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That looks like pretty standard fare stuff. No offense intended. Ghavrel Send a noteboard - 30/01/2011 06:51:09 AM
I'm trying to nail down a sort of back to basics reading list for myself. I've read about half of those and know next to nothing of the others.

I plan to revisit Godot. Beckett is brilliant.

Why do you have Conrad on there? He's quite possibly the most overrated author that i have come across in the history of the English language. Wretched, stilted writing.

I'd go with the Chaucer, the Boccacio, and the Beckett.
"We feel safe when we read what we recognise, what does not challenge our way of thinking.... a steady acceptance of pre-arranged patterns leads to the inability to question what we are told."
~Camilla

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So you're given a list of books from which to choose those you want to know more about... Larry - 30/01/2011 04:13:47 AM 1399 Views
That looks like pretty standard fare stuff. No offense intended. Ghavrel - 30/01/2011 06:51:09 AM 1130 Views
I'm mostly revisiting books I read in my late teens to mid-20s Larry - 30/01/2011 07:42:48 AM 1152 Views
The themes may improve. His inability to form any sort of coherent style likely will remain. Ghavrel - 30/01/2011 08:55:10 PM 1079 Views
I disagree. Quite strongly, actually. *NM* Larry - 30/01/2011 09:10:34 PM 542 Views
Well, you're entitled to be wrong. *NM* Ghavrel - 30/01/2011 09:24:55 PM 523 Views
These ones: Rebekah - 30/01/2011 01:07:58 PM 1170 Views
Don't choose Gurney! Tom - 30/01/2011 02:23:14 PM 1166 Views
It certainly was the worst of the four Ancient Empires books *NM* Larry - 30/01/2011 04:18:53 PM 516 Views
I'm just intrigued by someone writing about the Hittites. *NM* Rebekah - 30/01/2011 07:15:00 PM 512 Views
There is a much better book on the Hittites, though. Tom - 31/01/2011 02:11:03 AM 1023 Views
I think Camilla ought to read Flight to Lucifer Larry - 30/01/2011 04:42:32 PM 1138 Views
I am doing very well pretending Bloom does not exist Camilla - 30/01/2011 06:54:24 PM 1001 Views
You might like his novel, though Larry - 30/01/2011 07:03:09 PM 982 Views
Re: You might like his novel, though Camilla - 30/01/2011 07:12:30 PM 1125 Views
Not too badly Larry - 30/01/2011 07:21:03 PM 990 Views
S'why I chose it. *NM* Rebekah - 30/01/2011 07:15:29 PM 582 Views
Ha! *NM* Larry - 30/01/2011 07:20:23 PM 542 Views
Okay. Legolas - 30/01/2011 01:13:24 PM 1078 Views
The number of votes for Chaucer is curious Larry - 30/01/2011 04:41:37 PM 1143 Views
I find Chaucer less interesting than Boccaccio *NM* Tom - 30/01/2011 06:50:44 PM 549 Views
I'm divided on the two Larry - 30/01/2011 07:02:32 PM 1032 Views
Well... could be an international readership? jh - 30/01/2011 07:38:51 PM 1112 Views
Very possible, considering 1/3 or so of the blog's readership isn't Anglo-American *NM* Larry - 30/01/2011 09:11:26 PM 530 Views
Re: Very possible, considering 1/3 or so of the blog's readership isn't Anglo-American DomA - 30/01/2011 11:04:11 PM 1018 Views
There is that as well Larry - 02/02/2011 03:52:40 AM 1134 Views
Re: There is that as well DomA - 02/02/2011 11:57:26 AM 1312 Views
Very true. *NM* Legolas - 30/01/2011 09:12:46 PM 540 Views
Re: So you're given a list of books from which to choose those you want to know more about... Napoleon62 - 30/01/2011 08:02:49 PM 1713 Views
Well, at least two of those will be reviewed, it seems. Larry - 02/02/2011 03:53:28 AM 1147 Views
Hm. nossy - 30/01/2011 09:35:18 PM 1443 Views
Heathen! Larry - 02/02/2011 03:55:46 AM 1236 Views
Beckett, Boccaccio, Calvino. *NM* Stephen - 30/01/2011 10:29:38 PM 679 Views
Re: So you're given a list of books from which to choose those you want to know more about... DomA - 30/01/2011 10:31:09 PM 1323 Views
Re: So you're given a list of books from which to choose those you want to know more about... Camilla - 31/01/2011 09:41:16 AM 1168 Views
I've read one Vian book Larry - 02/02/2011 03:50:16 AM 1492 Views
Hmm ... The_Muted_Grimaud - 31/01/2011 12:20:37 AM 1409 Views
Re: So you're given a list of books from which to choose those you want to know more about... Sir Tybalt - 31/01/2011 03:44:01 AM 1072 Views
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