I want to take a holiday where I do nothing but hole up in a room and read -- and maybe take occasional walks to stretch out a bit. No work, no tv, no movies, minimal human interaction, etc. So what book should I take?
I'm thinking maybe one of the following: James Joyce's Ulysses, Dante's Divine Comedy, or Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov -- but I want other people's ideas. It should be a fairly challenging book, long enough to reward sustained attention over about ten days, the kind of thing it's hard to get through with all the distractions of ordinary life. Also, of course, it should be a book that challenges the way we think, gives a different outlook on life, a new vision on things. Call it 'transformative' if you wish.
The book in question could be a great story, but it should be more than 'just' a great story, if you know what I mean. Basically, it should be a classic -- whether new or old.
It can be a book you've read and loved, or a book you want to read.
2007-01-05
22:40:24
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