Sounds interesting Bev, I put it on my list.
Sounds interesting Bev, I put it on my list.
"So many vows. They make you swear and swear. Defend the King, obey the King, obey your father, protect the innocent, defend the weak. But what if your father despises the King? What if the King massacres the innocent? It's too much. No matter what you do, you're forsaking one vow or another."
Iam reading the strain by guillermo del toro and chuck hogan. it is compared to dracula and sk's salems lot. not done yet will let you know.
Damn, that sounds interesting! I need to add it to my list.Originally Posted by DoctorDodge
Bloody hell, and I thought I've had tricky jobs!
"People, especially children, aren't measured by their IQ. What's important about them is whether they're good or bad, and these children are bad." ~ Alan Bernard
"You needn't die happy when your day comes, but you must die satisfied, for you have lived your life from beginning to end and ka is always served." ~ Roland Deschain
i'm in the middle of:
Insomnia
The Stand (second time through)
Storm of the Century
Under the Dome (second time through)
and i just finished Desperation.
Desperation was lacking, but i'm loving Insomnia if not just for it's connection to DT.
You like UTD that much? ::shudders::
"So many vows. They make you swear and swear. Defend the King, obey the King, obey your father, protect the innocent, defend the weak. But what if your father despises the King? What if the King massacres the innocent? It's too much. No matter what you do, you're forsaking one vow or another."
Everything's Eventual - SK peters out on the endings sometimes (most?) doesn't he?
I LOVE EE, one of my favorties out of the collections.
"So many vows. They make you swear and swear. Defend the King, obey the King, obey your father, protect the innocent, defend the weak. But what if your father despises the King? What if the King massacres the innocent? It's too much. No matter what you do, you're forsaking one vow or another."
DITTO.
"People, especially children, aren't measured by their IQ. What's important about them is whether they're good or bad, and these children are bad." ~ Alan Bernard
"You needn't die happy when your day comes, but you must die satisfied, for you have lived your life from beginning to end and ka is always served." ~ Roland Deschain
CANARSIE: The Jews and Italians of Brooklyn against Liberalism, by Jonathan Rieder
Great Expectations
I am surprised that, as a classic, it is NOT boring me. I'm actually really enjoying it.
I usually don't have high hopes for classic literature.
The soundtrack from the movie is yummy.Great Expectations
I am surprised that, as a classic, it is NOT boring me. I'm actually really enjoying it.
I usually don't have high hopes for classic literature.
"I have long stopped asking why the mad do mad things."
That's often the reason they become classics. The problem is that our educational system takes all the "fun" out of them.Great Expectations
I am surprised that, as a classic, it is NOT boring me. I'm actually really enjoying it.
I usually don't have high hopes for classic literature.
John
Yeah, I've heard Great Expectations described several ways, but never as boring. This particular work was published serially in a magazine, so he had to keep things popping to keep the reader coming back for more. That's why the magazine publisher paid him the big bucks, using Dickens to sell more magazines.
You know, I think even if he hadn't been publishing it that way, he would have failed to write anything boring anyway. He is my favorite author, and bears find his sense of humor unparalleled in the multiverse.
Ask not what bears can do for you, but what you can do for bears. (razz)
When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
bears are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That's often the reason they become classics. The problem is that our educational system takes all the "fun" out of them.Great Expectations
I am surprised that, as a classic, it is NOT boring me. I'm actually really enjoying it.
I usually don't have high hopes for classic literature.
I agree 100%. I've found that movies and books that I've been assigned to watch/read in school are far less enjoyable than if I had chose to read/watch the exact same thing on my own.
It's one of the big problems I have with the school system. It's like, hey, I read outside of school unlike half the idiots here. Don't tell me what to read and give me a packet of questions to answer about it. No.
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lol Ruth, i was looking for the "Like" button. I hope you enjoy it!
"So many vows. They make you swear and swear. Defend the King, obey the King, obey your father, protect the innocent, defend the weak. But what if your father despises the King? What if the King massacres the innocent? It's too much. No matter what you do, you're forsaking one vow or another."
Finished War and Remembrance last night (3 AM, actually LOL). Now I need something to read. Suggestions?
People love frozen yogurt. I don't know what to tell you.
The Gift of Fear - Gavin de Becker.
"People, especially children, aren't measured by their IQ. What's important about them is whether they're good or bad, and these children are bad." ~ Alan Bernard
"You needn't die happy when your day comes, but you must die satisfied, for you have lived your life from beginning to end and ka is always served." ~ Roland Deschain
About to start Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane.
Only the gentle are ever really strong.
Dags, I keep seeing you push that book. What is it about?
"So many vows. They make you swear and swear. Defend the King, obey the King, obey your father, protect the innocent, defend the weak. But what if your father despises the King? What if the King massacres the innocent? It's too much. No matter what you do, you're forsaking one vow or another."
Seriously should be required reading for every girl over the age of twelve:
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"People, especially children, aren't measured by their IQ. What's important about them is whether they're good or bad, and these children are bad." ~ Alan Bernard
"You needn't die happy when your day comes, but you must die satisfied, for you have lived your life from beginning to end and ka is always served." ~ Roland Deschain
Let me know what you think. It's a really good read.
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