Modern Literature in Five Words

1. rust

   25 January, 2005, 12:13 am

   Superman — DC COMICS
   “Strange Visitor From Another Planet”

2. Moxie

   25 January, 2005, 12:23 am

   Girl With A Pearl Earring ~ Tracy Chevalier

   “The Dutch have been horny for centuries”

3. jen

   25 January, 2005, 12:30 am

   Less than Zero
   Whiny rich kids with “problems”.

   Fellowship of the Ring
   God, are they singing again?

4. Vicus Scurra

   25 January, 2005, 2:00 am

   Less modern:
   War and Peace – French are crap at war.
   King Lear – Teenage daughters are a problem.
   Treasure Island – Don’t talk to strange men.

5. Anna

   25 January, 2005, 3:29 am

   “Men are from Mars, women are from Venus” – Invasion of the :boobs::boobs:-grabbers.

   Although I heard it once said: “Men are from Earth, women are from earth. Deal with it!”

   PS Thank you Moxie … I’ve been wondering what that feeling was.

6. Spud

   25 January, 2005, 5:57 am

   :idea::idea::idea::idea:

   Coff-ee

   ~ Joe Schmo

   THE definitive history on “Oraly Transmitted Diseases, their causes, effects and what you can do to stop.”

   $29.95*

   :idea::idea::idea::idea:

7. Spud

   25 January, 2005, 6:07 am

   On the other hand, on I had a good laugh over your original list Dave.

   Great idea

   😀

8. VenusManTrap

   25 January, 2005, 8:26 am

   Catcher In The Rye ~J.D. Salinger

   Boy Interrupted.

9. frisko

   25 January, 2005, 8:50 am

   “Popcorn. It’s what’s for dinner.”
   Davezilla

10. Mandy

    25 January, 2005, 12:26 pm

    The Vagina Monologues — Eve Ensler
    “Men know nothing about pussy”

11. Petezilla

    25 January, 2005, 1:45 pm

    Fight Club — Chuck Palahniuk
    “Self-improvement is masturbation”

12. Lace Valentine

    25 January, 2005, 3:12 pm

    The Stranger– Albert Camus
    Malaise? Go shoot an Arab.

    Nausea –Jean-Paul Sartre
    I’m more morose than you.

    Flowers of Evil — Baudeliare
    Praise the beautiful wicked.

    The Genealogy of Morals–Nietzsche
    Civilization. Bah! A junk heap.

    Catcher in the Rye–Salinger
    Adolescents make holy rebels.

    On the Road–Kerouac
    Keep moving with happy restlessness

    Women–Bukowski
    Whenever possible, shag the ladies

    Wuthering Heights–Emily Bronte
    Love’s comeback: incestuous reincarnation

    Manfred Park–Jane Austin
    Wit above all else

    The Poems of Emily Dickinson–E.D.
    A discursive depression questions glory

13. Mandy

    25 January, 2005, 3:50 pm

    LOL! Those are great, Lace!

14. ali

    25 January, 2005, 5:00 pm

    Fahrenheit 451- Ray Bradbury
    Fireman burns books; changes mind.

15. Nikki

    25 January, 2005, 8:53 pm

    Flowers in the Attic – V.C. Andrews
    Locked upstairs? Incest is best.

16. Lace Valentine

    25 January, 2005, 10:38 pm

    Thanks Mandy, by the way, I thought your Vagina Monologues screamingly funny, quite succinct, and the best of the bunch. 🙂

17. Mandy

    25 January, 2005, 11:09 pm

    Thx! :kiss: (curtsies)

18. Lace Valentine

    26 January, 2005, 11:19 am

    I haven’t a clue where I came up with the title, “Manfred Park.” :wtf: Jane Austin’s book is actually called “Mansfield Park.”

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