Um...Is it just you and me, Kendo?

It certainly has seemed that way, hasn't it?

[/brightens] Well! We could use this thread to gossip about all the other members!

Ssssh...I'm listening.

Fuck it, let's keep this moving. It's The Long Dark Tea Time of the Soul by Douglas Adams.

"They say when trouble comes close ranks, and so the white people did"

Dunno. "Cry the Beloved Country," is the only thing that comes to mind, but I don't think that's right.

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"They say when trouble comes close ranks, and so the white people did"

I googled it. I've never read it. I have heard wonderful things about it, and do love post colonial literature. I've read some wonderful anglo-indian literature, eg., in the last several years. Books like "The Death of Vishnu," and "A Suitable Boy." Great reads.

I came here to see if anyone got it, and if not, post the answer. It's Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys.

Go ahead and post one, Kendo.

Fair enough. Here it is, with translation:

Nel mezzo del cammin di nostra vita
Mi ritrovai per una selva oscura,
Che la diritta via era smarrita.

In the middle of the journey of our life I came to myself within a dark wood where the straight way was lost.

C'mon, Kendo. There's easy, and then there's easy.

I'm trying to attract new talent, PRG. If we make 'em too hard, we scare everyone away.

Ok. We'll see what happens.

I think this one is from Dante's Inferno. The Italian translation comforts me that I'm probably right. If this one stayed up there four days though, it seems as though this game is dying a slow death. I'll try to post another one later. If somebody else wants to jump in, feel free.

I guess I'll join in on the fun, as I just realized there is a world outside of music

Yes, thats Dante's Inferno. I'll take the easy route and choose the "first line" from the book I'm currently reading:

I was the shadow of the waxwing slain
By the false azure in the windowpane

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I was the shadow of the waxwing slain

Well I can't fault your taste! That's a fantastic book. I'll hold off to see if anyone else knows it.

Finally, one that I know!

That is Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov—I think. Now just give me some time to think of a new quote.

Nicely played. I've never read any Nabokov other than "Lolita." Anybody have any recommendations?

I've only read three of his novels along with his short stories, but I would highly recommend Pale Fire. I liked it better than Lolita and just barely more than Ada or Ardor: A Family Chronicle.

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Originally posted by kendocubano:
Nicely played. I've never read any Nabokov other than "Lolita." Anybody have any recommendations?

I have read a few of his novels beginning with the most widely-known, Lolita; I have also read three other ones entitled Pale Fire, Bend Sinister and Transparent Things. All are pretty solid and good reads. I haven’t read any short stories though.

See, I knew I was more than just a Harry Potter reader, although I am not ashamed to admit that I am reading them!

OK, so all I got is an easy one but it’s from one my favorites:

“I had the story, bit by bit, from various people, and, as generally happens in such cases, each time it was a different story.”

Well, it's not Rashomon, but it should be.