Snowball Pig
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Yeah so I'm from Australia, live in a place called Newcastle near Sydney
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Hey don't worry about it I can relate to it. I am from near Sydney in Australia, a place called Newcastle. How about yourself?
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Yeah I suppose I am being a whinging fella, it isn't too bad, I do earn a fair decent crust. You have made me see the light! Lol
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Well I have just finished work as a bar tender! Doesn't really fit the part of someone who visits this site, but then again that's a huge generalisation
Poured far too many pints of Foster Lager for my liking haha -
Oh wow good on you and your flat mate! What have you been doing today/tonight?
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Ok so I decided to have a go again at this today and I have read 100 pages. I respect Joyce's exquisite language, it is clear to anyone who reads his work. However, a novel is meant to tell a story and whilst his stream of consciousness style is groundbreaking and deserves a tremendous amount of respect, shouldnt a storyteller be equipped to tell an interesting story? Of the 100 pages I have been mesmerised by his stunning vocabulary yet I cannot but be left unsatisfied by the ACTUAL story. Please don't feel as if I am mocking Ulysses. I'm not. I haven't read the full book so I am hardly a reliable judge. But as a judgement thus far I can say that it seems a book to be read for its class regarding its superlative words, but as a narrative.....
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You're Welcome
All is going well, just watching some Aussie Rules (Australian Sport) on the tv haha -
Haha cheers everyone for the friendly responses!
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I love classics although some can get on my nerves. I don't much like Tess of the d'Urbervilles as an example as I feel the natural descriptions go on and on and....But on the whole I absolutely love them!
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Excuse my language by the way
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I definitely have to read this book, I was going to buy it the other day but being a poor ****** I could only buy one so settled with James' 'The Portrait of a Lady'.
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The Landlady by Roald Dahl
Snowball Pig replied to Christie's topic in Poetry, Plays & Short Stories
Roald Dahl is a great short story writer. My personal favourites are Lamb to the Slaughter,Man from the South, and also The Landlady. If you haven't already you should check out his book 'Tales of the Unexpected'. -
Thanks mate I'm sure I will I suppose it is better than a creepy nickname like Humbert Humbert or something haha. Yeah well it is a bit weird to have a forum that does not talk now that I think of it lol
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Gday everyone! My names Burto and I'm from Australia. I'm 19 and live in Sydney. Looking forward to talking to everyone here and getting to know some different takes on literature. The flattering nickname Snowball Pig as many would know comes from Animal Farm (though I'm not a communist) haha. Anyway don't be afraid to talk. Cheers:friends0:
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I know this book is very highly acclaimed and that critics rave on about it but after many attempts I've just given up. Has anyone else had this problem? Or are there people who have genuinely enjoyed it? I suppose it just goes way over my head. Cheers