I'm currently reading Love Among the Cannibals by Wright Morris.
"Preoccupied with a single leaf, you won’t see the tree. Preoccupied with a single tree, you’ll miss the entire forest. Don't be preoccupied with a single spot. See everything in its entirety...effortlessly. That is what it means...to truly "see." "
@ApostateMage ahh yes great trilogy. My favorite Star Wars book is a stand alone, called Scoundrels. It's basically oceans 11 with Han solo.
I'm currently reading Godsgrave by Jay Kristoff. It's book 2 in a trilogy. It's fantastic. The main character reminds me of Arya Stark in Game of Thrones. Kristoff is great world builder.
I'm finally reading for the first time something from Philip Roth: I opted for the "nemesis series": Everyman (2006), Indignation (2008), The Humbling (2009) and Nemesis (2010).
I'm sure I'll love them and that will mean I'll read at least other 10 of his novels...
@andreoni79 He's said to be one of the great American novelists, as listed by Harold Bloom, who also wrote The Western Canon. The other American writers he listed were Cormac McCarthy, Don DeLilo and Thomas Pynchon.
I just finished Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad and have moved on to Beyond Good and Evil by Nietzsche, fascinating read, thus far.
"Preoccupied with a single leaf, you won’t see the tree. Preoccupied with a single tree, you’ll miss the entire forest. Don't be preoccupied with a single spot. See everything in its entirety...effortlessly. That is what it means...to truly "see." "
"Preoccupied with a single leaf, you won’t see the tree. Preoccupied with a single tree, you’ll miss the entire forest. Don't be preoccupied with a single spot. See everything in its entirety...effortlessly. That is what it means...to truly "see." "
@nessisonett Did you read 1984 by George Orwell? You might like that as well.
"Preoccupied with a single leaf, you won’t see the tree. Preoccupied with a single tree, you’ll miss the entire forest. Don't be preoccupied with a single spot. See everything in its entirety...effortlessly. That is what it means...to truly "see." "
@Draco_V_Ecliptic Oh yeah that’s a classic. Orwell’s essays are brilliant and timely as well, his political writings are really quite modern. I’d highly recommend Homage to Catalonia, the Spanish Civil War is a period of history swept under the carpet and his accounts are a fascinating read.
Just finished Conrad's rather unfortunately titled ' Narcissus' book, I found it a great sea-worthy yarn, despite all the offensive material which was commonplace at the time. Given the times we are living in ,though, I think it is important to recognize that in that book and Heart of Darkness, it is those who deemed themselves superior in society at the time, that are the ones who Conrad demonizes.
"Preoccupied with a single leaf, you won’t see the tree. Preoccupied with a single tree, you’ll miss the entire forest. Don't be preoccupied with a single spot. See everything in its entirety...effortlessly. That is what it means...to truly "see." "
I am now reading The Lost Estate (Le Grand Meaulnes) by Alan Fournier. Charming ,so far.
"Preoccupied with a single leaf, you won’t see the tree. Preoccupied with a single tree, you’ll miss the entire forest. Don't be preoccupied with a single spot. See everything in its entirety...effortlessly. That is what it means...to truly "see." "
I read Lolita because it’s a ‘landmark book’. That’s not a fun book to read, fascinating in terms of its portrayal of obsession but jeez, you really feel sleazy just reading it.
@nessisonett The worst “iconic” book I ever read was Moby Dick.
I seem to recall there’s about 20 pages dedicated to the different anatomy of whale species. It is painfully long and I had to go and read a 100 word synopsis to figure out what the hell it was all about.
@Thrillho My sister said the same about Moby Dick, funnily enough. She’s literally got a masters in English Lit and yet bounced right off that one. If I hear one more person say ‘but the whale is a metaphor!’...
Worst "iconic book" I had to read was either Life of Pi or The Alchemist. Both of them had dreadful pacing and didn't really capture my interest until about 200 pages in and by that time it was already beginning to wrap up. The main plot of Pi doesn't even start until like more than halfway in. Better yet I had to read both for analysis in Grade 11 English class
@TheFrenchiestFry Oof, I got Sunset Song as my Higher English book. Now that was the most boring novel I’ve ever read. Pages upon pages of ‘bringing in the harvest’, a dodgy love triangle and a completely unlikeable main character. And incest, for some reason. At least we always got a Shakespeare a year, they were interesting!
I am also in a select minority that thinks 1984 is a bit rubbish. It’s undoubtedly a great idea and has some memorable ideas/lines but isn’t actually that good a book.
I do intend to re-read it at some point to see if I still feel this way.
@nessisonett There's only so many times I can be reminded of Romeo & Juliet's significance in creating the template for all future love stories before I just want to move on to something else lol
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