^J-Neli wrote:Go read Kurt Vonnegut's Cat's Cradle. You will never read a book the same after reading this book. Let's just say its 140 chapters on 185 pages.
I loved that one so much. 
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I loved that one so much. "if the nuremberg trials were applied to us foreign policy, every us president since 1945 would have been hanged." noam chomsky.
...and this is me hanging on / i'd burn our initials in the sun if it would shine / anxiety chokes me like razor wire / if hate's in your heart man, you'll take what you're given / wake up / i'm not the only one / it's never goodbye / go ahead and play dead / if everyone's a casualty, then take your time, there ain't no trouble / these wounds they will not heal / ambition can be a tricky thing / what the hell do i know about rape anyway? / this is not what i hoped for / ain't it so weird how it makes you a weapon / who will be there to tell me how stupid i am? / those living for death will die by their own hand / and it's me that I am spying on / pick up the pieces and live with the stars / hurry up and wait / things have never been so swell / they're always the ones who slowly drift / be great / ...and this is my world.
...and this is me hanging on / i'd burn our initials in the sun if it would shine / anxiety chokes me like razor wire / if hate's in your heart man, you'll take what you're given / wake up / i'm not the only one / it's never goodbye / go ahead and play dead / if everyone's a casualty, then take your time, there ain't no trouble / these wounds they will not heal / ambition can be a tricky thing / what the hell do i know about rape anyway? / this is not what i hoped for / ain't it so weird how it makes you a weapon / who will be there to tell me how stupid i am? / those living for death will die by their own hand / and it's me that I am spying on / pick up the pieces and live with the stars / hurry up and wait / things have never been so swell / they're always the ones who slowly drift / be great / ...and this is my world.
I read Cathcer in the Rye directly after Cat's Cradle and I felt like the book was going on forever. And I mean Catcher in the Rye isn't a long book, but with Cat's Cradle you can read 40 chapters in an hour, so it makes you feel like you're whizzing through it.
I can't wait until the day schools are over-funded and the military is forced to hold bake sales to buy planes.
"It's a great thing when you realize you still have the ability to surprise yourself. Makes you wonder what else you can do that you've forgotten about"
"It's a great thing when you realize you still have the ability to surprise yourself. Makes you wonder what else you can do that you've forgotten about"
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i read this weird book called last victim. it is written by this 18 year old guy. he decided to start a correspondance with serial killers through the mail, and this eventually led to phone calls, then him visiting them in prison. it was pretty sick. and when i say sick, i don't mean it in the slang way, i mean sick as in disgusting. but it was interesting.
-lori
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HARDCORE!
she's a fool for the last living rock king
http://www.livejournal.com/~got_to_get_away/
HARDCORE!
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The Da Vinci Code.
I just finished it. Probably one of the top three books I have ever read. Couldn't put it down. Lots of interesting facts. Different points of view on the church.
I just finished it. Probably one of the top three books I have ever read. Couldn't put it down. Lots of interesting facts. Different points of view on the church.
!-¤M.a.r.i.s.s.a¤-!
Guy: Her locker's down the hall, I've counted 17 from mine.
Girl: Does he see me? Does he even know that I'm close by?
Guy: We're in the hallway, always at half past nine.
Girl: Would he ever get to know me? Would he take the time?
[glow=brown]...Back in school they never taught us what we needed to know like how to deal with despair or someone breaking your heart...[/glow]
Guy: Her locker's down the hall, I've counted 17 from mine.
Girl: Does he see me? Does he even know that I'm close by?
Guy: We're in the hallway, always at half past nine.
Girl: Would he ever get to know me? Would he take the time?
[glow=brown]...Back in school they never taught us what we needed to know like how to deal with despair or someone breaking your heart...[/glow]
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"People like victory. They don t like justification. Once you are victorious, that s it. You don t have to justify."
R.I.P
Domenic Mobilio(1969-2004)
"People like victory. They don t like justification. Once you are victorious, that s it. You don t have to justify."
R.I.P
Domenic Mobilio(1969-2004)
apples shit?? 
"if the nuremberg trials were applied to us foreign policy, every us president since 1945 would have been hanged." noam chomsky.
