Heeeey haven't heard from you in a while! I've actually just surfaced from my intent efforts in the college process and lo and behold, you updated! Anyway, I think I'm prety much done with chapter 9. Do you think you'll be able to look it over next week?
As for the books and in no specific order... 1. Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice 2. Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment 3. Nabokov's Lolita (one of the best books I've ever read) 4. Sophie Kinsella's Confessions of a Shopoholic series (I kid you not, and you'll fall in love with Luke Brandon. Best beach books EVER) 5. F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby 6. Sophocles' Oedipus Rex plays 7. Homer's Odyssey 8. Mary Shelley's Frankenstein 9. Dante's Divine Comedy (I've only read excerpts, but they're all brilliant, so I'm assuming the rest of the 'series' is as well) 10. And, on a more childish note, Lewis Caroll's Alice in Wonderland: Through the Looking Glass
Heeeey you. Yes, I received your email and I should be able to have it back to you by sometime this weekend if not before. I'll try to make that my "yay, I did some work, time for a break" item while working on my paper for class. =)
Ohh! Lovely book suggestions! I've actually read 1,2,5,6, and 10 but it's been aaaagges. And I've read Frankenstein a million times. One of my faves for sure. I actually tried to watch the movie, the classic from 1930 something with that Boris guy and couldn't do because it's too far off from the book. Adam just laughed at me. I got through the first...oh, five minutes and stopped. Thank you for the list, darling. I do appreciate your opinions.
Love to ya and I'll try to get Ch 9 back to you asap. *hugs*
Yay! Okay, perfect. I actually don't need it back until like mid-next week, but as soon as possible's always fab. (My goal is to update by the end of the first full week of December.)
Oh, yay! I'm glad. BAAAH I LOVE FRANKENSTEIN! It's like physically impossible to not sympathize for the monster, especially when he's living in the hut... And yes, the movie's absolutely terrible, it's so far off the book, it might as well have a completely different title.
Don't extend my deadline, lol, that equals more procrastination which I don't want to do to you.
Like the procrastination I'm doing now.
Ahh, yes, Frankenstein is FABULOUS. I actually go back and forth a bit with my sympathy, though it does tend to go more towards the monster. There are sooo many themes in that story, it's amazingly awesome.
I think there was only one (of the many) movies that stayed true to the book, and it has Mary Shelly's name in the title I believe though I've never seen it. It bothers me that people think the monster is Frankenstein...
Colleen McCullough - Torn Birds Chuck Palahniuk - Fight Club Virginia Woolf - Mrs. Dalloway (Michael Cunningham - The Hours) Irvine Welsh - Trainspotting Philip Roth - American Pastoral J. R. R. Tolkien - The Lord of the Rings (*grins*) Marion Zimmer Bradley - Mists of Avalon Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett - Good Omens Alexander Dumas - The Count of Monte Cristo
Ohh! Did I challenge you?!?! I was hoping you'd reply to this. *grins* I've started the LotR but never finished them (not that they weren't good, it's just that I kept stopping and asking Adam references from the movies like soandso was this character, right? and he got annoyed so I stopped. lol). And I read The Count of Monte Cristo in a class a long time ago. Otherwise I've not read any on your list.
You did. *grins* Oh, forget the movies when you read LotR--it's much more thriling that way. If Adam grows tired, though, you can always ask me! *grins* Oh, the Count was the book of my childhood--that and La reine Margot. I've reread so many of Dumas' works since then that they're almost second nature to me or something. I still have a hard time thinking of French history without mixing up his plotlines with actual historical events.
Hmm, it has been a while since I've seen the movies so perhaps it's a good time to take a second try at reading them then. I'll be sure to remeber to ask you any questions. I tried reading the Hobit once too, but I got bored with that.
I'm reading finally The Da Vinci Code and rereading Shakespear's Two Gentlemen of Verona right now.
I've heard of Dumas. You've sparked my interst now, though. I love books that I have to think twice about whether it really happened or if it's fiction. =)
Hmm, I don't know if I'll hit ten, but I'll just throw titles out there...
If you like Science Fiction--and even if you don't--why not try out: Ender's Game (and the rest of those series) by Orson Scott Card.*
If you'd prefer some [original] fantasy (not stuff that is practically LotR fanfiction), check out: The Wheel of Time Series by Robert Jordan. (But start with book one, The Eye of the World, rather than the Prequel novel, New Spring.)* The 10th Kingdom, by Simon Moore. (This one is hilarious--oringinaly a 10-hour TV show, but still a wonderful twist on those old Grimm stories. Highly recommended for a shorter, but thoroughly enjoyable, read.)* His Dark Materials Series, by Philip Pullman
Want something more modern? Why not American Gods by Neil Gaimon A Thousand Little Pieces by James Frey.
Or, a classic? Crime and Punishment, by Fyodor Dostoyevsky* American Gods, by Neil Gaimon Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen* East of Eden, John Steinbeck* The Sound and the Fury, William Faulkner*Hmm, I know there are more... but enjoy
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I haven't actually read it *as she looks up and stares at the book*. It was one of Adam's favorites and he forced me to watch the movie multiple times. It was already on my 'to read' list.
