Comments on: Reading

By: Nathan

Nathan — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 21:54:54 +0000

Sorry, Eyre is too schizophrenic for me. That part w/ St. John at the end is unnecessary and boring.

I’ll agree to disagree on Moby Dick, which is easily one of the best and greatest books I’ve had the privilege to read.

If it makes you feel better, I am a big Jane Austen fan.

By: iheartya

iheartya — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 02:10:51 +0000

Jane Eyre is not BLEGH!! I can no longer be your friend. And Moby Dick is NOT five stars. If anything, I think that Melville and Henry James need to be locked in a room together. They both make me want to gouge my eyes out with a spork. Just sayin’.

By: scott

scott — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:57:45 +0000

Great reading list, Moby Dick is my absolute favorite novel of all time..Dawn Treader a close second. I have a friend in CA who is a huge Dante fan as well, I plan to read it this summer

By: Alex

Alex — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:02:12 +0000

By: Nathan

Nathan — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 23:51:10 +0000

No me dé cuenta que esta página faltaba Hamlet hasta ahora. Gracias. Quizás debo poner todos los obras de Shakespeare aquí que he leido.

Nice Spanish, PK, by the way.

By: Kyle

Kyle — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 23:25:05 +0000

Donde esta Hamlet? Esta tu drama favorito, no?

By: Nathan

Nathan — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 04:41:22 +0000

You’re welcome to comment as long as you like!

Excellent suggestions. Asher Lev’s been on my mind a while. I love The Chosen and The Promise. Potok is great.

Also, Grief Observed is something I’ve wanted to read for a while. But everything Lewis writes is great; it’s hard to get to all of ‘em. Thanks for the tips! Ulysses is amazing, by the way.

By: Debbie Bowen

Debbie Bowen — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 01:51:38 +0000

Nathan,
Hi there!
Interesting reading list. I can’t believe you read Ulysses! Nobody reads Ulysses – at least not after about hour three.
Anyway, I have a few books to add if you’re interested?
(I can’t imagine anyone getting their Masters in English having free reading time…)
I’ll just list a couple, but may add a few more later.
If you’re going to read
My Name is Asher Lev–Chaim Potok, I’m thinking you’ve already read The Promise and The Chosen. If not, they’re equally excellent.
I think Jl has walked me through most everything by C.S. Lewis – and I love everything I can wrap my mind around. But I expecially like A Grief Observed. I don’t think anyone has described grief in a more honest and observant way. Although I hope you won’t be grieving anytime soon – someone you love will – and you’ll understand so much more the literal pain of grief (if you’ve already read this, sorry for the sermon).
I’m currently reading The Slumber of Christianity by Ted Dekker – excellent.
I’ve broken the blogging length rules. Hi to J and my love to you both!

By: Unky Quark

Unky Quark — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 18:14:06 +0000

Unk’s favorite new quote:

“Given a choice between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before.”

By: Unky Quark

Unky Quark — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 18:12:10 +0000

Dad’s pick for Nathan’s next reading: “Childhood’s End” by Clifford Simak