What is your favorite piece of classic literature? And why?
What is your favorite book in general (non-classic) and why? Depends on what you mean by classic :p I suppose if you are going for literature with a capital L, I would choose Crime and Punishment by Dostoevsky. I have been fascinated with that book since first reading it in high school because of the complexities of the moral issues and Raskolnikov's struggle between theory and practice and his eventual "redemption". Slightly more contemporary and perhaps not yet on everyone's "Classic" list is James Joyce's Ulysses which I tend to read about every two years since I was thirteen. I do not think i shall ever fully understand it but it is an amazing journey through the world of stream-of-consciousness and the innerworkings of Leopold Bloom's mind. It isn't a book you can read once and walk away from but is, instead, one you must continually return to to find out what has changed since the last time you read it. And if you want to go back to Classic Classics, a good translation of The Odyssey is always a good choice (personally I prefer a good prose translation if you are looking for plot/story but a nice verse translation is good when you're looking for language and sound and rhythm).
What band or singer should I check out? I am up for some new music. Scrappy Jud Newcomb, not so much for singing but because he is an awesome guitar player--I saw him play live at the Austin Book Festival last year and wow. just wow. A recording could never do justice to actually seeing those magic fingers at work but even so, he's worth checking out. Even if you don't like the type of music (he played a mixture of country and soft rock when I saw him) he's playing, you can't help but admire the sheer talent of the man (and for you MR fans out there, he does bear a resemblance to the Man with hair :p). He used to play in Austin all the time live in local clubs and stuff but he's on the road so much now that he's more likely to be in your town than mine :( and just when I finally got somebody to go with.......
What is the most memorable classic film that you have seen? And why? Again, depends on your definition of classic :p Many wouldn't consider John Wayne's The Quiet Man a classic, but it certainly has stayed with me for many many years and remains to this day one of my very favorites. The issues of pride and love and the struggle with inner demons still resonates deeply.
What is the most entertaining movie (current) that you suggest I rent or go see? Finding Neverland :) Of course, I'm a sucker for any film that explores the hows and whys behind the creation of any good piece of writing.
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Date: 2005-02-02 02:26 pm (UTC)What is your favorite book in general (non-classic) and why? Depends on what you mean by classic :p I suppose if you are going for literature with a capital L, I would choose Crime and Punishment by Dostoevsky. I have been fascinated with that book since first reading it in high school because of the complexities of the moral issues and Raskolnikov's struggle between theory and practice and his eventual "redemption". Slightly more contemporary and perhaps not yet on everyone's "Classic" list is James Joyce's Ulysses which I tend to read about every two years since I was thirteen. I do not think i shall ever fully understand it but it is an amazing journey through the world of stream-of-consciousness and the innerworkings of Leopold Bloom's mind. It isn't a book you can read once and walk away from but is, instead, one you must continually return to to find out what has changed since the last time you read it. And if you want to go back to Classic Classics, a good translation of The Odyssey is always a good choice (personally I prefer a good prose translation if you are looking for plot/story but a nice verse translation is good when you're looking for language and sound and rhythm).
What band or singer should I check out? I am up for some new music. Scrappy Jud Newcomb, not so much for singing but because he is an awesome guitar player--I saw him play live at the Austin Book Festival last year and wow. just wow. A recording could never do justice to actually seeing those magic fingers at work but even so, he's worth checking out. Even if you don't like the type of music (he played a mixture of country and soft rock when I saw him) he's playing, you can't help but admire the sheer talent of the man (and for you MR fans out there, he does bear a resemblance to the Man with hair :p). He used to play in Austin all the time live in local clubs and stuff but he's on the road so much now that he's more likely to be in your town than mine :( and just when I finally got somebody to go with.......
What is the most memorable classic film that you have seen? And why? Again, depends on your definition of classic :p Many wouldn't consider John Wayne's The Quiet Man a classic, but it certainly has stayed with me for many many years and remains to this day one of my very favorites. The issues of pride and love and the struggle with inner demons still resonates deeply.
What is the most entertaining movie (current) that you suggest I rent or go see? Finding Neverland :) Of course, I'm a sucker for any film that explores the hows and whys behind the creation of any good piece of writing.