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Metzger MeisterIt Gets Worsebefore it gets any better.Registered Userregular
edited January 2007
I didn't think the ending of the book was sad, actually. I thought it was more touching then sad, but if you were getting all misty because of the sentimentality of George bussin' a cap in Lenny's slow ass, I can see that. It's really the only way the story could have ended without it being horribly depressing.
I didn't think the ending of the book was sad, actually. I thought it was more touching then sad, but if you were getting all misty because of the sentimentality of George bussin' a cap in Lenny's slow ass, I can see that. It's really the only way the story could have ended without it being horribly depressing.
Oh man, it was so sad
Lenny always tried his best to do everything right
and all he wanted
was to pet the rabbits
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RankenphilePassersby were amazedby the unusually large amounts of blood.Registered User, ModeratorMod Emeritus
I didn't think the ending of the book was sad, actually. I thought it was more touching then sad, but if you were getting all misty because of the sentimentality of George bussin' a cap in Lenny's slow ass, I can see that. It's really the only way the story could have ended without it being horribly depressing.
Oh man, it was so sad
Lenny always tried his best to do everything right
I didn't think the ending of the book was sad, actually. I thought it was more touching then sad, but if you were getting all misty because of the sentimentality of George bussin' a cap in Lenny's slow ass, I can see that. It's really the only way the story could have ended without it being horribly depressing.
Oh man, it was so sad
Lenny always tried his best to do everything right
Thanks naporeon again, for this guys name, (FForde). He does seem really clever, though i've read my fair share of books and really enjoy it when i 'get' references to other things so i will check out these other books by this author. thanks again
'Public' school in Britain is the exact opposite of public and i don't understand why....public school is basically the highest, ponciest private schools and state schools (comprehensive schools) are normal schools. Can anyone tell me why this is perchance?
note i didnt have to read catcher or great gatsby in school, i read catcher on my own time and have never read the grat gatsby
'Public' school in Britain is the exact opposite of public and i don't understand why....public school is basically the highest, ponciest private schools and state schools (comprehensive schools) are normal schools. Can anyone tell me why this is perchance?
I don't know. But I did notice this when I lived there.
ahh you lived here naporeon, i wondered how you know about Jasper FForde, or is he also big in the US of A? he doesnt seem like a writer who would get too much recognition over there
ahh you lived here naporeon, i wondered how you know about Jasper FForde, or is he also big in the US of A? he doesnt seem like a writer who would get too much recognition over there
Yeah. I lived in Glasgow for two years. Pollokshields, to be specific.
But for the record, I learned about Jasper Fforde in the US.
Really nap? i haven't heard of him over here over i don't think, and Glasgow? was it nice, ever venture to sunny sheepfucking Wales? (It's where both my homes are, Uni and my mums home) is Fforde big in the US or anywhere for that matter? (sorry if i now view you as a fountain of knowledge on this man, but you seem to know at least something, and he doesnt seem like he'd be large in the USA)
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HarrierThe Star Spangled ManRegistered Userregular
edited January 2007
I was the only one in 9th Grade English who actually enjoyed Great Expectations.
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Really nap? i haven't heard of him over here over i don't think, and Glasgow? was it nice, ever venture to sunny sheepfucking Wales? (It's where both my homes are, Uni and my mums home) is Fforde big in the US or anywhere for that matter? (sorry if i now view you as a fountain of knowledge on this man, but you seem to know at least something, and he doesnt seem like he'd be large in the USA)
Uhmmm...Pollokshields was nice. Glasgow? No, not so much. Fond memories and all that, but really, it was dirty and violent.
I'm not sure how big Fforde is over here, but in my experience, most educated Americans are fans of anything that plays to that education. Also, a lot of us just enjoy British humor.
My high school totally can kick your high school's ass.
#187.
Mine is unlisted.
Why does this lead me to believe that my High School could literally kick your high schools' asses?
Because it is in the ghetto and full of thugs?
Just a wild guess.
So is my school. iirc, the ranking just took into account AP and/or IB scores, and my school happens to have a very good AP program. Best of both worlds
I was the only one in 9th Grade English who actually enjoyed Great Expectations.
It took me a while to realize how fricking awesome this book was. It was just so messed up.
haha Pip you have the crushing burden of expectations on you and you marry a shrew hahaha the joke's on you you rich bastard
Except it really underscores how Dickens was a fucking whore. He wrote it in serial format, and changed the course of the narrative based on public opinion.
See the two different endings.
[spoiler:13610039df]But yeah, I love it too.[/spoiler:13610039df]
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Oh man, it was so sad
Lenny always tried his best to do everything right
and all he wanted
was to pet the rabbits
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sc8kx2u9TmM
The bunny isn't the one screaming!
That video is a farce.
It's eerie
[spoiler:fa637f644a]is a retard.[/spoiler:fa637f644a]
If yes, have you also noticed that private school kids like The Great Gatsby more than public school kids?
I'll get back to you on that.
I loved Catcher in the Rye.
I hated The Great Gatsby.
:!:
We had to read The Great Gatsby.
We did not have to read The Catcher in the Rye.
I love both.
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note i didnt have to read catcher or great gatsby in school, i read catcher on my own time and have never read the grat gatsby
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I think people study that book in university
I was reading State of Fear by Michael Crichton but got bored.
Yesterday I started Barack Obama's first book. I like it so far.
I sense a trap.
My high school totally can kick your high school's ass.
But for the record, I learned about Jasper Fforde in the US.
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Why does this lead me to believe that my High School could literally kick your high schools' asses?
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I'm not sure how big Fforde is over here, but in my experience, most educated Americans are fans of anything that plays to that education. Also, a lot of us just enjoy British humor.
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Just a wild guess.
So is my school. iirc, the ranking just took into account AP and/or IB scores, and my school happens to have a very good AP program. Best of both worlds
It's in a forest, and is full of hicks.
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It took me a while to realize how fricking awesome this book was. It was just so messed up.
haha Pip you have the crushing burden of expectations on you and you marry a shrew hahaha the joke's on you you rich bastard
See the two different endings.
[spoiler:13610039df]But yeah, I love it too.[/spoiler:13610039df]
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The Picture of Dorian Gray < All of his plays
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I read that at the same time as The Plague. Both are good books, but I liked Camu a little bit more.
are you being sarcastic, man