This was a very busy week for me, hardly got time to read 100 or so pages. Still reading Grave Peril by Jim Butcher. Book 3 of The Dresden Files.

What about all of you, what have you been reading?

  • @nieceandtows
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    810 months ago

    I’m reading Kambaramayanam, a 12th century Tamil epic. It’s written in my mother tongue, Tamil, but the language has changed so much over centuries that I am using a guide to understand the old Tamil words and phrases and the nuances behind the verses. I’m really enjoying it so far.

    • @[email protected]OPM
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      310 months ago

      Two Tamil books in one week!

      Languages change over time, and any language that has survived for so long would have gone with many evolution.

      • @nieceandtows
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        310 months ago

        Yeah reading the book, I can see how the words from then have evolved to words from now, and it’s very rewarding when I’m able to understand a verse without any help from the guide.

        • @[email protected]OPM
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          210 months ago

          Yeah, it must be. I sometimes have trouble understanding words of current teenagers, so understanding something from 12th century must definitely be rewarding.