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wild_goose
07/11/03, 06:37 PM
I finally got around to reading this book.. its so awesome. Who else has read it? And now I've finally figured out the tie between it and that Ataris song "If You Really Want to Hear About It"
I love the kid in the story. It's just plain good.
evil zach
07/11/03, 06:39 PM
Its a great book! Definetly in my top 10.
towhatend
07/11/03, 06:39 PM
can't say i've ever read it but i've heard a lot about it
kidinthecorner
07/11/03, 06:42 PM
I'm like Mel Gibson in "Conspiracy Theory". I carry it around and shit, but I've never read it.
evil zach
07/11/03, 06:45 PM
Originally posted by ToneBaz
novels fucking suck.
Thank you for the wonderful bit of insight
Jack123
07/11/03, 06:49 PM
in our "lit cirles" in school that was an option for a book, but i desided to go with lord of the flies insteed. im reading an awsome book now, called Stormbreaker.
DevilMayCare
07/11/03, 06:51 PM
Originally posted by ToneBaz
novels fucking suck.
im assuming the only thing you "read" is playboy.
i love holden caulfield, hes one of my favorite fictional characters of all time
i like lord of the flies too.
its official i am a dork. just thought you should know that its official, i read way too friggin much.
evil zach
07/11/03, 06:53 PM
I think I'm the only person who has read lord of the flies that dosn't like it. there was a time when I did, but the last time I read it I didn't like it
kidinthecorner
07/11/03, 06:57 PM
Originally posted by evil zach
I think I'm the only person who has read lord of the flies that dosn't like it. there was a time when I did, but the last time I read it I didn't like it I've read it twice, and the ending is irritating. It really seems like he just didnt want it to go on much more.
*spoiler* :eek:
I like how the climax is right near the end, but it coulda happened differently than some random Navy guy standing there, and they all turn back into civilized kids. If they are so pumped on adrenaline and their savageness (...?), they wouldnt just... stop instantly. And then what the hell happens after that? Are they buddies again back on teh boat?
Doolittle
07/11/03, 07:00 PM
Originally posted by kidinthecorner
I'm like Mel Gibson in "Conspiracy Theory". I carry it around and shit, but I've never read it.
i dont like you
kidinthecorner
07/11/03, 07:01 PM
Originally posted by Doolittle
i dont like you Why?
I don't really like you either.
Doolittle
07/11/03, 07:01 PM
psh! everyone likes me!
kidinthecorner
07/11/03, 07:03 PM
Originally posted by Doolittle
psh! everyone likes me! Not me! And you're down a peg for not answering me.
Doolittle
07/11/03, 07:05 PM
i was kidding. the whole "i carry around books but never read them thuing" was just stupid
kidinthecorner
07/11/03, 07:09 PM
Originally posted by Doolittle
i was kidding. the whole "i carry around books but never read them thuing" was just stupid I don't really do that... I just happen to like that movie.
And since this is our first direct-interaction, I can't say that I don't like you. You are ok in my book.
Originally posted by evil zach
I think I'm the only person who has read lord of the flies that dosn't like it. there was a time when I did, but the last time I read it I didn't like it
i thought it was pretty boring. I had to read it for english. :(
My current fave is probably da vinci code, talks about jesus being a dad, religious symbolism in da vincis works, very thought-provoking. Now if u want mind-blasting and making-you-feel-like-dumbest-shit-on-planet type book, none other than Proffessor Hawkings A universe in a nutshell. That book is INSANE. I also read lots of fantasy. Mostly Forgotten Realms. Right now tho im reading Frankentstein and Romance of the Three Kingdoms(if u played dynsasty warriors or ur any type of self-repsecting Chinese, you know what im talking about)
RUFiOOOOOOO
07/11/03, 10:57 PM
Originally posted by sigh
i thought it was pretty boring. I had to read it for english. :(
My current fave is probably da vinci code, talks about jesus being a dad, religious symbolism in da vincis works, very thought-provoking. Now if u want mind-blasting and making-you-feel-like-dumbest-shit-on-planet type book, none other than Proffessor Hawkings A universe in a nutshell. That book is INSANE. I also read lots of fantasy. Mostly Forgotten Realms. Right now tho im reading Frankentstein and Romance of the Three Kingdoms(if u played dynsasty warriors or ur any type of self-repsecting Chinese, you know what im talking about)
wow, Sigh you are a genius. Are you really 14? geez. I'm like 17 almost 18 on the verge of going to college and I don't even read anything besides websites for fun.
can i boast? I try to be humble but it hurts...:D I know ppl smarter than me, so im not terribly arrogant. I dunno, ill be a sophomore next year. Notable classes im taking are AP Calc Ap BIO AP Modern European History and 2 languages. (latin and japanese and chinese on sundays) I took the SAT as a 6 the grader and got around a 1250 (give or take 10 not sure) I completed certificate of merit for piano, if i keep playing i can teach soon...
i love catcher in the rye. it's really good.
