Dalu 's bookshelf: read en-US Mon, 12 May 2025 15:23:36 -0700 60 Dalu 's bookshelf: read 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg A Wildflower's Grave 52003642 64 Ito Sachio Dalu 0 to-read 3.44 1906 A Wildflower's Grave
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]]> Men at Arms (Discworld, #15) 20493865
But what it's got includes Corporal Carrot (technically a dwarf), Lance-constable Cuddy (really a dwarf), Lance-constable Detritus (a troll), Lance-constable Angua (a woman ... most of the time) and Corporal Nobbs (disqualified from the human race for shoving).

And they need all the help they can get. Because they've only got 24 hours to clean up the town and this is Ankh-Morpork we're talking about...]]> 356 Terry Pratchett 1473200199 Dalu 0 g-fantasy, currently-reading 4.55 1993 Men at Arms (Discworld, #15)
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]]> <![CDATA[Balsamo, the Magician: Or, The Memoirs of a Physician]]> 73984723 187 Alexandre Dumas 8382175015 Dalu 4 g-historical
With this book of two tomes (700 pages each), Dumas sets his foot well into the series of events that lead to the French Revolution!
What can I say about it? Secret societies, conspiracies everywhere, both funny and serious moments, magic, alchemy, gold transmutation, vendettas, tragedies and romances as good as Romeo and Juliet... this story has absolutely everything and it is SO UNDERRATED compared to the rest of the author's books!

There are amazing characters: the naive and young philosopher Gilbert, a really strong willed French young man who does things such as walking days and days to Paris from his further-away village in order to seek himself a future, luckily being taken care by Rousseau (...I still can't get over the fact Dumas made Rousseau a character in the book). Him, Gilbert, is deeply in love with Andree of Taverney, a noble 16-yo girl from the decaying barony of the Maison-Rouge, a house whose current baron is ashamed of.
There's also the Duke de Richelieu (descendant of the well-known Cardinal Richelieu, the major antagonist of The Three Musketeers, also from Dumas); he's such a witty man. He can always be seen to have fun with people, mostly from the royal palace, talking with a sharp tongue and sharing his ideas.
Another character, Nicole, is without doubt my favorite female character in the book: a strong 16 year old young woman that, despite her position both in the society and as a minor character in the story, manages to shine with her personality and have a pretty amazing arc! Additionally, the interaction between Nicole and Richelieu has some big and unexpected repercussions for the rest of the story.

And there's of course, the titular character:
-Joseph Balsamo-

Also known as Cagliostro, the Count of F¨¦nix, Acharat... yes.

Guy has many names.

"Oh! duke, we sorcerers change our name in each generation. Now, in 1725 names ending in us, os or as, were the fashion; and I should not be surprised if, at that time, I had been seized with the whim of bartering my name for some Latin or Greek one.¡±

I like the funny words of this magic man.
I like the magic man.
Raised by his master and father figure Althotas, Balsamo is a cunning 30-something years old (or several-thousand years, if you believe him) man dedicated to the study of the occult, but most importantly, the using of deceivery.
Rightfully earning the title of protagonist, he¡¯s probably the most interesting character in the book. Joseph Balsamo is someone who doesn¡¯t care to use any method, manipulation or tricks he deems necessary to get what he wants:

To overthrow the monarchy and give happiness to the people.

He puts women and men to sleep, uses hypnosis and divination to get answers to all sort of questions, climbs to the top of a secret society, plays with both sides (the conspirators, and their targets), mingles with politics and the nobility to gain favors, and many, many more things that make him seem invincible... if it wasn¡¯t for his Achilles' heel: the love of Lorenza.


¡°I have already told you, Balsamo,¡± exclaimed Lorenza, ¡°that no prison can hold a captive forever, especially when the love of liberty is aided by hatred of the tyrant!¡±

Lorenza Feliciani is an Italian young woman from Rome, forever in captivity of the magician who¡¯s desperate for her love. She¡¯s most of the time asleep, as this lets Balsamo have her under his control and have the woman as an ally in his experiments. Otherwise, she¡¯s superstitious, believes that science is a crime, and love a sin. She's also scared of the magician and is capable of running away, or even killing herself, to be free from the ruined house where she¡¯s trapped.


Probably one of my favorite moments was the conversation between J. Balsamo and his old master Althotas, who seeks in a desperate frenzy for the elixir of life which, according to his theory, will make him live forever.
It was both amazing and so funny to read their clashing dialogue. Their views of the world and ideals are SO different from each other (again, Dumas dialogue writing skills is my absolute favorite thing from his stories and I always have a blast reading them!)



¡°Ah! the French will then be free?¡±
¡°All.¡± exclaimed Balsamo.
¡°There will then be in France thirty millions of free men?¡±
¡°³Û±ð²õ¡±
¡°And among those thirty millions of free men, has it never occurred to you that there might be one, with a little more brains than the rest, who, some fine morning, will seize on the liberty of the twenty-nine million nine hundred and ninety-nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine, in order that he might have a little more liberty himself?¡±

¡°Certainly men will be equal, equal before the law.¡± said Balsamo.
¡°And before death, fool? before death, that law of laws, will they be equal, when one shall die at three days old and another at one hundred years? Equal? Men equal as long as they are subject to death? Oh fool, tin-ice sodden fool!¡±

¡°Fool! No one has discovered the elixir of life; therefore no one will discover it! By that mode of reasoning we should never have made any discoveries. But do you think that all discoveries are new things, inventions? Far from it, they are forgotten things found again. Why should things, once found, be forgotten? Because life is too short for the discoverer to draw from his discovery all the deductions which belong to it.¡±

?

The writing: as I said before each tome is over 700 pages long BUT is super, SUPER EASY to read! I think a good dialogue makes most of it, and Alexandre Dumas does this excellently. Everything is fast-paced, and the varied point of views make the reading really exciting as one doesn¡¯t know what character could be coming next before flipping the page towards the following chapter, and at the same time making one wonder what the rest of them would be doing while reading it.

?

Again, this book is extremely underrated, getting overshadowed by the equally good Count of Monte Cristo or The Three Musketeers and I wish more people read this one.
Next one is "The Queen's Necklace". I¡¯m ready to see more about Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, the two characters that imo had little time on the pages and are probably going to earn a more protagonic role in this next story.]]> 4.00 Balsamo, the Magician: Or, The Memoirs of a Physician
author: Alexandre Dumas
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4.5 ¡î

With this book of two tomes (700 pages each), Dumas sets his foot well into the series of events that lead to the French Revolution!
What can I say about it? Secret societies, conspiracies everywhere, both funny and serious moments, magic, alchemy, gold transmutation, vendettas, tragedies and romances as good as Romeo and Juliet... this story has absolutely everything and it is SO UNDERRATED compared to the rest of the author's books!

There are amazing characters: the naive and young philosopher Gilbert, a really strong willed French young man who does things such as walking days and days to Paris from his further-away village in order to seek himself a future, luckily being taken care by Rousseau (...I still can't get over the fact Dumas made Rousseau a character in the book). Him, Gilbert, is deeply in love with Andree of Taverney, a noble 16-yo girl from the decaying barony of the Maison-Rouge, a house whose current baron is ashamed of.
There's also the Duke de Richelieu (descendant of the well-known Cardinal Richelieu, the major antagonist of The Three Musketeers, also from Dumas); he's such a witty man. He can always be seen to have fun with people, mostly from the royal palace, talking with a sharp tongue and sharing his ideas.
Another character, Nicole, is without doubt my favorite female character in the book: a strong 16 year old young woman that, despite her position both in the society and as a minor character in the story, manages to shine with her personality and have a pretty amazing arc! Additionally, the interaction between Nicole and Richelieu has some big and unexpected repercussions for the rest of the story.

And there's of course, the titular character:
-Joseph Balsamo-

Also known as Cagliostro, the Count of F¨¦nix, Acharat... yes.

Guy has many names.

"Oh! duke, we sorcerers change our name in each generation. Now, in 1725 names ending in us, os or as, were the fashion; and I should not be surprised if, at that time, I had been seized with the whim of bartering my name for some Latin or Greek one.¡±

I like the funny words of this magic man.
I like the magic man.
Raised by his master and father figure Althotas, Balsamo is a cunning 30-something years old (or several-thousand years, if you believe him) man dedicated to the study of the occult, but most importantly, the using of deceivery.
Rightfully earning the title of protagonist, he¡¯s probably the most interesting character in the book. Joseph Balsamo is someone who doesn¡¯t care to use any method, manipulation or tricks he deems necessary to get what he wants:

To overthrow the monarchy and give happiness to the people.

He puts women and men to sleep, uses hypnosis and divination to get answers to all sort of questions, climbs to the top of a secret society, plays with both sides (the conspirators, and their targets), mingles with politics and the nobility to gain favors, and many, many more things that make him seem invincible... if it wasn¡¯t for his Achilles' heel: the love of Lorenza.


¡°I have already told you, Balsamo,¡± exclaimed Lorenza, ¡°that no prison can hold a captive forever, especially when the love of liberty is aided by hatred of the tyrant!¡±

Lorenza Feliciani is an Italian young woman from Rome, forever in captivity of the magician who¡¯s desperate for her love. She¡¯s most of the time asleep, as this lets Balsamo have her under his control and have the woman as an ally in his experiments. Otherwise, she¡¯s superstitious, believes that science is a crime, and love a sin. She's also scared of the magician and is capable of running away, or even killing herself, to be free from the ruined house where she¡¯s trapped.


Probably one of my favorite moments was the conversation between J. Balsamo and his old master Althotas, who seeks in a desperate frenzy for the elixir of life which, according to his theory, will make him live forever.
It was both amazing and so funny to read their clashing dialogue. Their views of the world and ideals are SO different from each other (again, Dumas dialogue writing skills is my absolute favorite thing from his stories and I always have a blast reading them!)



¡°Ah! the French will then be free?¡±
¡°All.¡± exclaimed Balsamo.
¡°There will then be in France thirty millions of free men?¡±
¡°³Û±ð²õ¡±
¡°And among those thirty millions of free men, has it never occurred to you that there might be one, with a little more brains than the rest, who, some fine morning, will seize on the liberty of the twenty-nine million nine hundred and ninety-nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine, in order that he might have a little more liberty himself?¡±

¡°Certainly men will be equal, equal before the law.¡± said Balsamo.
¡°And before death, fool? before death, that law of laws, will they be equal, when one shall die at three days old and another at one hundred years? Equal? Men equal as long as they are subject to death? Oh fool, tin-ice sodden fool!¡±

¡°Fool! No one has discovered the elixir of life; therefore no one will discover it! By that mode of reasoning we should never have made any discoveries. But do you think that all discoveries are new things, inventions? Far from it, they are forgotten things found again. Why should things, once found, be forgotten? Because life is too short for the discoverer to draw from his discovery all the deductions which belong to it.¡±

?

