1. Laugh: Pride and Prejudice
2. Cry: Bag of Bones, by Stephen King; 1984
3. Outraged: Brave New World
4. Reconsider your perceptions: Thus Spake Zarathustra, The Human Comedy, Candide
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1. Laugh: Pride and Prejudice
2. Cry: Bag of Bones, by Stephen King; 1984
3. Outraged: Brave New World
4. Reconsider your perceptions: Thus Spake Zarathustra, The Human Comedy, Candide
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Let me start.
Pride and Prejudice would be better off being called A Story of Obsessing about Marriage.
Well, as a student of Japanese literature, I can't really distinguish between books I like to read and book I have to read, since they're one and the same. However, my favorite Japanese novels would...
First, poetry is not so sensitive that it can be trivialized by making poems out of everyday experience.
Secondly, haiku is not so rigid as you might think. Sure, the great masters--Basho, Issa,...
I don't know if you've noticed, but somewhere along the way a discussion of the Beats has become a discussion on the beets. Somehow, I don't think that's a euphemism.
As a specialist in early modern literature, I like Renaissance and Romantic literature, along with a purely amateurish interest in ancient literature.
How about the last scene of Father Goriot? Eugene de Rastignac: "Henceforth, there is war between us." One of the most poignant statements ever made.
Precisely the kind of statement one would expect from someone who views poetry as a fashion or a trend, something that dies as time passes.
Listen:
--nj.com
--Granta
How about Winston Smith realizing he loved Big Brother? That's as good a moment as any.
Have you read the book on which they made the movie The Other Boleyn Girl? It's by Philippa Gregory, I think. Same title.
Nice...one of my all-time favorites.
I totally agree! :cheers2:
Try Maxim Gorky; he's a great propagandist for the cause. You could also try The Rise and Fall of Communism; it's a great study on why communism failed.
It's interesting that you should quote Milosz, as I was just reading about his Captive Minds in the New York Review of Books blog. A link, if you wanna follow it.
Wow, that is really nice. But then, we Bongs have always had the poetic knack :smile5:.
WOW.
Nothing else to say. Just a resounding
WOW.
I don't know if this is an LOL moment or not, but right now I've got a Google-sponsored ad on the top of this page that goes: 'Learn to Earn from your Writing. Order Free Details or Enrol Today! '...
Oh, there're several. Far too many to count, really.
Very good imagery, just like Bardo's pointed out above. Excellent work...maybe even brilliant. You'd make a very good Imagist or Cubist, I'm sure.
You are a great poet, Muse, but dare I say you've outdone yourself with this one? Excellent post-industrial dystopianism! Well done!
I'm planning to start one. Maybe you can give me tips on em :smile5:
Well, for me, they're the original, original classics: Iliad, Odyssey (add the 'the's yourself, please!), the Mahabharata etc.
No, and no.
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I'd hate to think Modern Library would let us down, but you could also check out Ellen Marriage's translation. It's old and in the public domain. I read her translation of Pere Goriot and found...