Literature - Digest

Alex Rider

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:11:24 GMT

Literature : Alex Rider

Alex Rider is my favorite book I've read !

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Which is your favourite Harry Potter book amongst the seven?

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:09:44 GMT

Literature : Which is your favourite Harry Potter book amongst the seven?

Which is your favourite Harry Potter book amongst the seven? And Why?

**SPOILERS****SPOILERS****SPOILERS****SPOILERS**

My personal favourite is the sixth book

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

. I love it because of the underlying dark themes in the book. The flashes into Voldemort's life were awesome. Also the whole potions book of the half-blood prince thing. But I never understood why Rowling wanted Harry to have an ex-. I kinda liked Harry with Cho. Also the ending of the book was the start of the end of everything.

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John Grisham

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:06:02 GMT

Literature : John Grisham

Are there any Grisham readers out there and which book do you think is the best . I prefer:
The pelican brief

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Your favourite book (official)

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:55:26 GMT

Literature : Your favourite book (official)

There are like 4 other threads out there with this topic, and they are scattered in different forums, so I am just going to make this the offical "what is your favorite book" thread.

So...what

your favorite book?

I mostly like non-fiction books...though I do like the James Bond books.

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[OFFICIAL] What are you currently reading?

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:22:21 GMT

Literature : [OFFICIAL] What are you currently reading?

I'am Reading two books right now Art of Deception and The Art of Intrusion both By Kevin D. Mitnick and William L. Simon.

The Art of Deception is about The world's most infamous hacker offers an insider's view of the low-tech threats to high-tech security
Kevin Mitnick's exploits as a cyber-desperado and fugitive form one of the most exhaustive FBI manhunts in history and have spawned dozens of articles, books, films, and documentaries. Since his release from federal prison, in 1998, Mitnick has turned his life around and established himself as one of the most sought-after computer security experts worldwide. Now, in The Art of Deception, the world's most notorious hacker gives new meaning to the old adage, "It takes a thief to catch a thief."
Focusing on the human factors involved with information security, Mitnick explains why all the firewalls and encryption protocols in the world will never be enough to stop a savvy grifter intent on rifling a corporate database or an irate employee determined to crash a system. With the help of many fascinating true stories of successful attacks on business and government, he illustrates just how susceptible even the most locked-down information systems are to a slick con artist impersonating an IRS agent. Narrating from the points of view of both the attacker and the victims, he explains why each attack was so successful and how it could have been prevented in an engaging and highly readable style reminiscent of a true-crime novel. And, perhaps most importantly, Mitnick offers advice for preventing these types of social engineering hacks through security protocols, training programs, and manuals that address the human element of security.

The Art of Intrusion is about Hacker extraordinaire Kevin Mitnick delivers the explosive encore to his bestselling The Art of Deception
Kevin Mitnick, the world's most celebrated hacker, now devotes his life to helping businesses and governments combat data thieves, cybervandals, and other malicious computer intruders. In his bestselling The Art of Deception, Mitnick presented fictionalized case studies that illustrated how savvy computer crackers use "social engineering" to compromise even the most technically secure computer systems. Now, in his new book, Mitnick goes one step further, offering hair-raising stories of real-life computer break-ins-and showing how the victims could have prevented them. ...

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what are the things helps you to be a good writer?????

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:36:14 GMT

Literature : what are the things helps you to be a good writer?????

I'm here posting a thing that has always bothers me,actually it doesn't
but my friends make it so!

here it is

I love somuch to write,so I write It's also the best way of I express my feelings
and

hell yeah

I want to be one of the best writers
but I'm not much on reading when ever and where ever I start to read I always felt asleep
I sleep where I sat before I even finish one page,

that's all the case

and my friend up here are keep telling me to giving up on writing and to look another job
that fits me before It's too late just because of their funny principle

which is

"no other but only the good reader can be a good writer" ha!
but I totally disagree with them and I'm saying
"any kind of person who knows how to use words can be a good writer"
and I deeply believe that's all it takes
besides I always watch different kind of movies
I also believe it teaches somuch,and I guess its more than reading
but the thing is I can't make them understand they're still saying "It ain't good enough"
they confirm"In writing no matter what else you do instead of reading you won't be creative,
and you will always lost"
oh please!"writing skill can only develop and be good after you write now and then"
I bet them!

what about you,who do you agree with!
I want to hear from you so post your Ideas over here!!

thank you!!!!

