tsubasa
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Post by tsubasa on Dec 3, 2011 19:41:55 GMT 7
Agreed. Harry Potter is the book that motivated me to brush up my English quick so that I can read its original text (I don't feel like reading the Chinese translated ones).
Actually I have this odd inclination for books with male lead - I don't exactly like to read those with female leads. I have some bad experience of coming across a few with whiny female protagonists. I was so annoyed when I read those books...
I originally picked up Twilight out of curiosity - because I couldn't understand the hype over it. I'm not going to elaborate on my detest towards that book - each of us has our own opinion - but I can say that I was greatly disappointed that the book wasn't worth the hype.
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Post by willow on Dec 4, 2011 1:11:30 GMT 7
Yeah, you just have to choose the right book, I guess. If the author lets the characters fall too far into stereotypes the book just suffers so much.
I honestly don't see why so many people are in love with it. There's so much better out there. Plus, I've been reading Anne Rice recently - a lot of the ideas from Twilight are taken straight from her books, and it's so frustrating that Stephanie Meyer got so much rubbish from something so good!
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Post by tsubasa on Dec 4, 2011 1:58:54 GMT 7
And Vampire Diaries. Though VD is also pretty crappy to me.
I don't read Anne Rice's books - I just don't like romance fics in general. The best I've read so far is Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights. Seriously angsty/tragic/depressing. XD It's very rare to come across love stories that don't fall into the cliche trap.
I use RPing as a platform to train in my character development for my muses. I'm happy to say that so far they are pretty good. In the past, my characters stick out like a sore thumb in many RPG, 'cause they are way too unique, and I feel that the other people's characters are somewhat dull. I find it difficult to tone down my character's epicness. Now I'm much better.
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Post by willow on Dec 6, 2011 1:31:52 GMT 7
oooh, Interview with the Vampire is definitely not a romance. It's angst, yes, but definitely not a romance! And they are proper vampires. With coffins and everything.
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Post by tsubasa on Dec 6, 2011 19:19:38 GMT 7
Is that book by Anne Rice? O.o
Currently I'm on a spy novel spree. So romance books will have to wait till my spy novel fever has came down... XD
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Post by willow on Dec 7, 2011 5:08:21 GMT 7
It is =) but it's not a romance! Yes, it's not a spy book, but it's not a romance either!
Ugh, I really need to find a book... or some money to buy the one I want... Christmas is so annoying, it drains your budget!
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Post by tsubasa on Dec 8, 2011 0:49:07 GMT 7
Ok...but that book still has to wait, lols.
*pens down on my reading list*
I don't celebrate Christmas...but the Chinese New Year in Jan next year is gonna drain my budget, haha.
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Post by willow on Dec 16, 2011 5:48:18 GMT 7
lol, Christmas is more a cultural thing for us than religious... I think mum's the only one who in any way believes it, and the grandmothers... it's fun, though XD
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Post by tsubasa on Dec 22, 2011 1:21:35 GMT 7
O.O Speaking of which the Christmas hols already drained my budget. Now I need to find a way to thicken my skin to ask my mum for early Ang Bao money (a Chinese custom).   I need to find a way to motivate myself to pick up writing again. Currently I'm so distracted with my life that I haven't been writing anything for a long time... Am I losing my touch? |
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