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Oct 14, 2014 11:43AM
PI is also on our TBR. I'll try to read that one too if I get time this week. How much are you done with it?
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Okay :DAcha I'll go now. See ya tomorrow :)
The last two left. I'll complete it kal.
Ipshi, I completed MB. Superb book! So glad we did it ^_^I couldn't start Shining yesterday, will do today. I read the introduction in the afternoon. What about you?
And what's with SoaT? Any progress? :P
Shining? Finally that book started :P Read your review of MB Ishu :P Loved it :D
Haha, yeah finally! :PI plan to finish it within a week, Cyndi and I plan on doing another crime novel for our BR.
You joining in?
Thanks ishi :)
I think I will :D My buddy also wants to read it..so I might go slow till she starts :P
But this one I'll pakka read :D
:):)
Okay, good then :)I'll be taking it a little fast for Cyndi. You guys do it at your pace!
Sure :) This book has been long pending anyway :P:P
Heya :) Divi will be joining too for Shining :D
I was wondering whether we should make a separate thread for Shining? What do you girls say? :)
Okay good :)I started yesterday and finished 2 chapters. Idk if ipshi is reading it too but I had to start coz of Cyndi. Anyway, if she joins in, let's discuss here, if not, I can come to your thread. Let's not make another, too many threads already :)
Alright then :) We'll try to catch up :)
Take it at your own pace. Don't rush for me :)I'm not setting a pace for this one because I want to finish it fast. I have to start another crime book for a challenge in another group this month too.
Shining is goooood! Goosebump-y! :D
Ishi, I think not :PPolo- so I've heard! And the intro was amazing so I'm hoping it's good :P
Stephen might be the only author whose fantasy books I want to read! Paranormal is so much fun :D
@Ishita: Oh :P And to say it was originally supposed to be your both BR :P:P
IKR? That's biscuit always does that -_-But he's not reading anything as of now. Sort of taking a break, too busy partying with his flatmates :P
Haha :P Oh! :P So Not so smart one is not started yet? :P
Ishu- :D I couldn't stay up till late night, while reading this. Towards the 2nd half, its real scary..
And paranormal stuff is more terrifying when you read as a book, because there ain't any limits to your imagination. :o
Not trying to scare you, though. Don't kill me if it did.. :P
This was my favourite by Stephen. I read his Joyland, but it didn't live upto my expectations. But this was well crafted. :)
Scary does it, Polo! I like paranormal though I can't sleep alone after something like that but still :PI've heard this is King's favorite too. Let's see :)
Same here. :DHappy reading you all.. :) :p
I hope you all get The Shine. :D
speaking of party, I have another party today :P
I. Envy. You. Biscuit. -_-Polo- it's shining when it's shining ;)
Sorry, I forgot to check this thread since I didn't get any notification >.<I'm starting Shining tonight. Still a few chapters of MB left, but I'll finish it by tomorrow probably.
I was wondering -_-I am more than halfway through Shinning, and I plan to finish it by the 30th, just in time for Halloween, I guess :P
I probably won't be able to read much starting next month with exams, externals, presentations and submissions all lined up! And I'm gonna fail a lot of challenges I took up this year :\
Let's see what and when we can start the next BR :)
I've only been able to read a couple of the chapters. Even I won't be able to read much next month. I've got my mid-sem exams :/
I have about 197 pages left!It is good! I have to admit, I did need to keep the lights on a few nights :P
Don't remember the chapter number but will finish the book tomorrow, 197 pages left!
Nice speed, Ishu :DI'm in chp 25 right now! About 47% in!
Ipshi, go by your own pace it's fine :-)
Ipshi, it's okay, take your time. I didn't read at all last night so I doubt I'll be able to finish today. But I will in a day or two.Let's talk about the next book when you're done :)
Ipshi, are you willing to discuss SoaT tonight with shin and me?
I'm up for the Mockingbird discussion.
Yay :DSo I have a few questions-
1)How apt do you think is the title?
2)Could the book have been better from someone else's POV?
3)What was the best part for you? Best character?
4)If anything, what would you change?
5)I was wondering, do you think there was ever a hope for Robinson? Wasn't the trial unfair on the grounds of prejudice?
Arey! I didn't notice your comment before I signed out last night -_-
1) It is quite apt, as Miss Maudie and Atticus both explain that mockingbirds are harmless singing birds. The mockingbird becomes a representation of innocence and vulnerability. Killing it reflects the destruction of innocence, which is exactly what happens with Jem, Scout, Robinson and Boo Radley.2) I don't think I would have appreciated it as much from someone else's POV. When Atticus initially told her “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view”, I overlooked it. It was in the last chapter when that same sentiment is finally understood by Scout, that I realised the significance of that statement as well as why reading it from Scout’s POV was so important. Scout, even as a child, shows more wisdom than most of the people in their community. This makes the so-called wise men of the society seem that much pettier because of their prejudice, don’t you think?
