I love both Catch-22 and Love in the Time of Cholera. I own One Hundred Years of Solitude so that I can read it one day.
I caught her on a park bench, making out with a *chaos* demon! Have you ever seen a chaos demon? They're all slime and antlers.
Spike ,'Sleeper'
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There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Polter-Cow - Dec 01, 2009 8:16:31 pm PST #10419 of 28370
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Pix - Dec 01, 2009 8:17:51 pm PST #10420 of 28370
The status is NOT quo.
Megan, definitely read Atwood's Penelopiad for fun when you get a chance. Given that you re-read the Odyssey relatively recently, I think you'll love it.
megan walker - Dec 01, 2009 8:18:45 pm PST #10421 of 28370
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I own One Hundred Years of Solitude so that I can read it one day.
I used to own it so that I could read it one day. And then I moved cross-country and decided it was never going happen.
megan walker - Dec 01, 2009 8:20:31 pm PST #10422 of 28370
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Megan, definitely read Atwood's Penelopiad for fun when you get a chance. Given that you re-read the Odyssey relatively recently, I think you'll love it.
Oh, I'm sure I will. I just added it to Shelfari. This list was more based on a "what am I embarassed not to have read" concept.
Pix - Dec 01, 2009 8:22:15 pm PST #10423 of 28370
The status is NOT quo.
My two big ones on that list are Paradise Lost and the Divine Comedy. I have a copy of the latter but need to buy the former still.
megan walker - Dec 01, 2009 8:25:11 pm PST #10424 of 28370
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Divine Comedy is on the list in my mind, but, since I'm supposed to read 2 books a month, I tried to limit the long ones. Already getting through Don Quixote, War and Peace, and the two volumes of Le Comte de Monte-Cristo should be quite a challenge.
Polter-Cow - Dec 01, 2009 8:25:41 pm PST #10425 of 28370
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I read Purgatorio and Paradiso for completism's sake.
There's a reason people only talk about Inferno.
Strega - Dec 01, 2009 8:26:00 pm PST #10426 of 28370
megan -- When you get to the Count of Monte Cristo, nag me and I'll try to mock up the chart I scrawled at 3 AM to keep track of who was related to who. Granted, I'm terrible with names, so you might not need it. But someone should benefit from things I did on an all-night reading binge.
Which is to say: it's an excellent page-turner. So it may not take as long as you expect to read.
Pix - Dec 01, 2009 8:31:05 pm PST #10427 of 28370
The status is NOT quo.
Speaking of, I'm looking for a good version of PL with comprehensive notes since Milton is so challenging and I haven't studied it formally. I've come across a Norton Critical Edition and Penguin Classics edition. Looking at the reviews, it seems the Penguin might be better, but I've had good luck with Norton Critical Editions in the past. Anyone familiar with these (or another annotated version) and have advice?
megan walker - Dec 01, 2009 8:31:54 pm PST #10428 of 28370
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
So it may not take as long as you expect to read.
Well, I'm reading it in French, so it will probably take me a bit longer than English, although I'm pretty sure his vocabulary is closer to Zola than Hugo. At least I hope so.