Hey! I just joined and I thought that I'd fill this out ( Read more... )

There is an lj Haruki Murakami community, and from the looks of it the posts are fairly dense and good quality.

So I read the books in reverse order.

But I must say The Pact was one of the best books I have ever read.

It was so good, I went to the mall with it in my purse, and ended up sitting on a bench and reading the whole thing.

It is the only book that has made me cry.

So I hope that everyone does read it!

Eleven Scenes that Help Explain Why They Pulled the Plug on M. Night Shyamalan’s Cinematic Adaptation of Life of Pi

I guess the most obvious question I have about "Orlando" is....how do the people around him/her respond to him/her living 400 years and changing sex? And why do they act that way about it ( Read more... )

Has anyone ever had the opportunity to meet the author of a book they've studied?

My English teacher is good friends with Monserrat Fontes, author of First Confession and (supposedly?) an expert on Flannery O'Connor, and Ms Fontes will be coming to talk to us on Thursday, March 9. I was wondering if any of you had read the book (or read Flannery O ( Read more... )

March 1st-15th

I know this much is True by Wally Lamb


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I can't believe it's already March, but I guess it was a short month. Right now I'm catching up by reading "Orlando" and will probably post (very) late discussion questions on that when I'm done. I did read "Pi" for this month (which is excellent and you should definately read it if you haven't yet), but I haven't gotten to "Lolita" yet. I'm also ( Read more... )

Hi guys! Im looking forward to some new book suggestions ( Read more... )

has anyone started on lolita yet?