Ford Posted July 6, 2003 Share Posted July 6, 2003 My top 10 novels and plays .. list yours novels 1. The Sound and the Fury - William Faulkner 2. Absalom, Absalom -William Faulkner 3. Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man - James Joyce 4. Light in August - William Faulkner 5. Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck 6. All the King's Men - Robert Penn Warren 7. 1984 - George Orwell 8. Lancelot - Walker Percy 9. Of Mice and Men- John Steinbeck 10. Paradise Lost - Milton plays 1. Hamlet - Shakespeare (aka marlowe ) 2. Edward II - Christopher Marlowe 3. Juno and the Pay**** - Sean O'Casey 4. No Exit - Jean Paul Sartre 5. Waiting for Godot - Samuel Beckett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrangeSkin Posted July 6, 2003 Share Posted July 6, 2003 Wow...this is going to be tough. Not because I read so much, but because I read so little. Novels: 1) The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald 2) Lolita - Vladimir Nobokov 3) To The Lighthouse - Virginia Woolf 4) Invisible Man - Ralph Ellison 5) As I Lay Dying - William Faulkner 6) Brave New World - Aldous Huxley 7) A Clockwork Orange - Anthony Burress 8) The Catcher in the Rye - J.D. Salinger 9) The Naked and the Dead - Norman Mailer 10) An American Tragedy - Theodore Dreiser Plays: 1) Romeo and Juliet - Shakespeare 2) Hamlet - Shakespeare And so on...I don't remember any more plays. You're one hell of a cultured 18 year old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgold Posted July 6, 2003 Share Posted July 6, 2003 top ten novels- I'm going to do a mix of literary value and the one's that are great because of how fun they are Of Mice and Men King Arthur Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Don Quioxte A Conneticutt Yankee in King Arthur's Court Ender's Game Wicked Dante's Inferno The Hobbit (sheesh, this is tough, easier to do if you asked for ten favorite authors) Plays The Crucible Lost in Yonkers The Misanthrope Othello M. Butterfly Arcadia Inherit the Wind 1776 Jesus Christ Superstar The Moth and Ghengis Khan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. D Posted July 6, 2003 Share Posted July 6, 2003 hmmm off the top of my head I am thinking there are many types of reading. To me,the best would incorporate all the aspects of the read with resonate with me: Importance (subjective), readability, entertainment. with that in mind I post works that have bubbled tot he surface for one reason or another. The signifigance of these probobly mean anything only to me. in some order(i dont know what) "Class of 1846"-waugh, "Army of the potomac"-Bruce Catton, "Armor"-J. Steakly, "all creatures great and small"-Herriot, "Hunt for the red october"-clancy, Foundation series-Assimov, "Rogue Warrior"-Marcinko, "king of infinite space"-steele, "shogun"-clavell, "dune"-Herbert there are others these just popped up as far as plays I will just list poets(playwrite) that I like with their works I read: Emmerson: "self reliance" Shakespeare: "sonnets" tennesee williams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ford Posted July 7, 2003 Author Share Posted July 7, 2003 good call on Tennessee Williams Dr D .. can't believe I left off Cat on a Hot Tin Roof .. it's one of my personal favorites. My favorite works tend to be those that deal with inner struggle and the problems of the human heart and soul. I consider Faulkner the best at disecting these issues and his works have really inspired me and given me more motivation in every day life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earl Posted July 7, 2003 Share Posted July 7, 2003 novels: 1. catch 22- joseph heller 2. confederacy of dunces- john toole 3.one flew over the cookoo's nest- ken kesey 4. lolita- nabokov 5. hiroshima- hersey 6. the great gadsby- f. scott fitzgerald 7. native son- richard wright 8. in cold blood- truman capote 9. Fear and loathing in Las Vegas- hunter s. thompson 10. heart of darkness- conrad plays: 1. importance of being earnest- wilde 2. tamburlaine- marlowe 3. oedipus the king- sophocles 4. king lear- shakespeare 5. othello- shakespeare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golgo-13 Posted July 7, 2003 Share Posted July 7, 2003 novels: 1) The Portrait of Dorian Gray -Wilde 2) The Name of the Rose -Eco 3) The Dubliners -Joyce 4) The Da Vinci Code -Brown 5) The Alchemist -Coelho 6) Animal Farm-Orwell Plays: 1)Hamlet 2)The Woman in Black 3) Les Mes 4) Lady Wydemere's Fan 5) The Magic Flute (not actually a play, but close enough) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ford Posted July 7, 2003 Author Share Posted July 7, 2003 Golgo .. I started reading Portraid of Dorian Gray 2 days ago, it's amazing so far though I haven't had much time to get too far into it. Been reading a lot of irish literature lately. Also I love the stories in the Dubliners .. but it's more of a collection of short stories than a novel. Also, have you read 'The Importance of Being Earnest'? I think that's what I'm going to read next Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilmer17 Posted July 8, 2003 Share Posted July 8, 2003 Novels- To Kill a Mockingbird Catcher in the Rye Moby Dick Tale of Two Cities A Prayer for Owen Meany World According to Garp Grapes of Wrath Of Mice and Men Slaughterhouse Five Too many others to leave off, so I'll stop at 9. Plays (Im assuming literary value, not entertainment to watch, otherwise Phantom and every other ALW musical would win) Our Town Death of a salesman Taming of the Shrew Crucible Streetcar named Desire Barefoot in the Park The Fantasticks Glengarry Glen Ross Othello King Lear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romo Posted July 8, 2003 Share Posted July 8, 2003 Earl, Great call on Catch-22. that is an awesome book. Its forsure my number 1. Number 2 is Great Expectations by Dickens. But most of the books I read are Non-Fiction and the fiction books I do read are my "fun" books aka guilty pleasures-mostly Stephen King and John Grisham. For plays the only Shakespeare I enjoyed in school was MacBeth, never read Hamlet though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fansince62 Posted July 8, 2003 Share Posted July 8, 2003 Dr D...you liked Rogue Warrior? I have met/worked with several of the folks in the book. we need to share some stories sometime!