Kipahni's comments
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Kipahni's comments from the You'll love this one...!! A book club & more group.
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Henk wrote: "But isn't it written through Scout's eyes as it is semi-autobiographical novel. I don't remember whether I read that somewhere or have come to believe as the book seems so real and vivid.
Does a..."
In "Mockingbird" a sort of biography on Harper Lee, The author says that there are characters in the book tkam that are based on real life (as mentioned with truman capote being dill) and even the town's setting is similiar to her childhood.
Henk wrote: "The speech is by Mr Raymond Dolphus where he says that Dill is too young to hide his reaction to the 'hell that white people give coloured folks'. It is the start of chapter 20.
Perhaps stereoty..."
You mention that Atticus seems too good vs ewell being all bad. But what if because we are seeing the story through scouts eyes that is how she sees the world. Even when I was a child I remember things being more black and white- my sister and I even had a game of it where we would smile when we looked at "good people" and frown at the "bad people" perhaps scout just lived in a more dichotomy like world (which much of the south in my experience was like that)
Kathy D wrote: "I love the movie of P&P but the book is so wordy that I have never been able to plow my way thru-the reason I don`t care for any historical.I am wondering if the same text is used or if they thru o..."It is deffinetly abridged but still contains wordyness in order to be authentic with the jane austen style
I DO like the the antagonists in this version get a better come uppance then in the origional
I finished it- what a bunch of wackiness.
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Melanie wrote: "I would say that transport (outside of London) is better than when Bryson wrote the book, but it is something of a "postcode lottery"......aha! Another "British" phrase for you to puzzle over!
Per..."
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I understand that but to pay someone off? Like in the case with darcy's sister? unless it was hush money for him because the slept together- which I know couldn't be the case so did they want him to not go around town saying how he had the chance to elope with the young miss darcy and in effect ruin her reputation?
For those that have read the jane austin p&p does she explain why it was such a scandle for whickam to want to elope with Mr. Darcy's younger sister?
I reached the 100 pge mark! I don't have much background reading or watching horror movies but there are some pretty gross scenes that I don't know if I was to swallow the small vomit in the back of my throat or laugh nervously and turn the page
absalutely absurd.
It's not laugh out loud funny, but I do find myself smirking through certain passages, for example when Elizabeth in attempts to amuse Lady Catherine and Co. spars with the three ninjas- and does the Kung fu punch in the chest. or the various names for zombies (the unmentionables ect.)
Jun 27, 2009 02:42AM
I am reading it PDF- While I don't know if I would buy it I am enjoying reading it- I think its silly!
Heather wrote: "Lindsay. I hope you love the book of lost things....hmmm...that reminds me, I need to re-read that. Maybe next after I get finished with Rumo tomorrow or so."I was thinking about re-reading it too!
Molly wrote: "please share your thoughts on Stolenchild
okay I wouldn't compare it to The book of lost things. In the book of lost things I felt the heart break and the magic- and loved all the characters vonerability and courage.
Stolen child is another book all together. While there are elements of fey that make it kind of magical I found it less fairy tale and more a question of trying to find out " who one really is" and "what does it mean to be human" It is still a good read, but I didn't feel as attached to the characters (but the author could have done that on purpose, highlighting the fact that the two main characters henry day and Aniday do not belong in their worlds)
I started Stolen Child (as it was reccomended as a similar story to The Book of Lost Things)
And I am finishing The lost art of Practicing His Presence It's about learning how to center oneself (the Quaker form of Zen Buhddism)
Heather wrote: "C - just had an extremely hard time connecting with any of the characters and by the time anything happened in the book, I really stopped caring. The only reason I finished it is because I kept hop..."
That is exactly like amsterdam-by the time anything happends you don't care about the characters enough to really enjoy the plot
C F S R wrote: "Kipahni wrote: "i just finished Amsterdam my ian mcewan....blah didn't like it."
Interesting. I've been very impressed with the four McEwan's I've read, but you're the second person I know who's..."
I think it was a combo of a lot of things.
it was on the 1001 books to read before you die, so I had a preconcieved notion that the literary style would be unique or the story line would be twisty turny. (like the other ones mentioned in 1001 books to read list)
I also had a little bit of high expectations because McEwan is so popular (I have not read his other books so I am sure that Amsterdam is not a proper example of his writing ability)
I also was reading it via computer, which makes all enjoyments of books a little less, because it just isn't as aesthtic.
As far as the book itself, characters are souless, selfish and unrelateable, and I knew the ending by page 50. It was a good thing the book was so short otherwise I might have not finished it.
i just finished Amsterdam my ian mcewan....blah didn't like it.
starting everlost because i wanted to reaad something suernatural.
Heather wrote: "aaaand stayed up rediculously late to finish The Sugar Queen. Lovely. Quite quick, quite fluffy, quite a nice little package of a chick book. Now, before I got off to bed, as it is now past 1 am my..."
i hope you like the e. nesbit stories i find her story telling so charming!
a book about freedom
ie (countries becoming free, the abolishment of slavery ect..)
You'll love this one...!! A book club...
