Reading any good books? - Page 24

Rconsole · 09-12-2005, 05:17 PM

Re-Reading The Two Towers, and Great Expectations by Dickens, the latter of which is excruciatingly dull

***Rían*** · 09-12-2005, 05:39 PM

that was certainly never my favorite Dickens book *yawn* altho I like many of his others.

hectorberlioz · 09-12-2005, 06:25 PM

Finished Jane Eyre, an excellent book! And it isnt as Y as some people have laughed about either!

Reading Virgil's The Aeneid

, in book III.
(Rian, you wimp!

GE is my favorite!)

Mercutio · 09-12-2005, 07:22 PM

The Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad.

cee2lee2 · 09-12-2005, 10:31 PM

Just started Blue Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson.

hectorberlioz · 09-13-2005, 06:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mercutio

The Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad.

What!

No praise for me?!

Now in Book V of The Aeneid...

Rosie Gamgee · 09-13-2005, 07:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hectorberlioz

Finished Jane Eyre, an excellent book! And it isnt as
G!RLY as some people have laughed about either!

WHO would have done a thing like that??

I'm not reading anyhting at the moment. Picked up Seinlanguage (Jerry Seinfeld) a while back, though. Funny as all get out!

Mercutio · 09-13-2005, 11:03 PM

Oh congratulations on Jane Eyre, hb.

This guy in my AP English class thinks Jane Eyre is one of the best books ever. He's a very guy-y guy too. Plays soccer, basketball,...umm..., oh yes. French horn. And sings tenor pretty well in chorus.

He also really likes Tolkien...and has read everything possible by him. I told him about Entmoot one time last year, but he probably lost the address/forgot.

Unlike one of my other friends, who loved the LotR movies and has read the Hobbitt...and Fellowship? Maybe? Anyway, the only thing he likes is sci fi, *sigh*, and Shrek, and Tom Clancy.

I have a very interesting English Lit class this year. The students are not at all knew to me, though. They're basically the people I've been good friends with for the last 5 years. So it's probably just interesting to other people.

And one of my other friends hated the LotR movies. I think she thought reading the Hobbit was, well, just ok. Whereas her bestest-bestest friend absolutley loved the LotR movies, has an Arwen necklace, and a lifesize Legolas cut out.

It was so funny. For her birthday we got her the necklace and some other people picked up the cut-out. Anway...to get it to her house it was brought to school. So for the whole day, Legolas stood against the inside of the glass wall of the office (glass dividing office from the hallway). This girl's mom was the office manager, btw.

I am really really really rambling.

apologies

Lotesse · 09-13-2005, 11:14 PM

That wasn't rambling, that was interesting, Mercutio; here I am envisioning this glass office with a cardboard legolas, amd teen fangirls with arwen necklaces...

I'm re-reading Wisdom of the West, by Bertrand Russell. I have got to be doing more reading, less mooting

.

katya · 09-14-2005, 03:34 AM

I found some English books here at a store- I am reading "The Great Blue Yonder" and Alice in Wonderland. The Great Blue Yonder is called Aozora no Mukou in Japanese, and my host sister here is reading it now too. It`s kind of a kid`s book, but it`s actually pretty good. A nice, enjoyable, easy read. I`m about 2/3 done with it. It`s about a kid, Harry, who dies. The book starts out as he arrives in the place you go when you die. He has some unfinished business to take care of with his sister- this kid who`s been dead for a long time, Arthur, helps him say goodbye to his life.

Alice in Wonderland (Fushiki no Kuni no Arisu) is pretty interesting, more so than expected. I laughed out loud at some parts already. I think even though it`s a children`s story I think it`s good to read when you`re a little older.

The Screaming Nazgul · 09-14-2005, 07:54 AM

Bored of the Rings. i bought it off a famous internet auction site, it is total crap. its an insult to tolkiens great works and it aint even funny.

trolls' bane · 09-14-2005, 11:37 PM

Started Red Mars!!!! Great book so far! (Though its chronology is set up worse than the movie CAtch Me If You Can).

Tree Dweller · 09-15-2005, 11:02 AM

You guys don't laugh, but I am reading Great Expectations.

Yes, I am almost 30 and why didn't I read it in high school? Who knows, that was all a blur!

