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Ah, the popcorn's arrived at last!

Many thanks! :)

A big nasty hurricane. Stay safe folks!

I love it when that happens! I knew this thread was a good idea! :cool:

Well done, Mari! People forget that it wasn't that long ago sexuality in nearly any form could prevent a book from being published, "Lady Chatterly" being probably the most famous example and consider how tame it is compared to what Lenny discusses in his "smut" thread. Also, homosexuality was...

Hmmm...being a pathetically monolinguistic person (my greatest failing in life, I think), I've never considered what a ponderous job it would be to put "Ulysses" into another language. However, with the invented language that some authors employ, it's always best to break it down into it's...

That's why I wish Mari would start that thread! :cool:

I didn't think so, but Trump and Iacocoa did seem to be the high-profile rich guys of the 80s.

Sitaram, I know there is no place for a "religion" discussion on this forum, but could you, even in a PM if need be, recommend a book that would explain Hinduism to a Westerner? The art and stories of Hinduism are so beautiful. I would love to have a greater understanding of the religion...

Sadly, you are probably not the only one here to have backed away from Joyce or some other author. This is just my personal impression, but I think people get put off of certain writers partly because of bad experiences with high school English classes and partly because of a perceived...

Personally, I think it would be great if you posted how you really liked the homoeroticism of "Moby Dick." It might lead to an interesting discussion of how homosexuality was addressed in literature in the pre-Stonewall days.

It sounds like Iacocoa or Donald Trump, but I couldn't say for certain. As for biographies, I'd recommend two autobiographies. Lauren Bacall's "By Myself" and Charlie Chaplin's autobiography. Bacall's writing, which I understand is really her own effort and not "ghostwritten" is like...

I reported the posts. Hopefully they'll disappear soon. I think that is the sort of thing everyone can agree is unacceptable. Wow! Common ground!

I suspect that the poll will be helpful, just as it was in the "troll" thread. Once people feel the strength of numbers behind their opinion, they are sometimes more willing to speak up.

Joyce took years off his life writing that book...I don't think he risked body and soul just to show off. However, what he did do was create a deeply complex, densely layered narrative that pushed the limits of what is writing and indeed, what is reading. When I first read "Ulysses" I was...

This is a good point. I was deliberately staying out of this thread in order to ensure that no one could point a finger and claim that it is the further work of the nefarious Irene Wilde "gang", but I have a suggestion: Lies, could you possibly ask this question in the form of a poll? It's...

Wow! Look at you all! Fearlessly posting in the book-related section! I'm so proud! And to show my support I'll share with you a book of questionable literary value that I have a genuine soft spot for: The Phantom, by Susan Kay. It is the story-behind-the-story of The Phantom of the Opera...

I keep hearing very positive things about this book (not the least are the comparisons to Calvino's "If On a Winter's Night a Traveler..."). Posts like this keep moving it up my TBR list! Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

Can I add Conrad's "The Secret Agent" to your recommendation of "Heart of Darkness"? Thanks.

Well done, Mr. Shovel!