The writing: as I said before each tome is over 700 pages long BUT is super, SUPER EASY to read! I think a good dialogue makes most of it, and Alexandre Dumas does this excellently. Everything is fast-paced, and the varied point of views make the reading really exciting as one doesn¡¯t know what character could be coming next before flipping the page towards the following chapter, and at the same time making one wonder what the rest of them would be doing while reading it.

?

Again, this book is extremely underrated, getting overshadowed by the equally good Count of Monte Cristo or The Three Musketeers and I wish more people read this one.
Next one is "The Queen's Necklace". I¡¯m ready to see more about Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, the two characters that imo had little time on the pages and are probably going to earn a more protagonic role in this next story.
]]> <![CDATA[The Body in the Library (Miss Marple, #3)]]> 1086366
Who was the young girl? What was she doing in the library? And is there a connection with another dead girl, whose charred remains are discovered in an abandoned quarry?

Miss Marple must solve the mystery, before tongues start to wag, and the murderer strikes again.

Librarian's note: There is an Alternate Cover Edition for this edition of this book here.]]> 272 Agatha Christie 0007120834 Dalu 0 currently-reading, g-mystery 3.70 1942 The Body in the Library (Miss Marple, #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[Death in Venice and Other Tales]]> 53064 384 Thomas Mann 0141181737 Dalu 0 to-read 3.92 Death in Venice and Other Tales
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]]> <![CDATA[The Complete Works of Zhuangzi (Translations from the Asian Classics)]]> 24103563 Only by inhabiting Dao (the Way of Nature) and dwelling in its unity can humankind achieve true happiness and freedom, in both life and death. This is Daoist philosophy's central tenet, espoused by the person -- or group of people -- known as Zhuangzi (369?-286? B.C.E.) in a text by the same name. To be free, individuals must discard rigid distinctions between good and bad, right and wrong, and follow a course of action not motivated by gain or striving. When one ceases to judge events as good or bad, man-made suffering disappears and natural suffering is embraced as part of life.

Zhuangzi elucidates this mystical philosophy through humor, parable, and anecdote, deploying non sequitur and even nonsense to illuminate a truth beyond the boundaries of ordinary logic. Boldly imaginative and inventively worded, the Zhuangzi floats free of its historical period and society, addressing the spiritual nourishment of all people across time. One of the most justly celebrated texts of the Chinese tradition, the Zhuangzi is read by thousands of English-language scholars each year, yet only in the Wade-Giles romanization. Burton Watson's pinyin romanization brings the text in line with how Chinese scholars, and an increasing number of other scholars, read it.

]]> 442 Zhuangzi Dalu 5 asia 4.68 -350 The Complete Works of Zhuangzi (Translations from the Asian Classics)
author: Zhuangzi
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average rating: 4.68
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]]> Orlando 28501521
Virginia Woolf's most unusual and fantastic creation, Orlando is a funny, exuberant tale that examines the very nature of sexuality.]]> 239 Virginia Woolf 1784870854 Dalu 0 to-read 3.90 1928 Orlando
author: Virginia Woolf
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]]> <![CDATA[Guards! Guards! (Discworld, #8)]]> 20493888 344 Terry Pratchett 1473200180 Dalu 5 g-fantasy 4.41 1989 Guards! Guards! (Discworld, #8)
author: Terry Pratchett
name: Dalu
average rating: 4.41
book published: 1989
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Robin Hood, le prince des voleurs - Tome I]]> 26818843 304 Alexandre Dumas Dalu 0 to-read 4.00 1862 Robin Hood, le prince des voleurs - Tome I
author: Alexandre Dumas
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average rating: 4.00
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]]> The Vicomte de Bragelonne 48893543 551 Alexandre Dumas 8381766508 Dalu 3 g-historical 3 ¡î<br /><br />Raoul 3.00 The Vicomte de Bragelonne
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3 ¡î

Raoul
]]> <![CDATA[The Perpetual Race of Achilles and the Tortoise (Penguin Great Ideas) by Luis Borges, Jorge (2010) Paperback]]> 166069583 0 Jorge Luis Borges Dalu 0 to-read 3.50 2010 The Perpetual Race of Achilles and the Tortoise (Penguin Great Ideas) by Luis Borges, Jorge (2010) Paperback
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]]> <![CDATA[Confessions of a Sinner (Penguin Great Ideas)]]> 19975182 Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization, and helped make us who we are.



One of the greatest explorations of sin, epiphany and redemption ever written, the Confessions of Saint Augustine continue to shape our ideas with their passionate declaration of the life-changing power of faith.

]]> 132 Augustine of Hippo Dalu 0 to-read 3.97 400 Confessions of a Sinner (Penguin Great Ideas)
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]]> <![CDATA[Three Japanese Buddhist Monks (Penguin Great Ideas)]]> 54898174 'I have relinquished all that ties me to the world, but the one thing that still haunts me is the beauty of the sky'

These simple, inspiring writings by three medieval Buddhist monks offer peace and wisdom amid the world's uncertainties, and are an invitation to relinquish earthly desires and instead taste life in the moment.

One of twenty new books in the bestselling Penguin Great Ideas series. This new selection showcases a diverse list of thinkers who have helped shape our world today, from anarchists to stoics, feminists to prophets, satirists to Zen Buddhists.]]> 112 ³§²¹¾±²µ²â¨­ 0241472911 Dalu 0 to-read 3.79 2020 Three Japanese Buddhist Monks (Penguin Great Ideas)
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]]> <![CDATA[Anarchist Communism (Penguin Great Ideas)]]> 52692601
Peter Kropotkin's anarchist texts had a fundamental impact on 19th and 20th century radicals of all kinds. These essays from T he Conquest of Bread are bravura examples of his optimistic and angry vision of a world in which the just actions of the many can destroy the grip of the few.

Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives--and upended them. Now Penguin brings you a new set of the acclaimed Great Ideas, a curated library of selections from the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are.]]> 113 Pyotr Kropotkin 0241472407 Dalu 0 to-read 3.84 2015 Anarchist Communism (Penguin Great Ideas)
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]]> Asian Philosophies 39224117 352 John M. Koller 1138418749 Dalu 0 to-read 0.0 1997 Asian Philosophies
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]]> The Consolation of Philosophy 20225602 The Consolation of Philosophy was written in the period leading up to his brutal execution. It is a dialogue of alternating prose and verse between the ailing prisoner and his 'nurse' Philosophy. Her instruction on the nature of fortune and happiness, good and evil, fate and free will, restore his health and bring him to enlightenment. The Consolation of Philosophy was extremely popular throughout medieval Europe and his ideas were influential on the thought of Chaucer and Dante.]]> 193 Boethius Dalu 0 to-read 4.17 524 The Consolation of Philosophy
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]]> <![CDATA[Mort (Discworld, #4; Death, #1)]]> 18908825
Death comes to us all. When he came to Mort, he offered him a job.

After being assured that being dead was not compulsory, Mort accepted. However, he soon found that romantic longings did not mix easily with the responsibilities of being Death's apprentice.]]> 257 Terry Pratchett 1473200105 Dalu 0 currently-reading 4.19 1987 Mort (Discworld, #4; Death, #1)
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]]> Philosophical Essays 649465 366 Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz 0872200620 Dalu 0 to-read 3.92 1716 Philosophical Essays
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]]> <![CDATA[A Philosophical Essay on Probabilities]]> 44073741 164 Pierre-Simon Laplace 8832521954 Dalu 0 to-read 4.50 1994 A Philosophical Essay on Probabilities
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]]> Time and the Gods: An Omnibus 55737933
Here is the very best of Dunsany's extraordinarily evocative tales of Faerie, of dreamworlds and of magic. Considered a major influence on J R R Tolkien and Ursula Le Guin, these are some of the most beguiling fantasies in the English language, including the complete contents of Time and the Gods, The Book of Wonder, The Sword of Welleran, The Gods of Pegana and The Last Book of Wonder.]]> 596 Lord Dunsany 1473219043 Dalu 4 g-fantasy 4.00 2000 Time and the Gods: An Omnibus
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]]> <![CDATA[The Truth (Discworld, #25; Industrial Revolution, #2)]]> 288680
William just wants to get at THE TRUTH. Unfortunately, everyone else wants to get at William. And it's only the third edition...]]> 444 Terry Pratchett 0552147680 Dalu 0 to-read 4.40 2000 The Truth (Discworld, #25; Industrial Revolution, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Introductory Lectures on Aesthetics]]> 117249 Librarian note: an alternate cover for this edition can be found here.

For Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770-1831), art almost ranked with religion and philosophy in its power to reveal the fundamental nature of existence. But although he lived in the German golden age of Goethe, Schiller and Mozart, he also believed that art was in terminal decline.

To resolve this apparent paradox, as Michael Inwood explains in his incisive Introduction, we must understand the particular place of aesthetics in Hegel's vast intellectual edifice. Its central pillars consist of logic, philosophy of nature and philosophy of spirit. Art derives its value from offering a sensory vision of the God-like absolute, from its harmonious fusion of form and content, and from summing up the world-view of an age such as Homer's. While it scaled supreme heights in ancient Greece, Hegel doubted art's ability to encompass Christian belief or the reflective irony characteristic of modern societies. Many such challenging ideas are developed in this superb treatise; it counts among the most stimulating works of a master thinker.

