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re: IM still taking it all in :(
Posted on 12/14/12 at 11:46 pm to mograyback
Posted on 12/14/12 at 11:46 pm to mograyback
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Posted on 12/14/12 at 11:46 pm to Rebelgator
Yes I liked the characters and the setting
Posted on 12/14/12 at 11:48 pm to mograyback
Of Mice and Men is ok, but to try and elevate the Grapes of Wrath to any respectable level is absurd. The dictionary has a more compelling story.
ETA: If I had a time machine I'd kick him square in the balls. Then Shakespeare. Lastly, Hitler.
ETA: If I had a time machine I'd kick him square in the balls. Then Shakespeare. Lastly, Hitler.
This post was edited on 12/14/12 at 11:51 pm
Posted on 12/14/12 at 11:50 pm to JDM1992
I happened to be born in a year that turned out to be an anomaly for my hometown. We had about 30 kids go to universities, whereas the usual is 5-10. So I had a solid group of people with similar backgrounds and interests that I was around every day. We were more or less segregated from the rest of the school through honors programs, and rarely had to actually deal with the other students in a classroom setting. Had I been born a year before or a year after, my social life in HS would have sucked.
Posted on 12/14/12 at 11:51 pm to Rebelgator
Of Mice and Men>Grapes of Wrath
No doubt in my mind. I had to skip ahead several times in GOW to make it through the book. I actually enjoyed Of Mice and Men.
No doubt in my mind. I had to skip ahead several times in GOW to make it through the book. I actually enjoyed Of Mice and Men.
Posted on 12/14/12 at 11:52 pm to 15sammy34
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Posted on 12/14/12 at 11:53 pm to Rebelgator
In light of today's events, I also recall another author I absolutely hate-Jodi Picoult. I had to write a review of one of her books in high school and completely ripped everything about it. What a hypocritical count. Got an A on the paper too. 
Posted on 12/14/12 at 11:54 pm to JDM1992
I'd also recommend the Rabbit series by John Updike(not related to Harvey)
I'm going to bed guys goodnight
I'm going to bed guys goodnight
Posted on 12/14/12 at 11:54 pm to JDM1992
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GOW should have been as short as Of Mice and Men. It's horribly over-extended
Agreed. He took a story that would have fit in a novella and stretched it into a relatively long novel.
Posted on 12/14/12 at 11:54 pm to DMagic
Night D. 
Posted on 12/14/12 at 11:56 pm to 15sammy34
While we're on this, Sylvia Plath can rot for trying to compare her daddy issues to the Holocaust.
Posted on 12/14/12 at 11:57 pm to BluegrassBelle
I also really liked these as some interesting page turner type books. But I am a major history nerd, soooooo....
Posted on 12/14/12 at 11:59 pm to Rebelgator
I'm just going to be honest here, and it's going to sound sexist as hell, but oh well-I don't generally care for female authors. Obviously that isn't always the case, hell I liked Frankenstein when no one else did. But overall it's rare that I read a book by a woman and like it.
Posted on 12/14/12 at 11:59 pm to Robot Santa
that actually looks really interesting
Posted on 12/15/12 at 12:00 am to Robot Santa
They sound cool.
Posted on 12/15/12 at 12:01 am to 15sammy34
Eh, same here.
Also, I like Jeffery Eugindes. Don't judge me
Also, I like Jeffery Eugindes. Don't judge me
Posted on 12/15/12 at 12:01 am to 15sammy34
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Posted on 12/15/12 at 12:02 am to JDM1992
I like Squidbillies. They should make Squidbillies books.
"I like ridin' in mah truck. Auburn sucks. I don't care for Auburn."
"I like ridin' in mah truck. Auburn sucks. I don't care for Auburn."
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Posted on 12/15/12 at 12:02 am to JDM1992
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Posted on 12/15/12 at 12:03 am to heartbreakTiger
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that actually looks really interesting
They are cool if you are into Napoleonic Wars history type stuff. He goes into a lot of detail about the tactics, battles, politics, etc.
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