Deza's book meme

[omhaire]

I'll give this a shot -- though my memory is such that I can't easily differentiate between ones I might have read for school "in the day," then reread as an adult at least once from the ones which I only read once, but have on a bookshelf at home for future rereads.  *Ah, the mind is a terrible thing......*  Madame Librarian's instructions are as

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[omhaire]

I didn't know that "rushed" would show such an angry pic! Not intended at all.....

Bubbling enthusiasm, or something like it

[old_cutter_john]

I don't read books, but I strongly recommend One Hundred Years of Solitude and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. If you don't read One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, at least read this snippet: "[I]t's true, even if it didn't happen." There!- you've read it! Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance has considerable merit too.

I could never get into Moby Dick, but I love the first sentence: "Call me Ishmael."

Re: Bubbling enthusiasm, or something like it

[omhaire]

I have the same reaction to Moby Dick, Cutter. I like the opening, but that's about it.

And I have the other three you mentioned at home because they're in my "to read" mental list, so I'll get to them yet!

Re: Bubbling enthusiasm, or something like it

[sezwee]

I have had some success with listening to Moby Dick on Librivox.com. I think it's better out loud. Reading it myself, I tend to fall asleep within a paragraph. But, you can really hear the poetry within the prose when it's read aloud. I only wish that they could get Patrick Stewart to record it as an audiobook.

Re: Bubbling enthusiasm, or something like it

[omhaire]

That makes total, sense, Sezwee. And it is a classic for a reason.

You know, I have to admit, though, that my distaste for it does not stem from the writing itself. In fact, it's been a long time since I've read it and so can't speak to that. But I'm left with a bad taste in my mouth from the macho struggle that is driven to resolve itself in the killing of a whale. My green, animal-loving, feminist gut wants to spew. I fully admit I could be doing it a disservice, but I have no desire to return to it and give it another go. There are too many books I haven't read that I want to explore!