Books & Authors - October 2007

I love this series and have just finished reading Eclispe (I loved it). However I'm torn, part of me wants Bella to become like Edward otherwise she's going to be old when he's young! But then again will she be Bella without her blushes, etc?

2007-10-23 08:22:28 · 6 answers · asked by Elfsong 2

I am still searching for this book. I thought I had found it but it turned out to be the wrong one.
I read it years ago. It's about a group of men who abduct a young woman for sex and keep her imprisoned in a room. They are all very different characters but are all sexually inadequate in some way. It is quite a dark, sinister story.
It isn't the Mens' Club by Leonard Michaels - that is just some guys discussing women and their difficulties with relationships.
Help anyone!

2007-10-23 08:16:16 · 1 answers · asked by Lynne R6 3

For English class, I have to pick a book that was either written by a woman or features female characters in leading roles. The teacher gave us a list of possible books to read, but it's filled with people like Jane Austen and Louisa May Alcott - in other words, books that I have absolutely no interest whatsoever in reading. I wanted to read Stephen King or something, but the teacher said that he's too popular and she wants us to choose "a piece of literature that you wouldn't normally pick up." We can choose a book that isn't on the list, so I decided to ask here for help. Does anyone know of any books that fit the above criteria without being totally boring? She said that it doesn't have to be a historical book, and that it could be modern if we want, but I have no idea what I should pick. Help, please!

2007-10-23 07:46:43 · 12 answers · asked by myusername 1

Firstly let me clarify that I am not even nearly a Harry Potter fan, but why the hell would J.K. Rowling make a statement about the headmaster being gay after all of the books have been written? This new "twist" will now never be explored because there won't be any new books, so why the hell say something like that? Is she missing the spotlight now that she's done writing??

2007-10-23 07:37:22 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous

What is your opinion about this?

Personally I don't see the point of doing after the books are all finished. (Publicity of course, but seems desperate and pathetic to me)

2007-10-23 07:22:28 · 20 answers · asked by I Should Be Working 2

2007-10-23 07:06:13 · 9 answers · asked by autumn 2

Two reasons. First, she didn't write it into the story which suggests that she didn't think it was good for sales. Why? Because many people don't think gay characters in kids stories is "ok." I agree with that assessment.
Second, she's just told the world she has an agenda. Now that we know she does, we can ignore everything she has to say.
Personally, if she's not willing to write it into the story that Dumbledore is gay, I'm unwilling to believe it (and wont until she writes it into a book). So I challenge her, in any upcoming books, the level with the public and write it into the books, that he is in fact gay.

Why isn't she "man" enough to write it into the books??? It won't happen, because Scholastic wouldn't let it happen. Prove me wrong Ms Rowling. I want YOU to write it into the book. Show the world what you're really about.

2007-10-23 06:31:03 · 17 answers · asked by AtOneWithNature 3

2007-10-23 06:15:59 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was rereading Gone With the Wind today, and I finished it and as per usual I was horribly disappointed. Yes Scarlett is mean, selfish, racist etc - but I still wanted things to work out well for her.

What do people think then, does Scarlett get Rhett back? Is it truly possible for his love to have "run out"? Not thinking in real life terms, but in romantic novel terms - could it happen?

This is one book which I truly adore, until the ending. I'm devastated at the thought that Scarlett might not get Rhett back! That probably makes me horribly shallow and awful, but I don't care, it's true!

2007-10-23 06:03:20 · 8 answers · asked by Lucy 3

Please respect everyone else's opinions :)

2007-10-23 05:29:00 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

I use WordPerfect 9 to do all my writing. I need to use the wordcount on it to count the number of words I wrote (I'm doing NaNoWrMo a.k.a National Novel Writing Month) But I don't know where the Word count button is on WordPerfect. Can anyone tell me how to use Word count on WordPerfect, or if it even has one.
Thanks

2007-10-23 05:27:10 · 2 answers · asked by elie101_forever 3

2007-10-23 05:00:14 · 7 answers · asked by ruma 1

How do you feel?

