[SamAdams76]

I'm heading off to work so won't be able to discuss in detail until tonight but let me just say that the "Mr. Norton" character reminds me of a lot of white liberals today with respect to his attitudes and actions towards black people. I'll explain why when I get home tonight.

I purchased "From Here To Eternity" over the weekend and started Chapter 4 last night. Looks to be a great read already. I'll be back here tonight.

[PJ-Comix]

....but let me just say that the "Mr. Norton" character reminds me of a lot of white liberals today with respect to his attitudes and actions towards black people.

BINGO!!! And can you guess why Mr. Norton was so fascinated by that story of incest?

Oh, I made an error in my previous reply. The movie I was Freepmailed about was From Here To Eternity, not Invisible Man. However, this brings me to an important point about the next book assignment. From Here To Eternity, the novel is MUCH DIFFERENT than the movie. In fact, after reading the novel, the movie will seem to be a very hollow shell of what the novel is. So don't think you know the book by merely watching the movie.

[Little Bill]

James Jones, drunkard and hell raiser wrote the two best novels of the last half of the 20th Century, "From Here To Eternity", and "The Thin Red Line".

When I was in the Army in the 60's there were still a few WW2 Vets around and the tales that they told are mirrored in these books, great read.