Ben by Daniel Shelton

Ben

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  1. simpsonfan2

    simpsonfan2 said, 11 months ago

    I don’t think I have ever read any novel more than once. Except for Alas, Babylon. Four times so far, over the years.

  2. afficionado

    afficionado said, 11 months ago

    @simpsonfan2
    so did I
    pity I lost the book

  3. jeffc42

    jeffc42 said, 11 months ago

    Thank goodness for Gutenberg books ( the originator and home to most of the free classics). Some Philip K. Dick titles are even available for free.

  4. pcolli

    pcolli said, 11 months ago

    Gutenberg is a good site. Amazon has some free e-books in MOBI format for the Kindle.

  5. moreorless

    moreorless said, 11 months ago

    got about 500 books on my nook so far. b&n has tons of books that are free or ninety-nine cents. love it.

  6. ghostkeeper

    ghostkeeper said, 11 months ago

    I have read War and Peace. I really have! I have also read La Nouvelle Heloise six times, in French! (It was for a college class.) 50 pages a day! Maybe I’ll try that on Moby Dick. . .

  7. sleeepy2

    sleeepy2 said, 11 months ago

    @ghostkeeper

    Moby Dick is brutal. You’ll know all you ever wanted to know about 19th century whaling. I honestly don’t know how that book qualifies as a “classic”.

  8. lightenup

    lightenup said, 11 months ago

    Speaking of… who has read Anna Karenina? It was on my book club’s list, but I had no time for it so I skipped it. Is it another truly amazing classic, or should I continue to skip it?

  9. mathteacher678

    mathteacher678 said, 11 months ago

    Bleak House, yes, I could read that over. The others, probably not.

  10. The Life I Draw Upon

    The Life I Draw Upon said, 11 months ago

    @sleeepy2

    Relate it to petroleum. They had an oil crisis too.

  11. The Life I Draw Upon

    The Life I Draw Upon said, 11 months ago

    @jeffc42

    Love it, especially “20,000 leagues Under the Seas.”

  12. GSJ Olé

    GSJ Olé said, 11 months ago

    @lightenup

    I’ve read Anna Karenina, twice. War & Peace 3 times, and I’d like to read the new translation. Most of Dickens at least 4 times, though not Bleak House. Nor could I make it through Moby Dick. Tried 3 times, struck out 3 times. In college my French was good enough to real Balzac without a dictionary, though those days are looong past.

  13. lightenup

    lightenup said, 11 months ago

    @GSJ Olé

    Impressive! You are quite a reader. I will try to tackle it one day when I have more spare time.

  14. Night-Gaunt49

    Night-Gaunt49 said, 11 months ago

    I read mostly non-fiction and write more fiction than I read.

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