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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 1190 Views
That looks like pretty standard fare stuff. No offense intended. Ghavrel - 30/01/2011 06:51:09 AM 918 Views
I'm mostly revisiting books I read in my late teens to mid-20s Larry - 30/01/2011 07:42:48 AM 941 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 851 Views
I disagree. Quite strongly, actually. *NM* Larry - 30/01/2011 09:10:34 PM 433 Views
Well, you're entitled to be wrong. *NM* Ghavrel - 30/01/2011 09:24:55 PM 413 Views
These ones: Rebekah - 30/01/2011 01:07:58 PM 945 Views
Don't choose Gurney! Tom - 30/01/2011 02:23:14 PM 954 Views
It certainly was the worst of the four Ancient Empires books *NM* Larry - 30/01/2011 04:18:53 PM 410 Views
I'm just intrigued by someone writing about the Hittites. *NM* Rebekah - 30/01/2011 07:15:00 PM 404 Views
There is a much better book on the Hittites, though. Tom - 31/01/2011 02:11:03 AM 811 Views
I think Camilla ought to read Flight to Lucifer Larry - 30/01/2011 04:42:32 PM 893 Views
I am doing very well pretending Bloom does not exist Camilla - 30/01/2011 06:54:24 PM 781 Views
You might like his novel, though Larry - 30/01/2011 07:03:09 PM 774 Views
Re: You might like his novel, though Camilla - 30/01/2011 07:12:30 PM 906 Views
Not too badly Larry - 30/01/2011 07:21:03 PM 781 Views
S'why I chose it. *NM* Rebekah - 30/01/2011 07:15:29 PM 466 Views
Ha! *NM* Larry - 30/01/2011 07:20:23 PM 448 Views
Okay. Legolas - 30/01/2011 01:13:24 PM 840 Views
The number of votes for Chaucer is curious Larry - 30/01/2011 04:41:37 PM 923 Views
I find Chaucer less interesting than Boccaccio *NM* Tom - 30/01/2011 06:50:44 PM 447 Views
I'm divided on the two Larry - 30/01/2011 07:02:32 PM 798 Views
Well... could be an international readership? jh - 30/01/2011 07:38:51 PM 877 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 424 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 800 Views
There is that as well Larry - 02/02/2011 03:52:40 AM 925 Views
Re: There is that as well DomA - 02/02/2011 11:57:26 AM 1056 Views
Very true. *NM* Legolas - 30/01/2011 09:12:46 PM 440 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 1376 Views
Well, at least two of those will be reviewed, it seems. Larry - 02/02/2011 03:53:28 AM 918 Views
Hm. nossy - 30/01/2011 09:35:18 PM 1226 Views
Heathen! Larry - 02/02/2011 03:55:46 AM 1022 Views
Beckett, Boccaccio, Calvino. *NM* Stephen - 30/01/2011 10:29:38 PM 563 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 1060 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 934 Views
I've read one Vian book Larry - 02/02/2011 03:50:16 AM 1238 Views
Hmm ... The_Muted_Grimaud - 31/01/2011 12:20:37 AM 1198 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 859 Views
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