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Reading Past Midnight
United States
Приєднався 21 жов 2011
Ronald Rutstein's Reading Past Midnight. This is all about reading approached through various projects such as the very long book project, the Thomas Project, the short book project, the Genocide Project, and The Quest to Find the Greatest Novel Ever Written!
Katlia, Two Novels: This House is not a Home & Firekeeper BOOK REVIEW (SOME SPOILERS).
Dene novelist Katlia tells two powerful stories that carry an emotional punch.
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Library Book sale Haul (With One Used Bookstore Visit)
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This is the haul from three library sales and one visit to Grey Matter Books. Let me know what your favorites are.
Zorba the Greek, and Narcissus & Goldmund, Kazantzakis and Hesse, BOOK REVIEWS
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How to live a life! Living in the moment, a discussion of two great novels.
Library Install, My new bookshelves easy DIY, cheap.
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DIY bookshelves that save time and money. Vasagle bookshelves from Amazon (I'm not getting a promo), and a little labor.
Flotsam and Jetsam, the Library MESS
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Man plans, God laughs. Here is where I begin my life recovery. Rebuilding my library.
William T. Vollmann: The Rifles, Book Review Part 1
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This is the first part of a review of The Rifles, by William t. Vollmann. I was interrupted, and was unable to get back to it in a reasonable time, so here is the first part. I will conclude this with a discussion of the other two books mentioned in the near future. Also, once I reach 30 subscribers I will be doing a bit of a book giveaway. At one point I say John Williams instead of John Frank...
The Raven and other poems for Halloween
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The Poetry Project #4. The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe, Ghost Music by Robert Graves, Haunted Houses b y Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, scene from Macbeth, and To Helen by Poe, all read aloud by your host, Ron Rutstein. Enjoy! There will be a book giveaway when I get to 30 subscribers (almost there), just but something in the comments to enter.
Israeli Holocaust Drama, Michael Taub editor. RPM's Genocide Reading Project #3
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Join me for a conversation with editor and translator Michael Taub as we discuss his collection of Holocaust plays from Israel. We discuss "Ghetto" by Joshua Sobol, Hannah Senesh by Aharon Megged and Kastner, by Motti Lerner. I tacked on our conversation from before we actually started for some fun.
Uncomfortable Ecologies, by Elizabeth Joy Levinson Poetry Review, Poetry Project #4
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A longish review of Levinson's newest collection of poetry. Disclaimer: I was given an e-book copy for review. www.unsolicitedpress.com/store/p426/UNCOMFORTABLEECOLOGIES.html www.amazon.com/Uncomfortable-Ecologies-Elizabeth-Joy-Levinson/dp/1956692606/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1ER32HHB324DS&keywords=uncomfortable ecologies&qid=1691004963&sprefix=uncomfortable ecologies,aps,82&sr=8-1
RPM Genocide Reading Project #2 S. A Novel of the Balkans, & They Wouldn't Hurt a Fly, by Drakulić
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The Genocide Reading Project continues with two works by Slavenka Drakuilć S. A Novel of the Balkans, and They Would Never Hurt a Fly: War Criminals on Trial in The Hague www.amazon.com/S-Novel-Balkans-Slavenka-Drakulic/dp/0140298444/ref=sr_1_5?crid=2UBURPD2VCSYF&keywords=slavenka drakulić&qid=1689873926&sprefix=slavenka,aps,128&sr=8-5 www.amazon.com/They-Would-Never-Hurt-Fly/dp/0143035428/ref=...
RPM's Poetry Project #3, Seven Sonnets (Giveaway)
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Here I read seven sonnets from The Penguin Book of the Sonnet. Sir Walter Ralegh, Michael Drayton, John Davies, William Shakespeare, John Donne, Robert Herrick (this one is dedicated to my wife), and John Milton. Also, we have yet to reach 100 subscribers to complete our giveaway!
