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Post by Fuck Yeah Dion on Jun 8, 2011 0:32:34 GMT -5
A lot of my classmates did as well, but I loved it. So digressive and expansive and meandering and poignant and fucking hilarious. There were point in time when I was reading it, perhaps when Hitler was being compared to Elvis, when I thought that I would like it. But then I think my class and discussion section made me loathe it. Maybe if I read it on my own I would have like it. Maybe. Like I said, I can definitely see why people wouldn't like it. Why did you dislike it? |
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Post by Marina on Jun 8, 2011 0:40:30 GMT -5
I think it was mostly because I did not completely understand post-modernism, or what DeLillo was trying to do. His intent, if you will. I couldn't figure out if he was blowing everything out of proportion on purpose or if it was meant to be that way. I hated the characters, most of them, some I wanted to murder. The book made me confused and angry. I couldn't figure out. And the more I tried the more confused and angry I got. It was just a ridiculous book. You either like it or you don't.
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Post by Fuck Yeah Dion on Jun 8, 2011 0:44:10 GMT -5
I think it was mostly because I did not completely understand post-modernism, or what DeLillo was trying to do. His intent, if you will. I couldn't figure out if he was blowing everything out of proportion on purpose or if it was meant to be that way. I hated the characters, most of them, some I wanted to murder. The book made me confused and angry. I couldn't figure out. And the more I tried the more confused and angry I got. It was just a ridiculous book. You either like it or you don't. Hahaha, that's such an awesome summation of the novel. |
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Post by Marina on Jun 8, 2011 0:51:08 GMT -5
I think it was mostly because I did not completely understand post-modernism, or what DeLillo was trying to do. His intent, if you will. I couldn't figure out if he was blowing everything out of proportion on purpose or if it was meant to be that way. I hated the characters, most of them, some I wanted to murder. The book made me confused and angry. I couldn't figure out. And the more I tried the more confused and angry I got. It was just a ridiculous book. You either like it or you don't. Hahaha, that's such an awesome summation of the novel. Fucking irony. |
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Post by Fuck Yeah Dion on Jun 8, 2011 17:21:28 GMT -5
I want to produce a television pilot based on White Noise.
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Post by Marina on Jun 8, 2011 18:09:10 GMT -5
I want to produce a television pilot based on White Noise. I would watch the pilot to see what would come out. But it brings Lost to mind. |
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Post by devilishlybookish on Jun 8, 2011 20:21:07 GMT -5
I've ALWAYS loved S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders. Aside from that, I'd say my top books would be:
~Peter Pan and Wendy
~Billy by Whitley Strieber
~Le Petit Prince
~The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner
~The NeverEnding Story
This does propose a question though; are your favorite books also the books that "made you a reader" when you were young/first got interested in reading? Maybe I'll start a thread on books that made you readers...
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Post by sandiek on Jun 9, 2011 18:51:19 GMT -5
At the moment, we have 'Mists of Avalon', Diana Gabaldon's 'Outlander' series, and most of WEB Griffins work. At the moment.
Speaking of 'Mists', whats with the Tumblr hoopla all of a sudden?
Oh, and The Outsiders. Always liked that one.
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Post by thestrangewinston on Jun 9, 2011 19:09:07 GMT -5
The Stranger - Camus
1984 - Orwell
Alas, Babylon - Frank
Brave New World - Huxley
Fahrenheit 451 - Bradbury
How Soccer Explains the World - Foer
The Sun Also Rises - Hemingway
It Can't Happen Here - Lewis
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Post by onlyaworkingtitle on Jun 9, 2011 20:47:02 GMT -5
Speaking of 'Mists', whats with the Tumblr hoopla all of a sudden? I love that you use the word "hoopla" -- I'm the only person I know who does, and have no clue where I picked it up. Also: not a clue. It's on my must-read short-list, though. |
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Post by Olive on Jun 10, 2011 7:50:33 GMT -5
At the moment, we have 'Mists of Avalon', Diana Gabaldon's 'Outlander' series, and most of WEB Griffins work. At the moment.
Speaking of 'Mists', whats with the Tumblr hoopla all of a sudden?
Oh, and The Outsiders. Always liked that one. I don't know. All I know is, FYEMA was getting flooded with asks about it... no explanations, just random shout outs and bursts of anger and the like. If anyone has any idea why/who/etc... |
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