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Book Talk » what is your most hated book in the world and why did you read it in the first plac » Re: The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever
Gooeybuns 18 yrs ago
I'm right with you there! A friend said I absolutely HAD to read them, and I thought they were boring, badly written, and a complete waste of my time. I'm an Unbeliever in that I don't believe these things ever got publi…
Fun and Games » What is the worst thing about the area in which you live? » I miss the bookstores in Chicago
Gooeybuns 18 yrs ago
Now I am back in my home state of CT, in a pop. 3500 town with a part-time library and miles of trees and woodland creatures. It's beautiful and peaceful, but I miss being amongst book geeks like me. Thank god for BC!!
Book Talk » Question beyond *what* you're reading... Why this book? » When several people say "You HAVE to read this..."
Gooeybuns 18 yrs ago
Though I must say, for the most part, I end up hating the book. I should stop trusting people's taste. That's how I ended up watching Napoleon Dynamite!!
Book Talk » Do you read and walk at the same time? » Usually end up re-reading whatever I'm holding
Gooeybuns 18 yrs ago
I have tried to walk and read (and drive and read, shower and read, cook and read, etc.! :) ) but I find I can't quite get into the book or magazine enough to retain the info. So I end up re-reading it anyway.
Book Talk » which childhood book stuck with you? » East of the Sun and West of the Moon, and others
Gooeybuns 18 yrs ago
What a wonderful thread to start! I remember the stunning Mercer Mayer version of East of the Sun..., how I wish it were still in print! Also, I absolutely ADORED A Wrinkle in Time, The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, a…
Book Talk » Favorite large scale historical novel?? » Gone With the Wind
Gooeybuns 18 yrs ago
Yes, I think I learned about the "true" civil war from this novel alone! I need to find a few used copies so I can release them into the wild. :)
Book Talk » What do you think of authors who put rape and abuse into their story? » The World According to Garp
Gooeybuns 18 yrs ago
One of Irving's best novels, there is a subplot involving a story which Garp writes; it is probably the most wonderfully disturbing and awkward story about violent rape (and "justice") that I have ever read. I thought th…
Book Talk » Are you out of your tiny mind????? » Re: My tiny mind hated Zen and the art...
Gooeybuns 18 yrs ago
I'm reading Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance right now. I have NEVER had so much trouble wrapping my head around a book. I am determined to plow through it to the end, but there were so many times I felt like th…

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