Table of Contents
Introductory Lectures on Aesthetics Introduction A Note on the Translation and Commentary
INTRODUCTORY LECTURES ON AESTHETICS

Chapter I: The Range of Aesthetic Defined, and Some Objections against the Philosophy of Art Refuted
[¦Á Aesthetic confined to Beauty of Art
¦Â Does Art merit Scientific Treatment?
¦Ã Is Scientific Treatment appropriate to Art?
¦Ä Answer to ¦Â
¦Å Answer to ¦Ã]

Chapter II: Methods of Science Applicable to Beauty and Art
[1. Empirical Method - Art-scholarship
(a) Its Range
(b) It generates Rules and Theories
(c) The Rights of Genius
2. Abstract Reflection
3. The Philosophical Conception of Artistic Beauty, general notion of]

Chapter III: The Conception of Artistic Beauty
Part I - The Work of Art as Made and as Sensuous
1. Work of Art as Product of Human Activity
[(a) Conscious Production by Rule
(b) Artistic Inspiration
(c) Dignity of Production by Man
(d) Man's Need to produce Works of Art]
2. Work of Art as addressed to Man's Sense
[(a) Object of Art - Pleasant Feeling?
(b) Feeling of Beauty - Taste
(c) Art-scholarship
(d) Profounder Consequences of Sensuous Nature of Art
(¦Á) Relations of the Sensuous to the Mind
(¦Á¦Á) Desire
(¦Â¦Â) Theory
(¦Ã¦Ã) Sensuous as Symbol of Spiritual
(¦Â) The Sensuous Element, how Present in the Artist
(¦Ã) The Content of Art Sensuous]

Part II - The End of Art
3. [The Interest or End of Art
(a) Imitation of Nature?
(¦Á) Mere Repetition of Nature is -
(¦Á¦Á) Superfluous
(¦Â¦Â) Imperfect
(¦Ã¦Ã) Amusing Merely as Sleight of Hand
(¦Â) What is Good to Imitate?
(¦Ã) Some Arts cannot be called Imitative
(b) Humani nihil - ?
(c) Mitigation of the Passions?
(¦Á) How Art mitigates the Passions
(¦Â) How Art purifies the Passions
(¦Á¦Á) It must have a Worthy Content
(¦Â¦Â) But ought not to be Didactic
(¦Ã¦Ã) Nor explicitly addressed to a Moral Purpose
(d) Art has its own Purpose as Revelation of Truth]

Chapter IV: Historical Deducation of the True Idea of Art in Modern Philosophy
1. Kant
[(a) Pleasure in Beauty not Appetitive
(b) Pleasure in Beauty Universal
(c) The Beautiful in its Teleological Aspect
(d) Delight in the Beautiful necessary though felt]
2. Schiller, Winckelmann, Schelling
3. The Irony

Chapter V: Division of the Subject
[1. The Condition of Artistic Presentation is the Correspondence of Matter and Plastic Form
2. Part I - The Ideal
3. Part II - The Types of Art
(¦Á) Symbolic Art
(¦Â) Classical Art
(¦Ã) Romantic Art
4. Part III - The Several Arts
(¦Á) Architecture
(¦Â) Sculpture
(¦Ã) Romantic Art, comprising
(i) Painting
(ii) Music
(iii) Poetry
5. Conclusion]

Commentary

]]> 197 Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel 014043335X Dalu 0 to-read, non-fiction 3.90 Introductory Lectures on Aesthetics
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]]> <![CDATA[The Murder on the Links (Hercule Poirot, #2)]]> 9833240 In Agatha Christie¡¯s class mystery Murder on the Links, Hercule Poirot attempts to unravel the grisly conundrum of not one, but two dead bodies discovered on a French golf course.

An urgent cry for help brings Hercule Poirot to France. But he arrives too late to save his client, whose brutally stabbed body now lies face down in a shallow grave on a golf course.

But why is the dead man wearing an overcoat that is too big for him? And for whom was the impassioned love letter in the pocket? Before Poirot can answer these questions, the case is turned upside down by the discovery of a second, identically murdered corpse.¡­

?]]> 249 Agatha Christie 0062073869 Dalu 3 g-mystery
Ok, this was waaaay better than the previous book in Poirot's saga.
Still I think there were too many twists in who the culprit was; imo the moment when (spoiler) goes to the court to declare for the surprise of everyone was the perfect moment for the ending... but actually she wasn't the culprit either! (Even for her own amazement lol)
And so, after a persecution scene of the true murderer, finally the detective explains it all.

Overall I think the plot was still nice, but can't wait for reading all of Poirot stories ?]]> 3.81 1923 The Murder on the Links (Hercule Poirot, #2)
author: Agatha Christie
name: Dalu
average rating: 3.81
book published: 1923
rating: 3
read at: 2023/02/01
date added: 2025/02/20
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3.4 ¡î

Ok, this was waaaay better than the previous book in Poirot's saga.
Still I think there were too many twists in who the culprit was; imo the moment when (spoiler) goes to the court to declare for the surprise of everyone was the perfect moment for the ending... but actually she wasn't the culprit either! (Even for her own amazement lol)
And so, after a persecution scene of the true murderer, finally the detective explains it all.

Overall I think the plot was still nice, but can't wait for reading all of Poirot stories ?
]]> <![CDATA[La sombra del viento (El cementerio de los libros olvidados, #1)]]> 184834 478 Carlos Ruiz Zaf¨®n 0974872407 Dalu 0 4.50 2001 La sombra del viento (El cementerio de los libros olvidados, #1)
author: Carlos Ruiz Zaf¨®n
name: Dalu
average rating: 4.50
book published: 2001
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Dream Cycle of H.P. Lovecraft: Dreams of Terror and Death]]> 36321
THE DOOM THAT CAME TO SARNATH--Hate, genocide, and a deadly curse.
THE NAMELESS CITY--Death lies beneath the shifting sands, in a story linking the Dream Cycle with the legendary Cthulhu Mythos.
THE CATS OF ULTHAR--In Ulthar, no man may kill a cat...and woe unto any who tries.
THE DREAM QUEST OF UNKNOWN KADATH--The epic nightmare adventure with tendrils stretching throughout the entire Dream Cycle.

AND TWENTY MORE TALES OF SURREAL TERROR]]> 387 H.P. Lovecraft 0345384210 Dalu 0 4.24 1934 The Dream Cycle of H.P. Lovecraft: Dreams of Terror and Death
author: H.P. Lovecraft
name: Dalu
average rating: 4.24
book published: 1934
rating: 0
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]]> The Call of the Wild 1852 The Call of the Wild is regarded as Jack London's masterpiece. Based on London's experiences as a gold prospector in the Canadian wilderness and his ideas about nature and the struggle for existence, The Call of the Wild is a tale about unbreakable spirit and the fight for survival in the frozen Alaskan Klondike.]]> 172 Jack London Dalu 0 3.89 1903 The Call of the Wild
author: Jack London
name: Dalu
average rating: 3.89
book published: 1903
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]]> The Catcher in the Rye 5107 It's Christmas time and Holden Caulfield has just been expelled from yet another school...

Fleeing the crooks at Pencey Prep, he pinballs around New York City seeking solace in fleeting encounters¡ªshooting the bull with strangers in dive hotels, wandering alone round Central Park, getting beaten up by pimps and cut down by erstwhile girlfriends. The city is beautiful and terrible, in all its neon loneliness and seedy glamour, its mingled sense of possibility and emptiness. Holden passes through it like a ghost, thinking always of his kid sister Phoebe, the only person who really understands him, and his determination to escape the phonies and find a life of true meaning.

The Catcher in the Rye is an all-time classic in coming-of-age literature- an elegy to teenage alienation, capturing the deeply human need for connection and the bewildering sense of loss as we leave childhood behind.

J.D. Salinger's (1919¨C2010) classic novel of teenage angst and rebellion was first published in 1951. The novel was included on Time's 2005 list of the 100 best English-language novels written since 1923. It was named by Modern Library and its readers as one of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. It has been frequently challenged in the court for its liberal use of profanity and portrayal of sexuality and in the 1950's and 60's it was the novel that every teenage boy wants to read.]]> 277 J.D. Salinger 0316769177 Dalu 0 3.81 1951 The Catcher in the Rye
author: J.D. Salinger
name: Dalu
average rating: 3.81
book published: 1951
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1)]]> 944073
Nobleman Captain Jezal dan Luthar, dashing officer, and paragon of selfishness, has nothing more dangerous in mind than fleecing his friends at cards and dreaming of glory in the fencing circle. But war is brewing, and on the battlefields of the frozen North they fight by altogether bloodier rules.

Inquisitor Glokta, cripple turned torturer, would like nothing better than to see Jezal come home in a box. But then Glokta hates everyone: cutting treason out of the Union one confession at a time leaves little room for friendship. His latest trail of corpses may lead him right to the rotten heart of government, if he can stay alive long enough to follow it.

Enter the wizard, Bayaz. A bald old man with a terrible temper and a pathetic assistant, he could be the First of the Magi, he could be a spectacular fraud, but whatever he is, he's about to make the lives of Logen, Jezal, and Glokta a whole lot more difficult.

Murderous conspiracies rise to the surface, old scores are ready to be settled, and the line between hero and villain is sharp enough to draw blood.

]]> 515 Joe Abercrombie 0575079797 Dalu 0 4.21 2006 The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1)
author: Joe Abercrombie
name: Dalu
average rating: 4.21
book published: 2006
rating: 0
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]]> To Kill a Mockingbird 56916837 To Kill a Mockingbird has been translated into more than forty languages, sold more than forty million copies worldwide, served as the basis for an enormously popular motion picture, and was voted one of the best novels of the twentieth century by librarians across the country. A gripping, heart-wrenching, and wholly remarkable coming-of-age tale in a South poisoned by virulent prejudice, it views a world of great beauty and savage iniquities through the eyes of a young girl, as her father ¡ª a crusading local lawyer ¡ª risks everything to defend a black man unjustly accused of a terrible crime.]]> 323 Harper Lee Dalu 0 4.22 1960 To Kill a Mockingbird
author: Harper Lee
name: Dalu
average rating: 4.22
book published: 1960
rating: 0
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]]> Armadale 63249586 752 Wilkie Collins 0140434119 Dalu 4 3.88 1866 Armadale
author: Wilkie Collins
name: Dalu
average rating: 3.88
book published: 1866
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Classic of Mountains and Seas (Penguin Classics)]]> 721020
The Classic of Mountains and Seas explores 204 mythical figures such as the gods Foremost, Fond Care, and Yellow, and goddesses Queen Mother of the West and Girl Lovely, as well as many other figures unknown outside this text. This eclectic Classic also contains crucial information on early medicine (with cures for impotence and infertility), omens to avert catastrophe, and rites of sacrifice, and familiar and unidentified plants and animals. It offers a guided tour of the known world in antiquity, moving outwards from the famous mountains of central China to the lands beyond the seas.

