Books & Authors - October 2007

I think it's just too much information. The Harry Potter series is over, and most people have read the stories from start to end. The sexuality of every character is irrelevant to the plotline of the Harry Potter books.

2007-10-22 04:58:24 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

Okay, so my teacher last year told me that before the word "so" you have to put in a comma, unless it's like a description or something (Ex. It was so hot) And I just noticed (i was reading a book) that the author doesn't put a comma before "so". I don't get it. Should I or shouldn't I put a comma before "so" I've went to google and typed up Grammar but it's not helping. I appreciate all you help. thanks ^_^

2007-10-22 04:58:09 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

I mean like - really really saucy reading. Nice and graphic.

2007-10-22 04:18:21 · 6 answers · asked by Maeve 4

Firstly, a lot of people have come out with some awful narrowminded and plain horrible views about homosexuality. Secondly they have completely taken things out of context.

The fact that a character in a book is gay shouldn't matter in this day and age, and if you have a problem with homosexuality that's your problem and you should realise that not everyone shares such negative views.

And people are saying this is a publicity stunt from JK Rowling - this is ridiculous - she was asked a question and she gave an answer. And I certainly don't think that she would be as disrespectful to anyone to tack on a gay subtext just for the sake of it.

2007-10-22 04:17:48 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-22 04:14:01 · 28 answers · asked by yahooanswers 3

In my opinion,I think that everyone is overlooking the most obvious answer to this little newsflash.

JKR waited until now to unveil this little tidbit because she wants to sell more books.

She and her publishers are obviouly trying to get their readership excited in her books again.

Its business, pure and simple...if she can get people to dicus/argue about it, someone who threw out or gave away their copies of the book(s) will have to buy new ones.

2007-10-22 03:58:30 · 10 answers · asked by Jonny B 5

I need a creepy book to read. Because its so close to Halloween I want to know the SCARIEST book you have read and without spoiling too much, why it is scary!

2007-10-22 03:55:54 · 6 answers · asked by Spiffs C.O. 4

Heyy.. i need to find out the meaning behind the last few sentences of the book the pigman by paul zindel. its:
baboons. baboons. They build their own cages, we could almost hear the Pigman whisper, as he took his children with him.
-what do the last sentences mean??

2007-10-22 03:49:57 · 2 answers · asked by M K 1

I guess all the Christians were right all along regarding the Harry Potter series! Harry Potter sets a bad example for children worldwide.

2007-10-22 03:05:34 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

As you most likely know, J.K. Rowling recently revealed that Dumbledore was gay. Why do you think she chose to leave this out of the books, particularly the last one? It seems like there would have been so many opportunities to bring it up in book 7 with Dumbledore's biography being released and Harry digging into his past.

So, what do you think? Maybe there was already too much going on in DH and she couldn't fit it in? Or she was afraid of (more) backlash from conservative parents and the religious right? Or maybe it was just an afterthought?

2007-10-22 02:49:45 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

check out this websites:
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,2196020,00.html
http://www.reuters.com/news/video/videoStory?videoId=69194&newsChannel=entertainmentNews
what do you think? Do you think that it is a suitable book for children?
And did Rowling mean to say that Gellert Grindelwald was gay too??????

2007-10-22 02:04:49 · 15 answers · asked by interesting 2

2007-10-22 01:32:40 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-22 01:04:02 · 5 answers · asked by young man 1

I saw this on a CNN news ticker yesterday. I couldn't stop laughing

2007-10-22 00:46:15 · 11 answers · asked by Tony Peters 2

Need to create a book cover for an assignment: Type survival kit.
Need some ideas on what people associate survival with.

Such as:
* Camping
* Scouts
* Desset

2007-10-22 00:45:33 · 1 answers · asked by Glamourous_Girl 5

i have just proof read a childrens book were the main character is bi sexual
i was so shocked in a good way to find this out i have read book one in the trilogy
the book is edgar harold
i had a idea reading book one but it was confirmed in book two
so all the press in the uk i can tell you here there is a childrens (teenagers) book with a gay/bi main character
i am soooooooo happy
beats the after the book gayness of a wizard
dont oyu think

2007-10-21 23:10:53 · 13 answers · asked by nicola f 1

why everyone's so shocked to learn that Dumbledore's gay?

I've come to realize that a lot of people speculated about his (and other characters') sexuality, which I must admit I never did - it simply didn't occur to me. (Although I must admit Aberforth stumped me - but very different subject.)

