Wed Jan 05, 2005 4:27 am
Little Woman. It set me off the way Jo spent her life(Get married, have all male children, run all male school...)
Interesting that the author, whom Jo was based on, never married, though.
And I just found it dull.
Interesting that the author, whom Jo was based on, never married, though.
And I just found it dull.
Wed Jan 05, 2005 3:15 pm
Lillie wrote:Igg wrote:Wuthering Heights. Not that I finished it. I was too busy using it to bash myself repeatedly on the head so I could FORGET THE ENTIRE EXPERIENCE.
Oh God, I hated the whole first half. Afterwards it was okay and I finished reading it with a relatively peaceful mind and pleasure that I did finish it. I can try really hard and imagine why people call it a classic, but it really made me want to cry (with boredom).
Oh but Treasure Island. Since it was written for boys, I can sincerely say there is not a bit of masculinity in me. I couldn't bear reading it (the language put me off -- but hey, maybe I'll try it again just so I can say I did it).
Yes, tears of boredom, thankyou Lillie darling *biiiig huggle because I never see you*
Treasure Island is alright, but I must admit it's a long time since it was read to me (I'm talking...8/9 years?) and the last I encountered it was a apassage in my year 9 SATs. Not that interesting for me and I guess the writing style isn't very attractive.
Thu Jan 06, 2005 10:29 am
The problem with Catcher in the Rye is that it is exceptionally dated, and it makes it hard for angst filled teens to relate to it as much as it was originally intended to.
Actually, I felt that there was quite a bit of irony in his accusations of people being 'phonies' as he was a bit of a shallow stereotypical teen himself.
Marshmallow Sky wrote:-It's completely psycho (It challenges the way you think about yourself and those you consider to be "Mentally Challenged". It also makes you consider the "phonies" and other such societal ills)
Actually, I felt that there was quite a bit of irony in his accusations of people being 'phonies' as he was a bit of a shallow stereotypical teen himself.
Thu Jan 06, 2005 11:00 pm
Great Expectations.
I mean, seriously, what is the point of that book?! It's in old english, and has like 20 plotlines. You can't even follow the book! And what's worse is that in a bunch of the schools in my area, including mine, honors english in ninth grade, which is what I was in last year, are required to read it. Gah!
I mean, seriously, what is the point of that book?! It's in old english, and has like 20 plotlines. You can't even follow the book! And what's worse is that in a bunch of the schools in my area, including mine, honors english in ninth grade, which is what I was in last year, are required to read it. Gah!
Sat Jan 08, 2005 2:17 pm
I actually liked Catcher in the Rye....but enough about that.
I just couldn't get into (and wolftracker is probably gonna hate me for this), A Separate Peace. I had to read it for school. Normally when I read a book, even if it was for school, I can get into the characters and everything. I felt nothing when I read this book.
Same goes for Jane Eyre.
I just couldn't get into (and wolftracker is probably gonna hate me for this), A Separate Peace. I had to read it for school. Normally when I read a book, even if it was for school, I can get into the characters and everything. I felt nothing when I read this book.
Same goes for Jane Eyre.
Sat Jan 08, 2005 3:50 pm
Of Mice and Men, unforgetable and touching classic, yah right! Books like that are just wrong 
Sat Jan 08, 2005 3:56 pm
i almost died reading the grapes of wrath. ARG!!
Sun Jan 09, 2005 3:51 am
IDBforumsSPY wrote:i almost died reading the grapes of wrath. ARG!!
I might have actually liked it had it not been SO long.
Sun Jan 09, 2005 4:26 am
fallen_enigma wrote:I actually liked Catcher in the Rye....but enough about that.
I just couldn't get into (and wolftracker is probably gonna hate me for this), A Separate Peace. I had to read it for school. Normally when I read a book, even if it was for school, I can get into the characters and everything. I felt nothing when I read this book.
Same goes for Jane Eyre.
why would I hate you? If I hated you for not liking it I'd also have to hate my own brother, who also doesn't like it. I just happen to adore Phineas. Upon reading the book I began to consider naming future male children Phineas.
I however, didn't like Catcher in the Rye. I have to agree with CSK, his labeling others as phonies wasn't just a little ironic, it was hugely ironic. I think part of the reason I didn't like the book, though, is because Holden hit too close to home. I live with a Holden Caulfield and I can't stand the character type in real-life either.
Sun Jan 09, 2005 8:58 am
Nah, I just said that because once I think you said you couldn't believe I hated it lol.*hugs Jules*
*thinks* Phineas...Phineas...why does that name look so familiar. I don't mean it's association with the book. Oh wait. Isn't that what Julia Roberts named her son?
*thinks* Phineas...Phineas...why does that name look so familiar. I don't mean it's association with the book. Oh wait. Isn't that what Julia Roberts named her son?
Sun Jan 09, 2005 11:28 am
fallen_enigma wrote:Nah, I just said that because once I think you said you couldn't believe I hated it lol.*hugs Jules*
*thinks* Phineas...Phineas...why does that name look so familiar. I don't mean it's association with the book. Oh wait. Isn't that what Julia Roberts named her son?
I'd associate that with Phileas Fogg, one of the main characters in Jules Verne's Around The World In Eighty Days, now that is a good classic
Anyway, I suppose this is a bit off-topic... *shuts up*
Sun Jan 09, 2005 11:37 am
Silja wrote:Of Mice and Men, unforgetable and touching classic, yah right! Books like that are just wrong
Why is it wrong?
Sun Jan 09, 2005 4:53 pm
I've read a lot of books for AP English, and I've read them all; some I hated but the only book I could never read was from eighth grade: The Red Badge of Courage. It was boring and depressing, and it was just terrible. The teacher made us actually buy our books (they were only a dollar though) and when we were done I tossed mine in the trash because that book was so. Bad.
Sun Jan 09, 2005 5:53 pm
wolftracker wrote:fallen_enigma wrote:I actually liked Catcher in the Rye....but enough about that.
I just couldn't get into (and wolftracker is probably gonna hate me for this), A Separate Peace. I had to read it for school. Normally when I read a book, even if it was for school, I can get into the characters and everything. I felt nothing when I read this book.
Same goes for Jane Eyre.
I loved Jane Eyre. It's one of the best books i've read, and i was very close to tears in it. Charlotte Bronte has the most precise descriptions and really is a master of character development as well.
Sun Jan 09, 2005 7:22 pm
Igg wrote:Silja wrote:Of Mice and Men, unforgetable and touching classic, yah right! Books like that are just wrong
Why is it wrong?
Well, basically just because it was so bad in my opinion that it's just wrong to even publish things like that and make people buy it and make them waste their money on it and also waste that time it took the to read it and... but that's just my opinion, now isn't it?
