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So anyone read any good books recently? I haven't read one in quite awhile, but the last books I read were 1984 and Frankestein. Both which I enjoyed.
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The last books I read were the Simarillion, the Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings trilogy during the summer here, all of which I enjoyed. Not a big reader after all the trash I've to forcefully read in high school though
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Brave Story, again.
In the name of intellectualism, I will chastise you.
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fuck, dude
The last time I read a book that I enjoyed was sometime last spring in my English class. Read Hamlet for the first time, and it was a damn good read.
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I read dracula for the first time earlier this year, it was great and after reading it ill never be satisfied with any of the movie and other adaptations of it again. I plan on reading frankenstein in october too.
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Sep 6 2013, 11:59 PM
I plan on reading frankenstein in october too.
Hope you enjoy it Gohan :) . I thought it was a pretty good read.
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Sep 6 2013, 11:59 PM
I read dracula for the first time earlier this year, it was great and after reading it ill never be satisfied with any of the movie and other adaptations of it again. I plan on reading frankenstein in october too.
Welcome to my world. There's something about reading a classic that makes you look at bad adaptations and just get mad. And most Dracula adaptations just get so much wrong.
In the name of intellectualism, I will chastise you.
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I'll just quickly list the (short) amount of books I've read this year:

A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire Book 2) (The book series the TV show Game of Thrones is based off of) - Really enjoyed reading this book and continuing the series, I love the way George Martin (the author) does the multiple PoV characters way of storytelling. I feel like I can understand the PoV characters better then in the show, since you see their thoughts more as you see what they're going through. Really enjoyed it overall, and can't wait to start the 3rd book, which I'll probably do when Season 4 of Game of Thrones starts airing.

Legend - My sister wouldn't stop pestering me about this and I eventually did read it. It took getting halfway through the book for me to get into it, but man once I was halfway, I completely flew through the book and loved it. Reminded me of The Hunger Games in that it's a great page turner I was unable to put down, and it had some nice twists. My sister bought the sequel, Prodigy, and has read that and tells me to as well, but for some reason I still haven't. xP

Game Over: How Nintendo Conquered The World - Incredibly fascinating book that delves into the company of Nintendo, see what they were like before video games, how they came to be, how the NES blew up and they conquered, and the many fascinating individuals that let it happen. Really great interesting insight into Hiroshi Yamauchi (the ex President of Nintendo) and his life and relatives, I looked at him in a whole new way after this book. Really fun for anyone who loves Nintendo history as much as I do :3

Living Beautifully with Change and Uncertainty - This book is funny, because it's one of those books where you randomly go to a book store, see a book, and just love and want to read it and buy it on a whim. My sister pushed me into doing it, but man, as someone who loves eastern religions and philosophies like Buddhism and Taoism, and loves accepting the world as it is with all its flaws, when I saw this title and how it was layed out, and how it was written by a Buddhist nun, I just had to have it! I've only read 45ish pages now, but I've really loved it and am glad I bought it. Has great quotes, and a very cool interesting take on how to deal with bad feelings, and some nice tips on meditation, which I like doing. I've already thought a lot about the interesting things in this book and tried out things it suggests, and I'm just really enjoying it overall. Though I'm afraid there's no great story and characters here, only life :p
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Sep 6 2013, 11:59 PM
I read dracula for the first time earlier this year, it was great and after reading it ill never be satisfied with any of the movie and other adaptations of it again. I plan on reading frankenstein in october too.
Welcome to my world. There's something about reading a classic that makes you look at bad adaptations and just get mad. And most Dracula adaptations just get so much wrong.
Agreed, and it has me wondering why not one director has tried to stick as close as possible to the material for a new adaptation it would be different enough and could even run as a mini series. But regardless i wont expect a movie to capture what the book did, it just isnt possible in my mind based on what weve seen.
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Im currently reading frankenstein for halloween, it starts slow but its finally getting somewhere now.
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Oct 13 2013, 07:28 PM
Im currently reading frankenstein for halloween, it starts slow but its finally getting somewhere now.
We had to read that in school and I enjoyed it. What part are you at?
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Oct 13 2013, 07:28 PM
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Sep 7 2013, 10:59 PM
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Sep 6 2013, 11:59 PM
I read dracula for the first time earlier this year, it was great and after reading it ill never be satisfied with any of the movie and other adaptations of it again. I plan on reading frankenstein in october too.
Welcome to my world. There's something about reading a classic that makes you look at bad adaptations and just get mad. And most Dracula adaptations just get so much wrong.
Agreed, and it has me wondering why not one director has tried to stick as close as possible to the material for a new adaptation it would be different enough and could even run as a mini series. But regardless i wont expect a movie to capture what the book did, it just isnt possible in my mind based on what weve seen.
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Im currently reading frankenstein for halloween, it starts slow but its finally getting somewhere now.
They could adapt it pretty accurately. They'd just rather force it to follow a more standard Hollywood action formula. They do the same thing with Sherlock Holmes all the time. Except the Granada version which was actually accurate.
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Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle that Defined a Generation