My point is: All over the internet, TV, and newspapers - even on Y!A - I see people making statements like: "She just made it up!" "Don't believe it!" "There's nothing in the books about it, and I would have noticed!"
Well, true - nowhere in the books does it say that Dumbledore is gay - however, nor does it say that he is straight! Are we really so narrow-minded that the absence of homosexual references automatically means heterosexual? Is it so farfetched to consider that Dumbledore's (or any of the professors' but Snape) sexuality isn't important to the story, and that's why it's not included? Does it matter who a hero loves? Should it?

2007-10-21 20:31:02 · 20 answers · asked by carnelionne 4

I have seen many comments equating Dumbledore's sexuality with pedophilia, and gay DOES NOT equal child molester! Personally, I think that Americans, especially, oversexualize everything. Your thoughts? The most compelling argument gets best answer.

2007-10-21 20:10:33 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Leo Tolstoy's life as a Christian anarchist, centered on two main things, his love of God and his non-violence. In the Death of Ivan Ilych, it is easy enough to find which acts, exemplifies his love of God, but the non-violence part is taking me a lot of work.

2007-10-21 19:23:59 · 4 answers · asked by marsian 2

I am working on a novel right now, in a medieval type setting. I have grown up on Harry Potter, and have a deep love for the classics: Beowulf, The Odyssey, and The Iliad. This, mixed with a longtime near obsession with Tolkien, has made me want to write a novel in the vein of fantasy. I have most of the story written, but I have run into a problem. In my story there is an evil race of subhuman monsters (I know, very original) that appeared hundreds of years ago, and were fought off only through sheer determination and the sacrifice of a great king. The creatures are described as six to eight feet tall, and muscular, with two great horns curling from their foreheads, like those of a ram. This description is workable, and will probably be changed. They came from the east in huge ships made of black wood, if that helps. What would this race of evil creatures be called? I do not want to use a name taken by another writer, so they cannot be called Orcs or any of the other mainstream evils.

2007-10-21 18:08:41 · 7 answers · asked by pheonexking 1

Why do some bibles have extra pages at the end of the whole book?
Most bibles I've recently seen have at least 5 extra blank pages.. then some have maybe 1..

2007-10-21 17:59:57 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

everyone knows when you are in elementary school, they give kids those papers i think scholastic, where they sell books. the children give the teahcers the money, and the books come in, what is that paper called?

2007-10-21 16:50:12 · 9 answers · asked by Pretti iiN Piink 4

Why did Oates write stories using made up names such as Rosamond Smith?

What is the reason for any author to use pseudonyms?

2007-10-21 16:41:27 · 1 answers · asked by That Special Someone 4

I think I'd take Potions, only so Snape can deduct house points and give me a detention. Plus I want to make some cool sh*t n my cauldron.

So, which class would you take?

2007-10-21 16:37:56 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-21 16:17:49 · 10 answers · asked by hi 2

why DIDNT harry name one of his children sirius??

2007-10-21 16:04:11 · 12 answers · asked by <3 4

A friend and I cooked up a "brilliant" idea to write a book. Now I'm not thinking or planning for publishing at this moment, because we've got a long way to go. However, I'm the only one who's writing. She throws out ideas and I put them into my own words, so it doesn't sound bad. She agrees. She'll say, "So have YOU been working on OUR book?" I really feel like it's turned into my book. So IF it were to be published, in a lucky blue moon, should we split the dough in half? I was thinking more like 60/40. I mean, she's got a good job, she's due to inherit millions, and I've got very little money with 3 kids to support, and she's got no kids. I'm also the one doing 90% of the work. My family says it should be 50/50, even though I am doing most of the work. I never really discussed the revenue with her. I don't want to lose a friendship over this. Am I wrong to be thinking in this direction?

2007-10-21 16:02:07 · 4 answers · asked by scottishbeauty 2

i can't figure out y dumbledore is gay. it makes no sense to me. i found out friday, and have been trying to figure out ever since. i still don't know. can someone help me? plz give a good explaination.

2007-10-21 15:33:08 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

When you write a novel and its multiple view point (more than one narrating character), how do you notify the reader that a different person is narrating? How do you tell them who it is?

Have you ever read a book with more than one viewpoint. If so, how did that author switch between viewpoints.

P.S. I already know you don't change viewpoints in mid chapter.

2007-10-21 15:14:16 · 10 answers · asked by Lady of the Garden 4

Just got finished reading Inherit the Wind by Jerome Lawrence and i'm wondering what exactly "Inherit the Wind" actually means. I know it comes from the quote: "He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind:
and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart" But what does it mean to Inherit the Wind and how is it relevant to the story? I'm just not seeing the connection.


(PS: 10 points anyone?)

2007-10-21 14:15:57 · 1 answers · asked by James F 4