User Log On
Fruhead.Com
Talk
PowerWall
Messenger
Forums
User Directory

About
Member Map
What's New?
Fruvous Dot Com
FHDC FAQ

Welcome, guest!
Create an account for a personalized experience,
or log on if you have one.

MBLABOA author reviews

   Discussion: MBLABOA author reviews
Will work for anime · 19 years, 2 months ago

ok, so i tried reading a few authors mentioned in the song, but so far i've been rather disappopinted.� I read Doris Lessing's "Mara and Dann"...for a fan of sci-fi and fantasy books, this one really wasn't that great.� I couldn't feel anything for the characters and i thought the plot lagged in places...i supposed the motif of survival against all odds was good, but i just couldn't get into it.

next i tried Robertson Davies "Depford Trilogy".� I got through the first book "The Fifth Business" and half of the second "Manitcore" before i just gave up.� at that point i didn't even care who killed Boy Sauton anymore.� Very predictable and way too slow for my tastes.

I still want to try Gabriel Garcia Marquez but now i'm kinda nervous. anyone else read any of the MBLABOA authors?

K. D. Lurker Back · 19 years, 2 months ago

As far as Gabriel Garcia Marquez's work goes, I've read 100 Years of Solitude and I thought it was amazing, very hypnotic. If you want a taste of his style without committing to a full-length novel,� you can try one of his short stories, such as "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings."

Bender Back · 19 years, 2 months ago
Most people's complaints about Marquez are about lack of story.

You read Marquez for the flavour, style, imagery, and mood.
esa que ves en el rinc�n Back · 19 years, 2 months ago

Garcia Marquez is wonderful stuff. I couldn't recommend it more.

dirty life & times Back · 19 years, 1 month ago
all garcia marquez stuff is worth it for me for the metaphors, but i do prefer his short stories to his novels.
Misch Back · 19 years, 2 months ago
I've read Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale"

Seriously creeped me out. But it was a good read. I also watched the film after I read the book. I'm not so certain that the movie really did the book any justice.
derek harrison Back · 19 years, 1 month ago
aw that's depressing, i love robertson davies! especially the deptford trilogy... well not the last novel. the manticore was my favorite of the three, but if i ever went back to reread them, i would leave out world of wonders, i really thought it was pretty bad. although i believe it was mostly because i expected it to be completely different then it was, plus the atmosphere of the story wasnt really to my liking.
the salterton trilogy i havent read yet, but i want to because i heard it was his funniest work.
margaret atwood is pretty good, i havent read much though but she does some interesting work.
100% dainty! · 19 years, 2 months ago
bell hooks is :heart:
Feminism is for Everybody is a good book to read
She's got a lot of cool stuff :)
dirty life & times Back · 19 years, 1 month ago
i saw her speak/read once, at oberlin. she is super awesome. i really love her essays, political but with more than enough personal to keep me happy.
caroline: tired. · 19 years, 2 months ago
I'm in the middle of the Salterton Trilogy, and I like it a lot. Granted, I'm not picky with styles or genres, i like everything from science fiction to us history. As long as it doesn't drag, I like it.
Joy- new picture! · 19 years, 1 month ago
Gabriel Garcia Marquez is one of my favourites ever, although you may want to start with some of his short stories before diving in to Love in the Time of Cholera or 100 Years of Solitude.

The English Patient is a pretty good bet. Ondaatje is very accessible. Of course, I really liked Fifth Business and much of Robetson Davies's stuff. The Mario Puzo I read I -hated- but I think I chose something newer and less well known. I feel like I read something by W.P. Kinsella, and enjoyed it, but I don't remember what. Atwood's mysteries are really fun and gripping and fluffy, and I really like them. I'm planning on reading Naked Lunch once I graduate, since the roomie just read it for class and got a kick out of it.




hkath Back · 19 years, 1 month ago
For Ondaatje, I'd recomment Coming Through Slaughter over any other book. It's amazing.

You must first create an account to post.



©1999-2024 · Acceptable Use
Website for Creative Commons Music?