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Paris Hilton's lifestyle seems to have infected young adult literature
A very interesting article by Naomi Wolf reveals an avalanche of current young adult books that feature fairly unrepentant teen sex, drug use, petty cruelty, and consumerism.
:: STARTED BY gridley
:: 41 REPLIES, LAST AT 17:16 05.04.06
Fake Someone
Dan Brown, James Frey, JT Leroy. One tricked Oprah, the other Winona Rider and the other tricked...well, lotsa people. Let's ask the question: is it nice to fool people when it comes to non-fiction and also, is JD Salinger really a 70 year old Armenian dental hygienist from Bulowayo?
:: STARTED BY tituba
:: 22 REPLIES, LAST AT 15:53 31.03.06
How to read academically
A guide.
:: STARTED BY creation
:: 2 REPLIES, LAST AT 19:54 27.03.06
Journal collections
Journal lovers, where does one aquire academic journals?
:: STARTED BY creation
:: 5 REPLIES, LAST AT 09:32 27.03.06
How accurate are your books
A thread about accuracy in non-fiction books published today.
:: STARTED BY sleazenation
:: 28 REPLIES, LAST AT 08:23 25.03.06
Format and readability
A thread for people to discuss which formats and other factors effect their reading experience
:: STARTED BY sleazenation
:: 8 REPLIES, LAST AT 23:14 21.03.06
Re-reading books
How often should you re-read books, and should you re-read ones you read as a teenager?
:: STARTED BY Olulabelle
:: 16 REPLIES, LAST AT 13:33 21.03.06
Octavia Butler is dead
Science Fiction Writer Octavia Butler dies aged 58.
:: STARTED BY Semiotic Robotic
:: 3 REPLIES, LAST AT 04:44 16.03.06
Volumes
How many books do you read in a year?
:: STARTED BY Logos
:: 13 REPLIES, LAST AT 03:54 16.03.06
Class and identification
A working-class protagonist is something to be. Or is she?
:: STARTED BY Cat Chant
:: 3 REPLIES, LAST AT 10:04 13.03.06
How to be a 'better' reader
Practiced and practical suggestions for a better reading experience.
:: STARTED BY Semiotic Robotic
:: 18 REPLIES, LAST AT 20:09 09.03.06
"The Line of Beauty" - is it "gay fiction" or beyond labels?
A novel by Alan Hollinghurst about a gay houseguest and a Tory MP's family that hosts him. Is this "gay fiction" or simply a "classic"?
:: STARTED BY matthew.
:: 20 REPLIES, LAST AT 18:33 07.03.06
What novel should I buy?
Recommend a novel to me... or anthology of short stories... or something other to what I'd normally read.
:: STARTED BY sleazenation
:: 31 REPLIES, LAST AT 06:43 07.03.06
"Bookish" People
Assumptions of superiority on the part of people who read books?
:: STARTED BY All Acting Regiment
:: 49 REPLIES, LAST AT 20:16 06.03.06
Saving Dracula
Finding the art in the trash that was once art.
:: STARTED BY All Acting Regiment
:: 12 REPLIES, LAST AT 02:58 27.02.06
The Forging of Good Fantasy. (+1 story of resonance)
Good fantasy, like good myth, encourages and inspires. Let's take a gander at the books that have done so, and even figure out how they did it.
And take the piss out of those that fall shot of the mark.
:: STARTED BY Digital Hermes
:: 15 REPLIES, LAST AT 20:14 26.02.06
You Shall Know Our Velocity - Dave Eggers
Dave Egger's travels the world with Brad Pitt (Sort Of) and gives away money he made from a lightbulb siloutte. And then he dies, but it says that on the first page.
:: STARTED BY Miller's Angry Noir Jawsus
:: 9 REPLIES, LAST AT 20:34 20.02.06
Siri Hustvedt: What I Loved
Anyone read this? Come and discuss it here.
:: STARTED BY Loomis
:: 10 REPLIES, LAST AT 17:26 20.02.06
Poker Books
Poker Books - Good thing or bad thing? Is Super Systems the best thing in the Poker World, or the nonsense ramblings of a deranged Texan who's eaten way too much pork rind... Keywords; Poker Books, Doyle Brunson, Super Systems etc.
:: STARTED BY Miller's Angry Noir Jawsus
:: 8 REPLIES, LAST AT 06:30 20.02.06
Epic of Gilgamesh
Sumerian Epic
:: STARTED BY Jack_Rackem
:: 10 REPLIES, LAST AT 02:36 20.02.06
Changes of Point of View in Fiction
How much notice do you take of changes in perspective in the narrative?
:: STARTED BY Loomis
:: 20 REPLIES, LAST AT 17:14 18.02.06
The Green Man, by Kingsley Amis
Jamesian horror story shot through with acid
:: STARTED BY All Acting Regiment
:: 6 REPLIES, LAST AT 23:28 16.02.06
System of the World (spoilers)
Neal Stephenson's finale to the Baroque trilogy, keywords Quicksilver Confusion Shaftoe
:: STARTED BY Quantum
:: 32 REPLIES, LAST AT 15:31 10.02.06
Favourite first line
Why is it favored above all others?
:: STARTED BY ephemerat
:: 84 REPLIES, LAST AT 20:42 06.02.06
Ken MacLeod
Ken MacLeod, socialist skiffy writer par excellence.
:: STARTED BY Stoatie's power level is >9000
:: 7 REPLIES, LAST AT 23:31 31.01.06
Richard Matheson Fans?
Are you a fan of this famous horror writer? Discuss.
:: STARTED BY FreakWolf
:: 5 REPLIES, LAST AT 23:12 31.01.06
Dr. Seuss and Maurice Sendak and Rhythm or Rhyme?
In which children's books are or are not discussed at their base and at their peak, which is best?
:: STARTED BY ShadowSax
:: 8 REPLIES, LAST AT 22:29 25.01.06
Ender's Game
Keywords:
Andrew "Ender" Wiggin, Buggers, Orson Scott Card, Battle School.
:: STARTED BY Buk
:: 14 REPLIES, LAST AT 03:42 25.01.06
Stone Junction by Jim Dodge
Discussion on the "Alchemical Potboiler"
:: STARTED BY buttergun
:: 9 REPLIES, LAST AT 11:58 19.01.06
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (SPOILERS)
Being the sixth book in the mega-selling series by JK Rowling. Who lives? Who dies? Who cares?
:: STARTED BY Jack Fear
:: 160 REPLIES, LAST AT 03:59 19.01.06
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