tinyshoes
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Post by tinyshoes on Mar 1, 2006 13:30:22 GMT -4
Never got into the Harry Potter hype, and never care to in the future. It makes me a heretic to most of my friends, but now I feel better.
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fascistpanties
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Post by fascistpanties on Apr 3, 2006 22:06:44 GMT -4
First off ... this thread is so cleansing.
Hello my name is FascistPanties. I have a BA in English from Boston College. I am currently attending a Creative Writing MFA program. I make my living as a writer. And I have read EVERY book by Danielle Steele and worse...enjoyed most of them. ::sigh:: Thank you.
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Karrit
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Post by Karrit on Apr 4, 2006 20:06:38 GMT -4
[mumbles] I get a kick out of Sydney Sheldon's books [/mumbles]
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dwanollah
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Post by dwanollah on Apr 4, 2006 21:05:15 GMT -4
I'm getting an MA in Chillun's Lit -- I do work on school stories, even! -- and have only read the first Harry Potter book. I'd rather wait and see how it ages in a generation or so.
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sleepy
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Post by sleepy on Apr 4, 2006 22:27:34 GMT -4
Dwan, I am so incredibly envious of you -- an MA in children's lit! Sounds like heaven! I wonder what it would be like to be working on a degree in something I'm passionate about (I'm trudging through my Ph.D. in poli sci, and I hate it). What do you plan to do careerwise when you finish school?
Sorry for the off-topic post.
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dwanollah
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Post by dwanollah on Apr 9, 2006 18:27:23 GMT -4
Not a problem! However, don't let that nasty Brookie find out about OT Posting... she'll totally ban yo azz.  Anyway, Sleepyy, I'll be doing more of what I've been doing -- writing critically and teaching -- only y'all'll hafta call me "Dr." in a few years. I thought I might insist on being called "Master" after I got my first MA (in general English Lit) a few years back, but people scorned me openly. Bastards. ;D |
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Post by Brookie on Apr 9, 2006 18:39:07 GMT -4
Who do I need to ban? Sleepy? Right away... I'm all over it.  |
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sleepy
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Post by sleepy on Apr 9, 2006 18:52:17 GMT -4
Nah, Dwan, go by "Mistress." As for that other mod, gawd, she's such a B!
Tee hee hee. Nervous giggles. I *superheart* Brookie.
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Post by Brookie on Apr 9, 2006 21:55:45 GMT -4
Nah, Dwan, go by "Mistress." As for that other mod, gawd, she's such a B! Tee hee hee. Nervous giggles. I *superheart* Brookie. Well, at least I can spell your name correctly. From Dwan's last post: Ahem.....  |
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mrpancake
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Post by mrpancake on Apr 17, 2006 23:10:47 GMT -4
I think The Great Gatsby is one of the most overrated books of all time. It's an okay read, but really? I don't find it relavent today. There was sort of a big deal because for the incoming freshmen for next year, they chose that as their incoming book. I thought it was a horrible idea for multiple reasons. The first is that it is a book that 95+ percent of incoming freshmen will have read it already in high school. That alone makes it unworthy. Also, sorry to those who disagree, but I don't think it's relavent today really. 20s decadence? Just to compare, our book for our class was The Trial by Franz Kafka. Even though it wasn't my favorite, in a post-9/11 world, it is particularly salient. Last year's book was Things Fall Apart. And for 2006, The Great Gatsby. One of these is not like the others, can you guess which one?
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