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[The Devlish Redhead]

Oh god, how could I forget this???

But it's a so bad it's good kind of thing.  No shame.  It made its way through many classes of my college riding club. 

And it's still better than 50 Shades.

 

 

 

That cover alone should trigger someone

[TheClonesLegacy]

Anyone that hates the broble hasn't experienced it right.
http://youtu.be/9-lE7i8lzMI

But that hat is fancy. I like it.

*Slap*
No! Bad Impulse! Bad!

[Seraphim24]

I've found both The Iliad and The Odyssey can be very dependent on who's translation you read. I just finished reading W.H.D. Rouse's translation of The Iliad actually and as a plain English translation it was rather enjoyable.

 

Stanley Lombardo's translation has more flowing quality to it that some people pick up on better because his tends to more or less modernize the Greek with modern English. The main difference is whether you're reading for prose or for poetry. Richmond Lattimore's translation is probably one of the best there is. But his translation tries to get as close to the original Greek as the English language can allow. Which ultimately makes it a rather hard nut to crack for some. Robert Fagles has a good and, what I've found, more accessible translation that Lattimore's. Even if I have a few problems with it myself... 

 

Also I don't think anybody can truly read through it once and "get it". But it is one of the greatest works in the history of story telling.

 

I think we read like a Lattimore version with references to the Lombardo version.

 

Honestly though I think something is just up with my relationship with Greek mythology, I won't claim superior knowledge but everytime I try and understand the appeal and interest better it just doesn't work out. It seems to have a lot of things that were done more interestingly by other mythologies but it seems to have a pretty big fan base so I won't write off that there's something there I just haven't seen yet.

 

Great Expectations, on the other hand, I'm keenly aware of the fact that it's horrible.

[Dermain]

To be fair (yes, I am aware of the nature of the quoted post), Tolkien was pretty bad at making driven stories. The only saving grace is that he was so impeccably talented at telling the awful stories he made. And that he's lucky no one can accuse him of making overly clichéed stories since he pretty much defined the clichées to start with.

 

Really, if you read a couple good fantasy novels and only then start to read Tolkien, you're gonna have a bad time.

 

I know...it's so horrible... 

 

I tried re-reading his books...just no...

[aoibhealfae]

I enjoyed Tolkien's translations on Norse mythology and I love his analysis on Beowulf. He's a good English professor but I don't really think he's that impressive as a fantasy novelist.

[Simfam]

I know...it's so horrible... 

 

I tried re-reading his books...just no...

I enjoyed Tolkien's translations on Norse mythology and I love his analysis on Beowulf. He's a good English professor but I don't really think he's that impressive as a fantasy novelist.

To be fair (yes, I am aware of the nature of the quoted post), Tolkien was pretty bad at making driven stories. The only saving grace is that he was so impeccably talented at telling the awful stories he made. And that he's lucky no one can accuse him of making overly clichéed stories since he pretty much defined the clichées to start with.

 

Really, if you read a couple good fantasy novels and only then start to read Tolkien, you're gonna have a bad time.

 

 

u wot m8?

[Isichar]

Uh-oh

I was worried Sim would wander into this thread with all the LotR bashing going on X3

If it makes you feel better one of my favorite books has already gotten named too.

[leighzard]

That cover alone should trigger someone

Oh it's meant to.  That book doesn't care about your life experiences and it won't apologize if it hurts your feelings.

Did anyone watch this season of Orange Is the New Black?  It's like Crazy Eyes wrote it.

[Melra]

If asked by the masses, Fifty Shades of Grey, if I am honest... The Bible.

[The Devlish Redhead]

If asked by the masses, Fifty Shades of Grey, if I am honest... The Bible.

 

Well it is the greatest work of fiction . Ever