The Bear & Badger Intimidating Book Club: Clarissa by Samuel Richardson, schedule in OP
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I'm in for a re-read. Hadn't realised it was nearly 18 months ago.Holding the wrong end of the stick since 2009. -
No book intimidates El Tigro.
Tiger cracks his knuckles. You can almost imagine the raw masculinity he exudes as he snaps spines down at the local library. Almost. Yet not quite. His boyish good looks and sense of humour make such ferocity seem an impossibility. -
I'm having a good read now.Not everything is The Best or Shit. Theres many levels between that, lets just enjoy stuff.
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Kids these days, bringing their phones into the bog, probably snapchatting and twittering. It's no wonder the standard of education is going down the toilet. Read or get off the pot. -
acemuzzy wrote:Pretty sure I've got a penguin classics lurking somewhere, might need to go hunting...
Found! Looks like it's a 1966 edition, so the pages are somewhat crinkly... but I guess it'll do! -
I'll give this a go.
Just ordered Crime and Punishment.
I've not read many/any classics so not sure how I will get on but I think reading the posts of others could really help.
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Ulysses is a very tough read. It starts reasonably enough but by about halfway in it becomes very difficult. Part of the issue is that Joyce was mimicking styles, writers, events, etc of the time and without an accompanying reference book it will be almost impossible to follow. At least it's more readable than Finnegan's Wake, which is actually, literally unreadable and impossible.
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Lol, cheers. I'll give it a go anyway at some point. Good tip on getting a reference book.
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If you're looking for classics, I would suggest Thomas Hardy. For my money, he's the best, most readable of the British 19th century writers. He writes very unpretentiously and is surprisingly modem. Jude the Obscure, The Mayor of Casterbridge, Far from the Madding Crowd are all masterpieces.
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I'd throw a spanner in here saying Infinite jest is way better but bless the clarissa gang
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Ok I'm in. Is it Crime and Punishment? Do we have a start date? Is there a plan?Not everything is The Best or Shit. Theres many levels between that, lets just enjoy stuff.
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Send messageGet your copy now. When my copy arrives, I'll put together a detailed plan. The book buying window has started so don't leave it, order a copy now."ERE's like Mr. Muscle, he loves the things he hates" -
Done. Copy here by TuesdayNot everything is The Best or Shit. Theres many levels between that, lets just enjoy stuff.
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Infinite Jest. I have abandoned that a few times but intend to have another crack at it.Holding the wrong end of the stick since 2009.
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It's on my shelf too. Untouched. Ominously big. But maybe, if my commute does successfully get me reading more...
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Kow wrote:I could easily go 20 minutes if I'm enjoying the passage.
20 minutes for passage? Sounds painful. You need some more fibre in your diet.I am a FREE. I am not MAN. A NUMBER. -
My copy of Crime and Punishment arrived.Not everything is The Best or Shit. Theres many levels between that, lets just enjoy stuff.
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Roberto Bolano's 2666 is intimidating, but not because it's long or hard so much as dread-inducing. -
Djuna Barnes' Nightwood, if you're into classic dense-as-fuck modernisms.
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acemuzzy wrote:It's on my shelf too. Untouched. Ominously big. But maybe, if my commute does successfully get me reading more...
The size isn't what puts me off it (I have it on Kindle anyhow). I just wasn't enjoying it enough. It wasn't even a question of style. It was just not doing it for me and I wasn't compelled to return to it.Holding the wrong end of the stick since 2009. -
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Send messageMy copy has been dispatched apparently. Although I don't know when as they just secretly updated the fulfilment status and didn't email me.
As far as I'm aware, everything before Part 1 Chapter 1 will be specific to whatever edition of the book you are reading so you can read that straightaway if you want."ERE's like Mr. Muscle, he loves the things he hates" -
I read Crime and Punishment some years back. Great book. I will sit this one out and await the next book.
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LivDiv wrote:My copy of C&P is here. Does the introduction need to be read?
Not really. I don't remember much about it to be honest. Might be good to warm you up though.Holding the wrong end of the stick since 2009. -
Brooks wrote:Roberto Bolano's 2666 is intimidating, but not because it's long or hard so much as dread-inducing.
In that sense, I couldn't finish Cormac McCarthy's The Road. I can do dystopian, but not drudgery.
I know it has a number of fans on here..."I didn't get it. BUUUUUUUUUUUT, you fucking do your thing." - Roujin
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I read The Road in a day. Was hard going though. Bleak.
The Devils of Loudon isn't an easy read when Huxley takes a break from the story and gets philosophical and anthropological (I think!).Holding the wrong end of the stick since 2009. -
Was aiming for 40 books read this year and think I'm already around 37, so going to join in with this endeavour. Never read any Dostoevsky (or much pre-20th Century literature) so seems about time to give it a go.
Hoping I get a bit further in this than the previously mentioned Infinite Jest. I'm guessing there's not an abundance of tennis in C&P...
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