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Hello all-
Has anybody read the modern classics for fun? I love Hemingway - he writes so simply but powerfully. let's talk about his works.
sure, love one of hemingway's books but can't remember the name correctly, the sun never rises or something like that? perhaps not my favorite classic I say Tolkien and dickens and Austin, and doyle, beats him any day now but that book wasn't completely useless. interesting thought, and that lady, haha wow she was something else. the one who tried dating 4 people at the same time haha!
Loved Old Man Of The Sea.
in our time, I read for school and thought it was very good!
That would be "The sun also rises", and "Old man and the sea".
Rachel, you referenced authors from nearly 150 years of history. Comparing dickens and hemingway is like comparing the Stanley steamer with a corvette stingray. Yeah, they're both cars, but totally different styles of car. However, since you said Tolkine out wrote hemingway, you're clearly insane, so its mute. Tolkine plagerized most of his works, and has been commonly claimed by several critics as being one of the worst writers of fantasy fiction novels. His work is only thought of as great because it was one of the first of its kind.
Oh yes, couldn't agree more about Tolkien! Much prefer some of the more modern fantasy writers. Hemingway is great as I said. My fave is FOR WHMO THE BELL TOLLS.
I'd be glad of any recommendations, but I haven't read Hemingway since school--Old Man and the Sea, and the Pearl...I think that's him. I really hated them, and I have always been an avid reader, so it wasn't just due to reluctance to read and explore new territory. But maybe I'll give him another chance, now that I'm older, maybe try a different book.
Steinbeck I like, Ellen Glasgow, and for even older books, sensation novels are what I gravitate to, when I'm in the mood for a pre-1900 read. They don't have to be the most well known, either. Women authors are my favorites, Braddon, Mrs. Henry Wood, etc.
I've never read Jane Austen, I tried once, but couldn't get into it. Dickens is on my tbr list.
"FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS" is one of the books of my life. I really recomend it. Allthough I think it's abit of too much steriotypes of Spain on his vision, he had the right to describe as he saw it because he was there.
Never the less is a wonderful book, so rich of descriptions and specially descriptions of human feelings!
I've really enjoyed a couple of James Joyce books, namely "The Dubliners" (probably the easiest to read) and "Ulysses", but couldn't get into "Finnegan's Wake" or "A portrait of the ARtist as a Young Man".
I haven't read Finnegans'' wake. But liked the Dubliners quite a lot- specially THE SISTERS, the story of an old guy's funeral and his sisters watch over his corpse. But to return to Hemingway briefly- i am just reading the Sun also rises and it's rather interesting, some crazy characters and the cross-dressers etc.
I can honestly say I read the old man and the sea and just couldn't get it. I mean, I can understand it, but not get in to it if that makes sense..lol.
I'm actually making my way in to the classics. Write now I'm in to Sir Arthur conan doyle. I love writing his full name out including the sir it is just so cool!
Yes- Conan-Doyle is very interesting. He was in to spiritualism and all that. I only read one of his novles- THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES. Have you read Jane Eyre yet- It's the best book in the world! IMHO.
Nope haven't read that. I honestly haven't read that novel that you just mentioned.
Jane Eyre is about a girl who goes to work for a rich man and falls in love with him. It's by Charlotte Bronte.
Ah Charlotte, one of the tradgic figures of writing..I say that because I feel she totally died before her time. :( She died from a pregnancy complication, common for back then but still...