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ProfCrash · 08-24-2011, 11:43 AM

I can't multi quote at work, no idea why, so I am not going to quote anyone but reference posts.

I think everyone should read John Dos Passos USA trilogy. It is a classic piece of American literature that hardly any one looks at. He was more skilled author then Hemmingway and Fitzgerald and is the equal of Joyce. I love Hemmingway and Fitzgerald, I had a great class in college on the Paris in the 1920's and read a good amount of their work. It was all good but Dos Passos blows them out of the water.

Harry Potter 1 and 2 are ok. The books get significantly more complex and dark starting with the third book. I did not like the seventh book. It was far too long and I really didn't need to spend so much time reading about Harry and his friends camping issues. I wanted the book to occassionally show us what was going on at Hogwarts and thought that the Epilogue was poorly written.

I think that the Bronte sisters wrote some of the worst books I have ever read. They were boring, tedious, and there were hardly any likeable characters. The movies were not much better.

I too love young adult books. The Christian Science Monitor just had an article on the five young adult series that kids should be reading and I bought the first book for all the series. Well not, Hunger Games, I already read that one. Robert Cormier is a genius. The books he wrote are amazing and I think it is a shame that kids do not read more of his work.

Jim Butcher's Codex Alera series was far better then Dresden. The characters were more complex, the environment was more dynamic, and the over all story line moved along at a much better pace. The first book was slow but builds a nice bit of background knowledge that make the rest of the books that much more enjoyable. My Kindles are all some varient of the main characters names.

I have not read anything by Jane Austen. I have no idea how I got through high school without reading her but I did. I read a lot of other stuff though.

Babylon 5 is better then any of the Star Trek series.

I own every James Bond novel.

08-24-2011, 11:43 AM	#62
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	I can't multi quote at work, no idea why, so I am not going to quote anyone but reference posts. I think everyone should read John Dos Passos USA trilogy. It is a classic piece of American literature that hardly any one looks at. He was more skilled author then Hemmingway and Fitzgerald and is the equal of Joyce. I love Hemmingway and Fitzgerald, I had a great class in college on the Paris in the 1920's and read a good amount of their work. It was all good but Dos Passos blows them out of the water. Harry Potter 1 and 2 are ok. The books get significantly more complex and dark starting with the third book. I did not like the seventh book. It was far too long and I really didn't need to spend so much time reading about Harry and his friends camping issues. I wanted the book to occassionally show us what was going on at Hogwarts and thought that the Epilogue was poorly written. I think that the Bronte sisters wrote some of the worst books I have ever read. They were boring, tedious, and there were hardly any likeable characters. The movies were not much better. I too love young adult books. The Christian Science Monitor just had an article on the five young adult series that kids should be reading and I bought the first book for all the series. Well not, Hunger Games, I already read that one. Robert Cormier is a genius. The books he wrote are amazing and I think it is a shame that kids do not read more of his work. Jim Butcher's Codex Alera series was far better then Dresden. The characters were more complex, the environment was more dynamic, and the over all story line moved along at a much better pace. The first book was slow but builds a nice bit of background knowledge that make the rest of the books that much more enjoyable. My Kindles are all some varient of the main characters names. I have not read anything by Jane Austen. I have no idea how I got through high school without reading her but I did. I read a lot of other stuff though. Babylon 5 is better then any of the Star Trek series. I own every James Bond novel.