Book Banter

[EdBlackadder]

I think it's rather telling that the book JK Rowling published under a pseudonym was rejected by so many publishing houses. After it was revealed that she was the author (still, I maintain, a deliberate plot to drive up sales given poor figures) there was lots of inquiries as to how these publishing houses had 'dropped the ball' and missed a book by JK Rowling. I personally thought it said more about her qualities as a writer than it did about the judgement of the editors.

I haven't read that one but I did read the Casual Vacancy and honestly it was ok, not great but ok.

[Simon Bolivar]

Have to agree on Candide, 'all is for the best, in the best of all possible worlds'.

[butternutsquashpie]

In lue of Simon's absence of blogging on yesterday June the 4th, i managed to finish Slaughterhouse Five right now. June the 5th.

Weird read with Wagner's Die Walkuere playing in the background. it's 0230, i've finished half the opera, and my eyes are as dry as a girl in a bedroom with Michael Moore.
Will reflect on it in the morning.

[mattyhall22]

My worst book- Again a school book we were forced to read and take apart and look for deeper meanings. Why ruin stories by digging too deep into them?

It was Charlotte Bronte - Jane Eyre, I hated that book it wasn't even because of the storyline or the way it was written, it was the horrible horrible English literature lessons!!!!!!!!

[Rob Royston]

Problem I had in school was we was all given a book at random and had to do our coursework on the book.
Being forced to read a random book you have no interest in puts you off books. I do enjoy reading now, but for a few years I wanted to
a) Burn the book
b) Burn the author
c) Burn my teacher

I can't even remember what is was called, I've tried to push it from my memory. The film children of the corn was based on it or something.

[Rob Royston]

THE MIDWICH CUKOO'S!!! That was it!
F my life, you lot have made me remember it now, thanks a bunch *book*

[ValeTudoGuy]

My worst book- Again a school book we were forced to read and take apart and look for deeper meanings. Why ruin stories by digging too deep into them?

It was Charlotte Bronte - Jane Eyre, I hated that book it wasn't even because of the storyline or the way it was written, it was the horrible horrible English literature lessons!!!!!!!!

To the point of looking for meaning where there isn't meant to be any.... Why second guess an author, perhaps characters in books sometimes just do stuff like people in real life.... Why does their always have to be ulterior meanings?

[PeeJay]

A lot of people do that with Game of Thrones too instead of just sitting back and enjoying it, mind you the books have a lot more depth than the TV series

[Rob Royston]

A lot of people do that with Game of Thrones too instead of just sitting back and enjoying it, mind you the books have a lot more depth than the TV series

If Game of Thrones was written on toilet paper, with a crayon, it would still be amazing.

[ValeTudoGuy]

Nah, GOT is over rated, it's hard going when your thinking to yourself.... This is going to happen soon and more often than not it does. He's gone so far in his direction of trying to stray from traditional fantasy and even tragedy story telling that it's become formulaic and obvious.

It's also hard going when you want to get invested in a character only for them to be offed before any kind of development is realised.

I want to like it soooo much, the world he has created is great and he starts a few very promising characters.. Unfortunately he appears to favour the machine gun approach of killing off a potentially great character and then expecting you to start investing in the next wave of characters who inevitably won't ever see their character be developed either.

I know I'm in the vast minority in my thinking, my whole family think I'm crazy and just love it. But heck I just look at everyone fawning over it and can't help but see them all wearing the emperors new clothes.

Now breaking bad...... That's how you tell a story and develop characters!

[mattyhall22]

Problem I had in school was we was all given a book at random and had to do our coursework on the book.
Being forced to read a random book you have no interest in puts you off books. I do enjoy reading now, but for a few years I wanted to
a) Burn the book
b) Burn the author
c) Burn my teacher

I can't even remember what is was called, I've tried to push it from my memory. The film children of the corn was based on it or something.

Once my GCSE's were done a few friends and I did actually burn our copies of Jane Eyre it felt good

[Sludgie]

Once my GCSE's were done a few friends and I did actually burn our copies of Jane Eyre it felt good

Reminds me of Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, where people lived in a society where books were banned. Another old school book, but a good one....


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[EdBlackadder]

Its amazing the different reactions people have to books: I love the Midwich Cuckoos but was extremely unimpressed with Farenheit 451.

Agree that Slaughterhouse 5 is excellent, though. Think I prefer the Sirens of Titan by a smidge but that may be because it was my first Vonnegut.

[Rob Royston]

One thing I have always loved though, was the Aubrey/Maturin novels by Patrick O'Brian. Don't hear about them much now

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[EdBlackadder]

One thing I have always loved though, was the Aubrey/Maturin novels by Patrick O'Brian. Don't hear about them much now

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That is one series I never hear bad things about, keep meaning to get hold of them.

I used to like the Sharpe books but after a while I got a bit bored of them.