Translated with an introduction and notes by Anne Birrell.]]> 317 Liu Xiang 0140447199 Dalu 4 3.75 -30 The Classic of Mountains and Seas (Penguin Classics)
author: Liu Xiang
name: Dalu
average rating: 3.75
book published: -30
rating: 4
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]]> Twelth Night 48840243 120 William Shakespeare Dalu 5 3.71 1602 Twelth Night
author: William Shakespeare
name: Dalu
average rating: 3.71
book published: 1602
rating: 5
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]]> Much Ado About Nothing 31624476 The Pelican Shakespeare series features authoritative and meticulously researched texts paired with scholarship by renowned Shakespeareans. Each book includes an essay on the theatrical world of Shakespeare s time, an introduction to the individual play, and a detailed note on the text used. Updated by general editors Stephen Orgel and A. R. Braunmuller, these easy-to-read editions incorporate over thirty years of Shakespeare scholarship undertaken since the original series, edited by Alfred Harbage, appeared between 1956 and 1967. With stunning new covers designed by Manuja Waldia, definitive texts, and illuminating essays, the Pelican Shakespeare will remain a valued resource for students, teachers, and theater professionals for many years to come.
This edition of "Much Ado About Nothing "is edited with an introduction by Peter Holland.
For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators."]]> 98 William Shakespeare 0143130188 Dalu 0 to-read 4.03 1598 Much Ado About Nothing
author: William Shakespeare
name: Dalu
average rating: 4.03
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]]> The Tempest 28953401
Winner of the 2016 AIGA + Design Observer 50 Books | 50 Covers competition

Gold Medal Winner of the 3¡Á3 Illustration Annual No. 14

This edition of The Tempest is edited with an introduction and notes by Peter Holland and was recently repackaged with cover art by Manuja Waldia. Waldia received a Gold Medal from the Society of Illustrators for the Pelican Shakespeare series.

The legendary Pelican Shakespeare series features authoritative and meticulously researched texts paired with scholarship by renowned Shakespeareans. Each book includes an essay on the theatrical world of Shakespeare¡¯s time, an introduction to the individual play, and a detailed note on the text used. Updated by general editors Stephen Orgel and A. R. Braunmuller, these easy-to-read editions incorporate over thirty years of Shakespeare scholarship undertaken since the original series, edited by Alfred Harbage, appeared between 1956 and 1967. With stunning new covers, definitive texts, and illuminating essays, the Pelican Shakespeare will remain a valued resource for students, teachers, and theater professionals for many years to come.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Source: penguinrandomhouse.com]]> 128 William Shakespeare 0143128639 Dalu 0 to-read 3.66 1611 The Tempest
author: William Shakespeare
name: Dalu
average rating: 3.66
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]]> <![CDATA[Heartless Hunter (The Crimson Moth, #1)]]> 127305713
Spending her days pretending to be nothing more than a vapid young socialite, Rune spends her nights as the Crimson Moth, a witch vigilante who rescues her kind from being purged. When a rescue goes wrong, she decides to throw the witch hunters off her scent and gain the intel she desperately needs by courting the handsome Gideon Sharpe ¨C a notorious and unforgiving witch hunter loyal to the revolution ¨C who she can't help but find herself falling for.

Gideon loathes the decadence and superficiality Rune represents, but when he learns the Crimson Moth has been using Rune¡¯s merchant ships to smuggle renegade witches out of the republic, he inserts himself into her social circles by pretending to court her right back. He soon realizes that beneath her beauty and shallow fa?ade, is someone fiercely intelligent and tender who feels like his perfect match. Except, what if she¡¯s the very villain he¡¯s been hunting?

Kristen Ciccarelli¡¯s The Crimson Moth is the thrilling start to a romantic fantasy duology where the only thing more treacherous than being a witch¡­ is falling in love.]]> 406 Kristen Ciccarelli 1250866901 Dalu 0 to-read 4.16 2024 Heartless Hunter (The Crimson Moth, #1)
author: Kristen Ciccarelli
name: Dalu
average rating: 4.16
book published: 2024
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]]> <![CDATA[Historia General de las Cosas de la Nueva Espa?a. (Sepan Cuantos, #300)]]> 3547763 Brand New. Ship worldwide 1093 Bernardino de Sahag¨²n 9700764923 Dalu 0 to-read 3.75 1577 Historia General de las Cosas de la Nueva Espa?a. (Sepan Cuantos, #300)
author: Bernardino de Sahag¨²n
name: Dalu
average rating: 3.75
book published: 1577
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]]> <![CDATA[The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories (Penguin Classics)]]> 20893567 The Sketch Book, fictional historian Diedrich Knickerbocker introduces us to Rip van Winkle, the Dutch colonist who slept through the Revolutionary War; Ichabod Crane, the superstitious, social-climbing schoolmaster; and the pumpkin-topped Headless Horseman, ancestor to countless horror film antiheroes. In addition to 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow' and 'Rip Van Winkle', The Sketch Book touches on cultural and historical concerns that remain compelling, thanks to Irving's modern outlook and impressive foresight.

This new edition, with an introduction from Elizabeth L. Bradley, demonstrates how inextricably Irving's writings are woven into the fabric of American culture - high and low.]]> 372 Washington Irving 0143107534 Dalu 0 to-read 3.57 1820 The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories (Penguin Classics)
author: Washington Irving
name: Dalu
average rating: 3.57
book published: 1820
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]]> The White Guard 30115979
The result is a disturbing, often shocking story, illuminated, however, by shafts of light that testify to people¡¯s resilience, humanity and ability to love in even the most adverse circumstances.]]> 288 Mikhail Bulgakov 1847496202 Dalu 0 3.69 1924 The White Guard
author: Mikhail Bulgakov
name: Dalu
average rating: 3.69
book published: 1924
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[ħ·¨Ê¹¤¤¤Î¼Þ 1 [Mah¨­tsukai no Yome 1]]]> 22574190
ÓðÄñ¥Á¥»15šr¡£
Éí¼Ä¤ê¤â¤Ê¤¯¡¢Éú¤­¤ëÏ£Íû¤âÊõ¤â³Ö¤¿¤Ì±ËÅ®¤ò½ð¤ÇÂò¤Ã¤¿¤Î¤Ï¡¢¥Ò¥Èžé¤é¤¶¤ëħ·¨Ê¹¤¤¤À¤Ã¤¿¡­¡­¡£
нøšÝ䄤Î×÷¼Ò¤¬Ã褯¡¢Ó¢¹ú¤òÎę̀¤Ë¤·¤¿ÒìÀà»éÒö»ÃÏëÌ·¤¬Ìá©¡¢¿ªÑÝ!±Õ±Õ> 175 Kore Yamazaki 4800002842 Dalu 0 to-read 4.27 2014 ħ·¨Ê¹¤¤¤Î¼Þ 1 [Mah¨­tsukai no Yome 1]
author: Kore Yamazaki
name: Dalu
average rating: 4.27
book published: 2014
rating: 0
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]]> My Husband 63017297 In this suspenseful and darkly funny debut novel, a sophisticated French woman spends her life obsessing over her perfect husband--but can their marriage survive her passionate love?

At forty years old, she has an enviable life: a successful career, stunning looks, a beautiful house in the suburbs, two healthy children, and most importantly, an ideal husband. After fifteen years together, she is still besotted with him. But she's never quite sure that her passion is reciprocated. After all, would a truly infatuated man ever let go of his wife's hand when they're sitting on the couch together?

Determined to keep their relationship perfect, she meticulously prepares for every encounter they have, always taking care to make her actions seem effortless. She watches him attentively, charting every mistake and punishing him accordingly to help him improve. And she tests him--setting traps to make sure that he still loves her just as much as he did when they first met.

Until one day she realizes she may have gone too far . . .

The winner of France's First Novel Prize in 2021, My Husband builds on the premise of hits like Gone Girl and Fates and Furies--how well can you really know your spouse?--and adds the tension and creepy obsession of You. The result is an irresistible read--compelling, tense, and engaging, infused with sly subversive humor, and told in an utterly original voice that makes it unforgettable.

Translated from the French by Emma Ramadan]]> 272 Maud Ventura 0063274825 Dalu 2 3.67 2021 My Husband
author: Maud Ventura
name: Dalu
average rating: 3.67
book published: 2021
rating: 2
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]]> <![CDATA[The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year]]> 199531989 Knives Out gets a rom-com twist in this rivals-to-lovers Christmas romance-mystery from New York Times bestselling author Ally Carter

The bridge is out. The phones are down. And the most famous mystery writer in the world just disappeared out of a locked room three days before Christmas.

Meet Maggie Chase and Ethan Wyatt:
She¡¯s the new Queen of the Cozy Mystery.
He¡¯s Mr. Big-Time Thriller Guy.

She hates his guts.

He thinks her name is Marcie (no matter how many times she¡¯s told him otherwise.)

But when they both accept a cryptic invitation to attend a Christmas house party at the English estate of a reclusive fan, neither is expecting their host to be the most powerful author in the world: Eleanor Ashley, the Duchess of Death herself.

That night, the weather turns, and the next morning Eleanor is gone.

She vanished from a locked room, and Maggie has to wonder: Is Eleanor in danger? Or is it all some kind of test? Is Ethan the competition? Or is he the only person in that snowbound mansion she can trust?

As the snow gets deeper and the stakes get higher, every clue will bring Maggie and Ethan closer to the truth¡ªand each other. Because, this Christmas, these two rivals are going to have to become allies (and maybe more) if they have any hope of saving Eleanor.

Assuming they don¡¯t kill each other first.]]> 293 Ally Carter 0063276682 Dalu 4 3.92 2024 The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year
author: Ally Carter
name: Dalu
average rating: 3.92
book published: 2024
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Case of Charles Dexter Ward]]> 56658077 The novel, set in 1928, describes how Charles Dexter Ward becomes obsessed with his distant ancestor, Joseph Curwen, an alleged wizard with unsavory habits. Ward physically resembles Curwen, and attempts to duplicate his ancestor's Qabalistic and alchemical feats. He eventually uses this knowledge to physically resurrect Curwen. Ward's doctor, Marinus Bicknell Willett, investigates Ward's activities and is horrified by what he finds.
Odin¡¯s Library Classics is dedicated to bringing the world the best of humankind¡¯s literature from throughout the ages. Carefully selected, each work is unabridged from classic works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or drama.]]> 96 H.P. Lovecraft 1976119359 Dalu 5 g-horror 5.00 1941 The Case of Charles Dexter Ward
author: H.P. Lovecraft
name: Dalu
average rating: 5.00
book published: 1941
rating: 5
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]]> Strange Eons 128866566 Excellent Book 0 Robert Bloch Dalu 0 to-read 0.0 1978 Strange Eons
author: Robert Bloch
name: Dalu
average rating: 0.0
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rating: 0
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]]> Socrates' Defence 24953865 162 Plato Dalu 0 to-read 4.21 -399 Socrates' Defence
author: Plato
name: Dalu
average rating: 4.21
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]]> <![CDATA[Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales (Emily Wilde, #3)]]> 208841368 Encyclopaedia of Faeries. Now she is about to embark on her most dangerous academic project studying the inner workings of a faerie realm-as its queen.

