so i just watched the 'movie' and i am very muchly intrigued by this book, but it's big and heavy and costs a lot of money.

have any of you read it? can you tell me what it's actually about, and whether it's worth dishing out the cash it costs?

thanks,
bye.

What happened to libraries? Oh sorry, I haven't read it. I thought the point was that nobody does.

I haven't made it all the way through, but it's pretty funny. I should warn you though if you're not up on your Locke, Swift, Rabelais or Cervantes, a lot of what is going on may go over your head, or you may not appreciate it as much. But like I said, it's pretty punny, er, funny.

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Originally posted by PRG:
I haven't made it all the way through, but it's pretty funny. I should warn you though if you're not up on your Locke, Swift, Rabelais or Cervantes, a lot of what is going on may go over your head, or you may not appreciate it as much. But like I said, it's pretty punny, er, funny.

yeah, see, that is the kind of thing i wanted to know, thanks.

mark f: i hate libraries.

Just how "up on" 17th and 18th century lit do you mean. I, too, am intrigued by the book. I've read Swift and Cervantes, and snippets of Locke, but it's been years. I've imagined the book to be a bit like Tom Jones, by Fielding. Am I going to get it, or do you really need an in depth knowledge for the effort to pay off?
Ok, I just started reading it on an online site. It is funny, but now I remember how painful 18th c. English is to read!

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