tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post4076811730483732202..comments2023-07-10T01:17:13.383+10:00Comments on Brona's Books: April is #Zoladdiction month!Bronahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-49901295155742758762017-03-28T08:41:19.276+11:002017-03-28T08:41:19.276+11:00I used #Zoladdiction month to help me finish Germi...I used #Zoladdiction month to help me finish Germinal. Not that I wasn't enjoying it, but I was trying to read it on my ereader & I was struggling with the format. I need a real book. So I sourced one, ordered it and read in through in April 2015, loving every page, even the awful descriptions of working in the mines. <br /><br />I'm curious about my reaction to The Belly of Paris now, given I reacted so strongly to the 2 Zola's I've read so far, I suspect I will be like you.Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-61966405259017325692017-03-28T08:34:31.954+11:002017-03-28T08:34:31.954+11:00Fanda mentioned the new Oxford edition Zola's ...Fanda mentioned the new Oxford edition Zola's coming out this year too - I now have them on order at work :-)<br /><br />I'm glad you will be joining us for #Zoladdiction.Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-54883084678293527842017-03-28T08:32:41.022+11:002017-03-28T08:32:41.022+11:00Zola does deserve to be read at leisure. I seem to...Zola does deserve to be read at leisure. I seem to only fit one in every second year or so at the moment. I have so many reading & rereading plans for my retirement that I will have to live to an extraordinarily old woman to fit them all in!<br /><br />Although maybe when the little B's leave home, it might free up some time. Given the housing situation in Sydney though, I'm not sure when that might be.Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-33514411978521745472017-03-28T08:29:47.318+11:002017-03-28T08:29:47.318+11:00Yes, you have got a few people #zoladdicted now :-...Yes, you have got a few people #zoladdicted now :-)<br /><br />Thanks for the tip about Delphi Classics, I hadn't come across them before. I don't like reading on my ereader, especially big books, but it's handy sometimes for those classics long out of print.<br /><br />Only three more sleeps to go!Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-47688888583354564532017-03-28T03:33:48.118+11:002017-03-28T03:33:48.118+11:00I'm thinking of joining just to finish The Bel...I'm thinking of joining just to finish The Belly of Paris. I stopped halfway, and I hate doing that; but I just couldn't "stomach" it anymore. Ugh! Zola is really effective about turning people off w/ gluttony and food. But I may just hold my nose and do it. I have a few days to think about it.<br /><br />Meanwhile, after this last one, I really prefer <i>The Fortunes of the Rougons</i> now. : D Ruth @ with freedom and bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15531827758868215023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-5510033505579434532017-03-27T22:48:06.708+11:002017-03-27T22:48:06.708+11:00I haven't read any Zola in a while so I will d...I haven't read any Zola in a while so I will definitely try to join you! I have four unread Zolas on my TBR shelves. I also checked the Oxford World's Classics website and there are two new translations forthcoming in 2017, #5 The Sin of Father Mouret, out in May; and #8 A Love Story, out in October. I actually own both of these but in much older editions. My copy of #5 is from 1969 and #8 is a very old copy from 1905! Maybe I will just read La Debacle or Money instead. Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-25604244225368030582017-03-27T20:36:12.477+11:002017-03-27T20:36:12.477+11:00I really love your alternate title for Michael Ros...I really love your alternate title for Michael Rosen's new book! <br /><br />I'm a bit jealous of all of this. I've never read any Zola, but of course as a Francophile, I feel that I should sometime. Now sadly is not the time however, I have too much going on to undertake such a lofty task. I'll be interested in following your progress though Brona. Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13187730620736345378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-63737766174999024492017-03-27T13:45:01.550+11:002017-03-27T13:45:01.550+11:00Oh... the Michael Rosen's new book... how I en...Oh... the Michael Rosen's new book... how I envy you! So excited to read your review on this. I might read a couple of essays about Zola too to accompany The Earth and Claude's Confession. <br /><br />By the way, I have just met a new FB friend who are interested in Zola, and whom I have encouraged to read Germinal. He loved it (actually praised it in his FB status), and ended up being #Zoladdicted too, haha! I guess with Zola, it's always either you love him or hate him. Nothing in between.<br /><br />From him too, that I found an ebook at Delphi Classics containing all Zola's works and some essays and biogrhapies about him. There are writings from Henry James and some other authors about Zola...very interesting. Just can't wait for April!!Fanda Classiclithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07642429343958941266noreply@blogger.com