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    Poll: It is simply the best character study of a...

    It is simply the best character study of a teenager ever written. Salinger is not repetitive (if you've read what else you've written) but Holden himself thinks and speaks in such a manner. If you...
  2. I'm in commerce at Queen's University (the...

    I'm in commerce at Queen's University (the Kingston one, not Belfast) and I really don't read much in my own time like I did in high school. I've met so many more great people than high school that...
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    French is my first language, but I've rarely ever...

    French is my first language, but I've rarely ever read in it and I've begun to lose it over the years, being in a very anglophone community. English is the language I prefer to read in.

    And thanks...
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    Which version of In Search of Lost Time?

    I've read the first book in French, but I feel my French isn't up to the standard I need to get the most out of the collection, so I'm looking for the best version in English.

    Thanks in advance.
  5. I usually convince myself to finish a book...

    I usually convince myself to finish a book regardless if I'm enjoying it at the time. It works sometimes when I find I love the book in the end as with One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest but more often...
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    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - Ken Kesey The...

    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - Ken Kesey
    The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho


    OFOCN was a great book, much better than I expected. I liked it from the Chief's point of view, which the movie strays...
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    I read it a few years ago and remember loving it,...

    I read it a few years ago and remember loving it, but I don't recall actual details in the books to be able to discuss it. I read it in French so I couldn't tell you how good the translation is (I'm...
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    Not nearly as much as I hoped. School + homework...

    Not nearly as much as I hoped. School + homework + 22 hour weeks at work = no time for reading.

    I still managed to read Lolita, The Beautiful and the Damned, and The Grapes of Wrath, though.
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    Any author who can get millions of children (and...

    Any author who can get millions of children (and adults alike) excited about reading certainly cannot be overrated.
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    I seem to have mashed two of my ideas into one...

    I seem to have mashed two of my ideas into one post and left it contradictory. I was going to make a point revolving around that but I seem to have forgetten. I am studying finance but have no plans...
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    I've always been able to. Unfortunately, most...

    I've always been able to. Unfortunately, most can't. As much as I don't want to bring film as an example on a book forum, it happens much more in that field. Someone like Tom Cruise who is an...
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    It's a medium of entertainment that can delve...

    It's a medium of entertainment that can delve deeper than TV, movies, or video games ever could. It's been fundamental in society for hundreds of years, or at least literacy was wished for for that...
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    Poll: I loved the lack of quotation marks and...

    I loved the lack of quotation marks and apostrophes, it felt like it took the simplicity of the writing style a step further. I rarely found that dialog was long enough to cause confusion.

    That...
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    A lot of books on the list seem to be included...

    A lot of books on the list seem to be included solely on popularity and not on any merit but it's still a good list to look through if you're finding yourself without anything to read.
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    Japanese Culture - With this culture I seem to be...

    Japanese Culture - With this culture I seem to be looking more into classical texts and art than contemporary, and examining older culture rather than newer. The reason for this is, I really do not...
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    I got a ticket for going 148 km/h in a 100 km...

    I got a ticket for going 148 km/h in a 100 km zone. Thank god the place I happened to be in didn't have the same severity of fines as Ontario.
  17. Poll: I'm a victim of online games. I would ignore...

    I'm a victim of online games. I would ignore school work and play instead. I knew it was a problem, but I liked the people I was playing online with and didn't want to just disappear on them. At one...
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    Empire of the Sun I saw it to see why...

    Empire of the Sun

    I saw it to see why Christian Bale won an award created solely for his performance and was left underwhelmed. The conditions of the POW camps shown in the movie were absolutely...
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    Well, I'm fluent in reading, writing and speaking...

    Well, I'm fluent in reading, writing and speaking in both English and French so it gives me the opportunity to do just what you're asking. The quality of translation can vary trumendously based on...
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    The Sun Also Rises - Hemingway The Great Gatsby...

    The Sun Also Rises - Hemingway
    The Great Gatsby - Fitzgerald
    Catch-22 - Heller
    Lolita - Nabokov
    A Clockwork Orange - Burgess

    This really isn't what I think are the best books of all time, just...
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    Poll: Penguin are well made for their price (cheaper...

    Penguin are well made for their price (cheaper than most) and generally have attractive covers with quality introductions.
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    Diamond as Big as the Ritz is a strange one....

    Diamond as Big as the Ritz is a strange one. There is so much description, but for some reason you can't wait to read more of it to feed your craving of picturing this absolute luxury.
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    Pick pretty much any four Dr. Seuss books and No...

    Pick pretty much any four Dr. Seuss books and No Carrots for Harry.
  24. Poll: A case where the movies are much better than the...

    A case where the movies are much better than the books. The appealing thing about the Lord of the Rings is the world it's set in, not really the actual story or writing quality. I don't really read...
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    Can we cheat and take things like 'William...

    Can we cheat and take things like 'William Shakespeare: The Complete Works'? It's technically one book but a lot of plays.
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