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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2009 0:11:05 GMT -5
Um, volumes are comprised of chapters, much like a book.
But based on what I think you were saying (you confused me as much as I apparently confused you!), we'd be able to use the title of the volume for the letter in our list, yes?
And if we read the chapters that are currently not part of the volume, we could either use Bleach the name of the series, or the name of the first chapter that's part of the uncompiled chapters, yes?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2009 0:27:13 GMT -5
Um. Title of volume = title of book. Yes.
Example: "In the Flesh" is the title of a volume of four short stories by Clive Barker (possibly adult).
If title of volume = title of first chapter, then title of first chapter = title of book.
Example: "In the Flesh" is the first of the four stories in the aforementioned anthology by Clive Barker.
Loose chapters = Bleach, or loose chapters = title of first loose chapter, if title of first chapter = title of volume.
*head spins*
It feels like I'm doing inequalities all over again! @_@
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Post by Ilona on Feb 12, 2009 3:35:51 GMT -5
Oh, this sounds like a lot of fun. One question though. A few of the books I read are in German, and sometimes the title is completely different from the English one. Should I translate the title or take the original, English one? For example, I'm currently reading a book which is called "Der Dreizehnte Monat" by David Mitchell. Translated into English, this means "The Thirteenth Month". But after some research on Amazon, I found out that the original title is "Black Swan Green". So does this go under B or T? Oh, and by the way, it's NOT a book for children. I'm not even halfway through and there were some sexual references that might make people feel uncomfortable. Also, what about audio books? I got 'PS: I love you' as an audio book for my birthday. Does it count? No worries! Questions are good--they help me see where the rules are working and where they're not. :) Concerning the discrepancies of translation, I would suggest going with whichever translation you feel is more accurate (after all, if you're reading it in German, you should know what it's title means in English...I think). So, if you want to count it for B, count it for B; if not, count it for T. My only suggestion is to stick with the you choose, instead of right now putting it down for one and then changing it to the other later. :) As per audio books, since it's a reading challenge, I'm afraid not. Thank you for the answer! I'll go with the original title then for all books that have come out in English as well. It seems more fair towards those who do not have the choice of reading books in several languages and therefore would have to use the English title. Although that means that I've now read two books whose titles begin with B, and I'm about to read another one. I should get some more variety in the starting letters of the titles of my books... |
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Post by Kat on Feb 12, 2009 4:38:47 GMT -5
Sweet, Wolf! Now I can have a book whose title starts with X! XD
...maybe I should add that I also finished the book of Exodus. ^^;
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2009 9:48:41 GMT -5
Ah, I think I follow you now. Thanks for the clarification, Wolf.  |
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Post by ♥ Lulu on Feb 12, 2009 12:45:49 GMT -5
I love the Picture of Dorian Gray <3 It's perhaps my favourite book (Oscar Wilde being the best writer and playwright to ever live on Earth). Although, lots of Dorian Gray requires the notes at the back to be read, seeing as a lot of them are old fashion references - well worth the effort =D It's quite funny, too, in the Wilde way. I love it so much, my screen name has been 'Basil Hallward' on MSN for the longest times (he being one of the main characters). Everyone should read it, I think; it's superb. (And now I'll stop raving on about it, I swear ^^;;) EDIT: It also makes me happy to see so many people reading To Kill a Mockingbird. I coudl read it over and over again, and never tire from it! Boo Radley is so freakin' adorable XD I think you should all go and read that. *sage nod* Now I want to read it even more! And I always read the footnotes and endnotes, so no worries. ^_^ It's funny, back when I had reading assignments for classical works, I absolutely despised them and--being homeschooled and already an avid reader--was excused from most of them. But now that I've duly matured and gotten engrossed in writing and timeless words, I regret not having read all of them when I had the chance. But now that I do have the chance again, I can't wait to get started! I've never read To Kill a Mockingbird, but I've heard so much about it, I guess I should. Ah I'm glad XD It's amazing; not enough people read it, not that I know of, at least. :3 And yes, it wasn't until after I read Dorian Gray I could actually start to stand notes/footnotes etc. You definitely should with To Kill a Mockingbird; it's one of the few classics that aren't completely overrated (Catcher in the Rye anyone? That book almost killed me from start to finish). It's so good, it makes me sad that the characters aren't real; my English teacher is so agreeing with me on that, she won't let anyone say a word against Atticus Finch, stating he is the best human being she has ever encountered. XD She's a bit...eh...crazy? I guess. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2009 13:02:20 GMT -5
What are you talking about? I loved Catcher in the Rye. A "classic" I do hate, though, is The Great Gatsby. That was pretty slit-your-throat worthy. ;-; UGH.
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Post by ♥ Lulu on Feb 12, 2009 13:21:58 GMT -5
What are you talking about? I loved Catcher in the Rye. A "classic" I do hate, though, is The Great Gatsby. That was pretty slit-your-throat worthy. ;-; UGH. Really? I haven't read the Great Gatsby yet, but I want to - people tell me it's pretty good. And everyone seemed to love Catcher in the Rye other than me, to be honest. It was the fact that nothing actually happened in the entire novel that got me XD And that the narrator (forgotten his name) is so pretentious and irritating. "I get a bang out of that", "I was horsing around", "he was phoney", "she was phoney", "they were so phoney" etc. etc. I've promised to never put myself through another J.D. Salinger book, after that one XD |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2009 13:55:56 GMT -5
I like arrogant people. xDD You know, what's a flaw to one person is a great personality trait to other people. ^^;
Ugh, The Great Gatsby is fine if you're really fascinated by rich people going to parties and contemplating having sexual affairs with the neighbors. If not, you'll likely find it to be a waste of time and incredibly dull.
