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 Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 6:24 pm
Is there anyone here who more often reads classical literature? not that Harry Potter and Crichton are not cool or anything, I was just wondering if there were people here who preferred things like doysteovsky or hesse...
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Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 6:13 pm
On occasion, I read Charles Dickens. He's one of the very few classical authors I read on my free time. Sorry, but the diction of some classicals are just unreadable. Never got into Jane Austen, which made my English teacher cry in a corner for a few days.
However, I am thoroughly enjoying Joseph Heller's Catch-22 right now. Very interesting.
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Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2008 10:42 am
I read both modern fiction and the classics. The problem with the classics is there's a limited number of them, and once you've read the author, they're not writing any more. wink
Can I recommend a book? NightWatch by Serjei Lukyanenko (translated by Andrew Bromfield). It's a wonderful classically-feeling modern urban-magic fantasy novel. It was fabulous.
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Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 10:38 am
Yeah. razz I study Philosophy & Classics (as in ancient classics) so I read a lot of those for my course. And then other, 'modern' classics for philosophy, or just for fun.
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Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 11:21 am
Literature MA student here. I've found that I've actually slacked off on reading classics for myself since I started into college. I'm normally reading so many for class that I'd prefer lighter material for outside reading. I do kind of miss it though. I love classics and there are so many reasons why they've endured like they have. Plus it's kind of fun to be able to say I've read Moby d**k or Ullysses....
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