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I just finsihed Lunar Park by Bret Easton Ellis. I was super pumped to read it, as I didn't start reading his stuff until after Lunar Park went through its main hardcover print run, so I had to wait for it to hit paperback. The first half was fantastic, but the second was a bit too "out there" even in comparison to Glamorama. I loved it, but wasn't my favorite. I also re-read The Eye of the World but just like my first time through, I just can't seem to get in to The Great Hunt. I love TEotW, but even halfway through TGH, it still is boring to me. Oh well.
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Tamburlaine, Doctor Faustus, Edward the Second, and The Jew of Malta - Christopher Marlowe. Albeit, they were required for my English course, but I was really surprised by how much I enjoyed these. As an English major, I have been getting really sick and tired of primarily studying the 16th and 17th century, but Marlowe's stuff has been wonderful so far. Hell, I'll go on to say I enjoy his works more than Shakespeare's - Marlowe seems to take a lot more risks with his plays, especially Edward the Second.
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Sons and Lovers by D.H. Lawrence I loved this book. I liked how it shifted emphasis from the family as a whole and onto Paul for that second half of the book. I loved the 'weird' tension between the mother and Morel - they loved each other but they never knew how to express it due to their pride. At every instance where they are brought close, I found myself hoping that they would fall back in to what they originally were. I really liked Morel's dialog also, with the 'thee' and 'thou's'. I couldn't help but notice how Paul would use those words every know and then either. Though, I finished the story hating Paul. I just found myself getting so angry at him over how he treated Miriam. I loved Miriam  Time to head in to his other stuff. Rereading The Great Gatsby, The Catcher in the Rye, and The Rules of Attraction first though. ShadyMilkman fucked around with this message at 02:57 on Apr 12, 2007 |
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Bookish posted:Moll Flanders by Daniel Defoe. I had to read that in one my college classes and I just couldn't get in to it. I'd hazard the reason mainly being that it was required reading and that the classs was a waste of time. I should go back and give it an honest shot.
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