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“ Possibly the "first modernist novel" this still feels fresh 110/20 years after being written. A really good read and the use... ”
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“ Definitely my favourite Shakespeare thus far (that isn't saying much) - the character of Iago steals the show, excellent,... ”
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thanx so much for ur opinions of fight club. and i too look forward to reading 1984 as well, my dad just bought it for me and i can't wait to start it.
Hey James, I'm finding Nanowrimo an excellent experience. Although I know what I've written so far is a pile of crap, it's great to have the experience of actually writing something. Sorry for the late reply, by the way. We've just finished our school week of exams. Now we only have one more week of school for the year. Then it's summer holidays! Yes, 1984 is a fantastic read. A chilling tale, I thought, and very well wriiten.
A real one? Bummer.... hope you feel better soon.Ahh, that's irritating... but wow, 100 pages? In a month??? Jeez... make feel inferior, wot.... :D I would stop at the point that best suits the story, if it were me. But you do what you think is best.Ahh, OK... yes, I have heard Stephen King was good but had never read any myself... think I will go get it out of the library sometime....NO, no fun at all. OK, so graphics was at the start, but so MUCH to do! And maths, well.... meh..... it was OK. Just time-consuming. Lucky you. You're quite 'exciting'? Wow. ;)On thursday I went to see the production of Oliver at the theatre... loved it, brilliant acting, singing, etc.... have fun. :) Have you ever visited the site My Life Is Average? If you haven't you don't know what you're missing. Try it. Go to www.mylifeisaverage.com . Read at least one page before you quit. So funny.Kate
I haven't started it. I keep meaning to. Every month I say I'm going to read it and then it somehow gets pushed down the list. I will read it before the year is over. Hunger looks like a really interesting read. I've now added it to my list. Thanks for suggesting it!
Aww, that's not good. :( Sorry you weren't feeling that great. I kinda guessed you were tired or something..... hope you find your happy again soon. If it is any consolation, I know how you feel. You know what I'd do? I'd get "sick" for a week. With something really "contagious". ;) Nice and rejuvenating.Haha, I have learned that if I put things down I do not pick them up again. I am tired of abandoning stories for "better" ideas. I'll just finish it, I guess. But probably I will never have the same enthusiasm for this idea as I do now. But good advice :)Have you read Stephen King's Carrie ? I began reading it (well, I stole it off someone else for a few minutes) and it was really interesting. Well, the three pages I read were interesting. Have you read it?I am SOOOO glad that FINALLY my graphics and maths projects are done. I was up until the early hours of this morning, trying to finish them. Yes! Weekend of playstation and Shelfari and reading and writing........Bye then! :DK
world is not quantity but quality...and i ignore tht, yeah i was wondering myself.
that bulb glowed after i wrote to you. but i thought you would have it. you seem to own the whole world. but i just found someone else who could help me...and if not i'll find others. thanks. and yeah...i'm back to ulysses. i realised i'm only in chapter 5 and not 7 as i said. and i have to ask you sth. but let me see if i can find out for myself.
james, this is urgent for me...do you have flannery o connor's collection of short stories which has the story a good man is hard to find. i have the text of the story but i've to quote from it for the article i'm writing and i can't cite internet as primary source. i mean it has to be a book. i have to wait so many hours now for your reply :(i'm in the thick of things as i'm travelling tomorrow and i haven't read Ulysses for two days and it's bothering me. i will somehow today.used bookstores is a bleak concept here. i'd ordered clockwork, sl5 and caramelo online. those people are ridiculously late.mr g didn't accept my request....james....pl do get back to me on flannery.
instant reactions...yes, yes...any time. only you know the cretins you're talking abt...the self-righteous will never like mulligan...initially i read somewhere like he's actually bad...is he? i got such a nice feel. i've to ask you sth in the Ulysses chapter i'm reading...will ask tomorrow. too sleepy today.i lose interest in groups so soon. don't know why. i'm really sleepy...it's so bugging i don't have a book.
saw a Mr. G who has also read the man without qualities. do you know him? how did you find the book?
your question for the day was unnerving...buck mulligan, well nothing insightful. robust, kind. in fact i liked only him till i reached bloom, who seemed to continue the link...haven't read much of bloom but i got the same feel with mulligan...give me some more time to become intelligent.i don't have any book in hand. do you know any ebook sites? your connection with books is so...umbilical. it's touching...is the samuel beckett group purposefully so...nothing?
