Leserunden und Kategorieaufnahme von englischsprachigen Büchern

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Original von Babyjane
didn't i say so... isn't it another word for patience?

hmmm.... you can be as patient as you like, if you're physically exhausted there isn't much you can do...

patience is being able to wait, stamina is being able to go on

and what is mana?

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Original von MaryRead
and what is mana?

could be translated with the ability (and force) to do magic I think

it IS stamina, I've read it in a pc-game too

edit: i would call it power of life, energy to fight or so.

Some thoughts on choosing a book for our English book club discussion:

- I'd rather stay away from a classic as the language is often more difficult
- No book that has had a discussion here in the forum already in German
- A shorter book might be a better beginning for those who haven't had much practice in reading English literature and not much in lessons beyond high school
- A recent bestseller in paperback might be easier and cheaper for people to get e.g. through amazon.de
- English should be the original language, i.e. no translated book

I checked my SUB but most of the titels there wouldn't work well. With a few exceptions:

Reading Lolita in Tehran - A Memoir in Books
by Azar Nafisi

This story also touches on other classic titles in English literature like Jane Austen.

Memoirs of a Geisha
by Arthur Golden

Here is another suggestion:

Vanishing Acts
by Jodi Picoult

This is her latest title on the New York Times Bestseller List. Just checked out the amazon "look inside" feature and was impressed to see that it starts of with a quote by Vladimir Nabukov (who wrote Lolita). I'd be interested in any other books by Picoult as well.

I'd be game for "Reading Lolita in Tehran" - especially since I'm not sure I'd read it on my own...

Jodi Picoult sounds good too.

We've got quite a few suggestions now - perhaps we should start a voting thread?

OKIDOKI. Let's vote.

this way please ...