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Tough call. I think the dialogs might be better classified as a collection of short stories. (Certainly fits in the flex category
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I'm actually in the middle of Plato's Symposium right now. A short read, but chock full of thoughtful discussion on love, immortality, and such.Tough call. I think the dialogs might be better classified as a collection of short stories. (Certainly fits in the flex category
I think a series should more than just the author in common between various volumes (e.g., a character). Admittedly, I do not have much familiarity with Plato's dialogs.
Can you make a case that they constitute a series.
reappearing characters(specifically Socrates in almost all of the books)subjects and thoughts that build off of previous books in the seriesTough call. I think the dialogs might be better classified as a collection of short stories. (Certainly fits in the flex category
I think a series should more than just the author in common between various volumes (e.g., a character). Admittedly, I do not have much familiarity with Plato's dialogs.
Can you make a case that they constitute a series.
OK. As far as I'm concerned this is qualifies as a series. If there are no objections, suggest you make your next pick.reappearing characters(specifically Socrates in almost all of the books)subjects and thoughts that build off of previous books in the seriesTough call. I think the dialogs might be better classified as a collection of short stories. (Certainly fits in the flex category
I think a series should more than just the author in common between various volumes (e.g., a character). Admittedly, I do not have much familiarity with Plato's dialogs.
Can you make a case that they constitute a series.
Reading just one of the works does not give the reader a complete story or image of his philosophy(in most cases)
Color me slow (or maybe I just missed it), butcould elaborate why LOTR wasn't a series?
ok, pick comingedited to add: Was the rule actually put in place? I see that you complained and rikishiboy agreed with you, but kupcho disagreed with you, and nobody else really chimed in on the subject. Eh whatever...I'll just pick again.
authored by David Maraniss
Stephen King is the only author with more than one book listed in our draft. Do you think that in say 50 years from now people will see Stephen King as being more than just a horror writer but maybe the best writer of our generation? Perhaps that is a bit much but I do think he is not given his proper due because he is a horror writer.
His stories will stand the test of time, but not because he is a great writer. He is not a writer's writer, but a writer of the people. I admire him greatly and was considering The Stand for my first pick, but Ivan beat me to it. He is not even close to the best writer of our generation, but he is an icon nevertheless.
In my opinion, good science fiction has to deal with hardhitting themes and address important societal issues. A Clockwork Orange does that, particularly with respect to:* Free will - "More than anything, Burgess believed that “the freedom to choose is the big human attribute,” meaning that the presence of moral choice ultimately distinguishes human beings from machines or lower animals. This belief provides the central argument of A Clockwork Orange, where Alex asserts his free will by choosing a course of wickedness, only to be subsequently robbed of his self-determination by the government. In making Alex—a criminal guilty of violence, rape, and theft—the hero of the novel, Burgess argues that humanity must, at all costs, insist that individuals be allowed to make their own moral choices, even if that freedom results in depravity. When the State removes Alex’s power to choose his own moral course of action, Alex becomes nothing more than a thing. A human being’s legitimacy as a moral agent is predicated on the notion that good and evil exist as separate, equally valid choices. Without evil as a valid option, the choice to be good becomes nothing more than an empty, meaningless gesture."
I'm here now but just apparently a couple minutes too late. Shouldn't have talked to that girl after class
"It" is fine though and I probably would have taken it. My reasoning here is more personal than objective with this selection. I'm not a big fan of the horror genre and there were only two books left that I really wanted. I went with "It" because it's probably my favorite read of all time. I read "It" in fifth grade and was astounded that one man's imagination could be so in depth. I then read it a few more times since and the figuritiveness of the good v. evil (especially his concept of the "turtle") was simply ingenious and complex. The charcters in the novel were also very complex, each with his own nuance.
Actually surprised you waited till the 4th.Almost took it just to be a ####.
Simply an outstanding book. I strongly considered it here as a flex type choice or science fiction. The critique of socialism in it is incredible. It also raises the challenging question of whether it is righteous to take what makes one human (Alex's personality and desire to kill) in order to prevent these human desires from hurting society.Also, I hope you chose the original version with the last chapter in which Alex simply feels he no longer needs ultraviolence and "grows up". I disagreed strongly with the American version omitting this chapter as it says something strong about natural human youth.
Sorry.I got interrupted by someone needing something from me at work.Don't take too long, apparently they like to speed up this draft by picking for you despite giving you your allotted time
Sorry.I got interrupted by someone needing something from me at work.Don't take too long, apparently they like to speed up this draft by picking for you despite giving you your allotted time
The nerve . . .
Yeah my prof also decided to teach 5 minutes overtime. I almost walked out because I had this book draft, but then again I thought I had until 3:15.
I like Tom Clancy's early works but some of the stuff that is printed with his name are pure garbage. The Jack Ryan Series is a top notch choice. My Favorite Clancy book is Red Storm Rising but it does not have Jack Ryan in it; my favorite with Jack Ryan would have to be The Cardinal of the Kremlin.
