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cdp1223cdp1223 Posts: 1,131
edited March 2010 in All Encompassing Trip
Anybody out there have particularly nerdy (in an English major way) taste in literature? Want to discuss books written by dead white guys over 50 years ago?
I know there's already a book thread, but y'all were talking about Stephen King and I couldn't take it. I'm sorry....that's totally cool, just not my bag! :lol: (I'm not a TOTAL snob....ok, well, maybe I am :roll: )

Faulker, Joyce, James, Hemingway, Greene, Nabokov.....anybody?
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  • eyedclaareyedclaar Posts: 6,980
    Nerd. As a jock, it's my duty to pick on book worms. I can't believe anyone would take the time to write a book much less read one...
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  • Sian-of-the-deadSian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    What's wrong with Stephen King? :|
    Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...

    ... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
  • cdp1223cdp1223 Posts: 1,131
    eyedclaar wrote:
    Nerd. As a jock, it's my duty to pick on book worms. I can't believe anyone would take the time to write a book much less read one...

    You and me....parking lot....after school. Jock! :twisted:
  • dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    Sian-of-the-dead wrote:
    What's wrong with Stephen King? :|

    his glasses make his eyes look funny
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • eyedclaareyedclaar Posts: 6,980
    Sian-of-the-dead wrote:
    What's wrong with Stephen King? :|

    Stephen King is trash fiction, not that there is anything wrong with trash fiction per se, but let's call it what it is.
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  • Sian-of-the-deadSian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    dunkman wrote:
    Sian-of-the-dead wrote:
    What's wrong with Stephen King? :|

    his glasses make his eyes look funny

    Apart from that :roll:
    Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...

    ... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
  • eyedclaareyedclaar Posts: 6,980
    dunkman wrote:
    Sian-of-the-dead wrote:
    What's wrong with Stephen King? :|

    his glasses make his eyes look funny

    AND he's a horrible guitar player.
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  • cdp1223cdp1223 Posts: 1,131
    Sian-of-the-dead wrote:
    What's wrong with Stephen King? :|

    Umm....I kind of hate him? :lol: I feel like his earlier stuff has some merit, obviously, but his later works seem to be rushed, mass produced, lowest-common-denominator "literature". Airplane reading.

    Sorry....I'm not trying to be a bitch. Just my honest opinion. I'm not hating on those who love him. He just isn't for me. I read a lot of his earlier books when I was young and tried to pick up on some of the more recent things in the years that followed, always based on recommendations from friends, and I seemed to be consistently disappointed.
  • dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    Sian-of-the-dead wrote:
    Apart from that

    ehhhh what about his ability to avoid cars whilst out walking.
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • eyedclaareyedclaar Posts: 6,980
    cdp1223 wrote:
    eyedclaar wrote:
    Nerd. As a jock, it's my duty to pick on book worms. I can't believe anyone would take the time to write a book much less read one...

    You and me....parking lot....after school. Jock! :twisted:

    Relax, my little nerdling, I'm a writer. However, I do love to fight and have no problem using ground and pound techniques on weak girls.
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  • Sian-of-the-deadSian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    eyedclaar wrote:
    Sian-of-the-dead wrote:
    What's wrong with Stephen King? :|

    Stephen King is trash fiction, not that there is anything wrong with trash fiction per se, but let's call it what it is.

    I know that but there's nothing wrong with reading his stuff... and just because you appreciate his 'trash fiction' doesn't mean you're not considered a book nerd. I know lots of people who regularly read his stuff that are some of the biggest book nerds going...
    Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...

    ... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
  • cdp1223cdp1223 Posts: 1,131
    Sian-of-the-dead wrote:
    eyedclaar wrote:
    Sian-of-the-dead wrote:
    What's wrong with Stephen King? :|

    Stephen King is trash fiction, not that there is anything wrong with trash fiction per se, but let's call it what it is.

    I know that but there's nothing wrong with reading his stuff... and just because you appreciate his 'trash fiction' doesn't mean you're not considered a book nerd. I know lots of people who regularly read his stuff that are some of the biggest book nerds going...

    That's a good point. I should possibly change the subject to "Classic Literature Nerds"?
  • eyedclaareyedclaar Posts: 6,980
    Sian-of-the-dead wrote:
    eyedclaar wrote:
    Sian-of-the-dead wrote:
    What's wrong with Stephen King? :|

    Stephen King is trash fiction, not that there is anything wrong with trash fiction per se, but let's call it what it is.

    I know that but there's nothing wrong with reading his stuff... and just because you appreciate his 'trash fiction' doesn't mean you're not considered a book nerd. I know lots of people who regularly read his stuff that are some of the biggest book nerds going...

    I never said you couldn't be a nerd AND read Stephen King. In fact, the two often go hand in hand, like nerds and comic books.
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  • Sian-of-the-deadSian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    cdp1223 wrote:
    Sian-of-the-dead wrote:
    eyedclaar wrote:
    Stephen King is trash fiction, not that there is anything wrong with trash fiction per se, but let's call it what it is.

    I know that but there's nothing wrong with reading his stuff... and just because you appreciate his 'trash fiction' doesn't mean you're not considered a book nerd. I know lots of people who regularly read his stuff that are some of the biggest book nerds going...

    That's a good point. I should possibly change the subject to "Classic Literature Nerds"?

    Thank you. :)
    Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...

    ... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
  • eyedclaareyedclaar Posts: 6,980
    Sian-of-the-dead wrote:
    Thank you. :)


    Sian, I wrote a zombie poem recently. You might dig it.
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  • Sian-of-the-deadSian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    eyedclaar wrote:
    Sian-of-the-dead wrote:
    Thank you. :)


    Sian, I wrote a zombie poem recently. You might dig it.
    Ohhhh PM it to me! :mrgreen:
    Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...

    ... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
  • cajunkiwicajunkiwi Posts: 984
    Sian-of-the-dead wrote:
    eyedclaar wrote:
    Sian-of-the-dead wrote:
    What's wrong with Stephen King? :|

    Stephen King is trash fiction, not that there is anything wrong with trash fiction per se, but let's call it what it is.

    I know that but there's nothing wrong with reading his stuff... and just because you appreciate his 'trash fiction' doesn't mean you're not considered a book nerd. I know lots of people who regularly read his stuff that are some of the biggest book nerds going...

    I'm a proud book nerd and King fan, though I thought the ending to his latest book was a little lame :-(
    And I listen for the voice inside my head... nothing. I'll do this one myself.
  • Black DiamondBlack Diamond Posts: 25,107
    dunkman wrote:
    Sian-of-the-dead wrote:
    Apart from that

    ehhhh what about his ability to avoid cars whilst out walking.
    LMAO
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  • dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    Ok... lets get this thread back on track for the OP


    I'm a huge Ernest Hemingway fan... he's actually the reason its ok for me to drink mojitos as well.
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • cdp1223cdp1223 Posts: 1,131
    Y'all, can we stop talking about the merits of Stephen King? :D


    Has anyone read anything by any of the aforementioned authors recently? Am I all alone in my nerdliness? :cry:
  • cdp1223cdp1223 Posts: 1,131
    dunkman wrote:
    Ok... lets get this thread back on track for the OP


    I'm a huge Ernest Hemingway fan... he's actually the reason its ok for me to drink mojitos as well.

    THANK YOU. :D
    Hemingway short stories or novels? I prefer his short stories, but that's just me.
  • Sian-of-the-deadSian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    cajunkiwi wrote:
    Sian-of-the-dead wrote:
    eyedclaar wrote:
    Stephen King is trash fiction, not that there is anything wrong with trash fiction per se, but let's call it what it is.

    I know that but there's nothing wrong with reading his stuff... and just because you appreciate his 'trash fiction' doesn't mean you're not considered a book nerd. I know lots of people who regularly read his stuff that are some of the biggest book nerds going...

    I'm a proud book nerd and King fan, though I thought the ending to his latest book was a little lame :-(

    I am too! :D Last King book I read was actually Misery again... Damn I love that book :mrgreen:

    But back on topic... can we discuss Poe?
    Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...

    ... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
  • dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    cdp1223 wrote:
    dunkman wrote:
    Ok... lets get this thread back on track for the OP


    I'm a huge Ernest Hemingway fan... he's actually the reason its ok for me to drink mojitos as well.

    THANK YOU. :D
    Hemingway short stories or novels? I prefer his short stories, but that's just me.


    short stories got me into him.. especially Old Man and the Sea.
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • cdp1223cdp1223 Posts: 1,131
    Sian-of-the-dead wrote:

    I am too! :D Last King book I read was actually Misery again... Damn I love that book :mrgreen:

    But back on topic... can we discuss Poe?

    We can discuss Poe....go!
  • eyedclaareyedclaar Posts: 6,980
    Sian-of-the-dead wrote:
    eyedclaar wrote:
    Sian-of-the-dead wrote:
    Thank you. :)


    Sian, I wrote a zombie poem recently. You might dig it.
    Ohhhh PM it to me! :mrgreen:

    I appear to be PM challenged at times. :oops: I posted it in the writing forum instead.
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  • eyedclaareyedclaar Posts: 6,980
    dunkman wrote:
    Ok... lets get this thread back on track for the OP


    I'm a huge Ernest Hemingway fan... he's actually the reason its ok for me to drink mojitos as well.


    You have to able to box before you can safely drink mojitos.
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  • Sian-of-the-deadSian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    cdp1223 wrote:
    Sian-of-the-dead wrote:

    I am too! :D Last King book I read was actually Misery again... Damn I love that book :mrgreen:

    But back on topic... can we discuss Poe?

    We can discuss Poe....go!
    I love Edgar Allen Poe, poetry and short stories :D

    Favourite poem: Annabel Lee
    Favourite short story: The Black Cat

    I've often wanted to read Lovecraft but never got round to it... :think:
    Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...

    ... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
  • Who PrincessWho Princess out here in the fields Posts: 7,305
    If you're a book nerd (or classic literature nerd ;) ), you might like this site:

    http://www.librarything.com/

    Good place for finding info about books, reviews, cataloging your own library, discussions about books.

    I use it for my "To Read" list. Since forever, I'm always finding out about some book that I want to read, then I can't remember the correct title or author, etc. Now I have a great list of titles although it's so huge and I'm so far behind that I can never die.

    I don't post there but there are threads about every kind of book. Probably the most erudite message board I've ever seen. People still get snarky but they do it in complete, grammatically correct sentences.

    ************

    BTW I may qualify as I book nerd. 2 degrees in English (probably before most people here were born :shifty: :P ). Somehow reading so much literature turned me off to modern fiction and I tend to read a lot of non-fiction like history and current events.
    "The stars are all connected to the brain."
  • eyedclaareyedclaar Posts: 6,980
    Hemingway's A Clean, Well-Lighted Place is one of my favorite short stories of all time.
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  • dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    eyedclaar wrote:
    dunkman wrote:
    Ok... lets get this thread back on track for the OP


    I'm a huge Ernest Hemingway fan... he's actually the reason its ok for me to drink mojitos as well.


    You have to able to box before you can safely drink mojitos.

    phew... punching orphans has been worthwhile after all.
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
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