something we study at school, but something I can read for pleasure. Something I can write for pleasure.
9. Author’s Rights on Literary Works by G.F. ShershenevichIt was the first book by a jurist of XIX century I read. It was a shock – to discover that a legal work can be written in a beautiful language, and not in a ugly and boring one. Who knew? The same words, the same notions, an entertaining read.
10. Foucault's Pendilum by Umberto EcoI just want to hug this book. I cannot list it influence, or really explain it. Actually, I have to reread it. Soon.
Happy Easter!
ETA: look At the cool link my husband found
http://php.iupui.edu/~asimmon/thief.html
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Date: 2004-04-11 07:30 pm (UTC)Fairytales of all sorts were important to me, too. I had some ancient books (one that I had to tape together to read) of strange, dark stories that once were meant for children, but certainly aren't the kind of thing that we would give to children now, and I loved them dearly. I think some stories are meant to be dark.
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Date: 2004-04-12 09:40 am (UTC)Andersen's tales are scary - those that outside of usual selection. The Marsh King's Daughter? Ouch! I still remember the feeling. My parents actually warned me before giving a book that it was going to be scary. But as a child I think, I wanted to read scary stories from time to time. It was some kind of controlled fear. I guess I am less likely to read dark stories now.