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Sir.Spoon: I would be saying the same thing if there weren't a few books on my list that I haven't finished >.>; |
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His style of writing is just . . . well, he doesn't use sentences like other authors. He has short sentences, that I feel could be expanded to be a tad longer and more complete. I don't know if that explained anything. |
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I definitely would say stay away from Hemmingway hen (though you may come across him anyway). While the styles overall are different, both use short, somewhat to the point sentences. |
I've read lots of Hemningway. But, when I read his stuff I was in Elementry, so I really remember much of any of his stuff. Except for the Old Man and the Sea which I had to do a report on for eigth grade. >.<
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I actually like The Sun Also Rises. I read it 2 years ago for English but most people in my class didn't like it (preferred The Great Gatsby)
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The Great Gatsby is okay in my opinion.I don't really remember much of The Sun Also Rises.
I read The Great Gatsby when I was in fourth(?) grade and now I have to read it for English this year. Ugh. Am I going to hate it. |
My friend got me a present for our friendness today :3
It was a bookmark and a manga to complete my set ^o^ |
Gatsby was better in film than in book, in my opinion... And it saved me from having to actually finish the story to take the test >.>;
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Gatsby. You ever have a teacher who loves a book you're apathetic to? Makes it seem a lot worse. I dunno, if you're gonna force me to read a classic, it would be 1984 or Fahrenheit 451.
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The Great Gatsby never really stuck with me. I had to read it in 10th grade, and all I remember are a ton of horribly obvious metaphors in the writing - the stopped clock, and things of that nature. I realize that they were meant to be right there in the face of the reader, but that sort of style doesn't sit well with me. I actually think that the story could have been better told by another author. Edit: Brand new banner for the front page. What do you guys think? |
Can you show me how to use the list command to list all my books?
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The list code currently doesn't do anything on our forums, so it would be a little counterproductive to use it. So you can just title your post and number your books, and I think we'll all get the general idea. =)
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Anna's Reading List
1. The Shadow Thieves 2. The Pigman 3. The Sisters Grimm 4. Stormbreaker 5. Skeleton Key 6. New Moon 7. Eclipse Current Goal: 50 Books |
I hope you don't mind the double post, but I wanted to leave my list clean.
I'm not sure if most of the books I've finished were before or after January. xD |
Eww Knerd is forest green now >.<
-Notices Knerds outfit is glitched- I still don't understand how that skirt can just make random colours =/ Its funny though :D |
I just finished The Stranger.
I thought it was great. I feel I can understand Meursault's beliefs. |
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Edit: Knerd- Cute banner ^^ |
Okay, the list on the front page is updated again. =)
@kitkat - Yeah, I'm not a huge fan of this green either. If it has to be green, I'd rather have the light, Easter-y green there was before. But if it was up to me I'd get my red back. @secretdae007 - You might like some of Ray Bradbury's short stories better. He's known for his science fiction work, but I can think of a whole collection of stories that are more along the lines of fantasy. |
Simplixity's book list:
1. Dear God, Have you ever Gone Hungry? by Joseph Bau (222 pages) 2. the five people you meet in heaven by Mitch Albom (196 pages) 3. Titus Andronicus by William Shakespeare 4. Lolita by Vladimir Nobokov 5. Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs by Chuck Klosterman 6. 1984 by George Orwell (326 pages) 7. Twilight (498 pages) 8. New Moon (563 pages) 9. Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer (629 pages) 10. Nobody's Princess by Esther Friesner (305 pages) 11. Reincarnation by Suzanne Weyn, Robert N. Munsch (304 pages) 12. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares (294 pages) 13. And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie (275 pages) 14. The Great Train Robbery by Michael Crichton (329 pages) 15. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (371 pages) 16. 4:50 from Paddington by Agatha Christie 17. A Murder is Announced by Agatha Christie 18. Murder is Easy by Agatha Christie 19. N or M? by Agatha Christie 20. Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger 21. A Countess Below Stairs by Eva Ibbotson (383 pages) 22. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen (350 pages) 23. this lullaby by sarah dessen (345 pages) 24. breaking dawn by Stephenie Meyer (754 pages) 25. Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult (447 pages) 26. The Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult 27. Perfect Match by Jodi Picoult Total: 20/50 books |
^ I've never heard of that book before. Who is it by? The title makes it sound really interesting.
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Hey, Knerd. Not to be a pest or anything, but I noticed that there is no link to my book list.
@Secret - Fahrenheit 451 was actually really good in my opinion. It is one of two of Bradbury's books that I actually like. @Heiyuu - 1984 was not one of my favorites. I didn't like it at all, but then again, I was in Elementry when I first read it, and I didn't really understand it. |
Oops, I'm sorry! I've got you up on the list now. And thanks to the magic of alphabetical order, you even get to be first. =)
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Oh. Really? Thankyou.
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(This would be my first post in this thread for well..a long time)
I'm reading this book now. Called Hamish X and The Cheese Pirates . I thought it would be a stupid like preteen book. But it's really good, it quite funny at times. It's about an orphanage/cheese factory in Windcity (it's the windiest city in the world), where children are forced to make cheese. And then there's these cheese pirates and that...and so for it's pretty good. -Also, there's footnotes like on every page offering additional humor to the text. - |
Oooooh, this sounds so interesting...o.o I wish to do this. :3
I just have a question, though: if you've already read a book, but love it so much you like reading it again (to find all the things you missed before, heh), does it count? Also, do trivia books count? I come up with the nerdiest [email protected][email protected]; |
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