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Sure, whatever old stuff that is loved by non-idiots that he hasn’t tried. Odyssey, KJV Bible, Shakespeare, Moby Dick, Dostoevsky, Dickens, etc.
by bowsamic 2y ago
Sure, whatever old stuff that is loved by non-idiots that he hasn’t tried. Odyssey, KJV Bible, Shakespeare, Moby Dick, Dostoevsky, Dickens, etc.
- defrost 2y agoHmmm. FWiW that was another literary jest, you know, what with Dickens famously: Dickens's literary success began with the 1836 serial publication of The Pickwick Papers, a publishing phenomenon that sparked Pickwick merchandise and spin-offs. ... His novels, most of them published in monthly or weekly instalments, pioneered the serial publication of narrative fiction, which became the dominant Victorian mode for novel publication.
- bowsamic 2y agoHow are any of these lame jests actually helping the OP who is impoverished in his joy of reading? Keep them to yourself.
- defrost 2y agoBest answered by asking the OP their position on lame jest Vs pompous arrogance I guess. Might also ask their position on taking advice from those that cannot follow it.
- bowsamic 2y agoIt’s not arrogant to suggest someone read the classics. This demonisation of quality in literature is anti intellectualism