Books We Hate - Page 10

Ruinel · 09-22-2003, 02:54 PM

I absolutely hate, without any doubt, Moby Dick.

hectorberlioz · 10-01-2003, 02:09 PM

I'll tell you whats worse. IVANHOE. so boring.
Ilike classics, but ivanhoe is just...it has a good story, but the wy its written is horrid!

Sheeana · 10-01-2003, 02:46 PM

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Originally posted by Ruinel
I absolutely hate, without any doubt, Moby Dick.

hehe. I tried reading that when I was 11. Only got about half way before giving up in disgust.

Elfhelm · 10-01-2003, 03:00 PM

Might I suggest you try it again after some years have passed?

I love Melville. I love the way he bubbles over and exagerates everything.

Is it that people think ALL books are supposed to be easy like Harry Potter? If so, I hope they will consider that the words of the current sentence are the most important ones, not the ones from later in the paragraph or the paragraphs later in the chapter. To extend that ... it's like food. If one thinks only of eating the entire piece of pie, one might lose her only opportunity to savor (savour) the morsel that is presently in her mouth.

That's the trick with poetry and poetical writing such as Melville. Being forced to read anything for school tends to dissuade one from savoring the beauty before one. One must give in to pleasure to enjoy it, otherwise it is just sensation.

Elfhelm · 10-01-2003, 03:10 PM

I really do not like Robert Frost's poetry. I don't know. It just sounds too slick and perfect. I want rough and jagged, I guess.

sun-star · 10-02-2003, 11:44 AM

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Originally posted by hectorberlioz
I'll tell you whats worse. IVANHOE. so boring.
Ilike classics, but ivanhoe is just...it has a good story, but the wy its written is horrid!

I agree about Ivanhoe. I wouldn't say I hated it, but I couldn't get more than a few chapters in, though I was determined to like it. I might have to try again soon - normally I love literature from around Scott's time.

Evenstar1400 · 10-02-2003, 07:18 PM

i read this really bad book for a book club... called....um.... oh yeah
The Enchanted Castle. i cant remember too much about it but it was so unbelievably boring it wasnt even funny.

hectorberlioz · 10-03-2003, 01:11 AM

yeah i think i'll try to re-read it myself, sun-star, when i can tolerate sitting and not having to be busy with other stuff at the same time.

10-01-2003, 02:09 PM	#182
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10-01-2003, 03:00 PM	#184
Elfhelm Marshal of the Eastmark Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 1,412	Might I suggest you try it again after some years have passed? I love Melville. I love the way he bubbles over and exagerates everything. Is it that people think ALL books are supposed to be easy like Harry Potter? If so, I hope they will consider that the words of the current sentence are the most important ones, not the ones from later in the paragraph or the paragraphs later in the chapter. To extend that ... it's like food. If one thinks only of eating the entire piece of pie, one might lose her only opportunity to savor (savour) the morsel that is presently in her mouth. That's the trick with poetry and poetical writing such as Melville. Being forced to read anything for school tends to dissuade one from savoring the beauty before one. One must give in to pleasure to enjoy it, otherwise it is just sensation. __________________ cya Last edited by Elfhelm : 10-01-2003 at 03:01 PM.

10-01-2003, 03:10 PM	#185
Elfhelm Marshal of the Eastmark Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 1,412	I really do not like Robert Frost's poetry. I don't know. It just sounds too slick and perfect. I want rough and jagged, I guess. __________________ cya

10-02-2003, 07:18 PM	#187
Evenstar1400 Elven Warrior Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: In the inner depths of my lair. Posts: 421	i read this really bad book for a book club... called....um.... oh yeah The Enchanted Castle. i cant remember too much about it but it was so unbelievably boring it wasnt even funny. __________________ Treebeard: Hmm, you look like hobbits, smell like hobbits, feel like hobbits and sound like hobbits. You must be orcs!

10-03-2003, 01:11 AM	#188
hectorberlioz Master of Orchestration President Emeritus of Entmoot 2004-2008 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Lost in the Opera House Posts: 9,328	yeah i think i'll try to re-read it myself, sun-star, when i can tolerate sitting and not having to be busy with other stuff at the same time. __________________ ACALEWIA- President of Entmoot hectorberlioz- Vice President of Entmoot Acaly und Hektor fur Presidants fur EntMut fur life! Join the discussion at Entmoot Election 2010. "Stupidissimo!"~Toscanini The Da CINDY Code The Epic Poem Of The Balrog of Entmoot: Here ~NEW! ~ Thinking of summer vacation? AboutNewJersey.com - NJ Travel & Tourism Guide

09-22-2003, 02:54 PM	#181
Ruinel Banned Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: I have no idea. Posts: 5,441	I absolutely hate, without any doubt, Moby Dick.

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