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[icarus]

I got my books for school today. My World Literature professor looks to be a twisted sort, reading list:

Heart of Darkness
God of Small Things
One Hundred Years of Solitude
The Bone People
... and one other I can't recall.

This is gonna be cheery.

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[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

This was most reassuring, thank you. I'll admit, my past reading lists have been more along the lines of the Prajnaparamita and the Uttaratantra, which is very difficult but uplifting stuff. In my personal reading I tend towards Harry Potter, George R. R. Martin, C. J. Cherryh and other SciFi/Fantasy works (not to mention reading The Lord of the Rings about 30 times). When I was a kid I read Nathaniel Hawthorne, Poe and the Bronte sisters, but once I discovered Tolkien -- :D

Icarus

[ragnhildholm.livejournal.com]

Yes, I can relate to that. I used to read "classics" all the time, what my parents term "quality literature". Now I mostly read fantasy - although I do study literature at Uni... I don't know, fantasy (and sci-fi, to an extent) is just addictive! As is fanfiction. You're partly responsible for my fanfic addiction, by the way. I suppose I should curse you, but I'd rather thank you - you write brilliantly :-)