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Favorite Quote of All Time

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:47:44 GMT

Literature : Favorite Quote of All Time

What is your favorite quote?

I have many, many quotes that I love. I'm not talking about quotes people use like "Roses are red, violets are blue, you are sweet, and I am too". I like philosophy quotes by people you actually recognize.

My favorite one that I occasionally repeat from time to time is

"If you ain't got nothin'... then you ain't got nothin' to lose."
-Janis Joplin

I find humor, but just "life" in it too, at first I didn't like the quote. But if you think about it, it's basically true. Since then that quote stuck with me.

So what's your favorite quote?

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Brave New World

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:41:40 GMT

Literature : Brave New World

A briliant book with a sad end... a must read for everyone :p

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Free downloadable ebooks

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:39:50 GMT

Literature : Free downloadable ebooks

Many ebooks are no longer copyright protected and so can be shared freely in any form. This thread is to share book sources like that. You are also encouraged to share your free legal ebook sources here. To start off, I'll share a couple

1. Project Gutenberg - Project Gutenberg is the first and largest single collection of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today. You can download your books in plain text format. Some of the books which are illustrated can be downloaded in pdf format.

Project Gutenberg can be accessed at http://www.gutenberg.org.

2. University of Virginia Electronic Texts center - has pursued twin missions with equal seriousness of purpose since its inception in 1992:

To build and maintain an internet-accessible collection of SGML and XML-encoded texts and images

To build and maintain user communities adept at the creation and use of these materials

http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/

3. ...

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Schindler's List

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:12:31 GMT

Literature : Schindler's List

Have you read this book? It's about the Nazi domination. Steven Spilberg directed a film about this book.

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The Zombie Survival Guide

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:29:37 GMT

Literature : The Zombie Survival Guide

I love The Zombie Survival Guide. It's by Max Brooks, who is the son of Mel Brooks, and sketch writer for Saturday Night Live. The book has an extremely detailed insight of how to survive a zombie apocalypse. Maybe that's what is hilarious about it. I don't know about you, but I'll be on an offshore oil rig when it hits.

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rich dad poor dad

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 05:10:29 GMT

Literature : rich dad poor dad

how many of you have read it.. if not grab a copy now.. its really motivating and a great learning experience

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Harry Potter: "Dumbledore Is Gay"

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:13:21 GMT

Literature : Harry Potter: "Dumbledore Is Gay"

Whoa there! Before I get banned for trolling...

BBC News wrote:

Harry Potter author JK Rowling has revealed that one of her characters, Hogwarts school headmaster Albus Dumbledore, is gay.

She made her revelation to a packed house in New York's Carnegie Hall on Friday, as part of her US book tour...

Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7053982.stm

So what do those of us who have read the books think? Does this make sense in the way you saw the character? Does this affect your interpretation of the storyline any way or is it a non-issue?

Furthermore, what do the cynics among us think of the timing of this announcement? Pre-film publicity seeking perhaps? Or now the books are finished does Rowling feel she has ideas she would like would like to tell the world?

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e-books vs. hardcopy

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:56:34 GMT

Literature : e-books vs. hardcopy

I've tried reading a few e-books but I've always given up. I just don't like looking at digitised text when I'm reading a novel. I like the feel, the weight and even the smell of books but I can see the sense of switching to digital text. For one thing they'd be cheaper to release, meaning the author

should

get to keep more of the royalties. There's also the forests we'd theoretically be saving. So what do you think? Will e-books ever replace hardcopy books?

