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ProudLib72

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2. I haven't read it, but I have a different tale of literary weirdness

Reply to bobbieinok (Original post)

Sun Apr 21, 2019, 11:35 PM

Apr 2019

In college I was assigned Virginia Wolff's To The Lighthouse no less than three times. I tried, man! I really tried to get into it. But I ended up hating Wolff. Then I was assigned The Waves. I begrudgingly started reading it. Then I found I couldn't put it down.

I always thought it was strange how I could detest one book and adore another by the same author.

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Have you read Kim? What did you think of it? [View all] bobbieinok Apr 2019 OP

My opinion is that Polly Hennessey Apr 2019 #1

I haven't read it, but I have a different tale of literary weirdness ProudLib72 Apr 2019 #2

Great story but white supremacy wasn't hard to find in Kipling's works mikehiggins Apr 2019 #3

I have found Kipling almost impossible to read. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2019 #4

A friend tells this story about a Kipling incident in school. Wolf Frankula Apr 2019 #10

Wow. I'm impressed. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2019 #11

kipling had it right about afghanistant, as brits, ruskies and yanks learned... msongs Apr 2019 #5

At 1 point Watson is said to have fought in Afghanistan. IIRC was on disastrous retreat bobbieinok Apr 2019 #6

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I enjoyed it for what it was -- had to read it after reading this book -- eppur_se_muova Apr 2019 #8

Thanks for info. His works sound very interesting. bobbieinok Apr 2019 #9

As an avid reader I've always enjoyed Kippling's writing. abqtommy Apr 2019 #12