i read books....when i feel like it. some books really catch my eye...and i have my mom buy it for me cause she knows i dont read much, and she thinks i should

*Sigh* Kids hardly read at all these days; and the worst part is that they wallow in their ignorance; I've noticed that his is common among adults as well. I see it everyday and it is really worrying. I think that that's why many countries have such problems with literacy, and why so many people can't speaka a da good Engleesh. It's getting worse too, at least here in Aus. .

Wolfy - I read all the time; it's great. Why do you think that Indy, Taw and I (among others) have such interesting discussions? And before you answer, yes we do have too much time on our hands .

so do i now that my teachers' homework spaz is done

I must say that there still is no ready replacement for a solid, three dimensional and tangible book. Scrolling or paging down on a computer just does not cut it.

Ideas, feelings, impressions, stuff like that cannot be written about adequately to fit a screen, regardless of fonting or screen resolution. You need to be able to flip around the pages, go back and forth, etc., in hard copy format.

Wolfy. Please don't be insulted by my asking. Have you read any works by Isaac Asimov? If you haven't try reading I Robot to get a feel for his style.

I'll look into it thanks Indy

Indy- Issac Asimov? Oh my gosh his works confuse me but I still like em'. Like when I read his book about the history of the greeks I got lost halfway in


Ok I'm bored. But when I'm bored I don't read(unless it's interesting, which this thread is not to me). I read plenty of books, even a couple of newberries. I could tell you a secret the British had that turned the tide of WW2. I did like the book War of the Worlds by Hubert George Wells. I'm planning to read The Time Machine . But reading isn't something I do when I'm bored(or else I got my mood wrong). Understand?



Edited by - Jagged on 5/18/2004 7:57:24 PM

War of The Worlds was a little hard for me to follow

Hmph. Try "A Tale of Two Cities" or "Moby Dick", the bloody books are so verbose that you lose track of what's going on halfway through a sentence!

Well there's always the infamous "War and Peace" by Tolstoy (Some Russian guy so the spellcheck is out the window).

For what we are about to receive may we all be truly thankful. - Ancient Navy Saying

@Wolfy, cc: Jaggy.

I Robot is an early sci-fi work of Asimov's. It is considered a classic of the genre. In it you will recognize many ideas and concepts that have since been borrowed, tweaked, mutated or modified into other thematic devices in sci-fi movies today. He, like AC Clarke, is considered one of the early giants of this type of literature.

The book I recommended to Wolfy is not a long one. You might try it too. Don't really know what you mean, Jaggy, about Greeks.

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Added some more on the other thread.

Edited by - Indy11 on 5/19/2004 10:58:46 AM

ffs Wolfy I read WoTW when i was about 8. You probably just got confused by the English place names, after all if you don't know where East Africa is you've got no chance with Woking! Ed's right btw, Asimov is an ideal sf writer for someone of your age to read, very accessible, esp the Robot novels.

Esq, Moby Dick - verbose? shame on you. Next you'll be saying Heart of Darkness is boring and doesn't end properly or that The Grapes of Wrath is a bit depressing.

..you shut your mouth, how can you say, I go about things the wrong way..

Dickens, early on at least when he was published in the press, was paid by the word.

Melville. Not my favorite writer but I don't think verbose is the right description.
Turgid maybe? Too wrapped up in metaphor and symbolism perhaps? Overly analyzed by idiot college professors certainly? But verbose. Don't think so.

Alright, alright, I stand by ATOTC at being "verbose", but how about MB being "recondite" or "periphrastic"? Happy now?

Edited by - esquilax on 5/19/2004 3:55:39 PM

Before this spirals out of control get back on topic( we should open up a thread for books maybe?)