Spent the past few weeks plowing through this. Like the other 2 video game history books I've read (Game Over and Nintendo Magic) this book was incredible and once I started it I couldn't stop. Learning more about the fierce 16-bit console war was so cool, and reading all the stories around it was infinitely fascinating; the rise and fall of Sega of America, the origins of Donkey Kong Country, Sony's involvement in the war in the background which would lead to the Playstation, and of course all the crazy things Nintendo did. As someone who loves gaming history, I adored this book and despite how long it was (over 500 pages) I loved it all and didn't want it to end. Can't recommend it enough to anyone curious to know more about how this battle went down.

Also I hear they're making an actual documentary based on this book, hyyyyype :3
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I really need to get the mood to finish Reading Gone with the Wind and the second book to it, and reread DUNE for the third or fourth time. :P
but for now, The PKMN ORAS Guide, :P .

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Was bored at the library a week or so ago, and decided to randomly go book searching, where I was led to a book I'd seen before and always had an interest in reading:

Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

I'm currently 50 pages in and am absolutely loving it. The discussions and points made on Introversion vs Extroversion, how America became so Extrovert dominated, what the problems and flaws with our Extroverte culture are, and what power Introverts have that everyone's missing out on by not accepting Introverts. It's wonderfully fascinating, and kind of uplifting and a boost in confidence as a huge introvert myself. Highly recommend it to anyone curious to read of and learn more on this subject. Ah I'm glad to have another book to get into and really sink lots of time in. :heart:
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Been reading quite a lot lately. Went to the library a few weeks ago to find some things to do on the buses I take to work and back.

I feel like nothing shows how my interests have changed lately like my visit. I went straight to the history section to find something to read (well all right, I went to the manga section first, then history).

Ended up checking out a book on the history of China. I'd already taken a class on Chinese history recently, and it went from the beginning to the late 1600s, and this book I checked out starts there and goes all the way to present day, which is perfect! I've been super curious to learn more about China's history, so I've been digging through this. It's a 700 page book, but I'm already on page 200 and can't stop reading it. It's so fascinating learning about the way societies and people work, and above all what made China into its modern day equivalent. I've just finished going through the 1800s, and geez, I'd heard it was bad for China, but learning about how bad it actually was is something. Has me super curious to learn about Japan and why it got through the 1800s so well off, maybe that will be my next book.

It's so weird though, the more I read this the more I want to read more history books and just, never read fiction again. I mean it's nice and all, but you can't see its effects in the world, and dang, look at me getting into non fiction. I'm becoming such an adult, and I don't know how to feel about that. :P
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Nice SGR! I really should get into reading more. Dunno where I would even start though.
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I went to the library for the first time in a while today. Think I'll have more free time as summer approaches, so I wanted to find a book similar to the History of Modern China book I read and loved last year.

Ended up checking out 2 books. The first is "A History of East Asia" because I love that region of the world so much. The second, and one I'm more excited about, as I read the introduction to it today and really liked what I read, is "The Almost Nearly Perfect People: Behind the Myth of the Scandinavian Utopia." I've always wanted to learn more about the northern Europe countries, so I'm excited to begin diving into them!
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For an English Class I've read an old book titled "The History of Rasselas: Prince of Abissinia." It's a pretty cool book. Not that long too which I love, and a nice journey of a prince and his friends and their journey to find happiness. It's very theoretical and I can't help but see the story as just a discussion between some philosophers on what life and happiness are about. It's silly, but I'm enjoying it. Fun book, excited to write my final paper on it.
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I finished reading "The Almost Nearly Perfect People: The Myth Behind the Scandinavian Utopia." I really enjoyed it overall, it was fascinating to learn more about the 5 Nordic countries, and it only makes me want to learn more about them and some day visit. The author is also really likable and reading about all the little quirks on his adventure through the countries was fun, I actually laughed out loud a few times. I also loved finding little parallels between their history and culture and Canada's as well, interesting stuff.

Also I can now easily tell where all 5 of them are on a map, which I'm quite happy about. :P
And now I can better keep up with politics in those countries, woo! :3
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