Posted: Sat May 14, 2005 3:13 am
You are a true romantic, dipsi.
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Posted: Sat May 14, 2005 2:36 pm
We were talking about Gone With the Wind, I think. Another epic love story wrapped into a war and a fantastic movie is Dr. Zhivago.dipsi wrote:You are a true romantic, dipsi.
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Posted: Mon May 16, 2005 1:31 am
Ah, yes, and A Farewell to Arms.
Posted: Mon May 16, 2005 2:43 am
I haven't seen the movie, but I had some small problems with the book, even though I'm a big Hemingway admirer. Catherine and Frederick spend a helluva lotta time talking about how wonderful they are. The Sun Also Rises and For Whom the Bell Tolls are my two favorites of his major novels.dipsi wrote:Ah, yes, and A Farewell to Arms.
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Posted: Mon May 16, 2005 4:23 am
I just finished Faulkner's AS I LAY DYING. Got duh big Nobel prize for it. I can understand why, but I don't think it would happen nowadays. AS I LAY DYING is a white trash novel, and that genre don't get awards nowadays. The only other thing I've read by Faulkner is SANCTUARY. AS I LAY DYING is definitely the Faulkner that I'm familiar with. SANCTUARY was more Gothic and evil, while AS I LAY DYING leaned more towards the comic grotesque, but both books share intense characters, ironic Christian imagery, and a propensity towards violence.
I read Erskine Caldwell's TOBACCO ROAD a couple years ago. Coming two years after AS I LAY DYING, I can see where Faulkner's book could have been a strong influence on TOBACCO ROAD.
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I read Erskine Caldwell's TOBACCO ROAD a couple years ago. Coming two years after AS I LAY DYING, I can see where Faulkner's book could have been a strong influence on TOBACCO ROAD.
ZSpider
Posted: Mon May 16, 2005 4:33 am
You're the gun girl, aren't you, Dipsi? The daughter and I spent some time this evening target shooting with her new .357 S&W. It's a beautiful gun. I really like it. The only thing is that it's a small frame, so it has a bit of a kick to it. Amber and I target practice running .38s through it. Less kick and about half the cost. She's getting better.
Didn't mean to hijack the thread. I like talking books.
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Didn't mean to hijack the thread. I like talking books.
ZSpider
Posted: Mon May 16, 2005 12:51 pm
Speaking of guns...if anyone wants to take me target shooting... 
I freakin LOVE guns! But I don't have any of my own. I've gone to the range a coupla times & leave feeling lighter & happier.
Loud weapons of destruction = nice stress relief.
I freakin LOVE guns! But I don't have any of my own. I've gone to the range a coupla times & leave feeling lighter & happier.
Loud weapons of destruction = nice stress relief.
Posted: Mon May 16, 2005 12:55 pm
Sorry...resume book talk. 8)
Posted: Mon May 16, 2005 1:12 pm
Yeah, I grew up on a farm and learned how to use a gun at an early age. Many many childhood days were spent target shooting, trap shooting, hunting, etc. I still have several of the guns, but I haven't shot them in a long time.
Posted: Mon May 16, 2005 3:51 pm
I learned a while back that small handguns are for people with small hands. I would have shot a hole in the floor if it had been loaded.