Posted by husky51 on 05.11.2015, 04:27 PM: A Tom Clancy book written by Mark Greaney...
|
Posted by FlareNetworkC on 05.11.2015, 04:49 PM: Fangirl, by Rainbow Rowell. I'm really enjoying it so far! If any of you has written fanfiction, it really hits home. It's also a really great perspective on college, I think. I highly recommend it.
|
Posted by potatotarzan on 05.20.2015, 08:07 PM: I've started reading The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (the lightnovel). For some reason I've been curious about that series for a long time now, so I figured why not give it a try.
|
Posted by husky51 on 05.23.2015, 03:14 PM: Haruhi Suzumiya, the manga is a hard series to follow. I forget the order offhand, but there is a suggested order in which to get the most enjoyment out of it.
|
Posted by potatotarzan on 05.24.2015, 10:22 PM:
|
Posted by husky51 on 05.24.2015, 11:17 PM: As you said, PT, a lot of anime has fanservice, but for the most part I, like you, ignore it. I primarily like the coming of age comedy types, but also have some like "Elfen Leid". Regardless, IMO, too much fanservice detracts a great deal from the storyline in too many cases... "Chobits"; "I, My, Me, Strawberry Egg"; "Too Love Ru" again, IMO are stories that the fanservice is just a part of the story and cointributes to the humor.
|
Posted by potatotarzan on 05.25.2015, 12:03 PM: Yes, and for that I am very thankful... I think I'm getting better at seeing the warning signs that a series will contain content that I'll find offensive. With The Melancholy, all the warning signs were there, but some madness pushed me to try it anyway, thinking, "But it's Haruhi Suzumiya!! "
|
Posted by arren18 on 05.25.2015, 01:16 PM: I would argue it's fairly important in Haruhi Suzumiya, since it turns out (I don't know how much you know about the plot) that Mikuru is intentionally this ideal mascot type. However, I agree that that scene is uncomfortable in the books, as I'm reading it too just now (but in Japanese so don't expect me to finish any time soon). If it helps, I can tell you that it doesn't happen so frequently as it goes on, at least in the anime version, and there are times where Haruhi gets her comeuppance.
|
Posted by potatotarzan on 05.26.2015, 10:20 PM:
|
Posted by husky51 on 05.26.2015, 10:41 PM: Fruits Basket!!! wild, I loved it!!! |
Posted by husky51 on 05.30.2015, 09:37 PM: Picked a doozy to read this time. An old classic that I don't believe I have ever read before... I found it on the free book carousel at my local library...
|
Posted by FlareNetworkC on 05.30.2015, 10:59 PM: Oh, I adore Jane Eyre! It's one of my favorite classic literature novels, along with Dracula and Great Expectations.
|
Posted by husky51 on 05.31.2015, 12:52 AM: Great Expetations and Bram Stokers Dracula I have read... And David Copperfield and several others... |
Posted by Saddletank on 05.31.2015, 04:04 AM: The Sioux War of 1876 by John S Gray.
|
Posted by foreignfilmfreak on 05.31.2015, 10:16 AM: I'm probably the only person who didn't enjoy Jane Eyre. lol Don't get me wrong, I really liked Jane as a character. I had a really good professor for discussing this book and it was one of his absolute favourites. But, I did try to like it. I've read it a couple of times growing up and it was a favourite of my mom's.
|
Posted by husky51 on 05.31.2015, 11:03 AM: I just finished the 'gipsy fortuneteller' part. Open-minded of Rochester at this point...
|
Posted by Kailee Brambani on 06.01.2015, 01:15 AM: Hi, I'm currently reading the Bible for different inspirational stories and bible verses, like this one "For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant , and a time to pluck up what is planted " - Ecclesiastes 3:1-2 |
Posted by husky51 on 06.01.2015, 01:44 AM: Which became a very popular song at one time, Kailee |
Posted by husky51 on 06.02.2015, 03:26 PM: finished "Ramia" by Anne McCaffrey this morning. Up til 4am and just couldn't finish the last 10 or so pages... gave it up until 8:30 then finished it...(yawn) Me, not the book, lol |
Posted by Kailee Brambani on 06.04.2015, 03:56 AM: What book are you reading right now? I 'm done with the other books of Mitch Albom. Now, I'm starting with another one at his best entitled " The First Phone Call from Heaven " .. This is a story about love and beliefs. |
Powered by: Burning Board 1.2 © 2001-2002 by WoltLab GbR