List of favorites

[Vicky]

I thought some of you might be interested by this:

http://www.brainpickings.org/index.ph...

[Magda]

Reassuring list - some I've yet to read and others I ought to re-read... Oh time, time, time!

[Lisa, the usurper]

I hate to say this, but I have read two of Faulkner's books and I hated both of them.

[Vicky]

Shame on me Lisa, despite my extensive reading background, I've never read anything of Faulkner's. But you know, it's not because it's a classic that we should necessrely like them, don't you think? I have the same approach with books as I do with food LOL, until you've tasted it you're hardly entitled to an opinion but, once you've tasted it, it's simply a matter of taste and no one has to debate or justify their taste. That said there's plenty of classics I've read and didn't really enjoy as well!

And Magda, I know exactly how you fell about time! Same problem here!

Here's another great link, with the e-reader taking a larger part of the market every month, in a short time there won't be a need for bookmarks anymore...
http://www.brainpickings.org/index.ph...

[Lisa, the usurper]

I have to agree with you Vicky it is a matter of taste. I guess my taste does not run to Faulkner, but he does have an interesting writing style so I can see why he is relevant.

[Everyman]

Lisa wrote: "I hate to say this, but I have read two of Faulkner's books and I hated both of them."

I have also read a few of his, and while I wouldn't say I hated them, I certainly found them not very enjoyable to read, and regretted the time spent on them. I kept thinking I ought to read him, and then kept wondering why.

[Kerri, the sane one]

I'm with you Everyman. I probably wouldn't choose another Faulkner unless I had to.

[Marie]

I read Sound and Fury and must say I did enjoy the book before I finished. I was borned and lived several years in Mississippi,so that might make a diffence.

[Debra]

I feel like one of the only people that doesn't like Lolita.

I don't think I've ever gotten through Faulkner... haha, these posts don't really make me want to read him though...

[Tammy]

It would be interesting to compare the likes v. dislikes of Faulkner with where the people come from. Like Marie, I'm from the South and have enjoyed him. I wonder if there's a correlation?

I've read 11 of the 20 books listed (19th & 20th centuries) and so far my favorite has to be One Hundred Years of Solitude -- I absolutely love Gabriel Garcia Marquez.

[Michael]

One of my new favorite books is "The World According to Garb." I can't believe I haven't read it before since it's by one of the best working authors today, John Irving.

I've also been meaning to try "One Hundred Years of Solitude."

[Michael]

Vicky wrote: "I thought some of you might be interested by this:

http://www.brainpickings.org/index.ph..."

Thanks for the list. I'll definitely check back into it. I've gotten away from reading "Great Literature," so that I tend toward more contemporary authors, but it's a good idea to go back and check on works that have endured. This is especially true for me as an "emerging fiction writer (EFW)." (Believe it or not, EFW is an actual term to denote people who are writing--thereby allowing themselves to be designated authors--but who haven't published much yet).

[BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...)]

I really liked Faulker's The Sound and the Fury but admit it took a second reading before I liked the book, with some years in between the two readings. Can't say I was of the same opinion after my first reading :-) I've also read Faulkner's Requiem for a nun, which I liked as well, although not as much as The Sound and the Fury.

Turns out I'm doing pretty well with these little lists, which is a bit of a surprise, to be honest. It was easy to see though that the 19th century is my favourite, as I've read all books on that particular list.

But anyway, I've read almost all authors and books on these lists, so if they are anything to go by, I must be doing well ;-)