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I've NEVER read/seen Harry Potter -- am I alone??

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:56:35 GMT

Literature : I've NEVER read/seen Harry Potter -- am I alone??

With this week's movie and book release, I feel completely left out of this literary and film phenomenon.

Is there anyone else on the planet who's not read or seen the HP films/books?

Check in here if so ... we should have a support group or something!

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weirdest book you've ever read

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:54:07 GMT

Literature : weirdest book you've ever read

So, they've got a "weirdest movie you've ever seen" thread in the movies/television forum, and I realized that almost all of my "weirdest" movies were actually based on books. So I decided to ask, what's the weirdest books you've ever read, and what made them weird? Was it the writing style, the plot line, something else?

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The Yellow Wallpaper

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:48:22 GMT

Literature : The Yellow Wallpaper

Perhaps some other people here are familiar with a short story called

The Yellow Wallpaper

Charlotte Perkins-Gilman

. I recently had to write an essay about it because I was studying it in my Literature class...

The general plot is this; it was written and set in the late 1800's, and a couple have rented a large manor house for a while since their house is being decorated. The woman suffers from mental illness and has been prescribed a very primitive "cure" which simply states that she must do as little as possible and sleep as much as she can. I won't ruin the rest of the story for you though.

It took 2 days to write and you can read it in about an hour (that's if you're a slow reader).
If you have an hour spare... here's a link. It's no longer copyright protected.

I have to say, it's now one of my favourite stories, and by far better than anything else I've had to read for school work.

I am really fascinated by some of the underlying themes, especially the idea that the yellow of the wallpaper symbolises daylight, during which men dominate. Jane, the narrator, is liberated by night, when she awakes are tears away the paper. There are so many ideas and undertones in this story that I really wonder how Gilman wrote it in only 2 days.

Anyone else here who's read it? What undertones did you pick up on?

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E-BOOKS REQUEST THREAD

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:50:23 GMT

Literature : E-BOOKS REQUEST THREAD

Request e-books here and I'll do my best to search and post the links here....

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Pop/Rock Song Lyrics

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:18:27 GMT

Literature : Pop/Rock Song Lyrics

Songs are poems, too! Also I can actually understand them.

This is my current favorite:

"Emotionless"
Good Charlotte

Hey dad
I'm writing to you
not to tell you, that I still hate you
just to ask you
how you feel
and how we fell apart
how this fell apart

are you happy out there in this great wide world?
do you think about your sons?
do you miss your little girl?
when you lay your head down
how do you sleep at night?
do you even wonder if we're all right?

but we're all right
we're all right

[Chorus:]
it's been a long hard road without you by my side
why weren't you there all the nights that we cried
you broke my mother's heart
you broke your children for life
it's not ok,
but we're all right
I remember the days, you were a hero in my eyes
but those were just a long lost memory of mine
I spent so many years learning how to survive
Now, I'm writing just to let you know I'm still alive

the days I spent so cold, so hungry
were full of hate
I was so angry
those scars run deep inside this tattooed body
there's things I'll take, to my grave
but I'm okay
I'm okay

[Chorus:]
it's been a long hard road without you by my side
why weren't you there all the nights that we cried
you broke my mother's heart
you broke your children for life
it's not ok,
but we're all right
I remember the days, you were a hero in my eyes
but those were just a long lost memory of mine
Now, I'm writing just to let you know I'm still alive
yeah, I'm still alive

sometimes
I forgive
yeah and this time
I'll admit
that I miss you, said I miss you

[Chorus:]
it's been a long hard road without you by my side
why weren't you there all the nights that we cried
you broke my mother's heart
you broke your children for life
it's not ok,
but we're all right
I remember the days, you were a hero in my eyes
but those were just a long lost memory of mine
Now, I'm writing just to let you know I'm still alive

and sometimes
I forgive
and this time
I'll admit, that I miss you, I miss you
hey dad

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[OFFICIAL] Favourite Author

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 03:36:31 GMT

Literature : [OFFICIAL] Favourite Author

I love to read, and read many books from the same authors.
I really do have a lot of favorite authors, and I was wondering how many others like the same authors. I haven't met that many people that have read books by certain authors.