...and this is me hanging on / i'd burn our initials in the sun if it would shine / anxiety chokes me like razor wire / if hate's in your heart man, you'll take what you're given / wake up / i'm not the only one / it's never goodbye / go ahead and play dead / if everyone's a casualty, then take your time, there ain't no trouble / these wounds they will not heal / ambition can be a tricky thing / what the hell do i know about rape anyway? / this is not what i hoped for / ain't it so weird how it makes you a weapon / who will be there to tell me how stupid i am? / those living for death will die by their own hand / and it's me that I am spying on / pick up the pieces and live with the stars / hurry up and wait / things have never been so swell / they're always the ones who slowly drift / be great / ...and this is my world.
...and this is me hanging on / i'd burn our initials in the sun if it would shine / anxiety chokes me like razor wire / if hate's in your heart man, you'll take what you're given / wake up / i'm not the only one / it's never goodbye / go ahead and play dead / if everyone's a casualty, then take your time, there ain't no trouble / these wounds they will not heal / ambition can be a tricky thing / what the hell do i know about rape anyway? / this is not what i hoped for / ain't it so weird how it makes you a weapon / who will be there to tell me how stupid i am? / those living for death will die by their own hand / and it's me that I am spying on / pick up the pieces and live with the stars / hurry up and wait / things have never been so swell / they're always the ones who slowly drift / be great / ...and this is my world.
this has probably already been suggested but i'm to lazy to check....
but i think it should be law that all human beings read George Orwell's "1984". It's not exactly Drama but it's definatly relevent to everything in our society.
Oh several people have suggested i read "the life of pi" so maybe i will.
but i think it should be law that all human beings read George Orwell's "1984". It's not exactly Drama but it's definatly relevent to everything in our society.
Oh several people have suggested i read "the life of pi" so maybe i will.
"How can we justify spending so much on destruction and so little on life?" Matthew Good
"The white dove is gone, the one world has come down hard, so why not share the pain of our problems, when all around are wrong ways, when all around is hurt, i'll roll up in an odd shape and wait, untill the tide has turned.....with anger, i'm dead weight, i'm anchored"- IME, God Rocket (Into the Heart of Las Vegas) ^ Some say this song is about a terrorists thoughts before 911
"Pray for the sheep" Matt Good
"But it's alright, take the world and make it yours again" Matt Good
I felt it in the wind, and i saw it in the sky, i thought it was the end, i thought it was the 4th of July.
"Hold on, hold on children, your mother and father are leaving, hold on, hold on children your best freind's parents are leaving, leaving,.......*AHHH*! " - Death From Above - Black History Month
"The white dove is gone, the one world has come down hard, so why not share the pain of our problems, when all around are wrong ways, when all around is hurt, i'll roll up in an odd shape and wait, untill the tide has turned.....with anger, i'm dead weight, i'm anchored"- IME, God Rocket (Into the Heart of Las Vegas) ^ Some say this song is about a terrorists thoughts before 911
"Pray for the sheep" Matt Good
"But it's alright, take the world and make it yours again" Matt Good
I felt it in the wind, and i saw it in the sky, i thought it was the end, i thought it was the 4th of July.
"Hold on, hold on children, your mother and father are leaving, hold on, hold on children your best freind's parents are leaving, leaving,.......*AHHH*! " - Death From Above - Black History Month
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Great book.Hope wrote:anyone read White Oleander? i liked it
The movie isnt so bad as well.~Emily
[glow=#6400ff]"Are you going to the grave with unlived lives in your veins?[/glow]
[glow=#0000ff] "I hope that when the world comes to an end, I can breathe a sigh of relief, because there will be so much to look forward to." [/glow]
[glow=#6400ff]"Are you going to the grave with unlived lives in your veins?[/glow]
[glow=#0000ff] "I hope that when the world comes to an end, I can breathe a sigh of relief, because there will be so much to look forward to." [/glow]
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I semi-recommended it before, but now that I've finished it I'll recommend it fully. What an amazing book. Fascinating ideas, developed characters and it's extremely well written. I'd agree with it being relevent to society as well. One of the best books I've read in awhile.I AM ME wrote: but i think it should be law that all human beings read George Orwell's "1984". It's not exactly Drama but it's definatly relevent to everything in our society.
