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- Tue Jul 20, 2010 6:36 pm
- Forum: What are you currently reading?
- Topic: What are you reading right now...
- Replies: 227
- Views: 62547
Re: What are you reading right now...
Just starting Sarte's The Imaginary, after spending the last 4-5 months with Vollmann's Europe Central.
- Sat Mar 06, 2010 9:19 pm
- Forum: Diary of a Madman and Other Stories - by Nikolai Gogol
- Topic: Ivan Fyodorovich Shponka and his Aunt
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6934
Re: Ivan Fyodorovich Shponka and his Aunt
You didn't screw up, as there are a few versions.
The Penguin edition has the "Ivan" stories added at the start.
The Penguin edition has the "Ivan" stories added at the start.
- Fri Mar 05, 2010 12:21 am
- Forum: Diary of a Madman and Other Stories - by Nikolai Gogol
- Topic: Ivan Fyodorovich Shponka and his Aunt
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6934
Re: Ivan Fyodorovich Shponka and his Aunt
Well, there's nothing like the head scratching a Russian short story will give you. :lol: Not sure how you're planning to discuss this, as it has 6 sections. I did find the paratext quite interesting though, as the story could've started with “Ivan Fydorovich Shponka”, but Gogol decided to have a ba...
- Wed Mar 03, 2010 6:07 pm
- Forum: A Passion for Poetry
- Topic: Got a song in your heart?
- Replies: 86
- Views: 44784
Re: Got a song in your heart?
This Saul Williams verse gives me chills everytime I hear it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3bz326qVls Inner breathlessness, outer restlessness By the time I caught up to freedom I was out of breath Grandma asked me what I'm running for I guess I'm out for the same thing the sun is sunning for Wha...
- Fri Feb 19, 2010 5:06 pm
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: Your five favourite books?
- Replies: 54
- Views: 15780
Re: Your five favourite books?
I don't play favourites, but here are five books I'd be confident to recommend.
In Cold Blood - Truman Capote
Seven Types of Ambiguity - Eliot Perlman
The Accidentals - Ali Smith
Windblown World - Jack Kerouac
Bonfire of the Vanities - Tom Wolfe
In Cold Blood - Truman Capote
Seven Types of Ambiguity - Eliot Perlman
The Accidentals - Ali Smith
Windblown World - Jack Kerouac
Bonfire of the Vanities - Tom Wolfe
- Thu Jul 16, 2009 5:32 pm
- Forum: Authors: Tell us about your FICTION book!
- Topic: Can we add collections of letters to the list?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1172
Can we add collections of letters to the list?
I know they are non-fiction, but they are usually about authors of fiction and would tie in with this forum.
Letters are a mixture of poetry and short stories, they also give insight into the world of literature and other arts.
Letters are a mixture of poetry and short stories, they also give insight into the world of literature and other arts.
- Thu Jul 16, 2009 5:01 pm
- Forum: Science & Technology
- Topic: Dialogue
- Replies: 49
- Views: 17806
- Thu Jul 16, 2009 8:05 am
- Forum: Short Story Discussions
- Topic: We've read a few Short Stories books...
- Replies: 28
- Views: 19871
- Wed Jul 15, 2009 3:37 am
- Forum: House of Leaves - by Mark Z. Danielewski
- Topic: "There are many ways to enter House of Leaves," (M
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4791
"There are many ways to enter House of Leaves," (M
This is from an interview with the author published in Critique. Washington: Winter 2003. Vol. 44, Iss. 2; pg. 99, 37 pgs : "MZD: Well, there are many ways to enter House of Leaves. Do you want to go by way of Johnny Truant or do you want to go by way of Johnny Truant's mother? Johnny is young ...
- Sat Jul 11, 2009 10:57 am
- Forum: Authors: Tell us about your FICTION book!
- Topic: Female or Male?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1898
I always seem to get hooked by stories with female protagonists quicker than ones with male protagonists. It does depend though, one of my favourite action books is The Spy who Came in from the Cold and I also enjoy Matthew Reilly. Inventive or interesting writing styles dictate my level of interest...