RE: Fiction Books

From: gts (gts_2000@yahoo.com)
Date: Tue Apr 22 2003 - 22:03:00 MDT

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    spike wrote:

    re: _Lord of the Flies_ by William Golding

    > after all these years I still have vivid memories of
    > the characters: Ralph, Piggy, Sam 'n Eric, Jack, and
    > my personal favorite Simon... It demonstrates how
    > superstition and human nature are a bad combination, but
    > reason and logic are powerful tools if allowed to lead
    > people's lives.

    Yes!

    Modern classics like this are *great* fiction, well worth the read. Excuse
    me for saying so, but fuck all the other kinds of crap out there. I prefer
    to spend my reading time on educational non-fiction books. If anyone wants
    me to devote my time and energy to fiction then those imaginary stories had
    better be on the caliber of _Lord of the Flies_ by Golding. Otherwise I have
    better things to do with my time.

    -gts



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