Catcher In The Rye is my second favourite novel. I've read it four times. The only book I love more is Notes From Underground by Dostoevsky, and both books bear a lot of parallels. To me, Catch In The Rye is one of the most beautiful books I've ever read. I could write paragraph after paragraph on it lolOriginally Posted by Jean
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I liked Pride and Prejudice. It was funny.But Pride and Prejudice? No way.
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love Pride and Prejudice, and everything else by Austen
have read The Catcher many times too; it being wonderfully written doesn't contradict what St.Troy said
(Mattrick, LOL! we're bound to repeat this same dialog every ten years or so)
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When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
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I didn't think Holden was ignorant though. In many ways, he's far too intelligent for someone his age, which is why he's so whiny and miserable. Arrogant, sure, I'll buy that, but that's more a defense mechanism than anything. And besides, thinking you know everything is a hallmark of youth. Most kids are arrogant.
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I wonder if Holden was the first appearance (in fiction) of the cliched sullen teen for whom the world always falls short:
"The adults - they just don't get it." How adorable!
Eastasia has always taught college students to feel pride or shame according to their race.
“All morons hate it when you call them a moron.”
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“I'm quite illiterate, but I read a lot. ”
I just finished The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao and was thoroughly impressed with it. Several references to The Stand are made throughout.
Next up, The Man Without a Shadow by Joyce Carol Oates.
I love Dickens. He was quite a storyteller. I'm sure you know that he released Bleak House as a serial somewhat like The Green Mile.
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Jane Eyre is one of those classics that I ended up enjoying way more than I expected going into it. I've not read anything else by Charlotte Bronte though.quiteI guess there are a lot of classics that most people hate. I mean, don't you guys think it's fair to say that more than 50% of classics are overrated?
Getting through The Scarlett Letter was excruciating, and I found Wuthering Heights ridiculous. Think I like most of the other stuff I've read, though; definitely adore Jane Eyre - don't know if it is considered a classic, however.
The Scarlett letter was excriciating.
I guess I'm one of those people that, even if a King book isn't amazing, I still enjoy reading it because it's comforting to read anything King. With that said, if you couldn't get through Mr. Mercedes, you may not enjoy Finders Keepers. I can't speak for End of Watch though, since I've been saving it on my shelf for a while.
And I've gotta agree with you about the ending of Revival. That was one of the most disappointing endings ever.
Why?!
Already finished The Old Man and the Sea. I loved it. Probably gonna start up Moby Dick next. The Scarlet Letter and The Grapes of Wrath are also on tap for upcoming reads.
Moby Dick is easily one the best books I've ever read. It was a failure upon publication and only achieved classic status after Melville's death. Sad.
The Grapes of Wraith is a spectacular read as well.
Jean, I'm going to go out on a limb and say that even if you end up not enjoying King's writing style in Finder's Keepers, you will enjoy the plot and the story's overall focus on the importance and power of reading and books.
Theli, The Grapes of Wrath! That's another one that felt like a punishment. In 9th grade we could either choose between Of Mice and Men or, if we wanted extra credit, The Grapes of Wrath (since it is much, much longer). I chose The Grapes of Wrath and endured Steinbeck spending pages writing about a turtle crossing the road.
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I've read Steinbeck before though and love his style. You never know if you picked it up now you might like it more.
Melville I've never read, and I'll be reading Moby Dick with an open mind.
The Turtle is a celebrated passage. I haven't even read Grapes of Wrath yet but I've read The Turtle. Steinbeck is a beast. Only thing from him I've read I wasn't a fan of was The Moon Is Down, and it started and ended great, but the middle was missing something. East of Eden is one of the greatest novels ever written. Cannery Row was funny and heartbreaking. Of Mice and Men is a classic. The Red Pony was solid.
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Because the imagery is beautiful, the characters are solid, the themes are heavy, the content is dark, and I have a deep appreciation for novels which were so psychologically accurate before psychology was even a science. And the puritan time period is fascinating to me. I'm actually looking forward to reading it again. It's got pretty much everything I like in a novel.Why?!
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Tim Lebbon - Desolation. A Leisure paperback, before the media tie-ins, before novelizations, before urban fantasy. Lebbon at his best.
Harry Harrison - Deathworld
American Gods. Neil Gamain
28 in 23 (?)!!!!
63 in '23!!!!!!!!!!
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The Houston Astros cheated Major League Baseball from 2017-18!!!! Is that how we teach our kids to play the game now?????
I absolutely loved Revival, well up until the end like you. I didn't care for either Mr. Mercedes or Finders Keepers. Actually I can't even remember anything about the latter, that's how much of an impact it made on me... And I have zero desire to read the last one.
I love Jane Austen, but I will admit, I didn't really care for that one. I don't know how that one became the popular one, because she has much better books. Basically every book she's written is superior to Pride & Prejudice.But Pride and Prejudice? No way.
Only the gentle are ever really strong.
I think my personal favorite is Northanger Abbey
Ask not what bears can do for you, but what you can do for bears. (razz)
When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
bears are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
have only just found out that there's also a collection (The Bazaar of Bad Dreams) that I missed
what are everyone's impressions? I'll probably try this one if I can find it
Ask not what bears can do for you, but what you can do for bears. (razz)
When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
bears are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
such a great book. I cant wait for the tv adaptation
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That one and Persuasion are my favorites. Followed by Mansfield Park and Sense & Sensibility.
Only the gentle are ever really strong.
It's King's short fiction, he always nails it, in my opinion, and this one has some great straight fiction pieces like Batman and Robin Have an Altercation.
I liked the shorts I'd read from it, though admittedly I have not read the full thing.
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