I'm trying to choose very carefully, so I'll only list the three right now that I know I'll never change my mind about.
The Brothers Karamazov - Dostoevsky
The Portrait of a Lady - James
Moby-Dick - Melville
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I'm trying to choose very carefully, so I'll only list the three right now that I know I'll never change my mind about.
The Brothers Karamazov - Dostoevsky
The Portrait of a Lady - James
Moby-Dick - Melville
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Originally Posted by Jamesian
:D When I started reading Portrait of a Lady two weeks ago I thought about you.
The Moon and Sixpence - Maugham
The Great Gatsby - Scott Fitzgerald
Bel Ami - Maupassant
Buddenbrooks - Mann
L'assommoir - Zola
1. To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee
2. A Tale of Two Cities
3. Les Miserables - Victor Hugo
4. Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkien
5. The Know-It-All - AJ Jacobs :D
Yay, I wondered if I was going to be the only one who chose L'Assomoir. :thumbs_upQuote:
Originally Posted by Brian Bean
The great Gatsby-Francis Scott Fitzgerald
The sun also rises-Ernest Hemingway
The Dharma bums-John Louis Kerouac
The catcher in the rye-Jerome David Salinger
A confederacy of dunces-John Kennedy Toole
Out of pure respect, I include the following:
Fear & loathing in Las Vegas- Hunter Steadman Thompson
Breakfast of champions-Kurt Vonnegut
Big two-hearted river parts 1&2-Ernest Hemingway (form the Nick Adams stories)
To kill a mockingbird-Nelle Harper Lee
Fight club-Chuck Palhanuik
Feel free to comment...
Hehe glad to see at least one other person went for Catcher In The Rye
All American literature? Do you mostly keep only to America or do you just prefer American novels among those you've read?Quote:
Originally Posted by thedharmabum
The S in Hunter S Thompson stands for Stockton not SteadmanQuote:
Originally Posted by thedharmabum
I think you're getting confused with Ralph Steadman :D
Actually have become more of an American literature fan over the years and years of reading.
As for the HST mistake,
I stand corrected it is Stockton and not Steadman
How many of you knew that J.D. Salinger's name was Jerome David?
Of all the great novels that Zola wrote, L'assommoir is his masterpiece; just as Buddenbrooks is Thomas Mann's. If they don't touch your heart, then you haven't got one.Quote:
Originally Posted by wessexgirl
It could be the start World War ThreeQuote:
Originally Posted by kilted exile
I agree about Zola. I think some people misunderstand him, with all the social observation/experimentation he was aiming for with his realism. The clear-eyed observer of society may tell it how it is, but as you say, if he doesn't move you, you must be made of stone. I'm collecting all his Rougon-Macquart novels. I haven't read Mann, but I was considering reading Death in Venice recently. Too many books, not enough time...:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Brian Bean
I have read most of the Rougon-Macquart series and I enjoyed all of them, as they contain some of the finest writing in French literature. An interesting point about them is that each book, although an integral part of the series,Quote:
Originally Posted by wessexgirl
is able to stand alone. If you enjoy them as much as I did, you have much to look forward to.
As for Death in Venice, it is an excellent introduction to Thomas Mann and I can also recommend Felix Krull, which is light-hearted and very amusing.
I'm really into American literature at the moment :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Etienne