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« on: May 13, 2006, 01:34:52 PM » |
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I'm a sucker for classics. my latest ones read...
Oliver Twist - was great! (most anything Dickens is superb)
Count of Monte Cristo - rivetting
Robinson Curusoe - I could Not put it down!!!
Lets talk Classics!
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« Reply #1 on: May 13, 2006, 06:34:16 PM » |
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Would you consider Lord of the Rings a classic?
also read "39 steps" and "Johnothan Livingston Seagull"
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« Reply #2 on: May 13, 2006, 11:03:26 PM » |
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meh?
I was trying to refer to books that have stood the test of time from 1600-1800's.
Yes, Lord of the rings will be classic..(if its not already)
Traditional Classics here! (usually of the non-sci-fi, fantasy kind)
I have read a bunch!
Thats why I'm so goddamned smart! they are great education..
My favorite is Steinbeck, but I wouldn't consider him classic yet; but he will be. I've read every one of his books!
Pure Literary Genius...
Again, I am also partial to Dickens.
Hard Times and A Tale of Two Cities are great!!!
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times"
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« Reply #3 on: May 13, 2006, 11:08:32 PM » |
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Robinson Crusoe; yes, good read. Illiad & Odyssey by Homer (hah...a little out of range eh?!  ) Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain We by Charles Lindberg(sp) Uh...can we scrap the date range? Pleaeaease?  |
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« Reply #4 on: May 14, 2006, 01:07:10 AM » |
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Uh...can we scrap the date range? Pleaeaease? yessir. from 5th century BC to 1900  |
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« Reply #5 on: May 14, 2006, 03:49:03 AM » |
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I love everything from Edgar Allan Poe:
"the all of the house of usher"
"the pit and the pendulum"
"the tell-tale heart"
to name a few. I have a collection called - "Tales of Mystery and Imagination". It's well worn, I can open it on any page and be into the story and just read a couple of pages.
His works rocks!
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« Reply #6 on: May 14, 2006, 04:30:18 AM » |
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"the tell-tale heart"
His works rocks!
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« Reply #7 on: May 14, 2006, 11:12:11 AM » |
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The Time Machine - H G Wells.
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« Reply #8 on: May 14, 2006, 12:09:53 PM » |
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Martian Chronicles, I Sing the Body Electric, Something Wicked This Way Comes & of course Fahrenheit 451. Gotta love yer Bradbury. A side note on these books and others I may mention; I remember very little about them other than I read them & liked them. Couldn't tell you a single characters name to save my life.  |
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« Reply #9 on: May 14, 2006, 05:09:10 PM » |
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Couldn't tell you a single characters name to save my life. Not even in Robinson Crusoe??  |
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« Reply #10 on: May 15, 2006, 11:57:14 PM » |
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Couldn't tell you a single characters name to save my life. Not even in Robinson Crusoe?? Tough one...uhm...Saturday? |
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« Reply #11 on: May 18, 2006, 01:52:33 AM » |
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Has anyone ever read? Humphry Clinker - by Tobias Smollett. I picked it up at a used book store, and it took me a little while to finish. It was a random old book I decided to read. He was Scottish, and the book was written in the 1700's. Anyone heard of this guy, read any of his books?? It was decent. A bit mirthful and humorous. It was a nice portrait of what life was like back then. |
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« Reply #12 on: May 19, 2006, 08:27:26 PM » |
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Dune - Frank Herbert
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« Reply #13 on: May 23, 2006, 12:53:22 PM » |
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Dune - Frank Herbert
Do you remember anything/characters in it Turtle? Heart of Darkness -- Joseph Conrad was a nice little read. kinda' spooky... |
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« Reply #14 on: May 23, 2006, 12:57:51 PM » |
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Eon - Greg Bear. Obscure SciFi classic! |
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