[qprogeny79]

Originally Posted by !@#$%!

i'd rather read a bazillion words by a gogol translator than 5 words by ayn rand

"he raised his hand and over the desolate earth he traced in space the sign of the dollar."

ha. there's 18 for you.

[!@#$%!]

Originally Posted by qprogeny79

"he raised his hand and over the desolate earth he traced in space the sign of the dollar."

ha. there's 18 for you.

i feel i must barf now.

[noumenal]

Seriously though, let's keep Randy comments out of the book club.

Hahaha, "randy comments." Whoa.

[Пятхъдесят Шест]

HERE, HERE. I'll translate page by page! And post it all here.

Well shit, I'll have go and buy/check out a copy tomorrow.

Are we setting a deadline to finish the book?

[Glice]

Right. I agree with everything that has happened so far. I'm going to pick up the first copy of the book I find and lie if I can't get the version everyone else is reading. In fact, I might read a summary and bullshit everyone into thinking I read it.

Nah, just kidding, I'll have it finished in a week.

[noumenal]

Originally Posted by Glice

Nah, just kidding, I'll have it finished in a week.

We'll probably take a slightly slower pace.

When I get my hands on it, I'll decide on a pace. Probably try to finish in a month or so, meeting once a week.

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Originally Posted by Glice

Iliad - is it as good as the Odyssey though? I read the Iliad somewhat grudgingly and slowly, the Odyssey I read quickly and thoroughly enjoyed it. I heartily endorse the rumours that the two were sired from different authors.

Actually, it might be the translation - what's the good one for th Iliad?

I read the Fitzgerald translation too, and I'm also on that bandwagon that suspects two different authors.

If you can overlook the comparative dryness of the Iliad, it still tells a damn good story, and the background information it provides makes The Odyssey that much more enjoyable. I read The Iliad after The Odyssey, re-read The Odyssey, and found it had much more fluidity.

Those poems are more reasons why I dig Greek and Roman historical accounts. They're really just nonfiction soap operas, and entertaining as all hell to read.

[!@#$%!]

the odyssey is more entertaining and you can read it as a kid you can read it as a grownup and its fucking great.

currently i am trapped in circe's island and all my crew has been turned into pigs and i can't get home-- yes, those funky greek myths apply even today.

anyway however that, the illiad is much more SUBLIME. you have to skip the endless repetitions, meant to be sung-- the fucking glory of those motherfuckers-- what a way to live and die-- compared to them, our century is populated by worms.

[!@#$%!]

oh shit i forgot.

posted a thread related to this book club.

please read HERE

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Originally Posted by !@#$%!

the odyssey is more entertaining and you can read it as a kid you can read it as a grownup and its fucking great.

currently i am trapped in circe's island and all my crew has been turned into pigs and i can't get home-- yes, those funky greek myths apply even today.

anyway however that, the illiad is much more SUBLIME. you have to skip the endless repetitions, meant to be sung-- the fucking glory of those motherfuckers-- what a way to live and die-- compared to them, our century is populated by worms.

Glory? If you define such as gluttony, narcissism, territorialism, hedonism, lecherousness, vanity, and depravity.

Which I do. I'm just sayin'.

[!@#$%!]

hell yes.