Hana
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Post by Hana on Jun 28, 2007 23:47:18 GMT -5
Gone With the Wind has always been one of my favorite classics (I still have a thing for Rhett Butler, lol).
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pirateliz
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Post by pirateliz on Jun 29, 2007 0:00:31 GMT -5
I think my favorite would have to be Phantom of the Opera. However I alsoed liked War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells and The Red Badge of Courage.
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The Blue Chibi
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Post by The Blue Chibi on Jul 6, 2007 17:36:26 GMT -5
The Prophet, by Kahlil Gibran. Is that a classic book? I think so. Then a woman said, "Speak to us of Joy and Sorrow."
And he answered:
Your joy is your sorrow unmasked.
And the selfsame well from which your laughter rises was oftentimes filled with your tears.
And how else can it be?
The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain.
Is not the cup that hold your wine the very cup that was burned in the potter's oven?
And is not the lute that soothes your spirit, the very wood that was hollowed with knives?
When you are joyous, look deep into your heart and you shall find it is only that which has given you sorrow that is giving you joy.
When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight.
Some of you say, "Joy is greater than sorrow," and others say, "Nay, sorrow is the greater."
But I say unto you, they are inseparable.
Together they come, and when one sits alone with you at your board, remember that the other is asleep upon your bed.
Verily you are suspended like scales between your sorrow and your joy.
Only when you are empty are you at standstill and balanced.
When the treasure-keeper lifts you to weigh his gold and his silver, needs must your joy or your sorrow rise or fall. leb.net/gibran/
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Post by brilliantlygreen on Jul 6, 2007 18:22:59 GMT -5
Does Catcher In The Rye (by J. D. Salinger) count as a 'classic'? Because if so, that has to be my favorite.
Closely followed by The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
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Post by bram on Jul 7, 2007 16:34:14 GMT -5
The Count Of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas is really good. I had to read it in French though, so it was kind of stressful. Still though, it had a great story to it. ^-^ Yes! Awesome book Even better: Le Petit Prince by Saint-Exupéry
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Post by Witchfather on Jul 13, 2007 9:24:03 GMT -5
I actually prefered The Iliad to The Odyssey so I put other
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Post by Koikitten on Jul 14, 2007 20:00:24 GMT -5
Watership Down. I count it as a classic. ^_^
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