@simon__roberts The problem with Adam Curtis Deepest Lore series is technical. One can not listen to it, because it's a documentary watch-along and visuals are an important part of Curtis' work. On the other hand, one can not watch it, because large parts of the video is banter with no visuals.
@TallMenBooks@AHC1776 I have heard Catcher in the Rye be shit on by Americams more than any other lit book. Meanwhile, in the Eastern Bloc, it's been widely read as a part of "American classics", alongside authors like Steinbeck and Faulkner.
@iraklimaps See I read Genesis recently and... was struck by how brief, artless, bland and meagre that passage actually is. For all of its reputation, I was expecting something a bit more striking. I couldn't help but conclude that much of the profundity was layered into it by later thought.