Along with her former academic rival-now fianc¨¦-the dashing and mercurial Wendell Bambleby, Emily is immediately thrust into the deadly intrigues of Faerie as the two of them seize the throne of Wendell's long-lost kingdom, which Emily finds a beautiful nightmare, filled with scholarly treasures.

Emily has been obsessed with faerie stories her entire life, but at first she feels as ill-suited to Faerie as she did to the mortal world-how could an unassuming scholar like herself pass for a queen? Yet there is little time to settle in-Wendell's murderous stepmother has placed a deadly curse upon the land before vanishing without a trace. It will take all of Wendell's magic-and Emily's knowledge of stories-to unravel the mystery before they lose everything they hold dear.
]]> 368 Heather Fawcett 0356519198 Dalu 0 to-read 4.13 2025 Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales (Emily Wilde, #3)
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name: Dalu
average rating: 4.13
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]]> <![CDATA[Wings of Starlight (Disney Fairies)]]> 212808316 Brimming with magic and romance, a young fairy queen must form an unlikely alliance or risk an unspeakable danger destroying all she holds dear in this standalone YA novel from New York Times bestselling author Allison Saft.

It¡¯s been centuries since a warm-season fairy in Pixie Hollow has crossed into the Winter Woods, and while most fear the legends of monsters lurking in the frozen lands, Clarion, can¡¯t help being intrigued by Winter¡¯s stoic beauty. But under the watchful eyes of the current monarch and the court's seasonal ministers, Clarion has little time to dwell on daydreams while the days to her coronation dwindle away.

That is, until reports of a monster crossing from Winter into Spring make their way to the palace. Clarion sees defeating this threat as an opportunity to prove that she is worthy of her new role. But instead of finding a monster at the edge of Winter, she finds Milori, a young guardian of the Winter Woods. Together, they form an unlikely bond as they race to save their lands.

But as their alliance warms to something more, they will discover there is a reason a warm-season fairy and a winter fairy must not be together. And the cost could be just as deadly as the monsters that prowl the Winter Woods.

Discover the origin of the sweeping, star-crossed romance between the queen of Pixie Hollow and the lord of the Winter Woods.]]> 400 Allison Saft 1368098452 Dalu 0 to-read 4.24 2025 Wings of Starlight (Disney Fairies)
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name: Dalu
average rating: 4.24
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]]> Mansfield Park 15990657 'We have all been more or less to blame ... every one of us, excepting Fanny'

Taken from the poverty of her parents' home in Portsmouth, Fanny Price is brought up with her rich cousins at Mansfield Park, acutely aware of her humble rank and with her cousin Edmund as her sole ally. During her uncle's absence in Antigua, the Crawford's arrive in the neighbourhood bringing with them the glamour of London life and a reckless taste for flirtation. Mansfield Park is considered Jane Austen's first mature work and, with its quiet heroine and subtle examination of social position and moral integrity, one of her most profound.]]> 504 Jane Austen 0141199873 Dalu 0 to-read 3.70 1814 Mansfield Park
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name: Dalu
average rating: 3.70
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]]> <![CDATA[Cruel Winter with You (Under the Mistletoe Collection, #1)]]> 220389458 New York Times bestselling author Ali Hazelwood.

All newly minted pediatrician Jamie Malek wants is to borrow a roasting pan for Christmas dinner. Unfortunately, that requires her to interact with Marc¡ªher best friend¡¯s troublemaking brother, who¡¯s now a tech billionaire. He¡¯s the one who got away. She¡¯s the one who broke his heart. Outside, a howling blizzard. Inside, a crackling fire. Suddenly, being snowbound with the man she never expected to see again might not be such a bad way to spend a winter¡¯s night.

Ali Hazelwood¡¯s Cruel Winter with You is part of Under the Mistletoe, a stirring collection of December romances that thrill and tingle all the way. They can be read or listened to in one swoony sitting.]]> 73 Ali Hazelwood 1662528396 Dalu 0 to-read 3.68 2024 Cruel Winter with You (Under the Mistletoe Collection, #1)
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]]> Fausto 56266355 Faust reworks the late medieval myth of a brilliant scholar so disillusioned he resolves to make a contract with Mephistopheles. The devil will do all he asks on Earth and seeks to grant him a moment in life so glorious that he will wish it to last forever. But if Faust does bid the moment stay, he falls to Mephistopheles and must serve him after death. In this first part of Goethe¡¯s great work, the embittered thinker and Mephistopheles enter into their agreement, and soon Faust is living a rejuvenated life and winning the love of the beautiful Gretchen. But in this compelling tragedy of arrogance, unfulfilled desire, and self-delusion, Faust heads inexorably toward an infernal destruction.]]> 976 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Dalu 3 3.00 1808 Fausto
author: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
name: Dalu
average rating: 3.00
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rating: 3
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]]> Renegade Immortal 35672885 Er Gen Dalu 0 to-read 4.42 2009 Renegade Immortal
author: Er Gen
name: Dalu
average rating: 4.42
book published: 2009
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]]> <![CDATA[Lord of the Mysteries Volume 1]]> 58826678
Waking up to be faced with a string of mysteries, Zhou Mingrui finds himself reincarnated as Klein Moretti in an alternate Victorian era world where he sees a world filled with machinery, cannons, dreadnoughts, airships, difference machines, as well as Potions, Divination, Hexes, Tarot Cards, Sealed Artifacts¡­

The Light continues to shine but mystery has never gone far. Follow Klein as he finds himself entangled with the Churches of the world¡ªboth orthodox and unorthodox¡ªwhile he slowly develops newfound powers thanks to the Beyonder potions.

Like the corresponding tarot card, The Fool, which is numbered 0¡ªa number of unlimited potential¡ªthis is the legend of "The Fool."]]> 1165 Ai Qianshui de Wuzei Dalu 0 to-read 4.55 Lord of the Mysteries Volume 1
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name: Dalu
average rating: 4.55
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]]> <![CDATA[Emperor's Domination (Emperor's Domination, #1)]]> 32715170
One million years ago, Li Qiye planted a simple water bamboo into the ground.
Eight hundred thousand years ago, Li Qiye had a koi fish pet.
Five hundred thousand years ago, Li Qiye cared for a little girl.
...
In the present day, Li Qiye woke up from his slumber; the water bamboo reached the apex of cultivation; the koi fish became a Golden Dragon; the little girl became the Nine Worlds¡¯ Immortal Empress.

This is a tale regarding an immortal human who was the teacher of the Demon Saint, Heavenly Beast, and Immortal Empress.]]> Yanbi Xiaosheng Dalu 0 to-read 4.04 Emperor's Domination (Emperor's Domination, #1)
author: Yanbi Xiaosheng
name: Dalu
average rating: 4.04
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]]> <![CDATA[Reverend Insanity Vol 1: A Demon's Nature Doesn't Change]]> 55880798 An old dream in the ancient days, a new author with an identical name.
An old story about a time traveler who was constantly being reborn.
An eccentric world that grows, cultivates, and uses Gu.
The Spring Autumn Cicada, Moonlight Gu, Liquor worm, Comprehensive Golden Light Worm, Fine Black Hair Gu, Hope Gu. . . . . .
And a peerless great demon that freely acts to his heart¡¯s content.
Translator's Synopsis:
A story of a villain, Fang Yuan who was reborn 500 years into the past with the Spring Autumn Cicada he painstakingly refined. With his profound wisdom, battle and life experiences, he seeks to overcome his foes with skill and wit! Ruthless and amoral, he has no need to hold back as he pursues his ultimate goals. In a world of cruelty where one cultivates using Gu - magical creatures of the world - Fang Yuan must rise up above all with his own power.
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Gu is a legendary venomous insect, often used in black magic practices. It can take on the form of several insects, usually snakes, crickets, worms etc.
* = one's world view, values of worth and philosophy on life (less)]]> Gu Zhen Ren Dalu 0 to-read 4.43 Reverend Insanity Vol 1: A Demon's Nature Doesn't Change
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]]> <![CDATA[Return of the Mount Hua Sect Novel Book 1: C1-C140]]> 61224352 ??? ?? Dalu 0 to-read 4.66 Return of the Mount Hua Sect Novel Book 1: C1-C140
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]]> <![CDATA[Ars¨¨ne Lupin, Gentleman-Thief (Ars¨¨ne Lupin, #1)]]> 141270 Librarian note: This is an alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780143104865.

The suave adventures of a gentleman rogue¡ªa French Thomas Crown Created by Maurice LeBlanc during the early twentieth century, Arsene Lupin is a witty confidence man and burglar, the Sherlock Holmes of crime. The poor and innocent have nothing to fear from him; often they profit from his spontaneous generosity. The rich and powerful, and the detective who tries to spoil his fun, however, must beware. They are the target of Arsene¡¯s mischief and tomfoolery. A masterful thief, his plans frequently evolve into elaborate capers, a precursor to such cinematic creations as Ocean¡¯s Eleven and The Sting. Sparkling with amusing banter, these stories¡ªthe best of the Lupin series¡ªare outrageous, melodramatic, and literate.

