To Kill A Mockingbird or Lord Of The Flies
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Topic: To Kill A Mockingbird or Lord Of The Flies
Posted By: DisgruntledPorcupine
Subject: To Kill A Mockingbird or Lord Of The Flies
Date Posted: June 11 2010 at 16:28
| Readers unite! Which one of these great books do you prefer? |
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Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: June 11 2010 at 16:31
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Loved Harper Lee's novel. That Gold guy? No thanks.
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Posted By: A Person
Date Posted: June 11 2010 at 16:45
| It's been too long since I read To Kill A Mockingbird, I just read Lord of the Flies last year. From memory, probably LotF, but I won't vote. |
Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: June 11 2010 at 18:47
| Read both, and both are great stories but it really doesn't compare....To Kill A Mockingbird |
Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: June 11 2010 at 19:14
| Neither of them is very good. Read One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Catch-22 instead |
Posted By: Ronnie Pilgrim
Date Posted: June 11 2010 at 19:21
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Lord of the Flies. I remember when* I read it, I began associating "Do It Again" by Steely Dan with that novel. It was a hit being played on the new FM radio stations a lot. The antagonist's name in the novel was Jack, and the refrain kept haunting me. "Go back, Jack, do it again." *1972
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Posted By: Progist
Date Posted: June 12 2010 at 04:01
Both great novels but I would choose LOTF; just!  ------------- 
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Posted By: TwoOneOneTwo
Date Posted: June 15 2010 at 01:11
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Wasn't a fan of TKAMB, but really enjoyed the unbelievable amount of symbolism in LOTF. Brilliant. ------------- Rush - Time Machine Tour - August 7th in Seattle! |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: June 15 2010 at 07:08
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I read Lord of the Flies some 34 years ago, but I don't remember very much of it. I have never read To kill a Mockingbird, so no vote.
Anyway, I prefer the Rings above the Flies. ------------- 
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Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: June 15 2010 at 07:32
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Both classics, but I appreciated neither when forced to read them at school as part of our English syllabus.
I revisted To Kill a Mockingbird, a few years after leaving school, and enjoyed it a lot more. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: Conor Fynes
Date Posted: June 15 2010 at 11:54
| Not a big fan of either, but To Kill A Mockingbird is definately better. |
Posted By: lazland
Date Posted: June 15 2010 at 13:13
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To Kill A Mockingbird, which I have loved since I was a teenager and ignited for me a lifelong fascination with the culture and history of the American South.
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Posted By: Nightshine
Date Posted: June 15 2010 at 13:24
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Political message versus racial message? Political message for the win. |
Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: June 15 2010 at 14:14
Come pay us a visit. I know'd I'd sure be glad to show you around these here parts.  ------------- https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays" rel="nofollow - https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays |
lazland wrote:Posted By: lazland
Date Posted: June 15 2010 at 14:45
You know what, Robert, I intend to do just that for a long visit just as soon as I retire from Her Majesty's Government with my lump sum pension - the fact that I still have 20 years to go will not put me off  Seriously, I will one day. It is about the only destination I can think of that would make me conquer an irrational fear of flying to get to. I would hate the tourist thing - I would love to just visit, tour, and stay and talk to real people such as yourselves. It strikes me as being an incredibly beautiful part of the world with a culture and history rich and rewarding. Anyhow, how can anyone ignore an Epignosis invite????  ------------- Enhance your life. Get down to www.lazland.org Now also broadcasting on www.progzilla.com Every Saturday, 4.00 p.m. UK time! |
Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: June 15 2010 at 15:08
Honestly, the American South is like anywhere else- it's lovely in some parts and dreadful elsewhere. It simply depends on where you visit. My wife and I stayed in a cozy bed and breakfast in Georgia two years ago, and it was dingy, I got food poisoning, and they overcharged us to boot! I highly recommend Eastern Tennessee (the Smoky Mountains). I have fond memories of visiting there many times. If you prefer the coast, you should visit Charleston, South Carolina. Very lovely historic city. Florida is all swamps, tourist traps, and old people.  ------------- https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays" rel="nofollow - https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays |
Posted By: yanch
Date Posted: June 15 2010 at 16:25
| To Kill a Mockingbird for me. |