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    That kind of limited SoC doesn't bother me... the...

    That kind of limited SoC doesn't bother me... the extensive kind I found in Tropic of Cancer was a bit off-putting. I definitely think it can be used effectively in small doses, but the larger texts...
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    Okay.. so.. I finished Tropic of Cancer a few...

    Okay.. so.. I finished Tropic of Cancer a few days ago... ultimately I liked it....

    There were some parts I found really annoying to get through (mostly the more pronounced SoC stuff), but a lot...
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    Neither... tea is the answer for me!

    Neither... tea is the answer for me!
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    The Lost City of Z by David Grann. I'm in the...

    The Lost City of Z by David Grann. I'm in the mood for some non-fiction :)
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    Well, it may not be my place, but from an...

    Well, it may not be my place, but from an outsider's point of view... I don't think he was trying to offend you or have the post be as inflammatory as you took it!

    You mentioned in your earlier...
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    Poll: Well, I DO disagree with you... just because YOU...

    Well, I DO disagree with you... just because YOU could not write about something without having felt it, doesn't mean that others can't. As to the notion that it's easier to write about something...
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    Yes... looking at this 300-odd page book of...

    Yes... looking at this 300-odd page book of mostly SoC with some more "lucid" passages is what has me a bit daunted.

    I also really like to read at night before bed, but I like the experience to...
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    Poll: So.. by that logic, people can only write about...

    So.. by that logic, people can only write about what they know/feel/have experience with themselves? So... I guess fantasy or science fiction doesn't really exist? Or historical fiction, because the...
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    I would try this... but usually I'm reading on my...

    I would try this... but usually I'm reading on my breaks at work... so.. yeah... I don't think that will work very well... :D
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    I completely understand your (and Miller's) point...

    I completely understand your (and Miller's) point about art being a shadow of what is inside the artist. I've heard that same sort of sentiment from many authors (and felt it myself, of course). In...
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    Glad I could add to your vocabulary! :p I'm...

    Glad I could add to your vocabulary! :p

    I'm glad I'm trying to push on, despite my misgivings... but the more I read, the more I wonder how long I should press myself before I decide whether...
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    Oh I can definitely imagine how difficult it is...

    Oh I can definitely imagine how difficult it is to write in SoC style... to write seemingly random SoC thoughts and yet have them all actually be working together to create characters, scenes, to...
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    The trouble with stream of consciousness...

    I recently picked up Henry Miller's Tropic of Cancer upon the recommendation of my boyfriend and began reading it without realizing it's written in a stream of consciousness (henceforward to be...
  14. Thread: Would You??

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    No, probably not... there's nothing to change my...

    No, probably not... there's nothing to change my major to... I picked my major by default (it was the only one left after I ruled all the others out), and that pretty much remains the case to this...
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    Poll: Well, in the interest of clearing up the...

    Well, in the interest of clearing up the "censorship" issue, cacian... is it just that YOU don't want to read the book, or that you think the book SHOULDN'T be read by anyone?

    MM wasn't denying...
  16. Thread: Hello!

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    Welcome! Enjoy! We're mostly nice! (And we're...

    Welcome! Enjoy!

    We're mostly nice! (And we're all slightly mad, here :D)
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    I think it's a coy way of saying "I don't go to...

    I think it's a coy way of saying "I don't go to church... but I'm not going to rule out anything... just in case!"

    :D
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    Poll: I think you missed the point St Luke was trying...

    I think you missed the point St Luke was trying to make earlier... just because a painter paints a rape, or a writer writes about child abuse doesn't mean that they want to rape or abuse children....
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    Poll: Part of that could simply be the language Nabokov...

    Part of that could simply be the language Nabokov uses! He intentionally used such sexual language for the most mundane activities... things weren't spat out, they were ejaculated... such a great use...
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    Poll: Well, the interesting thing about Humbert Humbert...

    Well, the interesting thing about Humbert Humbert is how simultaneously repulsive and fascinating he can be...

    I think the original point I was trying to make with the other poster was that...
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    I feel the same! Though I typically equate my...

    I feel the same! Though I typically equate my re-reading to slipping into a nice warm bath :D
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    Poll: Of course it's perverse. It can be downright...

    Of course it's perverse. It can be downright uncomfortable, even...

    But just because something is uncomfortable to read about doesn't make it not worth reading, in my opinion.

    And Humbert...
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    Some people think it's a slow read, but I quite...

    Some people think it's a slow read, but I quite liked it!
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    Happy Birthday/Deathday, Shakespeare! I...

    Happy Birthday/Deathday, Shakespeare!

    I assumed there would be cake in this thread, but I don't see any... hmmm...

    I think it's funny that (some) people assume students are all made miserable...
  25. Thread: Two Word Game

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    Man boobs

    Man boobs
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