Never read Lawrence, but I'm curious why.Originally Posted by Black Flag
Never read Lawrence, but I'm curious why.
i hate all comercial literature of this century... its incredible the editors can publish something else..
The 21 century dislike of us is the rage of Caliban seeing his own face in a broke glass.
Although I don't abhor it, I dislike the literature of this century also.
com-pas-sion (n.) [ME. & OFr. <LL. (Ec.) compassio, sympathy < compassus, pp. of compati, to feel pity < L. com-, together + pali, to suffer] sorrow for the sufferings or trouble of another or others, accompanied by an urge to help; deep sympathy; pity
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Lawrence's depiction of the romantic relationships between his male and female characters is near sickening. The men are wussies and the women controling. Much like today, in fact, which I abhor.
But you should read Lawrence for yourself. Try Sons and Lovers.
"Friends stab you in the front" --Oscar Wilde
Perhaps, although I have many other priorities for the moment. Just got my hands on Bely's Petersburg, for example
the thread is based on negativity and will engender indulgence of the worst kind as is evident in this idiots reply
The Scarlet Letter. I'll admit I didn't finish it, but I couldn't stand the book.
"Everytime I look in your eyes, everyday I'm watching you die."
It's nice to see that so many others hate Conrad as much as I do. The Heart of Darkness was torture for me to read. Basically I don't like anything that insults my ladyship. For instance, I don't like hunting stories, I guess that's why I hate Faulkner so much. And Animal Farm was THE most insulting thing I was made to read as a student. I don't care about life from a pigs perspective, and yes I know it has a deeper meaning but come on - it's a stinking pig. The first page of the book made me want to jump in an ocean of perfume.
And, thus dies open-mindedness.
How do hunting story insult one's 'ladyship' per se? I've known plenty of women who loved going hunting and reading hunting stories.
what is Her Ladyship doing here on Litnet ? Send her back to Bebo..
I hope some of you realize that it's ok to have an opinion. In fact, I'm sure all of your favorite authors had very strong opinions - strong opinons about ideas, other authors, and books.
Live a little.
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Last edited by papayahed; 12-01-2007 at 09:24 AM.
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I can understand your comments about Faulkner and Conrad, but this comment about Animal Farm seems odd. Apparently you don't like swine. Is that hatred based on some childhood experience, religious preference, or what. Swine are not naturally dirty or smelly. They gain those conditions from the conditions in which they are usually kept. Using swine as allegorical characters amplified the allegory; although it also made it so transparent that it become pointless by the end of the book.
No it's not. People have the right to criticise a book and when a book is bad then someone needs to point it out. It's like modern art today, rich people keep thinking "oh this piece of art is so amazing etc etc" when it is actually just as simple as an apple or a window lol. Sometimes a ciggar is just a ciggar and a bad book is just a bad book even if someone was open minded I think they would have to be as much when judging a book.
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