Timewaster's Guide Archive

Hey, they actually had two of the new paperback WoA at B. Dalton. Which is nice, since when the hardback came out I had to special order it, because there wasn't a single copy in my city 

Actually, I understand why someone would prefer a single viewpoint, instead of many. One of the biggest problems with having multiple main characters is that if the reader doesn't like one of them, whenever it switches to their viewpoint reading can become a chore. I've experienced it a few times, and I would get aggitated reading the character I didn't like, and everytime it switched to their viewpoint I would get annoyed.

But, ya know, it's worse when it's only one viewpoint character, and you happen to hate them (Stephenie Meyer's books keep coming to mind). You win some, you lose some.

Anyway, I haven't read Warbreaker yet. So Swaindaddy, from the sound of it the book may not be for you. But who knows, maybe if you read it you'll find you enjoy all the characters. The books free, so there's really no harm in trying it out if you want to.

See, Edmund was my favorite part of this one. True, he had no major character arc like he did in thre last one, but he had some great indiviual moments - like the bit with the Witch, and my favorite line, which came straight from the book, about the last time he didn't believe Lucy.

Oh, I totally agree with you. Edmund was probably my favorite character in the movie, which is why it's so sad he never really got focused on.

I started A Great and Terrible Beauty, my Libba Bray. It's been sitting on my book shelve for months, so I figured it was finally time too read it. Seems good so far, but I'm worried it'll fall into the typical school social monarchy.

Just read Patrick Rothfuss's winning short story, which I really enjoyed.

Isn't The Name of the Wind based off his short story? I just bought the book, so hopefully it's good, too.

Alright, it have to defend myself here. I was homeschooled from preschool all thee way through highschool, and I think I turned out just fine, thank you. I don't care for polos, I eat pizza with my hands, I have tons of friends, and I get top grades in my college classes. Same thing with all my siblins, they're good students, and all have social lives.

I seriously hate it when people try place me in that stereotype. Not all jocks are stupid, not all cheerleaders are mean, and not all homeschoolers are anti-social. And school isn't the only place to meet people you know. I've made friends through church, dance classes I've attend, art classes, work, there's a thousand places out there besides school.

And at the end of the day I sort of think that an author who's been homeschooled will not write a book with as interesting social interaction and will probably be less inspired to writing something very unique and individual (since I seem to recall high school being all about that and everyone trying to be different).

 

How is it that being homeschooled will make you a worse writer? If you thnk Paolini's books are shallow and flawed, that's most likely because they are--and not because he was homeschooled. I agree that the more experiences you have, the more inhanced your writing will be, but what makes a book good has a lot more to do with whether or not you write well. Someone could have spent three years studying the natives in africa and have all kinds of interesting experiences and stories, but that doesn't mean he'd have the ability to write a good book about them. And you keep coming back to homeschoolers having no social skill. It is such a flawed and loaded statement that I almost cring at the fact that it's being used. 

I don't really care for fan fiction, so I don't read it. So I don't understand why people get so hot and bothered about it. Their not being forced to read it, either.

But I see what some people are talking about from a writers aspect. It's a good start, just like how copying another artist's work is good when you're just getting started, but at some point if they want to write more seriously, their going to have to break away from that. If they never drop the crutches they're never going to be able to walk right. But If they don't want to write seriously that's totally up to them.

Alright, so I was wondering what is the most depressing movie you've ever seen? Sure you get those tear jerkers, but I'm talking about the makes you sit in the dark and stare at the wall goods here .

Number one for me had to be the foreign film, Beijing Bicycle. It's pretty much about two young men who screw their lives up for something that seems so ordinary, yet means the world to them.

And number two, Away From Her. I just recently saw this, and my siblings and I were ready to just lay down and cry (and we are not people that cry easily). It's a very good movie, and I suggest you check it out if you get the chance. It's about a couple who struggle through daily life as the wife suffers from Alzheimers.

I think Ellen Page would make a good Vin. She's got this Cute tomboy charm going for her, and she proved she can act in Juno.