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What Are You Reading?; The bookworms shall inherit the earth!
Topic Started: Mar 5 2005, 07:18 PM (10,286 Views)
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Apparently, novels were a thing of high school and short stories are a thing of university. :) My professor gave us a huge booklet full of short stories and poems.

Currently reading Brokeback Mountain and writing an essay about it. @_@ I never knew it was a short story, or that it was written by a 65 year old grandma, or it was actually this harshly realistic. xD
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Alantie
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Just finished reading Blue is for Nightmares. Kinda interesting, but lacking something. I'm hoping the sequels will be better.
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Mar 14 2009, 08:58 AM
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The Road by Cormac McCarthy.

This book seems to crop up everywhere I go- what's it all about?

It's about a father and son in a postapocalyptic world, but more than that, it's about the endurance of goodness. I haven't gotten a chance to finish it yet because I'm busy with school, but it's fantastic so far.

Right now I'm reading Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison. Even though it's long, it caught me instantly. I recommend it to everyone. Also, I recently finished Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury, which was easily one of the most incredible books I've ever read.
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The Children's Bach by Helen Garner.

Get this, it's part of my mythology-modernity course. All the characters are named after historical significant figures.

Athena
Vicky - Queen Victoria
Elizabeth
Phillip
Arthur
Billy - William

There's a pure character named Poppy which I think comes from Penelope, the faithful wife of Odysseus. :) And there's a scene when Athena is accidentally walked in on while in the shower, the same way that prophet saw the goddess Athena bathing and was blinded by her for that deed.
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Um.....so....for my birthday which passed recently, my friend bought me 2 books:

He's Just Not That Into You

and

Why Men Love Bitches


So...I wonder what she's trying to say :unsure: .....but anyway....

Has anyone ever read either of the two? I'm working on Why Men Love Bitches right now...and wow...so apparently I'm a pushover and I do everything wrong in a relationship? :lol:
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Actually I read "dangerous liaisons" or "les liaisons dangereuse" I study it in class and we compare it to stephen frears' movie, I think it's very good, Mme de Merteuil is soooooo cool XD

Oh, and I've read "the landlady", I really liked it =D
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I've just finished Kokology 2!! It's an interactive psychological pop quiz book written by a Japanese author. It's really amazing, the things you can learn about yourself, so long as you don't cheat. :)

Neil Gaiman is on my perpetual book list. I love his retelling of fairy tales :).
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Right now I'm reading Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison

You are? I absolutely love that book. Maybe it's just that I have a thing for books on that time period, but it was touching.

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Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury, which was easily one of the most incredible books I've ever read.

You've got me curious now...what is it about?

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Why Men Love Bitches

I'm also intersted in this one, who is it by? xD

Yesterday I began reading The Tenth Circle by Jodie Picoult. It has my attention for now, but how it changes character POV's a bit unclearly especially when i'm facinated in some one elses at the moment. <_<

I haven't read anything of Picoults since My Sister's Keeper a few years back which I do recommend , although it made me cry. Don't worry though, i'm a sap. X3
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I'm just starting The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor. I'm very impressed by the author's imagination, but I have to say, I'm getting strong Sue vibes from Alyss.
And Dodge is 'in love' with Alyss when she's seven and he's ten? Wut?! :P Philip Pullman made it work with Will/Lyra in His Dark Materials but then, those two were already adolescents at the start of the series!
So, great worldbuilding by Beddor, but the characters have yet to prove themselves.
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I'm reading The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett. Set myself the task of reading through the Discworld series in its entirety, haha. Loving it so far though.
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Jun 1 2009, 06:47 AM
I'm just starting The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor. I'm very impressed by the author's imagination, but I have to say, I'm getting strong Sue vibes from Alyss.
And Dodge is 'in love' with Alyss when she's seven and he's ten? Wut?! :P Philip Pullman made it work with Will/Lyra in His Dark Materials but then, those two were already adolescents at the start of the series!
So, great worldbuilding by Beddor, but the characters have yet to prove themselves.

:lmao:

Ok. I read the first two books of that series, and I agree with you. The world is well set up, but I feel the author could do a heck of a lot better on the characters. : / I think the thing is, is that the author is a screenplay writer, and this is his first time writing actual novels, so. . . well, you can see what I mean, right? Tons of emphasis on setting and plot, but the characters are expressed mainly through how they move the plot along.

Alyss was very sue-ish. . . and I felt there could have been so much more done with her. Her relationship with Dodge does make me go WTF. :lol: I mean, really. . . childhood friends turned lovers is all well and good, but going "OMG ILU" at that age just didn't seem believable to me either. I just didn't feel it. I'm glad that they didn't pair her with Hatter somehow- I've never understood that pairing. . .
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Finished The Light Fantastic which was, er, well, fantastic. Picked up Coraline, The Road, and Let The Right One In the other day. Think I'll work through them in that order.
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Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury, which was easily one of the most incredible books I've ever read.

You've got me curious now...what is it about?

The Sound and the Fury is about the history of an aristocratic southern family in the early 20th century, and the decay of this family--morally, genetically, etc--is a metaphor for the death of the old south, among other things. It's an incredible piece of writing, but be forewarned that it is also extremely difficult. Faulkner is one of the hardest writers out there, but once you can get it, it's really rewarding.

I'm currently reading The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri. I recently read her pulitizer prize winning collection of short stories Interpreter of Maladies, so I decided to try out her novel. Oh, and I'm also making my way through Shakespeare's Twelfth Night because I'm going to go see it in a few weeks at Shakespeare in Central Park and I've never read it before. :P
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  Finished The Light Fantastic which was, er, well, fantastic. Picked up Coraline, The Road, and Let The Right One In the other day. Think I'll work through them in that order.


The Road is freaking awesome, you'll love that :D

Just started reading Xenocide by Orson Scott Card last night. And now I remember why I love the first two Ender books so much ^_^ I love how dialogue driven the book is, and how it presents one hell of a complex moral dillemma.

I also like how Card changes the timeframe, points of view, and style in each book. It keeps things fresh while still telling the constantly evolving story around Ender's actions.
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Picked up Coraline, The Road, and Let The Right One In the other day.

Coraline was a cute book, and I believe a couple years back it was nominated for some children literary prize and I enjoyed it. Also I have read Let The Right One In, which wasn't bad but not a favorite. -_-


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It's an incredible piece of writing, but be forewarned that it is also extremely difficult. Faulkner is one of the hardest writers out there, but once you can get it, it's really rewarding.

Like how difficult? Someone with no research on old Europe reading Shakespeare or Dickens? I think I could handle it people always have said i'm talented at reading, and if not wikipedia is around. xD I'll go to the library sometime this week and pick it up.

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Just started reading Xenocide by Orson Scott Card last night.


Hmm, I could never really get into Ender's game so I don't think that would float well with me. I mean after Ender's game I tried reading the sequel but after a chapter or so, I just stopped. Sci-fi isn't so big with me.

I finished reading Brief Gaudy Hour today, and it was charming. Just another Anne Boleyn book that caught my eye. It touches on parts similiar to The Other Boleyn girl, but was worth reading as a serperate point. ^_^






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