Monday, June 2, 2008
The Essential Man's(Or Woman's) Library
I think I found this list on Digg a while back and bookmarked it for fun, although I looked back into since I have to pick a book to read over the summer. The requirement says I have to 'Read a novel or memoir by an author from a country other than the United States of America.' I was thinking something by Dostoevsky, because I've never read anything by him, although I'm open to other suggestions. What do you guys think? Also, I think the guy that made this list seems to have an abnormal admiration for Teddy Roosevelt. Maybe he's his favorite president or something.
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OK, I haven't had time to read through the whole list yet, but first things first. You (and everyone) have to learn how to make hyperlinks. So that you can just link to an article prettily and easily. Cutting and pasting is craphouse.
On blogger (the website we're using here for our blog), there is a little button with a picture of a chain link above the area you type in text for a new post. That is the simplest way to create a link. To demonstrate how to do it with simple HTML code that can be used anywhere (not just on blogger) will have to wait for another time (though you can go to View -> Page Source and look at how it's done if you want to be tubli).
Savvy?
Yeah, I know, I did the hyperlink thing on the vermonster page, I guess I was just too lazy to put it on here. But I'll make sure to do that from now on.
It's an interesting list, there's definitely some good books on there. Though there are some that I don't think anyone should want to read. "The Wealth of Nations," it is probably the most boring book ever, "The Histories" by Herodotus sounds like it would be quite a chore to get through, etc. Also, I don't see how/why some of these are considered "man's" books.
Dharma Bums sounds good, I really liked On The Road by Kerouac. He seems to also like Kurt Vonnegut (whose books I've always wanted to read) and Steinbeck. All Quiet on the Western Front is great. There were a bunch of books I've liked and ones I've always wanted to read, so I think I'll come back to this list next time I go to the library. Thanks!
Thanks Benjamin. Interesting list. The guy is obviously a big Theodore Roosevelt fan, and also a fan of Steinbeck, which I'm happy about. Also seems to like Kerouac, Krakauer, and Hemingway. I like a lot of these books, and they have had a big influence on me. I've read A Separate Peace a few times, it was one of my favorite books in high school. I think Diana doesn't like it, or maybe that's Austin that didn't like it. Huckleberry Finn is also one of the greats, and I really liked East of Eden. I notice this is also a very American list, with a couple of exceptions (like Dostoevsky).
thanks,
Dad
By the way, we ought to read one or two of these together this summer so we can compare notes and see what we like. What do you guys think? Any suggestions?
Dad
I think we should all read East of Eden. Or The Portrait of Dorian Gray. Or the Boys of Summer. Or The Pearl. Yep, those are my picks. Anyone else?
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