Ahh the classics...

[rasmack 0]

I recently commited some time to rereading some of the classics. So far I've read:

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Great fun)

Moby Dick (Pretentious piece of sh*t IMHO)

Dracula (Very well written in fact)

Also I am half way through Ivanhoe. It feels like reading a Kirk Douglas movie.
Any other people going through similar exercises?

Addendum:
The greatest classic of them all though was sitting down tonight and watching "Dropzone". I love the pink Porter and I hope that Bill Booth got his money's worth, cause RWS must have shelled out a loot of cash to have that many "Vector" logos shown in various inconspicuous locations during the movie. Great piece of art. Hadn't seen it in ~10 years.

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I recently commited some time to rereading some of the classics. So far I've read:

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Great fun)

Moby Dick (Pretentious piece of sh*t IMHO)

Dracula (Very well written in fact)

Also I am half way through Ivanhoe. It feels like reading a Kirk Douglas movie.
Any other people going through similar exercises?

Addendum:
The greatest classic of them all though was sitting down tonight and watching "Dropzone". I love the pink Porter and I hope that Bill Booth got his money's worth, cause RWS must have shelled out a loot of cash to have that many "Vector" logos shown in various inconspicuous locations during the movie. Great piece of art. Hadn't seen it in ~10 years.

Last year I read "Principia" by Isaac Newton. That's a classic!

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[happythoughts 0]

How about Classical Music?

I was thinking...

Classic "road songs" like "On The Road Again" by Willie Nelson and "Riders On The Storm" by the Doors.

If you mixed the lyrics, you would get..

(Sung to the tune by Willie Nelson)

On the road again,
his brain is squirming like a toad again,
if you give this man a ride,
sweet family will die,
making music with my friends,
ain't it great to be on the road again...

(Well, it made sense before I typed it)

[JohnMitchell 16]

-To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee.
-Almost anything by Steinbeck.
-Jules Verne sci-fi classics "From the Earth to the Moon" and "20,000 Leagues under the Sea." , which take me back to byohood days, reading those.
-"Tom Sawyer" of course, for the companion piece to Huckleberry Finn.

We're a very bookish family, for skydivers.

[larry 0]

War of the Worlds (couldn’t believe it was written in 1880’s)

The Grapes of Wrath

Slaughter House Five (for the 5th or so time)

Many, many more, though I have to admit I cheat. Books on audio while driving.

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To Kill a Mokingbird was the shittiest book that I was ever forced to read.
However there is one book out there that never acheaved that status it deserves. Men of Iron by Howard Pyle was a really good read. It was made into a movie in the 50s by the name of "The Black Shield of Fallworth"
Right now I am reading 1001 nights

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-To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee.

I was thinking the same.

These may be "classic" only to me, but I'd submit 'The Glory And The Dream' by William Manchester, and 'The Frontiersmen' by Allan W. Eckert.


Don

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I love To Kill A Mockinbird. One of my other faves required reading in high school is A Separate Peace. Good stuff.

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God I was trying to forget about that book... A Seperate peace... I hated it

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[AggieDave 6]

Recently I went back and reread many of the "classics" for fun, including one of my most favorite of all time, "Hamlet."

Right now I'm under a lot of stress and having to learn/memorize a lot of stuff, so I'm having fun reading some kids books. Besides the latest in the Harry Potter series I'm reading "The Chronicles of Narnia." Nothing like a good "classic" kids book to really relax at the end of a day. Its a good way to let your brain relax and blow off some steam.

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Wow....20,000 posts AND 1000 jumps milestones in the same year ? You go, girl.....congrats.


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I got me a rock-and-roll band.
It's a free-for-all."

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The Cronicles of Narnia I think I made it to the book think it was the voyage of the dawn trader or something like that... a good series

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TheAnvil is a geek. I read classics sometimes. I'm currently rereading Gilgamesh. Read Shakespeare on occasion. Depends on what mood I'm in. I'm a bookish sort.

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How about Classical Music?

I was thinking...

Classic "road songs" like "On The Road Again" by Willie Nelson and "Riders On The Storm" by the Doors.

NewsWeek magazine recently had an article about one of GM's rising corporate stars. I don't recall his name, but he is about 45 and is the guy responsible for the GM commercials featuring Led Zeppelin. When the GM execs were first shown the commercials, one of the old-timers, (who was about 70), asked:

"Why didn't you use classical music?"

The guys answer:

"This is classical music."

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No, you're not! You're a short, stocky dude who drinks too much!

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Recently I went back and reread many of the "classics" for fun, including one of my most favorite of all time, "Hamlet."

Right now I'm under a lot of stress and having to learn/memorize a lot of stuff, so I'm having fun reading some kids books. Besides the latest in the Harry Potter series I'm reading "The Chronicles of Narnia." Nothing like a good "classic" kids book to really relax at the end of a day. Its a good way to let your brain relax and blow off some steam.

lol! reading that series to my kids now! we're on The Silver Chair. My kids love it, so do I.... great stuff... I hope the movies that are coming out will be good... trailers look good so far.

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[AggieDave 6]

The way I'm looking at it is I'm warming up for my future kids.

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Me? Drink? Whatever gave you that idea, my friend?

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The way I'm looking at it is I'm warming up for my future kids.

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[RastaRicanAir 0]

Yes, I too have been gripped by this same guilt at not having been exposed to the great writing to which others of my generation-residing in better school districts-were FORCIBLY exposed.

I got over it.
Yeah, I recently purchased a copy of Don Quixote, and I even dip into it about once or twice a week;when I'm not gorging on Hunter Thompson's Hell's Angels, or some Kurt Vonnegut, or Chuck Palahniuk ( twisted, captivating and brilliant author of Fight Club et. al.)
Not that you shouldn't constantly be striving to enlighten yourself, but there's a reason "the Classics" are always followed by a COMPULSORY book report..........zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

.....Then again, I was well above car rental age when I finally read Dracula, and it is pretty cool.

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The way I'm looking at it is I'm warming up for my future kids.

In that case, I recommend putting down all that high brow stuff and committing as much Dr. Seuss as possible to memory. It should carry you through the first 4 or 5 years.
Then, pick up a copy of the Princess Bride. The ONLY book as entertaining to adults as it is to kids.

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[JohnMitchell 16]

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To Kill a Mokingbird was the shittiest book that I was ever forced to read.

Oh well, different strokes for different folks. I've read it, dunno, 5-6 times, wife has too.

"Deerslayer"- F-ing hated that book, required reading. I think being forced to read something has ruined many a good book for many people. I can still only take Hemingway in small doses.

Classic flying books - "Fate is the Hunter" by Earnest Gann and "Baa Baa Blacksheep" by the notorious Boyington. Got 'em both, read them multiple times.

[rasmack 0]

Yeah, I also reread the entire series a few months ago. Good stuff. Somehow I remembered the stories as being longer and more elaborate, though. Maybe I just grew up (NOOOooooo.... ).

Btw. I think it is interesting that several people have listed Kurt Vonnegut Jr. among the classics. I love his books (Sirenes of Titan, Slaughterhouse 5, Timequake), but I didn't know he qualified as a classic author.

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“I simply hate, detest, loathe, despise, and abhor redundancy.”
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[Peej 0]

I just finished "Catcher in the rye" and i often re-read "To Kill a Mockingbird" and "One flew over the cuckoos nest".

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