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John Banville/benjamin Black I Didn't Read The Two Books You Read But 'the Book Of Evidence' And 'the Untouchable' Along With The Two Mysteries, 'christine Falls' And 'silver Swan'. Based Upon His Work And Reputation He Is One Of The Most Respected Writers Of The Day. The 4 Books I Have...

I Think I Need A Vacation Lol Lol Lol I am obsessing over this topic ... heres' another big list and then I will try to stay quiet :)) SERPICO GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES LOVE ME OR LEAVE...

Adding More Oldies But Goodies To The List That Is Really Impressive Citizen Kane Inherit The Wind Splendor In The Grass Klute Dirty Harry Shirley Bonnie And Clyde Cool Hand Luke Picnic Deer Hunter Wizard Of Oz An Affair To Remember 12 Angry Men Lolita (original) Three Days Of...

I read 'SMILLA'S SENSE OF SNOW' and 'BORDERLINERS' and just bought 'QUIET GIRL'. IMHO Hoeg is one of the most talented, creative writers who is also very weird. His mind (from the 2 books I read) is so active I can believe that he "He doesn't give interviews and for a long time lived...

O.K., so a few books feature this kind of template-a woman is bored and has an affair, life then blooms into some self-realization as to who she is and who she wants to be. Is that indicative of the entire sector of fiction writing by women today? I think you just found a few books along the...

'feminist fiction' ? Of Course! You are correct adn I agree. I took what you had originally written too literally. But may I ask if anyone can give me a couple of examples of the particular writers or books that struck you as supporting a 'femininst narcissism'? Hope to talk more.

Reading Another Culture Perhaps I am naive but when I read a book about another culture whether it's in translation or in English I find myself looking for information about that culture and the people and then think about the story and the characters. I try not bring my US mindset to a...

Running Kites A friend put the book in my hands and ordered me to read it. I loved it and consider her someone who knows me well. I think entering the country in a way that is shaped around the story of a child is truly wonderful. THe writing is lush and poetic which is jolting when...

Sula SULA is a catalyst She got out of the Bottoms (which used to be the Top) and commes back w/knowledge of the outside world. Thus she is contaminated and her nature was fed by outside influences. Sexually she is promiscuous and doesn't think she did anything wrong cuz it was 'just sex' SULA...

Great Productions LoeMa We had it broadcast here on public television and I thought it was wonderful. Gillian Anderson (X-FILES) and Charles Dance were perfect in their roles. Are you getting the complete jane austen series now? Productions and acting good/but i don't like jane...

Actually fiction is a reflection of the real world. Nobody writes any kind of book without the collective unconscious kicking in and guiding the writer to reflect on current mores and the world as it is in the time frame of the story. Fiction often tells us more about how we are living and what...

Suggestion JAMIEMARIE3 Horror is definfitely not my genre ... it's too scary for me But from discussions and internet friends to me THE EXORCIST; and the AMITYVILLE HORROR sound like waht you are looking for. I also suggest you put HORROR NOVELS into your search engine and you will...

Deeper Into The Labyrinth Seems to me that our discussion has taken a wrong turn somewhere ... or else I am not understanding what I am reading here. I don't see where anyone said that a particular book is irrelevant ... just that perhaps it represents a time and writing style that may not...

LOL LOL LOL PLEASE FORGIVE ME FOR LAUGHING BUT YOUR COMMENT IS SO HEARTFELT AND I APPRECIATE YOUR SENSE OF HUMOR!! Since I am not familiar with the book and never read anything by this writer I went to Amazon to read a review of it. From what I saw the novel sounds like 'chic-lit' which is...

Books For Teens And Following From School Library Journal Silvey has put together contemporary and classic adult and YA titles that meet her criteria for exemplary writing and wide appeal. Familiar groupings such as "Fantasy," "Historical Fiction," and "Mystery" accompany newer subject areas...

silverseason and niphredi Your response to my post really set me thinking. While I still stand by what I said, I see your points too. And I agree w/you ... to a point. Let me say that I was not thinking of teens per se ... I was thinking of college students and beyond. But to address the...

Best Lists Oh sometimes I get so tired of these 'BEST' lists when it's impossible to choose just 1 writer/person to award that honor to. Such a diversity of subjects, narrative, characters, settings, prose style, universality and a whole host of other attributes a BEST must have. As for the...

Go! Go! Gatsby The questions about relevance of any book is to me completely rhetorical and useless. Since I have never seen a convincing argument that defines 'relevance' in the literary canon I maintain that the novels that rise to the top of the list inherently have universal insights...

More Reels Just a few more classics COMPULSION IN COLD BLOOD THE BAD SEED NETWORK ENJOY