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What to Love and What to Skip in Literature's 50 Greatest Hits
Three Rivers Press
May 2009
On Sale: May 19, 2009
384 pages
ISBN: 0307409570
EAN: 9780307409577
Hardcover
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Feel bad about not reading or not enjoying the so-called
great books? Don’t sweat it, it’s not your fault. Did
anyone tell you that Anna Karenina is a beach read, that
Dickens is hilarious, that the Iliad’s battle scenes rival
Hollywood’s for gore, or that Joyce is at his best when
he’s talking about booze, sex, or organ meats? Writer and professor Jack Murnighan says it’s time to give
literature another look, but this time you’ll enjoy
yourself. With a little help, you’ll see just how great the
great books are: how they can make you laugh, moisten your
eyes, turn you on, and leave you awestruck and deeply
moved. Beowulf on the Beach is your field guide–erudite,
witty, and fun-loving–for helping you read and relish fifty
of the biggest (and most skipped) classics of all time. For
each book, Murnighan reveals how to get the most out of
your reading and provides a crib sheet that includes the
Buzz, the Best Line, What’s Sexy, and What to Skip.
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