What readest thou?

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Re: What readest thou?

Post by Ariel.of.Narnia » Mon Feb 16, 2015 4:56 am

Oh, yikes, poor grammar in a published book? *dies*
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Re: What readest thou?

Post by cor » Mon Feb 16, 2015 4:05 pm

@Quilly No, I haven't read Divergent or seen he movie, but if I do I think I will probably read the book first Which one did you like better? I love the Boy in Striped Pajamas! I haven't read the whole book just the first few chapters but the movie was really good! It was a little sad, but since you haven't heard of it I won't give you any spoilers!

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Re: What readest thou?

Post by Quill Jill » Mon Feb 16, 2015 5:08 pm

I only read the first book of Divergent. It was okay. I guess it wasn't exactly my style. And it didn't help that I did not like the main character, Tris, at all. :P But yes, the plot was interesting but how it was written out and portrayed just didn't get to me. :roll:
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Re: What readest thou?

Post by ShiofNarnia » Tue Feb 17, 2015 5:43 am

Finished LOTR and loved them! :)
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Re: What readest thou?

Post by hobbit_of_narnia » Tue Feb 17, 2015 10:27 pm

Yay Shi! I'm currently reading it aloud to my brothers. :mrgreen:
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Re: What readest thou?

Post by Quill Jill » Wed Feb 18, 2015 12:18 am

I'm about to start taking a LOTR class at our co-op and we'll be reading Fellowship :D
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Re: What readest thou?

Post by hobbit_of_narnia » Wed Feb 18, 2015 6:40 pm

I'm learning how to summarize a book for the literature class my dad is doing with me, so he's having me do a summary and a synopsis of LOTR. I don't mind too much. :P

I'm also reading the Silmarillion. :shock: It's...confusing, to say the least.
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Re: What readest thou?

Post by jesusgirl4ever » Sun Mar 01, 2015 2:29 am

Just read Dauntless by Dina L. Sleiman. Highly recommended!
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Re: What readest thou?

Post by Ajnos » Sun Mar 01, 2015 6:09 pm

Hobbit, don't feel too intimidated by The Silmarillion. The first time I tried to read it, I gave up (I think it was due back at the library and I just took it back). The second time, I got through but was very confused. The index of names, family trees and other stuff at the back is really helpful, so make use of them as much as you can. Also the map; although it doesn't show Valinor or Angmar so for a long time that confused me. Also if you're confused that it doesn't look like the Middle Earth from Rings and the Hobbit, it's because it doesn't. The stuff in those stories happens mostly to the east and stuff happens that changes what the continent looks like.

The third time I read it it made a lot more sense and I got through it in record time. I could finally follow who most of the people where and what was going on. Now I read it in a couple days and its my favourite Tolkien work. That might not happen quite the same for you but what I'm saying is I'm glad I got through it and went back to it and didn't just throw it aside because it was confusing :P
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Re: What readest thou?

Post by Shield Maiden » Mon Mar 02, 2015 4:46 pm

I tried to read the Silmarillion and failed miserably. (Although I hope to tackle it again eventually...)

I finally finished The Princess Bride and started on The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
The Princess Bride was really good, although I would rather just watch the movie (something you will NEVER hear me say ever again) because it's more concise and has less plot holes.
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