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Added by Dragon Knight on 17 Apr 2012 06:14
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30 days 30 books

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~The best book you've read last year (2011)~
People who added this item 203 Average listal rating (124 ratings) 8.7 IMDB Rating 0
The Lord of the Rings - J.R.R. Tolkien
~Favorite book series~
Lord of the Rings


Millenium Trilogy

~A book series I want to read~
A Song of Ice and Fire


The Dark Tower

People who added this item 472 Average listal rating (283 ratings) 8.2 IMDB Rating 0
The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkien
~A book that makes me really happy~
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~A book that makes me really sad~
People who added this item 9 Average listal rating (3 ratings) 7.3 IMDB Rating 0
A Farewell To Arms - Ernest Hemingway
~A book that made me cry~
~A book I couldn't put down~
~A book that is a guilty pleasure~
People who added this item 15 Average listal rating (6 ratings) 8.5 IMDB Rating 0
~Favorite Greek author book~
~Favorite movie based on a great book~
~I looked movie, I want to read a book~
People who added this item 19 Average listal rating (9 ratings) 7.2 IMDB Rating 0
~Excellent book, disappointing movie~
People who added this item 710 Average listal rating (560 ratings) 8.6 IMDB Rating 0
~Favorite book from my favorite author~
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People who added this item 406 Average listal rating (230 ratings) 8.4 IMDB Rating 0
Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
~I want to read all of this author~
Fyodor Dostoevsky
People who added this item 133 Average listal rating (60 ratings) 8.4 IMDB Rating 0
The Idiot - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
~Favorite classic book~
People who added this item 1 Average listal rating (1 ratings) 8 IMDB Rating 0
Complete Poems of Cavafy - Constantine Cavafy,C. P. Cavafy
~Favorite poem or collection of poetry~
~(Ιθάκη)Ithaque by C P Cavafy~

Σα βγεις στον πηγαιμό για την Ιθάκη,
να εύχεσαι νάναι μακρύς ο δρόμος,
γεμάτος περιπέτειες, γεμάτος γνώσεις.
Τους Λαιστρυγόνας και τους Κύκλωπας,
τον θυμωμένο Ποσειδώνα μη φοβάσαι,
τέτοια στον δρόμο σου ποτέ σου δεν θα βρεις,
αν μέν’ η σκέψις σου υψηλή, αν εκλεκτή
συγκίνησις το πνεύμα και το σώμα σου αγγίζει.
Τους Λαιστρυγόνας και τους Κύκλωπας,
τον άγριο Ποσειδώνα δεν θα συναντήσεις,
αν δεν τους κουβανείς μες στην ψυχή σου,
αν η ψυχή σου δεν τους στήνει εμπρός σου.

Να εύχεσαι νάναι μακρύς ο δρόμος.
Πολλά τα καλοκαιρινά πρωιά να είναι
που με τι ευχαρίστησι, με τι χαρά
θα μπαίνεις σε λιμένας πρωτοειδωμένους·
να σταματήσεις σ’ εμπορεία Φοινικικά,
και τες καλές πραγμάτειες ν’ αποκτήσεις,
σεντέφια και κοράλλια, κεχριμπάρια κ’ έβενους,
και ηδονικά μυρωδικά κάθε λογής,
όσο μπορείς πιο άφθονα ηδονικά μυρωδικά·
σε πόλεις Aιγυπτιακές πολλές να πας,
να μάθεις και να μάθεις απ’ τους σπουδασμένους.

Πάντα στον νου σου νάχεις την Ιθάκη.
Το φθάσιμον εκεί είν’ ο προορισμός σου.
Aλλά μη βιάζεις το ταξείδι διόλου.
Καλλίτερα χρόνια πολλά να διαρκέσει·
και γέρος πια ν’ αράξεις στο νησί,
πλούσιος με όσα κέρδισες στον δρόμο,
μη προσδοκώντας πλούτη να σε δώσει η Ιθάκη.

Η Ιθάκη σ’ έδωσε τ’ ωραίο ταξείδι.
Χωρίς αυτήν δεν θάβγαινες στον δρόμο.
Άλλα δεν έχει να σε δώσει πια.

Κι αν πτωχική την βρεις, η Ιθάκη δεν σε γέλασε.
Έτσι σοφός που έγινες, με τόση πείρα,
ήδη θα το κατάλαβες η Ιθάκες τι σημαίνουν


Translation:

When you set out on your journey to Ithaca,
pray that the road is long,
full of adventure, full of knowledge.
The Lestrygonians and the Cyclops,
the angry Poseidon -- do not fear them:
You will never find such as these on your path,
if your thoughts remain lofty, if a fine
emotion touches your spirit and your body.
The Lestrygonians and the Cyclops,
the fierce Poseidon you will never encounter,
if you do not carry them within your soul,
if your soul does not set them up before you.

Pray that the road is long.
That the summer mornings are many, when,
with such pleasure, with such joy
you will enter ports seen for the first time;
stop at Phoenician markets,
and purchase fine merchandise,
mother-of-pearl and coral, amber and ebony,
and sensual perfumes of all kinds,
as many sensual perfumes as you can;
visit many Egyptian cities,
to learn and learn from scholars.

Always keep Ithaca in your mind.
To arrive there is your ultimate goal.
But do not hurry the voyage at all.
It is better to let it last for many years;
and to anchor at the island when you are old,
rich with all you have gained on the way,
not expecting that Ithaca will offer you riches.

Ithaca has given you the beautiful voyage.
Without her you would have never set out on the road.
She has nothing more to give you.

And if you find her poor, Ithaca has not deceived you.
Wise as you have become, with so much experience,
you must already have understood what Ithacas mean.
~A great book written by a celeb (autobiography)~
People who added this item 3 Average listal rating (2 ratings) 10 IMDB Rating 0
Little Miss Magic - Roger Hargreaves
~A book from my childhood~
People who added this item 24 Average listal rating (15 ratings) 8.2 IMDB Rating 0
'Salem's Lot - Stephen King
~Favorite ending~
~Favorite plot twisting~
People who added this item 6 Average listal rating (4 ratings) 8.5 IMDB Rating 0
Clockwork Orange. - Anthony Burgess
~Favorite male character~
-Alex DeLarge-
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~Favorite female character~
-Lisbeth Salander-
People who added this item 1043 Average listal rating (972 ratings) 8.3 IMDB Rating 0
1984 - George Orwell
~A book that changed my opinion about something~
It changed my oppinion on politics...
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~I'm reading right now~
Dragon Knight's rating:
People who added this item 118 Average listal rating (66 ratings) 7.9 IMDB Rating 0
~Favorite comic~
People who added this item 375 Average listal rating (214 ratings) 8.4 IMDB Rating 0
Pride And Prejudice - Jane Austen
~A book that I hate~
People who added this item 48 Average listal rating (31 ratings) 7.4 IMDB Rating 0
The Gambler - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
~A book that no one would expect I love~
People who added this item 82 Average listal rating (53 ratings) 8.1 IMDB Rating 0
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~Scariest book~
People who added this item 39 Average listal rating (13 ratings) 8.2 IMDB Rating 0
The Children of Húrin - J.R.R. Tolkien
~The only book I own for a long time and I didn't read it yet~
~The best book of all time~

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