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Post by ♥ Lulu on Feb 12, 2009 14:09:05 GMT -5
I like arrogant people. xDD You know, what's a flaw to one person is a great personality trait to other people. ^^; Ugh, The Great Gatsby is fine if you're really fascinated by rich people going to parties and contemplating having sexual affairs with the neighbors. If not, you'll likely find it to be a waste of time and incredibly dull. I can hardly argue; I'm quite arrogant at times, but he was ridiculous XDD ...well, I'll reserve judgement until I've read it. I can't think anything could be worse than Catcher to be honest XD |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2009 14:17:51 GMT -5
xDD He was amusing.
Well, I sincerely hope you enjoy the book more than I did. ^^;
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Post by Bianca <3 on Feb 12, 2009 15:01:01 GMT -5
Oooh this sounds like a great idea! I'll make up a list and cross thing off as I go along, I think.
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Post by Stephanie (swordlilly) on Feb 12, 2009 22:24:51 GMT -5
Wow, I love this idea! ^^ I have a question about "textbooks" not being allowed, though... I take a lot of literature and history classes, and we study extracts from books such as Piers Plowman. Could I include those on my reading list, if I go on to read the whole book outside of class? I'm including them for now, because otherwise my list looks pretty pathetic. =P
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B: The Beekeeper by Maxence Fermine (I read the original in French, L'Apiculteur)
C: The Counterfeiters by André Gide (I read the original in French, Les Faux-Monnayeurs)
D: Decade of the Wolf by Douglas Smith and Gary Ferguson
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G: The Girl with the Golden Eyes by Honoré de Balzac (I read the original in French, La Fille aux yeux d'or)
H: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
I: The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky
J: The Joys of Motherhood by Buchi Emecheta
K: Killing the Hidden Waters by Charles Bowden
L: Life, the Universe and Everything by Douglas Adams
M:
N: Night Watch by Terry Pratchett
O: Od Magic by Patricia A. McKillip
P: Piers Plowman by William Langland
Q:
R: The Reluctant Mr. Darwin by David Quammen
S: The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
T: A Tempest by Aimé Césaire (I read the original in French, Une Tempête. It's a parody of Shakespeare's The Tempest.)
U: The Unauthorized Autobiography of Lemony Snicket
V: Being Virtual: Who You Really Are Online by Davey Winder (very informative and touching. I highly recommend it.)
W: Watership Down by Richard Adams
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Z:
Craig - Sweetness, you're reading ASOUE? =D It's a really unorthodox yet strangely interesting series. Oh, yes, yes, I remember being an extremely intense Series of Unfortunate Events fan about two years ago. =P I combed through each book looking for clues to Lemony Snicket's life, relationship with Beatrice, and so on... I even made a blog about it, but I was devastated when I found out that Lemony Snicket didn't actually exist. xD |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2009 3:16:51 GMT -5
I've read an excerpt of The Great Gatsby, and, well, it just seemed like very thick, heavy writing to me. But it was only half a dozen paragraphs, I think, so perhaps I shouldn't judge it just yet. I've also never read Catcher in the Rye. Maybe I should one of these days. Also, a note: I've begun linking to everyone's lists from the first post, so if you forget where it is or quickly want to find someone else's, they're all there! I have a question about "textbooks" not being allowed, though... I take a lot of literature and history classes, and we study extracts from books such as Piers Plowman. Could I include those on my reading list, if I go on to read the whole book outside of class? I'm including them for now, because otherwise my list looks pretty pathetic. =P Hehe, there actually used to be a line in the rules saying that required reading does count (assuming you read the whole book), but I took it out figuring it looked better that way. XD So, yeah, if someone gets stuck reading Anna Karenina, they've got their A book for a decade! I filled page after page of loose leaf paper in tiny print, and then finally found out at The End that, well, most of what I'd written down didn't matter. >.> But it was still VERY fun to do, and it was probably a good lesson in note-taking, come to think of it. :D |
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Post by Tanya on Feb 13, 2009 10:23:46 GMT -5
This looks like fun.  *starts list* I don't read very fast though... D:
A:
B: Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer
C:
D: Diary by Chuck Palanuik *
E: Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer
F: Fight Club by Chuck Palahnuik *
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I: Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palahnuik *
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L: .hack - Legend of the Twilight [3-part manga series] by Rei Izumi and Tatsuya Hamazaki
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N: New Moon by Stephenie Meyer
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T: The Time Traveller's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger *
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* Includes one or more of the following: profanity, sexual references, violence... etc.
I've also compiled a list of the books I own that I can read within this, just for my reference. I don't know if any of these involve anything bad, so don't read them unless you know. 
A: About a Boy Nick Hornby
C: Choke by Chuck Palahnuik
G: The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole by Sue Townsend
H: The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things by JT Leroy
P: The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
S: The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 ¾ by Sue Townsend
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*starts list* I don't read very fast though... D: