How many books are classics just because old white men said they were classics?
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@joelhagen30.bsky.socialHow many books are classics just because old white men said they were classics?
@helenhv.bsky.socialToday's #MobyDick quote π§΅:
I say this continual smoking must have been one cause, at least, of his peculiar disposition; for every one knows that this earthly air, whether ashore or afloat, is terribly infected with the nameless miseries of the numberless...
@helenhv.bsky.socialToday's #MobyDick quote π§΅:
You would almost as soon have expected him to turn out of his bunk without his nose as without his pipe. He kept a whole row of pipes there ready loaded, stuck in a rack, within easy reach of his hand; and, whenever he turned in, he...
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@bookmarkandburn.bsky.socialSome famous authors have brilliant books that barely get mentioned. π Let's give those overlooked novels some love!
Which lesser-known book by a celebrated writer deserves a place on everyone's reading list?
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@clubnotesbooks.bsky.socialWhich Elinor & Marianne are your faves? π
Emma Thompson & Kate Winslet?
Hattie Morahan & Charity Wakefield?
Or another adaptation entirely?
And be honest⦠are you more Elinor or Marianne?
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@jmkesslerwriter.bsky.socialThis book's final chapter is titled "October 2026." π³
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@helenhv.bsky.socialToday's #MobyDicj quote π§΅:
What, perhaps with other things, made Stubb such an easy-going, unfearing man, so cheerily trudging off with the burden of life in a world full of grave peddlers, all bowed to the ground with their packs; what helped to bring...
@helenhv.bsky.socialToday's #MobyDick quote π§΅:
When close to the whale, in the very death-lock of the fight, he handled his unpitying lance coolly and off-handedly, as a whistling tinker his hammer. He would hum over his old rigadig tunes while flank and flank with the most...
@chinxsmwale.bsky.socialIβve always found stories like The Odyssey interesting because thereβs so much more to them. These videos gave me a reminder of why the story stayed relevant for long. Definitely worth checking out
@takbir11.bsky.socialI really enjoyed these videos! If you love epic stories like the Odyssey, you'll find this fascinating. Great breakdown of classic literature.
Do you enjoy books like the Odyssey?
youtu.be/QZr2CpmrzNk
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@bookmarkandburn.bsky.socialHot take: the best way to fight brainrot might be to read something that refuses to be skimmed.
Give me your one essential classic for rebuilding a reading habit. π
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@poemewear.bsky.socialSome words stay with you long after the book ends.
At PoΓ¨me Wear, we turn literature into something you can wear β the authors you love, the lines that moved you, the stories that stayed.
Wear what means something to you. π
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@bookmarkandburn.bsky.socialYour first classic should make you want to read a second one.
Forget the pressure to start with the biggest, densest book on the shelf. Find the classic that matches the kind of story you already enjoy.
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@karldietzberlin.bsky.socialein paar Korrekturen im Anhang zu den Lebensdaten von Marx.
Beide BΓ€nde sind lieferbar ab etwa Ende Oktober! π
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