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Re: Rdearman 2016-21 [Presto e bene non marciano insieme]

Postby rdearman » Tue Sep 28, 2021 9:18 pm

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rdearman wrote:I have entered into this Video challenge to produce a video every week for my YT channel. At first this was easy, but now coming up with ideas for videos is a bit of a struggle. Since wayyyyyy more people read this log than watch my videos, I thought I would ask here for some suggestions? Anyone have any suggestions for things I could cover? Pile on the suggestions, either here or in the comments on YT. Any assistance is greatly appreciated.
Recipes?

I listened to a history/recipe piece about a plum cake the other day, apparently it plums are not used in a plum cake!

https://www.europe1.fr/emissions/delice ... ke-4067671

https://bonnat-chocolatier.com/en/e-sho ... /plum-cake

Interestingly for the Output Challenge a long while back, I did a video making Arancini where I did everything in Italian. I can do something like that. (Although my channel is already getting really random!)
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Re: Rdearman 2016-21 [Presto e bene non marciano insieme]

Postby chove » Tue Sep 28, 2021 9:27 pm

Reviews of something other than books? TV shows, films, music?
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Re: Rdearman 2016-21 [Presto e bene non marciano insieme]

Postby Carmody » Wed Sep 29, 2021 12:28 am

As detailed a book review as possible would be greatly appreciated.
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Re: Rdearman 2016-21 [Presto e bene non marciano insieme]

Postby rdearman » Wed Sep 29, 2021 6:36 am

chove wrote:Reviews of something other than books? TV shows, films, music?

Interesting idea. However I am a strange person. I don't watch TV other than Korean dramas on Netflix. The last film I went to was with my daughter this year, and before that it was probably 4 years earlier? My music is even more eccentric, listen to French music or country or heavy metal and the occasional Mozart. :roll:

Still I suppose if people want to tune into see what is happening in bizarre-o world. :lol:

Seriously though, it is a good idea. Thanks!
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Re: Rdearman 2016-21 [Presto e bene non marciano insieme]

Postby luke » Wed Sep 29, 2021 10:49 am

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chove wrote:Reviews of something other than books? TV shows, films, music?

My music is even more eccentric, listen to French music or country or heavy metal and the occasional Mozart. :roll:

You likely know more about this than I do, which makes for a good youtube. Informational. Where I'm going are those "off-genre" groups.
This one is super popular, as even I know about it. 212 million views.


But there are other groups that do covers in a very innovative way. There's a bunch of hillbilly looking guys that also do covers of AC/DC and other hard rock with the instruments associated with bluegrass or hillbilly music.

So, if you turned folks on to stuff that's under the radar but super cool, that would be fun.
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Re: Rdearman 2016/17/18 [Remember if we get caught, I'm deaf and you don't speak English]

Postby DaveAgain » Sat Oct 02, 2021 5:39 am

rdearman wrote:[*]All the books by James Clavell, Shogun, Noble House, Tai-Pan, King Rat, etc
Freeview channel 81 are running the Noble House miniseries on Saturday evenings, I thought I'd read ahead with the German edition of the book, but I can't read fast enough! :-)
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Re: Rdearman 2016-21 [Presto e bene non marciano insieme]

Postby rdearman » Mon Oct 04, 2021 4:41 pm

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Re: Rdearman 2016-21 [Presto e bene non marciano insieme]

Postby rdearman » Sat Oct 09, 2021 7:18 am



Ok. I am on the home stretch now, only 200 pages to go. This book has taken a long time. It doesn't help that I don't like it much, which means I force myself to read. It occurred to me today that this book is the longest short story ever written. He has dragged out a very simple plot with miles and miles of words.

It has a "twofold literary purpose as both a psychological portrait of the romantic protagonist, Julien Sorel, and an analytic, sociological satire of the French social order under the Bourbon Restoration (1814–30)."

I suppose on that front it probably delivers. If the purpose is an interesting story with a good plot and interesting characters, then it fails spectacularly.

I have decided after I complete it I will not donate it to others but throw it in the nearest fire. Once again I find myself wondering if there has ever been an interesting novel written by a French author, because I have yet to find one. So far every book from my shelf which I have read in French and enjoyed has been a translation from English or Spanish.

Before someone has a go at me, I do realize that the problem here is the dross on my shelf. Looking at the books left on the shelf it isn't going to get any better anytime soon. :D
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Re: Rdearman 2016-21 [Presto e bene non marciano insieme]

Postby Carmody » Sat Oct 09, 2021 2:32 pm

Many thanks for your refreshingly honest critiques.

And I would love to have you set up a separate thread topic with the subject:
Once again I find myself wondering if there has ever been an interesting novel written by a French author, because I have yet to find one. So far every book from my shelf which I have read in French and enjoyed has been a translation from English or Spanish.
I would of course respond in the affirmative.

Thanks again.
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Re: Rdearman 2016-21 [Presto e bene non marciano insieme]

Postby rdearman » Sun Oct 10, 2021 7:50 am

Carmody wrote:Many thanks for your refreshingly honest critiques.

And I would love to have you set up a separate thread topic with the subject:
Once again I find myself wondering if there has ever been an interesting novel written by a French author, because I have yet to find one. So far every book from my shelf which I have read in French and enjoyed has been a translation from English or Spanish.
I would of course respond in the affirmative.

Thanks again.

It is all a matter of taste. I much prefer action novels or science fiction, so literary works modern or classic leaves me cold. I have only read one scifi book in French (I reviewed it ages ago) which was about a couple found frozen in the Antarctic in a building built before humans were thought to exist. Bit of a sexist book, but it was written in the early 60's. It was ok, but not great. The French seem to be much better at comic books. I loved Valerian and Laureline for example.

I do have a couple of modern SciFi books on my Kindle from French authors that emk recommend, but I want to get these paperbacks completed before I crack them open.

So you want me to start a thread "French books are rubbish." ?? I doubt that would go down well !! :lol:
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