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RE: Books, authors, and reading. - Newt - 06-12-2014
I'm reading Catcher in the Rye now. After the fourth time in my life, someone compared me to Holden Caulfield, I've decided to go through with it. It usually happens when people discover my middle name is Holden. They go "Aw, like Holden Caulfield! ...Dude, you're actually kinda like him."
I never cared until I finally said "I didn't read that book. It was required reading, but the book sucked so I just texted in class." and friends would be like "Yup. Sounds like Holden." So now, at 22 years old, I'm finally reading it. I don't know WHY I like it, but I like it so far.
RE: Books, authors, and reading. - Kakariko Kid - 06-13-2014
The last book I read was Mixed Blood. Got it at a Dollar Tree and it was much better than I thought it would be. It had content that had pissed me off, but unfortunately that's the way the world is nowadays.
Before that, the last book I read was Rainbow Six. I really enjoyed it.
RE: Books, authors, and reading. - CosmykTheDolfyn - 06-13-2014
I got the complete works of Edgar Allen Poe for $5. I couldn't be more happy.
RE: Books, authors, and reading. - Beware of Cuccos - 06-13-2014
(06-12-2014, 04:45 PM)Newt Wrote: I'm reading Catcher in the Rye now. After the fourth time in my life, someone compared me to Holden Caulfield, I've decided to go through with it. It usually happens when people discover my middle name is Holden. They go "Aw, like Holden Caulfield! ...Dude, you're actually kinda like him."
I never cared until I finally said "I didn't read that book. It was required reading, but the book sucked so I just texted in class." and friends would be like "Yup. Sounds like Holden." So now, at 22 years old, I'm finally reading it. I don't know WHY I like it, but I like it so far.
That's one of my favorite books, and I have read a LOT of books in my day.
RE: Books, authors, and reading. - Newt - 06-13-2014
(06-13-2014, 01:48 PM)Beware of Cuccos Wrote:(06-12-2014, 04:45 PM)Newt Wrote: I'm reading Catcher in the Rye now. After the fourth time in my life, someone compared me to Holden Caulfield, I've decided to go through with it. It usually happens when people discover my middle name is Holden. They go "Aw, like Holden Caulfield! ...Dude, you're actually kinda like him."
I never cared until I finally said "I didn't read that book. It was required reading, but the book sucked so I just texted in class." and friends would be like "Yup. Sounds like Holden." So now, at 22 years old, I'm finally reading it. I don't know WHY I like it, but I like it so far.
That's one of my favorite books, and I have read a LOT of books in my day.
I just finished it. I really liked it. I think it's because the book didn't really have a significant plot. There was no major antagonist. It was just, a day in the life of Holden Caulfield while he waited for his time at the school to be up.
RE: Books, authors, and reading. - Hexadecimal - 08-30-2014
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/aug/30/roald-dahl-extract-unpublished-chapter-charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory?CMP=fb_gu
Kinda neat! It's a chapter of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory that got axed. Must have been cut early on since it does seem pretty rough, plus it has Charlie's mother with him instead of grandfather! That's what I found the most interesting. I wonder when he decided to swap out who accompanied Charlie?
RE: Books, authors, and reading. - Hexadecimal - 11-21-2014
I finally read the Brave Little Toaster! It was such a different experience, but I almost lost it when the first paragraph talked about how the Air Conditioner died and no one cared since he'd never been very nice xD
What's really weird to me is that, despite the immense changes, the part where the Radio motivates them by talking about a dog finding its way home was almost kept exactly the same for the movie. The Flower talks in the book, and makes it super obvious it wants to bang the Toaster, but it's still fairly the same as in the movie.
It's also amazing to me that a little sentence that mentions the Toaster was dreaming about falling into a bathtub filled with water was turned into that horrible clown dream for the movie.
Way different ending, but it was still very nice! I really appreciate how the appliances were really given personalities for the movie; they're a bit dry in the book.
RE: Books, authors, and reading. - gamemaster1991 - 02-03-2015
Harper Lee, author of the ever so boring book turned fantastic movie "To Kill a Mockingbird," is writing a new book.
Her second novel, "Go Set a Watchman," is planed for release on July 14.
As you can tell from my first sentence, I don't really care for her first book, but I would be lying if I said that I was not interested in reading this new book.
RE: Books, authors, and reading. - retrolinkx - 02-03-2015
You know, I'm not a huge fan of books but I do like to read plots off Wikipedia, and I know it seems stupid to say this since I haven't technically read it, but "The Road" is actually a pretty decent book and I do hope to actually read it someday.
RE: Books, authors, and reading. - Kakariko Kid - 02-03-2015
(02-03-2015, 12:10 PM)gamemaster1991 Wrote: ever so boring book turned fantastic movie "To Kill a Mockingbird"
I actually liked the book. I don't read enough, even though I usually like the books better than the movies.
The Outsiders is a real good one.
Speaking of books-turned-movies, I'd like to see The Ear, The Eye, and The Arm turned into a movie. Not because it's a "classic piece of literature", but I could see someone turn it into a good action/thriller flick.
RE: Books, authors, and reading. - Psychospacecow - 02-03-2015
I didn't much care for To Kill A Mockingbird. It has important history to it and for that I deem it important enough for people to read, but that doesn't mean I'll necessarily enjoy it.
Ender's Game and Shadow are probably the only two books I've actually really enjoyed and the dude who wrote them was a homophobe.
RE: Books, authors, and reading. - CLXcool - 02-04-2015
I read To Kill A mocking bird during high-school. I thought it was okay. It wasn't anything to write home about, but it was an interesting read none of the less. Strangely enough, no actual mocking birds were harmed or even mentioned in the book. The movie was good. Although, I kinda wished my peers(some of which were dicks) didn't make racist jokes regarding on one part of the movie.
I'm currently finishing up a book about michael eisner(the former CEO for Disney). Its interesting to see where he started off as well as what was going on behind the company when he was around. I can't believe he didn't approve of Indiana Jones getting made.
RE: Books, authors, and reading. - Kakariko Kid - 02-05-2015
(02-04-2015, 09:08 PM)CLXcool Wrote: Strangely enough, no actual mocking birds were harmed or even mentioned in the book.
Chapter 10. This is where the title comes from.
“Remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.” That was the only time I ever heard Atticus say it was a sin to do something, and I asked Miss Maudie about it.
“Your father’s right,” she said. “Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy . . . but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.”
RE: Books, authors, and reading. - CLXcool - 02-05-2015
(02-05-2015, 10:25 PM)Kakariko Kid Wrote:(02-04-2015, 09:08 PM)CLXcool Wrote: Strangely enough, no actual mocking birds were harmed or even mentioned in the book.
Chapter 10. This is where the title comes from.
“Remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.” That was the only time I ever heard Atticus say it was a sin to do something, and I asked Miss Maudie about it.
“Your father’s right,” she said. “Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy . . . but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.”
Ah. So it was mentioned after all.
RE: Books, authors, and reading. - DrakeVagabond - 02-06-2015
is it wrong that i want to meet you in a dungeon?