Echo
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My older brother used to drive me crazy all the time...he used to constantly tease me! But since we're older (he's 33, I'm 29) we're much better friends. Besides, he just recently confessed to me that he really cared about me when I was little...he used to check on me while I slept! So, you never know...
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If I bought the book at a bookstore (instead of from Amazon) I always try to remove the price sticker. I always place my books on the bookshelf by order of size, author, and publishing date, if it's a series, or in order of how much I liked them. I don't stack big books on top of smaller books (I'm shocked at how prevalent this particular quirk is!) and I never fold down pages. I don't mind creased spines, though.
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I don't even like taking notes when I read for school! I like my mind to sort of go with the flow of the book. I guess I prefer to just experience the book instead of analyzing it.
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I grew up in the age of Nintendo and Game Boy (the originals), but I still read all the time. I would assume that teenagers today still read. The only teenager I know is my boyfriend's sister, who's 17. She reads all the time, but then she's "emo" and pretends that she lives in a different century and hopes to be ultra-intelligent and complex.
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Me, too. I like documentaries, travel shows, and cooking shows, but not the cheesy reality shows like American Idol and Survivor.
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When I was at college nearly everyone in my psychology class had read "Sophies World" by Jostein Gardner and I kept hearing how good it was. I hated it!
Aw, I loved that book!
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I usually think of a classic as something that was written before World War I, but I also use the term to describe something that has had a major impact. For example, I would consider anything by Hemingway to be a classic because of his impact on American literature, even though all of his books were published after World War I.
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I think Stuart Townsend is cute, but I didn't buy him as Lestat. I think Tom Cruise looks much more aristocratic, which fit the character better. It would have been better if he's been younger, though.
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It would be sad if I did...my boyfriend doesn't have any hair.
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I actually loved Tom Cruise as Lestat (BTW, Lestat is supposed to be blond), but HATED Antonio Banderas as Armand (who is my favorite vampire). They should have cast a much younger actor, with reddish hair. Anne Rice was very particular about Armand's hair!
EDIT: Why am I so hung up on hair? LOL!
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It's a tie: either pepperoni pizza, a French dip sandwich, or my favorite meal at my parents': marinated flank steak (broiled), au gratin potatoes (the cheesy kind), garlic cottage cheese, Caesar salad. YUM!!!
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I'm no expert, but I thought that Lord of the Rings was held up as the first of the genere, so couldn't be generic. I have to admit I haven't read it, it's on my list for this year, so am not in a position to comment on whether it is overrated.
I'm definitely biased, because this is my favorite book, but you're right, most literary historians give Tolkien credit for re-creating the heroic adventure saga, which he took from ancient Norse and Anglo-Saxon styles. I have done some research on Tolkien, though. Also, he has been an inspiration for almost every fantasy author from the latter half of the 20th century, and beyond. There's really nothing generic about him.
But then...he's my favorite and this is my opinion.
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Ooooh, Kell, I quite like that States challenge. I like the idea of choosing one book SET in each place, as it would provide an interesting view of the culture of each state. I have to admit, I am pretty ignorant about the culture in a large part of my own country, especially the South, the Midwest, and the Northeast. I think I might try this challenge.
EDIT: I also am doing the Decades challenge...if anyone wants to see my list, you can find my challenges in my siggy.
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OK, let's get back on the raft, people! (As my high school American history teacher used to say...)
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Nineteen Eighty Four by George Orwell.
I'm reading that right now and I'm actually quite enjoying it!
For me, the most overrated books I've encountered have been Atonement by Ian McEwan and The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown. I couldn't get through Atonement because it was way too predictable, and although I found The Da Vinci Code to be entertaining, it was way over-hyped for what it was. And yes, Dan Brown isn't the most talented writer.
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I have Windows Vista (it came pre-installed on my Sony Vaio) and I kind of hate it and love it. It looks fantastic, and for the most part there's no problems. But it's quirky and it takes away a lot of the user's control. There aren't even the simply delete/move to/copy to buttons on the windows! BF had to find a tweak for me to at least add these options to my right click menu. I'm thinking of going back to XP.