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Hello everyone....
This is my first post here (I've yet to fill in my profile)
Ummm, my name is Nicole and Im a senior in highschool....not much else to say but you can check out my profile later if ya want.
I look foward to being a member here and meeting you all.
My name is Adam, I've read a bunch of books and I am looking forward to sharing my views. Favorite writer of all time, my paisano, Herman "the custom's inspector" Melville. If you haven't read Moby Dick and felt the sting of emotion in your eyes when Ahab launches into dominating tirades, I am not sure you and I bleed the same blood.
Also, as most people, I would assume, I am a Tolstoy buff. No man understands both genders of the human species as entirely as my main man Leo. Pierre's death in War and Peace, perhaps the single most wonderful and transcendent moment in any book I've I ever read. The poetry, the soul, brilliant!!! Too bad he divorced his wife after 47 years of marriage. It sure seemed like he had things figured out.
Roots, although partially stolen from another author, is another absolutely stunner. You're telling me you can find something more heart wrenching than Kunta being shackled in the tall grass. Alex Haley, ghost writer for the autobiography of Malcom X, another life changer, is underrated as an author. Forget about it.
Three criteria I use for judging books:
1. Pure artistic beauty
2. Depth of meaning
3. Sheer entertainment value
Three favorites of all time:
1. Moby Dick
2. Anna Kerennina
3. Grapes of Wrath (Best, most shocking and perfectly symbolic closing to a book in history, in my opinion)
I am a sucker for writers that are from countries who participated in the cold war, obviously.
Adam
Greetings to all..
I am a writer and lover of poetry, it is a passion of mine as well as music. I love nature and am very nocturnal, I'd say..lol. I find inspiration in so many things. I love the rain, watching storms blow in...the night sky with all its beauty. I cannot 'not' write, it's a part of who i am. A way to express freely and a way of cleansing the soul. I can speak clearly through my pen when my voice can't be found. I'm the Mom of two great kids, a son (who has blessed me with a grandson, I'm a young grandmother, lol) who is 23 a daughter who is 14. My daughter also writes and just loves words..she reads the dictionary sometimes..lol, I guess that's a good thing, yeah. She writes short stories and has some amazing ones about wolves, her favorite subject.
Anyway, I've rambled on long enough, sorry. I'm looking forward to being a part of this community and meeting the members.
Peace,
Stormy
Hey,
I'm an Englishman living in Russia these last ten years. I am obssessed with reading, writing and language generally. It would take too long to do a list of favourites; I've been a fairly prolific reader since childhood, and childhood was many moons ago. Besides the list changes everyday.
I like what I read here and will likely post a fair bit if I don't forget I registered and wander off like an idiot.
ermmm....that's it.
Hello to SunChild133, adampearson, stormy and willwilisovsky! Welcome to the forums!
Hello everybody! have a great time here on the LitNet!
I made reference to the death of Pierre in War and Peace. My bad. Pierre doesn't die, I meant to say Andrei Bolkonski.
Hey, i'm Conrad, a year 12 english lit. student =]
Mornin'
I'm an English MA Student from Yorkshire. I'm quite a poor working class girl, hoping to take my PHD if I can find the cash from somewhere. My interest in reading is usually acedemically based, but I do love Virginia Woolf, and enjoy reading and writing poetry. My favourite poem being 'Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night' by Dylan Thomas. My other great love is music - I have an ecclectic taste. I enjoy a boogie.
Welcome to all the newbies, and hello to all the established members.
Hopefully you can all offer me some nuggets of wisdom.
Hi and welcome!
My name is Jesa and I'm new. :wave:
I love to write and I love to sit and think. That's it. Anything else in my life is extra.
Hey there, loveistheanswer! Have a great time here on LitNet! I'm sure you will. :)
Hello everyone! My name is Tyra and this is my first post. I love to read a great many things and sometimes I enjoy writing. I have two great friends that drew my attention to this site and I love reading the stories and poems that everyone has posted. I look forward to spending more time here in the future!
Welcome to the litnet, tamora.
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