Anyway, it was a hand-me-down book, my kids starting asking about it so I figured I should finally read it.

jellyfishannah · 09-15-2005, 05:20 PM

I just finished reading The Death of Right and Wrong by Tammy Bruce. It is very maddening, horrifying, enlightening, and everyone should read it.

hectorberlioz · 09-15-2005, 08:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Screaming Nazgul

Bored of the Rings. i bought it off a famous internet auction site, it is total crap. its an insult to tolkiens great works and it aint even funny.

Even though I havent picked it up myself, I have the same opinion

(btw, sorry about calling you a SW newbie!

)

And Merc, I thought you were starting a novel, the way your post was going

Tree Dweller, I think you, like me, will find that Great Expectations is very great indeed

...in book VI of The Aeneid...

Tree Dweller · 09-16-2005, 09:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hectorberlioz

Tree Dweller, I think you, like me, will find that Great Expectations is very great indeed

Sometimes I feel so bad that I have not read some of these books, but honestly I HATED high school. The only thing I was reading back then was Stephen King.

hectorberlioz · 09-16-2005, 02:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tree Dweller

Sometimes I feel so bad that I have not read some of these books, but honestly I HATED high school. The only thing I was reading back then was Stephen King.

Don't feel guilty. All I used to read was Star Wars novels. Now, I'm eighteen, and I've read all the major Dostoyevsky novels, and War and Peace!
You can catch up quick

Rosie Gamgee · 09-20-2005, 08:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Screaming Nazgul

Bored of the Rings. i bought it off a famous internet auction site, it is total crap. its an insult to tolkiens great works and it aint even funny.

My father used to go on and on about Bored of the Rings (I daresay he forgot it's contents by the time he got around to talking with me about it), and so one day I bought it from a Barnes and Noble. Not an hour later I returned it. Total crap from the first page.

Well, I picked up Alan Alda's never have your dog stuffed And Other Things I Learned. Cute and interesting so far. i want to know why that man hasn't won an Oscar or something yet.

katya · 09-21-2005, 06:39 AM

Every time I hear about Alan Alda I think of Quenya for "tree"....

Mercutio · 09-21-2005, 08:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rosie Gamgee

Well, I picked up Alan Alda's never have your dog stuffed And Other Things I Learned. Cute and interesting so far. i want to know why that man hasn't won an Oscar or something yet.

I heard a long interview with him on NPR today. Very cool

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09-12-2005, 06:25 PM	#463
hectorberlioz Master of Orchestration President Emeritus of Entmoot 2004-2008 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Lost in the Opera House Posts: 9,328	Finished Jane Eyre, an excellent book! And it isnt as Y as some people have laughed about either! Reading Virgil's The Aeneid, in book III. (Rian, you wimp! GE is my favorite!) __________________ ACALEWIA- President of Entmoot hectorberlioz- Vice President of Entmoot Acaly und Hektor fur Presidants fur EntMut fur life! Join the discussion at Entmoot Election 2010. "Stupidissimo!"~Toscanini The Da CINDY Code The Epic Poem Of The Balrog of Entmoot: Here ~NEW! ~ Thinking of summer vacation? AboutNewJersey.com - NJ Travel & Tourism Guide

09-12-2005, 07:22 PM	#464
Mercutio Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Narnia Posts: 1,656	The Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad. __________________ Mike nodded. A sombre nod. The nod Napoleon might have given if somebody had met him in 1812 and said, "So, you're back from Moscow, eh?". Interested in C.S. Lewis? Visit the forum dedicated to one of Tolkien's greatest contemporaries.

