deathtrap dungeon
robot commando
rebel planet
legend! :d
deathtrap dungeon
robot commando
rebel planet
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
or, as I like to call it, Gravity's Brain-Ow
Heh, is that the Tolkien version?No - the original in that lovely wierd Middle English dialect. I'm really not into Tolkein at all - this poem really has nothing to do with elves etc. Apart from the tale it tells it sounds so great and pretty much unlike anything else out of that period (or later, for that matter).
Heh, is that the Tolkien version?
No - the original in that lovely wierd Middle English dialect. I'm really not into Tolkein at all - this poem really has nothing to do with elves etc. Apart from the tale it tells it sounds so great and pretty much unlike anything else out of that period (or later, for that matter).
I'm really not into Tolkein at all - this poem really has nothing to do with elves
The Age Of Reason - Jean Paul Sartre (once upon a time when I was a socialist (ask your parents what they were!) this struck me as a crucial novel that combined philosophy & politics with my romantic view of Paris intellectuals...does anyone read sartre nowadays?)
this was great. the title referring to both the fallacies of our philosophical epoch and the absurd wars which take place in it, as well as the main character's struggle with "adult" responsibilities, torn between country, love, and longing for freedom.
i thought it was in every sense crucial reading a century later...
sartre was a great story teller. read a lot of him around 1990.
That's my favourite Graham Green novel as well. You're right with your description of him - economy would be the word I'd use as well."The Heart Of The Matter - Graham Greene (could have picked any GG, my favourite English novelist...economy, insight & great storytelling...religion, philosophy, espionage, affairs of the heart...he covered it all)"
That's my favourite Graham Green novel as well. You're right with your description of him - economy would be the word I'd use as well.
I don't get Confederacy of Dunces at all though, well, I mean, I thought it was ok but so many people seem to see something in it that lifts it to another level whereas to me it was a mildly diverting and somewhat amusing tidbit.
Currently reading Master & Margarita by Bulgakov, which is extraordinary, though very oddly translated. surprised his name came up blank on the dissensus search engine.
I see what you mean about the catholic thing - but isn't it the case that guilt is equally integral to Brighton Rock (and also The End of The Affair)? Comedians is also one of the best though I think."Think that's actually one of my least favourite. Everyone else tells me Greene's catholicism gives him depth, and I guess they're right, but the catholic guilt thing only takes me so far. Heart Of The Matter makes me think of Brief Encounter, with a bit more darkness. Though I was about 18 when I read it, which may not be ideal. Much prefer Burnt Out Case and The Comedians, with Brighton Rock and Honorary consul close behind. Can't argue with the description of him as England's finest, though - or the economy of language, though you might add graceful too."