Comments on: Books I’ve Never Finished Reading http://jueseph.com/2008/07/books-ive-never-finished-reading/ home Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:37:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Anonymous "friend" whose differing aesthetic tastes are often cited in this blog http://jueseph.com/2008/07/books-ive-never-finished-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-192 Anonymous "friend" whose differing aesthetic tastes are often cited in this blog Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:51:00 +0000 http://jueseph.com/blog/?p=214#comment-192 It may be a bad sign that several of these books I specifically suggested you read as they are some of my favorites... "Finish what you start, human." - Spirited Away It may be a bad sign that several of these books I specifically suggested you read as they are some of my favorites…

“Finish what you start, human.” – Spirited Away

]]> By: Orange Orange » On Books and Taste http://jueseph.com/2008/07/books-ive-never-finished-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-190 Orange Orange » On Books and Taste Fri, 11 Jul 2008 03:37:57 +0000 http://jueseph.com/blog/?p=214#comment-190 [...] this is what she was saying, but this is the question that pops into mind after seeing Ty’s comment on my list of “Books I’ve Never Finished [...] [...] this is what she was saying, but this is the question that pops into mind after seeing Ty’s comment on my list of “Books I’ve Never Finished [...]

]]> By: ty http://jueseph.com/2008/07/books-ive-never-finished-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-189 ty Thu, 10 Jul 2008 20:28:37 +0000 http://jueseph.com/blog/?p=214#comment-189 none of the above. i think you/me/people/whoever should stop trying to prove to ourselves/each other/everyone that we're highly intellectual, well-read individuals by reading so-called "classics". instead of wasting our time on outdated, impertinent, and--most importantly--<i>terrible</i> books deemed highbrow by some dead, white guy, we should be spending our time reading books that are actually <i>good.</i> right now i'm reading <i>running with scissors,</i> and i'm probably learning more from it than i ever learned from <i>heart of darkness.</i> none of the above. i think you/me/people/whoever should stop trying to prove to ourselves/each other/everyone that we’re highly intellectual, well-read individuals by reading so-called “classics”. instead of wasting our time on outdated, impertinent, and–most importantly–terrible books deemed highbrow by some dead, white guy, we should be spending our time reading books that are actually good. right now i’m reading running with scissors, and i’m probably learning more from it than i ever learned from heart of darkness.

]]> By: Annie http://jueseph.com/2008/07/books-ive-never-finished-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-186 Annie Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:09:31 +0000 http://jueseph.com/blog/?p=214#comment-186 grapes of wrath - it's worth it for the ending. grapes of wrath – it’s worth it for the ending.

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