I realized two things as I was trying to go to sleep last night:
1) I thought of another book: Les Miserables by Victor Hugo.
2) I am an idiot. Next time we're both on AIM, I can send you the audio books for Hitchhicker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Hobbit, the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Ender's Game, Ender's Shadow (to be read after Ender's Game), and even the opening chapters of Eye of the World. Heh...
Okay so I'm doing my history reading and saw 'research on blood-plasma technology and on antibacterial sulfa drugs progressed rapidly,' which randomly made me think of another book. Lol. If you haven't read To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee yet, you must do so PRONTO.
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As for the books and in no specific order...
1. Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice
2. Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment
3. Nabokov's Lolita (one of the best books I've ever read)
4. Sophie Kinsella's Confessions of a Shopoholic series (I kid you not, and you'll fall in love with Luke Brandon. Best beach books EVER)
5. F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby
6. Sophocles' Oedipus Rex plays
7. Homer's Odyssey
8. Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
9. Dante's Divine Comedy (I've only read excerpts, but they're all brilliant, so I'm assuming the rest of the 'series' is as well)
10. And, on a more childish note, Lewis Caroll's Alice in Wonderland: Through the Looking Glass
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Ohh! Lovely book suggestions! I've actually read 1,2,5,6, and 10 but it's been aaaagges. And I've read Frankenstein a million times. One of my faves for sure. I actually tried to watch the movie, the classic from 1930 something with that Boris guy and couldn't do because it's too far off from the book. Adam just laughed at me. I got through the first...oh, five minutes and stopped. Thank you for the list, darling. I do appreciate your opinions.
Love to ya and I'll try to get Ch 9 back to you asap.
*hugs*
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Oh, yay! I'm glad. BAAAH I LOVE FRANKENSTEIN! It's like physically impossible to not sympathize for the monster, especially when he's living in the hut... And yes, the movie's absolutely terrible, it's so far off the book, it might as well have a completely different title.
Anytime, Miss. &hearts
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Like the procrastination I'm doing now.
Ahh, yes, Frankenstein is FABULOUS. I actually go back and forth a bit with my sympathy, though it does tend to go more towards the monster. There are sooo many themes in that story, it's amazingly awesome.
I think there was only one (of the many) movies that stayed true to the book, and it has Mary Shelly's name in the title I believe though I've never seen it. It bothers me that people think the monster is Frankenstein...
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Chuck Palahniuk - Fight Club
Virginia Woolf - Mrs. Dalloway (Michael Cunningham - The Hours)
Irvine Welsh - Trainspotting
Philip Roth - American Pastoral
J. R. R. Tolkien - The Lord of the Rings (*grins*)
Marion Zimmer Bradley - Mists of Avalon
Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett - Good Omens
Alexander Dumas - The Count of Monte Cristo
Oh, this is hard!
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I will check them out.
Thank you for your opinions. =)
*love*
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Please do! You'll probably enjoy them =)
You're welcome!
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I'm reading finally The Da Vinci Code and rereading Shakespear's Two Gentlemen of Verona right now.
I've heard of Dumas. You've sparked my interst now, though. I love books that I have to think twice about whether it really happened or if it's fiction. =)
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If you like Science Fiction--and even if you don't--why not try out:
Ender's Game (and the rest of those series) by Orson Scott Card.*
If you'd prefer some [original] fantasy (not stuff that is practically LotR fanfiction), check out:
The Wheel of Time Series by Robert Jordan. (But start with book one, The Eye of the World, rather than the Prequel novel, New Spring.)*
The 10th Kingdom, by Simon Moore. (This one is hilarious--oringinaly a 10-hour TV show, but still a wonderful twist on those old Grimm stories. Highly recommended for a shorter, but thoroughly enjoyable, read.)*
His Dark Materials Series, by Philip Pullman
Want something more modern? Why not
American Gods by Neil Gaimon
A Thousand Little Pieces by James Frey.
Or, a classic?
Crime and Punishment, by Fyodor Dostoyevsky*
American Gods, by Neil Gaimon
Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen*
East of Eden, John Steinbeck*
The Sound and the Fury, William Faulkner*Hmm, I know there are more... but enjoy ( ... )
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Neil Gaiman is love. *grins*
Oh! Science fiction! How could I forget? Missy, if you haven't read The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, you should do so. ASAP!
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1) I thought of another book: Les Miserables by Victor Hugo.
2) I am an idiot. Next time we're both on AIM, I can send you the audio books for Hitchhicker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Hobbit, the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Ender's Game, Ender's Shadow (to be read after Ender's Game), and even the opening chapters of Eye of the World. Heh...
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Mm, I'll have to be sure to remind you of that. *grin*
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Kk. Back to Post '45.
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Seen the movie - check
Seen the play - check
Classic that can't be ignored, good ole Boo.
Now, how did reading 'research on blood-plasma...' lead you to Mockingbird?
Nvm. Momentarily forgot who I was talking to. *grin*
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