czarval
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Post by czarval on Oct 6, 2006 14:01:50 GMT -5
That could be. I found that Life of Pi was one of those books that were good while you were reading it, but once I was finished I started to not like it. And as time goes on, I like it less and less.
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Bina
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Post by Bina on Oct 7, 2006 9:27:47 GMT -5
Heart of darkness turns out to be a book I have to really concentrate on. It´s not hard to understand but it´s difficult to keep my mind on it even though it´s interesting. Does that happen to anyone of you? Or is it just because English is not my first language. That´d be frustrating!
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Isa
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Post by Isa on Oct 10, 2006 16:54:35 GMT -5
nah, it happens to me all the time, some books are just easier to read than others and sometimes it'll take me ages to get through a really short novel.
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Bina
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Post by Bina on Oct 11, 2006 9:36:49 GMT -5
Thanks, that makes me feel better. I think I´ll have it finished tomorrow.And it was definitely worth not giving up on it.
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bookworm148
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"Here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud and the sky of a sky of a tree called life."
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Post by bookworm148 on Jan 31, 2007 9:58:41 GMT -5
Classics just seem more interesting to me most of the time. A lot of the contemporary novels I've looked at haven't sounded very interesting.
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Lu
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Post by Lu on Jan 31, 2007 14:41:20 GMT -5
I don't know exactly the reason but I've always tended to read more classics. I have started reading some contemporary books about 3 years ago.
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Post by gilmoreren on Jan 31, 2007 16:02:25 GMT -5
i like to alternate. After years of reading classics for school and Uni and now spending most of my time stressed out at work i like to unwind with an easy read like some nice witty chick lit.
When I'm a bit blue i love to read Georgette Heyer novels - they're just the best thing, a literary cadbury's flake. julia Quinns are also cool.
But then, a nice meaty classic every now and again is good to test the brain cells and expand the literary experience a little.
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