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11-26-2007, 11:27 AM
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Haha, I have no trouble with essays *that* little! It's the three thousand word bastards that I have to write that are giving me grief.
I have issues with dissecting fiction as part of study, because I feel it really takes away from the author's intent. No writer wants their work to become a soulless thing that endless students mindlessly quote and dissect. Same goes for poetry. Unless the author specifically states something was his/her intention, I think we should just enjoy the work and stop reading into depths that may not be there.
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The noblest sentiment I have encountered and the most passionate political statement to stir my heart both belong to a fictional character. Why do we have no politicians as pure in their intent and determinedly joyous in their outlook as Arkady Bogdanov of Red Mars?
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11-26-2007, 11:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Delkaetre
Haha, I have no trouble with essays *that* little! It's the three thousand word bastards that I have to write that are giving me grief.
I have issues with dissecting fiction as part of study, because I feel it really takes away from the author's intent. No writer wants their work to become a soulless thing that endless students mindlessly quote and dissect. Same goes for poetry.
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You think like I do. 
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...reading into depths that may not be there.
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That's what we have music for. 
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"Meow. Mew. Mrow. Maow? Miaox." - Lovely Delkaetre speaks cat.
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11-26-2007, 11:52 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: London
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Should I be pleased or worried that I share thought processes with someone whose name shortens easily to 'Meth'?
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The noblest sentiment I have encountered and the most passionate political statement to stir my heart both belong to a fictional character. Why do we have no politicians as pure in their intent and determinedly joyous in their outlook as Arkady Bogdanov of Red Mars?
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11-26-2007, 11:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Delkaetre
Should I be pleased or worried that I share thought processes with someone whose name shortens easily to 'Meth'?
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Probably pleased, since my modus operandi is to usually make people think twice about the sentences I write (speaking of depths...  ) or they miss out on something.
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Wasted forever, on speed, bikes and booze.
"Meow. Mew. Mrow. Maow? Miaox." - Lovely Delkaetre speaks cat.
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11-26-2007, 12:02 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2006
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Haha, then complimented I shall feel. Unless, of course, this is a sign that your intelligence has been dragged down into the muck by speaking with individuals of such dubious character as myself.
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The noblest sentiment I have encountered and the most passionate political statement to stir my heart both belong to a fictional character. Why do we have no politicians as pure in their intent and determinedly joyous in their outlook as Arkady Bogdanov of Red Mars?
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11-26-2007, 04:22 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Canada
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Originally Posted by Dorian
Angels and Demons by Dan Brown. Finally, after owning the book for years.
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That's a good book. I actually prefer that over the DaVinci Code. I didn't like it. It was too long, and filled with too many pointless facts (in my opinion). Angels and Demons is better in that sense.
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"Man, know thyself, and thou wilst know the universe and the gods."
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11-30-2007, 07:51 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Florida
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Originally Posted by ††BlackRose††
That's a good book. I actually prefer that over the DaVinci Code. I didn't like it. It was too long, and filled with too many pointless facts (in my opinion). Angels and Demons is better in that sense.
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I agree totally. I actually hated Da Vinci Code because it had so much promise and then was a letdown structurally.
Anyways, I'm reading the biography of Charles M. Schulz, the creator of Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the gang.
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12-02-2007, 10:37 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Colorado
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Peanuts!
I'm reading Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky. Raskolnikov is supposed to be attractive; go figure. I like it, though.
Just finished reading The Stranger by Albert Camus, Matthew Ward's translation. I think Mersault could be considered "Gothic" if he lived during the right time period.
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12-04-2007, 04:19 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2007
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I began to re-read Donna Tartt's The Secret History again, for about the tenth time. I really love that book...
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"Meow. Mew. Mrow. Maow? Miaox." - Lovely Delkaetre speaks cat.
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12-04-2007, 07:25 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2007
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I just finished the golden compass by philip pullman ans im starting the subtle knife
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12-04-2007, 09:40 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: London
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Re-re-reading Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman's 'Good Omens'
*happy sigh* Now there was a writing match made in heaven...
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The noblest sentiment I have encountered and the most passionate political statement to stir my heart both belong to a fictional character. Why do we have no politicians as pure in their intent and determinedly joyous in their outlook as Arkady Bogdanov of Red Mars?
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12-04-2007, 10:13 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2007
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Currently reading S. Kenyons' Devil May Cry, and a bunch of junk from work.
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12-04-2007, 08:42 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: El Paso, Texas/ Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua
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Abbie Hoffman's Steal This Book.
Now I know eight methods of getting free food and three for free transportation.
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I cleave to no system. I am a true seeker."
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Originally Posted by George Carlin
People who say they don’t care what people think are usually desperate to have people think they don’t care what people think.
