Gatsby is the only Fitzgerald I liked.I was not exactly bowled over by The Great Gatsby, and you can have almost all of Ernest Hemingway, thank you very much.
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Gatsby is the only Fitzgerald I liked.I was not exactly bowled over by The Great Gatsby, and you can have almost all of Ernest Hemingway, thank you very much.
As far as The Stand goes, each to their own. Jane Austen I don't get the big deal.Please don't hate me for this, but "The Stand". Yes, I consider it a "classic" but no matter how many times I've read it, I just don't get what the big deal is.
Also, all the Jane Austen stuff. I've tried reading and I end up falling asleep every time.
Who lmew? I read the Satanic Verses to see what all the hullabaloo was about. I have always felt that if they hadn't made so much fuzz over it it would have just slipped off the table unnoticed after awhile. Not anything special at all. I've read Midnights Children (that was him, right?) too but gave up after that. Other authors more worthy of my time out there.I think his books, particularly The Satanic Verses, are considered modern classics. That one is the only one I've sort of enjoyed, and The Enchantress of Florence was okay, but I haven't had much luck with others. I really thought I'd like The Ground Beneath Her Feet, too, because it's about rock and roll. No dice. I've tried that one three times and abandoned it each time
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From King I couldn't get going with Dolores Claiborne. As everyone's (everyone?) so enthusiastic about it maybe I should try again.
I got to see him speak and he was really fascinating. I am sorry that doesn't translate to his writing.Who lmew? I read the Satanic Verses to see what all the hullabaloo was about. I have always felt that if they hadn't made so much fuzz over it it would have just slipped off the table unnoticed after awhile. Not anything special at all. I've read Midnights Children (that was him, right?) too but gave up after that. Other authors more worthy of my time out there.
I'm curious DJ, did he have have security personnel present when he spoke? I was just wondering if has some sort of security entourage that travels with him. I would think he would have to.I got to see him speak and he was really fascinating. I am sorry that doesn't translate to his writing.
You know, he may have, but I didn't see them. I didn't see any people that looked like undercover cops or security. And I was sitting right in front of him about 10 rows back, so very good view. He was really funny and so interesting. I enjoyed his talk very much.I'm curious DJ, did he have have security personnel present when he spoke? I was just wondering if has some sort of security entourage that travels with him. I would think he would have to.
oh, gosh, I don't know....
GRAPES OF WRATH --
On The Road
Old Man and the Sea
Wuthering Heights
Brideshead Revisited
The Last of the Mohicans
The Scarlet Letter
Moby Dick
cAtcher in the Rye
Red Badge of Courage
Might give it another try. With some maturity, my thoughts do change.were so alike yet so different. that's what I love about this site. people can differ and yet respect each other opinions. for instance I absolutely love Old man and the sea. so much deeper than just catching a fish. I also love red badge of courage. but im totally in agreement with catcher in the rye and wuthering heights. I couldn't even finish citr. maybe I should , it might change my mind but I forced myself thru over half of it so I guess I gave it a solid try. moby dick I liked. nothing great but I liked it. last of the mohicans im with you on. ugh. the other ones I haven't read. there is an audiobook version of old man and the sea. some people said after hearing that they liked it much better. just a suggestion.
Its interesting. I actually swallowed wuthering heights whole. Thought, and still think, it was a great book. Adore her poetry too. Am not as fond of Charlotte and Anne as i am of Emily Bronte though even if i had no problems reading them. Had more problems with Jane Austen though. But my mother loved her....... But have big problems with Hemingway. Like Steinbeck and Conrad but have problems with Fitzgerald, Kerouac and Salinger.were so alike yet so different. that's what I love about this site. people can differ and yet respect each other opinions. for instance I absolutely love Old man and the sea. so much deeper than just catching a fish. I also love red badge of courage. but im totally in agreement with catcher in the rye and wuthering heights. I couldn't even finish citr. maybe I should , it might change my mind but I forced myself thru over half of it so I guess I gave it a solid try. moby dick I liked. nothing great but I liked it. last of the mohicans im with you on. ugh. the other ones I haven't read. there is an audiobook version of old man and the sea. some people said after hearing that they liked it much better. just a suggestion.
Please don't hate me for this, but "The Stand". Yes, I consider it a "classic" but no matter how many times I've read it, I just don't get what the big deal is.