Books & Authors - April 2007

in the book, "In the Lake of the Woods" By Tim O'Brien, whats the purpose of all the magic in the novel?

2007-04-25 14:11:48 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Any helpful websites that would discuss the Great Gatsby and the American Dream? Particulary how characters in the book view it.
Many thanks!

2007-04-25 14:06:27 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

Heres what i have so far... i would like to know what you think about it. .. thanks..

The clock winked eleven thirty. Kevin Donnelly closed his eyes and leaned his head back on the stiff chair in the airport office. He was starved and he’d been there for over two hours. Not counting how long he sat on the plane, sailing through the sky and above the ocean. Why couldn’t they accept his passport? He’d been an American for his whole life, born and raised in the streets of Brooklyn. But now he was in London, to live with his older brother. Why now? He sighed and sauntered over to the door. He pressed the handle in. He wasn’t waiting here in a damn airport all day. He had a life to live. But then he realized he was in a foreign country with nowhere to go, and decided to sit back down.
A tall man with short but shaggy hair black hair and clear green eyes walked into the lobby, just outside the office. The man had the same untidy hair and brilliant green eyes as Kevin. He walked to the door and knocked, Tom, the man in charge of the passports and immigration opened the door and the man walked in.
“Nice to see you Alex,” said Tom, shuffling papers on his desk, “I’ll be damned, your brother looks a whole lot like you.”
Alex grinned, he was proud of his good-looks. “So what do I have to sign?” he added, looking out the door to the room where Kevin was sitting. He could see that black hair. Tom pulled out up a release paper, and handed it to Joe, who quickly read through it and signed his name at the bottom.
“That’ll do it. The kid’s in the next room.” Alex nodded and opened the door.
Kevin’s voice cracked as he said barely above a whisper, “Alex?” Kevin stood up and wrapped his arms around him, his oldest brother.
It had been a year and a half since Alex had seen his youngest brother, and boy, was he was glad to see him now. Alex rubbed the top of Kevin’s head, “I swear Kevin! You’re getting so tall, and what, your 14 now? Geez, I’m getting old.” Kevin snickered, Alex was only 22. Nevertheless, that was his brother, always teasing him, and he was so pleased to see him.
Kevin & Alex’s two brothers were both killed in the car wreck that killed their parents. Shaun and Jimmy. Shaun was just 16 and Jimmy 18 when a drunk in a semi ran a red light. Their mom, dad, and Jimmy were killed on impact. Shaun lived for a week afterwards. He was brain dead so there wasn’t anything they could do. They both remembered the day of the funerals. One a few days after the crash, and then Shaun’s less than 10 days later. What a shock that had.
Alex had moved to London just a few months after the funerals. He said it was for work but Kevin wasn’t so sure. In the meantime, Kevin had been shoved around with aunts and uncles, cousins and grandparents. After awhile they got tired of him and finally shipped him off to live with Alex.

2007-04-25 13:11:44 · 6 answers · asked by indianschick24 3

If you can, do you think you could copy and paste a signature from Professor McGonogall?

2007-04-25 12:40:16 · 2 answers · asked by bls10022 2

2007-04-25 12:19:22 · 10 answers · asked by Mandy-Babyy 1

Does anyone know if I can read the first chapter of Stephenie Meyers book, Eclipse, online? She has it in the new edition of New Moon and I was wondering if it was on the net somewhere

2007-04-25 11:38:42 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

well ifu read the first couple books of hp u will realize hermione & ms.mcgonagall(sp) r alike i many ways.even in the book it said many things 2 indicate that.do u think ms.mcgonagall is hermionein the future???or that ms.mcgonagall is foreshadowing somethig 2 with hermione???

2007-04-25 11:11:34 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ok so yeah no romance...boring but just tell me what your favorite(s) are and why.

2007-04-25 10:17:37 · 7 answers · asked by K O 1

I am an author and am need of a creepy story idea for a new book the one that i currently wrote was about someone getting sucked under their bed into a make believe haloweenish twisted type world just to give you an idea of how i write

2007-04-25 08:57:31 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have an awesome idea for a movie! But the only way I think it can go somewhere is if I wrote it as a novel. I'm only a freshman in high school, do you think it's even possible to start writting and make it a novel that will go somewhere, like into movies for instance? Do you have any suggestions or sites with good information that will help me write?? If so, don't hesitate to write...Thank you so much!!!

