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Mel Mudkiper posted:That's what I've heard to. City on Fire because it's exciting and cool and I want your opinion of it. Hallberg is certain to become a huge name in American lit, especially if he can write books with decent speed. A Little Life is a great book but City on Fire blew me away on every level. And finally, I think you're going to need something more fast-paced and plot-centric to keep you going on your long book quest blue squares fucked around with this message at 14:57 on Jan 20, 2016 |
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February botm should be invisible cities
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corn in the bible posted:February botm should be invisible cities
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Lunchmeat Larry posted:it should be because I’ll actually read it same
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it already has been BOTM tho
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corn in the bible posted:February botm should be invisible cities literally last febs
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every february
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let's do the nonexistent knight then
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There are enough garbage books and garbage writers to not have to run Calvino into the ground like that
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February botm should be "Black Snow". It's recent, dreary, short and I'm pretty sure Mel is the only other person who's already read it.
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I read all three of the Calvino's Ancestors Trilogy, but I gotta say The Baron in the Trees is by far my favorite.
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Cloks posted:February botm should be "Black Snow". It's recent, dreary, short and I'm pretty sure Mel is the only other person who's already read it.
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paradoxGentleman posted:I read all three of the Calvino's Ancestors Trilogy, but I gotta say The Baron in the Trees is by far my favorite. I appreciate you sticking around after we all yelled at you. Good for you kid
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paradoxGentleman posted:I read all three of the Calvino's Ancestors Trilogy, but I gotta say The Baron in the Trees is by far my favorite. What do you think of Calvino? I've never read anything of his.
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blue squares posted:What do you think of Calvino? I've never read anything of his. I have only read that trilogy (the other two being The Nonexistant Knight and the Cloven Discount, if you are interested), so I can only tell you about those. I found them pretty good, with a fairy tale-like rustic atmosphere that goes very well with the stories they tell. Even a dunce like me managed to crack the symbolism found there. But I should clarify that I read them in Italian, and while I don't think they exactly rely on wordplay to work, I can't guarantee that something might have been lost in translation.
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paradoxGentleman have you considered this:
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Nanomashoes posted:paradoxGentleman have you considered this: god damnit
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I just went through a roller coaster of emotion. First I was skeptical, then I was outraged, then I relaxed and realized its intended to be humor and who cares. I really doubt that the book was published to introduce Shakespeare to a generation that can only understand emotions in the form of emojis. Especially since the humor doesn't work if you don't already know the play well.
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i guess the idea that millenials are going buy something like that in a physical format is pretty funny
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TheQat posted:i guess the idea that millenials are going buy something like that in a physical format is pretty funny It probably originated as a blog and got a publishing deal. But physical books are still more popular than ebooks
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It's a gag gift, you guys
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Nanomashoes posted:paradoxGentleman have you considered this: Do you really, honestly think that people buy these without irony? They they don't realize that that is not, in fact, the same thing as reading Shakespeare? Are you going to post about how cellphones are devouring teenagers' souls next?
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paradoxGentleman posted:Do you really, honestly think that people buy these without irony? They they don't realize that that is not, in fact, the same thing as reading Shakespeare? pretty sure it was a joke i only said "god damnit" because i didn't know it existed
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paradoxGentleman posted:Do you really, honestly think that people buy these without irony? They they don't realize that that is not, in fact, the same thing as reading Shakespeare? Yes, no, yes, but only because cell phones have cameras and we all know that cameras steal your soul.
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Lol if you think that is the bottom of the barrel Check This poo poo 
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Eh that could be fun if it doesn't take itself too seriously.
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The classic tales of William Shakespeare are often as packed with gore and corpses as the scariest slasher flick -- and can spawn equally gruesome sequels.... Football star Cameron Dean is genuine campus royalty at Globe University, but his life is more of a nightmare than a dream. Not only was his dad murdered under mysterious circumstances, but Cameron suspects that his mom and aunt may have had something to do with it! When he unexpectedly inherits a creepy old castle in Denmark, Cameron tries to put his worries behind him, inviting his girlfriend and college buddies along on an overseas trip to check out the gloomy fortress. The plan is to get some serious partying done. Too bad nobody counted on the ghost of a drowned girl rising from her watery grave with vengeance on her mind! Now the only question is: to die or not to die?
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Mel Mudkiper posted:to die or not to die? amazing
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I realize that this is more thought than this film merits but didn't everyone Ophelia could have had beef with die by the end of the play? And they didn't have kids or whatever, so who is she getting revenge on, Fortinbras? The descendants of Horatio? More things indeed.
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Nakar posted:I realize that this is more thought than this film merits but didn't everyone Ophelia could have had beef with die by the end of the play? And they didn't have kids or whatever, so who is she getting revenge on, Fortinbras? The descendants of Horatio? More things indeed. This is a book not a movie Hamlet 2 the movie is actually awesome and good
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Mel Mudkiper posted:This is a book not a movie But now I'm genuinely curious as to whether the characters have some tie to the play or if Ophelia's just pulling a Jason and murdering people for the crime of being in a castle.
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Nakar posted:Oh sorry, it had such a crappy cover that on my mobile screen it looked like a bad film poster. As a book it has the potential to be even worse though. the American football hero guy is probably a distant descendant of Claudius or some dumb poo poo
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the good sequel to Hamlet is Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead e:vv i know but close enough StashAugustine fucked around with this message at 20:47 on Jan 20, 2016 |
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StashAugustine posted:the good sequel to Hamlet is Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead thats not a sequel, it takes place concurrently.
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You could call it a midquel, if you hate yourself. I'm not sure what the smart term would be. Interstitial?
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Interquel? Although that sounds rather like it's taking place during the break between acts 3 and 4 in the foyer.
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Companion piece.
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anilEhilated posted:Interquel? Although that sounds rather like it's taking place during the break between acts 3 and 4 in the foyer. No, Polonius is the one in the foyer
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I thought Polonius was at supper.
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