Books & Authors - September 2007

Simple as the question. I know they're writers and stuff, but WHY do they do so? (writers includes authors and poets).

2007-09-05 11:20:59 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous

"With torn and bleeding hearts we smile,/ And moutch with myriad subtleties."

2007-09-05 10:44:26 · 5 answers · asked by confidential 2

2007-09-05 10:19:58 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hey, I'm doing a Book Review on Meg Cabot's "The Shadowland Mediator." Do any of ya'll know how many pages are in this book?? I need to know, to get full credit on my assignment. THANK YOU!

2007-09-05 10:16:11 · 3 answers · asked by ♥Computer Geek♥ 3

In "The Hobbit," Bilbo wins the riddle contest against Gollum by asking "What have I got in my pocket?"

In "The Dark Tower," Eddie Dean wins the riddle contest against Blaine the Mono by telling irrational and terrible jokes in the form of questions ("Why did the dead baby cross the road? Because it was stapled to the chicken!!").

In The Bible, Samson wins the riddle contest against the Philistines by asking "Out of the eater, something to eat, / Out of the strong, something sweet;" a riddle only he can know the answer to.

So my question is this: do you have to cheat to win a riddle contest, or is that just the best way? Should it even be considered cheating if you used all of the weapons at your disposal to outwit your opponent?

2007-09-05 10:13:24 · 4 answers · asked by votanone_eye 2

2007-09-05 09:29:11 · 12 answers · asked by phantom 3

2007-09-05 09:17:15 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Do you know the message the auther is trying to say in the book amoung the hidden..???

2007-09-05 09:10:24 · 2 answers · asked by rayrayx3 2

The book is by Ron Carlson

2007-09-05 09:00:41 · 1 answers · asked by e/eelviselvius 1

2007-09-05 08:59:04 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

What is the right expression to say that someone sat on the couch after a surprising news? I mean, is "landed on the couch" good enough?

2007-09-05 08:56:31 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Going to be in a car with my wife for 20 hours+ next month. Looking for some good book recommendations. She likes authors like Anita Shreve and Wally Lamb. Any suggestions?

Hint: DO NOT recommend a book from Anita Shreve or Wally Lamb. I have those covered.

2007-09-05 08:53:26 · 11 answers · asked by Adam B 2

I'm writing a research paper, and I need a thesis statement (1-2 sentences) answering the question: "Why is the novel 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' considered a classic?

The thesis needs to directly relate themes to the story so if you haven't read, please don't respond.

The thesis should be written only on a 9th grade level.

PLEASE!
and thank you...

2007-09-05 08:50:19 · 1 answers · asked by dcmattco 2

2007-09-05 08:38:27 · 5 answers · asked by holly j 1

ASAP

2007-09-05 08:26:39 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is it fiction?

2007-09-05 08:25:49 · 3 answers · asked by subzerofun 2

ok
I need to finish this book asap! I have like 200 more pages to go so I was wondering if you knew a website were I could listen to some one reading the book, like one of those things read along things
help!!!
ps the author of too kill a mockingbird is Harper Lee.
thanks!

2007-09-05 07:57:39 · 8 answers · asked by frog princess 2

I am a Christian and I just read the first Harry Potter Book. In my opinion they are no different than Star Wars. Star Wars has the Force and a whole bunch of Weird creatures. HP has magic and a whole bunch of Weird creatures. They are both a stuggle between good and evil. So why all the complaints from christians? I can totally understand that fiction is fiction. I also belive that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and he is the way the truth and the life. can someone explain this to me?

2007-09-05 07:53:02 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-05 07:46:36 · 0 answers · asked by Anonymous

Here I am in my 10th chapter of Order of the pheonix when it suddenly hit me. Im so eager to watch the movie, but then again I want to complete the book. But I'm bit worried its going to ruin the flavor of the movie now that I got to know "everything"

2007-09-05 07:29:15 · 11 answers · asked by Cocoon 1

I'm using "we" only in my introductory paragraph

2007-09-05 06:50:54 · 4 answers · asked by beast 1

I want to read a new great book, but i can't find anything! Can anyone help me!!

thanks!

2007-09-05 06:44:46 · 33 answers · asked by shibbychick 2

At the moment I am trying to write a book of fiction,
that at times can be difficult because my vocabulary is limmited.
Is there a dictionary for writers out there and are there a set of structures to follow? This will be my first, so I will be gratefull
for all the help I can get.

2007-09-05 06:41:42 · 6 answers · asked by Roseylee 2

How long is this book? I have to read this for a report and I know that some books are longer than others depending on the text size but what im asking is how long is the book/play to read in time? 2 hours? 3 hours? Im talking about nonstop.
Thanks.

2007-09-05 06:30:50 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-05 06:04:48 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-05 05:23:21 · 15 answers · asked by billyxc729 1

Warning: Answers to this question will OBVIOUSLY have spoilers for the story, BEWARE!!!

I really loved it when I read it the first time but I've now kind of grown out of it. When someone tells me that they love Da Vinci Code, it just annoys the hell out of me <_<.

But that isn't quite a logical reason to fend off the lovers of that book? What reasons do I give them for not liking it?

Oh, and for those of you who love it, well everyone's entitled to their opinion and this question isn't asking for YOUR opinion.

2007-09-05 05:22:25 · 12 answers · asked by An Ink Pen 2

I have to write a short story and am suffering from serious writers block, i can't think of a decent plot and i've already dumped about 3 ideas. Does anyone have any good plots?

And by the way, i'm only 16 so life experience stories really don't help me, i've never done anythigng interesting with my life so i need something fictional!

2007-09-05 05:19:04 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Just curious. I'm mostly thinking of fiction.

2007-09-05 05:18:25 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

I tried to last night but my wife had changed all the locks. The past seems to take on a life of its own. Things that have happened and places where we have lived and grown up take on a different quality when we look back from a distance created by time. Even when I drive by where I grew up it is like being where I have never been. You can't recapture the past, but it is fun to try, if only in our dreams.

2007-09-05 05:03:00 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous