Comments | happyghost: 12/31/06 - "How Many Books You Read?" "Is Hemingway Dead?"

happyghost

12/31/06 - "How Many Books You Read?" "Is Hemingway Dead?"

Dec 31, 2006 22:10

I'm not much for the "year in review" type posts. 2006 for me had a lot of great - seeing much of the West, spending a year with the lady - and a lot of bad - my grandfather's passing, Rhode Island - and trying to put a bow on it just doesn't seem to fit. If I had the option, I wouldn't wipe it from my memory, but I'd give serious thought to a do- ( Read more... )

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sarapada January 1 2007, 09:05:02 UTC

You are the only person I have ever known that has loved Moby Dick and Paradise Lost as much as I do. That is to say, you have excellent taste. :-)

happyghost January 1 2007, 20:34:53 UTC

Thank you very much, miss. Your taste is likewise impeccable. :)

If there are any books that you think I gave short shrift, though, I'd be interested in your thoughts on that, too.

sarapada January 5 2007, 20:57:01 UTC

Well, the only quibble I have is with your views on Jane Eyre, but then again, I did first read it as a hopelessly romantic teenager who thought it was really awesome that Jane left Rochester, but also liked that she got a happy ending, and have had a soft spot for it ever since. So I won't fight you too hard on that one. :-)

I've never read Crime and Punishment, but everything else we're on the same page (PUN! OH HO HO!) - and you managed to pin down why I was never crazy about Wuthering Heights.

happyghost January 16 2007, 12:33:40 UTC

Yeah, the lady and I have gone a few rounds about "Jane Eyre", "Pride and Prejudice", and "The Awakening". You're in good company. :)

And I'd still recommend reading "Crime and Punishment" - exactly once. The lady was right about its cultural significance, and, despite its length, it does have its good points. But one reading is enough, especially for a bibliophile like yourself.