Molly, Malone Dies, Unnamable- Samuel Beckett
Invisible Man- Ralph Ellison
Finnegans Wake- James Joyce
Atlas Shrugged- Ayn Rand
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Molly, Malone Dies, Unnamable- Samuel Beckett
Invisible Man- Ralph Ellison
Finnegans Wake- James Joyce
Atlas Shrugged- Ayn Rand
To NickAdams: Are you sure you are ready for Finnegans Wake. I don't say this because I am. I got to Ulysses and then tried FW but soon mired down. When Joyce finished that particular work, he said something like...that will keep the critics busy for ten or twenty years. Try 60 to 100. Stream of Consciousness in the EXTREME. Good luck. quasimodo1
NickAdams: Molly, Malone Dies, Unnamable- Samuel Beckett
enjoy! I'm finishing Unnamable at the moment.
Well, NickAdams is not a critic, Joyce had to know that. :D
I'm far from ready. I saw it for six dollars and never pass a deal. I want to read the work in progress essays first.Quote:
Originally Posted by quasimodo1
Keep an eye out on a discussion thread. After reading Godot, I'm sure this will be something to talk about.Quote:
Originally Posted by Julian Koller
I think he mentions me in the book.;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Turk
The Videonight in Kathmandu
A travelougue of south-east asia by Pico Iyer.
avesta by real zaradhoustra
I agree. I currently have seven sitting on my book shelf, and they look beaaaautiful.Quote:
Originally Posted by Julian Koller
The last books I bought were;
Five Plays - Chekhov
The Best Stories of Dostoevsky
The other day, I hit the jackpot, so to speak, at a library book sale. For .50 cents each I bought the following books: The Tres Riches Heures of Jean, Duke of Berry, Pliny the Elder Historical Naturalis, A Medieval Miscellany, and William Blake Selected Engravings (All of which are color reproductions of medieval text and artwork-- with the exception of the Blake book).
Needless to say, I was pleased with my $2.00 purchase and actually felt somewhat guilty later, as though I had shoplifted the items!
Ptolemy's Gate -- Jonathan Stroud
Just ordered Nam-A-Rama by Phillip Jennings along with some DVDs. I had picked up this book various times at the local Borders. But was uncertain if the author was simply just aping Vonnegut, Heller, Burgess, etc.
However, he is receiving plenty of rave and looks to be a good buy. Depending how much I appreciate this book will determine if I purchase the semi-sequel Goodbye Mexico Jennings recently released. Both stories are interesting and hopefully quite hilarious.
www.phillipedwardjennings.com
The entire Little House series by Laura Ingalls Wilder
A Supposedly Funny Thing I'll Never Do Again - David Foster Wallace
Cages of Glass, Flowers of Time. I read it once years ago, and I simply have to read it again.
"To thine own self be true" Shakespeare
I think that the last book I bought was Candide by Voltaire...and another book that had a collection of stories by Fyodor Dostoevsky.