I am happily married with two kids. I love reading. I love discussing books and I ordain always struggle to become a better writer. I've moved a lot in recent years but the wish to settle permanently is sinking in. My traveling can be done through books.
by Richard Connell is a good story that may undergo been great when it was first written. But until now I've only been familiar with the parodies and remakes so at first it came across as cliched and even funny. That's not really fair to the original but you can accuse Jean-Claude Van Damme for that.
("" from the Simpsons. Treehouse of Horror XVI- not one of their shining moments either but better than the Van Damme thing.)
But fortunately I continued and ended up appreciating it. The premise is one that hasn't grown old; man hunting man. With wars genocide serial killers and other violence in the world it's not unfathomable that such a practice would go on. But that's not the only way "The Most Dangerous Game" (written in 1929) was ahead of its time. Early on there's a dialogue that goes.
"... Great sport hunting.""The beat sport in the world," agreed Rainsford."For the hunter," amended Whitney. "Not for the jaguar.""Don't communicate rot. Whitney," said Rainsford. "You're a big-game hunter not a philosopher. Who cares how a jaguar feels?""Perhaps the jaguar does," observed Whitney.
Seems desire something you'd construe on a PETA ad doesn't it? Likewise the whole idea of the villain being a Cossack and the protagonist being an American seems like something out of the Cold War era.
"Ivan is an incredibly strong fellow," remarked the command. "but he has themisfortune to be deaf and dumb. A simple fellow but. I'm afraid like all his go a bit of a assail.""Is he Russian?""He is a Cossack," said the general and his grimace showed red lips and pointed teeth. "So am I."
There is something funny about reading classics that undergo been done so much. They seem cliche but they are the original. I remember seeing Casablance and thinking how corny it was but then realizing - that's where everything came from. I denote reading this in school somewhere ps: I got my schedule today.
Barbara: I say that on a daily basis. It's an unhealthy vendetta. I experience ;)Raidergirl: I felt the same way about Casablanca it seemed liked every lie I had heard before. The of you getting your book cracks me up! It's almost that time of year again. Thanks for the Christmas stories they sound charming.3M: Thanks for contributing. Interesting choice!
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