What are you reading right now?

TheBig3 · 05-27-2009, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by lucifer_sam

because it's a stream of consciousness approach?

it's harder to follow but it gives you a better insight to Faulkner's viewpoint. and with his style of language and free flowing vocabulary it makes for an excellent read.

and i'm surprised Big3, your write in a very loose style yourself; half the time i can barely discern what you're saying. though i'm sure it all makes sense before you put it in writing.

I get this a lot and its got more to do with the fact that I'm doing 8 things at once than my actual style. I blame tabbed web-browsing.

As far as faulkner goes, its not how he writes but the lack of explination associated with it. Its like a ****ing mystery novel ontop of whatever else he's writing.

I mean the whole "He hit. Then he hit. Then he hit it further" that starts S&F drove me absolutly batty.

SATCHMO · 05-27-2009, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by TheBig3KilledMyRainDog

I get this a lot and its got more to do with the fact that I'm doing 8 things at once than my actual style. I blame tabbed web-browsing.

As far as faulkner goes, its not how he writes but the lack of explination associated with it. Its like a ****ing mystery novel ontop of whatever else he's writing.

I mean the whole "He hit. Then he hit. Then he hit it further" that starts S&F drove me absolutly batty.

There's something very mystical about Faulkner's writing. He just takes a little getting used to Some of it is more coherent than others. Go Down Moses is a good example, and I think it's probably the best primer for the rest of his work. Absalom, Absalom was VERY tedious reading. There's meta-narratives and other wacked out literary devices running their full course in that book.

cardboard adolescent · 05-26-2009, 04:37 PM

I recently finished Temptation of St. Anthony by Gustave Flaubert and I thought it was really amazing. Anthony is tempted by a series of figures who exhaust the potentials of corporeal life, then those who exhaust the potential of spiritual life, all the while clinging to his One true God. Finally he enters into dialogue with Satan himself... You can get it for free on Gutenberg and it's a pretty short read:

Tentation de saint Antoine. English by Gustave Flaubert - Project Gutenberg

adidasss · 05-26-2009, 05:18 PM

Will do...thanks...

Schredds · 05-26-2009, 10:14 PM

Just finished reading the book 'No Angel' by Jay Dobyns, its a true story about himself, an undercover agent who teamed up with many other individuals to investigate a certain biker gang. Awsesome book! I would recomend it to anyone.

TheBig3 · 05-27-2009, 09:33 PM

Go down moses, huh? I'll give it a check.

imdesigner · 05-28-2009, 10:50 AM

I just finished The Manitcore by Robertson Davies yesterday, I loved it! Today I started Inside Out, the Pink Floyd biography by Nick Mason - it's been rather enjoyable so far.

Roygbiv · 05-28-2009, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by imdesigner

I just finished The Manitcore by Robertson Davies yesterday, I loved it! Today I started Inside Out, the Pink Floyd biography by Nick Mason - it's been rather enjoyable so far.

I got bored reading that. I loved Fifth Business, though.

adidasss · 06-03-2009, 08:05 AM

Gone Sugaring · 06-04-2009, 04:47 PM

Last book I have to read for my english class, Cannery Row by John Steinbeck. Thus far I've read The Grapes of Wrath, Of Mice and Men and now this I still do not care for this mans writing.

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05-26-2009, 04:37 PM	#3 (permalink)
cardboard adolescent ;) Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: CA Posts: 3,511	I recently finished Temptation of St. Anthony by Gustave Flaubert and I thought it was really amazing. Anthony is tempted by a series of figures who exhaust the potentials of corporeal life, then those who exhaust the potential of spiritual life, all the while clinging to his One true God. Finally he enters into dialogue with Satan himself... You can get it for free on Gutenberg and it's a pretty short read: Tentation de saint Antoine. English by Gustave Flaubert - Project Gutenberg

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Schredds Special K Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 198	Just finished reading the book 'No Angel' by Jay Dobyns, its a true story about himself, an undercover agent who teamed up with many other individuals to investigate a certain biker gang. Awsesome book! I would recomend it to anyone.