favorite book

[alva]

[QUOTE] Originally posted by Boris Godunov
Literature: Les Miserables - Victor Hugo


one of the most boring books ever!!!

I like the series though( the one with Depardieu)

[alva]

Originally posted by Boris Godunov
There's a fine line between enjoying good literature and being an elitist, pretentious snot, Kroeze

if there's even one ( a line i mean )

most literature is boring, written by a nerd , read by ...

' no not all, i know, there some great books, but c'mon face it!!

[Boris Godunov]

Originally posted by S. Kroeze


I suggest we continue the discussion after you have actually read at least half of my reading recommendations.

Sincerely,

S.Kroeze

I would answer, but Snapcase beat me to it.

PS--I've read most of them, and I doubt you've even read all of them. And the Silmarillion is boring tripe. And you listed plays. Those aren't books. You'd think someone as supposedly well-read as you would know the difference between a play and a book.

[Boris Godunov]

[QUOTE] Originally posted by alva848

Originally posted by Boris Godunov
Literature: Les Miserables - Victor Hugo


one of the most boring books ever!!!

I like the series though( the one with Depardieu)

Hey don't get mad over your own poor taste.

Les Miserables is one of the greatest stories ever written, certainly the greatest work of 19th century French literature. And it possesses one of the greatest protagonist-antagonist pairings ever created.

[alva]

i agree, great story, boring book

[Boris Godunov]

Bah, you just must have a short attention span! Darn MTV-raised kids.

[alva]

Originally posted by Boris Godunov
Bah, you just must have a short attention span! Darn MTV-raised kids.

my guess is i'm older then you.

the only thing i liked about mtv is beavis and butthead, marcel vanthilt(that long ago yes) and eugh wha'ts his name ( early 90, mtv-europe btw)

[Boris Godunov]

No clue, one of the few of my generation who didn't watch MTV.

[Dom Pedro II]

I think The Brothers Karamazov was one of my favorites... I just wish I had read the whole thing...

[alva]

i read guild and punishment, please!!!

not a bad one, if you take out about a 100 pages!!!!

the same dream,what 10 times!!!

after that book, i knew what was meant by long russian nights


btw, i don't mind huge books written by russians as long as their good

example- the inner circle by solznenytsyn(sp?)

[Boris Godunov]

Next he's going to say War and Peace was too long, jeez.

[KrazyHorse]

The movie version certainly was...

[Dom Pedro II]

Hmm... alva's right to some degree. I think in many ways Dostoyevsky is meant to be skimmed not read...

[alva]

Originally posted by Boris Godunov
Next he's going to say War and Peace was too long, jeez.

don't temt me
peace!!!

i don't think these ar bad books, but yes overrated, sorry but that is my opinion

again, peace!

[Boris Godunov]

The most overrated "great book" I can think of is Moby ****. Uuuuuuuuuurgh what a nightmare of boredom. He could just have the first chapter and the last 3 chapters, and that's all there is interesting about it. Then you get whole chapters on whale rope and what not. Yech.