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i never would have read the odyssey if i didn't have to read it in 9th grade. and i actually loved talking about it every day in class. i also liked catcher in the rye. but i think every other book i had to read for a school was somewhere between a nightmare of boredom, and meh.

09-11-2017 , 02:12 AM

#177

kokiri

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Originally Posted by Crossnerd

I've chanced upon many a questionable post since I transitioned to lurk mode, but this is by far the most egregious.

I know you're a fan, but we've got too much in common to let this come between us. I do feel quite strongly about it, but let's never speak about it again.

09-11-2017 , 02:14 AM

#178

kokiri

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Originally Posted by DonkDonkDonkDonk

Is a pumpkin spice latte worth ordering? Ive heard so much about it. I have no idea whatpumpkin spice even is.

I once had a vanilla latte; the correct name should have been sugar, more sugar, touch of vanilla latte with extra sugar. It was gross. I assume all flavours are similar, and judge people who order them.

09-11-2017 , 02:17 AM

#179

kokiri

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Originally Posted by kokiri

****, like most of the summer.

One if the lambs is really sick, I think it's going to die.

And to make matters worse, whilst I'm pretty sure she was going to die either way, I think I might have been responsible for the final stroke. Also, adding comedy to tragedy, I tried to give her mouth to mouth, so if I get pneumonia, you'll know where from.

09-11-2017 , 04:51 AM

#180

Eric

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Originally Posted by filthyvermin

i thought death of a salesman was written as a play. reading plays is generally awful imo. they need to be scene and heard, performed by great actors.

I guess there is that. On the other hand, the same could be said of Julius Caesar and Macbeth. But, I will move it out of the "unmitigated pieces of ****" pile, and put it into the "not worth reading" pile.

09-11-2017 , 05:43 AM

#181

DonkDonkDonkDonk

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Originally Posted by kokiri

Yeah vanilla lattes are awful

09-11-2017 , 05:44 AM

#182

Willi

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Not a very popular opinion but for me 3 books i did not like at all were bible (first 50 pages), crime and punishment, notre-dame de paris.

09-11-2017 , 06:03 AM

#183

filthyvermin

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Originally Posted by e_holle

absolutely same could be said for julius caeser and macbeth, and every other shakespeare play. shakespeare is god awful reading imo. when performed well, his plays run the gambit from terrible to good.

there probably are some plays that are good reading, but i can't think of any off the top of my head.

i remember liking death of a salesman a looooooong time ago when it was performed by dustin hoffman and john malkovich. but i was an idiot kid in the 80s. i don't know how well it holds up

09-11-2017 , 07:48 AM

#184

IBeDrummin

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Originally Posted by kokiri

RIP little lamb

09-11-2017 , 08:31 AM

#185

xander biscuits

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RIP lamb

I'm sure you tried your best kokiri given that you were willing to give her mouth to mouth

09-11-2017 , 09:10 AM

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Eric

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09-11-2017 , 09:21 AM

#187

IBeDrummin

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That's creepy as ****.

Spoiler:

09-11-2017 , 09:29 AM

#188

master3004

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Yeah wtf, why does it have a human eye?

09-11-2017 , 10:11 AM

#189

eyebooger

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GG kokiri lamb.

09-12-2017 , 01:51 AM

#190

kioshk

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Lamb never made a lot of money. His name was never in the paper. He’s not the finest animal that ever lived. But he’s a sheep, and a terrible thing has happened to him. So attention must be paid.

09-12-2017 , 08:23 AM

#191

IBeDrummin

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Topical!

09-12-2017 , 09:15 AM

#192

Eric

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Okay, that part of DoaS was good.

09-13-2017 , 04:41 PM

#193

kokiri

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China Girl went from WTF to OMGNO in a hell of a hurry

09-13-2017 , 07:12 PM

#194

Booker Wolfbox

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Originally Posted by Willi

Not a very popular opinion but for me 3 books i did not like at all were bible (first 50 pages), crime and punishment, notre-dame de paris.

Reading Crime and Punishment definitely felt like punishment. And by the time I finished War and Peace I was ready to give war a chance.

09-13-2017 , 08:55 PM

#195

eyebooger

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Crime and Punishment and War and Peace are both amazing books.

09-14-2017 , 02:13 AM

#196

kokiri

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Aiui in English the translation of crime and punishment matters a bit. I tried it once and it didn't stick. I'd like to read war and peace - I've made it about 200 pages in and was enjoying it.