BrandNewDream
07/12/03, 06:56 AM
Originally posted by kidinthecorner
I've read it twice, and the ending is irritating. It really seems like he just didnt want it to go on much more.
*spoiler* :eek:
I like how the climax is right near the end, but it coulda happened differently than some random Navy guy standing there, and they all turn back into civilized kids. If they are so pumped on adrenaline and their savageness (...?), they wouldnt just... stop instantly. And then what the hell happens after that? Are they buddies again back on teh boat?
I wondered that too..the kids went through such a transformation throughout the book, and then that all disappears? Just doesn't seem practical to me. If their inate savagry has come out, and they're barbarians, practically, why would that go away? Wouldn't they abandon all they had back at home?
BrandNewDream
07/12/03, 06:58 AM
Originally posted by sigh
can i boast? I try to be humble but it hurts...:D I know ppl smarter than me, so im not terribly arrogant. I dunno, ill be a sophomore next year. Notable classes im taking are AP Calc Ap BIO AP Modern European History and 2 languages. (latin and japanese and chinese on sundays) I took the SAT as a 6 the grader and got around a 1250 (give or take 10 not sure) I completed certificate of merit for piano, if i keep playing i can teach soon...
Impressive...if your grades are as high as the difficulty of your schedule, then that picture of you at Harvard seems about right...
kidinthecorner
07/12/03, 07:17 AM
Originally posted by sigh
can i boast? I try to be humble but it hurts...:D I know ppl smarter than me, so im not terribly arrogant. I dunno, ill be a sophomore next year. Notable classes im taking are AP Calc Ap BIO AP Modern European History and 2 languages. (latin and japanese and chinese on sundays) I took the SAT as a 6 the grader and got around a 1250 (give or take 10 not sure) I completed certificate of merit for piano, if i keep playing i can teach soon... Shit... I bow to you.
Clarett'sGreyGoose
07/12/03, 07:22 AM
Originally posted by BrandNewDream
Impressive...if your grades are as high as the difficulty of your schedule, then that picture of you at Harvard seems about right...
ms y o o n
07/12/03, 07:22 AM
smart people!! wow
i haven't read catcher in the rye
i need something to read in the summer so i guess i'll read that.
uhmm lord in the rings. because i was forced to read it... i didn't enjoy it at the time, but when i look back it was a good book. and yes the ending was a stinker
FallingOut
07/12/03, 07:28 AM
Ive read it like 4 times, my favorite book ever.
Originally posted by BrandNewDream
Impressive...if your grades are as high as the difficulty of your schedule, then that picture of you at Harvard seems about right...
thanks:D but i mom doesnt think that. I always have to improve my self, community service, get on varsity xcountry, never be late, next year im going to work at the largest radio station in taiwan. My godfather owns it
DriveThruRawker
07/12/03, 08:21 AM
i havent read the catcher in the rye. but i really wanna. my current favoirite book is the perks of being a wallflower. you should read its good.
evil zach
07/12/03, 08:32 AM
Originally posted by BrandNewDream
I wondered that too..the kids went through such a transformation throughout the book, and then that all disappears? Just doesn't seem practical to me. If their inate savagry has come out, and they're barbarians, practically, why would that go away? Wouldn't they abandon all they had back at home?
The reason they're innate "savagry" came out (personaly I don't belive that humans are innatly savage or that savage even exists, but I need to put this in the context of the novel) was because they didn't have the authority of an adult to keep them in check. the naval officer represents all of the outside forces that kept the civilized at home, hance their abandonment of savegry and return to civilization.
evil zach
07/12/03, 08:33 AM
Originally posted by Greg
i love catcher in the rye. it's really good.
Its one of those books that evrybody can relate to one one level or another
FallingOut
07/12/03, 09:04 AM
That is true its so good to read while you are in high school cause the character seems so real.
BrandNewDream
07/12/03, 09:47 AM
Originally posted by DriveThruRawker
i havent read the catcher in the rye. but i really wanna. my current favoirite book is the perks of being a wallflower. you should read its good.
I love that book.
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