What are you reading?
- Thread Starter Designer
- Start date
waday
Do one thing every day that scares you
- Joined
- Jul 21, 2014
- Messages
- 7,486
- Reaction score
- 3,600
- Can others edit my Photos
- Photos NOT OK to edit
Received the entire Harry Potter series as a Christmas present. Currently on book 5.
The first couple books were nice and short. The third was like, hey, I’m getting a little more involved and serious. Then the fourth book was like, hahaha, too bad sucker, you’re too far in to stop now, here’s a gazillion pages and good luck with the rest of the series.
Ok, I’m only half kidding. I think the fourth has been my favorite so far. We’ll see if it stays that way after 5, 6, and 7.
The first couple books were nice and short. The third was like, hey, I’m getting a little more involved and serious. Then the fourth book was like, hahaha, too bad sucker, you’re too far in to stop now, here’s a gazillion pages and good luck with the rest of the series.
Ok, I’m only half kidding. I think the fourth has been my favorite so far. We’ll see if it stays that way after 5, 6, and 7.
- Joined
- Jun 23, 2015
- Messages
- 8,705
- Reaction score
- 6,827
- Location
- Petawawa, Ontario
- Can others edit my Photos
- Photos NOT OK to edit
- Moderator 🛠️
- #813
As anyone said the owners manual recently?!?
I mean it.
Read it.
Before asking questions that are answered within.
'Cmon, I'm waiting.
I mean it.
Read it.
Before asking questions that are answered within.
'Cmon, I'm waiting.
waday
Do one thing every day that scares you
- Joined
- Jul 21, 2014
- Messages
- 7,486
- Reaction score
- 3,600
- Can others edit my Photos
- Photos NOT OK to edit
Original katomi
Been spending a lot of time on here!
- Joined
- Mar 27, 2019
- Messages
- 3,765
- Reaction score
- 1,869
- Location
- South Coast UK
- Can others edit my Photos
- Photos NOT OK to edit
A lot of e books the colour of magic was the last
- Joined
- Sep 2, 2003
- Messages
- 35,776
- Reaction score
- 8,745
- Can others edit my Photos
- Photos NOT OK to edit
- Admin 🛠️
- #818
Titus Groan, by Mervyn Peake. Totally having fun with it! 
In a few reviews I've read, as the first of a series of so-called "Gormenghast novels," this one is considered the best. Maybe that's true, or maybe it's because the reader has no idea what he's getting into with the first one, so it carries the element of the unknown, with introduction to characters and style, which can't exist in subsequent books. Right now, I'm just having fun. .
What writing! I feel the need to have stormy skies outside, while I sit inside by the fire wrapped in a blanket to keep down goosebumps, while I read. From the very first page, describing the tower of the castle of Gormenghast:
“This tower, patched unevenly with black ivy, arose like a mutilated finger from among the fists of knuckled masonry and pointed blasphemously at heaven."
Well, alrighty then.
Later, this, on describing a reaction from an unsavory character:
"His face remained like a mask, but deep down in his stomach, he grinned."
Yeah. It's like that.
In a few reviews I've read, as the first of a series of so-called "Gormenghast novels," this one is considered the best. Maybe that's true, or maybe it's because the reader has no idea what he's getting into with the first one, so it carries the element of the unknown, with introduction to characters and style, which can't exist in subsequent books. Right now, I'm just having fun. .
What writing! I feel the need to have stormy skies outside, while I sit inside by the fire wrapped in a blanket to keep down goosebumps, while I read. From the very first page, describing the tower of the castle of Gormenghast:
“This tower, patched unevenly with black ivy, arose like a mutilated finger from among the fists of knuckled masonry and pointed blasphemously at heaven."
Well, alrighty then.
Later, this, on describing a reaction from an unsavory character:
"His face remained like a mask, but deep down in his stomach, he grinned."
Yeah. It's like that.
Designer
Been spending a lot of time on here!
- Joined
- Apr 13, 2012
- Messages
- 18,505
- Reaction score
- 4,853
- Location
- Iowa
- Can others edit my Photos
- Photos OK to edit
- Thread Starter 🔹
- #820
I just finished "The Language Police" by Diane Ravitch
Amazon.com : the language police how pressure groups restrict what students learn
How Pressure Groups Restrict What Students Learn.
Amazon.com : the language police how pressure groups restrict what students learn
How Pressure Groups Restrict What Students Learn.
NancyMoranG
Been spending a lot of time on here!
- Joined
- May 9, 2012
- Messages
- 2,883
- Reaction score
- 1,055
- Location
- Anywhere we want! Just us And the RV
- Can others edit my Photos
- Photos OK to edit
I MAY have posted a book and author on here in 2015 about Rossevelt and CCC programs during depression.
I can't remember author and there are TOO many books to just look up randomly.
Is there a way to see my posts from 2015 on here?
I tried paging back, but it would take forever at 2 pgs at a time..
Thanks.
I can't remember author and there are TOO many books to just look up randomly.
Is there a way to see my posts from 2015 on here?
I tried paging back, but it would take forever at 2 pgs at a time..
Thanks.
johngpt
Been spending a lot of time on here!
- Joined
- Apr 27, 2008
- Messages
- 5,204
- Reaction score
- 3,161
- Location
- Albuquerque, NM
- Can others edit my Photos
- Photos NOT OK to edit
We had started the Potter books when our kids were young enough to be read to. By Goblet of Fire they were each reading on their own and the books would pass from me to older son to younger son. Kim would be last as she would have the least time to read and we didn't want to be held up.
johngpt
Been spending a lot of time on here!
- Joined
- Apr 27, 2008
- Messages
- 5,204
- Reaction score
- 3,161
- Location
- Albuquerque, NM
- Can others edit my Photos
- Photos NOT OK to edit
Right now I'm reading on the Kindle a sci-fi classic, Galactic Patrol by E.E. "Doc" Smith. It had started in 1937 as a serial in the magazine Astounding Science Fiction that had been edited by John Campbell. It was compiled into book form around 1940.
Doc Smith was a strong influence on the sci-fi genre. Heinlein, Asimov and Clarke are among those crediting him as influencing their thoughts and writing. I can see why now that I'm about 50% through the story!
Doc Smith was a strong influence on the sci-fi genre. Heinlein, Asimov and Clarke are among those crediting him as influencing their thoughts and writing. I can see why now that I'm about 50% through the story!
![[No title]](/data/xfmg/thumbnail/31/31746-12607d714ca2713b95250821c881aea9.jpg?1734160460)
