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Beowulf on the Beach: What to Love and What to Skip in Literature's 50 Greatest Hits
Beowulf on the Beach What to Love and What to Skip in Literature's 50 Greatest Hits
Author: Jack Murnighan
Feel bad about not reading or not enjoying the so-called great books? Don't sweat it, it's not your fault. Did anyone tell you that Anna Karenina is a beach read, that Dickens is hilarious, that the Iliad's battle scenes rival Hollywood's for gore, or that Joyce is at his best when he's talking about booze, sex,...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780307409577
ISBN-10: 0307409570
Publication Date: 5/19/2009
Pages: 374
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Publisher: Three Rivers Press
Book Type: Paperback
Members Wishing: 5
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susieqmillsacoustics avatar reviewed Beowulf on the Beach: What to Love and What to Skip in Literature's 50 Greatest Hits on + 1062 more book reviews
I love this book! The author gives wonderful insight into these (sometimes daunting) reads. With favorite quotes, the author's strengths in writing, what's not to miss and what to skip. He even gives perspective into what would be our "one book" to have if stranded on that desert island. He covers a few of the books on the 1001 list that I am now very excited to get reading! Priceless for us book lovers!
Chocoholic avatar reviewed Beowulf on the Beach: What to Love and What to Skip in Literature's 50 Greatest Hits on + 291 more book reviews
This is a book about 50 other, greater books. No short stories are these: The Old & New Testament, The Iliad, Don Quixote, Ulysses, Moby Dick, and on and on. There are more than a few books in this list that I've never even heard of. Each book is thoroughly analyzed over the course of a chapter, and the author includes the best lines, the sexiest bits, and even what parts of the book can be skipped. This book reads like a good lecture from your favorite English professor; as it should be, the author IS an English professor.


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