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239 words struggle reading old books 222 words Someone once quipped that Thomas Hardy had the good fortunate to be one of the finest novelists of the 19th century and one of the finest poets of the 20th. (He concentrated on verse after the uproar over 'Jude the Obscure' in 1896.) Here's one of my favorite Hardy poems. Do you have one? 214 words Can I stop reading Go after I realized the Beat writers I once saw as free spirits were actually just drunk college kids who dropped out of college to go live with their moms? 147 words Why did Harold Bloom dislike David Foster Wallace’s work? 222 words What is a book that you thought were abstract and deep but turned out to be meaningless and stupid? 150 words What Are You Reading Post for Friday May 10 2019 180 words How to enjoy the classical dramatists? 558 words Just finished Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep and I'm looking for some insight! 117 words Can you guys evaluate my claim for a Crucible Writing assignment? 126 words Becoming "Literature" and the infinite horizon of the field 351 words In a world with the demons 108 words Gravity’s Rainbow (Spoilers) 246 words "Death of The Author" Detracts from Authors 122 words The David Foster Wallace Disease 188 words Has anyone read Finnegan's wake I've heard its interesting but would like to know what other people have thought about it l. 210 words How Novelty Ruined The Novel -- Current Affairs 210 words Lord Byron - "Darkness" (1816) 227 words David Foster Wallace's 'This is Water' speech. Life changing for me 299 words People Have Limited Knowledge. What’s the Remedy? Nobody Knows 174 words What would be an interesting critical analysis of the film "Children of Men"?