Recent content by Skyler1534

I restarted this thread after a 10 day break after diatribes and defenses regarding Hemingway because I love classic literature and it is, in fact, the only fiction I read. How have we gotten so far off course again? Yes, today's literature (fiction, that is) is not of the same caliber as...

Getting back to the original topic: To point out a few books mentioned, Crime and Punishment was very good, but very dark. Dostoyevsky is definitely an acquired taste. I am currently reading The Idiot, though, and I can't put it down for the life of me. I find him to be an amazing writer...

I haven't read The Count of Monte Cristo for many years now, but until A Tale of Two Cities came along, it was my favorite book. Just to get it out of the way quickly, I hated the movie they made. The beauty of the story was how Edmond (the Count) exacted his revenge on his enemies in a subtle...