The Greatest Novel Ever Written: The Quest (Also The Norton Top Ten List, and a book giveaway).
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Join me as I begin the quest to find the greatest novel ever written, and a book giveaway.
Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami BOOK REVIEW (Spoilers and Book Giveaway).
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Where to start with Haruki Murakami. A discussion of his novel Norwegian Wood. A giveaway of Nathaniel Hawthorne's complete short stories, just enter anything in the comments and I will give it away to a randomly chosen person who makes a comment on any any video upon reaching 100 subscribers.
The Hive by Camilo José Cela, BOOK REVIEW
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This is a review of the novel The Hive set in Madrid of the 1930s. Written by Camilo Jose Cela. This is a fast paced few days in Madrid, following hundreds of characters through their lives, living under dictatorship. www.nyrb.com/collections/camilo-josé-cela
RPM's Poetry Project #2
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Seven more poems read aloud Poems from William Carlos Williams, www.barnesandnoble.com/w/collected-poems-of-william-carlos-williams-1909-1939-william-carlos-williams/1100873871?ean=9780811211871 Edna St. Vincent Millay, www.barnesandnoble.com/w/selected-poems-of-edna-st-vincent-millay-edna-st-vincent-millay/1122747218?ean=9780300264661 Eugenio Montale, www.barnesandnoble.com/w/collected-poems-1...
Waltz with Bashir; A Lebanon War Story #Shorts
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Waltz with Bashir; A Lebanon War Story #Shorts
RPM's Genocide Reading Project; Charlotte Delbo, Days and Memory, and Auschwitz and After
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RPM's Genocide Reading Project; Charlotte Delbo, Days and Memory, and Auschwitz and After
3 Books From India Part 3, on a Wing and a Prayer by Arun Sarma
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3 Books From India Part 3, on a Wing and a Prayer by Arun Sarma
3 Books From India Part 2, Subarnalata by Ashapurna Debi
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3 Books From India Part 2, Subarnalata by Ashapurna Debi
3 Books From India Part 1, Samskara A Rite for a Dead Man by, Ananthamurthy
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3 Books From India Part 1, Samskara A Rite for a Dead Man by, Ananthamurthy
I enjoyed your book reflections. I noticed behind you the figurines Don Quixote of La Mancha and his faithful squire Sancho Panza-many years ago I read 'Don Quixote' a novel by Miguel De Cervantes and remember it being a rich reading experience. I also noticed the old typewriter-I still have two old typewriters from college and seminary days. I wish I had a computer back in college and seminary. Once again thankful for your thoughtful book reflections. Check out this novel sometime, 'The Heartsong of Charging Elk' by James Welch. blessings
Thank you for your comment and for listening! I will check out the Welch book.
Sir I live in Toronto Canada and i have been looking for this book (Subarnalata English Translation) for YEARS. Please let me l k know how i can purchase from Canada. Thanks
I seem to have found the last copy on earth! I suggest you go to abebooks.com and put it in as a want and they will notify you if something comes up. That is where I found it. Mine was shipped from England to the US. Good luck, and let me know if you get it!
"Our Kind of Traitor" is among le Carre's worst. It includes a long tennis section - Roger Federer at a French Open, I think.
I will skip it! Thanks for the info, and thanks for watching!
Epic Haul! Lots of good finds! Book Haul videos are some of my favorite to watch because you discover books you did not know about!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching.
@ronrutstein3440 you're welcome
Impressive haul! Looking forward to hearing about some of these books :)
Do you have a favorite?
@@ronrutstein3440 With so many interesting books it's hard to choose! I was definitely intrigued by Cutting for Stone and The Dying Grass. Would love to hear more on your opinions of them
"The unexamined life is not worth living"- Socrates... but you can be too introspective... Kazantzakis and Hesse are both somewhat forgotten now. Narziss and Goldmund was my first Hesse. had wanted to read Steppenwolf and Siddhartha but had neither to hand. fourteen. read Zorba when eighteen. these books essentially about characters living vicariously through others who live a more experiential life. it wasn't until my late twenties that I finally let go of the ascetic removal and got a little immersed in the mess of life. I did find myself appreciating these books more as I got older. not as dissolute as Zorba. not as lost as Narziss. but good books for thoughtful males of an earlier generation.
