Top 10 'Obscene' Literary Classics
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Part of me thinks, "Well, I'd be more disturbed if he were forcing himself on her. Their relationship was consensual."
The other part of me thinks, "She's twelve or thirteen. In the eyes of the law, she can't consent to anything."
Oh, my GOD! Lolita is Soon-Yi!
The other part of me thinks, "She's twelve or thirteen. In the eyes of the law, she can't consent to anything."
Oh, my GOD! Lolita is Soon-Yi!
I thought Therese Raquin by Emile Zola was pretty scandalous too! I remember reading it and being appalled for the time period it was written in. Tess of the D'Urbervilles also...
I was intrigued and humored by the Art of Love by Ovid. Even by today's standards, it's pretty funny, maybe not obscene.
I'm surprised more of the greek classic literature is not there. Lysistrata definitely tops the list...
I was intrigued and humored by the Art of Love by Ovid. Even by today's standards, it's pretty funny, maybe not obscene.
I'm surprised more of the greek classic literature is not there. Lysistrata definitely tops the list...
I read Nana by Emile Zola; I understand it was decried as pornographic at the time.
And why was A Wrinkle in Time on the list?
I feel ignorant now; even though I read a lot, I have read only about a quarter of the books on that list. (Oh well, they were banned - who am I to question authority? hahahahaha)
And why was A Wrinkle in Time on the list?
I feel ignorant now; even though I read a lot, I have read only about a quarter of the books on that list. (Oh well, they were banned - who am I to question authority? hahahahaha)
No kidding...I don't remember anything even slightly obscene in "A Wrinkle In Time"...
I LOVED "Jude the Obscure". All of Hardy's books are amazing.
The "Flowers In The Attic" series was probably the most disturbing out of the books I've read on that list. I refuse to read them or watch the movie again. Sick sick sick.
I LOVED "Jude the Obscure". All of Hardy's books are amazing.
The "Flowers In The Attic" series was probably the most disturbing out of the books I've read on that list. I refuse to read them or watch the movie again. Sick sick sick.
I saw the movie Flowers in the Attic, so I'm familiar with the story. The first books I looked for when I got my library card were Lolita and Flowers in the Attic.
Flowers is up on deck when I'm done with Lolita.
Flowers is up on deck when I'm done with Lolita.
I read Flowers in the Attic, it was engrossing. But at the time, I was supposed to be studying for finals, and wanted to do anything but, so that might have made it more interesting than it actually was. Maybe I should re-read it.
Has anybody read The Far Pavillions by MM Kaye - I read it many years ago, and loved it so much I didn't read the final chapter because I didn't want it to end. Now I'm wondering, was it as good as all that? Maybe I should re-read it...
Has anybody read The Far Pavillions by MM Kaye - I read it many years ago, and loved it so much I didn't read the final chapter because I didn't want it to end. Now I'm wondering, was it as good as all that? Maybe I should re-read it...
I've read:
1984
Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Animal Farm
Beloved
Bluest Eye
Brave New World
Call of the Wild
Canterbury Tales-HS
Catcher in the Rye
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Frankenstein-HS
Hamlet-HS
Handmaid's Tale
Howl
Lady Chatterley's Lover
Lolita
Lord of the Flies
Macbeth-HS
Madame Bovary
Scarlet Letter
Song of Solomon
Sons & Lovers
The Well of Loneliness
Wrinkle in Time
1984
Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Animal Farm
Beloved
Bluest Eye
Brave New World
Call of the Wild
Canterbury Tales-HS
Catcher in the Rye
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Frankenstein-HS
Hamlet-HS
Handmaid's Tale
Howl
Lady Chatterley's Lover
Lolita
Lord of the Flies
Macbeth-HS
Madame Bovary
Scarlet Letter
Song of Solomon
Sons & Lovers
The Well of Loneliness
Wrinkle in Time
Finally! Someone who isn't a fan of 1984; everyone kept recommending me this book, and when I finally read it...I wasn't impressed.Not that I don't think it's well-written (because that's what people always call me out on), but it's a freaking GUY'S novel!
Now all I have to do is find someone who thought The Great Gatsby was overrated.
I thought The Great Gatsby was overrated! I had to read it my sophomore year of high school and was kind of bored with it. As I was with Charles Dickens as well but I thought the entire year's worth of reading was kind of banal.
Why was Charlie and the Chocolate Factory a banned book? I loved it, and all the Roald Dahl books!
Caitlin, i'm reading Lolita right now, too, but i'm reading it for my college literary theory class. i really like Nabokov, and i like Lolita, but i liked "Laughter in the Dark" a looooooooooot better - one of the best books i've ever read.
one of the most interesting points of discussion about Lolita, however, is whether or not the moral issues are the point, or even a PART of the point. most Nabokov fans say they aren't, but i'm dubious. i don't think the characters exist in a moral vaccuum, but i think Nabokov resists moralizing in a deliberate attempt to force readers to deal with their own discomfort. after all, the characters are fictional, and i think it's a tremendously interesting device to use.
as a story, though, i like Laughter in the Dark much more.
i think it's wonderful that so many of us read controversial literature in grade school. often, i find, the most controversial works are those that best reflect the flaws and realities of the society that created it.
one of the most interesting points of discussion about Lolita, however, is whether or not the moral issues are the point, or even a PART of the point. most Nabokov fans say they aren't, but i'm dubious. i don't think the characters exist in a moral vaccuum, but i think Nabokov resists moralizing in a deliberate attempt to force readers to deal with their own discomfort. after all, the characters are fictional, and i think it's a tremendously interesting device to use.
as a story, though, i like Laughter in the Dark much more.
i think it's wonderful that so many of us read controversial literature in grade school. often, i find, the most controversial works are those that best reflect the flaws and realities of the society that created it.
blasphemer!