Peter Nadas (Péter Nádas) - Anyone else plan to read "Parallel Stories: A Novel"?

Dr. Drib · 11-07-2011, 05:00 PM

I'm going to buy it in about one week, but it's going to be a huge commitment in time and dedication to read, and will have to wait until I've finished Murakami's new book as well as Stephen King's newest novel. (I'll probably devour a zombie book or two - so I don't lose track of my roots - before engaging in such a commitment.)

The novel is being described as the best book of the century, a masterpiece. Comparisons are being made to "War and Peace."

Here's the Amazon link, if anyone wants to get an idea of what it's about.

http://www.amazon.com/Parallel-Stori...0702664&sr=1-1

It's expensive ($19.95), but then I've paid more for thick books, such as one by William Vollmann ("Imperial" - $24.99).

Don

Quake1028 · 11-07-2011, 05:05 PM

Sent the sample to my iPad. Will read it tonight and see what I think. Thanks for bringing this to my attention, seems really interesting.

rhadin · 11-08-2011, 07:21 AM

Story looks interesting, but not compelling. I won't be buying it. I try not to support agency pricing, especially outrageous agency pricing, which is typical of Macmillan. I find it interesting that Macmillan considers that it took 4 years to translate to be a reason to buy the book and a reason to consider the book a masterpeice.

Dr. Drib · 11-08-2011, 09:52 AM

In my initial post on this, I see I made a mistake when paraphrasing. The idea of "masterpiece" is attributed to "A Book of Memories," one of his earlier books.

I still plan to purchase this, since it looks (to me) like an important novel and appears to have much to say about the human condition.

Don

elemenoP · 11-08-2011, 09:58 AM

You read it and get back to us!

Thanks,
eP

11-07-2011, 05:00 PM	#1
Dr. Drib Grand Sorcerer Posts: 44,728 Karma: 55645321 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Peru Device: Kindle: Oasis 3, Voyage WiFi; Kobo: Libra 2, Aura One	Peter Nadas (Péter Nádas) - Anyone else plan to read "Parallel Stories: A Novel"? I'm going to buy it in about one week, but it's going to be a huge commitment in time and dedication to read, and will have to wait until I've finished Murakami's new book as well as Stephen King's newest novel. (I'll probably devour a zombie book or two - so I don't lose track of my roots - before engaging in such a commitment.) The novel is being described as the best book of the century, a masterpiece. Comparisons are being made to "War and Peace." Here's the Amazon link, if anyone wants to get an idea of what it's about. http://www.amazon.com/Parallel-Stori...0702664&sr=1-1 It's expensive ($19.95), but then I've paid more for thick books, such as one by William Vollmann ("Imperial" - $24.99). Don Last edited by Dr. Drib; 11-07-2011 at 05:05 PM.

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11-07-2011, 05:05 PM	#2
Quake1028 Guru Posts: 917 Karma: 9155462 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Tampa, FL Device: See signature	Sent the sample to my iPad. Will read it tonight and see what I think. Thanks for bringing this to my attention, seems really interesting.

11-08-2011, 07:21 AM	#3
rhadin Literacy = Understanding Posts: 4,833 Karma: 59674358 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: The World of Books Device: Nook, Nook Tablet	Story looks interesting, but not compelling. I won't be buying it. I try not to support agency pricing, especially outrageous agency pricing, which is typical of Macmillan. I find it interesting that Macmillan considers that it took 4 years to translate to be a reason to buy the book and a reason to consider the book a masterpeice.

11-08-2011, 09:52 AM	#4
Dr. Drib Grand Sorcerer Posts: 44,728 Karma: 55645321 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Peru Device: Kindle: Oasis 3, Voyage WiFi; Kobo: Libra 2, Aura One	In my initial post on this, I see I made a mistake when paraphrasing. The idea of "masterpiece" is attributed to "A Book of Memories," one of his earlier books. I still plan to purchase this, since it looks (to me) like an important novel and appears to have much to say about the human condition. Don

11-08-2011, 09:58 AM	#5
elemenoP Wizard Posts: 1,717 Karma: 3790058 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: NYC Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Sony 650	You read it and get back to us! Thanks, eP

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