My Favs Are:

Jennifer Fallon
Anne McCaffrey
Michael Crichton
William Corlett
Richard Laymon
Walter Farley and Steven Farley
Bruce Coville
Sandra Brown
Christopher Golden
V.C Andrews
Pierce Anthony
Tamora Pierce
Robert Jordan
Dean Koontz
Edgar Allan Poe

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Weak sunday prayer!!!!!

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:12:59 GMT

Literature : Weak sunday prayer!!!!!

I'm so bad and clueless
and everything I reach is worthless
I'm feeling nothing but all emptiness
means I'm useless and hopeless!!!!!

oh lord! take on me one glimpse
the pain in me seems to be endless
get me out of this terrible darkness
please look at me with the eye of forgiveness!!!!

oh lord!I don't know which way to turn to
lead me and show me something true
all I can is nothing but begging you
once and forever I'm leaning on you!!!!!

oh lord!change my life to something better
pick me up and grip me stronger
give me strength be my power
make the depress in me over
please listen to this weak Sunday prayer!!!!

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let see...

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 23:35:58 GMT

Literature : let see...

among all the seven HP series which for you is the best and most captivating?

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Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 22:14:37 GMT

Literature : Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler

Has anyone read this book? I started to read it and it is so powerful and uses such diction that I gave up after the first chapter. Of course I was a lot younger then. I was going through my things and found I still had this book checked out from my high school library from years ago and wanted to start reading it again. I am 20 years old now and think I should be able to handle this book. I really want to delve into the mind of this man. No I am not nazi going to try to take over the world, I am just a normal guy who wants to read this amazingly large book. What do you guys think?

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The World Without Us

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 06:49:02 GMT

Literature : The World Without Us

I just crossed paths with this book and decided it was interesting enough to buy. I haven't completely finished it yet, but it seems pretty cool -- what would happen if humanity was vanished from the earth? (and by cool I mean in a radical sense; I don't think it's cool if humanity was to be erased from existence).

Anyone else read this book?

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The Code Book - Simon Singh

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 19:25:14 GMT

Literature : The Code Book - Simon Singh

The Code Book contains many fascinating accounts of code-breaking in action, from its use in unmasking the Man in the Iron Mask and the defeat of the Nazis to the breaking of a modern cipher system by a world-wide army of amateurs in 1994. It is especially good on the most recent developments, such as quantum cryptology and the thorny civil liberties issues raised by the advent of very secure cipher systems over the Internet. But Singh's mathematical prowess sometimes gets the better of his journalistic instincts, leading to technical descriptions that unnecessarily disrupt the narrative flow. So buy it--and have a shot at the 10,000 pound mystery cipher--but be prepared to skip.

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Good fantasy books

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:07:04 GMT

Literature : Good fantasy books

I like reading and most of all fantasy. I read all Harry Potters, Lord of the Rings and His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman.
Now, has anyone some ideas for other great fantasy literature??
Thank you very much!!

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The Dresden Files

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:55:50 GMT

Literature : The Dresden Files

I started reading this series last summer, and not a lot of people seemed to be into it-- but over the course of the last year, I've noticed a HUGE increase in readers, and general interest.

I have no idea why, unless it's delayed popularity from the TV show or just plain old word of mouth.

:) Have any of you guys read the series? What are your thoughts?

(Try to keep it spoiler free.)

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do people now a days still like to read?

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:55:06 GMT

Literature : do people now a days still like to read?

do people now a days still like to read?

what else do you do instead of reading?

