Michael Finocchiaro

Thank you, Michael. I've created a new account.

You asked about One question though, Brokeback Mountain was a short story by Annie Proulx. What did McMurtry have to do with that?

Larry McMurtry wrote the screenplay for Brokeback.

Sorry for the super late reply. I love that Cyrano story. I have actually never read Cyrano. I know the nose tirade though because both my kids had to memorize it for school in 4th grade!
Peter wrote: "Fino!

Dude, you crack me up!

So, you decide that you are gonna read The Bad Girl. But you feel that due diligence first requires that you read The Perpetual Orgy, which in turn then shoulders y..."

Denise wrote: "Hi Michael, I recommended an M/M book to you by mistake. I got carried away with my clicking ! Just ignore it if you aren't interested.
I don't think it is one of your interests, so, I apologise. ..."
No worries Denise. I read one once and, you are right, not exactly my fave. Thanks anyway!

Hi Michael, I recommended an M/M book to you by mistake. I got carried away with my clicking ! Just ignore it if you aren't interested.
I don't think it is one of your interests, so, I apologise. Have a wonderful week. :)

Thank you so much for accepting my friend request. I hope you are having a wonderful new year and I can't wait to chat books with you soon. I noticed we had been following each other's reviews for a while and thought we would be great friends to discuss books together.

I confirmed you friend request, thanks for sending it. It appears private messages are turned off for your account? Anyway, I look forward to more of your reviews.

You are wonderful, insightful, brilliant and amazing too Alyssa - Merci beaucoup!

Alyssa Lockwood wrote: "Hello! Dropping by to let you know that you're such an awesome and marvelous friend! ♡


Have a fantastic weekend and happy reading!


~ Alyssa ~"

Hey Peter,
Actually, I read Bovary in French but Orgy and Bad Girl in English. They were fucking amazing. Thanks for the compliments. I am sort of between careers and have had the time to feed my reading obsession - lucky me! Aside from being trolled occasionally here on GR, enjoying the tracking of my reading and gathering other input into my reviews.
Sorry for the late reply but I never got a notification of your comment via GR :(

Peter wrote: "Fino!

Dude, you crack me up!

So, you decide that you are gonna read The Bad Girl. But you feel that due diligence first requires that you read The Perpetual Orgy, which in turn then shoulders y..."

Fino!

Dude, you crack me up!

So, you decide that you are gonna read The Bad Girl. But you feel that due diligence first requires that you read The Perpetual Orgy, which in turn then shoulders you with the obligation not of merely reading Madame Bovary, but REREADING Madame Bovary! The Herculean effort of it all…where DO you find the time? Are you retired? Oh, and by the way, did you then, just to add to your effort, read the Flaubert in French and the Llosa in Spanish!? LOL! (I have not, by the way, forgotten that you told me that you do, in fact, read in French, so I am only half-joking. Do you read in Spanish as well?)

The closest that I ever came to this kind of (enjoyable) self-flagellation does not even compare in intensity but is, I think, a fun anecdote.

When the Royal Shakespeare Company came to NYC to perform, I went to see them. In addition to Shakespeare they played Cyrano de Bergerac. (I believe – not totally sure, though – that it was Derek Jacobi, whom I adore as an actor, in the lead role.) Apparently the RSC was not sufficiently impressed, however, with the Brain Hooker(?) translation which had up until that time been used almost exclusively for English-language productions of Cyrano, and so hired none other than Anthony Burgess (who, until that time, was unknown to me as other than a novelist) to retranslate it.

So, before going to see the play I read the Hooker and the Burgess translations. Preferred the latter.

Sadly, I have just learned (today!) that Burgess did major edits to his own translation, and that both his original translation and the re-edited version are out as books. Shit. That means that I have one more to read that I was unaware of!

Anyway, the due diligence of reading two Cyranos – both rather short if I remember correctly – pales in comparison to lining up Madame Bovary, The Perpetual Orgy, and The Bad Girl as a “trilogy”. You are making me look very, very bad, sir! Keep it up. I now have all three of the above books on my “To Read” list! Thank you.

