My apologies. Disregarded that entire top post completely. It seems like my school has that book. Definitely going to give it a read.yes, i believe the author's name is in the post i quoted
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The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien
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Yeah, I got halfway through and was the same. It's a very 'meh' story. Writing is unremarkable. It's hard to sympathise with characters getting wildly upset over social faux pas' that are now common place. Erosion of society, destruction of morality, etc.
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I read Ethan Frome recently and found it obscenely sexist and backward but a friend defended her saying "Oh but that's not her best work, she's really great blah blah blah" so that's why I'm reading it, but really it's only marginally better.
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Re-reading Skulduggery Pleasant written by Derek Landy. For anyone who hasn't read it, I highly recommend the book . Especially if you enjoy comedy and action ^^
. Especially if you enjoy comedy and action ^^
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FSOG.
It's shit so far.
I should just delete this file and trash my ultra.
It's shit so far.
I should just delete this file and trash my ultra.
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Haha. Was it because it's very much like a (bad)fanfic?
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Just finished Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451. Grand old book it is.
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Really?
This is exactly how i feel all the time! I wander up and down my book shelves looking for something to read.
I just finished MIDDLESEX by Jeffrey Eugenides, this book was powerful but disturbing. The first time i tried to read it i ended up putting it down because some of the themes in the book are disturbing (incest, pedophilia). I do recommend this book if you are not too sensitive to such topics.
Also, i just finished WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN. This book was a very slow starter which may turn a lot of people off because the book is fairly long and doesn't really get going till about half way, but if you are reading this book please continue because it all wraps up nicely at the end and it was a really interesting read.
I just finished MIDDLESEX by Jeffrey Eugenides, this book was powerful but disturbing. The first time i tried to read it i ended up putting it down because some of the themes in the book are disturbing (incest, pedophilia). I do recommend this book if you are not too sensitive to such topics.
Also, i just finished WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN. This book was a very slow starter which may turn a lot of people off because the book is fairly long and doesn't really get going till about half way, but if you are reading this book please continue because it all wraps up nicely at the end and it was a really interesting read.
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Just started The Road by Cormack McCarthy yesterday.
Goodness me, it is bleak but at the same time it is utterly inspiring.
The prose is orgasm inducing.
Goodness me, it is bleak but at the same time it is utterly inspiring.
The prose is orgasm inducing.
I recommend the MARRIAGE PLOT by Jeffery Eugenides. He wrote THE VIRGIN SUICIDES and MIDDLESEX too.
The book is about this girl Madeline who is a college student and is writing her thesis on Jane Austin and George Elliot. It sounds crap but i really enjoyed it. I don't want to give too much away but if you like movies like DEAD POETS SOCIETY then you might like this.
The book is about this girl Madeline who is a college student and is writing her thesis on Jane Austin and George Elliot. It sounds crap but i really enjoyed it. I don't want to give too much away but if you like movies like DEAD POETS SOCIETY then you might like this.
If you enjoy this, i would like to recommend that you read books by Charles Bukowski. The first to read is POST OFFICE. He is a fantastic writer and you may be able to detect similarities between the style of writing from these two authors. He is one of my favourite authors of all time.