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how to treat a woman!!!

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:41:19 GMT

Literature : how to treat a woman!!!

1,when you get home throw your bag ,go where she is, hag her, kiss her and tell her that you missed her before you do anything else,then she ll fill with happiness!
2,don't eat with out her,even shes quite busy with something and told you to eat,say I'm not gonna eat unless you eat with me,watching you is more than food for me you re my appetite &make her eat with you,then she ll completely impress by you!
3,If both of you've a job& you work in different campanies ,go to her work,wait her till she finish her work & go together home remember that she is working so hard as you for the growth of the family capital,give her hope,& coporate her in all the way even in kitchen works then she'll respect you more!
4,bring her some gifts,but it doesn't mean buy her! you can also offer attractive speech which is wrotten by you,explain her love,her sweetness and the way she makes you feel,how shes important to you through your own word &read for her,then she ll love you endlessly!
5,If she wear new dress tell her how she looks,give your suggestion but take care ,you won't've to say you look awefull,even if you hate so much that dress just say simply you look fine and add but the color &the design is not good pick or tell her a better one which you like betterly and say this ll make you more shiny then she ll trust you!
6,sometimes cook the food by your self,if you don't know how refer a cookie book,or channel follow the instructions &cook nice food prepare it neatly,then she ll be more crazy about you!
7,respect her friends &family, don't say anything bad about them even if you don't like them,put your hateness in your heart &when ever you meet them or when they come to your house welcome them cheerfully, just like her,when they say & do things that you hate tolerate them,be nice to them, then she ll be proud of you!
8,take her to a very particular place, which she always dream,yearn &wished to see then she'll belive that you re a hero too!
9,be very understood to her,most of girls couldn't find the strength to tell all theire secrets &sexual feelings to theire husbands {boy friends}so if she mention the 70% its up to you,you should read the rest &after you do so, she ll convince that you're a real Angle!
10,say I love you and you re beautiful every day , then she'll die for you

p.s just follow these simple ten steps
It has all the ability and possibility to make your life nice and precious!!!!

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Ray Bradbury

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 19:08:34 GMT

Literature : Ray Bradbury

Has anybody ever read Ray Bradbury. He is a great Author. He wrote Fahrenheit 451 which we just read in class. Its a great book and if you never read it read it. If you have read it, let me know what you think! thanks.

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alex rider series

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:43:46 GMT

Literature : alex rider series

who here thinks the alex rider series is good? i liked the first books but the idea is always the same.
Alex doesn't want to go on a mission, but he's forced so he goes, sneaks aroung, gets caught. Then
he escapes, gets captured again and the villian tells him his plan. He then escapes again, almost dies,
then ends up saving lots of people. am i right or am i wrong?

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Solitude

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:19:18 GMT

Literature : Solitude

Just finished reading A Thousand Years of Solitude -- by that Brazilian Noble prize winner..
Great work. Have developed a deep insight and appreciation of solitude! The solitude which comes over you like a monsoon cloud, when you are surrounded by a billion people and things..
sachin

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what books do you recommend to people?

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:02:22 GMT

Literature : what books do you recommend to people?

My question: what books do you consistently find yourself recommending to people and why? What books do you wish you more often met people who had read them because you wish you had someone to discuss them with? Here's my list:

1) The Once and Future King, THWHite--because it's beautiful
2) The Infinite Jest, David Foster Wallace--it's wordy and intelligent
3) Tale of Two Cities, Dickens--because Sydney Carton is my favorite character EVER
4) House of Leaves, Mark Z Danielewiski--it's the weirdest book I've ever read
5) Amazing Adventures of Cavalier and Klay, Michael Chabon--it's my favorite
6) Time Traveler's Wife, by...some girl I can't remember--it's good clean fun
7) Dark TOwer Series, Stephen King--I can't even describe them

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The Diamond Age - Neal Stephenson

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:04:12 GMT

Literature : The Diamond Age - Neal Stephenson

The Diamond Age is an interesting post-cyberpunk sort of book following multiple interwoven story arcs. It's set in a future Earth where nanotechnology is cheap and prevalent, leading to the breakdown of nation states and the development of global cultural groups, no longer bound to geography. The story follows two main characters through separate arcs of an interwoven main plot, along with several other subplots.

