Sat 11 Aug, 2007 11:13 pm - Amigo, Candide is hands down my favorite novel ever. I was reading the eleven pages of opinions and was awestruck when I realized that no one had mentioned it. (view)
Thu 26 Jul, 2007 01:19 pm - [quote="Merry Andrew"]To fully appreciate it, I think you have to read it in the original Medieval Italian, not in translation. But few of us are able to do that (not I, certainly).... (view)
Fri 20 Jul, 2007 10:23 am - I'm actually re-reading the sixth Harry Potter book right now (well until tonight that is). I feel that even though reading as a whole may be down, incredibly large amounts of children and... (view)
Fri 20 Jul, 2007 09:31 am - IMHO the book is hilarious, but I know several people who thought the monotonous context was as boring as I thought it funny. (view)
Thu 21 Jun, 2007 03:11 pm - [quote="rosborne979"]I just want to be nonreligious so I can be associated with the 'better educated' (per the thread). I don't actually understand any of this.[/quote]... (view)
Thu 21 Jun, 2007 03:06 pm - Noddy, I meant that in terms of imagination only. I know it's a long-shot for a child to actually write something worth reading , but I always look back at my childhood with a feeling of... (view)