I think Outsiderness is a great theme, because there'll be a lot to write about, especially for you, I suppose (judging from your reading). Is that for A-levels?I think this article by Terry Eagleton about those at the margins in literature will be interesting for you: http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2001/jun/23/classics.artsandhumanitiesI'd like to read Hunger, too. I think we talked about it before.
so there are some who don't like Shakespeare...it's often sacrilege to pull him down the pedestal. but i never cared to find out the political context in Shakespeare's plays while i read them. tht included, they would've been better liked, i guess.i have given up looking up for references in Ulysses. i'm just reading it. nice fren of urs who described Ulysses thus ;)i'm defo placing order for nick hornby and thompson. laugh-out-loud...yes, yes, i love to.i loved the plot in dorian gray...read it by scrapping off the eulogy in between. it was a re-read anyway. anything of pure physical beauty brings me immense delight...be it face, body parts, colours, photographs. i related well to the art-soul-beauty in the book.how come you manage to read so many books together? wah...
Thanks for the recommendation. I haven't really gotten into drama yet. I'm aiming to read the Theban Plays. Have you heard of Nabokov's posthumous publication, The Original of Laura?So what do you plan to read next?
Hahaha, not intentionally....... just something I say at the moment. "bye then". At random, you know?Our email chain is the funniest. Just been re-reading from a while ago.....I am slightly bored of my 70-page story... I have a new one rattling around inside my head now, trying to get out and onto paper. It's really irritating, because this is a great idea (methinks) but I kinda want to finish this 70p story first, and.............. *sighs* I'm only a fifth of the way through.Bye then,Kate
nausea! i know well enough what it is! with plays ive felt i don't know how to appreciate even a well-written piece...but tht was a long time bck.yeah, i cried when i read ch 3 of ulysses coz i couldn't understand it...one has to be a human encyclopedia. ah," manages to put so much in the book", well-described!and melville is defo long-winded. i wear a corset and read it in huff-puff but it amuses me to think people can or used to write so. it's interesting to stand bck and look at it...it makes me laugh at times and i like that. style is the strength and future of literature than plot.any suggestion for a really funny read?
oh, thank you for accepting!
no, i came across your note in bibliophile's profile (i don't know him but he lives in near-by town). i noticed your edits, so it was first you, then dracula :)existential...whinging in abundance? then i've hardly read. such characters speak so less, i can't imagine.i'm in chapter 7 (if they can b called so) of ulysses. chapter 3 flew right over my head. bloom's entry has made it more enjoyable...IMAGINE someone being able to spin out words like that! oh, if you loved it, then you could help me with it at times?i'm also with bartleby now. my bundle of books is getting delayed.
Hahaha, I can never write anything short.... like that narrative I wrote for school - meant to be 1-2 pages, I kinda wrote seven......*sheepish smile*Oh, probably just because I looked at a rather small image... I will take your word for it.Are we in a no paragraphs / new sentences mood? ;)Bye thenkate
me.........& ME...thanks for your notei joined the BECKETT group...because i saw you were of... i won't say a word thereof... and the Silence be truly Golden, yes?Home Renos..if you had seen this house after my Dad died...i had/have no choice...either Reno..or trash the place..and i have no Chioce...i am on your side with Uni Applications...i remember way back when i was doing such...but you are way smarter than i was...my smarts came from time...best to you & yoursJUDE
