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Adam
 Post subject: Need book recommendations
PostPosted: Thu Dec 29, 2005 5:13 pm 
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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?
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Checked Dostoyevsky out yet? The Idiot is great.
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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?
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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.
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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:

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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.
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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:

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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!
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Dude try De Profoundis.
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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.
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Kathaarian wrote:
Dude try De Profoundis.


Having trouble locating that one on Amazon...
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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Stefan
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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
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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.
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Zad wrote:
Checked Dostoyevsky out yet? The Idiot is great.


....for me to poop on.
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read Three Musketeers and all its sequels.
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read Three Musketeers and all its sequels.


Did anybody actually read the first post?
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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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