The Classics

Jal_Pari · June 17, 2009, 2:25am

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Wuthering Heights

bubblegum · June 17, 2009, 12:27pm

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Its got to be Jane Eyre!

_MuNiYa · June 17, 2009, 12:47pm

Oh me oh My!!
tell tell How did you like it?

bubblegum · June 17, 2009, 12:51pm

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I have'nt read wuthering heights for some time now...

Mr Heathcliffe and his revenge....hmm...

amana · June 17, 2009, 2:57pm

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Plato's Republic and Crime and Punishment

bubblegum · June 17, 2009, 2:59pm

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Is that Plato the Philosopher?

amana · June 17, 2009, 3:06pm

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yes, i'm a history and sociology buff :)

bubblegum · June 17, 2009, 3:09pm

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^ Me too....
I did study Plato a while ago... Let me know how this book is like : )

amana · June 17, 2009, 3:18pm

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You should definitely read it - the overall theme is justice in society, and the motivating forces behind human behavior (why are we just or unjust) as it affects society. I tell my students that the Republic really focuses on the correlation between a just person and a just society.

Allan Bloom has written one of the best translations. It is easy to understand and doesn't lose the meaning of the original.

bubblegum · June 17, 2009, 3:26pm

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That sounds interesting...I will defo have a look at that!

Thanks Amana : )

BlushingRose · June 18, 2009, 12:13am

I love Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment. Especially the three kids

notorious · June 18, 2009, 6:08am

I remember 'Crime and Punishment', it was an interesting read, though it wasn't pleasant at all. It was a bit like a reversed detective story. Then I remembered I had read one or two other books where you also already know who did it. But this was very different from anything I had ever read. There were many thought provoking passages.