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Feeling Guilty?
Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 9:51 am
by Grim
Have you ever lied about reading any particular book?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/ma ... abits-1984
Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 12:55 pm
by Penelope
A 'Classic' is something people often wish to say they have read...but haven't.......
Wishful thinking!!
I remember completing the reading of 'Dombey and Son' the Charles Dickens Classic....I put it back on the shelf....like a medal.....
I'd won for bravery!!!!
It is as thick as a brick...in all senses of the word.
Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 4:21 pm
by Ophelia
I can remember a very boring lecturer of "Dombey and Son" in Cape Town; I don't think the boredom was all due to the lecturer, and I can't remember how much of the book I read.
Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 4:28 pm
by Ophelia
Ophelia wrote:I can remember a very boring lecturer of "Dombey and Son" in Cape Town; I don't think the boredom was all due to the lecturer, and I can't remember how much of the book I read.
Oh, and to answer Grim's original quaestion, I try to lie as little as possible.
With books, I may not remember which books I've read, but I've never in my life felt the need to impress someone by saying I'd read a book which I hadn't read.
Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 5:06 pm
by Penelope
Ophelia: Oh, and to answer Grim's original quaestion, I try to lie as little as possible.
With books, I may not remember which books I've read, but I've never in my life felt the need to impress someone by saying I'd read a book which I hadn't read.
Well, one gets to a stage, where one 'knows' the answer, but can't remember it....sometimes, can't even remember the question...but we know that there is no need to lie!!!
Unlike Ophelia, I have felt the need to impress people.....but that dies with maturity...thank goodness!!!
Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 5:24 pm
by Saffron
Penelope wrote:A 'Classic' is something people often wish to say they have read...but haven't.......
Wishful thinking!!
I remember completing the reading of 'Dombey and Son' the Charles Dickens Classic....I put it back on the shelf....like a medal.....
I'd won for bravery!!!!
It is as thick as a brick...in all senses of the word.
This is one of my all time favorite books, more because of how it kept me company for an entire summer during high school. And yes, it is as thick as a brick!
Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 5:43 pm
by Penelope
Saffron: And yes, it is as thick as a brick!
I met and recognised myself....in one of Dicken's characters in that book......it hurt.
I love it and I
hate it with a passion!!
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Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 3:06 pm
by Thrillwriter
What would be the reason to lie in regards to reading a book? Either you did or your didn't.
No. I enjoy reading. So why would I lie about reading any particular book? If I didn't I don't partake of the discussion. Simple.