iheartskins Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 All: From various PMs as well as nominations within the thread, I think it's time that we read the classic Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. Twain is one of my favorite authors. Let's discuss the first half of the book on July 20th. -ihs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfitzo53 Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 In before the close! Huck Finn sounds good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugs' Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 Sounds great, thanks iheart! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bostic Hog Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 I love this story. I will certainly reread and be willing/able to participate. I bow my head in defeat as I was just unable to get through The Plague. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissU28 Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 What if i just watch one of my favorite movies- The Adventures of Huck Finn- with Elijah Wood? Does that count? It's really a good movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prosperity Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 good selection... I have read it a couple times already so even if I get behind on the readings I can still add my pennies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenaa Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 I'm in. Gonna pick up a copy tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twa Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 I was hoping for something I haven't read,but Twain is good for another time around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chomerics Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 Grrrr, Twain it is. . . I have read it like three times, but I will go for a fourth. [/stomps his feet and leaves the classroom] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumbo Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 ok...and I just recently buried my copy with a bunch of other books that needed to be put away somewhere in the storage room :doh: :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drums and skins Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 I have the Cliff Notes version somewhere around here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 i just read it last summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumbo Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 I read it about forty years ago. I think a river runs through it. :doh: :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iheartskins Posted July 7, 2006 Author Share Posted July 7, 2006 I've read it 4 or 5 times as well, but I'd rather we have more people participate and I think this is also a book that's a lot more accesible than The Plague. Sorry guys--we'll pick something more obscure next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bostic Hog Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 I've read it 4 or 5 times as well, but I'd rather we have more people participate and I think this is also a book that's a lot more accesible than The Plague. Sorry guys--we'll pick something more obscure next time. In honor of the approaching training camp, maybe the next selection should be the book by TO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chomerics Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 I've read it 4 or 5 times as well, but I'd rather we have more people participate and I think this is also a book that's a lot more accesible than The Plague. Sorry guys--we'll pick something more obscure next time. NP man, it was a great book, and there is a lot to discuss along the racial aspect of the book. We should probably explore what the time was like when the book came out and WHY it was so controversial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iheartskins Posted July 7, 2006 Author Share Posted July 7, 2006 In honor of the approaching training camp, maybe the next selection should be the book by TO. To borrow a line from Melville: "I'd prefer not to." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techboy Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 I hate Mark Twain. People are constantly quoting him. There's no need to read his books, really. Wait a while, and you'll hear the whole text from some geek. It's as bad as Monty Python! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prosperity Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 I hate Mark Twain. People are constantly quoting him. There's no need to read his books, really. Wait a while, and you'll hear the whole text from some geek. It's as bad as Monty Python! People don't usually quote his novels, but his essays and other sayings. Edit: but I guess I really didn't need to post this did I. Twain is a one of the greatest satirists, why dislike him? Other than the reason you have given, which isn't very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumbo Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 I hate Mark Twain. People are constantly quoting him. There's no need to read his books, really. Wait a while, and you'll hear the whole text from some geek. It's as bad as Monty Python! One of Twain quotes that I know (and I have resisted giving into the temptation to do this many times seeing your posts but I can't hold off any longer) is sort of difefent, and I ask you remember my sense of humor : "If there is a God, he is a malign thug." Two things: don't kill the messenger and yet another golden example of using quotes. Twain could have been a founding father :laugh: . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumbo Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 People don't usually quote his novels, but his essays and other sayings.Edit: but I guess I really didn't need to post this did I. Twain is a one of the greatest satirists, why dislike him? Other than the reason you have given, which isn't very good. Liberty, the right to be dense is God-given (in abundance) and a global institution that I employ , but tech is kidding. :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techboy Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 One of Twain quotes that I know (and I have resisted giving into the temptation to do this many times seeing your posts but I can't hold off any longer) is sort of difefent, and I ask you remember my sense of humor :"If there is a God, he is a malign thug." Two things: don't kill the messenger and yet another golden example of using quotes. Twain could have been a founding father :laugh: . Oh, believe me... I am fully aware of Twain's views on God, the Bible, and Christianity. I just happen to like that one because I find it funny, and it encapsulates my views on Heaven and dogs in one fell swoop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 Funny, i bought this book awhile back, never got around to reading it. I guess i have my excuse now. Are there different versions of Huck Finn? I have this one: http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&isbn=0520228383&itm=1 It has literally 100 pages of "explanatory notes." WTF is that about? :whoknows: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techboy Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 It has literally 100 pages of "explanatory notes." WTF is that about? :whoknows: People with PhDs in American Literature have to do something to support themselves... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumbo Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 Oh, believe me... I am fully aware of Twain's views on God, the Bible, and Christianity. I just happen to like that one because I find it funny, and it encapsulates my views on Heaven and dogs in one fell swoop. Animals should go to heaven too of there is one . (please, other folks--that comment requires no theological edification from anyone) Maybe we'll have to see about following up Twain with some Ambrose Bierce, someday, iheart. He was always one of my faves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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