I would suggest you catch up with Steppenwolf now that you are a little older. I also loved Last Temptation of Christ, and Saint Francis. Both stories are timeless! Good Reading.
@@ronrutstein3440 did read it by 18, and then again c30. but the "transformative act" being homicide, even if a drug-induced hallucination, irked me. This was my introduction to deeper reading of Jung when I was 18, so I got it. But perhaps because it was my first Hesse, Narziss still is my face. Last Temptation was an ideal read for a young atheist, allowed one to come back to the story tropes without knee-jerk dismissal. great book. love kazantzakis. could not quite get the feel for Odyssey/ second sequel, but maybe now...
@@hippomancy I have tried to get into Odyssey several times with no luck. Narcissus is also my favorite, though Beneath the Wheel was my first. Remember in Steppenwolf, that she asks him to kill her, so the real question becomes what does she represent. I believe that she represents the part of himself he thinks he needs to live without, which leads to a much longer conversation!
Thanks for this Ron. I look forward to hearing about your book shelves😊
Thanks for watching, the first shelf video came out yesterday.
Chalotte Delbo was a powerful writer. She doesn't just spit out chronological facts, she allows the reader to feel events through intense abstraction. You want to know what Auschwitz was like? Read Delbo. The excerpt that grabbed me was : “A brick has come loose from the low wall separating our cell from the next where other larvae sleep, moan and dream under the blankets that cover them - these are shrouds covering them for they are dead, today or tomorrow what does it matter… We feel that we teeter on the edge of a dark pit, a bottomless void-it is the hole of the night where we struggle furiously, struggle against another nightmare, that of our real death.”
Thanks for watching! I recently inherited some books from a cousin that included a collection of holocaust plays that included one of Delbo's. I hope to find time to read it soon.
I just discovered your channel through this video and THIS IS MY VIBE. Happy Reading! 😎📚👍
Couldn't find this book anywhere. E-book also not available.
Where are you?
I bought it from a book site in India.
isbn 0333 923197 this might help. You might have to get it from a library. Good luck. Let me know how you make out.
I'm living in Tamil Nadu, India. I searched many book sites, it's not available. Local library doesn't have it either. Let's see. Thanks.
@@டோடோ Good luck my friend! Does your library have an inter-library loan program?
Todd here. I noticed this book at my local bookstore while browsing the shelfs. I thought about picking it up. I'm glad I discovered your channel! Reading Past Midnight is a wonderful name for a channel.
Thanks Todd! Enjoy the book, I loved it!
I am enjoying your videos!
Glad you like them! You are automatically entered in the giveaway for when we reach 100 subscribers!
Thanks I enjoyed your topic
Glad you enjoyed it
Time is 9:30 Ami was very interested in this conversation and enjoy it.
So, who is Ami?
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You are entered in the giveaway for a free book when we hit 100 subscribers! (you might want to subscribe if you have not yet done so!)
Great review! I want to read this book now - rapidly!
Glad you enjoyed it. You are in the giveaway drawing for when I get to 100 subscribers!
I’m surprised nothing written by Jane Austen was mentioned. I certainly would have included Pride and Prejudice.
P & P is usually in most top 100 lists, and it will definitely be in the discussion at some point. Austen was definitely breaking new ground with her writing. In the Norton it got 52 points, which puts it at #27. Emma came in at #19 with 67 points overall. I consider P & P the better novel. Thanks for watching, and I have entered you in my little book giveaway. I hope you continue to enjoy the content.
I really love it reading.
You are the first contest entry!
Glad to find these books on your bookshelf. Nice video.
Thank you for watching!