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Aye, so would I.

Easily Rochester.

I like it.

If people deride that as flowery, I wonder what they make of some of Wilde's writing in TPoDG.

Out of curiousity, what do you specifically dislike about that extract?



Jesus.

Fantasy doesn't automatically equate to 'bad'.

There are some very thoughtful and genuinely creative pieces of fantasy out there. I suppose it's ironic that I find Tolkien (generally the most...

Tough...

The Great Gatsby
Wuthering Heights
Norwegian Wood
Titus Groan
A Game of Thrones

Agreed.

I find the timing of this thread ironic, considering the recent surge of quality in the genre.

I'm torn between F. Scott Fitzgerald and Mervyn Peake. Very difficult.

Why Fitzgerald? I found his prose utterly haunting. The Great Gatsby features perhaps the best concluding pages to a novel...

Agreed.

Personally, I'm a fan of Poe. Very interesting concepts floating around in the short stories that I've read from him.

I've never been a big fan of Hemingway, to be honest. I'm a fan of understatement and subtlety in fiction, but when it goes to that kind of an extreme...not my taste.

Now, Fitzgerald, on the other...

I can sympathise with those suspicions -- the wait between books has become utterly ridiculous, to be honest. Poor form from Martin.



This is an interesting question. I would argue that he has...

To be honest, I would hesitate to throw out terms such as 'deeper' and 'mature' when it comes to reading -- I'm of the opinion that there are no fixed and universal levels in this field. When you...

Keats, Byron, Shelley. Love 'em all, though.

No clue -- this is the first that I've heard of it. Hopefully it's actually good, though.

On the note of adaptations, I remember seeing a few episodes of this a while ago and being impressed.

Samuel Palmer.

He was utterly overshadowed by Turner in terms of fame, but I personally prefer his work. A very intimate and vibrant quality to 'em, especially during the Shoreham years. He was a...

I have to agree.

At the moment I'm being slightly unfair, as I've only read one of her works (Pride and Prejudice) but I got the distinct feeling that it was, at essence, just comfort food. There...

Excellent series. The anti-Tolkien in various respects, which suits me just fine, as I could never enjoy The Lord of the Rings.

I also take issue with this:



Have you read Perdido Street...

Terrible news.

The Homecoming really stuck with me -- I can still remember some scenes vividly, years later. I also really liked the concept and execution behind The Lover. He's not my favourite...