Glad to see you posting, Psyche and hope you can join us.
Glad to see you posting, Psyche and hope you can join us.
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"It is not that I am mad; it is only that my head is different from yours.”
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The Fall by camus
You can now vote for the book you would like to read in November.
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"It is not that I am mad; it is only that my head is different from yours.”
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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
Touched by Genius. Cursed by Madness. Blinded by Love.
The Fall is in the lead!
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"It is not that I am mad; it is only that my head is different from yours.”
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I know there is still a lot of time left, but yay The Fall
Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before. ~ Edgar Allan Poe
If I wanted to be a pain, I'd ask you why, but I'll let you off until the poll closesOriginally 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.
Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before. ~ Edgar Allan Poe
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!
As I Lay Dying is a philosphical novel?
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.
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!)
Last edited by Michael T; 10-23-2009 at 08:13 AM.
We had one month of nomination period. If you had raised your objections then, it would have been productive.I often wondered who actually travelled "first class"... So, it is you!
*takes another look at Michael*
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"It is not that I am mad; it is only that my head is different from yours.”
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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!
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 ?
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