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The Fall by camus
You can now vote for the book you would like to read in November.
I voted Thus Spake Zarathustra, but I really liked Steppenwolf too and will like to read As I Lay Dying, so any of those tree would be great :D
The Fall is in the lead! :D
I know there is still a lot of time left, but yay The Fall
If I wanted to be a pain, I'd ask you why, but I'll let you off until the poll closes :D. I like Camus, and my favorite Camus novel is The Plague, and if he holds his lead I'll probably join in, though I think The Fall is the weakest of his major works (I recall some passages) but my mental cannons protest that existentialism is sooooooo yesterday:yawnb:Quote:
Originally Posted by Dark Muse
hehe the answer is quite simple, I read The Stranger and Loved it, at want to read more of his works, and The Fall I just happen to have in poesision. It was also my own nomination and the books I nominate usually never win.
I was really looking forward to people reading Zen And The Art of Motorcycle maintenance, but if it doesn't make the grade The Fall sounds quite an interesting read!
You've got to be kidding. then so is The Grapes of Wrath. Black humor, but not philosophical.
I purchased my copy of The Fall from a second hand bookshop today. :banana:
It's only just over a hundred pages so shouldn't take very long to read. I was hoping it would be more substantial than that because I'm travelling by rail to York and back next week via London. I guess I'll have to find another book to take along with it!
(I'm hoping the downbeat existentialism doesn't make me want to jump off the train... First class and free coffee should help!) :p
We had one month of nomination period. If you had raised your objections then, it would have been productive.Quote:
Originally Posted by dfloyd
I often wondered who actually travelled "first class"... So, it is you!Quote:
Originally Posted by Michael T
*takes another look at Michael*
I've only ever read Camus in the original French, I guess I'll give it a go in English.
Sorry to disappoint you Scher. The rail tickets were supplied courtesy of my highflying sister-in-law… perks of the job I believe. I’ll be the one fighting with the waiter for custody of the coffee jug and stuffing packets of biscuits in my pockets whilst Alexandra pins him down on the floor! :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Scheherazade
I have wanted to read more from Camus after I read his play Caligula last year. Both The Stranger and The Plague are "appealing" titles, and I haven't known about The Fall until I saw this forum. However, I have no background to philosophy. Should I read more introductory work on philosophy before I try Camus, or any of the texts in this poll ?