Yes I do. Some I have read a few times: On the Road, The Man With The Golden Arm, Huckleberry Finn, A Clockwork Orange, A Confederacy Of Dunces, I could go on and on. I mostly re read fiction I enjoyed.
A friend suggested me to read On the Road. Is it a good reading?
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I absolutely love it, but I feel like you need to have been born at a certain time and place to appreciate it. I think you either love it or hate it. I think Truman Capote said "that's not writing, it's typing." I disagree.
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What he wrote initially and what was published was different. Especially the names, and they cut out a bunch. Have you seen his scroll? Its epic!
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Probably a photo years ago. I knew it was edited.
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He would have had to use a typewriter for all of it. I just find that amazing!
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I'm old enough to have submitted college papers that I typed!
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Doesnt it mess with your ocd when stuff doesnt line up? One letter is raised above the rest? lol My father collected them, I used to use them often.
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I didn't get OCD until I started using Microsoft Word
Its really interesting how he initially wrote the book.
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I enjoyed Huckleberry Finn, and Tom Sawyer! Is a Clockwork Orange by Le Carre?
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No, no. Anthony Burgess. Stanley Kubrick also made it into a great film.
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Oh right, that is where I recognize the name. I have heard of the movie, but I havent watched it yet because I wanted to enjoy the book first! Do you ever dabble in science fiction or fantasy?
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