2007-10-23 04:49:53 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I come on here and suddenly people are asking why he is gay! Where did this come from? how did it start? What's going on?!

2007-10-23 04:41:13 · 30 answers · asked by Bellatrix 3

its 3-5 pages and due 2mrrow (i havny written a single word)

2007-10-23 04:25:29 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Honestly, what did she have to gain? I think that she should have left well enough alone, but apparently she couldn't, but what was the point?

2007-10-23 04:06:10 · 17 answers · asked by tll 6

Lord Voldemort has all the anger issue symptoms of a man molested as a child.

2007-10-23 04:05:07 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-23 04:03:06 · 7 answers · asked by Hinia 1

I fail to understand why J.K. Rowling had to tell everyone Dumbledore was gay. Yes he's her creation and she can do with him as she pleases, but at the same time whatever happened to the readers ability to interpret. The joy of a book is that no matter who reads it they are each reading a slightly different story, because it's read and interpreted from their point of view. I feel like she killed it for me. What next, is she going to tell us that Ron likes to stand naked in front of his mirror or that professor Sprout smoked Gillyweed when she was a student??? I hope you get my point, I just don't see why these things have to be brought up at all. Am I the only one who thinks J.K. Rowlings should keep her mouth shut and let her readers find their own joy through their interpretation of her books?

2007-10-23 03:44:20 · 9 answers · asked by L H 4

So what ya'll think about gay dumbledore? haha I knew it and even said it before, he was to feminine, but I dunno I figured something out the first second of finding out! I dont know if I am the first to conclude this, I am admitting that I dont know but.. What do ya'll think he 'really' saw in the mirror of erised?

My opinion he saw things working differantly and he was with grindelwald, makes since, why would he lie about seeing himself holding a pair of socks?

anyways whats yall opinion?

2007-10-23 03:32:39 · 7 answers · asked by Stephanie 3

just stand still........... WHACK!!!!! (oohh right upside the head. That had to hurt!!)

If certain religious groups start poo pooing about the latest Harry Potter news about Dumbledore being gay, I swear I will have an aneurysm!! Get a grip people. It is a fabulous book series with a wonderful message. I will be proud to have my children read it, and I still believe in god. Imagine that!

2007-10-23 02:30:25 · 5 answers · asked by Betrdz 6

2007-10-23 02:08:13 · 12 answers · asked by DM 2

harry potter fans help

2007-10-23 01:49:23 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've already read or at least know of these greats:
1984 by George Orwell
Animal Farm by George Orwell
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry
Messenger by Lois Lowry

So what other dystopian literature would you suggest reading?

2007-10-23 01:18:51 · 5 answers · asked by BlueManticore 6

Click on my profile and my questions to view my last question about Dumbledore if you are interested. I would like some more answers, perhaps in depth if possible. I really want a good discussion. Thanks.

2007-10-22 20:20:53 · 3 answers · asked by the unchosen son 2

2007-10-22 19:19:40 · 14 answers · asked by littlemissmay 4

What's next? Will she blurt out that Snape was a necrophiliac or that Hermione has a tattoo on her butt? If these "revelations" are so important, why weren't they in the books?

2007-10-22 19:08:07 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am so tired of everyone being politcally correct. I will not jump up and down and applaud Rowlings announcement. In my opinion, Rowling should have left Dumbledore's sexuality up to the imaginations of the readers. I'm curious, are there alot of other Harry Potter fans that would rather not have known this info?

2007-10-22 18:49:45 · 16 answers · asked by sunshynesuga 2

2007-10-22 18:24:25 · 28 answers · asked by Mr-Kay 7

I am seriously thinking about it. I am thinking about using it as a first draft and then working it more on the second draft. Anybody else here planning on writing one? If you are contact me - we should keep count of words here.
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They're, Their, There - Three Different Words.

Careful or you may wind up in my next novel.

Pax - C

2007-10-22 18:08:08 · 12 answers · asked by Persiphone_Hellecat 7