13 stories:
The Arrest of Ars¨¨ne Lupin
Ars¨¨ne Lupin in Prison
The Escape of Ars¨¨ne Lupin
The Mysterious Railway Passenger
The Queen's Necklace
Sherlock Holmes Arrives Too Late
Flashes of Sunlight
The Wedding-ring
The Red Silk Scarf
Edith Swan-neck
On the Top of the Tower
Th¨¦r¨¨se and Germaine
At the Sign of Mercury]]> 279 Maurice Leblanc Dalu 0 3.85 1907 Ars¨¨ne Lupin, Gentleman-Thief (Ars¨¨ne Lupin, #1)
author: Maurice Leblanc
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average rating: 3.85
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]]> <![CDATA[One, Two, Buckle My Shoe (Hercule Poirot, #23)]]> 433091
Printed version originally named
The Patriotic Murders
Renamed to
An Overdose of Death
then renamed to
One, Two, Buckle My Shoe]]> 294 Agatha Christie 0007120893 Dalu 2 g-mystery 3.61 1940 One, Two, Buckle My Shoe (Hercule Poirot, #23)
author: Agatha Christie
name: Dalu
average rating: 3.61
book published: 1940
rating: 2
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]]> Milky Way Railroad 2212248
One of Japan¡¯s greatest storytellers, Kenji Miyazawa (1896¨C1933) was a teacher, author, poet, and scientist.]]> 143 Kenji Miyazawa 1933330406 Dalu 0 to-read 3.70 1934 Milky Way Railroad
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name: Dalu
average rating: 3.70
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]]> Q 94034 675 Luther Blissett 0156031965 Dalu 0 4.22 1999 Q
author: Luther Blissett
name: Dalu
average rating: 4.22
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]]> Never Lie 62080187
But when they visit the remote manor that once belonged to Dr. Adrienne Hale, a renowned psychiatrist who vanished without a trace four years earlier, a violent winter storm traps them at the estate¡­ with no chance of escape until the blizzard comes to an end.

In search of a book to keep her entertained until the snow abates, Tricia happens upon a secret room. One that contains audio transcripts from every single patient Dr. Hale has ever interviewed. As Tricia listens to the cassette tapes, she learns about the terrifying chain of events leading up to Dr. Hale¡¯s mysterious disappearance.

Tricia plays the tapes one by one, late into the night. With each one, another shocking piece of the puzzle falls into place, and Dr. Adrienne Hale¡¯s web of lies slowly unravels.

And then Tricia reaches the final cassette.

The one that reveals the entire horrifying truth.]]> 286 Freida McFadden Dalu 0 to-read 4.09 2022 Never Lie
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]]> The Frozen River 112975658 A gripping historical mystery inspired by the life and diary of Martha Ballard, a renowned 18th-century midwife who defied the legal system and wrote herself into American history.

Maine, 1789: When the Kennebec River freezes, entombing a man in the ice, Martha Ballard is summoned to examine the body and determine cause of death. As a midwife and healer, she is privy to much of what goes on behind closed doors in Hallowell. Her diary is a record of every birth and death, crime and debacle that unfolds in the close-knit community. Months earlier, Martha documented the details of an alleged rape committed by two of the town¡¯s most respected gentlemen¡ªone of whom has now been found dead in the ice. But when a local physician undermines her conclusion, declaring the death to be an accident, Martha is forced to investigate the shocking murder on her own.

Over the course of one winter, as the trial nears, and whispers and prejudices mount, Martha doggedly pursues the truth. Her diary soon lands at the center of the scandal, implicating those she loves, and compelling Martha to decide where her own loyalties lie.

Clever, layered, and subversive, Ariel Lawhon¡¯s newest offering introduces an unsung heroine who refused to accept anything less than justice at a time when women were considered best seen and not heard. The Frozen River is a thrilling, tense, and tender story about a remarkable woman who left an unparalleled legacy yet remains nearly forgotten to this day.]]> 432 Ariel Lawhon 0385546874 Dalu 0 to-read 4.37 2023 The Frozen River
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average rating: 4.37
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]]> The Devil's Dictionary 786533 256 Ambrose Bierce 0195126270 Dalu 0 to-read 4.12 1911 The Devil's Dictionary
author: Ambrose Bierce
name: Dalu
average rating: 4.12
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]]> Persuasion 13646335 Persuasion, Jane Austen's last novel, is a moving, masterly and elegiac love story tinged with the heartache of missed opportunities.

It tells the story of Anne Elliot, who, persuaded to break off her engagement to the man she loved because he was not successful enough, has never forgotten him. When he returns, he brings with him a tantalizing second chance of happiness.]]> 256 Jane Austen 0141198834 Dalu 3 4.08 1817 Persuasion
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name: Dalu
average rating: 4.08
book published: 1817
rating: 3
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]]> 2025 on ÀÏ»¢»úÎÈÓ®·½·¨ 216825549 2025 on ÀÏ»¢»úÎÈÓ®·½·¨ should make an interesting and varied catalogue of books to inspire other readers in 2026.

For those of you who don't like to add titles you haven't actually 'read', you can place 2025 on ÀÏ»¢»úÎÈÓ®·½·¨ on an 'exclusive' shelf. Exclusive shelves don't have to be listed under 'to read', 'currently reading' or 'read'. To create one, go to 'edit bookshelves' on your 'My Books' page, create a shelf name such as 'review-of-the year' and tick the 'exclusive' box. Your previous and future 'reviews of the year' can be collected together on this dedicated shelf.

Concept created by Fionnuala Lirsdottir.
Description: Fionnuala Lirsdottir
Cover art: Paul C¨¦zanne, Vase of Flowers and Apples, 1889-1890
Cover choice and graphics by Jayson]]> Various Dalu 0 to-read 4.71 2025 2025 on ÀÏ»¢»úÎÈÓ®·½·¨
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]]> The Silmarillion 21758541 448 J.R.R. Tolkien Dalu 4 g-fantasy 4.33 1977 The Silmarillion
author: J.R.R. Tolkien
name: Dalu
average rating: 4.33
book published: 1977
rating: 4
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]]> »ÆÉ«¤¤¼Ò 119373428 608 Mieko Kawakami 4120056287 Dalu 0 to-read 4.14 2023 »ÆÉ«¤¤¼Ò
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]]> The Way We Live Now 1171458 "Trollope did not write for posterity," observed Henry James. "He wrote for the day, the moment; but these are just the writers whom posterity is apt to put into its pocket."

Considered by contemporary critics to be Trollope's greatest novel, The Way We Live Now is a satire of the literary world of London in the 1870s and a bold indictment of the new power of speculative finance in English life. "I was instigated by what I conceived to be the commercial profligacy of the age," Trollope said.?His story concerns Augustus Melmotte, a French swindler and scoundrel, and his daughter, to whom Felix Carbury, adored son of the authoress Lady Carbury, is induced to propose marriage for the sake of securing a fortune. Trollope knew well the difficulties of dealing with editors, publishers, reviewers, and the public; his portrait of Lady Carbury, impetuous, unprincipled, and unswervingly devoted to her own self-promotion, is one of his finest satirical achievements.

His picture of late nineteenth century England is of a society on the verge of moral bankruptcy, where the traditional virtues of Tory squirearchy, represented by Roger Carbury, prove to be no match for the financial genius of Augustus Melmotte. In The Way We Live Now Trollope combines his talents as a portraitist and his skills as a storyteller to give us life as it was lived more than a hundred years ago.]]> 779 Anthony Trollope 0140433929 Dalu 0 to-read 4.17 1875 The Way We Live Now
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]]> <![CDATA[A Parisian Affair and Other Stories]]> 128627
Boule de suif --
A Parisian affair --
A woman's confession --
Cock crow --
Moonlight --
At sea --
Amillion --
Femme fatale --
Monsieur Jocaste --
Two friends --
Awakening --
The jewels --
Train story --
Regret --
Minor tragedy --
The christening --
Coward --
Rose --
Idyll --
Mother Sauvage --
Madame Husson's rose king --
Encounter --
Happiness --
A bit of the other --
Love --
Hautot & son --
New year's gift --
The Horla --
Duchoux --
The lull-a-bye --
Mother of invention --
Who knows? --
Laid to rest --
The necklace.]]> 322 Guy de Maupassant 0140448128 Dalu 0 to-read 4.16 1881 A Parisian Affair and Other Stories
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average rating: 4.16
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]]> Of Human Bondage 423210
Marked by countless similarities to Maugham¡¯s own life, his masterpiece is ¡°not an autobiography,¡± as the author himself once contended, ¡°but an autobiographical novel; fact and fiction are inexorably mingled; the emotions are my own.¡±]]> 610 W. Somerset Maugham 0140185224 Dalu 0 to-read 4.18 1915 Of Human Bondage
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average rating: 4.18
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]]> The Hitchcock Hotel 204316865 A Hitchcock fanatic with an agenda invites old friends for a weekend stay at his secluded themed hotel in this fiendishly clever, suspenseful new novel.

Alfred Smettle is not your average Hitchcock fan. He is the founder, owner, and manager of The Hitchcock Hotel, a sprawling Victorian house in the White Mountains dedicated to the Master of Suspense. There, Alfred offers his guests round-the-clock film screenings, movie props and memorabilia in every room, plus an aviary with fifty crows.

To celebrate the hotel¡¯s first anniversary, he invites his former best friends from his college Film Club for a reunion. He hasn¡¯t spoken to any of them in sixteen years, not after what happened.

But who better than them to appreciate Alfred¡¯s creation? And to help him finish it.

After all, no Hitchcock set is complete without a body.]]> 352 Stephanie Wrobel 059354711X Dalu 0 to-read 3.57 2024 The Hitchcock Hotel
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average rating: 3.57
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]]> <![CDATA[Carpe Jugulum (Discworld, #23)]]> 29429530 416 Terry Pratchett 0857524151 Dalu 4 4.43 1998 Carpe Jugulum (Discworld, #23)
author: Terry Pratchett
name: Dalu
average rating: 4.43
book published: 1998
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Chronicles of the Crusades (Penguin Classics)]]> 5949929 The Conquest of Constantinople by Geoffrey of Villehardouin and The Life of Saint Louis by John of Joinville are eye-witness accounts of going to war in the service of God. In the first years of the thirteenth century Villehardouin served as an envoy in the Fourth Crusade, at the very heart of a campaign that veered from its aim of conquering Muslim Egypt to the sacking of Greek Orthodox Constantinople. Half a century later, Joinville accompanied the French king, Louis IX, on crusade to Egypt and the Near East. The Chronicles of the Crusades are invaluable first-hand narratives of these campaigns and provide vivid insights into the characters and beliefs of the crusaders.]]> 384 Jean de Joinville 0140449981 Dalu 0 to-read 3.70 1212 Chronicles of the Crusades (Penguin Classics)
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average rating: 3.70
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]]> <![CDATA[The Alexiad (Penguin Classics)]]> 7187709
Written between 1143 and 1153 by the daughter of Byzantine Emperor Alexios I Komnenos,? The Alexiad ?is one of the most popular and revealing primary sources in the vast canon of medieval literature. Princess Anna Komnene, eldest child of the imperial couple, reveals the inner workings of the court, profiles its many extraordinary personages, and offers a firsthand account of immensely significant events such as the First Crusade, as well as its impact on the relationship between eastern and western Christianity. A celebrated triumph of Byzantine letters, this is an unparalleled view of the glorious Constantinople and the medieval world.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700?titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the?series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date?translations by award-winning translators.]]> 584 Anna Comnena 0140455272 Dalu 0 to-read 3.99 1148 The Alexiad (Penguin Classics)
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]]> The Postcard 201966010 Anne Berest¡¯s The Postcard is among the most acclaimed and beloved French novels of recent years. Luminous and gripping to the very last page, it is an enthralling investigation into family secrets, a poignant tale of mothers and daughters, and a vivid portrait of twentieth-century Parisian intellectual and artistic life.