The book begins by simply dropping you into the setting following a short-lived arc that is loosely connected to the rest of the book. It's a fairly sudden exposure to society and technology that takes a little bit of reading to figure out how things work. There are a few more chapters that seem like dead ends to help expose the setting before you really start to see the development of the story. The rest of the book bounces around through the subplots in an almost chaotic manner that, in the end, makes sense. The story is unfurled through out the world and through the psyches of the main characters; it's more of a personal journey than a temporal one revolving around social upheaval, moral obligation and the like...

The end of the book is a little abrupt and almost anti-climactic (Not so much anti-climactic, but rather, there's noafter-glow after the climax, it just kicks you out of bed). It seems like it's nicely set up for a continuing serial, but it's been a good 13 years since the book was written, and I don't think there's another, despite it receiving a fair amount of success (Apparently it's been announced as a Sci-Fi Channel mini-series in 2007). Despite this, the end is sensible, and leaves you thinking about where the world is going to go, and how the lives of the characters will pan out.

All in all, I thoroughly enjoyed the book and recommend it.

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Sinclair Lewis

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 06:53:31 GMT

Literature : Sinclair Lewis

I've read only

It Can't Happen Here

, but I think I'd be more interested in some of his other works that have more specified social commentary, although I did enjoy some of the contradictions of the self-proclaimed moral characters in the book, as they easily applied to modern times. Any thoughts on his writing style, messages/themes, life, etc.? Discuss any book of his, or just him in general.

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My Script

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 09:14:26 GMT

Literature : My Script

Sorry is this is the wrong forum, but I wrote a script and I wanted to share it with you all and get your thoughts. Keep in mind though that it is for a machinema (Machine Cinema or video game movie) made with the video game Halo 3, so you may be unfamiliar with some of the terms. Also please keep in mind that it is episode 2 of a series so you just have to roll with it. You can watch episode one here if you want, but I didn't write it, and I don't think it's very good.

Quick Glossary:
Warthog - 3 seat jeep w/ mounted gun
UNSC - Future united earth military
Forrunners - ancient race of super technologicaly advanced aliens that are now all dead.
I'll ad more info here if you guys need it.

Here it is, I'm looking for constructive criticism:

Quote:

Gray Team Transmission 2

Scene 1

[opening credits start rolling as the episode starts]
(The scene opens in the lab where A24 was created. The three androids are talking to Dr. Riser)

A21: and then he just disappeared! One minute he was standing in front of us, and the next he was gone.

Riser: So, 21, tell me about this forerunner technology.

A21: Yes sir.

Riser: Since when do you call me sir?

A23: We are in the military.

Riser: well that's true, but, well technically, I'm not in your chain of command and... well no matter, tell me about what else you saw.

A21: We went into a forerunner structure and there was a terminal that the lieutenant said could be some sort of interface with the Halo rings. There are techs working on it, but it's badly damaged.

Riser: (babbling excitedly) My god! Do you know what this means?! ...

...

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be with out you!!!!

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 16:23:42 GMT

Literature : be with out you!!!!

After all these years we spend together

been one,trust and lay on each other

always give forward to our feature

there was nothing I really scare

I had you and that was all that I care

but now you re gone,things change

my happiness end,tears challenge

completely destroyed,look at mt image

be with out you get me damage

my life after you become forbidding

I'm throughly badly suffering

be with out you is the hardest thing

It feels empty and nothing

perhaps you should know at last

even you re out of my sight

you will never be out of my heart

my love over you has no ending

you will live in me forever darling!

