FuzzyLobster wrote:Gollum's Mental Health Issues

I have to say, the full text of the journal article is actually quite interesting, though I'm not sure I agree with its conclusions.

similepanda wrote:Finally, finally getting around to reading The Sandman--Neil Gaiman.

Graphic novels count, don't they?

SANDMAN! =D So awesome. Need to re-read it; it's been a year since I read them now.

Yes, yes they do.

I was hoping they would :3

I picked up the first two volumes yesterday, but I haven't started the second yet because I want something to read in school tomorrow. So far I am satisfied with my purchase.

similepanda wrote:I was hoping they would :3

I picked up the first two volumes yesterday, but I haven't started the second yet because I want something to read in school tomorrow. So far I am satisfied with my purchase.

The first book is the weakest (except for the last story, The Sound of Her Wings). It gets so much better. When I read it, I was forever looking forward to getting hold of the next volume.

Mwamba wrote:I should have chosen that book to do for my nonfiction project in English.

Yes you should have. What's the other book about?

One day I will actually get around to reading Sandman. Only I've been on a "reading things in order" kick lately, as well as a "stop buying so many damn books" one, and the library fails at keeping a good stock of anything. Plus I like Gaiman, but am not the biggest fan of his writing style.

FuzzyLobster wrote:

Mwamba wrote:I should have chosen that book to do for my nonfiction project in English.

Yes you should have. What's the other book about?

One day I will actually get around to reading Sandman. Only I've been on a "reading things in order" kick lately, as well as a "stop buying so many damn books" one, and the library fails at keeping a good stock of anything. Plus I like Gaiman, but am not the biggest fan of his writing style.

Sandman is probably his best work. Jen isn't too keen on his books at all, but she loves Sandman (and indeed is the one who introduced me to it).

Sentynel wrote:

similepanda wrote:Finally, finally getting around to reading The Sandman--Neil Gaiman.

Graphic novels count, don't they?

SANDMAN! =D So awesome. Need to re-read it; it's been a year since I read them now.

Yes, yes they do.

QFT

Just finished A Tale of Two Cities (In three hours, no less!). You should all know who that's by. ;)

Currently reading Kafka's The Trial and A Clockwork Orange.

I really like the first paragraph of A Tale of Two Cities.

Hey! I know half of the first sentence! :P

Dearly Devoted Dexter - Jeff Lindsay
The Casebook of Victor Frankenstein - Peter Ackroyd

Also, my library holds came in today :
Shades of Grey - Jasper Fforde
The Illusion of Life: Disney Animation - Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston

Mayor of Casterbridge - Thomas Hardy

Ontario Grade 12 English anyone?

Reading Mismeasure of Man by Gould

Training people ~ Tess of Helena (From the point of view of a dog. It's hilarious)

RCB wrote:Mayor of Casterbridge - Thomas Hardy

Ontario Grade 12 English anyone?

Yup. This semester. :D

Is that your ISP or your class novel? We've got the Shipping News, even the teacher admits that it sucks.

One of many class novels. We didn't do Shipping News.

I really liked Mayor of Casterbridge, it's got archaic language, but not so archaic as to be unreadable. And very good style.

Ugh, we have one class novel (and Hamlet, yay!) And not a particularily good or difficult one. I am sick and tired of half the departments in our school thinking that because we are primarily a tech school that we're all stupid. The students who take university classes take them for a reason (well most do. Others are pressured by their parents when they would do much better in more hands-on classes). Wish they'd stop treating us like this.

The History, Math and Science teachers are great, at least. And apparently (according to some of the university students who came back to talk to us) we're actually marked harder then kids at some of the "better for academics" schools in the city, who actually boost kids marks on purpose to make it look like they do better. Said kids get to university and, thinking they're so smart, are completely lost. They also (again, apparently) think the kids from our school are likely to knife them. :D Which is just awesome.

*rant that somehow turned into not-so-much of a rant over*

FuzzyLobster wrote:They also (again, apparently) think the kids from our school are likely to knife them. :D

* Sentynel starts wearing a chainmail shirt around Fuzzy

You think that is enough?

Between that and my ninja-like reflexes around bladed weapons, it should be. (Eight years of fencing at school, remember...)

Fencing at school. I have never even seen it :'(. Did y'all ever use sharp blades? Did anyone get hurt?