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The Great Gatsby
IronOxide:
You see, I like about every book mentioned in this thread except for The Scarlet Letter. I don't like it when an author brutally assaults me with symbols and then takes a page and a half to analyze how great his own symbol is.
Jackie Blue:
I don't like Of Mice and Men purely because it's so goddamn depressing. I mean, fuck, dude.
I think talking about The Catcher in the Rye is always pointless. People either love it or hate it, and whether they do is pretty much completely independant of its actual literary merit. Either you identify with Holden or you think he's a whiny douchebag. Personally, I loved the book, and I disagree that it's merely the viewpoint of a "disaffected teenager"; it's really the viewpoint of anyone who has ever looked at the human race and said "Man, you guys are fucked up."
What about All the King's Men? That's one classic book I can never get enough of. Much is made about the political/social aspect of it, but I think people are crazy for missing the real point of the novel, which is the viewpoint of Jackie Burden, who is in many ways basically a grown-up Holden Caulfield.
audacity:
I enjoyed All the King's Men. I also saw the movie, which was decent but nothing thrilling for me.
est:
--- Quote from: est on 13 Dec 2007, 20:14 ---Johnny, I didn't really like of Mice and Men either.
and man, don't even get me started on that fucking "To kill a Mockingbird" crap
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People, both these things were sarcasm. I am sorry I couldn't light it up in neon for you.
KvP:
--- Quote from: audacity on 17 Dec 2007, 12:29 ---I enjoyed All the King's Men. I also saw the movie, which was decent but nothing thrilling for me.
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Watch the old version, which was and remains a classic. The Sean Penn version was a bloated piece of prestige trash.
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