Snowball Pig
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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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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'.
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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.
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Ulysses by James Joyce
in The Classics
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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.....