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I did enjoy this book but don't understand why its such a classic - there just didn't seem to be anything special about it. I guess it was pretty unique when it was released and still retains some of that magic even though its not groundbreaking anymore. A friend of mine though who spent a...

I love Dickens and really wanted to read this book but i've started it twice and after 50 pages seem to lose interest. I loved his Oliver Twist and Great Expectations and read them in a few days but TOTC I haven't quite embraced yet.

Whenever I'm at a loss as to what to read next, I pick up Chuck Pahlanuiks Fighclub - its a really easy read and it kind of refreshes the mind. Its not a challenging book in term of vocab and concepts, but it definately makes you think about your life and where its heading.

My five favorite books The Great Gatsby - Fiztgerald Oliver Twist - Dickens Fightclub - Pahlaniuk Oedipus - Sophocles Lolita - Nabokov

"i say" is an exclamation - like saying 'oh my goodness' or 'holy crap'

I'm kind of at an impasse. I don't know what I'm going to do with my life - and need some inspirational reading, something that will ignite something inside me. I've been reading a lot of existentialist novels lately ie fightclub, nausea, oliver twist and now am reading 'Coming up for Air' by...