Indeed 
Well, I think they’re more than just mediocre, I think they’re brilliant, as Ron Weasley would say 
And I think there’s a reason why they are so beloved by so many, including kids and kids at heart (like myself), but anyways, I won’t say they’re the greatest books ever written, but I think they are certainly wonderful, like their spiritual predecessors, The Lord Of The Rings and The Chronicles Of Narnia, but we can agree to disagree
And hey, at least you’ve made the attempt to get published, I’m too lazy to even put a book together 
But perhaps someday I’ll give it the old college try And you may yet hit the jackpot some day
Yeah, I bet it would take me at least a couple months to plow through Yeah, I remember reading somewhere, maybe on Tentmaker or something, that he was a universalist… or if not that, he was most certainly a more grace-based sort of believer… I hear he was a guy with a lot of hang-ups and struggles, which he was very much aware of, and he knew how much grace he needed… sounds like someone I know, that I see in the mirror on occasion
I have read one excerpt from The Brothers Karamazov, namely the famous Grand Inquisitor story, which I remember being thought-provoking, and the ending of it was beautiful
If I ever get around to reading the whole thing, I’ll let you know what I think
Can’t say I’ve read either Dickens or Austen, but I was thinking someday of reading at least one or two of Dickens’ books, just to give him a try (I was thinking of checking out A Christmas Carol sometime for starters, as it’s fairly short and maybe Great Expectations, as that is supposed to be his finest work, or so I’ve heard ), and then take a crack at reading Sense and Sensibility and/or Pride and Prejudice someday, as that would score some points with my wife to be
I’d rather read those than read the Twilight series
I read Huck Finn in high school, and enjoyed it very much I may try to read some more Twain someday, as I dig his style, with that fine mix of humor and profundity
And I hope to get around to reading Moby Dick someday as well, as it’s supposed to be one of the greatest novels ever written… and I’ve heard his short story Billy Budd is pretty good too
Well, it was well-written, I’ll say that, but I found it really disturbing…
It is a powerful allegory of the rise of a totalitarian state, to be sure, but there was no hope in it, and I always like to read stories that have at least glimmers of hope in them, not because I’m naive, but because I believe there really is hope, and I’d like to read stories that reflect that…
I can handle dark stuff, I just prefer it when there’s a little light thrown in, especially at the end
Check out The Road by Cormac McCarthy (if you haven’t read that yet, I’d highly recommend it, as it would most definitely be right up your alley… very dark and gritty and but also very moving and beautiful) to see what I mean.
Welcome, you’ll love his stuff
Yeah, Simon and Garfunkel are pretty awesome I like their song The Sound Of Silence, among others
And you’re right, Dylan’s voice has a certain quality to it that’s endearing in a way, kind of like Tom Petty (not sure if you’ve heard of him), but yeah, it’s not very melodic… he doesn’t have the voice of an angel, for sure… well, maybe an old, worn down angel who’s crash landed on earth and smoked one too many cigarettes
The same to you, my brother across the pond
Matt
The same to you, bro 
Sounds like me 
