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In Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep there's an unfavoured character, John Isidore, who possesses less rights in both personal and professional lives because his IQ is deemed insufficient to even have the opportunities in first place. His search for love and recognition plays an important role in how the story develops. He doesn't seem as complex or interesting as Charlie above, but it's what I know from my Phillip K. Dick experience.

Thanks for the explanation, Nollaig.

The first argument is not so much a selling point to the irish in Ireland, but to irish descendants in the US. The second argument was a bit lost in translation, because in portuguese "confusion" is used as an euphemism to brutal or damaging events (e.g. the confusing Normandy landing); I'm not a local from the UK, but I assumed there's still some bad blood between more extremist parties and a mere visit from a british author would be enough to sell more books. I interpret from what you said that Ireland is less appealing for promotion that I think it would be.

There's a very good videogame based on that book, I really enjoyed it; too bad I never finished it for some reason and now the disc doesn't work. But the main point of it was the atmosphere, the design and the sensations it provided through sight and sound. The plot wasn't that much interesting, although it might have a different story than the book or it may not be about the whole book (at least one sequel was released). Even if it's the same story, perhaps the book provides its own sensations through writing. Also bear in mind that storytelling in gaming is still very poor comparing to literature. An interesting aspect was that the game allowed the player to explore the settings and its language was russian (menus and subtitles in english).

I didn't know that and I find it very strange. One would think Dublin to be one of the world's favourite cities for writers. I was never there myself, but at least James Joyce wrote a lot about it. It would also be a good strategic point to promote something, if said author were from the US (irish immigrants or descendants) or the UK (the confusion surrounding Ireland's independence). Do you think there's some financial or bureaucratic aspect making it difficult for an author to promote his book there or is it less appealing than I think it to be? I like Chris Hadfield's videos on youtube, but I didn't know he wrote a book; it has an interesting title as well.

It's good, if it's on you should watch it.

Yesterday evening I watched The Help, by Tate Taylor. Set in 1963 in a town in the state of Mississipi, United States, depicts the local black minority's struggle in a community where coloured people are explored by their white employers and have to fear for their lives everyday. The protagonists are Eugenia Phelan, a white young woman who aspires to become a journalist and writer, and Aibileen Clark, a black maid with a lifetime of servitude. As Eugenia's interested in what black people have to say, she decides to write a book based on their stories and interviews and seeks help from Aibileen in both knowing her story and convincing other black maids to tell theirs. However, there are many white people in Mississipi uninterested in the growing civil movement that aspires to give the people of colour their deserved equality and civil rights. It's a good film altogether, although the characters seemed one-dimensional and the story generic. The film is based in Kathryn Stockett's novel of the same name.

Forbrydelsen (The Killing) season 1, episode 1 I've finally started this famed television series, now eight years old, about Detective Sarah Lund and her crime-solving team in Copenhagen's police department. In her last day with the danish police force before moving to Sweden with his boyfriend, Lund and her department receive a case of a disappearing young girl, whom they eventually find dead, dumped in a river. The girl's name was Nanna Birk Larsen, a blonde, pretty and sociable top student. I can't help but think the next episodes will revolve around both the investigation and the everyday life of those close to her; also, because the first episode didn't feel rushed and has given a fair amount of time to her friends and family. I like it, so far. Vikings season 3, episode 1 This series has returned without changes. It remains straightforward in plot, toned down, eventful and with attention to detail. Ragnar Lothbrok and company sail once more towards british isles. Although much more happens, it would be spoilers. I'm expecting the same as from other seasons.

Given his propensity to lie, do you believe he was wrongly imprisoned as he says he was?

In what ways do you think this element of your childhood has influenced your adult behaviour and opinions? Feel free to not answer.

Are these books depicting stories occurred in the european continent? It'd be a bit of fresh air, after so many art portraying north-american slavery. I'm with the impression it occurs in Africa, because of the mentioned complicity from other africans.

