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davidjmcgee

Reboot

Jan 31, 2006 18:36

Hello.

It's been a while. Nearly two months. Here I am.

The past two months have been extraordinarily busy; The play that I'm assistant directing opens in less than two weeks. It's been an occasionally rewarding, occasionally frustrating experience. Perhaps I shall do a greater evaluation after some time has passed. At this moment, I'm far too ( Read more... )

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alicetries February 1 2006, 04:00:21 UTC

Good to hear you're alive my friend? Call me when you get to the west coast.

camberblue February 2 2006, 04:23:47 UTC

Okay, Dave, my wish list for you to read this year, in the way of classics:

The Brothers Karamazov (Dostoevsky)
The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
A Charles Dickens Novel you haven't read yet
The Day of the Locust (Nathaniel West)
Invisible Man (Ellison)
Wise Blood (Flannery O'Conner)

It's good to hear from you. I hope you are well.

davidjmcgee February 25 2006, 01:42:26 UTC

I shall do my best, Ms. Christina A. Lee.

you mentioned books, so I had to put in my two cents... winninghamster February 25 2006, 01:22:37 UTC

I actually set a similar classics task for myself about a year ago, so here are my thoughts on the subject: the best of the best is Les Miserables. It's the kind of writing that leaves you numb for a couple days afterward. I don't know if you read french...if not, read the translated version but give your profoundest apologies to the spirit of Victor Hugo. Jane Eyre comes a close second. Read Lolita; Nabokov's style is unequaled and it's a good jumping off point for his other works. Shame on you for never having read Mark Twain--how did Mr Fenderson ever let you get away with it? His short stories are a fine beginning, as is Roughing It, though that certainly isn't short. You probably read Moby Dick junior year, but read it again, you'll appreciate it much more when it's not ruining your summer. DO NOT under any circumstances read Wuthering Heights....I thought Emma Bovary was an unapealing character, but at least other characters in the book are likable. Wuthering Height is the first book I've read where you just hate everybody. ( ... )

Re: you mentioned books, so I had to put in my two cents... davidjmcgee February 25 2006, 01:46:13 UTC

Elizabeth Arlotti (and Elizabeth Arlotti's friend winninghamster), I darn near fell off my chair. I was fiercely curious when the livejournaler (livejournalista?) I didn't recognize seemed to know my senior year English teacher... had he stuck around for another year (sadly, Timmy F. left just before my senior year (and, oddly, I was actually the first student at the school to know that he was leaving as we had taken to discussing literature and how the next year was going to proceed)). So, Elizabeth et al, is there a way that I could contact you directly? Have you an e-mail address all your ownsome?

Re: you mentioned books, so I had to put in my two cents... winninghamster February 25 2006, 04:29:44 UTC

Yes, T Fenderman was the ill-used genius of Temple City High School. It's a shame you never had him as a teacher. Of course, my best discussions with him were not in class, but were after class when I should have been in physics. :) and yes I do have an email: sanyamakadi@yahoo.fr (and no that is not just as random smattering of letters...i'll tell you what it means if you're interested...)

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