As a book, read for literature, read as literature,
The Shrike Send a noteboard - 29/10/2009 03:28:55 PM
So they have a proper grounding in literature since so many works reference these:
The Iliad and the Odyssey
The Aeneid
Metamorphoses
Decameron
The Divine Comedy
The Iliad and the Odyssey
The Aeneid
Metamorphoses
Decameron
The Divine Comedy
Then I would imagine one would need to add The Bible. At least the Old Testament. No other work is more important for a proper grounding in Western literature. Should I ever have child(ren), I will most certainly suggest they read the Old Testament. As a historical work of combined fiction/non-fiction.
What books (other than SF-F) do you consider "vital" reading?
- 29/10/2009 12:02:04 PM
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My choices.
- 29/10/2009 01:20:07 PM
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As a book, read for literature, read as literature,
- 29/10/2009 03:28:55 PM
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Re: My choices.
- 30/10/2009 10:34:51 AM
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Heh.
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Re: they're going to get locked into a library full of books I will allow them to read.
- 29/10/2009 08:20:04 PM
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Dude. Don't censor your kids' books. 
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Re: Dude. How will they learn to read under the covers if I don't? *NM*
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Wait, what? 
I only read under the covers when I was scared. *NM*
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I only read under the covers when I was scared. *NM*
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Re: I read under the covers, by torchlight, with a decoy book so they'd not know what I was reading.
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Such a bizarre mental image to an American. *NM*
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I could not work out why it would be a bizarre image.
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Precisely. I was wondering how the sheets wouldn't burst into flames. *NM*
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Two posts in a row about books to pass on to children ...
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I realise I forgot to include Beatrix Potter in my list. The shame. 
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Re: What books (other than SF-F) do you consider "vital" reading?
- 08/11/2009 04:19:18 PM
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