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Post by Brandon on Nov 28, 2011 22:07:02 GMT -5
Wow. If you look at the two different sides of Poe's face individually, it really looks like two different people.
EDIT: I guess the left one isn't so bad.
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Post by Tiarnán on Dec 14, 2011 18:28:28 GMT -5
Stumbled across a Danny Champion of the World DVD today.
Roald Dahl Top 5:
1. Danny, the Champion of the World
2. Matilda
3. The Witches
4. Boy
5. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
I can't say I ever liked The BFG much.
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Post by Tiarnán on Dec 14, 2011 18:31:40 GMT -5
lol, my friend and I used to read erotica to one another to help pass the time at work. I had an erotica phase at point (a very short one!  ), and I came across this story that was actually very good in a non-erotic way. Sex wasn't used that much at all, really. Best gay/coming out thing I've ever read anyways. |
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Post by Tarry on Dec 14, 2011 18:33:46 GMT -5
My Roald Dahl Top 5:
1. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
2. James and the Giant Peach
3. Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator
4. The Twits
5. Matilda
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Post by Tarry on Dec 29, 2011 14:45:45 GMT -5
I've just finished reading The Crow, I'm now on board with the new movie because there's so much the Brandon Lee movie left out and/or changed.
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Post by Astrozombie on Jan 4, 2012 7:12:47 GMT -5
I'm in a really weird situation with a book right now. I'm currently reading 'I Am Number Four'. I originally gave up on reading it, mainly because it was written in first person. After reading the Hunger Games, which is also in first person, and loving it, I decided I'd give it another shot.
As it turns out, the writing doesn't really bother me. For the most part, I really do love the plotline, and the writing itself isn't bad. The author does a great job of telling a story, however the dialogue is absolutely terrible. It's just really...awkward? And it seems so unnatural, but everything else is written rather well. The only other thing I don't like is the main character's obsession with his love interest. He kind of reminds me of Edward/Bella, with their obsession with each other.
Regarding the dialougue being awkward, lemme find an excerpt from the book. Okay found it, the main character's name is John and he's at this party with his only friend, Sam. Sam has a crush on this girl, but I guess he's really nervous about approaching her cause he saw her interacting with her ex, so John tries to give him this pep talk (also Sarah = his love interest/Bella & Mark is the quarterback/dick):
"Sam do you know how long Sarah and Mark dated?"
"For a long time."
"Two years." I say.
"Does it boether you?" he asks.
"Not in the least. Who cares about her past? Besides, look at Alex," I say and nod to him standing in the kitchen..."Do you really think she misses being with that?"
Sam looks at him, shrugs.
"You're a good dude, Sam Goode. Don't get down on yourself."
"I'm not down on myself."
"Well then, don't worry about Emily's past. We don't have to be defined by the things we did or didn't do in our past. Some people allow themselves to be contrlled by regret. Maybe it's regret, maybe it's not. I'ts merely something that happened. Get over it."
Sam sighs. He's still wrestling with it.
"Go on. She likes you. There's nothing to be scared of," I say.
"I am, though."
"Best way to deal with fear is to confront it..."
/end
A lot of that seemed unnecessary. Like the author was trying to create some meaningful statement that could be quoted, but it came out sounding rather silly. I dunno, maybe I'm just picky lol.
I'm almost done with the book though and my opinion of it so far is that I wish it had certain elements the movie had. Which seems pretty backwards, cause for the most part, usually the book is superior in all aspects. The main character and his love interest have two very different personalities compared to the movies, I much prefer the way they were portrayed in the film, rather than how they're written in the books.
Yes, all this at 4am. I have to be at work in like six hours lmao.
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Post by Tarry on Jan 8, 2012 16:29:39 GMT -5
I'm torn between what to read next.
'The Time Machine' by H.G. Wells or 'The Lost World' by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
I've read both before many times, but it's time to revisit one. I just can't decide.
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Post by Tiarnán on Jan 14, 2012 20:00:17 GMT -5
Reading list for this semester (not counting History): ENG1002 - English in Context Interpreters of Maladies - Jhumpa Lahiri One Day - David Nicholls Disgrace - J.M. Coetzee Notes on a Scandal - Zoe Heller The Catastrophist - Ronan Bennett The Good Man Jesus & the Scoundrel Christ - Philip Pullman The Road - Cormac McCarthy ENG1006 - Sounds of the City Volpone - Ben Jonson Devil in a Blue Dress - Walter Mosley Plays 2 - Stewart Parker The International - Glenn Patterson The Bloodaxe book of 20th Century Poetry A Fine Balance - Rohinton Mistry I am never getting through all of these.  I read Volpone last year for A Level and it was pretty horrible, so that's one of the worst ones (I hope) out of the way at least. I didn't mind poetry last semester 'cause they just let you choose poems from a list and I got to do war poetry, but this topic looks way too specific for that. |
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Post by Burke on Jan 14, 2012 20:15:18 GMT -5
The Road - Cormac McCarthy I read that in work one night. It was great. Really depressing though. |
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Post by Tiarnán on Jan 14, 2012 20:29:34 GMT -5
Oh cool, I was actually going to buy some of them next week and knock a few of them out of the way before we start back on the 30th. I'd like to tackle ones that I'll actually enjoy reading so as to not ruin the break, so that'll be one of them.  |
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Post by Tiarnán on Jan 23, 2012 15:09:56 GMT -5
Finally got through 495 pages of Wicked. It's pretty incredible, although a lot more graphic and heavy than you'd expect.
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Post by Tarry on Jan 23, 2012 16:48:18 GMT -5
Finished 'An Idiot Abroad', 'The Lost World' and 'The Time Machine'. Going to start reading the Doom series next.
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Post by Mutant Couch on Feb 5, 2012 3:08:52 GMT -5
I'm currently reading "Secrets of the Alpha Male: How to Get Rid of the Nice Guy... and Get Laid."
I have no clue how I ended up with this. I'm really happy I did though. It's the dumbest thing I've ever read. Basically it's a hetero "How to Get Laid" guide written by a moron. It's hilarious though. I wasn't terribly thrilled with this part. He's explaining what to do when female's give you an excuse and this was an example.
I don't know why he wants to ruin my excuse. What an asshole. At least it's unlikely anyone's reading this crap.
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Post by Tiarnán on Feb 5, 2012 12:17:57 GMT -5
Interpreter of Maladies is good. It's a bunch of short stories about Indians and Indians living in America. I didn't know what to think when I started, but some of them really are quite powerful.
One Day is lovely too. I'm surprised that it's part of the course, but I'm not complaining.
I have another four novels to read this semester on top of that lot apparently. :S
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Post by Tiarnán on Feb 15, 2012 19:38:06 GMT -5
Spent the day reading the first two books of Gulliver's Travels in time for a tutorial tomorrow morning (well, today) at 10.
It's not bad, but doing it in a day has been pretty awful. I'm spreading the other two out over the week for sure.
I can't believe I've already read more in a few weeks than I did throughout all of last semester.
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), and I came across this story that was actually very good in a non-erotic way. Sex wasn't used that much at all, really. Best gay/coming out thing I've ever read anyways.
I read Volpone last year for A Level and it was pretty horrible, so that's one of the worst ones (I hope) out of the way at least.
