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Jul 18 2007, 07:15 PM
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QUOTE (Kaneda @ Jul 18 2007, 07:39 PM)  I'd have to agree - "The Dead" was when Joyce was still good. Ulysses and Finnegans Wake (I've actually managed to read half of FW) are, in my mind, probably the most mindblowingly impressive works of the 20th century, and yet they say absolutely nothing to me.  To add a few more classics: T.S. Eliot: The Wasteland - another cosmology, this time spanning about 5 pages, with some of the greatest lines of English ever put on paper. But not sure I'd call it a story. Franz Kafka: The Castle - in my opinion, much more striking than "The Trial". Total alienation. Gabriel García Márquez: One Hundred Years of Solitude - not for its "clever" allegory of Columbian history - because I dislike art that turns overtly political - but for the way that fantastic, sometimes "supernatural" events, people, things are described so matter-of-factly that you just accept them as reality Often called magical realism, but I seem to recall Márquez didn't like that term.One of the popular choices (contrary to Star Wars and LOTR) that I do agree with: Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, of course As much as I like Joyce I couldn't get past p30 of Finnegans wake. Made me very glad it didn't show up on any of my eng. lit syllabi. A few others: Really enjoyed Gunter Grass's The tin drum but am somewhat phased by his 2nd WW experience/confession and inability to comprehend why some are upset with him. Solzenitsyn's Gulag archipeligo and Cancer Ward, brilliant but grim. Cormac McCarthy's The Road - nearly finished reading this, great story. F Scott Fitzgerald - Tender is the night - just beautiful writing. Sci-fi/Fantasy I'd still stay with PK Dick and maybe throw in William Gibson's Neuromancer. (Andrew does that mean the lterary strand and Sci-Fi strand have met in the middle now )Cheers, Tony -------------------- Get your music professionally mastered by anl AES registered Mastering Engineer. Contact me for Audio Mastering Services and Advice and visit our website www.miromastering.com
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Jul 18 2007, 07:29 PM
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QUOTE (JVM @ Jul 18 2007, 08:09 PM) Monkey Island Series - as far as comedy in video games, there is absolutely nothing better. It's a crazy story filled with jealousy, adventure, evil pirates, evil ghost pirates, evil zombie pirates, evil demon pirates, talking skulls, and one mans dream to be swashbuckler. LeChuck is one of the greatest villians of all time, hands down. There was some list of the top 10 video game villains ever and I was seriously angry that he wasn't even on it! Wow! Until recently, the LucasArts adventures were the only games I would play at all. From Maniac Mansion up to Escape from Monkey Island (which was far from the strongest in the series). But yes, especially the Monkey Island series Countless hours "wasted" on that series, from making programs to rip the games apart to arranging music, and even trying to fool people into believing that Monkey Island 5 was soon to be released (back in 2002). Aaah, those were the days. Wacky fun Also, Tim Schafer would like to remind everybody that he has nothing to do with MI3, unless it is a great success in which case he wants everybody to know that Guybrush Threepwood was really HIS idea. This post has been edited by Kaneda: Jul 18 2007, 07:36 PM |
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Jul 18 2007, 07:40 PM
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QUOTE (Kaneda @ Jul 18 2007, 12:29 PM) Wow! Until recently, the LucasArts adventures were the only games I would play at all. From Maniac Mansion up to Escape from Monkey Island (which was far from the strongest in the series). But yes, especially the Monkey Island series Countless hours "wasted" on that series, from making programs to rip the games apart to arranging music, and even trying to fool people into believing that Monkey Island 5 was soon to be released (back in 2002). Aaah, those were the days. Wacky fun Also, Tim Schafer would like to remind everybody that he has nothing to do with MI3, unless it is a great success in which case he wants everybody to know that Guybrush Threepwood was really HIS idea. I'm not sure I could say which is the strongest in the series, I think I'd have to put it at 1 or 3 though, both of those are amazing. Not to say that two and four are lacking in any way though  And I love the music! I have a bunch of it, even fan music There's a lot of monkey island reggae and metal out there 
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4 had lots of good stuff ("Lua Bar... What's a lua?" was one of my favorites). But didn't like the story as much.
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Jul 22 2007, 10:27 PM
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Harry Potter series.Brilliant books by J.K. Rowling.BTW I'm reading the final book right now...It's amazing!
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Jul 23 2007, 01:00 AM
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Harry Potter is my favourite! i also like the story of lord of the rings and star wars
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