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Coffee with Hardcore Literature (Q&A Episode XII) (Patreon)

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2022-04-03 10:09:49
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Thank you all for your wonderful questions. They have, once again, resulted in a great bookish conversation for this episode of our Q&A Show.

Topics of discussion include: how to read Homer and Plato, what makes a great adaptation of writers like Shakespeare, Tolkien, and Austen, ten-to-twenty year reading goals, staying focused on our books, the modern canon, children's literature, and much more.

Feel free to jump to any topic/question you’re most interested in by using the timestamps below.

Video Timestamps:

  • 0:00 personal updates
  • 3:40 what are your long-term reading goals?
  • 12:00 reading books in challenging times
  • 14:45 children’s literature in the book club?
  • 17:23 how to read the dialogues of Plato?
  • 23:38 any books you regret reading?
  • 27:12 how to pace reading with lectures?
  • 32:10 your favourite feminist writers?
  • 34:47 ranking your top 10 books of all time?
  • 35:35 your thoughts on Homer?
  • 42:40 what makes a good Shakespeare adaptation?
  • 50:00 Tolkien, Stephen King, Jane Austen
  • 52:00 a Shakespeare play you enjoyed more than reading?
  • 53:00 what works better with text than on screen?
  • 54:20 under-appreciated Shakespeare characters?
  • 55:23 if you could be any character from a book?
  • 56:58 could you talk more about cinematic writing?
  • 58:15 thoughts on the modern/contemporary canon?
  • 1:05:04 how do you stay focused on the book at hand?
  • 1:10:10 thank you all so much

Questions for you:

If you have a moment, I would really love to hear your answers for some of the questions put to me:

1) What are your super long-term reading goals? 

2) Are there any books you regret reading?

3) What do you think of homeschooling? To those who are currently homeschooling, I would love to hear your setup, structure, and approach.

Please do let us know any questions you might have for the next Q&A Show.

Happy reading, everybody. Love to you all.

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Coffee with Hardcore Literature (Q&A Episode XII)

0:00 personal updates 3:40 what are your long-term reading goals? 12:00 reading books in challenging times 14:45 children’s literature in the book club? 17:23 how to read the dialogues of Plato? 23:38 any books you regret reading? 27:12 how to pace reading with lectures? 32:10 your favourite feminist writers? 34:47 ranking your top 10 books of all time? 35:35 your thoughts on Homer? 42:40 what makes a good Shakespeare adaptation? 50:00 Tolkien, Stephen King, Jane Austen 52:00 a Shakespeare play you enjoyed more than reading? 53:00 what works better with text than on screen? 54:20 under-appreciated Shakespeare characters? 55:23 if you could be any character from a book? 56:58 could you talk more about cinematic writing? 58:15 thoughts on the modern/contemporary canon? 1:05:04 how do you stay focused on the book at hand? 1:10:10 thank you all so much

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David Wisehart

My long-term reading goals revolve around reading the great books in their original languages. I've studied Spanish, Italian, and a fair bit of Latin. After re-reading Don Quixote last year, I bought a dual-language version of selections from the novel, and I've been slowly reading passages with the Spanish and English side by side, a few pages per week. It's helping me improve my Spanish, and one day I hope to read it without the English-language crutch. I have my heart set on reading many of the great French and Russian novels in the original, and possibly German, Latin, and Greek, but as the Romans say, "Ars longa, vita brevis."

hardcoreliterature
>>81425407

I think this is one of the best reading goals. I absolutely adore Cervantes, Tolstoy, Proust, and Homer, but not a day goes by where I don't lament being beholden to translators (even great ones). "Ars longa, vita brevis" is a really great grounding mantra. I also like to repeat Chaucer's "The lyf so short, the craft so long to lerne."

hardcoreliterature
>>81425407

I'm musing upon taking a poll on which languages book club readers would choose to learn first.. I know we have many multi-lingual readers here, but I find it fascinating that this is a common goal that seems to unite us. I think we could tell a lot about one another's aesthetic tastes by what they choose. I would definitely join you in focusing on French and Russian, David, and then Ancient Greek, Hebrew, Arabic, whilst keeping my Japanese at maintenance :)

Rob Hilliard

Still on vacation in Mexico, but checking in to alert you that you (and your Bradbury video), Ben, just popped up in a Facebook group of which I am a member. Maybe some of you are too. Maybe the poster there is a member here? I am still new and getting used to who is who. ;) Anyway, congratulations, Ben! And as always, great content! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1642220119366333/permalink/3125775221010808/

hardcoreliterature
>>81556461

Wow! That’s amazing :) Thank you so much for sharing, Rob - and for the lovely, glowing review you gave the book club. I’ve noticed I’ve started to pop up in different areas thanks to great people recommending my videos. It always makes my day! I hope you’re enjoying your time in beautiful Mexico. I believe my father is heading out there quite soon :)

Rob Hilliard
>>81556461

You bet! And I saw another share of one of your *Moby-Dick* discussion videos too, in the same Bradbury FB group, as the poster had noted that you mentioned Bradbury in that video. Very very cool! Great press in another arena, so hopefully that helps bring more good folks your (our) way! And yes, our vacation in Mexico was fantastic! Thank you. I hope your father has a great time as well! I somehow found some downtime, here and there, to do a little reading, too, as we had discussed in the *Blood Meridian* post. I’ll reply again there, since so many great HLBC members gave me advice, but as a teaser... my “reading adventures” took me on a quick jaunt to Mars and a short walk in India, and yes... even across the dangerous deserts of the American Southwest/Mexico borderlands... and into a few seedy Mexican cantinas, too! ;)