Winter = Books?

by ScarZy • 23 Dec 2009, 14:16 • Journals
Personally the winter means fires and books - with mince pies. It also means i play a stupid amount of games, watch shows i would normally never have time for, and skipping any social activities even when they have been planned for me. I blame noodle for making me sleep in this morning. He kept me up with Bear Grylls being a man and eating fish and snakes. Manly.

I happily received my book this morning, or should i say afternoon. I decided to buy Lorna Doone for a easy and cheap £2. £2 for 566 pages of hopefully brilliantly written work. I am also meant to be reading numerous history books, i've read around half of one so far and plan to read the remainder of it this afternoon since i cannot be bother going out in the snow.

I also want to read Orwell's animal farm, again, this holiday - that's usually a thing I end up staying up to do. I should revisit some Wuthering Heights chapters too, not that i can be bothered with that text whatsoever.

What are you reading? If you are reading something are you enjoying it? Is it snowing in your area? If so how thick/cold is it?

xxx
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pupupup 23 Dec 2009, 14:17
books :d nerd
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gambit 23 Dec 2009, 14:18
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ScarZy 23 Dec 2009, 14:20
My father highly recommends king, good stuff?
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gambit 23 Dec 2009, 14:20
yea i really liked it
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evan 23 Dec 2009, 14:44
He is a good storyteller but a terrible writer. The only people who would say he is a good writer are those who only read contemporary fiction, and have not got the patience or inclination to find something better.
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Bitmap 23 Dec 2009, 14:56
His writing is easy enough to understand for us non-English speakers to read his books in the original language though, that's a plus.

If only his stories were better, there's way too much supernatural crap. :)
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evan 23 Dec 2009, 15:28
That is a fair point, though I would argue that the likes of Edgar Allan Poe are not that hard to understand, even for non-native speakers. Personally, I would avoid King and read more worthwhile writers in translation; reading in native languages seems overrated in my opinion.
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Bitmap 23 Dec 2009, 17:58
"reading in native languages seems overrated in my opinion"

If your reading comprehension is good enough to enjoy the original then it's not overrated, there's always stuff lost in translation (like 1/3 of Douglas Adams' jokes).

It's also a good way to practice/maintain your linguistic skills.
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evan 23 Dec 2009, 21:03
Well I am reading a lot of Russian literature at the moment which mentions English literature, which the Russian writers would have read in French, and their understanding and use is fine. In my opinion anyone with the inclination can understand the cultural references that foreign writers use, and I do not think that that much is lost in translation, though it will depend on the languages used of course; the sentence structure of some French literature translated into English is a little weird at times but the meaning is still perceivable so it is not a problem. Ideally, it would be great if most writers were bi-lingual, however.
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gambit 23 Dec 2009, 15:34
so stories are there to educate oneself, not for the purpose of entertaining?
i couldnt care less if his writing skills suck - if i buy a king book i know what ive gotta expect and i know that he will keep me entertained and thats why i chose his book.
if i wanted to educate myself i wouldve bought something different. dont compare two totally different things
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evan 23 Dec 2009, 16:01
Where did I suggest that the purpose of reading was education? How am I comparing 'two different things' when I talk about Edgar Allan Poe in relation to Stephen King, who, ironically enough, tries his very best to emulate the former? Your reading methodology puts you in a poor position to talk about literature in all fairness so I would avoid doing so at all costs.
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gambit 23 Dec 2009, 16:12
youre doin it again.
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evan 23 Dec 2009, 16:51
It seems Stephen King is a perfect match for you...
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gambit 23 Dec 2009, 16:59
dont compare two totally different things
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Rhand 24 Dec 2009, 09:38
How many books of him did you read to base that opinion upon?
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evan 24 Dec 2009, 14:09
A few; my dissertation supervisor is writing a book about King's work too, and he was far harsher than me when we discussed this. He said King had no sense of style and that his novels were a mess, structurally, compared to the likes of Henry James, which I personally see as an unfair comparison, though I know why he makes it.
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Rhand 24 Dec 2009, 20:31
Well, I suppose he's right but I doubt King gives a rat's ass ;-p
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Bitmap 23 Dec 2009, 14:28
"Simpsons did it!"
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PaRzi 23 Dec 2009, 17:13
"Under the dome" was really good. :)
I just finished "Gerald’s Game", you ever read that!? I thought it was so awesome, definitely one of my favs of him.
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mental 23 Dec 2009, 14:18
Play HoN with me.
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ScarZy 23 Dec 2009, 14:19
NO NERD
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mental 23 Dec 2009, 14:20
DONT CALL ME NERD
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strN 23 Dec 2009, 14:25
DONT CALL HIM NERD
CALL HIM MENTAL
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strN 23 Dec 2009, 14:18
roleplaying?
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Loekino 23 Dec 2009, 14:19
The Interpretation of Dreams, boring stuff yet interesting
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walle 23 Dec 2009, 14:20
I read Alistair Maclean only and man i enjoy it
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AbedNadir 23 Dec 2009, 14:20
just started reading WOT again
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JobCohen 23 Dec 2009, 14:20
Been rereading my book collection (I have to save money somehow :() so far read about 11 books of Feist..
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dnl 23 Dec 2009, 14:21
I've read all Vonnegut's books last time ;)
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Piegie 23 Dec 2009, 14:25
You should also read the Eragon series, pretty good aswell imo.
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Rhand 23 Dec 2009, 20:47
Eragon is crap.
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Piegie 23 Dec 2009, 20:52
Don't say that, my life relies on those books
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Mayni 23 Dec 2009, 14:27
Just read