09-13-2005, 11:03 PM	#468
Mercutio Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Narnia Posts: 1,656	Oh congratulations on Jane Eyre, hb. This guy in my AP English class thinks Jane Eyre is one of the best books ever. He's a very guy-y guy too. Plays soccer, basketball,...umm..., oh yes. French horn. And sings tenor pretty well in chorus. He also really likes Tolkien...and has read everything possible by him. I told him about Entmoot one time last year, but he probably lost the address/forgot. Unlike one of my other friends, who loved the LotR movies and has read the Hobbitt...and Fellowship? Maybe? Anyway, the only thing he likes is sci fi, sigh, and Shrek, and Tom Clancy. I have a very interesting English Lit class this year. The students are not at all knew to me, though. They're basically the people I've been good friends with for the last 5 years. So it's probably just interesting to other people. And one of my other friends hated the LotR movies. I think she thought reading the Hobbit was, well, just ok. Whereas her bestest-bestest friend absolutley loved the LotR movies, has an Arwen necklace, and a lifesize Legolas cut out. It was so funny. For her birthday we got her the necklace and some other people picked up the cut-out. Anway...to get it to her house it was brought to school. So for the whole day, Legolas stood against the inside of the glass wall of the office (glass dividing office from the hallway). This girl's mom was the office manager, btw. I am really really really rambling. apologies __________________ Mike nodded. A sombre nod. The nod Napoleon might have given if somebody had met him in 1812 and said, "So, you're back from Moscow, eh?". Interested in C.S. Lewis? Visit the forum dedicated to one of Tolkien's greatest contemporaries.

09-13-2005, 11:14 PM	#469
Lotesse of the House of Fëanor Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,150	That wasn't rambling, that was interesting, Mercutio; here I am envisioning this glass office with a cardboard legolas, amd teen fangirls with arwen necklaces... I'm re-reading Wisdom of the West, by Bertrand Russell. I have got to be doing more reading, less mooting . __________________ Few people have the imagination for reality. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

09-12-2005, 05:17 PM	#461
Rconsole Elven Warrior Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 359	Re-Reading The Two Towers, and Great Expectations by Dickens, the latter of which is excruciatingly dull

09-12-2005, 10:31 PM	#465
cee2lee2 Elf Lord Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: 2nd star to the left..... Posts: 566	Just started Blue Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson.

09-14-2005, 03:34 AM	#470
katya Elven Maiden Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 3,309	I found some English books here at a store- I am reading "The Great Blue Yonder" and Alice in Wonderland. The Great Blue Yonder is called Aozora no Mukou in Japanese, and my host sister here is reading it now too. It`s kind of a kid`s book, but it`s actually pretty good. A nice, enjoyable, easy read. I`m about 2/3 done with it. It`s about a kid, Harry, who dies. The book starts out as he arrives in the place you go when you die. He has some unfinished business to take care of with his sister- this kid who`s been dead for a long time, Arthur, helps him say goodbye to his life. Alice in Wonderland (Fushiki no Kuni no Arisu) is pretty interesting, more so than expected. I laughed out loud at some parts already. I think even though it`s a children`s story I think it`s good to read when you`re a little older. Last edited by katya : 10-01-2005 at 06:40 AM.

09-14-2005, 07:54 AM	#471
The Screaming Nazgul Hobbit Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: west midlands uk Posts: 35	Bored of the Rings. i bought it off a famous internet auction site, it is total crap. its an insult to tolkiens great works and it aint even funny. __________________ look out look out there's a nazgul about!

09-14-2005, 11:37 PM	#472
trolls' bane Entmoot Secretary of the Treasury Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Campsite-by-Giraffe Posts: 5,408	Started Red Mars!!!! Great book so far! (Though its chronology is set up worse than the movie CAtch Me If You Can). __________________ KI6PFA Amateur Radio Operator

09-15-2005, 11:02 AM	#473
Tree Dweller Elven Warrior Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: The bulls-eye for recent hurricanes, but I still love these white sands....nothing compares. Posts: 129	You guys don't laugh, but I am reading Great Expectations. Yes, I am almost 30 and why didn't I read it in high school? Who knows, that was all a blur! Anyway, it was a hand-me-down book, my kids starting asking about it so I figured I should finally read it. __________________ ------------------------------------------- Miracles are a retelling in small letters of the very same story which is written across the whole world in letters too large for some of us to see. C. S. Lewis ------------------------------------------- I always liked going South, somehow it feels like going downhill. Treebeard ------------------------------------------- ~~Diary of a Beach Bum~~

09-15-2005, 05:20 PM	#474
jellyfishannah Elven Warrior Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The Library, may it live forever!!! Posts: 269	I just finished reading The Death of Right and Wrong by Tammy Bruce. It is very maddening, horrifying, enlightening, and everyone should read it. __________________ "Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much." ~Oscar Wilde "Don't tell lies you can't keep." ~My little sister...

09-21-2005, 06:39 AM	#479
katya Elven Maiden Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 3,309	Every time I hear about Alan Alda I think of Quenya for "tree"....

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