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Author:  Adam [ Thu Dec 29, 2005 5:13 pm ]
Post subject:  Need book recommendations
I've been on a classic literature kick lately, and I was hoping I could get some recommendations.

Examples of classics I've read and liked include:

The Picture of Dorian Gray
Heart of Darkness
Crime and Punishment

I seem to like books dealing with psychology and the human condition. Any thoughts on where to go next?
Author:  Goat [ Thu Dec 29, 2005 5:16 pm ]
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Checked Dostoyevsky out yet? The Idiot is great.
Author:  Adam [ Thu Dec 29, 2005 5:18 pm ]
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Zad wrote:
Checked Dostoyevsky out yet? The Idiot is great.


Well, I did like Crime and Punishment. What is The Idiot about?
Author:  Anonymous [ Thu Dec 29, 2005 5:18 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Need book recommendations
afeigel wrote:
I've been on a classic literature kick lately, and I was hoping I could get some recommendations.

Examples of classics I've read and liked include:

The Picture of Dorian Gray
Heart of Darkness
Crime and Punishment

I seem to like books dealing with psychology and the human condition. Any thoughts on where to go next?


Kafka - The Trial or Metamorphosis.

Learn firsthand what 'Kafkaesque' means and become a paranoid delusional at the same time.
Author:  Goat [ Thu Dec 29, 2005 5:20 pm ]
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afeigel wrote:
Zad wrote:
Checked Dostoyevsky out yet? The Idiot is great.


Well, I did like Crime and Punishment. What is The Idiot about?


Idiot, of course, he wrote it.

It's complex. :P From Amazon:

Quote:
After his great portrayal of a guilty man in Crime and Punishment, Dostoevsky set out in The Idiot to portray a man of pure innocence. The twenty-six-year-old Prince Myshkin, following a stay of several years in a Swiss sanatorium, returns to Russia to collect an inheritance and “be among people.” .


I edited out bits that'd give too much of the story away. If you liked C&P, odds are you'll like this.
Author:  Adam [ Thu Dec 29, 2005 5:29 pm ]
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Zad wrote:
afeigel wrote:
Zad wrote:
Checked Dostoyevsky out yet? The Idiot is great.


Well, I did like Crime and Punishment. What is The Idiot about?


Idiot, of course, he wrote it.

It's complex. :P From Amazon:

Quote:
After his great portrayal of a guilty man in Crime and Punishment, Dostoevsky set out in The Idiot to portray a man of pure innocence. The twenty-six-year-old Prince Myshkin, following a stay of several years in a Swiss sanatorium, returns to Russia to collect an inheritance and “be among people.” .


I edited out bits that'd give too much of the story away. If you liked C&P, odds are you'll like this.


Great, thanks Z!
Author:  Kathaarian [ Thu Dec 29, 2005 5:31 pm ]
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Dude try De Profoundis.
Author:  Adam [ Thu Dec 29, 2005 5:31 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Need book recommendations
HumanTorch wrote:
afeigel wrote:
I've been on a classic literature kick lately, and I was hoping I could get some recommendations.

Examples of classics I've read and liked include:

The Picture of Dorian Gray
Heart of Darkness
Crime and Punishment

I seem to like books dealing with psychology and the human condition. Any thoughts on where to go next?


Kafka - The Trial or Metamorphosis.

Learn firsthand what 'Kafkaesque' means and become a paranoid delusional at the same time.


The synopses I read sound delicious. Thanks for the tip.
Author:  Adam [ Thu Dec 29, 2005 5:33 pm ]
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Kathaarian wrote:
Dude try De Profoundis.


Having trouble locating that one on Amazon...
Author:  Kathaarian [ Thu Dec 29, 2005 5:36 pm ]
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afeigel wrote:
Kathaarian wrote:
Dude try De Profoundis.


Having trouble locating that one on Amazon...



Hmm. It has a different name in English I guess.
Author:  Carnifex Umbris [ Thu Dec 29, 2005 5:39 pm ]
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As long as you're reading the Russian greats, try "A Hero Of Our Time" by Mikhail Lermontov.
I recommend "A Clockwork Orange" by Anthony Burgess as well.
Author:  Adam [ Thu Dec 29, 2005 5:41 pm ]
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Carnifex Umbris wrote:
As long as you're reading the Russian greats, try "A Hero Of Our Time" by Mikhail Lermontov.
I recommend "A Clockwork Orange" by Anthony Burgess as well.


I've read Clockwork Orange, good book. I'll check out the other one though. Thanks.
Author:  Adam [ Thu Dec 29, 2005 5:48 pm ]
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Kathaarian wrote:
afeigel wrote:
Kathaarian wrote:
Dude try De Profoundis.


Having trouble locating that one on Amazon...



Hmm. It has a different name in English I guess.


Found it. De Profundis. You'd think Amazon's search engine could still find it with that extra O. Thanks, man. I love Oscar Wilde.
Author:  Kathaarian [ Thu Dec 29, 2005 6:25 pm ]
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afeigel wrote:
Kathaarian wrote:
afeigel wrote:
Kathaarian wrote:
Dude try De Profoundis.


Having trouble locating that one on Amazon...



Hmm. It has a different name in English I guess.


Found it. De Profundis. You'd think Amazon's search engine could still find it with that extra O. Thanks, man. I love Oscar Wilde.



No problemo. :D
Author:  Stefan [ Thu Dec 29, 2005 7:18 pm ]
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my advice :
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that I've read again recently (1rst time in english) and that is a great classic novel imo
Author:  Adam [ Thu Dec 29, 2005 9:54 pm ]
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T.I.E. wrote:
my advice :
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that I've read again recently (1rst time in english) and that is a great classic novel imo


Yep, I had to read that one for one of my high school English classes. It was a good read, but not really my style.
Author:  WinterIsComing [ Thu Dec 29, 2005 10:37 pm ]
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Zad wrote:
Checked Dostoyevsky out yet? The Idiot is great.


....for me to poop on.
Author:  WinterIsComing [ Thu Dec 29, 2005 10:39 pm ]
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read Three Musketeers and all its sequels.
Author:  Anonymous [ Thu Dec 29, 2005 11:20 pm ]
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WinterIsComing wrote:
read Three Musketeers and all its sequels.


Did anybody actually read the first post?
Author:  Eternal Idol [ Thu Dec 29, 2005 11:33 pm ]
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For psycology and the human condition, you can never go wrong with George Orwell. I'm sure you've read him though.
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