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I'm going to give it another go. You never know.

By the way, there is no doubt in my mind that, to Dickens, Steerforth is a villain. At least in my opinion, he's not a tragic figure, but a pleasure-hound whose passions led to his demise. That said...

Interesting topic.
To me Steerforth is interesting inasmuch as he gives us insight into the crooked part of our own nature. What makes him tick? Pleasure; specifically, two types of pleasure: carnal...

I am by no means a disciple of Schopenhauer, but this quote of his concerning writing is golden:
"It would generally serve writers in good stead if they would see that, while a man should, if...

I had the exact same experience years ago. I had heard Dickens this and Dickens that; so I picked up Oliver Twist. The first couple of chapters bored me almost to tears: I had to stop. Years later I...

One solid writing tip I learned from The Elements of Style (which every aspiring writer should read, along with Revising Prose) was that, in general, concrete details are a good thing. For example,...

And I quote:
"...thnthnthn.

Chips, picking chips off rocky thumbnail, chips. Horrid! And gold flushed more.

A husky fifenote blew.

Blew. Blue bloom is on the

Gold pinnacled hair.

My favorite is David Copperfield. I deeply enjoyed and savored every golden moment of it. To me it is a masterpiece of humanity that, through so many endearing characters and the things that happen...

A friend compelled me to read THE BOURNE SUPREMACY.
Well. Nightclubs are raided. Machine guns are fired. A girlfriend is captured. Plots and counter-plots are revealed (and more plots, and more...

I read that Moby Dick is generally considered one of the greatest American novels, along with Huck Finn. I read it and wasn't too thrilled. Sure, I appriciated the richness and excellency of the...

Ciao.
For many moons I've been looking for a good lit forum with people like me who love to read and discuss books. So this is very exciting.
I don't have any favorite author: I haven't read...

Greetings. I just found this site. I've been looking for a lit-discussion site for a long time, so this is exciting.
It's a far, far better thing I do than I have ever done; it's a far far better...