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pendragon

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 22:52:14 GMT

Literature : pendragon

i think this is a great series!!! the ninth book:"raven rise" just came out and im on reserve at the library. anyone who needs a fantasy-action book -this is the one. all who like it , post!!!!

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Recommend me some Love...craft ;)

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 19:57:54 GMT

Literature : Recommend me some Love...craft ;)

Right,
I read Call of Cthulhu, The Shadow over Innsmouth and The Shadow out of Time so far.
Are there any Lovecraft fans here to recommend me similar material?
In my opinion Lovecraft wrote some great psychological horror. I really enjoyed what I read until now.

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[Romance] CAMUS, Albert

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 13:00:44 GMT

Literature : [Romance] CAMUS, Albert

The Happy Death

Synopsis:

Work posthumous published in 1971; Camus tells a story goes, in large part, in the 30's in Algeria, the years of 1930; Patrice Marsault, main character, is an employee who lives a mediocre love with Marthe case, and that knows her ex-lover Roland Zagreus, refined man, possessions, and invalid; Patrice kills Zagreus to rob him from that day, is to live an independent life; part to Prague and then return to Algeria, in search of sun not found in Europe. Camus to this story reviving the neighborhood of Belcourt, Algeria, which passed its infancy; his job as a shipping agent; his trip to Central Europe in the summer of 1936, and its passage by Italy in 1937; their hospitalizations in sanatórios ( TB); their lives in Maison Fichu, in the hills of Algeria, in 1936, his marriage to Simone Hué, and subsequent disruption - his second marriage was with Francine Faure, in 1940.

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Honeymoon, the summer

Synopsis:

In Honeymoon, his work on the fundamental eflúvios of lost time, perfectly portrays the emptiness and the remains found in the Algerian desert of souls. That feeling of emptiness and loss, however, enlameado de Sol, Camus contains all his work with a concept of "absurd", highlighting, with this, the paradoxalidade the world.

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[Romance] Alain-Fournier

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:53:07 GMT

Literature : [Romance] Alain-Fournier

Sinopse:

Edições atuais levam o título de "O Grande Meaulnes". A partir da paixão de um estudante por uma aldeã, o autor francês constrói uma fábula poética sobre a passagem da infância à adolescência.
"O Bosque das Ilusões Perdidas", que inspirou filmes para o cinema e para a televisão, é um obra única no gênero e, afinal, também o único livro do autor, pois ele morreu na guerra, com vinte e oito anos. Sua obra, porém, lhe assegurou o lugar ímpar que ocupa entre os maiores clássicos da ficção européia de todos os tempos.

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When sysadmin's rule the world

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 04:50:26 GMT

Literature : When sysadmin's rule the world

Here's a link to a short story I read and enjoyed the other day. It's geeky and I rarely come across anything that's not mainstream like this so I thought I'd share it.

http://craphound.com/?p=1678

Have fun!

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1984

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 17:55:48 GMT

Literature : 1984

i think 1894 is the best books of all time. i mean it teaches you some many important things i think it should be required by law to be read atleast once

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Dante's Divine Comedy

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 17:52:22 GMT

Literature : Dante's Divine Comedy

Personally, my favorite book is Dante Alighieri's

The Divine Comedy

(which is often actually sold as a set of three books:

The Inferno

The Purgatorio

The Paradiso

). It was originally written in Italian, and it has been translated many times (a lot of translators translated it differently... I personally recommend John Ciardi's translation). I guess there's nothing left to do but write a short blurb on it (specifically

The Inferno

, as it is the first book in the set).

It's the year 1300 and a single poet (Dante Alighieri) realizes that he's strayed from the road to enlightenment. After trying to begin his ascent, a lion and a leopard both attempt to prevent him from continuing, but he persists. A she-wolf finally causes him to flee to the dark wood, ruining all hope of seeing the light. Finally, the dead poet Virgil, sent by Dante's former lover (Beatrice), sends him on a journey through Hell, Purgatory, and finally Paradise (the last led by Beatrice) so to finally bring Dante out of the darkness.

