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Post by michelle14 on Dec 13, 2010 16:01:48 GMT -5
I loved The Story of Edgar Sawtelle. It was very beauifully written. Oh my goodness I know!! I am actually writing a paper on it for English class. I just finished writing it last night. What did you think of the ending? |
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Post by razzthekid on Dec 13, 2010 16:34:53 GMT -5
It's been a while since i read it, but as far as i remember the ending was pretty emotionally tumultuous. It was extremely sad in one perspective, but then on the other hand, the whole moral with the dogs and freedom of choice and all that was so beautifully expressed. I really need to read it again though, i've been planning to ever since i finished it the first time. It's the kind of book that i'd say gets better the more times it's read. You'll notice so many more minute details with every read.
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Post by michelle14 on Dec 13, 2010 17:01:33 GMT -5
I felt the exact same way about the ending. I mean how else could he have ended it. Some people didn't really like it and I can understand why, but like you said it was beautifully written. I will read it again for sure!
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Post by ashleyrose09 on Dec 14, 2010 14:49:07 GMT -5
Reading The Taking by Dean Koontz.
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Post by razzthekid on Dec 14, 2010 15:51:12 GMT -5
Edgar Allan Poe. I bought a book of his collected poems and stories and am reading them randomly. I love his writing.
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Post by jazzylady on Dec 15, 2010 22:48:37 GMT -5
Poe is truly enjoyable. I haven't read Edgar Sawtelle, I will look into that one.
In answer to LBrooke's Q: Gilgamesh was a Mesopotamian king around 2500 BC. The epic is a story about him that was found carved on stone tablets. It is a mythologically based story about two friends, brought together by hate and the journeys they embark on together.
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Post by razzthekid on Dec 19, 2010 14:03:02 GMT -5
I love Poe. His poems are so beautiful and easy to read. The imagery is so luscious.
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Post by LBrooke on Dec 19, 2010 15:06:42 GMT -5
Poe is truly enjoyable. I haven't read Edgar Sawtelle, I will look into that one. In answer to LBrooke's Q: Gilgamesh was a Mesopotamian king around 2500 BC. The epic is a story about him that was found carved on stone tablets. It is a mythologically based story about two friends, brought together by hate and the journeys they embark on together. I love Poe but especially The Murders in the Rue Morgue.I first read it when I was 9 and I directly loved it. Ok,I wasn't sure of it but I actually knew him then.It sounds interesting by the way. |
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Post by jazzylady on Dec 20, 2010 11:11:40 GMT -5
How was Huck Finn?
My fav Poe piece is The Sphinx. I like how it opened my eyes. Not going to spoil it for you.
'TIs the season to begin reading all the Christmas stories to the local kiddos. Thats about all I will be reading for the next week or so.
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Post by LBrooke on Dec 21, 2010 7:23:22 GMT -5
I can not remember the Sphinx very well.Indeed,don't spoil it,I'll read it again then!
Huck Finn was finally not bad at all.Actually,I think the storyline is rather interesting but it is the too large part of adventures which annoyed me.I can like it when it is a film but in literature it is not often my cup of tea.
I took the latest adaptation too.Pretty faithful.
I had an essay on it,on a part of the chapter VII.It was just a description of Huck's preparation before his escape from his pap's cabin.I loved talking about Emersonian ideas on nature,the symbolism about the Mississippi River and the like.
My next book will be the Glass Key I think but only in 2 weeks because I have to deal with a US civilisation essay before.
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Post by Cait on Dec 22, 2010 20:18:34 GMT -5
I'm re-reading Water for Elephants because it's my favourite book right now!
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Post by razzthekid on Jan 6, 2011 8:39:42 GMT -5
My Friend Leonard by James Frey. I love his style of writing, yeah so it's not all true and he may exaggerate some stuff, but it doesn't change that fact that they're brilliant books.
Oh and still working through Poe's short stories and poems.
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Post by ashleyrose09 on Jan 15, 2011 23:55:50 GMT -5
I'm reading Blackwood Farm, which is the 9th book of the Vampire Chronicles. I like it so far and Razz let me tell you so far that Lestat has been the second biggest character in the book right now so if you are wondering I would recommend it.  |
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Post by alejandrali on Jan 16, 2011 18:35:26 GMT -5
Just finished Momo by Michael Ende... o.o holy my.. while typing his last name I just understood something from the very end I had doubts about. It was great, its material for children but those are the very best, heh.  I loved it |
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Post by razzthekid on Jan 21, 2011 6:59:08 GMT -5
Kim, if you liked Ian McEwan's books so far, I'd strongly recommend Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro, if you haven't read it yet. I think his style's similar, and the book definitely stays with you and gets you thinking even way after you've finished it. It's an AMAZING read and one of my favorites that I've read this year.  I just finished reading this Rukia. I wanted to read it before the movie came out and ruined it for me. I adored it, it was so hauntingly beautiful. I love how it's so full of emotion yet it never crosses that line and becomes all soppy. The theme of the book is just brilliant- it's sci-fi but it concentrates firmly on the relationships and the people. It's something that is easy to see happening in the future and that makes it so much more affecting. Ishiguro really can write. I'm really looking forward to the movie now- they have a great cast and i see them all fitting the characters pretty perfectly. I've heard really positive things about it already so i'm excited now. Thanks for recommending him. I bought his other book- The Remains of the Day and i'll hopefully start that soon. Right now though i'm readin The Basketball Diaries by Jim Carroll. I've been meaning to read this for years because the movie is one of my favourites. |
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I loved it
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