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| A most peculiar thing has occurred in the last couple of months. The literature that I had been forced to read over a quarter of a lifetime in high school, has now become a great interest. I have taken to re-reading J.D. Salinger's Catcher in the Rye, and Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman. The first time these books has been begrudgingly opened, I had found that the main characters were increasingly developed, but it is only the second time around that I realize the truth behind each soul within these stories. Beyond simply the main character, these authors artfully allow each supporting figure to tell of a real person as well. At one time, I was convinced that these characters were supernatural, beyond the limits of reality. Now, I suppose with the perspective of experience, I can see the core foundation of reality these characters possess and the necessity of authors to display some of these reality in extremities, simply to show the immortality of mankind. Thus, I say to those that share a similar innocence in high school, were these classics were misunderstood, take few hours in the day to review these pieces of literature, for the journey will be quite different now. (The same way that nobody would go to Vegas only once!)
On this note, I began researching the top novels of the millennium in the attempt to begin a process of enhancing my literary knowledge during my year off. However, I found that the listing of these novels were disagreeable, if not plain rotten. Time Magazine listed only those following 1923, determining the reason behind this specific year is definitely not worth it. Similarly, Modern Literature has listed some that I know are god-awful to read through. So I decided to make a list of my own, and comment on them as I read them. The commenting, I assure you, is not to bore you senseless, but more to make a mental note to myself on my thoughts behind this piece, as I often read books over and over again because I forget my interpretation of it. I realize that by continuing to do this, I will have only read a grand total of five books rather thoroughly. The list I have started, is one that I do hope you, as my avid readers who have long awaited this entry for alas, four years! will add to based on your own personal likings. I will certainly be grateful for any of your suggestions. Note, that there are very few modern New York Times Best-sellers of today listed at the moment. This is based on first, my ignorance of what pop culture has deemed worth reading and secondly, my personal liking towards characters developed through ordinary circumstances applicable to the common man, rather than situations and stories of extreme grandeur. Again, thank you for reading my intro, and onwards to the listing. Please imagine a drum roll here.
1. THE GRAPES OF WRATH by John Steinbeck
2. ULYSSES by James Joyce
3. LOLITA by Vladmir Nabokov
4. THE SOUND AND THE FURY by William Faulkner
5. CATCH-22 by Joseph Heller
6. 1984 by George Orwell
7. THE FOUNTAINHEAD by Ayn Rand
8. I, CLAUDIUS by Robert Graves
9. SLAUGHTERHOUSE-FIVE by Kurt Vonnegut
10. PASSAGE TO INDIA by E.M. Forster
11. ALL THE KING’S MEN by Robert Penn Warren
12. UNDER THE VOLCANO by Malcolm Lowry
13. THE COLOR PURPLE by Alice Walker
14. SONG OF SOLOMAN by Toni Morrison
15. THE AGE OF INNOSCENCE by Edith Wharton
16. TROPIC OF CANCER by Henry Miller
17. The God of Small Things – Arundhati Roy
18. The Inferno – Henri Barbusse
19. The Jungle – Upton Sinclair
20. Where Angels Fear to Tread – E.M. Forster
21. The Awakening – Kate Chopin
22. King Solomon’s Mines – H. Rider Haggard
23. Ben-Hur – Lew Wallace
24. War and Peace – Leo Tolstoy
25. Wuthering Heights – Emily Brontë
26. Jane Eyre – Charlotte Brontë
27. Vanity Fair – William Makepeace Thackeray
28. Atlas Shrugged-Ayn Rand
29. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
30. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
31. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
32. Lord of the Flies by William Golding
33. Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
34. The Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce
35. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
36. Animal Farm by George Orwell
37. Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
38. For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway
39. The Call of the Wild by Jack London
40. Their Eyes were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
41. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe-C.S. Lewis
42. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
43. Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller
44. Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams
The grey has been read already, and has yet to be commented on.
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| ok...so havent done an entry for a very long time..and will u guys please leave a message telling me wether ppl actuallie read this so i dont sit here n waste my time...ok sooo senthil will b happy to kno that i finally got a chance to record his "living on the edge (or in other words...procrastinating to the max)...ok so..
1. we go to see matrix, but i told him the shuttle stops by 12 so we shud call someone to pick us up...he said trust me (im a sucker for trust...mistake #1)
2. we get outta the movie at 12:10...we have no ride home.
3. senthil says there a shuttle. (he thinks hes the genius for coming up with the idea...) and we begin to walk in the fog...
4. kunal says we can call tritan taxi (he thinks hes a genius for coming up with the idea)
5. we wait for taxi, alone in fronta ralphs, witness attempted car jackings, kunal makes n audio journal..
6. i get home at 2 in the morning...
CONCLUSION: dont expect guys to b reliable. who was the first genius who ppl shuda listened to? a girl. | | |
| ARGHS to sarcasm...tell me if this wasnt funny:
HotPalanisami [12:22 PM]: chemistry wants to eat me
Daydreeminalways [12:23 PM]: he lurks in the shadows
Daydreeminalways [12:23 PM]: darting behind desks and chairs
Daydreeminalways [12:23 PM]: his misty black figure almost indistinguishable to the naive human eye
Daydreeminalways [12:23 PM]: he crept towards a lone boy who sat in the corner deak
Daydreeminalways [12:24 PM]: *desk
Daydreeminalways [12:24 PM]: the boy began to jitter
Daydreeminalways [12:25 PM]: sensing the stiffness in the air
Daydreeminalways [12:25 PM]: with one horrifying and (sudden may i add) pounce
HotPalanisami [12:25 PM]: ...
Daydreeminalways [12:25 PM]: the boy was thrown of his chair
HotPalanisami [12:25 PM]: that bored huh?
Daydreeminalways [12:26 PM]: and entered a world of darkness
Daydreeminalways [12:26 PM]: aka for those of u retards
Daydreeminalways [12:26 PM]: the darkness is the stomach of the beast
Daydreeminalways [12:26 PM]: and the beast
Daydreeminalways [12:26 PM]: goes by:
Daydreeminalways [12:26 PM]: the name is bond. chemistry bond
Daydreeminalways [12:26 PM]: HAHAHAHAHAAA
HotPalanisami [12:26 PM]: yes
Daydreeminalways [12:26 PM]: get it get it????
HotPalanisami [12:26 PM]: *claps*
HotPalanisami [12:26 PM]: *encore encore*
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| oooo my new observation of the week (woot woot (i KNO u guys look forward to these)): i found out that i can see my eyebrows...no not with a mirror..but if u scrutch ur forehead u can see ur eyebrow hairs...i knooo i cudnt believe it...but u can..hahahaha i bet i made a buncha u scrutch ur foreheads right now...lol!  | | |
| ok so hear goes my wack ass observation of the day:
(this is for the girls) why do we open our mouths everytime we apply mascara? | | |
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