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shehasnostrings

A tale of two genders...

Apr 14, 2006 17:19

There was a study conducted recently on "the books that changed men's lives", following on from a similar study on women. It transpires that Albert Camus' The Outsider was the most-cited book by men, whereas for women it was Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre. Personally, I value The Outsider much more than Jane Eyre, but then I also liked American ( Read more... )

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pure_phase April 14 2006, 09:39:56 UTC

http://www.bookshop.unimelb.edu.au/catalogue/perec.php?STYPE=T&STEXT=40

Although what's with "Prices start around $7.95 but some titles are even less!"...? Will have to have words with someone about that.

shehasnostrings April 14 2006, 14:51:45 UTC

I think I saw a couple of books for around five dollars..? On that table that you said contained good academic/non-fiction titles. Could be wrong.

Is there a way to see all the sale books online? I can only see ten at the link you gave me...

pure_phase April 17 2006, 07:18:48 UTC

Unfortunately not. We used generic codes for this new batch (over 7000 of 'em...) to save time receiving them. We adjusted quantities for the proper ISBNs of ten of them so we'd have a few to plug on the site. So unfortunately this time around it's in person browsing only, I'm afraid... :(

ms_jenn April 14 2006, 10:40:29 UTC

i remember night, i wrote to elie wiesel when i was 13 & he wrote back, i remember being so stoked!

shehasnostrings April 14 2006, 14:52:49 UTC

Excellent! I really should have read it by now, but because I didn't read it in school I guess I just never got around to it.

thebluebells April 14 2006, 15:20:19 UTC

Fear of Flying is one of my favorite books ever! :D If you haven't read the sequel, How to Save Your Own Life, I highly recommend it too. Oh I love Erica Jong's work.

shehasnostrings April 16 2006, 06:51:46 UTC

I haven't read any of her stuff, but I've heard many good things about Fear of Flying. Can't wait to read it!

psychoant April 15 2006, 08:52:38 UTC

Wow I've yet to meet another man who has read and been influenced by The Outsider, guess I'm just hanging in the wrong circles. ;p

shehasnostrings April 16 2006, 06:53:09 UTC

Well then I'm hanging with the wrong gender. ;)

I know sunken_waltz was influenced by it, for one.

scopo April 19 2006, 06:21:29 UTC

'mother died yesterday, or was it the day before?'

everyone who owns a black turtleneck is influenced by 'The Outsider'

then there's Robert Smith ...

dezza April 15 2006, 13:31:11 UTC

Whats this Outsider Jive?

Would it be of interest to a fella like myself?

dezza April 15 2006, 13:42:52 UTC

I looked up the cover and it remined me of this book

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shehasnostrings April 16 2006, 07:01:20 UTC

Haha, I just re-watched the one where Tobias becomes Mrs Featherbottom. Gold!

shehasnostrings April 16 2006, 07:00:16 UTC

Well, it's pretty much a vehicle for his existentialist philosophy. Life is absurd, there is no meaning to be found in our existence, there is no such thing as 'fate', etc. So if you have an interest in existentialism I would definitely recommend it.

And Annyong!! I don't get the 'Free Annyong' reference though, please explain?

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