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I'm mostly revisiting books I read in my late teens to mid-20s Larry Send a noteboard - 30/01/2011 07:42:48 AM
I'm trying to nail down a sort of back to basics reading list for myself. I've read about half of those and know next to nothing of the others.

I plan to revisit Godot. Beckett is brilliant.

Why do you have Conrad on there? He's quite possibly the most overrated author that i have come across in the history of the English language. Wretched, stilted writing.

I'd go with the Chaucer, the Boccacio, and the Beckett.


The more experimental stuff is already spoken for, as I'll be part of a group of four (or more) group reviewing Eric Basso's prose, poetry, and dramas.

As for Conrad, you might need to live a bit more in order to understand. He was much better for me in my mid-30s than at 17.
Illusions fall like the husk of a fruit, one after another, and the fruit is experience. - Narrator, Sylvie

Je suis méchant.
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So you're given a list of books from which to choose those you want to know more about... Larry - 30/01/2011 04:13:47 AM 1158 Views
That looks like pretty standard fare stuff. No offense intended. Ghavrel - 30/01/2011 06:51:09 AM 880 Views
I'm mostly revisiting books I read in my late teens to mid-20s Larry - 30/01/2011 07:42:48 AM 907 Views
The themes may improve. His inability to form any sort of coherent style likely will remain. Ghavrel - 30/01/2011 08:55:10 PM 815 Views
I disagree. Quite strongly, actually. *NM* Larry - 30/01/2011 09:10:34 PM 421 Views
Well, you're entitled to be wrong. *NM* Ghavrel - 30/01/2011 09:24:55 PM 397 Views
These ones: Rebekah - 30/01/2011 01:07:58 PM 916 Views
Don't choose Gurney! Tom - 30/01/2011 02:23:14 PM 923 Views
It certainly was the worst of the four Ancient Empires books *NM* Larry - 30/01/2011 04:18:53 PM 396 Views
I'm just intrigued by someone writing about the Hittites. *NM* Rebekah - 30/01/2011 07:15:00 PM 389 Views
There is a much better book on the Hittites, though. Tom - 31/01/2011 02:11:03 AM 774 Views
I think Camilla ought to read Flight to Lucifer Larry - 30/01/2011 04:42:32 PM 855 Views
I am doing very well pretending Bloom does not exist Camilla - 30/01/2011 06:54:24 PM 745 Views
You might like his novel, though Larry - 30/01/2011 07:03:09 PM 740 Views
Re: You might like his novel, though Camilla - 30/01/2011 07:12:30 PM 872 Views
Not too badly Larry - 30/01/2011 07:21:03 PM 748 Views
S'why I chose it. *NM* Rebekah - 30/01/2011 07:15:29 PM 453 Views
Ha! *NM* Larry - 30/01/2011 07:20:23 PM 434 Views
Okay. Legolas - 30/01/2011 01:13:24 PM 805 Views
The number of votes for Chaucer is curious Larry - 30/01/2011 04:41:37 PM 888 Views
I find Chaucer less interesting than Boccaccio *NM* Tom - 30/01/2011 06:50:44 PM 433 Views
I'm divided on the two Larry - 30/01/2011 07:02:32 PM 763 Views
Well... could be an international readership? jh - 30/01/2011 07:38:51 PM 845 Views
Very possible, considering 1/3 or so of the blog's readership isn't Anglo-American *NM* Larry - 30/01/2011 09:11:26 PM 409 Views
Re: Very possible, considering 1/3 or so of the blog's readership isn't Anglo-American DomA - 30/01/2011 11:04:11 PM 764 Views
There is that as well Larry - 02/02/2011 03:52:40 AM 890 Views
Re: There is that as well DomA - 02/02/2011 11:57:26 AM 1020 Views
Very true. *NM* Legolas - 30/01/2011 09:12:46 PM 424 Views
Re: So you're given a list of books from which to choose those you want to know more about... Napoleon62 - 30/01/2011 08:02:49 PM 1344 Views
Well, at least two of those will be reviewed, it seems. Larry - 02/02/2011 03:53:28 AM 889 Views
Hm. nossy - 30/01/2011 09:35:18 PM 1193 Views
Heathen! Larry - 02/02/2011 03:55:46 AM 988 Views
Beckett, Boccaccio, Calvino. *NM* Stephen - 30/01/2011 10:29:38 PM 544 Views
Re: So you're given a list of books from which to choose those you want to know more about... DomA - 30/01/2011 10:31:09 PM 1023 Views
Re: So you're given a list of books from which to choose those you want to know more about... Camilla - 31/01/2011 09:41:16 AM 902 Views
I've read one Vian book Larry - 02/02/2011 03:50:16 AM 1201 Views
Hmm ... The_Muted_Grimaud - 31/01/2011 12:20:37 AM 1162 Views
Re: So you're given a list of books from which to choose those you want to know more about... Sir Tybalt - 31/01/2011 03:44:01 AM 820 Views
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