What are you reading thread: November - Page 6
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Folca
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FragKrag
United States11530 Posts
On November 13 2008 10:30 pooper-scooper wrote: Don't try to read it in one sitting. You have to take it as a serial novel. When I read it, it took me 6 months to get through. I think I finished 7 other books before I finally finished that book. But when you take it a little at a time, it isn't so bad. I've been reading for 2 months and I'm barely 200 pages in T_T; | ||
TheYango
United States47024 Posts
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DamageControL
United States4222 Posts
Goddammit I know i'm gay | ||
SteelString
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FragKrag
United States11530 Posts
On November 13 2008 11:00 DamageControL wrote: Goddammit I know i'm gay Is it a good book omg | ||
HnR)hT
United States3468 Posts
Are we zombies who can no longer function without nonstop in-your-face visual stimulation? | ||
HeavenS
Colombia2259 Posts
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FragKrag
United States11530 Posts
Speaker of the Dead is a great book (very different from Ender's Game) Xenocide is omg wtf? Children of the Mind is ok | ||
HnR)hT
United States3468 Posts
On November 13 2008 10:35 FragKrag wrote: I've been reading for 2 months and I'm barely 200 pages in T_T; Are you reading the translation by Pevear and Volokhonsky? Some say their prose is awkward and foreign-sounding as a result of too-literal translation. If it's hard for you to read, try a different translation. It could also be that you are simply not ready for War and Peace. How old are you? What books have you enjoyed? | ||
EAGER-beaver
Canada2799 Posts
picked up these two books today, RIP Arthur C. Clarke | ||
riptide
5673 Posts
Simply beautiful. Lewis is one of the greatest writers / philosophers of the 20th century. | ||
HeavenS
Colombia2259 Posts
Ender's Shadow, Shadow of the Hegemon link here o, i just realized there's two more after that : Shadow Puppets, and Shadow of the Giant | ||
Xusneb
Canada612 Posts
I'm currently reading Michael Frayn's book but it's really hard to get into. He goes off on tangents and it reads like one long rant. Same can be said for the Bradbury book. Essays are not their strong point, they should stick to fiction Oh and this one: So far it's alright. It's pretty funny with some nice insights into the porn industry. However, a lot of it is just Ron bragging about his Hollywood friends and connections (and, surprisingly, not about his penis!) | ||
st3f
Canada168 Posts
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Sadist
United States6980 Posts
good book. Michio Kaku is cool. | ||
Cobalt
United States441 Posts
Thing is, I can never get excited about reading. I've never read a book that actually made me emotional, or made me think hard on something, or anything. In TV or movies I can get excited, nervous, feel inspired, etc., but I have yet to read a book that makes me feel that way. Because of that, I tend not to read. Books just don't entertain me as much. 1984, To Kill A Mockingbird, Brave New World, Frankenstein, none of them created any emotion in me whatsoever. I just get bored whenever I read. | ||
EmeraldSparks
United States1451 Posts
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FuDDx
United States4999 Posts
On November 13 2008 11:17 HnR)hT wrote: Can we quit posting the gigantic pictures of covers? They drown out posts where people actually have something to say, they add nothing valuable, and they make this thread much harder to read. Are we zombies who can no longer function without nonstop in-your-face visual stimulation? I actually like when pepole post the pics because searching my public library is silly and having the pictures to match the books is great when searching seeing as anytime i do search for a book it seems there are 300 other books by the same name. It keeps runing and running and runnin' run on sentence for the winzor | ||
Night[Mare
Mexico4793 Posts
IT (Stephen king) How drugs work (Farmacology for noobs lol) Hannibal, the pride of Cartago. I love all of them | ||
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