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I'm assuming one of the best things about the Kindle is that other people can't see what you're reading (without sticking their nose in the screen, of course)?

Lord of the Flies is a terrible book, and I thought so back when I read it too. I'm not saying that as a student who read a book he didn't enjoy and was complaining.

No, Lord of the Flies really is, in my opinion, a bad book. The setting is implausible, the story barely goes anywhere, and the writing is just terrible.

When I gave my thoughts about the book on my final essay, the teacher scolded me, saying I could just "say that it sucks." I wanted to punch her pregnant face. The bitch didn't even read what I had written, which was very well thought out. She was just pissed that I didn't like the book. Bitch...

quote Disillusioned

quote Giga Bowser

The setting is implausible.

That is about the worst reason I have ever heard for hating a book.

I was referring to the whole setup, not simply the location. The idea that these young kids wash up on this island and not only manage to survive, but end up forming a society (albeit one that breaks apart) and find the time to create weapons and gear inamongst trying to stay alive?

I say no.

quote Giga Bowser

I was referring to the whole setup, not simply the location. The idea that these young kids wash up on this island and not only manage to survive, but end up forming a society (albeit one that breaks apart) and find the time to create weapons and gear inamongst trying to stay alive?

I say no.

It's a fiction book? Going buy that logic, MLP is awful because talking ponies running their own society is a set up that could never occur.

Wow, the above poster must live in the most perfect country in the world. xD

In the past couple of weeks I've read Sounder, Born To Be Brad, and Lovedrugged.

I hated Sounder. It was just, one of the worst stories I've read. Just a horrible plot, that was very realistic, yet very boring.
Born To Be Brad, is Brad Goreski's biography that he had part in writing. It was very touching and totally made me want to be a stylist even more.
Lovedrugged, was fantastic. I would totally suggest reading it.

Need to find a new book to read. I'm thinking about reading Grace: 30 Years of Fashion At Vogue by Grace Coddington, who was one of the major stylists at Vogue. Maybe even reading, Style: A to Zoe which is by Rachel Zoe who is a stylist (she was Brad's head for a while) I'm fashion fix-ing lately.

quote Disillusioned

quote Giga Bowser

I was referring to the whole setup, not simply the location. The idea that these young kids wash up on this island and not only manage to survive, but end up forming a society (albeit one that breaks apart) and find the time to create weapons and gear inamongst trying to stay alive?

I say no.

It's a fiction book? Going buy that logic, MLP is awful because talking ponies running their own society is a set up that could never occur.

Wow, the above poster must live in the most perfect country in the world. xD

Dude, MLP takes place in a fictional reality, so leeways can be taken. Sure, LotF if fiction, but it takes place in "normal" universe.

So I finally finished Order of the Phoenix on Friday and I'm beginning to find it impossible to understand why people call themselves fans of the series if they haven't read the books. This sounds really cliché, but the books are soooooo soo so so much better!

And I'm now beginning to read a book called Firebrand. It's a lot different to how I expected, but it's very intriguing nonetheless. I read a sample thinking it'd be another generic fantasy, but it's got some really good character development, and the story is also very good.

Countless of people I know refuses to shut up until I read the Hunger Games books, so I borrowed it from a friend and MAY start reading it.
I hear so much praise about the books and mostly positive praise of the movie.