Hello little thread. Since I was pulling up the rear I was hoping you were lost for ever. Since you have been resurected, let the shame resume. I have not read Uncle Tom's Cabin although I did just pick it up from the library. I have never read anything French outside of Voltaire so that rules me out of Prost. Not sure what else I have missed, but I am sure someone will let me know.
This could be exhausting. Nein on Irvine's selections. I actually have read some of the Good Soldier Svejk. I think Dr. JOnes is thinking of something else. The GSS is a Czech book, I believe, focusing on soldiers in the Great War What was the other one? Oh Proust. Only wome of Swann's Way. Not enough. Although saying it in French -- A la Recherche Du Temps Perdu -- is really cool to say, and should entitle us all to points.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Hamlet Finnegans Wake-No The Tale of Genji-No Stranger in a Strange Land-No The Name of the Rose-Yes
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Hamlet What he said... And (perhaps obviously now) I've never read the Czech "Good Soldier Sevjk." It will be entertaining to see if "Finnegan's Wake" gets ANY points. I've read sections, and god help anyone who tries to tackle the whole thing.
One of my undergrad English profs said that if you read Finnegans Wake in less than ten years, you didn't really read it. I haven't had ten years to spare yet.
Re: Re: Hamlet As one of the resident English Majors on the site, I'd like to jump on in if there's no objections! To Kill a Mockingbird Y Pride and Prejudice N Moby Dick Y Ulysses N Gatsby Y Lolita N Great Expectations Y Anna Karenina N Don Quixote N Brave New World N Catch-22 N Invisible Man Y Iliad Y Old Mand and the Sea Y Lear N Sound and Fury N Catcher in the Rye Y Gone with the Wind N Slaughterhouse-Five N All Quiet N Crime and Punishment N 100 Yrs. N Jungle Y Grapes of Wrath N Farewell to Arms N Seven Gables N Rabbit N On the Road N Garp N Canterbury Tales Y Hobbit Y Huck Finn Y Heart of Darkness Y Call of the Wild Y Christmas Carol Y Gulliver's Travels N Oliver Twist N Beloved N Animal Farm Y Dorian Grey N Walden N Dune N Malcolm X Y Satanic Verses N Little Women Y In Cold Blood N Color Purple Y Naked Lunch N Ambassadors N Clockwork Orange N Cold Mtn. N Tropic of Cancer N Stand N Roots N Electric Kool-Aid N Fever Pitch N Lady Chatterly N War and Peace N Harry Potter N Death of a Salesman N JMac
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Hamlet What Jose and Dr. Jones both said. I have read The Name of the Rose at least 3 times, though.
This is off-topic in all kinds of ways, but has anyone here read the book that Scorsese's new film is based on? It wasn't yet written when I was doing research for my novel, but one of the leading gangs in the book and movie--the Dead Rabbits--play a prominent role in my book. Because of this, I'm wondering if I should go looking for the Gangs of NY book, or if it will just bum me out when I discover all kinds of neat things I could have used in my novel.
Not to be an A-hole, but I used the Iliad back in an early round, so I don't think it's fair game. No on Finnegan's Wake Yes on Tale of the Genji No on Stranger in a Strange Land Yes on Schweik Yes on Name of the Rose
Yeah, I noticed that after I posted it. Thought I'd added Svejk as a substitute in a subsequent post.
Current order for ROUND SIX DocJ24........Remembrance JackT Dr. Wank CJ Herr LeperK Jose C Mike K Obie Mr. Ac Asfool Peth Gringo Ghost Irvine Jacen Anybody heard from Jack Tarim lately? Also, Jacen owes us 4 more for earlier rounds. I'll post an updated full list once a few more people respond to the newcomers.
The Bible? I guess I'll go with yes, although I've not read it cover to cover. I'd say I've read enough of it at one time or another to count it as a yes.
Yeah, we'll have to get a bit generous with people responding to the Bible. Let's say if you remember reading at least the major books of the Old Test, most of the 4 Gospels, and say, Revelations...that would count.
I actually did read the bible cover to cover once. My dad gave me ten bucks to do it when I was 12. Since then, I've probably looked through all of the books again at one time or another. A fascinating but extremely cracked and wonky text.
Finnegans Wake-No The Tale of Genji-No Stranger in a Strange Land-No The Name of the Rose-No Remembrance of Things Past - No Uncle Tom's Cabin - No The Bible - I've heard plenty of bits of it, but I've never sat down and read it The Good Soldier Svejk - Began it (and it was great) but I didn't even get 1/4 of the way through.
Speaking of reading the Bible, I guess I could share my one act of cheating in college: on my "Biblical Theology" final. In my defense, it was a ridiculous class in rote memorization taught by a total pedant. Basically, he was less interested in discussing the ideas, imagery, history, etc, than in seeing if we could remember who begat who begat who, and so on. So I hid some notes under the trash can in the men's bathroom nearest our class. Took a nice long bathroom break midway, and squeaked by with a C in the class. Not proud, but not terribly penitent for it either.
The Bible? IS that fair? I'll go with yes. What exactly does "cracked and wonky" mean, Irvine. I haven't seen a post from Jack in a long time. Itr'd be nice to hear from him.
I figured it was a toss up. For fundamentalist Christians, the Bible is the Word of God, which would make it sort of non-fiction and not qualified. To many Christians, it's seen as a book of parables, which would make it spiritual fiction and thus admissable. Then there is the opinion of dear deceased Isaac Asimov, a professed Atheist and Biblical scholar, who referred to the Bible as the best science fiction novel ever written. I figured I'd toss it out there. I've read parts, and heard most of it verbally at church, but I've never read the whole thing. I'll catch up with 4 more when it's not 3:30 AM! JMac