Most of them are pretty readable imo. Some more than others. Everything Robert Louis Stevenson is pretty good. Jane Eyre is fantastic.

Charlie Weasley. I don’t know many people who dislike nor like him, seeing that he isn’t as popular as some of the other Weasley children, but I wish we could’ve seen a lot more of him in the series.

We need a book about his experiences training dragons in Romania.

The Awakening by Kate Chopin.

Love when a classic feels so relevant to today’s world.

I finished the book last night, and have been mulling it over all day. I think the joy of an unreliable narrator written by a skilled author is that you don't really know for sure - and you can change your mind, change it back again and still never really be sure. There is no definitive version of events.

For me, I think that virtually all (if not all) of the murders were in his fantasies. He is unraveling throughout the story, becoming more and more unhinged and psychotic. So many of the things he thinks he says out loud are probably not said out loud. He's off his face. What is going on in his mind and outside in the world blur. A lot of the murders are unfeasible. Sure, you could get away with killing a homeless person - but the ludicrous and farcical multiple deaths involving power tools and the amount of blood and carcasses? Unrealistic to the point of the author having a laugh.

And it really does seem to me that alongside being a scathing criticism of 1980s consumerist capitalism it is also the author completely taking the piss out of pretentious yuppie culture. He's exaggerating, pushing further and further to see how much he can get away with, how much his readers will believe - or at least be entertained by.

I wish more people knew that this book existed! There’s so many people who know about the movie but not the book! Thanks for sharing your impressions.

I was able to meet Peter Beagle and have him sign a copy a while ago. One of my favorite additions to my shelf.

Also, if you liked that I'd say read Slow Regard of Silent things by Rothfuss. They have lots of similar feels to me.

The storyline is appealing but it’s really juvenile writing honestly. I don’t understand how it got a movie deal. And no I haven’t, I don’t think I’ve heard of her actually.

The short stories/vignettes of background characters is actually my favorite feature of a full Stephen King novel. For me it enriches the world the story is set in and shows that the author gave it real depth. It also gives a small emotional pause, a step away from the main plot. I often needs those breaks or I get too caught up in the flow.

It does greatly increase the length of some of his books though.

I can’t think of another author I’ve read that does things like that. Wish they would.

I felt the same way about Verity. It’s rare that I’ve disliked a book so much, it’s made me not want to attempt another book by the same author, but Verity managed to do so.

This is my take on Hoover. She’s wildly popular at the moment. She’s made reading fun again for people who haven’t picked up a book in ages, and I think it’s amazing. She knows what her particular readers want, and she knows how to deliver.

I’m an avid reader, and I read a broad range of genres and authors. Hoover isn’t my cup of tea. I find the writing a bit lackluster and without substance. However, as a teenager I would have ATE her books up. Quick and easy reads, a lil romance, a lil mystery.

At this stage in my life, with the amount of books I’ve read, she isn’t what I’m looking for. I’ve read enough to know my likes and dislikes. And even though I don’t particularly care for her, I will say I think it’s great she’s gotten so many people interested in reading after not having read in so long.

It’s an interesting philosophical question. Should the wishes of dead people be respected?

Let’s say a dying person says “please, my last wish is for all my organs to stay in my body and be buried with me. It’s very important and I won’t get into heaven otherwise.” You say “okay buddy.”

They bleed out. There are five people in the hospital whose lives can be saved by this guy’s organs. Do you let them die according to his wishes? Or do you figure he has no wishes now that he’s dead, so scavenge those organs.

And what if the stakes aren’t so high? What if somebody says “my last wish is for you to keep my flower garden presentable.” Do you have any obligation to do so after they die?

Would you be okay with me fucking your grimacing corpse on live television? Current-you may say no, but by your logic, it doesn’t matter what alive-you wants.

I loved the film. As a grown 28m I've watched it probably 5 times. It's a beautiful little gem.

So...a conservative

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Cannery Row is one of my favourite stories. Can we get a movie with George Clooney playing Mack?

Is it really not that good? I saw it at Walmart and was thinking about getting it cause it sounds interesting, but maybe not anymore lol. Have you read any of Natasha Preston's books?

I have the Unicorn as a tattoo this book and movie mean so much to me 🥰

Yeah there should at least be an attempt at critical thinking and intellectual honesty.

No I don’t, my mate listens to audiobooks, I read yet quite often he will use the terms he has read. In a conversation it doesn’t matter if you’re replying, does a bit if you’re starting it which you would say hey I have been listening to this book, have you read it.

Though I would say sometimes the distinction is important because you want to talk about a specific facet of either media. Like the illustrations and maps in the book, or the way the person narrating the book pronounces names.

I don't just ask for people to tell me the entire plot of a book, but if I get anxious about the characters, I want to know what happened to them.

Oh my goodness!! I had no idea this was a book! I absolutely love the movie. You have just made my day. I can’t wait to read this.

I am unsure what you’re trying to say, are you implying that to consume books in a text based media that we need to have an entomology degree so that we can know the meaning of words?

Or are you saying that words don’t matter? Because that is rather wrong. Words have nuance to them. Landing safely and falling safely both have a common meaning of you made it to the ground unharmed. Yet to land safely means that you were in control, that you were in some way to control your decent. As were fell safely means you had no control. One implies skill the other luck.

You are correct that language evolves, for example the change of the use of the word present to next, but to use that argument to say that two things are the same is an odd thing to do. Notice how I used the word consume instead of reading or listening, the evolution would be to use that, not to say that reading a book is to listen to it.

I enjoy his works but he was seriously like a wet bunched up grey flannel shirt of a person.

I sometimes HATE that my husband won't give me "spoilers" when I ask -usually tv but same principal for books. It's not spoiling anything. I want to see it happen! I'll still watch/read and enjoy it! But sometimes I want to know what I'm getting into.

So if someone asks me "have you read x" you're saying that you expect me to respond with "oh no, but I have listened to the audiobook." Instead of just saying, "yeah" and getting into the actual conversation? Seems dumb. Whats the functional purpose of differentiating between the two in a conversation?

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