That's my fave book. Absolutely amazing, and its a shame Orwell died as he was reaching his prime.I AM ME wrote:this has probably already been suggested but i'm to lazy to check....
but i think it should be law that all human beings read George Orwell's "1984". It's not exactly Drama but it's definatly relevent to everything in our society.
I can't wait until the day schools are over-funded and the military is forced to hold bake sales to buy planes.
"It's a great thing when you realize you still have the ability to surprise yourself. Makes you wonder what else you can do that you've forgotten about"
"It's a great thing when you realize you still have the ability to surprise yourself. Makes you wonder what else you can do that you've forgotten about"
Hope wrote:anyone read White Oleander? i liked it
Good book. "if the nuremberg trials were applied to us foreign policy, every us president since 1945 would have been hanged." noam chomsky.
...and this is me hanging on / i'd burn our initials in the sun if it would shine / anxiety chokes me like razor wire / if hate's in your heart man, you'll take what you're given / wake up / i'm not the only one / it's never goodbye / go ahead and play dead / if everyone's a casualty, then take your time, there ain't no trouble / these wounds they will not heal / ambition can be a tricky thing / what the hell do i know about rape anyway? / this is not what i hoped for / ain't it so weird how it makes you a weapon / who will be there to tell me how stupid i am? / those living for death will die by their own hand / and it's me that I am spying on / pick up the pieces and live with the stars / hurry up and wait / things have never been so swell / they're always the ones who slowly drift / be great / ...and this is my world.
...and this is me hanging on / i'd burn our initials in the sun if it would shine / anxiety chokes me like razor wire / if hate's in your heart man, you'll take what you're given / wake up / i'm not the only one / it's never goodbye / go ahead and play dead / if everyone's a casualty, then take your time, there ain't no trouble / these wounds they will not heal / ambition can be a tricky thing / what the hell do i know about rape anyway? / this is not what i hoped for / ain't it so weird how it makes you a weapon / who will be there to tell me how stupid i am? / those living for death will die by their own hand / and it's me that I am spying on / pick up the pieces and live with the stars / hurry up and wait / things have never been so swell / they're always the ones who slowly drift / be great / ...and this is my world.
I love astridSonya wrote:Hope wrote:anyone read White Oleander? i liked it
have you seen the movie? i don't know if it's good or not
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Movie is good too, but a lot is edited out.
~Emily
[glow=#6400ff]"Are you going to the grave with unlived lives in your veins?[/glow]
[glow=#0000ff] "I hope that when the world comes to an end, I can breathe a sigh of relief, because there will be so much to look forward to." [/glow]
[glow=#6400ff]"Are you going to the grave with unlived lives in your veins?[/glow]
[glow=#0000ff] "I hope that when the world comes to an end, I can breathe a sigh of relief, because there will be so much to look forward to." [/glow]
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Author recommendation: Nick Hornby
He wrote About A Boy and High Fidelity which were both turned into movies which you might have seen. However, I'd really recommend the books because the settings are different than in the books which really seems to change things even though the plots (in the book/movie) are pretty similar. About A Boy (the book) is set in England in the early '90s while in the movie it's still in England but in 2000 (or whenever the movie was made). The time period affects the plot a lot and makes for some really interesting movies. In the book High Fidelity, it's set in 90s England but in the movie it's set in the US.
But anyway, they're both really good books. How To Be Good (by him) is another great book. Smart, funny, British writing is the best.
I'm allowed to ramble/not make sense.. it's 2:30 am.
He wrote About A Boy and High Fidelity which were both turned into movies which you might have seen. However, I'd really recommend the books because the settings are different than in the books which really seems to change things even though the plots (in the book/movie) are pretty similar. About A Boy (the book) is set in England in the early '90s while in the movie it's still in England but in 2000 (or whenever the movie was made). The time period affects the plot a lot and makes for some really interesting movies. In the book High Fidelity, it's set in 90s England but in the movie it's set in the US.
But anyway, they're both really good books. How To Be Good (by him) is another great book. Smart, funny, British writing is the best.
I'm allowed to ramble/not make sense.. it's 2:30 am.