Anyone read 1984?

[Chu]

I was lucky, the required reading books at my school actuially required some thought.

Pedro Paramo and Ficciones were both required reading, and to this day are still two of my favorite books. Ficciones (by bourges) is just mind blowing . . . if you ever have a chance to read it you won't be dissapointed. It's ~20 short stories divided into two sections, and they tie together in really interesting ways. They cover everything from a scathing criticism of the Argentienan critics to "The Three Versions of Judas" which is a very interesting view of the death and rebirth of christ, and Judas' role (I won't ruin it). Also some of the stories are almost purely abstract views of reality, the most famous of these being "The Library of Babel" which if you ever have to take higher division college courses in english or philosophy is probably going to be referenced indirectly.

 

[klah]

finish it

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: K1052
Neither book was required reading at my high school for some reason.

Though, the Scarlet Letter was. I hated that book, it still pisses me off to this day.

High school made me hate reading.

I'm serious about this, too. Before I started high school? I read stuff I liked: "Where the Red Fern Grows", "The Incredible Journey", "A Wrinkle in Time".

In HS?

"The Awakening"
"The Scarlet Letter"
"Wuthering Heights"
"The Joy Luck Club"

That's just a sample. It made my cynical and jaded when it comes to works of fiction and I still haven't recovered.

 

[Schadenfroh]

just finished it, all i got to say is :Q

 

[Vic]

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh
just finished it, all i got to say is :Q

Now read Animal Farm.

 

[K1052]

Originally posted by: Chaotic42

Originally posted by: K1052
Neither book was required reading at my high school for some reason.

Though, the Scarlet Letter was. I hated that book, it still pisses me off to this day.

High school made me hate reading.

I'm serious about this, too. Before I started high school? I read stuff I liked: "Where the Red Fern Grows", "The Incredible Journey", "A Wrinkle in Time".

In HS?

"The Awakening"
"The Scarlet Letter"
"Wuthering Heights"
"The Joy Luck Club"

That's just a sample. It made my cynical and jaded when it comes to works of fiction and I still haven't recovered.

Well, that would do it.

If I had to read "The Awakening" in the same year as "The Scarlet Letter" people would have died.

 

[ActuaryTm]

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh
just finished it, all i got to say is :Q

You certainly cannot apply for ATOTs biggest nerd without finishing 1984.

Well done.

 

[Schadenfroh]

Originally posted by: Vic

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh
just finished it, all i got to say is :Q

Now read Animal Farm.

read it 5 or 6 years ago

 

[ActuaryTm]

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
I got to read both 1984 and a brave new world in high school, although I think I had read 1984 before that.

Brave New World is a classic. Excellent read.

 

[Schadenfroh]

Originally posted by: ActuaryTm

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
I got to read both 1984 and a brave new world in high school, although I think I had read 1984 before that.

Brave New World is a classic. Excellent read.

after my sociology teacher caught me reading 1984, he told me to get that book, i need to pick it up sometime this week from the book store.

 

[UglyCasanova]

We had to read Wuthering Heights, The Scarlet Letter, and The Awakening as well, but just for kicks she decided to throw in 1984 as well. It seemed kind of akward thrown in with the feminazi curriculum that was English 4. My teacher obviously hated men, and I took an AP class so there were 10 girls to 3 of us guys, and my god would she get them rilled up.