2007-04-25 08:48:40 · 6 answers · asked by Shannon 2

Can any one give me two good death poets b american poets that are pretty long if not medium size. Also they have to not be by Emily Dickinson, or the Raven since i already got that down but another Edgar A Poe poem would work fantastic. Thanks in advance!

2007-04-25 08:44:26 · 7 answers · asked by Edgar 2

i am an avid book reader,and i would like to contact some of the authors that i have read books from.prob is,i don't know how!!!!!email your answer.

2007-04-25 08:11:05 · 6 answers · asked by steviekoe88 1

I have to confess that I have not read a book since "The DaVinci Code". Now that I finally have a little time on my hands I would like to start reading again but I don't even know where to start. I like both fiction and non fiction, biographies, histories and historical novels, mysteries and intrigue ...no fluff or romance novels. I would really appreciate some recommendations.

2007-04-25 08:09:39 · 18 answers · asked by marilu 2

I took the prolog to school, so my English teacher could read it. However, I let a mate of mine read it as well, now everyone laughs at it. 1 lad even quotes it and it really annoys me. What do I do? I daren't tell a teacher or even my own mother. Help me please, someone? :(

2007-04-25 07:16:51 · 35 answers · asked by Scimi-fan 2

I need to know the title and author of a book that is set in the time of the Holocaust. It was written a few decades ago and I think it either starts with an M or has an M in the name. It's about 150 pages or so. Someone recommended it to me and I simply cannot remember the name. She described the book as life-changing. It's not Night or Maus. Thanks for your help!

2007-04-25 06:27:15 · 10 answers · asked by wonderwoman 3

Every science fiction fan knows Clarke's Third Law: "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."

The other two are not so well known. Ten points for the first to supply the other two correctly, with reference.

2007-04-25 06:15:36 · 1 answers · asked by WolverLini 7

I like fantasy and historical fiction the most. But will read anything, except those mushy romance novels.
Thanks

2007-04-25 05:36:50 · 17 answers · asked by EarthGirl 6

What was the Irish Authors mothers name?

2007-04-25 05:35:38 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why do the UK and US version of the Harry Potter books have different covers? Why are there different versions of the book? I know that they change some of the language to make it easier for those in the US to understand (i.e. some Americans don't understand some of the phrases used in the UK) but why do they have to change it? I think it should be printed the same as JKR wrote it no matter where it is released.

2007-04-25 04:54:32 · 4 answers · asked by brnslippyx 3

You know JK never kills without reason. So whoever dies will be because of something. Love? Fun? Revenge? Who knows.

2007-04-25 04:28:30 · 11 answers · asked by John Heff 3

2007-04-25 04:25:45 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Overall; not necessarily the best dialogue, cast, story etc...just your opinion of his best film (as writer and/or director)

2007-04-25 04:20:34 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

Are there any chick lit books about women who live in small towns or are "country" girls? Or if anyone knows any authors who write this type of chick lit. I don't like romance novels, but I LOVE chick lit but would love to read some that I can relate to a little more.

2007-04-25 04:12:44 · 4 answers · asked by lilcountrygirl 3

If so, how did it affect your life?

2007-04-25 04:09:59 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

My friend just discovered that he enjoys reading. Thus far he has read "Shes come Undone" by Wally Lamb, "I know This Much is True" by Wally Lamb, and "The Grapes of Wrath" by Steinbeck. He wants the next book to not be too emotionally deep so I have ruled out "To kill a Mockingbird" and "Uncle Toms Cabin" Maybe something more current would be nice. Suggestions?

2007-04-25 04:01:22 · 14 answers · asked by shannon d 4

2007-04-25 03:35:12 · 3 answers · asked by sassenachcg 1

Hello
I am French and I have to study these two famous books for an exam. I need to know experts who could give me tips about them that would be different from the traditional and sometimes inaccurate lectures of my professors.

2007-04-25 03:16:50 · 1 answers · asked by jeff 1

2007-04-25 03:06:32 · 8 answers · asked by Globetrotter 5

2007-04-25 03:01:52 · 3 answers · asked by lionel E 2

does anybody know where i can find cliffnotes for this book

2007-04-25 02:40:13 · 3 answers · asked by ME MYSELF AND I 3