I might disagree ... I think the first book is more fun, although the second may have more substance.
Jayne, your mouth is talking. You might wanna look to that.
Mal ,'Serenity'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
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."
Toddson - Jul 12, 2013 6:28:24 am PDT #21038 of 28370
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Polter-Cow - Jul 12, 2013 6:29:26 am PDT #21039 of 28370
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I would agree on that, which is why I think the sequel is better.
sj - Jul 13, 2013 7:10:00 am PDT #21040 of 28370
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I just watched a fascinating interview author Mary Roach on CSPAN2. It's worth checking out if you're at all interested in her writing.
Amy - Jul 13, 2013 1:51:08 pm PDT #21041 of 28370
Because books.
The Millions asked nine experts to name the greatest American novel . Thoughts?
I decided to think about it before I actually read the piece. It helps that American literature is still sort of a baby.
Ginger - Jul 13, 2013 2:37:46 pm PDT #21042 of 28370
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
The novel is still a baby. I had professors who weren't sure it was here to stay. Robinson Crusoe (1719) is generally considered the first English novel, and it only predates the first American novel by 70 years.
All of the experts' opinions are wrong except for Huckleberry Finn. I think Moby Dick is the best novel written by an American, but Huckleberry Finn is about the heart and soul of America.
I'm spending the weekend in a haze of FitzOsbornes. I blame you people.
Amy - Jul 13, 2013 2:45:18 pm PDT #21043 of 28370
Because books.
I love that House of Mirth made it on there, although I think it's too specifically about women to qualify, which I hate to say. I do think class is as much an American focus as race, although race is clearly not a focus anywhere else.
Are you rereading, Ginger, or reading for the first time?
Sophie is one of those people who really feels like a friend. I keep thinking of things I would tell her.
Amy - Jul 13, 2013 2:45:24 pm PDT #21044 of 28370
Because books.
Oops.
flea - Jul 13, 2013 2:50:30 pm PDT #21045 of 28370
information libertarian
My thought before reading the list was The Great Gatsby, but then once I read the list Huck Finn seemed most obvious.
Ginger - Jul 13, 2013 3:03:11 pm PDT #21046 of 28370
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
There's a lot of class in Huck Finn too, particularly the skewering of middle-class pretension.
Are you rereading, Ginger, or reading for the first time?
First time. I just succumbed to the lure of downloading The FitzOsbornes at War.
Amy - Jul 13, 2013 3:05:16 pm PDT #21047 of 28370
Because books.
Don't fight it! The FitzOsbornes are so very worth it.