I felt that It had a bit more highs than lows, but the lows were kind of "wtf?" and a bit stupid. The highs?

>!The whole backstory on Derry. THe Lumbermill massacre. The gangsters getting shot to death while Pennywise dances in the background. Pennywise basically turning into 60's and 70's type monsters while tormenting the kids. !<

That stuff was the best parts of the book to me. Some of the other stuff was a bit of a slog to get through.

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It would be. I’ll let you know if it works out.

I didn’t read his statement as he “never loved her” more of he loved her at one time but had changed and realized he was in love with who she was, and who he was, back when he first fell in love with her. Can confirm this happens and it can be heartbreaking to realize and difficult to admit to one’s self.

Dante uses a lot of terms, expressions and ways of saying that italian has and english doesen't. It's not simple to translate something that old, in a language that was half latin and half vulgar.

He also said many silly things. "Ed elli avea del cul fatto trombetta", devils just farted

Saying I think someone has the right to read a text for themselves, and decide for themselves what they think it means, is not the same as saying I think all interpretations are equally valid and correct.

There's also a huge difference between reading comprehension, where you correctly or incorrectly understand the explicit statements of the text, and interpretation, where you reach conclusions about the implicit themes and subtexts of the text.

I like John Ciardi’s translation. It’s the one I read in college many years ago.

Glad to hear!

Also, his son made a few short story books. Full Throttle is definitely worth picking up. Its interesting because he has a similar style to King, but I do enjoy his writing more than King for some reason. Definitely look out for Full Throttle as well, I haven't read much from his other shirt story books, "20th Century Ghosts" and "Strange Weather"

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This was my favorite book from high school. There is a movie version from 1939 with Burgess Meredith & Lon Chaney Jr. That was good as well.

Interesting. I tend to think of it in binary terms: Either you're allowed to interpret yourself, or you're not.

To what extent do you think it's allowable?

Lupin. He just seems like such a good and understanding and down to earth person.

Yes but it might be interesting if you were able to correspond after your death.

Ehh I agree to an extent

To an extent.

We've all read Harry Potter, right? You don't get to say "Harry defeated Voldemort because love always conquers evil!" when the text explicitly says "Harry defeated Voldemort because Voldemort wasn't the true owner of the wand in his hand and the series established in the first book that wands choose their owners and don't work right for just anyone."

It's one thing to have your own interpretation when the text is intentionally vague, but if the text explicitly says something--or very obviously implies something--you don't just get to say, "Well that's what I think, so that's how it is."

That kind of attitude doesn't promote critical thinking or thoughtful analysis of evidence and I don't think it should be encouraged or supported.

>underrated

Everyone loves Luna.

I will say I had to roll my eyes a little at how much of a Mary Sue Charlie was. Like I said, it's not my favourite book - but I enjoyed it as just another story.

Did he dare?

You're not the person I commissioned.

Also, editors don't charge per hour. They usually charge per thousand words or per page.

JK Rowling has explicitly said that she interprets support and fandom for the harry Potter series as support for her hateful and damaging views. It's worth calling out.

The winter of our discontent is one of my favorites by Steinbeck. Very different than of mice and men

They're quite entitled to ask here. No-one is forcing you to participate.

If you go back to the golden age of editing and look at Hemingway and Fitzgerald and Maxwell Perkins and take a look at the manuscript pages, the relationship is obviously collaborative. Both those authors are noted for their brevity - that is not an accident!

The self-publishing that has blossomed with Amazon is terrific but man, there is no substitute at all for a good editor.

Well-said. I'm much happier solo than I ever thought possible during my 20s and 30s. It also helps that I have no spouse, no kids, no pets, few distractions and even fewer responsibilities.

Could be a little of both.