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41 sats \ 17 replies \ @siggy47 20 Aug \ parent \ on: How many books do you read a year? BooksAndArticles

I'm not impressed

You ever revisit a classic you enjoy?

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.

77 sats \ 11 replies \ @Taft OP 20 Aug

A friend suggested me to read On the Road. Is it a good reading?

20 sats \ 10 replies \ @siggy47 20 Aug

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.

43 sats \ 8 replies \ @Satosora 20 Aug

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!

20 sats \ 7 replies \ @siggy47 20 Aug

Probably a photo years ago. I knew it was edited.

43 sats \ 6 replies \ @Satosora 20 Aug

He would have had to use a typewriter for all of it. I just find that amazing!

20 sats \ 5 replies \ @siggy47 20 Aug

I'm old enough to have submitted college papers that I typed!

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43 sats \ 0 replies \ @Satosora 20 Aug

Its really interesting how he initially wrote the book.

43 sats \ 2 replies \ @Satosora 20 Aug

I enjoyed Huckleberry Finn, and Tom Sawyer! Is a Clockwork Orange by Le Carre?

20 sats \ 1 reply \ @siggy47 20 Aug

No, no. Anthony Burgess. Stanley Kubrick also made it into a great film.

43 sats \ 0 replies \ @Satosora 20 Aug

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?