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Aloud, she said, "I want you to know this. I started my life with a single absolute: that the world was mine to shape in the image of my highest values and never to be given up to a lesser standard, no matter how long or hard the struggle" -you whose presence I had always felt in the streets of the city, the wordless voice within her was saying,

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The books you read would make me sick.

[narcus]

I really think they would. All of the above is a gigantic waste of time. Let me explain.

For some reason I don't think this is some fantasy book set in a fantasy setting. With that in mind, what's the excuse for where that dialogue come from? It's okay to describe things in a book in that way, but dialogue is different. People say things in a fairly concise manner and don't use a metaphor for everything (this is dialogue from a novel not a poetry book, right?). People don't use dashes and colons when they speak every other sentence. For the most part they don't use them at all, unless they're making a speech. The passage says essentially two things in about 700 words with only 3 sentences of pointless description containing non-sensical metaphors. This is the kind of trite garbage reserved only for those pretentious enough to proclaim themselves literati.

Sorry Corrinne, I couldn't resist bashing this one.

Re: The books you read would make me sick.

[narcus]

Atlas Shrugged is the "second most influential book for Americans today" after the Bible, according to a joint survey conducted by the Library of Congress and the Book of the Month Club. One of the most acclaimed and influential works of the 20th century, Atlas Shrugged portrays the murder and rebirth of the human spirit.

In 1983, Atlas Shrugged was given the “Hall of Fame Award” for classic libertarian fiction

sounds like trite garbage to me...

Re: The books you read would make me sick.

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thank you, darling

Re: The books you read would make me sick.

[faeriebutton]

you have no idea what you're talking about. i'm not even going to dignify this with argument.

Ding! ding! ding! Round 2

[narcus]

"Atlas Shrugged is the "second most influential book for Americans today" after the Bible, according to a joint survey conducted by the Library of Congress and the Book of the Month Club. One of the most acclaimed and influential works of the 20th century, Atlas Shrugged portrays the murder and rebirth of the human spirit

One more thing

[narcus]

Person that came to Corrinne's defense, there's a reason Corrinne won't argue with me. It's like trying to suade a creationist towards evolution, even if you think you're making progress, in actuality you're making none with me.

Last thing

[narcus]

The italics on the word trite? Did you read that passage? There's so much overuse of metaphor I wouldn't even attempt to count them all, never even mind the ones I miss because it's taken out of context.

a cheap balls shot

[narcus]

"...a unscientific..." - narcus

didn't you mean an unscientific?

hehe, just kidding..
i'm staying out of this one, i just couldnt resist
(and yes i'm already aware of all my own mistakes, so you can try but i think you'll be hard pressed to find a new one nick)
:P

waiting for the flaming,
-Adam