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12-04-2007, 08:47 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Nowhere
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"Chainfire" by Terry Goodkind.
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12-04-2007, 10:39 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Maryland
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Originally Posted by Delkaetre
Robinson Crusoe
Part of my Enlightenment course. We're doing Frankenstein next.
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Frankenstein is one of my all time favs. Have you read it before?
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12-05-2007, 07:23 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: London
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Frankenstein? Goodness, yes. It was my key coursework text during my English Literature A-level, and has the benefit of being rather more readable than many of the other florid, overly weepy Gothic novels of the time.
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The noblest sentiment I have encountered and the most passionate political statement to stir my heart both belong to a fictional character. Why do we have no politicians as pure in their intent and determinedly joyous in their outlook as Arkady Bogdanov of Red Mars?
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12-08-2007, 12:58 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Los Angeles
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well my current manga obsession is Deathnote
but aside from that I just finished reading Twilight_Stephanie Meyer
And as of now Im reading_ Blue Bloods by Melissa De La Cruz
After that might curl up and read Dracula
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12-08-2007, 01:06 PM
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I've been on a Buffyverse diet for a long time, so i've been reading all of the graphic novels for season 8. I can't remember the name of the artist. But this dude or gal is so much better than the earlier artist. The earlier work made the cast look like a bunch of cartoon characters.
My current obession is also women in ancient Rome and Greece and Roman medicine (especially Brain Surgery).
Evidently they were very good at medicine and their work was highly effective. But...Let's just say that if I had a headache back then, i'd find the muscle mass to suffer through it, rather than get a doctor. Yeesh.
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12-08-2007, 01:08 PM
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Location: London
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SPQR Blues by Klio
Tis a webcomic, but it's a good one. You might like it, silverball, as it's pretty historically accurate, set in Ancient Rome not long after Caligula.
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The noblest sentiment I have encountered and the most passionate political statement to stir my heart both belong to a fictional character. Why do we have no politicians as pure in their intent and determinedly joyous in their outlook as Arkady Bogdanov of Red Mars?
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12-08-2007, 01:10 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2007
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Originally Posted by silverbaal
I've been on a Buffyverse diet for a long time, so i've been reading all of the graphic novels for season 8. I can't remember the name of the artist. But this dude or gal is so much better than the earlier artist. The earlier work made the cast look like a bunch of cartoon characters.
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Mmmm, Buffyverse... If you haven't already, check out Firefly. Both the TV-series and the adjoining comics. A new issue was announced a couple of days ago.
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Wasted forever, on speed, bikes and booze.
"Meow. Mew. Mrow. Maow? Miaox." - Lovely Delkaetre speaks cat.
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12-08-2007, 01:31 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: El Paso, Texas/ Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua
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Rorschach convinced me, I'm reading The Idiot.
Steal This Book is just a manual anyway, I can go back to reading it again without getting lost.
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"No theory, no ready-made system, no book that has ever been written will save the world.
I cleave to no system. I am a true seeker."
-Mikhail Bakunin
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Originally Posted by George Carlin
People who say they don’t care what people think are usually desperate to have people think they don’t care what people think.
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12-08-2007, 01:32 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: The Icy Forest of New England
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I am now reading yet another Jodi Picoult book.
It's called "Nineteen Minutes" and it's about a school shooting in a small town. It's very good.
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"Tigers love pepper, they hate cinnamon."
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12-08-2007, 01:35 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2007
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Originally Posted by Delkaetre
SPQR Blues by Klio
Tis a webcomic, but it's a good one. You might like it, silverball, as it's pretty historically accurate, set in Ancient Rome not long after Caligula.
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Ahh. I think i'm in love. Graphic novel + ancient times. Two worlds collide. I'm gonna check this out.
And thanks Meth. I didn't know there was a Firefly graphic novel o_0. I'm checking this out, too.
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...Hell is an empty house haunted by a child's voice...
I took the warm little body in my hands, kissed the smooth face, caressed the long hair, - then strangled him and buried his body under a mountain of corpses waiting to be cremated.
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12-08-2007, 01:39 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2007
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Originally Posted by Delkaetre
SPQR Blues by Klio
Tis a webcomic, but it's a good one. You might like it, silverball, as it's pretty historically accurate, set in Ancient Rome not long after Caligula.
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Do you have the link? I can't find it on google.
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...Hell is an empty house haunted by a child's voice...
I took the warm little body in my hands, kissed the smooth face, caressed the long hair, - then strangled him and buried his body under a mountain of corpses waiting to be cremated.
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12-08-2007, 01:42 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: London
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http://www.spqrblues.com/
hope it's useful/interesting/enjoyable for you.
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