Reading the classics is not my thing. I am loath to even try then anymore. My 'abandonment rate' with them is too high for it to be worth the effort.
So it was with considerable scepticism that I started hearing this piece. Here author Jack Mornigan talks about finding humor in three heavy-weights (all three of which I have been unsuccessful in completing in the past) - Moby Dick; Ulysses and The Sound and the Fury. He makes a great case, and has gotten me to rethink these books. Maybe I will give them another shot after all.
[Mining the classics for laughs]
There is an audio link here as well. I highly recommend that you listen, rather than read. Listening to the guy is what made it click for me. The clip is just under 4 minutes long, and is well worth the time. Who knows, maybe you will be tempted to try Melville, Joyce and Faulkner too!
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hey ..when did you guys come out of the almirah? from banker by day to A & J. I notice you've identified yourselves. I'd be curious to know which pieces were written by A, and which one were written by J? Or all pieces some form of collaboration?
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Lemme guess...this one is by A
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Momentary lapse of judgment! Actually, more like not so momentary lack of IT skills. A+J are starting another blog primarily directed at our family members. We plan on this to be a food blog, with all our traditional family recipes, that family members can go in and add to etc. In creating that blog, I ended up writing a new profile, which for some reason turned up on B&R also! Thanks for calling it out! Back to the almirah it is.
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