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To the fountain of perpetual mirth, let it roll for all its worth. And all the children boogie.
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Hope to have it finished before I leave this evening because I really don’t want to bring an 100 page book with me.
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Want to finish it by the end of this month or so, so that I can move on to Silmarillion.
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Want to finish it by the end of this month or so, so that I can move on to Silmarillion.
Tried to read whatever the first one is called. Quite possibly the slowest, most drawn out book i’ve ever read.
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what he said. I got to the part where they fell asleep in the forest (somewhere around page 100) and decided it was too droll and boring.
Just progressed into The Man Who Was Thursday, by G.K Chesterton. Quite delightfully interesting. 
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Offline Evangeline said
what he said. I got to the part where they fell asleep in the forest (somewhere around page 100) and decided it was too droll and boring.
Just progressed into The Man Who Was Thursday, by G.K Chesterton. Quite delightfully interesting.
I got to page 100 where some Black Knight or something was walking about whilst they hid and I gave up. 100 pages for what could have been done in 20. The same with the film; got very bored a little into the first film and then had it pointed out to me that it was only disc 1 of 2. Life can be wasted far better than spending hours on that crap.
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I read the first one though I stopped at the second one cause it was too different from the movie.
I did like Frodo’s backbone compared to how he is in the movie.
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Tried to read whatever the first one is called. Quite possibly the slowest, most drawn out book i’ve ever read.
The first few chapters are a snore fest. It gets interesting only after Aragorn makes an entry.
The movies are crap. 3rd one, especially.
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18 March 2013
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Hope to have it finished before I leave this evening because I really don’t want to bring an 100 page book with me.
I succeeded.
Am now reading this
and this
Both are good so far, the latter especially. I am now onto crooks and cheats, fun.
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15 February 2015
Offline A Wizard Abroad by Diane Duane. It’s got Irish supernatural stuff as well as very cool and highly scientific wizardry in it– ’tis grand 
And I will use that word my way, not yours, ASJ! 
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I’ve also read The Crucible, which is a play about the Salem Witch Trials. It was written during a Communism spy fiasco in the U.S. where people were being held suspects who shouldn’t have been. It’s a fascinating read on the human social order.
Ooh yes, I had that for extra-credit last September. ‘Twas quite interesting, though I mostly remember being thrown off by the way everyone spoke.
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A Wizard Abroad by Diane Duane. It’s got Irish supernatural stuff as well as very cool and highly scientific wizardry in it– ’tis grandAnd I will use that word my way, not yours, ASJ!
(Just prepare to be laughed at if you ever come to Ireland and say it “damn Yanks pretending to be like us” 😛 ). But in the sentence you said it does make sense as you’re saying “it’s fine”, unless you actually mean that “it’s great” in which case you’re using it in the wrong context and you should be ashamed….you disgrace.
Wrong topic I know but it’s pouring rain down here and loads of thunder- fun!
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Funny… A day or two after I started reading it, he played his last game for Sweden…
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Offline Right now I’m reading Nick and Nora’s Infinite Playlist. Besides the Beatles blurb, it’s terrible. And even the Beatles blurb wasn’t that accurate. Soon I want to read Salem by Stephen King and the Time Traveler’s Wife (the reviews on this aren’t good). I also have to re-read The Invisible Man which I absolutely hated. I hate a lot of books in case you didn’t pick that up yet.
Does anyone have good classical recommendations, or at least good literature? After YA you need a period to regain some brain cells.
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Right now I’m reading Nick and Nora’s Infinite Playlist. Besides the Beatles blurb, it’s terrible. And even the Beatles blurb wasn’t that accurate. Soon I want to read Salem by Stephen King and the Time Traveler’s Wife (the reviews on this aren’t good). I also have to re-read The Invisible Man which I absolutely hated. I hate a lot of books in case you didn’t pick that up yet.Does anyone have good classical recommendations, or at least good literature? After YA you need a period to regain some brain cells.
I read TTW a few months ago, it was a bit clichéd but over-all alright, yeah there were eye-rolling moments but the story was relatively-interesting me enough to keep me reading it.
I finished Bridget Jones’ yesterday and am now onto
I’m really enjoying it and I’m only on page 70, Brian reminds me a lot of me…. and not in a good way .
I think it’s a great novel for any awkward 16-20 year old who is in particular just starting or has just started university. ‘Tis very funny.
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Does anyone have good classical recommendations, or at least good literature? After YA you need a period to regain some brain cells.
Ha! Yes 
If you haven’t read them before, here are some of my favourites out of what I’ve read (note: much of this list may or may not be gleaned from my last year’s lit reading list):
The Scarlet Letter – Nathaniel Hawthorne (warning: VERY WORDY but I like that; if you need to not only regain but add brain cells, this will do it.)
The Odyssey – Homer (It’s proper poetry, it is, especially if you find a good translation or can read Greek.)
The Joy Luck Club – Amy Tan (somewhat modern; I had it in lit class and liked it. It’s got seven different narrators, though, so be warned: take it slowly and don’t feel bad if you can’t keep them all straight.)
Anything by Shakespeare 
(I like the sonnets; they’re short and sweet.)
I can’t think of any more now, but that should keep you busy for a while. 
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Offline KaleidoscopeMusic said
Does anyone have good classical recommendations, or at least good literature? After YA you need a period to regain some brain cells.
What genres are you into?
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Started this today.
I must say that I’m really enjoying this. Once in a while, I like to read non-fiction science-based books. At the end of them, I’m usually burned out and crave something with a plot. The authors are obviously very intelligent and well-read. The one downside is that the book could have benefited from a better editor. The information and facts are all spot-on, but I find typos and minor grammatical errors from time to time and there are instances where I would have moved things around and done things differently if I were the book’s editor.
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T’is great so far; it’s got some real funny bits that I like a lot.
Though, at the same time, it kind of makes me sad. 
I’m not sure why, but it does. 
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