3) It is rather difficult to choose a best part since almost every part of the story teaches us one thing or the other. If I have to pick then I’d choose that conversation between Atticus and Scout, when she comes in dejected after her first day at school. There was something so touching about that. Another part is when Atticus tries to protect Robinson from the angry mob that approached his jail cell, and how Scout speaks to Cunningham and makes him remember how her father had also helped him in the past.
My favourite character is Atticus. I mean, you just have to respect a man who stands by his principles no matter what. The fact that even though he losses the support of the white community when he defends Robinson, he remains steadfast in his beliefs of justice. And at the end, even though he loses the case, he is still held in admiration by both the communities.
4) I wouldn’t change any of the basic story, but sometimes the description of the town and so became slightly tedious. And I wish the outcome of the trial was fair, but then that is a crucial part of this story.
5) I have read a few books dealing with racism and some books about the Native Americans and how they were treated. As far as I could deduce about the society and attitude of the people from those books, there was no hope for Robinson from the beginning of the trial. The fact that he actually got a trial without getting lynched first is pretty miraculous in itself. This book shows us how much we can hurt an innocent person if we give in to social prejudice and mutely accept and do whatever it tells us to do. And it’s not as if we didn’t have such racism in our country, take our country’s situation before the independence, how many Indian facing against the whites got a fair trial then?
This reminds me, have you read A Passage to India?
I don't remember that part in the last chapter, what was it?Exactly! But I loved the book that much more because of Scout's POV. And maybe for the same reason that she was my favorite character. She was just so innocent! I don't want to call her naive because I honestly believe she was a smart kid but she was just too innocent to see the things the way they were. For her things were 'what daddy tells me'. And that incorruptibility with which she accepts these things was the perfect example of how pure that age is. That was another reason the book was better for being narrated from her POV- she was just the right age!
And I also liked Dill for the same reason. He was a kid who thought he understood things but he really didn't. The way he started crying at the trial? Brilliant example!
And of course, Atticus was a great character too and his righteousness and his unprejudiced sense of justice were admirable!
For some morbid reason, I also like Miss Maudie. But I also disliked her. I liked her because in an era where ladies were expected to "behave like a lady", she stood out in term of morals. She was out-spoken and opinionated and she didn't think twice before saying it out loud what she thought. And to some extend, she was righteous too and I don't think she was as prejudiced as the rest of them! But she never did anything about it which made me dislike her a little. I mean, even after having a reputation for her blunt and straight forward nature, she never did anything about all that fuss about Atticus being a shame for the community! She supported him alright but only for the fear of people she didn't seem to care much about otherwise, she did nothing! That really got to me on some level. But then she never left the side of the family so it kinda made me go a little easy on her.
And I wouldn't say I had a best moments but there was this one moment that I loved so much! I don't remember the chapter number but I think it was sometime after the trial, Dill was spending the night at the Finch's and he and Scout were talking and he goes- "I think I know why Boo Radley wouldn't come out." why? Because he wants to stay in!"
It was such a fine moment I had to put the book down. And there were a lot of such moments but I didn't put the book down coz I wanted to, it was coz I had to! This book was the first that did that to me.
That's the whole point of the book! And that is the key scene. I don't think there could've been any other judgement about the case and the wouldn't have been without that judgement. This book is not about the crime, it is about the case, the trial that took place after the crime. Yeah, the fact that it did go to trial, Black against White, is in itself miraculous! If anything, I'd make Miss Maudie a little more rebellious. I mean, hell, if she is so outspoken and all, why wouldn't she just say how she really feels about the case and the Finchs out loud!?
Hey, I also finished The Shining. Are you reading it too? And what about PI?
That line “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view" was told by Atticus to Scout near the beginning when she comes back home after her first day at school.I've only read around 50 pages of The Shining so far. I don't think I can manage PI at the moment :/
Nah, I remember when he said that, I don't remember that part about the last chapter where it dawns on her!And it's okay, I was just asking :)
Towards the end, Scout also mentions the line "Atticus was right...he said you never really know a man until you stand in his shoes and walk around in them. Just standing on the Radley porch was enough."
Oh, sounds so nice! I'll read that chapter again once :)
That's why Atticus is my favourite character :)
I'll have to read it then!So, do you think we can do another book or are we too busy? :P
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