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golgo-13 Posted July 8, 2003 Share Posted July 8, 2003 Originally posted by FordHQ Golgo .. I started reading Portraid of Dorian Gray 2 days ago, it's amazing so far though I haven't had much time to get too far into it. Been reading a lot of irish literature lately. Also I love the stories in the Dubliners .. but it's more of a collection of short stories than a novel. Also, have you read 'The Importance of Being Earnest'? I think that's what I'm going to read next I have not. But it is on my list. I have found a few good books thanks to people on this site. Portrait of Dorian Gray is a masterpiece and Wilde is a genius (even he knew it :laugh: ). Enjoy it and let me know what you think when you finish and we can discuss further... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golgo-13 Posted July 8, 2003 Share Posted July 8, 2003 Originally posted by Kilmer17 Novels- Slaughterhouse Five Oh man, I forgot about Kurt V. He is a twisted genius and I think he will be appreciated even more in generations to come. His books are wild. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earl Posted July 8, 2003 Share Posted July 8, 2003 yeah, kurt vonnegut is a riot. Romo sits to pee if you like fun books like catch 22 then i highly recommend "a conferderacy of dunces" by john kennedy toole it is a histarical masterpiece Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earl Posted July 8, 2003 Share Posted July 8, 2003 hysterical Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fansince62 Posted July 9, 2003 Share Posted July 9, 2003 Novels (I enjoy): 1) Gravity's Rainbow...pynchon 2) For Whom the Bell Tolls...."Il faut d'abord durer"...hemingway.... 3) Candide....voltaire 4) Crime and Punishment....doestoevsky 5) The Odyssey....homer 6) 100 Years of Solitude....marquez 7) The Talisman....walter scott 8) Faust....goethe 9) The Three Musketeers...dumas 10) Catcher in the Rye......vonnegut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. D Posted July 9, 2003 Share Posted July 9, 2003 I think # 10 is Salinger vonnegut="salughterhouse 5" etc... You actually LIKED reading GG Marquez? I find the style obliterates the substance. He should forget all about the semi-colon. Still just my opinion, he DID win a prize after all. re: Rogue Warrior I dont think I have read anything that captures my days in the navy as I remember them to be. Funny story that is board related: San Diego 1988 Super Bowl (shoot forgot the number) Timmy Smith and all. We were sitting offshore watching on the ship. The Small, wall-mounted TV would "spasm" every radar interval. Sometimes we saw the play begin and then ZZZZZ ..."TOUCHDOWN!" we were all waiting for the replays to see what happened. Anyway, segwe to further relevance, the captain had the security forces "probed" (anally). We were watching the Redskins, the CO was sharing his meal with company of the uninvited kind, in a friendly sort of way. there was hell to pay the next day. Thing was we were 5 miles out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fansince62 Posted July 9, 2003 Share Posted July 9, 2003 funny! you brought back some memories with the EMI!!!remember the days - pre internet - when the only way to reach the ourside world short of snail mail was to stand on line for hours outside the chaplain's office just for a couple minutes on the mars phone!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. D Posted July 9, 2003 Share Posted July 9, 2003 man that line was longer than the clap line after PI. the best part was the elevation of the PN's to "god-like" status. A friend is a retired flyboy (air farce) and all we talked about was "Horse ****" sandiwiches and sliders served on the forward mess decks usually. That was an unexpected and a funny reminder of things nautical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. D Posted July 9, 2003 Share Posted July 9, 2003 EMI used to mean Early Morning Intercourse hmm some others: Steel beach picnic FOD walkdown "field day! now field day" Mardet "liberty call liberty call" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. D Posted July 9, 2003 Share Posted July 9, 2003 I am surprised noone has mentioned the Britannica series "great Books" of the western world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sisko Posted July 9, 2003 Share Posted July 9, 2003 It's always hard to name a favorite so in no particular order... The Grapes of Wrath....Steinbeck Their Eyes Were Watching God.....Hurston For Whom the Bell Tolls.....Hemingway The Autobiography of Malcom X......Haley A Farewell To Arms.....Hemingway A Tale of Two Cities.....Dickens The Forever War.....Haldeman Beloved.....Morrison The Scarlett Letter.....Hawthorne Flowers For Algernon.....Keyes The Good Earth.....Buck Of Mice and Men....Steinbeck The Old Man and The Sea.....Hemingway As for plays, Antigone is my hands down favorite but all the Oedipus plays by Sophocles are very good. A Doll's House A Raisin in the Sun The Crucible 12 Angry Men BTW Ford HQ, did Skins HQ go under ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fansince62 Posted July 9, 2003 Share Posted July 9, 2003 Dr D - I didn't notice the error...how embarrassing!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fansince62 Posted July 9, 2003 Share Posted July 9, 2003 "sweepers sweepers man your brooms"!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fansince62 Posted July 9, 2003 Share Posted July 9, 2003 interesting Yusuf....especially the plays...I always like Aristophanes wonder why there are so few posts on sci fi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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