January, 2003. Together with the usual holiday cards, an anonymous postcard is delivered to the Berest family home. On the front, a photo of the Op¨¦ra Garnier in Paris. On the back, the names of Anne Berest¡¯s maternal great-grandparents, Ephra?m and Emma, and their children, No¨¦mie and Jacques¡ªall killed at Auschwitz.

Fifteen years after the postcard is delivered, Anne, the heroine of this novel, is moved to discover who sent it and why. Aided by her chain-smoking mother, family members, friends, associates, a private detective, a graphologist, and many others, she embarks on a journey to discover the fate of the Rabinovitch family: their flight from Russia following the revolution, their journey to Latvia, Palestine, and Paris. What emerges is a moving saga of a family devastated by the Holocaust and partly restored through the power of storytelling that shatters long-held certainties about Anne¡¯s family, her country, and herself.]]> 480 Anne Berest Dalu 0 to-read 4.41 2021 The Postcard
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]]> <![CDATA[Mimesis: The Representation of Reality in Western Literature]]> 80795 A German Jew, Auerbach was forced out of his professorship at the University of Marburg in 1935. He left for Turkey, where he taught at the state university in Istanbul. There he wrote "Mimesis," publishing it in German after the end of the war. Displaced as he was, Auerbach produced a work of great erudition that contains no footnotes, basing his arguments instead on searching, illuminating readings of key passages from his primary texts. His aim was to show how from antiquity to the twentieth century literature progressed toward ever more naturalistic and democratic forms of representation. This essentially optimistic view of European history now appears as a defensive--and impassioned--response to the inhumanity he saw in the Third Reich. Ranging over works in Greek, Latin, Spanish, French, Italian, German, and English, Auerbach used his remarkable skills in philology and comparative literature to refute any narrow form of nationalism or chauvinism, in his own day and ours.
For many readers, both inside and outside the academy, "Mimesis" is among the finest works of literary criticism ever written.
]]> 616 Erich Auerbach 069111336X Dalu 0 to-read 4.27 1942 Mimesis: The Representation of Reality in Western Literature
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average rating: 4.27
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]]> Gorky Park (Arkady Renko, #1) 1360945 Arkady Renko, o investigador chefe da brigada de homic¨ªdios, encarregado do caso, ¨¦ brilhante, sens¨ªvel, ¨ªntegro e c¨ªnico acerca de tudo, excepto no que ¨¤ sua profiss?o diz respeito. E enfrenta agora o maior desafio da sua carreira: descobrir a verdade sobre um crime que ningu¨¦m parece interessado em desvendar, o que o for?a a desafiar o KGB, o FBI, a pol¨ªcia nova-iorquina¡­ e as poucas probabilidades de sair com vida de uma situa??o que ultrapassa o ?mbito criminal.

Obra emblem¨¢tica da literatura policial produzida durante a Guerra Fria, Parque Gorki ¨¦, antes de mais, um retrato fiel das idiossincrasias de uma Uni?o Sovi¨¦tica decadente, a bra?os com uma elite corrupta.
O romance foi adaptado ao cinema, em 1983, por Michael Apted, tendo William Hurt como protagonista.]]> 365 Martin Cruz Smith 0394517482 Dalu 0 to-read 3.89 1981 Gorky Park (Arkady Renko, #1)
author: Martin Cruz Smith
name: Dalu
average rating: 3.89
book published: 1981
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]]> <![CDATA[Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery]]> 56179372 Set in Colonial New England, Slewfoot is a tale of magic and mystery, of triumph and terror as only dark fantasist Brom can tell it.

A spirited young Englishwoman, Abitha, arrives at a Puritan colony betrothed to a stranger ¨C only to become quickly widowed when her husband dies under mysterious circumstances. All alone in this pious and patriarchal society, Abitha fights for what little freedom she can grasp onto, while trying to stay true to herself and her past.

Enter Slewfoot, a powerful spirit of antiquity newly woken ... and trying to find his own role in the world. Healer or destroyer? Protector or predator? But as the shadows walk and villagers start dying, a new rumor is whispered: Witch.

Both Abitha and Slewfoot must swiftly decide who they are, and what they must do to survive in a world intent on hanging any who meddle in the dark arts.

Complete with 8 pages of Brom¡¯s mesmerizing full-color artwork and chapter illustrations throughout, his latest book is sure to delight.]]> 305 Brom 125062200X Dalu 0 to-read 4.23 2021 Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery
author: Brom
name: Dalu
average rating: 4.23
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]]> The Ice Palace 36200536 139 Tarjei Vesaas 0241321212 Dalu 0 to-read 3.78 1963 The Ice Palace
author: Tarjei Vesaas
name: Dalu
average rating: 3.78
book published: 1963
rating: 0
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]]> Maskerade (Discworld, #18) 20494154
The Opera House, Ankh-Morpork . . . a huge, rambling building, where innocent young sopranos are lured to their destiny by a strangely-familiar eveil mastermind in a hideously-deformed evening dress . . .

At least, he hopes so. But Granny Weatherwax, Discworld's most famous witch, is in the audience. And she doesn't hold with that sort of thing.

So there's going to be trouble (but nevertheless a good evenin's entertainment with murders you can really hum . . .)]]> 312 Terry Pratchett 1473200288 Dalu 3 4.29 1995 Maskerade (Discworld, #18)
author: Terry Pratchett
name: Dalu
average rating: 4.29
book published: 1995
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Payback's a Witch (The Witches of Thistle Grove, #1)]]> 55566545 Chilling Adventures of Sabrina meets The L Word in this fresh, sizzling rom-com by Lana Harper.

Emmy Harlow is a witch but not a very powerful one¡ªin part because she hasn't been home to the magical town of Thistle Grove in years. Her self-imposed exile has a lot to do with a complicated family history and a desire to forge her own way in the world, and only the very tiniest bit to do with Gareth Blackmoore, heir to the most powerful magical family in town and casual breaker of hearts and destroyer of dreams.

But when a spellcasting tournament that her family serves as arbiters for approaches, it turns out the pull of tradition (or the truly impressive parental guilt trip that comes with it) is strong enough to bring Emmy back. She's determined to do her familial duty; spend some quality time with her best friend, Linden Thorn; and get back to her real life in Chicago.

On her first night home, Emmy runs into Talia Avramov¡ªan all-around badass adept in the darker magical arts¡ªwho is fresh off a bad breakup . . . with Gareth Blackmoore. Talia had let herself be charmed, only to discover that Gareth was also seeing Linden¡ªunbeknownst to either of them. And now she and Linden want revenge. Only one question stands: Is Emmy in?

But most concerning of all: Why can't she stop thinking about the terrifyingly competent, devastatingly gorgeous, wickedly charming Talia Avramov?]]> 352 Lana Harper 0593336062 Dalu 0 to-read 3.57 2021 Payback's a Witch (The Witches of Thistle Grove, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo]]> 13330922 The Count of Monte Cristo?and The Three Musketeers.

The real-life protagonist of The Black Count, General Alex Dumas, is a man almost unknown today yet with a story that is strikingly familiar, because his son, the novelist Alexandre Dumas, used it to create some of the best loved heroes of literature.

Yet, hidden behind these swashbuckling adventures was an even more incredible secret: the real hero was the son of a black slave -- who rose higher in the white world than any man of his race would before our own time.?Born in Saint-Domingue (now Haiti), Alex Dumas was briefly sold into bondage but made his way to Paris where he was schooled as a sword-fighting member of the French aristocracy. Enlisting as a private, he rose to command armies at the height of the Revolution in an audacious campaign across Europe and the Middle East ¨C until he met an implacable enemy he could not defeat.

The Black Count is simultaneously a riveting adventure story, a lushly textured evocation of 18th-century France, and a window into the modern world¡¯s first multi-racial society. But it is also a heartbreaking story of the enduring bonds of love between a father and son.]]> 414 Tom Reiss 030738246X Dalu 0 to-read 4.00 2012 The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo
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average rating: 4.00
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]]> Solo en Berl¨ªn 13497518 575 Hans Fallada 8415120052 Dalu 0 to-read 4.13 1947 Solo en Berl¨ªn
author: Hans Fallada
name: Dalu
average rating: 4.13
book published: 1947
rating: 0
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]]> Summer 62978911
For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.]]> 240 Edith Wharton 0241630819 Dalu 0 to-read 3.67 1917 Summer
author: Edith Wharton
name: Dalu
average rating: 3.67
book published: 1917
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[ALEX DUMAS PERE (FRENCH) BIBL (Garland reference library of the humanities)]]> 6814027 394 Douglas Munro 0824093615 Dalu 0 to-read 0.0 ALEX DUMAS PERE (FRENCH) BIBL (Garland reference library of the humanities)
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]]> <![CDATA[Notes on a Cuff and Other Stories]]> 23609117 192 Mikhail Bulgakov 1847493874 Dalu 4 3.44 1940 Notes on a Cuff and Other Stories
author: Mikhail Bulgakov
name: Dalu
average rating: 3.44
book published: 1940
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Structure of Scientific Revolutions]]> 16119260 International Encyclopedia of Unified Science, as originally conceived by the late Otto Neurath, was to explore in numerous volumes the foundations of the various science and to aid the integration of scientific knowledge. Circumstances during World War II and the death of Professor Neurath, however, limited the scope of the Encyclopedia. The Foundations of the Unity of Science (available in a two-volume cloth edition or as nineteen separate paperbacks) constitutes the only completed unit of the proposed multi-volume Encyclopedia.]]> 222 Thomas S. Kuhn Dalu 3 non-fiction 4.05 1962 The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
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]]> <![CDATA[The Street of Crocodiles and Other Stories]]> 1576188 The collected fiction of "one of the most original imaginations in modern Europe" (Cynthia Ozick)

Bruno Schulz's untimely death at the hands of a Nazi stands as one of the great losses to modern literature. During his lifetime, his work found little critical regard, but word of his remarkable talents gradually won him an international readership. This volume brings together his complete fiction, including three short stories and his final surviving work, Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass. Illustrated with Schulz's original drawings, this edition beautifully showcases the distinctive surrealist vision of one of the twentieth century's most gifted and influential writers.]]> 368 Bruno Schulz 0143105140 Dalu 0 to-read 4.16 2005 The Street of Crocodiles and Other Stories
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]]> A Young Doctor's Notebook 15956705
Using a sharply realistic and humorous style, Bulgakov reveals his doubts about his own competence and the immense burden of responsibility, as he deals with a superstitious and poorly educated people struggling to enter the modern age. This acclaimed collection contains some of Bulgakov's most personal and insightful observations on youth, isolation and progress.

