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| Serpent Octoglot Senior Member Russian Federation serpent-849.livejour Joined 6595 days ago 9753 posts - 15779 votes  4 sounds Speaks: Russian*, English, FinnishC1, Latin, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Studies: Danish, Romanian, Polish, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Croatian, Slovenian, Catalan, Czech, Galician, Dutch, Swedish | Message 41 of 60 07 August 2012 at 3:37pm | IP Logged | ||
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I'm definitely not a passer-by either :)
Now I'm wondering whether it's just me... I kinda feel like I NEED some random rereading of SOMETHING in my life, it's different from reading properly and a kinda separate activity for me. So for me downloading HP pdfs and having some sort of structure in my rereading is a way to make sure I pick the right language(s) for rereading stuff and that each chunk is big enough (I hate chunks under 50 pages for the Super Challenge). I'm also discovering the joys of analyzing literature - holy f**k, was anyone actually enjoying this at school??? I like not having to share my observations with anyone or even to make them coherent - it's a bad, bad idea to mix teaching to analyze with teaching to formulate your own thoughts eloquently. And HP is a good series for analyzing because it's not as subtle as in Tolkien's works, it's all on the surface, kinda vulgar. Something has to be really far-fetched for me to wonder if it's a real allusion or it just seems to me. Crazy HP fans have read all the books many times and know them by heart :) I DON'T even want to know anything by heart, and selective rereading is good when you want to analyze, see the development of a certain theme. So basically I was saying that you don't have to be crazy about HP to enjoy this. Also, I'm well-informed because I've read a few of the books this year AND read most of the summaries in order to find some parallels that I've missed. 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| Serpent Octoglot Senior Member Russian Federation serpent-849.livejour Joined 6595 days ago 9753 posts - 15779 votes 4 sounds Speaks: Russian*, English, FinnishC1, Latin, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Studies: Danish, Romanian, Polish, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Croatian, Slovenian, Catalan, Czech, Galician, Dutch, Swedish | Message 42 of 60 11 October 2012 at 3:50am | IP Logged | ||
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I've been wanting to read some silly children's literature:) Like for example in Russian there's Денискины рассказы, about two schoolboys getting into trouble all the time :D They're more fooling around than having any *epic adventures*. Any recs for this sort of stuff? (in Portuguese, Croatian, Italian, German or Polish)
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| patrickwilken Senior Member Germany radiant-flux.net Joined 4531 days ago 1546 posts - 3200 votes Studies: German | Message 43 of 60 20 March 2013 at 3:40pm | IP Logged | ||
I am working through the third book in the Hunger Games trilogy in German and finding it very good for my level (B1+/B2-). It's also available on the Kindle which is a definite plus. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| luke Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 7203 days ago 3133 posts - 4351 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: Esperanto, French | Message 44 of 60 20 March 2013 at 6:49pm | IP Logged | ||
I know from looking for the Spanish translation of Lord of the Rings, the books were much cheaper and more available in the time after the movie came out. Now that it's several years old, it's not as easy to find. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Emily96 Diglot Senior Member Canada Joined 4426 days ago 270 posts - 342 votes Speaks: English*, French Studies: Spanish, Finnish, Latin | Message 45 of 60 24 March 2013 at 6:31am | IP Logged | ||
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I'd like to second the recommendation for the Hunger Games. It was the first book i read in Italian (and the only one
i've completed so far!). It's true that most of it is written in first person singular present, except i think pretty much the whole first part is in past tense... but it was still totally doable and i didnt worry much about looking up vocab (probably looked up 20 words in total), and relied on context/vocab transparency from french and Spanish instead. Although, i'm a little confused - should the hunger games count as three books because its 300 pages..? Are we just counting every hundred pages? And as for rereading Harry Potter, i think it's going to happen in each language i learn! Really though i should reread Narnia in one language, HP in another, Twilight in another, LOTR in the next, Hunger Games in the other... etc. Edited by Emily96 on 24 March 2013 at 3:46pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| patrickwilken Senior Member Germany radiant-flux.net Joined 4531 days ago 1546 posts - 3200 votes Studies: German | Message 46 of 60 24 March 2013 at 3:33pm | IP Logged | ||
The original suggestion was to count each book as one unit, but that was changed early on to be 100 pages equals a book. So really it's the 10000 pages Super Challenge, not the 100 books Super Challenge. Edited by patrickwilken on 24 March 2013 at 3:41pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Serpent Octoglot Senior Member Russian Federation serpent-849.livejour Joined 6595 days ago 9753 posts - 15779 votes 4 sounds Speaks: Russian*, English, FinnishC1, Latin, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Studies: Danish, Romanian, Polish, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Croatian, Slovenian, Catalan, Czech, Galician, Dutch, Swedish | Message 47 of 60 24 March 2013 at 8:10pm | IP Logged | ||
Also, I believe The Hobbit movie can also make the LOTR books cheaper for some time. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Jeffers Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 4907 days ago 2151 posts - 3960 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Hindi, Ancient Greek, French, Sanskrit, German | Message 48 of 60 24 March 2013 at 9:02pm | IP Logged | ||
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I thought I'd mention a few French films I saw recently for the super challenge:
À bout de souffle (Breathless) (1960) Directed by Jean-Luc Goddard. Considered one of the greatest French films for its style and editing. One of the "radical" changes it brought about was "jump cuts", but rather than improving the pace, it just looked sloppy. And I read that he never really intended the jump cuts, he just realized the film was too long and began to cut loads and loads. Possibly a bit over rated, but it is watchable and the dialogue is fairly clear. Bob le flambeur (1956) Another classic film, which is quite enjoyable. The character Bob gets a mention during the dialogue of Breathless. Le Mépris (Contempt) Another Jean-Luc Goddard film, this time a bit of a send up of the shallowness of the film industry. Unfortunately, it was pretty dismal and depressing, with little to redeem it. The almost-nude scenes by Brigitte Bardot didn't help a bit. Definitely NOT recommended. Rien à déclarer (Nothing to Declare) (2010) Recommended somewhere on these forums because it has good French subtitles. I really enjoyed this film and I have watched it several times. Panique au village (2009) I saw a bit of this on TV5, and had to buy the DVD. Crappy animated toys in a mad melange of comedy genius. Absolutely weird, and totally hilarious. Le dîner de cons (1998) Probably my favourite French film I have seen so far. I have watched it several times, and still laugh out loud at many of the scenes. The dialogue is rather fast, so I'm missing a lot of it, but I still highly recommend it. I have also seen the Hindi remake, Bheja Fry, which is pretty good. Apparently the English remake is awful. Les quatre cents coups (The 400 Blows) (1959) Another one of the greats of French cinema. This one deserves every bit of the acclaim it has received. You are drawn immediately into the life of a young delinquent in Paris. The acting is brilliant and the story keeps you watching. Unfortunately, it is one of those old films which sort of fades away rather than coming to a conclusion. I won't spoil the ending for those who haven't seen it; it is a metaphor of sorts, but I ended up thinking, that's all? Anyway, highly recommended. Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (Amelie) (2001) Thoroughly enjoyable. Need I say more? I've seen several others, but these are the ones which really stand out as brilliant (and in one case as awful!) Edited by Jeffers on 24 March 2013 at 9:04pm 1 person has voted this message useful |
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