Currently reading?

I began reading a book called You Don't Know Me in English, but the teacher wouldn't let me take it away, so I'm searching for the cheapest one on the net.

And I'm kind of reading Ark Angel and Nineteen eighty-four. Kind of.

"I've taken up speed-reading, and so far it's going well. Last night I read War And Peace in just 30 seconds.
It's only 3 words, but it's a start."

Tim Vine

I'll make the choice easier for you - books by Jane Austen are as good as they're cracked up to be, books by Charles D*ckens aren't.

And please don't snigger about the fact that the name D*ckens will inevitably be filtered. This is the Poetry board, and we'll have no immaturity here. *haughty sniff*

I re-read Arthur Miller's View From The Bridge and Death of a Salesman over the last two days, enjoying both plays throughly, and tomorrow I shall start The Island of Dr Moreau by H. G Wells.

A View from a Bridge is lovely. I played Katherine once. I did a badass brooklyn accent.

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I'll make the choice easier for you - books by Jane Austen are as good as they're cracked up to be, books by Charles d*ckens aren't.

Some Charles D*ckens books arent what they are cracked up to be,but Great Expectations is a very good book so read that.

Recommendation: Read Lolita. I adore this book, the writing style is wonderfully light and captivating despite the dark subject matter. Pllleeease read it.

Ooh and as for people censoring what others should read, 3 children in my drama teachers year 8 drama class arent allowed in lessons until she stops teaching them Harry Potter because "its the devil work." Poor kids, I mean I'm 16 and I love Harry Potter despite it being unoriginal, I feel sorry for those kids because they'll either hate their mum or become little clones of "devil haters". I asked them if they'd read His Dark Materials and they said they only read what their mum let them, so they read Narnia and a few other books. I mean they are allowed to read Narnia and thats full of christian references and they arent allowed to read His Dark Materials? Its stupid but I guess thats just how she wants to raise her children.
What really gets on my goat is that Hollywood is cutting out all references to God in the HDM movies. Tsch.

ANYONE WHO HASN'T READ "HIS DARK MATERIALS" AND IS PLANNING TO, LOOK AWAY NOW BECAUSE I REALLY DON'T WANT TO SPOIL IT FOR YOU

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I mean they are allowed to read Narnia and thats full of christian references and they arent allowed to read His Dark Materials? Its stupid but I guess thats just how she wants to raise her children.
What really gets on my goat is that Hollywood is cutting out all references to God in the HDM movies. Tsch.

that's slightly different. in narnia aslan wins. he's the "god" character and he beats the evil witch and her spirits.
lyra and will kill god. yes, they don't really know what they're doing but god dies. and he's portrayed as a liar, he's apparently just another angel, but a bullying one who has convinced nearly everyone that he was the creator. i can very much see people's problem with it; there is actually a line that says "christianity is just a convincing and powerful mistake" that shocked me a little bit. however, these books are wonderfully written and dictating what people can and can't read is a violation of human rights.

and please don't get me started on the films. or hollywood in general.

Central Government 2000
Politics UK
For my Public Affairs exam on tuesday I do not recommend either of these books for recreational purposes unless you are extremely interested in UK politics.