Has anyone else read it?

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The Master and Margarita

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 17:50:56 GMT

Literature : The Master and Margarita

This is a Russian novel- actually classic- by Mikhail Bulgakov. Written under state oppression (Stalin)- pokes fun at the state and tells a very touching love story beyween the master (writer) and Margarita, a housewife..
Devil and his retinue is portrayed in a funny and interesting way.. quite humane.
Enjoyed it immensely.

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Tuesdays With Morrie

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 17:17:09 GMT

Literature : Tuesdays With Morrie

Just read this Mitch Album book. Not too bad. Anyone else read this or his "The Five People You Meet In Heaven"

I haven't read that, just heard about it. Any good?

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Pratchet lovers

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 22:31:26 GMT

Literature : Pratchet lovers

Can anyone recall the feeling of well being and statisfaction on finding and reading their first Pratchet book, especially from the Disc World series. They all show a facinating insight into the workings of both society and individual minds, particularly the early books. The humour is very droll and dry at times but will have you at least chuckling to your self, with outloud expetives said every now and then, totally anoying anyone in the room with you. If you want a good read then you have 20-30 books to discover about the disc of a world, supported on the backs of elephants, stood on a giant turtle "swimming" through space

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Gentleman Bastards series - Scott Lynch

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:39:41 GMT

Literature : Gentleman Bastards series - Scott Lynch

At the recommendation of a friend in November, I received

The Lies of Locke Lamora

by Scott Lynch, the first in his Gentleman Bastards series, as a Christmas gift. Between being generally busy and reading other books at the same time, it took me until early February to finish the book.

The series is set in a fantasy world with something of a Mediterranean flair to it, but isn't the typical fantasy setting involving various races and ridiculous feats of magic and giant swords... though magic is present (as well as alchemy). His descriptions of the setting are quite vivid, though not drawn out. The detail he does offer allows you to quickly develop a picture in your mind without going Tolkien and detailing everything... just enough. All in all, his setting is just mundane enough to be believable, while being mystical enough to be interesting; suspension of disbelief isn't stretched here.

The story centers around what is, in essence, a thieves guild, The Gentleman Bastards; how they came to be and how they operate. The Gentleman Bastards are basically a group of con artists, and the story goes through some of their smaller cons while centering on one major con they begin setting up from the start of the book, coming to conclusion towards the end. Throughout the tale, the author jumps back and forth through time, from the present to various points in the group's youth and back again. These shifts are expositions of the characters' development and education, usually showing some particular lesson relevant to the predicament immediately before the shift.

The book concludes on a down point, similar in feel to the end of The Empire Strikes Back, making the reader want to grab the next book to see where things go. ...

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Enders Game by Orson Scott Card

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:48:26 GMT

Literature : Enders Game by Orson Scott Card

This book is one of my personal favorites. A good science fiction tale, without any heavy and hard to remember politics (well, not many anyways).
An interesting concept, with good strong characters.

Has anyone else read this book, or any of the sequels? If so, what are your views on it?

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The Garden of Love

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:20:31 GMT

Literature : The Garden of Love

A magic moment I remember:
I raised my eyes and you were there.
A fleeting vision, the quintessence
Of all that's beautiful and rare.

I pray to mute despair and anguish
To vain pursuits the world esteems,
Long did I near your soothing accents,
Long did your features haunt my dreams.

Time passed- A rebel storm-blast scattered
The reveries that once were mine
And I forgot your soothing accents,
Your features gracefully divine.

In dark days of enforced retirement
I gazed upon grey skies above
With no ideals to inspire me,
No one to cry for, live for, love.

Then came a moment of renaissance,
I looked up- you again are there,
A fleeting vision, the quintessence
Of all that`s beautiful and rare.

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