I almost put Wuthering Heights down on my favorite books list too. And Frankenstein is one of those novels I've been meaning to read for years and years...
And, heh, I thoroughly enjoyed Deathly Hallows, too. It had its flaws, sure -- but so did all the Harry Potter books! It was consistent, and I thought it was good. :)
So... I'm curious: you consider the Bible a guilty pleasure, yet you also dislike Nietzsche? I mean, of course it's not as if everyone who takes issue with organized religion is automatically a Nietzsche fan, but I'm curious what you dislike so much about him, if not his stance on religious matters.
His stance on religion is atleast questioning. Obviously he had a "bad church experience" (or he was just angry because they didn't like him having dirty thoughts about his sister, I don't know *shrugs*, btw, I'm not really sure if that's true, it wouldn't surprise me, but it's not what I base my opinion on). They aren't all perfect. What I dislike most about Nietzsche is/was his opinion of women and lack of faith (which is somewhat seperate from religion).
Ah. Well, true, his opinion of women is certainly not a very commendable one, though I think it was fairly typical for the time period. I guess that's a fair point to hold against him; I can't really defend his idea of women as beautiful but intellectually deficient, although I will say that, on the whole, I don't really blame him -- I meet few enough intellectual women now; they must have been all but nonexistent in 19th century Germany.
As to the second point, though, I never would have thought to call Nietzsche a man who lacked faith, unless you explicitly mean faith in God. He had an immense love for, and faith in, the potential and magnificence of Man; his whole object was to raise Man up, to make him aware of himself and what he had the power to become: something sublime and, indeed, godlike. One of the things that appeals to me most about Nietzsche is the passion he had for life, for being; the way humanity and the advancement of humanity toward something greater than itself seemed to be his only thoughts. I suppose "
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Yeah, perhaps, just pigheaded then. The passion for life, I'll agree with. Or maybe I'm just confusing him with a friend of mine who basically introduced me to him. He would not be the first person to misinterpret Nietzsche's words.
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And, heh, I thoroughly enjoyed Deathly Hallows, too. It had its flaws, sure -- but so did all the Harry Potter books! It was consistent, and I thought it was good. :)
So... I'm curious: you consider the Bible a guilty pleasure, yet you also dislike Nietzsche? I mean, of course it's not as if everyone who takes issue with organized religion is automatically a Nietzsche fan, but I'm curious what you dislike so much about him, if not his stance on religious matters.
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As to the second point, though, I never would have thought to call Nietzsche a man who lacked faith, unless you explicitly mean faith in God. He had an immense love for, and faith in, the potential and magnificence of Man; his whole object was to raise Man up, to make him aware of himself and what he had the power to become: something sublime and, indeed, godlike. One of the things that appeals to me most about Nietzsche is the passion he had for life, for being; the way humanity and the advancement of humanity toward something greater than itself seemed to be his only thoughts. I suppose " ( ... )
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