I'm not interested in the book, but I'm curious about the story. You said the book is more about the style than the substance, but even so I want to know. That sounds very muggle to me. Are you sure of yourself? Either way, it seems you're a fan of this series for a long time.

I'm curious about the relation between Mr. Peterson and Alex being stopped at the customs carrying drugs. How did that happen? Tales of Beedle the Bard? Or that one about Newt Scamander.

I suspect that's a wordplay with the film Dog Day Afternoon. It's a very good film, about a bank robbery gone wrong. Directed by Sidney Lumet, with Al Pacino and John Cazale. I'd put the trailer, but it has all the spoilers.

I've been to three schools since the videogame was released; in the internet, I've been in several gaming forums and one football forum for alpha-males. You're the first person to have actually both recognized and played it. Who would say, it's even fairly popular, I never understood how I'd never find someone who played it. Perhaps it's more popular up north. I'm also joking. The fact is one of those slytherin chaps was condemned to prison a few years ago for violent behaviour. Please, tell us more about this Penneys.

Have you never played Canis Canem Edit? Or go to school? Have you never been young? It's proper of their age to wear chavs, be bullies and go to prison x)

I don't feel comfortable answering here, because they're personal and this is Brian's reading topic. I'll PM you. Brian, you might like this news: http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/markcassidycbm/news/?a=115456

Thanks, but I think I fail a lot in basic things. My mother lives in Britain for almost three years and my father lives in the Netherlands for more than ten. I really like both countries, but as I don't know dutch my option is the UK. I'd also like Germany, Denmark and other northern countries from what I've seen in screens and books, but I've never been there. I intend to study, but my future is uncertain. Sometimes I feel like grabbing the suitcase and just leave, to figure out what to do once I get to where I go.

Some Wordsworth translators (the pattern seems to be translation from 19th century russian) are disliked because, as Brian said, their translations are worded in an awkward manner; some other translators are able to translate these books to current english, so there's some criticism surrounding Wordsworth. However, I think any of the main publishers (Wordsworth, Penguin, Vintage) wouldn't hand the translation of classics to incapable people, and I've been capable of reading the books just as well. I only read portuguese books in portuguese and the other books are read in english, translations included. The portuguese-translated books are also expensive here, but my motives are more that I want to learn more and adapt to english - also, as I intend to emigrate north, I want my books to remain relevant anywhere I go.

It sounds like a book Hitchcock would adapt to cinema.

I have the idea that many of the best authors were ordinary people with a daily routine and wrote in their free time. I think it has always been hard for those who try to just write books for a living. As I see, they feel pressure to put something on paper to survive, they have far less of the everyday episodes that help to add something to the stories an their artistic freedom to write what and how they want is more easily restrained by publishers. From what I know, most celebrated authors had a different professional career, spent their years in odd jobs and misery, or lived at the expense of others: hardly a comfortable life where one spends a determined set of hours writing, like a normal job.

Chavs are usually found in the lower classes, and the Slytherin House is supposed to represent leadership and resourcefulness. I read the books when young and translated, but from what I see in the movies and read in wikis the Slytherin are about unscrupulous people from pure families. Kind of like "The Eton College" section inside Hogwarts, what makes me believe it'd be the last place you'd find chavs. This doesn't mean that Eton College is frequented by unscrupulous people; it means that the Slytherin are unfairly treated as the enemy in the story. My point of view is that many of the main characters show characteristics from other Hogwarts Houses, and where they belong is just a matter of interpretation. Snape and Riddle could have easily found themselves in Gryffindor and the Potters in Slytherin, I think; it would be far more interesting if Harry entered Slytherin and still maintained a friendship with Ron and Hermione. Those are nice pyjamas.

"Craven, the policeman? He has a lovely daughter, adorable when she plays the piano. Do tell me, you were saying..."

I found a well-written and very interesting article by John Rasko and Carl Power, published by "The Guardian". It's rather long, so be warned: http://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/feb/18/haruko-obokata-stap-cells-controversy-scientists-lie

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