Someone reccomend me a good book.. the last ive read have been wonderful..?
I love books! Herez one i read, its really good. About a girl named pecola who is struggling with self esteem, shes a african american girl in a bad era. Its a very adult book, very sad, very painful. Its called The Bluest Eye
Any books somewhat like Death Note: Another Note?
First things first, I am not looking for manga/anime turned into a novel. I'm really only looking for books with unexpected twists, a lot or no gore (I'm fine with either), and maybe even something that lets us find out the clues when we read (the reader finds it out by themselves, its not the characters finding out). I really hate it when there are to many characters to keep track of (like six kids finding the murderer, and another six million suspects) so please, if you suggest, don't give me a book with unneeded characters. I really like modern books, and I like them to be scary, and at the same time, have a mystery (go figure, i wrote all this just for this one sentence). One more thing. Please do not suggest: Sherlock Holmes (read it, sadly wasn't very scary) Anything by Edgar Allen Poe (I've read them all; those are good stories) The Monkeys Paw (for some reason, I just found this one ridiculous) Darren Shan books (already read them all, kinda got annoyed in a few of his book on the overabundance of characters. Not that they weren't good books, but a lot of characters) Thank you, sorry for the extremely long list, and thank you again.
What are some recommended good books for me to read that meet these requirements?
A book that scares you - A portrait of the Artist as a young man. James Joyce. Everyone is terrified of Joyce but this book is pretty accessable. A non-fiction book - Wedlock. Wendy Moore. This is an amazing book that shows life is stranger than fiction. A graphic novel - Persepolis Marjane Satrapi. Could also double as book that was made into a movie. A book with magic - Charmed Life. Diane Wynne Jones.A play - Dancing at Lughnasa. Brian FrielA book based on or turned into a TV show.- Strumpet City James PlunkettA book you can finish in a day - Gentlemen of the Road, Michael Charbon.A book with a number in the title - Catch-22 Joseph HellerA book with non-human characters - Animal Farm. George OrwellA mystery or thriller - Mallory's Oracle. Carol O'Connell.A book of short stories - Enter Jeeves. PG WodehouseA book based on a true story - In Cold Blood. Truman CapoteA book based entirly on its cover - The Children's Book. A S ByattA book set in another country - The poisonwood bible. Barabara KingsolverA book with more than 500 pages - Anthem. Neal StephensonA Trilogy - His Dark Materials. Philip PullmanA Classic Romance - I Capture the Castle. Dodie SmithA Book set in the future - Do androids dream of Electric Sheep - Philip K.Dick.A Book set somewhere you have always wanted to visit. - Memoirs of a Geisha. Arthur Golden. A Book with a love triangle - Gone with the Wind (more of a love Octagon but anyway) Margaret Mitchell.
Why is it that sad, scary, violent movies, books and games don't seem to turn children into monsters?
As a kid I’ve been introduced to horror from a young age! I was 3 years old when I wandered into my teenager aunt’s bedroom and found all her scary pictures and books with nasty images on them. At that time I sat watching the silent Black and White “Nosferatu” with my babysitter, and it was totally scary. My family used to rent video nasties and I always sneaked a look, although I wasn’t allowed to watch them. I loved monsters btw. Just age 9 I fell in love with werewolves and vampires. I watched the Hammer Horrors and got magazines about monsters. I was a very creepy girl at school, as all the other girls liked princesses and horses.Saying that I would never introduce horror willingly to a child, and my own are scared of things like witches and ghosts. The article you posted mentioned that each child has their own interests and some won’t be into scary horror things.Also tbh horror doesn’t turn children into monsters. The news about people on killing sprees always tie in horror and heavy metal, as though that is to blame for the disturbed savage nature of those people. The media does blame horror on antisocial and evil behaviour. It’s really backward thinking, as horror is fiction and to do with the supernatural. That isn’t to say murderers don’t watch horror, but they might be drawn to it in a sick way, as in blood and gore. I’m interested in keeping children away from horror because not all children should be exposed to scary things like I was. I just adapted.
Which option do you prefer : reading books or viewing movies based on them?
Hi there, thanks for asking. Of course I have to say “it depends” but as one who has watched a lot of movies and a lot of directors commentaries and read few books I would say, according to my own personal opinion, 4 out of 5 times its better to read becauseThe quality of acting and story telling has been dropping to disheartening levels for decades now. This is even measurable, as demonstrated in a video by Paul Joseph Watson in YouTube some years ago.Books only have to get past a publisher and not an entire studio crew so there is much more room for spontaneity and original thinking.You can have morals in books that don't exist in movies b/c studios need mass appeal.Books make you think in ways that movies don't usually trigger.Reading gives a quicker wit to the mind then movies which produce a sort of numbed brain effect. Which is not inherently bad.You can read anywhereReading chases away bad people. I once was having lunch with 4 dudes and I started talking about one of my favorite books “the richest man in Babylon” and one said “GAAAAAY I'm going to the bar.” one guy followed him, and the other two asked questions. The topic quickly changed but it's not as though I was being a buzzkill. We were talking about money which is what the book talks about via several short touching stories.Movie actors such as will Smith and Morgan Freeman have said in interviews things like “writers, directors, and actors only become great if they read great books” and “actors that stand the tests of time are those that read enough stories to design a sort of universal appeal that speaks to all generations and experiences in the roles they play.”I could go on but I'll end with saying I really love movies, and if you want some great story telling check out Brick or Primer, for great acting Ben Hur or A Man For All Seasons, for great style try Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy or the god fatherHope this helps manCheers buddy
Why Did the Supreme Court Stop the 2000 Recount?
I just finished reading Donna Brazile's "Stirring the Pots in American Politics." The book ends with the infamous 2000 election between George W. Bush and Al Gore. In the wake of widespread voting irregularities across Florida and in other states, and with Al Gore receiving more popular votes than George W. Bush, why did the Supreme Court stop the recount? In addition, if you're a Republican, do you agree the recount should have been stopped? Why or why not?
How to write a sad death scene (please read)?
I'm an amateur writer and have three main story 'universes' in which I write. In two of these, I kill characters frequently and their deaths tend to be gory and sudden. In the third universe (my favourite), I've never killed a main character before. I intend to kill the protagonist's brother gorily in front of his whole family (charming, I know). How should I go about this differently than the other death scenes? I obviously want it to be emotional, but my (very few) readers have come to expect gory death scenes. The narrative also requires a particularly nasty death as the family is then going to set out on a revenge mission. What blend of emotion and gore would be right? Any other tips?