Justie
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Post by Justie on Jan 4, 2007 1:18:07 GMT -5
Okay I'm a bit of a newbie here... and somewhat to reading. I hadn't really enjoyed it till a few years ago and am now rarely caught without a book. I was reading the forum for the current book club book and realized my thoughts on the books I read don't go in nearly as deep as most of the people here. I can compreheand what I read but I seem to miss underline thoughts of authors (did that make sense?). Do your thoughts on books, story lines get deeper the more you read? I would love to be able to really have something to put into the converstions here, but seem to have little to add.
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czarval
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Post by czarval on Jan 4, 2007 1:21:44 GMT -5
I miss a lot of information the first time I read. When I've read a book a few times I really start to understand everything.
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Post by Dominique on Jan 4, 2007 5:50:34 GMT -5
nah you're totally not like getting less out of them than the rest of us or anything. I find that discussing books in a book club gets people really thinking about the book and through bouncing of eachother and looking at it from an analytical perspective you think of so much more. That's what I love about the book club, it's just like when you discuss a book in class people have all these different takes on it. But yeah the first time I read the bell jar I didn't think of half as much of the stuff we thought of when we discussed it in book club  |
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Post by Dominique on Jan 4, 2007 5:51:45 GMT -5
don't think you have little to add! I'm sure you have heaps to add! When you get going in the book club you'll be surprised how much you come up with!
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Isa
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Post by Isa on Jan 4, 2007 8:47:14 GMT -5
That's right, there are different levels of reading - you can read just for entertainment or you can read in order to analyze the book. It's something that comes with practice (that's what people work on when they study literature in university) and the book club is a great place to start. After you read some of the comments and go back to the book, you'll find yourself thinking about little details you had overlooked before and next thing you know you'll be your ideas with us!
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Justie
First poem written for Mother’s Day
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Post by Justie on Jan 4, 2007 10:18:51 GMT -5
Okay... thanks guys!
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Post by bookaddict on Jan 4, 2007 11:16:09 GMT -5
A lot of us are in university, studying literature. Don't worry...the book club is for fun, no judging. Have fun with the book discussions, and see what you get out of them.
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Bina
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Post by Bina on Jan 4, 2007 14:23:37 GMT -5
No pressure  |
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Post by tahlia on Jan 6, 2007 4:14:04 GMT -5
i feel the same way. i always wonder if im reading into the deeper meaning the author intended in their writing. when i was a 'newbie to reading" i was constantly flipping back pages because i didnt understand key parts or simply didnt remember what i read. reading fun. the more you read the more your mind focuses on what the words and overall meaning. its a skil like riding a bike, everyone can do it, but it takes practice. even thought im in college and used to analyzing a book for class i still find it somewhat difficult. i like to read for pleasure, but with classics, i ask myself if i understood the deeper meaning. the other comments are right. . thats what makes a book club enjoyable - everyone gets to mention new ideas and point of views. its fun. its a fun learning process.
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Post by Dominique on Jan 6, 2007 4:20:27 GMT -5
Often with classics I'm guilty of looking up what something I didn't understand means on Sparknotes.com
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whitemouse
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Post by whitemouse on Jan 7, 2007 17:34:10 GMT -5
yep i have the same,well, problem(?).I write a reading journal, and when I started I usually didnt know what to write,my mind was empty a nd was just feeling the book but have no exact opinion about it. And so I was searching other people´s opinions about deeper meaning of the books and it was like: Thats it,I feel it the same way!,but I was miserable it wasnt my own idea, so I stopped doing that and after I read something I forced myself to write the report on my own(it was harsh sometimes I was thinking about it for an hour,but when it was done i was happy endlich:)) ..and today this process takes a few minutes.Maybe this is the way books forced you to think about them. I´m really happy to be in this book club(coze we dont discuss the books at school) but a bit miserable about my english that limits me much.Maybe now would be good to write my reports in english Uf! This was not supposed to be such long stuff,sorry. And I hope you dont think i am an idiot because of what I´ve just written.  |
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Isa
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Post by Isa on Jan 7, 2007 18:43:48 GMT -5
Nope, and you really shouldn't be worried about your English, it's actually quite good! I know it probably takes an extra effort for you to write all this, but it's very easy for us to read and understand it, so no worries!
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whitemouse
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Post by whitemouse on Jan 7, 2007 18:55:04 GMT -5
Thanx much! and pls when you see i writed a nonsense,will you tell me? I ve got to do my FCE exams as soon as possible so its important to make not many errors in a single sentence.I´ll be grateful. And its helpfull to see how you(the native speakers  write. and just a question..what does mean LOL? |
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Isa
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Post by Isa on Jan 7, 2007 18:58:43 GMT -5
It means "laughing out loud", it's part of this whole new computer slang. There are a few variations too, I've seen rotfl (rolling on the floor laughing) and lmao (laughing my ass off). Pretty creative, isn't it?!
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whitemouse
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Post by whitemouse on Jan 7, 2007 19:02:51 GMT -5
;Dyup,placed it into my vocab. list
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