tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341359843018211188.post2265629387674693634..comments2023-05-11T06:04:31.954-04:00Comments on A Morose Bookshelf: A Few Morose Books...I did not like.Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15699242203215883961noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341359843018211188.post-9183022440498830652012-06-26T23:10:02.168-04:002012-06-26T23:10:02.168-04:00Nope, haven't read Native Son yet. I read Blac...Nope, haven't read Native Son yet. I read Black Boy and enjoyed it. Richard Wright wrote that one after he got over his communism infatuation.Chris Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16995942558585642314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341359843018211188.post-63233736415836083742012-06-26T12:16:13.345-04:002012-06-26T12:16:13.345-04:00Man oh man. Native Son. It's been ages. I thin...Man oh man. Native Son. It's been ages. I think I was lukewarm on that one...I remember Jan the communist boyfriend/beacon of light/asshole. <br /><br />Have you read it? I almost wrote a spoiler. I completely forgot about Native Son. I'll put it on another list. <br /><br />I'll reread 'Grapes' one day. I can only shake my head at Sinclair. <br /><br />Thanks for commenting, Chris.Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15699242203215883961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341359843018211188.post-87507425876680706762012-06-26T11:58:27.542-04:002012-06-26T11:58:27.542-04:00Ben,
Sinclair is indeed a coarse s.o.b. I read th...Ben,<br /><br />Sinclair is indeed a coarse s.o.b. I read this for a class on literature and the political imagination (I'm a poli-sci nerd) and had to bullshit so much for this particular book. I started writing about alchemy and all sorts of oddities to make it more interesting for me...and my instructor. She liked the bs, but I still couldn't get behind the book.<br /><br />Oil! might get read someday...I'll think about it. <br /><br />Thanks for stopping by.Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15699242203215883961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341359843018211188.post-88282927750519741772012-06-26T11:46:12.113-04:002012-06-26T11:46:12.113-04:00...did you think it was funny? I've read that ......did you think it was funny? I've read that in a few reviews. <br /><br />I don't know, its been a really long time, but the book left such a bad taste.<br /><br />Thanks for visiting, Ryan.Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15699242203215883961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341359843018211188.post-84926328666262984822012-06-26T11:22:53.662-04:002012-06-26T11:22:53.662-04:00I loved Angela's Ashes. Oddly enough, I didn&#...I loved Angela's Ashes. Oddly enough, I didn't think it was that depressing.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07998996750944114185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341359843018211188.post-52593262471125049442012-06-26T10:27:05.042-04:002012-06-26T10:27:05.042-04:00I can't recall if I've ever read The Grape...I can't recall if I've ever read The Grapes of Wrath, but I did see the movie in 10th grade. I don't remember it. That's a book I plan on reading someday down the line.<br /><br />And I agree with you about The Jungle. I enjoyed it quite a bit until the final bits where Sinclair turns the novel into a tract for socialism. That was a problem with several good pieces of literature that came out between the two World Wars, though. Native Son, by Richard Wright, had a similar problem, as I understand.Chris Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16995942558585642314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341359843018211188.post-69371361386210328722012-06-26T09:03:39.589-04:002012-06-26T09:03:39.589-04:00Upton Sinclair is what I call a coarse motherfucke...Upton Sinclair is what I call a coarse motherfucker. There's not much between the fact and the pen, except maybe...wel you said it, his political beliefs. Oil! was slightly more entertaining, but Paul Thomas Anderson did a great job at dressing the story with interesting visuals.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11483490020980574428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341359843018211188.post-7168387658293419372012-06-25T20:57:08.232-04:002012-06-25T20:57:08.232-04:00Since I didn't really like them, I wouldn'...Since I didn't really like them, I wouldn't really recommend them haha. Maybe bits and pieces of The Jungle (the descriptions of the terrible practices in the meat-packing industries) but that seems silly to recommend parts of books. <br /><br />I'm glad I'm not alone on The Grapes of Wrath--I'll reread it one day and I've heard many good things about East of Eden as well...I'm just no ready to concede defeat to Steinbeck.<br /><br />Thanks for visiting! I appreciate your thoughts.Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15699242203215883961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341359843018211188.post-54179418035638561252012-06-25T18:56:41.882-04:002012-06-25T18:56:41.882-04:00The first two, I have never heard of before. But ...The first two, I have never heard of before. But I feel you on <i>The Grapes of Wrath</i>. I read it during my junior(?) year in high school and thought it was a cruel form of torture. Since I did enjoy <i>East of Eden</i> so much I am willing to give this one another shot.Moniquereadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14548770404418294147noreply@blogger.com