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Need to finish some programming and otherwise I am a free man. Apart from work and evidently too much time i spend gaming. Know what you mean about not bothering to go out, its all too tempting. But i leave you with these wise words: Stop being such a pussy and go outside.
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ScarZy 23 Dec 2009, 15:04
ITS COLD OUTSIDE I WISH IT WOULD CLEAR UPpppppppppppP
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madi 23 Dec 2009, 14:36
If u wanna read something rly interesting, u might try this:

1. Book

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2. Book

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i recommend to read it in this order :>
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n00n 23 Dec 2009, 14:36
you are such a pussy
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Steven Seagal 23 Dec 2009, 14:36
kritiek van de zuivere rede , from kant, really nice book.
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evan 23 Dec 2009, 14:42
I finished reading Mikhail Lermontov's A Hero of Our Time on the coach home on Monday, and started reading Thomas Hardy's Jude the Obscure yesterday. The former is for my dissertation and the latter is for a nineteen century fiction unit. Unfortunately, I do not get much time to read my own stuff, but I am receiving a number of new books for Christmas; about to send a list to my sister, actually!
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ScarZy 23 Dec 2009, 16:17
My mother's boyfriend is an avid reader indeed. We have a most charming and excellent selection upon a grand bookcase downstairs, got literature to last me many winters down there. Leather chair, cup of coffee, mince pies and a fire. So relaxing and easy going. Makes winter bearable in good ol' snowy manchester.
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m1ke 23 Dec 2009, 14:44
ken follett - the pillars of the earth
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PC 23 Dec 2009, 14:54
Reading Tender is the Night by Fitzgerald.
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Spirea 23 Dec 2009, 14:58
Tolstoi's Anna Karenina atm :P
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Snorfiets 23 Dec 2009, 14:59
Bear Grylls yes. Same.
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suVi 23 Dec 2009, 15:08
#baserace.et
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PaRzi 23 Dec 2009, 17:20
Atm reading:

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and

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Rhand 23 Dec 2009, 20:49
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Book about Brazil national football team and Brazilian football in general.
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Piegie 23 Dec 2009, 20:54
+ Just finished 'The Lost Symbol' of Dan Brown.
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