The book drones on and on and on. It is like wading through three feet of snow. I don’t know why but it takes me forever to read. I’ve finally managed to get to page 350. I’ve been reading it ALL day. Twice I fell asleep for 20 minutes stretches. Only 171 pages to go.
I talked to two of the members of my book club yesterday and one was at about the same point I was (page 120ish) and not having any more luck reading it. The other hadn’t even started it. Both said they probably wouldn’t bother with it.
I am struggling to finish it though. I won’t push myself. If I don’t finish it before my meeting on Thursday, oh well. Though I would like to finish it just so I can say I did.
This book definately doesn’t not make it to my recommend list. I’m sorry. If you do read it, I’d love to hear your thoughts!
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amethyst75 said:
I am pleased..
…to see you’re at least willing to give it a try. 🙂
I won’t read it.
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Lady Ozma said:
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Well I have balked at finishing some of the book club books but this one there is no good reason other than I am trudging through it. I may as well attempt to finish it. The others I couldn’t stand the content. 🙂 Besides, I’d like to reserve not reading for a time I REALLY do not want to read something. hehehe 🙂
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amethyst75 said:
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heh yeah
I have FAHRENHEIT 451 if you’d like something really amazing to read. 🙂
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Lady Ozma said:
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I finished BA. I’ll be posting about it later.
Ahhh F451. I read that back in 7th grade. What a good book! It is one on my list of recommends! Another good one is 1984.
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amethyst75 said:
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Bradbury’s a genius. 🙂
BA?? Ummm…the one you were trudging through??
1984…I don’t think I’ve ever read that one. What’s it about??
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Lady Ozma said:
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oh my heck, you’ve never read 1984? That’s where “Big Brother” came from! It is by George Orwell and is set in some psycho 1984 where you do as you are told and Big Brother watches you to make sure you act properly. Big Brother watches you on the street corner, at work, at home.
It is why I haven’t been able to watch Big Brother on TV. Just creeps me out. I have barely been able to get into reality tv because it just creeps me out. I can do the celebrity ones because they kind of live like that anyway… but anyway… hehe
Read my post about finishing BA. Whew so proud of myself!
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amethyst75 said:
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Ahhh…yes…Big Brother…LOL
Yeah, those Reality TV things…I can’t get into them. The WWE Fear Factor one was good, but I like WWE. LOL
No, I’ve not 1984, but I plan to now. 🙂
~bounces over to your journal to read said post about BA~
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Lady Ozma said:
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Everyone should have to read 1984. I read it around the time I read F451. I went to a weird middle school. *GRINS*
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amethyst75 said:
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heh I didn’t read F451 until HS. Junior year I believe. Had to write a thesis on it. Interesting book.
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Lady Ozma said:
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Ugh our jr year english class was dull american lit. Bah. Drivel like Scarlet Letter and Great Gatsby. *gags*
That was the year that I wrote a thesis on Wicca though. 🙂 That was fun!
My 7th grade teacher had us reading the good books like F451 and 1984. And some others by Bradbury that I can’t think of the titles off the top of my head.
Catholic school rocked. We read stuff worth talking about. High school was lame. We read drivel. Dang public schools! hehe
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amethyst75 said:
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~gasp~ How can you say THE GREAT GATSBY was “drivel?!” I am shocked!!
I only ever went to public school. ~snicker~ That should explain why I’m so odd. LOL
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Lady Ozma said:
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Oh gosh… I barely managed to make it throught TGG. It was so dull. I was like “Will this never end?” The only thing worse was Tale of Two Cities. Bah. Really, how do these things get deemed as “classics”? Please. Then there’s the Scarlet Letter, the dumbest book ever written. How stupid. Hey wench, just move. Geeze.
If books like that get published can you imagine the stuff that is turned away? Scary!
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amethyst75 said:
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I shudder at the thought.
But, IMHO, TGG was an awesome story. LOL Even if “Daisy” was a bit of a drunk ditz.
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Lady Ozma said:
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I just thought it was drivel. Sorry. Same sort of drivel Blind Assassin was. Society bimbo during the 20s and 30s.
Half the story was crap like “I wore the yellow cashmere suit with the fox collar” and such stuff. And “Oh I was so bored and had nothing to do since my husband was a jerk off but he was rich so we had tons of servents. I spent my days just aimlessly wandering town.” Over and over. UGH! I don’t need a daily accounting of what stores you went to babe. I get it. You were rich and had nothing to do but go shopping!
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amethyst75 said:
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~laughing~ Right on!!
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