Are you 'Well Read?'

[jillian]

10 of 13, apparently I need to read Bulwar-Lytton's Paul Clifford (who knew that snoopy wasn't being original?); Kurt Vonnegut's Cat's Cradle; and Dostoyevsky's Notes From Underground.

I'll pass on those three.

 

[Xenophon]

You should have been able to guess on Dostoyevsky Jill, everything he wrote was in taht crime and punishment mode.

 

[jillian]

Crime and Punishment is one of a very few books I couldn't finish once I started it. The Scarlet Letter was another.

*gag*

I thought the line was from The Misanthrope.

 

[Xenophon]

I'm not a huge fan of Russian novelists either, had to read that stuff in college.

 

[Missourian]

10 of 13, apparently I need to read Bulwar-Lytton's Paul Clifford (who knew that snoopy wasn't being original?); Kurt Vonnegut's Cat's Cradle; and Dostoyevsky's Notes From Underground.

I'll pass on those three.

I dunno, Kurt Vonnegut's Cat's Cradle sounds interesting.

Amazon.com Review
Cat's Cradle, one of Vonnegut's most entertaining novels, is filled with scientists and G-men and even ordinary folks caught up in the game. These assorted characters chase each other around in search of the world's most important and dangerous substance, a new form of ice that freezes at room temperature. At one time, this novel could probably be found on the bookshelf of every college kid in America; it's still a fabulous read and a great place to start if you're young enough to have missed the first Vonnegut craze.
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266 five star reviews, 72 four star reviews and only 42 three star or less out of 380 total reviews.

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I'll most likely give it a shot. [ame]http://www.amazon.com/Cats-Cradle-Novel-Kurt-Vonnegut/dp/038533348X/ref=ed_oe_p[/ame]

 

[jillian]

I'm not a huge fan of Russian novelists either, had to read that stuff in college.

They're depressing. Although I will cop to having loved Kafka's The Metamorphosis.

I'm actually surprised they didn't have "Who is John Galt"?

 

[jillian]

10 of 13, apparently I need to read Bulwar-Lytton's Paul Clifford (who knew that snoopy wasn't being original?); Kurt Vonnegut's Cat's Cradle; and Dostoyevsky's Notes From Underground.

I'll pass on those three.

I dunno, Kurt Vonnegut's Cat's Cradle sounds interesting.

Amazon.com Review
Cat's Cradle, one of Vonnegut's most entertaining novels, is filled with scientists and G-men and even ordinary folks caught up in the game. These assorted characters chase each other around in search of the world's most important and dangerous substance, a new form of ice that freezes at room temperature. At one time, this novel could probably be found on the bookshelf of every college kid in America; it's still a fabulous read and a great place to start if you're young enough to have missed the first Vonnegut craze.
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266 five star reviews, 72 four star reviews and only 42 three star or less out of 380 total reviews.

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I'll most likely give it a shot. [ame=http://www.amazon.com/Cats-Cradle-Novel-Kurt-Vonnegut/dp/038533348X/ref=ed_oe_p]Amazon.com: Cat's Cradle: A Novel: Kurt Vonnegut: Books[/ame]

Oh ok! lol.. let me know if you like it.

 

[Amanda]

I never knew 'well read' meant you memorized opening lines to fiction books. Now I feel even dumber because I've been fighting my way through this stupid Richard Dawkins book.

Agreed---I think "well read" means you can act all snooty at social gatherings.

I don't think I get invited to those kinds of parties.

OTOH I can pull off a 15 second keg stand, so I guess we all have different ideas of fun.

 

[strollingbones]

the old man and the sea....how long can a damn fish live or die or whatever

some of this so called classic stuff is simply too bland to read...russians esp...that gulag one....

 

[catzmeow]

They're depressing. Although I will cop to having loved Kafka's The Metamorphosis.

I'm actually surprised they didn't have "Who is John Galt"?

I really loved Anna Karenina.

 

[catzmeow]

I don't think I get invited to those kinds of parties.

OTOH I can pull off a 15 second keg stand, so I guess we all have different ideas of fun.

I can't really fathom people who don't need to read, incessantly. Like me.

 

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10 of 13, apparently I need to read Bulwar-Lytton's Paul Clifford (who knew that snoopy wasn't being original?); Kurt Vonnegut's Cat's Cradle; and Dostoyevsky's Notes From Underground.

I'll pass on those three.

I dunno, Kurt Vonnegut's Cat's Cradle sounds interesting.

Amazon.com Review
Cat's Cradle, one of Vonnegut's most entertaining novels, is filled with scientists and G-men and even ordinary folks caught up in the game. These assorted characters chase each other around in search of the world's most important and dangerous substance, a new form of ice that freezes at room temperature. At one time, this novel could probably be found on the bookshelf of every college kid in America; it's still a fabulous read and a great place to start if you're young enough to have missed the first Vonnegut craze.
​

266 five star reviews, 72 four star reviews and only 42 three star or less out of 380 total reviews.

​

I'll most likely give it a shot. [ame=http://www.amazon.com/Cats-Cradle-Novel-Kurt-Vonnegut/dp/038533348X/ref=ed_oe_p]Amazon.com: Cat's Cradle: A Novel: Kurt Vonnegut: Books[/ame]

Oh ok! lol.. let me know if you like it.

I enjoyed Cat's Cradle, though I'm much more of a Breakfast of Champions fan.

 

[Annie]

I'm not a huge fan of Russian novelists either, had to read that stuff in college.

They're depressing. Although I will cop to having loved Kafka's The Metamorphosis.

I'm actually surprised they didn't have "Who is John Galt"?

I loved The Metamorphosis, but I really like Crime & Punishment, War & Peace, Anna Karenina, Of Mice & Men, and Les Miserables. Dickens usually didn't appeal to me for some reason, though like many who had it read every year, A Christmas Carol still works for me. I read most in high school, that's when I really had time and The Metamorphosis was required, as was Anna Karenina. I was a strange kid.

 

[Amanda]

I don't think I get invited to those kinds of parties.

OTOH I can pull off a 15 second keg stand, so I guess we all have different ideas of fun.

I can't really fathom people who don't need to read, incessantly. Like me.

Maybe it would make more sense if it was difficult and gave you a headache.

 

[alan1]

I never knew 'well read' meant you memorized opening lines to fiction books. Now I feel even dumber because I've been fighting my way through this stupid Richard Dawkins book.

Exactly.
Maybe if a few more people would read some economics, history, and other non-fiction, this country would be better off.