*CLASSIC LITERATURE nerds, you out there?

Aero83_

One Song Glory wrote:

Aero83_ wrote:

I'm sure I don't qualify, but I would be interested to here your take on Joseph Conrad.

Is "Ugh" good enough?

Seriously though, I wish I could erase "Heart of Darkness" from my memory. Overrated piece of shit that spawned one of the most mind-numbing films I've ever seen. Am I coming on too strong? Hee hee...I'm a tad passionate about what I read, whether I love it or hate it. Although I thought "Nostromo" was substantially better. I can give him credit for that one.

I don't know about "good enough" but I would say it definitely give me an idea of your take on him.
Somebody turned me onto Typhoon not too long ago, read a few chapters thought it read pretty well, maybe more so because I've done some sailing/exploring myself..I didn't even make the connection he wrote Hearts of Darkness until afterwards....anyways...thx Late

Who Princess

Aero83_ wrote:

One Song Glory wrote:

Aero83_ wrote:

I'm sure I don't qualify, but I would be interested to here your take on Joseph Conrad.

Is "Ugh" good enough?

Seriously though, I wish I could erase "Heart of Darkness" from my memory. Overrated piece of shit that spawned one of the most mind-numbing films I've ever seen. Am I coming on too strong? Hee hee...I'm a tad passionate about what I read, whether I love it or hate it. Although I thought "Nostromo" was substantially better. I can give him credit for that one.

I don't know about "good enough" but I would say it definitely give me an idea of your take on him.
Somebody turned me onto Typhoon not too long ago, read a few chapters thought it read pretty well, maybe more so because I've done some sailing/exploring myself..I didn't even make the connection he wrote Hearts of Darkness until afterwards....anyways...thx Late

Conrad is a helluva writer. Especially if you consider that he was Polish by birth and didn't learn English until he was in his 20s.

I really like Heart of Darkness. To get a better perspective of it, try reading King Leopold's Ghost, which is about how Belgium established its colony in the Congo. It's fascinating and brutal. There are some chapters that specifically relate to Conrad and the situation he recreates in Heart of Darkness. Even if you just read those chapters, you'll see the novel in a completely different light.

evenflow

I'm not what you would call a "Classical Literature Nerd" but I did get a minor in English that required me to read a lot of the classics. I'm more of a history and fictional history nerd, although my favorite writer of all time is F. Scott Fitzgerald. I believe he wrote some stuff thats considered important American literature .

The Beautiful and Damned is probably one of my most favorite reads. It's at least in my top three.

One Song Glory

evenflow wrote:

I'm not what you would call a "Classical Literature Nerd" but I did get a minor in English that required me to read a lot of the classics. I'm more of a history and fictional history nerd, although my favorite writer of all time is F. Scott Fitzgerald. I believe he wrote some stuff thats considered important American literature .

The Beautiful and Damned is probably one of my most favorite reads. It's at least in my top three.

I love Fitzgerald. I've never actually been required to read anything of his in my four years of English majoring (in Canada, he's not studied as often except in American lit. survey courses, which I've actually never taken) but I've read "The Great Gatsby" and a few short stories.