International Young Naturists Organisation
General Talk (primarily non-naturist) => Pitti's Book Club => Topic started by: Nudist_Michael on March 09, 2020, 10:06:34 pm
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What classics have you read? Shakespeare, Jane Austen, Orwell, Harper Lee and many more have earned their place in classic English literature. So what classics do you like? Personally my favourite is 1984 by Orwell, although the characters are enjoyable, the world of 1984 is what draws a reader in
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Interesting question! I love Shakespeare for the richness of some of the monologues, but really don’t like the plots of much of his work. Does Christie count as classics, if so then her work is my favourite without a doubt.
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I'm a big Sherlock Holmes guy. On a similar note I really like the Arsene Lupin series.
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Animal Farm is my favorite so far. I need to get around to Moby Dick one of these days though.
Shakespeare has some of the greatest lines of all time.
"I, that have neither pity, love, nor fear.
Indeed, 'tis true that Henry told me of;
For I have often heard my mother say
I came into the world with my legs forward:
Had I not reason, think ye, to make haste,
And seek their ruin that usurp'd our right?
The midwife wonder'd and the women cried
'O, Jesus bless us, he is born with teeth!'
And so I was; which plainly signified
That I should snarl and bite and play the dog.
Then, since the heavens have shaped my body so,
Let hell make crook'd my mind to answer it.
I have no brother, I am like no brother;
And this word 'love,' which graybeards call divine,
Be resident in men like one another
And not in me: I am myself alone."
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... Personally my favourite is 1984 by Orwell, although the characters are enjoyable, the world of 1984 is what draws a reader in
All characters are equal, but some characters are more equal then others. :laugh:
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I'm actually trying to read more of the classics. They are kinda of hard since the writing style is pretty different compared to today so I usually read them with audiobook.
But I always loved The Great Gatsby probably my favorite book of all time. I literally read it every year and own two other copies in Spanish and Italian.
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I'm actually trying to read more of the classics. They are kinda of hard since the writing style is pretty different compared to today so I usually read them with audiobook.
But I always loved The Great Gatsby probably my favorite book of all time. I literally read it every year and own two other copies in Spanish and Italian.
I don't live very far from West Egg and East Egg. :smiley:
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I read in English classic, Romeo and Juliet from Shakespeares, The Adventures of Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Caroll, and Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle.
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I've 2 copies of Shakespeare's complete works. You may have noticed my signature is a quote from the 1001 Arabian Nights. Does Frances Hodgson Burnett count as a classic?
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It might not be a litterature classic, but it's a architecture litterature classic. Barbra Miller Lanes architecture and Politics in Germany 1918-1945. Awesome if you like to learn about the connection between architecture and extremism.
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So, just English classics?
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I've read a lot of Dostoevsky, Plato, Aristotle, and Nietzsche. I guess you could add Freud to that list, too.
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I dont know if they're classics yet, but I really love Agatha Christie Novels
Sure for me it's a classic :laugh:
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no doubt is the greatest classic of them all Dino Riddles by Kate Mcmullan and Lisa Eisenberg. true masterpiece.
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... Personally my favourite is 1984 by Orwell, although the characters are enjoyable, the world of 1984 is what draws a reader in
That's also one of my favorites. Never have I read a book as quickly as this one. Finished it in a few days which for me is very very quick. Mind you, I was reading it while on vacation without an internet connection, but still :laugh: As you said, the world draws you in. I couldn't lay down the book for a long time before I had to pick it up again and continue.
... Personally my favourite is 1984 by Orwell, although the characters are enjoyable, the world of 1984 is what draws a reader in
All characters are equal, but some characters are more equal then others. :laugh:
I see what you did there :laugh: double plus good.
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I find it hard to figure out what's a classic. I tend to read mostly SF and spy novels so I feel like I've read many of the classics in those genres.
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I find it hard to figure out what's a classic. I tend to read mostly SF and spy novels so I feel like I've read many of the classics in those genres.
War of the Worlds. I’d say that’s an SF classic … Unless your SF didn’t mean sci fi LOL
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1984
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1984
I read that last summer, it was a great read but perhaps not as good as its hyped
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1984
I read that last summer, it was a great read but perhaps not as good as its hyped
It really depends on your cultural context. I imagine to most of the Western world, mass surveillance is probably the only relatable thing. But I live in a country that only recently regained independence from a regime where things like rewriting history, people disappearing were a cruel reality, so it was very interesting to compare a fiction book from the 1940s to my parents/grandparents' stories from their real lives. Same goes for Animal Farm - both of those were very relatable. For someone who lives in a mature democracy, I can imagine it would be hard to relate to those things.
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1984
I read that last summer, it was a great read but perhaps not as good as its hyped
It really depends on your cultural context. I imagine to most of the Western world, mass surveillance is probably the only relatable thing. But I live in a country that only recently regained independence from a regime where things like rewriting history, people disappearing were a cruel reality, so it was very interesting to compare a fiction book from the 1940s to my parents/grandparents' stories from their real lives. Same goes for Animal Farm - both of those were very relatable. For someone who lives in a mature democracy, I can imagine it would be hard to relate to those things.
I think A Brave New World fits western civilization better.
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I think A Brave New World fits western civilization better.
I haven't read that one but I probably should
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I think A Brave New World fits western civilization better.
I haven't read that one but I probably should
A Brave New World is a classic for sure.
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1984
I read that last summer, it was a great read but perhaps not as good as its hyped
It really depends on your cultural context. I imagine to most of the Western world, mass surveillance is probably the only relatable thing. But I live in a country that only recently regained independence from a regime where things like rewriting history, people disappearing were a cruel reality, so it was very interesting to compare a fiction book from the 1940s to my parents/grandparents' stories from their real lives. Same goes for Animal Farm - both of those were very relatable. For someone who lives in a mature democracy, I can imagine it would be hard to relate to those things.
there is a lot of parallels that can be seen in todays democracy if you look slightly below the surface.
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LOVE Kurt Vonnegut. I read Slaughterhouse Five in about two days because I couldn’t put it down. He has such an interesting satirical voice that just makes him so Compelling. I’m also a big fan of Joan Didion’s work but I would never consider her to be a classic author just yet.
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1984
I read that last summer, it was a great read but perhaps not as good as its hyped
It really depends on your cultural context. I imagine to most of the Western world, mass surveillance is probably the only relatable thing. But I live in a country that only recently regained independence from a regime where things like rewriting history, people disappearing were a cruel reality, so it was very interesting to compare a fiction book from the 1940s to my parents/grandparents' stories from their real lives. Same goes for Animal Farm - both of those were very relatable. For someone who lives in a mature democracy, I can imagine it would be hard to relate to those things.
there is a lot of parallels that can be seen in todays democracy if you look slightly below the surface.
that i agree with, the use of fear and shame to ever so slightly encroach our freedom and integrety