Showing posts with label lolita. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lolita. Show all posts
Monday, September 29, 2008
Recommended Reading for High School Boys-Guys-Men
I know we joke around a lot here on The Literary Brothel, but when it comes to recommending readings, we're all serious...ness. -KV
Recommended reading for high school boys-guys-men
9th grade
-Ender’s Game. One of those books that looks like a kids book, and can be read as a kids book. Good for the 9th grade mind, which may age from 12-21
NOT GOOD FOR THE 9th GRADE BOY'S MIND - Jane Eyre, NOT Romeo and Juliet. Shit, I can’t even read those books today. Thank god for book tapes.
10th grade
-On the Road. Right when you’re starting to get tired of books, thinking they can’t talk about real things, about life, have to follow some structure or form you don’t want to follow
11th grade
-Lolita. Now that you know good writing comes in many forms, lets get back to how to use the fucking English language. And there’s enough sex and obsession and loging after that thing you can’t have that may resonate with a few 11th graders.
12th grade
-Post Office. Bukowski. Congratulations, you made it to your senior year. Now read about how fucked up the world is. Remember, there are no obscene subjects, only writers who treat the English language in an obscene way.
Now go drink for four years and do some things worth writing about.
Coming Never: Recommended Reading for College
In other words, read whatever you want. You’re an adult.
Oh wait, I recommend one thing: The Literary Brothel.
-KV
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Recommended Summer Reading
I did a bit of reading in my early to late 20s. People used to ask me "which book should I read next?" Ah, those glorious 20s.
In recent years, I get that question less and less. This might have to do with my hurried responses of "How the hell should I know?" or "Whatever you feel like reading." These days I simply don't read as much as I used to.
However, all that reading was not all for...not. I was recently asked which books I might recommend for summer reading. Hey, I forgot about "summer reading." And now the summer is at least half-way over! Oh no!
Below is a brief list of books that I loved in my twenties, and that you might love if you are in your 20s, or slightly younger, or slightly older. And no need to hurry; they're good no matter what season it is.
(In order of greatness)
1. The Great Gatsby
2. Lolita
3. Post Office
4. On the Road
5. Ender's Game
6. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
7. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime (This is cheating since I just read this, but I WOULD have read it in my 20s, had I known about it then)
8. The Missing Piece meets The Big O
9. Under the Banner of Heaven
10. Me Talk Pretty One Day
You can't go wrong with any/all of those books. "The Missing Piece" might be a bit short; you can read it in about five minutes. But that doesn't make it any less great.
-KV
In recent years, I get that question less and less. This might have to do with my hurried responses of "How the hell should I know?" or "Whatever you feel like reading." These days I simply don't read as much as I used to.
However, all that reading was not all for...not. I was recently asked which books I might recommend for summer reading. Hey, I forgot about "summer reading." And now the summer is at least half-way over! Oh no!
Below is a brief list of books that I loved in my twenties, and that you might love if you are in your 20s, or slightly younger, or slightly older. And no need to hurry; they're good no matter what season it is.
(In order of greatness)
1. The Great Gatsby
2. Lolita
3. Post Office
4. On the Road
5. Ender's Game
6. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
7. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime (This is cheating since I just read this, but I WOULD have read it in my 20s, had I known about it then)
8. The Missing Piece meets The Big O
9. Under the Banner of Heaven
10. Me Talk Pretty One Day
You can't go wrong with any/all of those books. "The Missing Piece" might be a bit short; you can read it in about five minutes. But that doesn't make it any less great.
-KV
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