tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26622588.post114924485724889336..comments2023-05-27T04:26:16.242-07:00Comments on Dreaming Without Memory in Strangled Sleep: Great American BooksMonicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02924031206519469554noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26622588.post-1149313069000582702006-06-02T22:37:00.000-07:002006-06-02T22:37:00.000-07:00Thanks, Casey -- I'm glad you think I don't need t...Thanks, Casey -- I'm glad you think I don't need to teach both Huck Finn and The Scarlet Letter. I was hoping to avoid Twain. Flannery O'Connor might be a good choice I hadn't thought of. And, Vonnegut -- that's a good one too. Thanks for the tips, Casey.Monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02924031206519469554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26622588.post-1149312886248647612006-06-02T22:34:00.000-07:002006-06-02T22:34:00.000-07:00Yes, unfortunately the course has to cover a wide ...Yes, unfortunately the course has to cover a wide array of so-called great American books, which means a bit of everything, from the nineteenth century on -- which is virtually impossible in less than 16 weeks.Monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02924031206519469554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26622588.post-1149284456771953662006-06-02T14:40:00.000-07:002006-06-02T14:40:00.000-07:00Haha -- Monica, no problem about Moby-Dick. One o...Haha -- Monica, no problem about Moby-Dick. One of the great blessings of my life has been that I didn't read Moby-Dick until I was 23, and I'm certain that if I had read it any sooner I would have hated it. I won't do a sermon on why it IS a great novel--at least not in this little comment (saving that for my blog, soon).<BR/><BR/>My hypothetical list would probably include EITHER _The ScarletCaseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03820693522030084335noreply@blogger.com