The Phantom of the Opera is better than I expected it to be, more hallucinatory and bizarre than frightening; there are some big set pieces that didn't make it into the Lon Chaney silent movie, which otherwise captures the feel of book.
We had some earlier discussion about how strangely contemporary translations rendered Leroux in English, and that phenomenon is in full effect here.
― Brad C., Monday, 28 September 2020 17:22 (three years ago) link
like the kids these days say, it's "totally off the hook"
I'm not sure they say that anymore, Aimless. ;)
― pomenitul, Monday, 28 September 2020 17:26 (three years ago) link
You just can't trust kids these days!
― the unappreciated charisma of cows (Aimless), Monday, 28 September 2020 18:08 (three years ago) link
The Hollow Needle is a really fun book. Etretat, where it's set, is also a gorgeous place; I went there with my housemates when I lived in France and it's one of my favorite memories from that year.
― Lily Dale, Monday, 28 September 2020 18:14 (three years ago) link
My wife visited Etretat in 1981, several years before we married, and we still have two cute little egg cups she brought back from there.
― the unappreciated charisma of cows (Aimless), Monday, 28 September 2020 18:16 (three years ago) link
Jakob van Gunten, definitely.
― Tsar Bombadil (James Morrison), Tuesday, 29 September 2020 06:38 (three years ago) link
^^^based on the few i've read: yep!
have always been curious about those ford/conrad collaborations.
― no lime tangier, Tuesday, 29 September 2020 06:48 (three years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Wednesday, 30 September 2020 00:01 (three years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Thursday, 1 October 2020 00:01 (three years ago) link
Wherein We Elect Our Favourite Novels of 1910
― Daniel_Rf, Thursday, 1 October 2020 11:02 (three years ago) link