01 Apr 08
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I recently read "Cider with Rosie" by Laurie Lee which, although autobiographical, was fantastic! So I'm now plowing my way through "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" by James Joyce, another fascinating book which I thought would be in the same vain. It's not, but it's still excellent.
"Goodbye, Mr Chips" by James Hilton is another of my favourites. It's relativly short (just over 100 pages, I believe) and it makes me smile, which is always nice. 🙂
02 Apr 08
Originally posted by rbmorrisI know why the caged bird sings - Maya Angelou
Not necessarily your absolute all-time favorite or anything. Sometimes that can be hard to pin down. But, if you had to name a book that really moved you...a book you consider a work of inspired creative genius...what would it be?
Here's one of my picks:
"Hunger", by Knut Hamsun
http://www.amazon.com/Hunger-Novel-Knut-Hamsun/dp/0374525285
Gunslinger series - Stephen King
I know this much is true - Wally Lamb
Time traveler's wife - Audrey Niffennegger
Pride and prejudice - Jane Austen
Fountainhead - Ayn Rand
Tom Sawyer - Mark Twain
Many more....
02 Apr 08
Originally posted by NordlysIt's on mine too. I was in the book store yesterday with the intent to buy it but forgot to write the title/author down. For some reason I kept thinking it was called 'Shampoo'. 😞
I like hopscotch, too!
Oh, you mean the book... That actually sounds very interesting. I'll put it on my "to read" list.
Favourites for me include:
Gravity's Rainbow by Pynchon for its pure mindf--k capabilities
The Great Gatsby by Fitzgerald and The Catcher in the Rye by Salinger for the lessons they continue to teach
Jimmy Corrigan by Chris Ware for its tragic sadness in an unappreciated medium, and
American Tabloid by James Ellroy for being the best hard-biting crime story ever written.