Peter

@Armando - Yes! :)

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Hi! Thanks for accepting my request :)

Check out Mo Hayder's The Devil of Nanking. Fiction to the next level. Shiver-y.

Hey Le_Fino :) Just wanted to drop by and say THANKS so much for the friend-vite! I have to apologize for not responding sooner real life has taken me hostage! **btw ~ GR notifications doesn't like me very much, so if you reply back on your wall they won't let me know, I just don't want you to think I am ignoring you. Feel free and stop by my wall or drop me a message any time! Look forward to chatting with you

Thank you le_fino for the friend request! Happy reading!

Ketaki wrote: "Thank you for the friendvite!!"
Thanks for accepting! Happy reading!

Mitticus wrote: "Salut! thanks for the friend-vite :)"
Merci pour de l'avoir accepté!

~ Lei ~ Reading Is An Adventure ~ wrote: "Thanks for inviting me to be your friend, Le_Fino. I'm always looking for new reads for the tbr mountain.

I think you might like this quote considering your recent 5-star read:

“Rainy days should..."
Superb quote, thanks! There is so much beautiful wisdom in C&H. My son and I laugh like crazy nearly every night at the high jinx and cuddle at the cute moments. :)
Thanks for accepting my FR :)

Liz* Fashionably Late wrote: "Hi (: Thanks for the friendvite!"You are more than welcome! Thanks for accepting!

Hi (: Thanks for the friendvite!

Thanks for inviting me to be your friend, Le_Fino. I'm always looking for new reads for the tbr mountain.

I think you might like this quote considering your recent 5-star read:

“Rainy days should be spent at home with a cup of tea and a good book.”
Bill Watterson ~ The Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book ~
https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/8807...

Here's a link to his quote page, a few more are in my favorite quotes: https://www.goodreads.com/author/quot... ~Enjoy~

Salut! thanks for the friend-vite :)

Thank you for the friendvite!!

Thanks for the invite and Bonne Année!

Thanks for the friend invite.

Thanks for the friend invite, Le Fino! It was a pleasure going through our common books :)

Happy Holidays!!!

Le_Fino, thanks so much for accepting the request. I greatly enjoyed looking through your shelves and reading some of your reviews. I look forward to sharing our opinions on books!

Merry Christmas!

Stacy wrote: "Merry Christmas Le_Fino!!!!"
Same to you Stacy!

Merry Christmas Le_Fino!!!!

Thanks Samra - I wish you the same and more!

Hi le-fino
I hope you have a joyous and peacful time with lots of love and laughter surrounding you!
Merry Christmas...

that is one amazing and awesome christmas tree Denisa! Thanks!

Have the best Christmas ever and the most incredible gifts!
And hope your Christmas Tree looks like this one!

Marry Christmas! XXX

Thanks for the friendvite! Can't wait to chat books! :)

Thanks for the friend invite, Le_Fino! I look forward to chatting books with you. Just FYI...My GR notifications suck, so please pm me if you have anything that I'm not responding to ;). Jenny

Hello!! Nice to meet you and thanks for the add.
See you around GR! Have a great week!

Hi Michael! Thanks for the request. We don't have a lot of books in common, but I noticed that you also enjoyed The Godfather. It's one of my favorite stories. Loved it.

Happy readings and see you around GR. :D

Thanks for the friendvite! Looking forward to discussing books! I must say you have quite an impressive collection yourself, I will be picking it apart in the days to come to find some more goodies for myself :)

Greetings - and thanks for the friend request. Yours in literature.

Woot Woot we are friend :DDD Thanks for the invite and although we may not have a huge amount of books to sahre..we do have the love of reading and I look forward to chatting and seeing what you are up to :DD
Wendy'sThoughts

Hi! Thank you for the friendvite, I don't know how we cross roads but welcome!

Hi!!! Thanks for the friend-vite!

Thanks for the friend-vite!

Thank you le_fino for the Friend request!
Enjoy your weekend!

Thanks to all of you for accepting :)
Kate, Meep, Liz, Jacob, Josy, Alondra and Suzanne!

Hello there,

Thanks for the friendvite. Have a lovely weekend & happy reading

Thanks for the friend-req nice to meet you :)