Reading the Classics

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A Strange Aeon: Mar 26, 2010; You are now a slimy little toad; The Great Twist

Many good books mentioned already, and I literally just finished Moby Dick the other day. Is other Melville worth reading? My impression is Moby Dick is pretty different from his other stuff.

Also, Cervantes is deeply beloved by other writers I love, like Borges, but I've always had trouble getting through Don Quixote as well. Does anyone have a good translation or some advice?

# ¿ Oct 27, 2021 21:00

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# ¿ May 16, 2024 12:06

A Strange Aeon: Mar 26, 2010; You are now a slimy little toad; The Great Twist

Lord Decimus Barnacle posted:

Bartleby the scrivener is a great very short read

Oh, I think I read this one--the "I'd prefer not to" guy, right?

# ¿ Oct 27, 2021 21:30

A Strange Aeon: Mar 26, 2010; You are now a slimy little toad; The Great Twist

Lord Decimus Barnacle posted:

Typee was an interesting book by Melville.
Since you’ve read moby dick it’s pretty obvious that Melville actually spent some time on whaling ships.
But he hated whaling so much that he went awol on his first trip and ended up stuck on an island for a while with “cannibals”
He wrote Typee based on that real life adventure.

I think I have Pierre or the Ambiguities on my shelf, but I haven't given it any time. I'm assuming no one really talks about his other work because it's not as transcendent as Moby Dick, but I like his style so I'm willing to give his deep cuts a try.

# ¿ Oct 27, 2021 22:18

A Strange Aeon: Mar 26, 2010; You are now a slimy little toad; The Great Twist

Surprised no one has mentioned Hemingway--I've only read The Sun Also Rises and A Movable Feast, but I keep meaning to read his more famous stuff.

# ¿ Oct 28, 2021 04:23

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