THIS EDITION INCLUDES THE PIECE 'MORPHINE']]> 161 Mikhail Bulgakov 184749286X Dalu 3 4.26 1925 A Young Doctor's Notebook
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average rating: 4.26
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rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Lords and Ladies (Discworld, #14)]]> 20494131
It's Midsummer Night - no time for dreaming. Because sometimes, when there's more than one reality at play, too much dreaming can make the walls between them come tumbling down. Unfortunately there's usually a damned good reason for there being walls between them in the first place - to keep things out. Things who want to make mischief and play havoc with the natural order.

Granny Weatherwax and her tiny coven are up against real elves. And even in a world of dwarfs, wizards, trolls, Morris dancers and the odd orang-utan, this is going to cause real trouble. With lots of hey-nonny-nonny and blood all over the place.]]> 327 Terry Pratchett 147320027X Dalu 4 4.35 1992 Lords and Ladies (Discworld, #14)
author: Terry Pratchett
name: Dalu
average rating: 4.35
book published: 1992
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[A Taste for Poison: Eleven Deadly Substances and the Killers Who Used Them]]> 67352888
An Amazon US Best Book of 2022

'A fascinating tale of poisons and poisonous deeds which both educates and entertains.' ¡ª Kathy Reichs
As any reader of murder mysteries can tell you, poison is one of the most enduring ¡ª and popular ¡ª weapons of choice for a scheming murderer. It can be slipped into a drink, smeared onto the tip of an arrow or the handle of a door, even filtered through the air we breathe. But how exactly do these poisons work to break our bodies down, and what can we learn from the damage they inflict?

In a fascinating blend of popular science, medical history, and narrative crime nonfiction, Dr Neil Bradbury explores this most morbidly captivating method of murder from a cellular level. Alongside real-life accounts of murderers and their crimes ¡ªsome notorious, some forgotten, some still unsolved ¡ª are the equally compelling stories of the poisons involved: eleven molecules of death that work their way through the human body and, paradoxically, illuminate the way in which our bodies function.

Drawn from historical records and current news headlines, A Taste for Poison weaves together the fascinating tales of spurned lovers, shady scientists, medical professionals and political assassins, showing how the precise systems of the body can be impaired to lethal effect through the use of poison. From the deadly origins of the gin & tonic cocktail to the arsenic-laced wallpaper in Napoleon¡¯s bedroom, A Taste for Poison leads readers on a fascinating tour of the intricate, complex systems that keep us alive ¡ª or don¡¯t.]]> 304 Neil Bradbury 0008484589 Dalu 0 to-read 4.26 2022 A Taste for Poison: Eleven Deadly Substances and the Killers Who Used Them
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]]> The Spellshop 199269577 The Spellshop is Sarah Beth Durst¡¯s romantasy debut¨Ca lush cottagecore tale full of stolen spellbooks, unexpected friendships, sweet jams, and even sweeter love.

Kiela has always had trouble dealing with people. Thankfully, as a librarian at the Great Library of Alyssium, she and her assistant, Caz¡ªa magically sentient spider plant¡ªhave spent the last decade sequestered among the empire¡¯s most precious spellbooks, preserving their magic for the city¡¯s elite.

When a revolution begins and the library goes up in flames, she and Caz flee with all the spellbooks they can carry and head to a remote island Kiela never thought she¡¯d see again: her childhood home. Taking refuge there, Kiela discovers, much to her dismay, a nosy¡ªand very handsome¡ªneighbor who can¡¯t take a hint and keeps showing up day after day to make sure she¡¯s fed and to help fix up her new home.

In need of income, Kiela identifies something that even the bakery in town doesn¡¯t have: jam. With the help of an old recipe book her parents left her and a bit of illegal magic, her cottage garden is soon covered in ripe berries.

But magic can do more than make life a little sweeter, so Kiela risks the consequences of using unsanctioned spells and opens the island¡¯s first-ever and much needed secret spellshop.

Like a Hallmark rom-com full of mythical creatures and fueled by cinnamon rolls and magic, The Spellshop will heal your heart and feed your soul.]]> 384 Sarah Beth Durst Dalu 0 to-read 4.05 2024 The Spellshop
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]]> Rewitched 210847437 Belladonna Blackthorn hasn¡¯t lost her magical spark . . . but she hasn¡¯t seen it in a while, either.

Balancing work at her beloved Lunar Books with protecting it from her toxic boss, who¡¯s running it into the ground, and all the while concealing her witchcraft from the non-wicches around her ¨C Belle is burnt out. Perfecting the potential of her magic is the last thing on her mind.

But when her 30th birthday brings a summons from her coven, and a trial that tests her worthiness as a witch, Belle risks losing her magic forever. With the month of October to fix things, and signs that dark forces may be working against her, Belle will need all the help she can get ¨C from the women in her life, from an unlikely mentor figure, and even an (infuriatingly handsome) watchman who¡¯s sworn to protect her . . .

With found family, slow burn romance and an uplifting message about self-love, this is the cosy, autumnal read that you've been waiting for.]]> 384 Lucy Jane Wood 059382007X Dalu 0 to-read 3.81 2024 Rewitched
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]]> We 24646749
The failed utopia of We has been compared to the works of H.G. Wells, George Orwell, and Aldous Huxley. It was the first novel banned by the Soviets in 1921, and was finally published in its home country over a half-century later.

We is a part of Momentum¡¯s Classic Science Fiction series.

"The best single work of science fiction yet written." ¡ª Ursula K. Le Guin]]> 226 Yevgeny Zamyatin 1743341490 Dalu 0 to-read 3.88 1924 We
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]]> <![CDATA[Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (The Karla Trilogy, #1)]]> 20587606 400 John Le Carr¨¦ 1101528788 Dalu 0 to-read 4.19 1974 Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (The Karla Trilogy, #1)
author: John Le Carr¨¦
name: Dalu
average rating: 4.19
book published: 1974
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]]> <![CDATA[Witches Abroad (Discworld, #12)]]> 20494122
But for the witches Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg and Magrat Garlick, travelling to the distant city of Genua, things are never that simple...

Servant girls have to marry the prince. That's what life is all about. You can't fight a Happy Ending.

At least - up until now...]]> 295 Terry Pratchett 1473200261 Dalu 5 4.35 1991 Witches Abroad (Discworld, #12)
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average rating: 4.35
book published: 1991
rating: 5
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]]> The Forgotten Island 41595990
But now, stranded on a seemingly deserted island paradise with no radio and no food, reconciliation becomes a desperate fight for survival.

For when night falls on The Forgotten Island, the dark secrets of the jungle reveal themselves.

Something is watching them from the trees. Something ancient. Something evil.

Combining the cosmic horrors of H.P. Lovecraft with the grimy sensibilities of the Video Nasties, The Forgotten Island is an outrageous old-school horror novel packed with mayhem and violence.]]> 316 David Sodergren Dalu 0 to-read 3.84 2018 The Forgotten Island
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average rating: 3.84
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]]> <![CDATA[Black Snow (Alma Classics) by Mikhail Bulgakov (2014-06-15)]]> 138048336 0 Mikhail Bulgakov Dalu 4 3.33 1965 Black Snow (Alma Classics) by Mikhail Bulgakov (2014-06-15)
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]]> Ruslan and Lyudmila 862927 176 Alexander Pushkin 1843911167 Dalu 0 to-read 3.70 1820 Ruslan and Lyudmila
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]]> A Dog's Heart 28389904
When a stray dog dying on the streets of Moscow is taken in by a wealthy professor, he is subjected to medical experiments in which he receives various transplants of human organs. As he begins to transform into a rowdy, unkempt human by the name of Poligraf Poligrafovich Sharikov, his actions distress the professor and those surrounding him, although he finds himself accepted into the ranks of the Soviet state.

A parodic reworking of the Frankenstein myth and a vicious satire of the Communist revolution and the concept of the New Soviet man, A Dog¡¯s Heart was banned by the censors in 1925 and circulated only in samizdat form. Nowadays this hugely entertaining tale has become very popular in Russia, and has inspired many adaptations across the world.]]> 125 Mikhail Bulgakov 1847495680 Dalu 4 3.88 1925 A Dog's Heart
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]]> Der Erlk?nig 27231425 4 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Dalu 0 to-read 4.40 1782 Der Erlk?nig
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]]> Phantasma (Wicked Games, #1) 204593914 Welcome to Phantasma. There are only two rules to the game: Stay alive. And don¡¯t fall in love.

When Ophelia¡¯s sister disappears, there is only one way to save her. Ophelia must enter Phantasma, a deadly contest inside a haunted mansion, and claim its prize¡ªa single wish.

Phantasma is a maze of twisting corridors and lavish ballrooms, of demons and temptations. Ophelia will face nine challenges, each more dangerous than the last. There can only be one winner, and the other contestants will stop at nothing to eliminate their rivals.

Every day the house creates new monsters. But just as Ophelia¡¯s fears threaten to overwhelm her, a mysterious stranger offers her a bargain.

Charming, arrogant and infuriatingly attractive, Blackwell claims he can guide her through the lethal trials ahead. All he asks in return is ten years of her life.

Ophelia knows she shouldn¡¯t trust him. Blackwell doesn¡¯t seem dangerous, but appearances can be deceptive. Worse still, she feels a dark and irresistible attraction drawing them closer and closer.

Her life is on the line. But in Phantasma, the only thing deadlier than losing the game is losing your heart . . .]]> 497 Kaylie Smith 1538769255 Dalu 0 to-read 4.05 2024 Phantasma (Wicked Games, #1)
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