Life is too short to read everything. You have to be selective because here we have no continuing city. Burgess was a VERY interesting writer and critic. I went out of my way to obtain a lot of the books in his selection many years ago after reading his introductions. I know there are still some unread and they'll remain unread. Like most readers I have my own tastes which do not entirely match Burgess who had some "Little-Englander" opinions but nonetheless is quite an inspiring fellow. Allan Massie the Scottish writer and critic is an even more enlightening figure when it comes to thinking about what is worth reading and looking for road-signs. My copy of Invisible Man is in my library waiting. At present I'm reading House's novel The Kills.
I've had a PMC copy of this book for years that I have never read. I will now read it, thank you.
The to-read list continues to tower into the heavens.
Life is too short to read everything. You have to be selective because here we have no continuing city. Burgess was a VERY interesting writer and critic. I went out of my way to obtain a lot of the books in his selection many years ago after reading his introductions. I know there are still some unread and they'll remain unread. Like most readers I have my own tastes which do not entirely match Burgess who had some "Little-Englander" opinions but nonetheless is quite an inspiring fellow. Allan Massie the Scottish writer and critic is an even more enlightening figure when it comes to thinking about what is worth reading and looking for road-signs. My copy of Invisible Man is in my library waiting. At present I'm reading House's novel The Kills.