Can't say I do since I never read it.

never heard of that book, are you reading it for a class?

i'm reading Unbroken for my english class, it's pretty cool

never heard of that book

It's a literary classic

and I'm reading it for AP lit





I hate this goddamn book so much

Yeah. Back when "good writing" meant forgetting Shakespeare's statement of Brevity being the soul of wit. Unfortunately there are too many writers praised for using lots of pretty words.

Purple prose should really only be used for the grotesque and gothic.

Chances are, the lurid descriptions do add to the story, and you're just a plebeian who doesn't get it.

It's okay that you don't, but I don't like when people try to act like they know better than the author.

Quote from: BaconShelf on November 28, 2016, 11:38:54 AM

Fellowship of the Ring

I think I got halfway through before quitting.

Not to mention that even with all the detail it was hard to get a clear picture of what was going on.

Honestly I just got bored of tom bombadil and the endless walk through the shire.

Like, it takes most of the book before we even meet aragorn, let alone go to rivendell or moria. If I pick it up again and just skip straight to those bits.

If you want an absolute snooze of a book try Halo Primordium. I'm about a third of the way in and literally all that has happened has been: people walked, they saw the gravemind and then begal walking the other way, and occasionally the talk to themselves. I haven't read a book I enjoyed this little since Verbatim's Biography Catcher in the Rye

If you want an absolute snooze of a book try Halo Primordium. I'm about a third of the way in and literally all that has happened has been: people walked, they saw the gravemind and then begal walking the other way, and occasionally the talk to themselves. I haven't read a book I enjoyed this little since Verbatim's Biography Catcher in the Rye

The Catcher In The Rye is a masterpiece.

Everyone who hates it thinks you're supposed to agree with Holden and see him as a hero or some shit, but that's not the case. It's a character study, and he's ultimately a tragic person who uses this hyper-judgmental attitude as an emotional shield. Did you even read it to the end? He pretty much admits he was an asshole.

One of the key character establishing moments is when he sees the "fuck you" written on the elementary school walls and instantly gets all super pissed at the goddam monster who snuck into the school and wrote it, not even realizing it's 99% likely that one of the kids did.

I recommend you give it another read, it's really one of the most entertaining and sad books I've read.

Quote from: Uranium on November 28, 2016, 06:38:04 PM

If you want an absolute snooze of a book try Halo Primordium. I'm about a third of the way in and literally all that has happened has been: people walked, they saw the gravemind and then begal walking the other way, and occasionally the talk to themselves. I haven't read a book I enjoyed this little since Verbatim's Biography Catcher in the Rye

The Catcher In The Rye is a masterpiece.

Everyone who hates it thinks you're supposed to agree with Holden and see him as a hero or some shit, but that's not the case. It's a character study, and he's ultimately a tragic person who uses this hyper-judgmental attitude as an emotional shield. Did you even read it to the end? He pretty much admits he was an asshole.

One of the key character establishing moments is when he sees the "fuck you" written on the elementary school walls and instantly gets all super pissed at the goddam monster who snuck into the school and wrote it, not even realizing it's 99% likely that one of the kids did.

I recommend you give it another read, it's really one of the most entertaining and sad books I've read.

No I totaly get that. It was still not a book I enjoyed.