I never thought about this before, but damn, you're right! Many of my most beloved books were written 50 to a 100 or more years ago. Heck, even the comic art I love is 50 or more years old! Maybe it's that temporal distance from the reality under which older books were written which also makes the writings more intriguing? You've given me a buffet of thoughts to munch on!
Amen. I’ve got my father’s complete Harvard Classics series in my study, and I’m currently reading Flannery O’Connor’s stories and re-reading J. D. Salinger’s “Catcher in the Rye.” I enjoy contemporary authors like Claire Keegan, but I’m finding authors like Anton Chekhov and Fyodor Dostoevsky offer deeper sustenance than most of today’s content. If only I’d started this deeper reading in high school, instead of trying to impress Stacy Coffman and her friends.
I never thought about this before, but damn, you're right! Many of my most beloved books were written 50 to a 100 or more years ago. Heck, even the comic art I love is 50 or more years old! Maybe it's that temporal distance from the reality under which older books were written which also makes the writings more intriguing? You've given me a buffet of thoughts to munch on!
Amen. I’ve got my father’s complete Harvard Classics series in my study, and I’m currently reading Flannery O’Connor’s stories and re-reading J. D. Salinger’s “Catcher in the Rye.” I enjoy contemporary authors like Claire Keegan, but I’m finding authors like Anton Chekhov and Fyodor Dostoevsky offer deeper sustenance than most of today’s content. If only I’d started this deeper reading in high school, instead of trying to impress Stacy Coffman and her friends.
Really liked this, Paul!
What an awesome perspective, Paul. You've definitely piqued my interest to learn more.