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Re: TOTW: A French Book Reading Resource

Postby neilzyq » Thu Jan 07, 2021 4:34 am

Thank you so much i've been looking for resources like this for a while. Marked.
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Re: TOTW: A French Book Reading Resource

Postby Carmody » Thu Jan 07, 2021 4:44 pm

Thank you for your kind note; we are here to help.

Please set up a Log and tell us what you would like to do so that we might make suggestions and save you time in your language learning efforts.

I would absolutely love to learn Traditional Chinese but I lack courage. Maybe with your guidance I could start. ;)
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Re: TOTW: A French Book Reading Resource

Postby Carmody » Mon Jan 11, 2021 2:20 am

The upcoming book reading classes for my local ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE will cover these books, in case you are looking for ideas:

11 janvier : La femme au carnet rouge - d'Antoine Laurain
8 février : Victoire , les saveurs et les mots - de Maryse Condé
8 mars : Kamouraska - d'Anne Hébert
12 avril : Double vie - de Pierre Assouline
10 mai : Désert - de J.M.G Le Clézio
9 août : Le matou - d'Yves Beauchemin
13 septembre : Plateforme - de Michel Houellebecq
18 octobre : L’immeuble Yacoubian - d'Alaa El Aswany
8 novembre : Trois jours chez ma mère - de François Weyergans
13 décembre : L’enfant de sable - de Tahar Ben Jelloun
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Re: TOTW: A French Book Reading Resource

Postby kanewai » Mon Jan 11, 2021 4:28 am

Carmody wrote:The upcoming book reading classes for my local ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE will cover these books, in case you are looking for ideas:

11 janvier : La femme au carnet rouge - d'Antoine Laurain
8 février : Victoire , les saveurs et les mots - de Maryse Condé
8 mars : Kamouraska - d'Anne Hébert
12 avril : Double vie - de Pierre Assouline
10 mai : Désert - de J.M.G Le Clézio
9 août : Le matou - d'Yves Beauchemin
13 septembre : Plateforme - de Michel Houellebecq
18 octobre : L’immeuble Yacoubian - d'Alaa El Aswany
8 novembre : Trois jours chez ma mère - de François Weyergans
13 décembre : L’enfant de sable - de Tahar Ben Jelloun
What an ambitious reading schedule! Most of these are new to me. I'm looking forward to hearing your reports back.

I'm seriously tempted to read along side you.
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Re: TOTW: A French Book Reading Resource

Postby Carmody » Mon Jan 11, 2021 2:24 pm

kanewai

My profuse apologies for the misleading post. I will not be taking the classes or reading those books but I celebrate your motivation in reading them.
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Re: TOTW: A French Book Reading Resource

Postby lusan » Mon Jan 11, 2021 4:30 pm

Carmody wrote:Can hardly wait for people to write their reviews.......

Just for the record folks I am usually a prolific book reader of French literature however I have subscribed to
BienDirehttps://biendire.com/en/.

It is a bi-monthly magazine for language learners that Peter Mollenberg suggested, and I am finding it very worthwhile. But nothing beats a book.
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How is your experience with BienDire?
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Re: TOTW: A French Book Reading Resource

Postby kanewai » Tue Jan 12, 2021 2:43 am

Carmody wrote:I will not be taking the classes or reading those books but I celebrate your motivation in reading them.
Maybe not ... after reading a lot of reviews on the books I'm not so sold on most of these (I'm still glad you posted them, though - I like seeing lists like this).

Since it's not going to be a reading group here on the forum, here is my biased take:

Désert - de J.M.G Le Clézio. I was not impressed. The topic was interesting (a Moroccan girl moves to Marseille and becomes a super model), but it lacked depth & the politics felt simple and dated.

Plateforme - de Michel Houellebecq. Houellebecq is a damaged soul but a very good writer. I'm not sure why the class is reading this rather than one of his better known books.

L’immeuble Yacoubian - d'Alaa El Aswany. This book is translated from Arabic - it's an odd choice for a French class. I read it in English and thought it was an excellent look into life in modern Cairo.

L’enfant de sable - de Tahar Ben Jelloun. Finally one I would recommend! It's a look at Morocco from the inside, rather than from an outsider trying to imagine the inside (i.e., le Clézio).
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Re: TOTW: A French Book Reading Resource

Postby Carmody » Tue Jan 12, 2021 2:53 pm

after reading a lot of reviews on the books I'm not so sold on most of these


That was my response as well.
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Re: TOTW: A French Book Reading Resource

Postby Carmody » Tue Jan 12, 2021 7:40 pm

lusan » Mon Jan 11, 2021 5:30 am

Carmody wrote:
Can hardly wait for people to write their reviews.......

Just for the record folks I am usually a prolific book reader of French literature however I have subscribed to
BienDirehttps://biendire.com/en/.

It is a bi-monthly magazine for language learners that Peter Mollenberg suggested, and I am finding it very worthwhile. But nothing beats a book.
:D

How is your experience with BienDire?


My " experience with BienDire?" is good.The CD and the magazine are good but I will do without the CD next time around; but they are both good.

Apologies for not answering sooner.
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Re: TOTW: A French Book Reading Resource

Postby lusan » Tue Jan 12, 2021 8:39 pm

Carmody wrote:
lusan » Mon Jan 11, 2021 5:30 am

Carmody wrote:
Can hardly wait for people to write their reviews.......

Just for the record folks I am usually a prolific book reader of French literature however I have subscribed to
BienDirehttps://biendire.com/en/.

It is a bi-monthly magazine for language learners that Peter Mollenberg suggested, and I am finding it very worthwhile. But nothing beats a book.
:D

How is your experience with BienDire?


My " experience with BienDire?" is good.The CD and the magazine are good but I will do without the CD next time around; but they are both good.

Apologies for not answering sooner.


No need of apology. Everybody is busy. Here in US, we just watch the news and wait for the vaccines and accelerated news from D.C.

Is BienDire really worthy? I tried to see its content but it does not allow me without purchasing.

Which version you get?

What's wrong with the CD?
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