Well, it seems like quite a while since
this little wonder was engendered. I was quite the topic-starter back in those good old...or...just old old days.... But it's great to see that I've improved! *thumbs up**
Anyway, this is a simple thread. It is just as the title suggests.
So naturally, all posts submitted to this topic should suitably fit within its (being the topic's) orientation, meaning that your post ought to mention either a book you've read, a book you'd like to read, or a book you have a problem with (come on, you know you do). And keep in mind that the three forementioned suggestions are no more than such; see them as elements by which to guide your post and heed them not as restrictions. Honestly, though, I
am interested in what genres of literature you people have affinities for. This thread can act as something of a haven for those who either wish to suggest a book, bash a book, analyze a book, etc.
So, to provide an impetus, I will state that these are the novels I have read, so far, this summer:
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The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
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The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
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The Horse and his Boy also by C.S. Lewis
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
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Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
and yeah...-_-; I haven't read too much this summer...
But I would recommend
Song of Solomon to anyone who wants to read a book of pure poetry, for Toni Morrison truly is a miraculous writer. Every sentence in that novel seems to be tugging at a string of thread that busily unravels more and more, and the way she could pull ideas and provocations out of her very heart and manifest them into words was remarkable. Truly an inspirational piece of artwork, if not slightly depressing as well as disturbing (a touch of incest, and anything can take on an eerie feeling).
So now I invite you to share some of your own literate ventures (if that's an appropriate term for them) and tell us your thoughts concerning books.
