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[coffeesnob318]

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Stolen from wingsonwind

Up for suggestions....

What is your favorite piece of classic literature? And why?

What is your favorite book in general (non-classic) and why?

What band or singer should I check out? I am up for some new music.

What is the most memorable classic film that you have seen? And why?

What is the most entertaining movie (current) that you suggest I rent or go see?

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[nonnierms.livejournal.com]

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.

[nonnierms.livejournal.com]

erm....cut & paste went all wonky on me and the answer to question number one appears to be on question number two and the answer to two is completely missing......

so here's number two: What is your favorite book in general (non-classic) and why? I think you already know the answer to that one :p The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay, hands down. And it says a lot that that has been my constant favorite for nearly twelve years now, considering how much I read :p Why, you ask? (and, yes, I know you didn't ask because you already know but perhaps some of your other readers will brave this long post and will wish to know.....) The threads that tie the book together--themes of self-reliance, of overcoming the odds, of self-discovery, of finding the few people who irrevocably change your life for good or bad and learning to deal with those changes, of growing and learning, of not being afraid of who you are.

[coffeesnob.livejournal.com]

And I'm all about any movie with Johnny Depp, so win win!

I love Crime and Punishment, too. It's one of my favorites.

[nonnierms.livejournal.com]

hee! I stole the brain from g for the day and now we share it! :p