

The BEST texts
#1
Posted 20 March 2005 - 02:13 PM
Essentially, I am asking for people to speak of texts which people tend to do well or (as people will inevitably talk about) ones which should be avoided.
#2
Posted 26 March 2005 - 12:38 AM
*Harry Potter
*Lord of the Rings
etc
and dont do
*the diary of David Beckham or whoever!
#3
Posted 27 March 2005 - 08:40 PM
#4
Posted 28 March 2005 - 08:00 AM
#5
Posted 29 March 2005 - 11:27 AM
#6 Guest_n00bie!_*
Posted 29 March 2005 - 03:20 PM
It's a really good book - LOTS of imagery, symbolism, hidden meaning and the like...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/education/en...nes/index.shtml
#7
Posted 31 March 2005 - 07:57 PM
#8
Posted 31 March 2005 - 08:21 PM
#9
Posted 31 March 2005 - 10:20 PM
tomorrow doesn't matter,
turn that music up,
till the windows start to shatter,
cos you're the only one who can get me on my feet,
& i can't even dance
No Tomorrow - Orson
#10
Posted 15 April 2005 - 12:07 PM
I did "The Life and Loves of a She-Devil" by Faye Weldon. Its really interesting and has so many events you could write about. Its basically a narrative with technique aplenty.
#11
Posted 15 April 2005 - 07:32 PM
#12
Posted 24 April 2005 - 02:54 PM
I asked to borrow 2 shakespeare books, and I'd choose which one I'd use... if any.
I chose Hamlet (Othello SUCKED). Since I've been doing so badly in any timed writing, my teacher was very worried that I coulkd manage it... I think most books are quite passable, as long as you choose a question which enables you to talk about the elements of the book which interest you most.
What was everyone's questions anyway?
Mine was something along the lines of; How does shakespeare employ the use of masks to show *something something* about the characters.
#13
Posted 24 April 2005 - 09:33 PM
I asked to borrow 2 shakespeare books, and I'd choose which one I'd use... if any.
I chose Hamlet (Othello SUCKED).
you actually chose to read shakepeare? i'm impressed, not many people would!
tomorrow doesn't matter,
turn that music up,
till the windows start to shatter,
cos you're the only one who can get me on my feet,
& i can't even dance
No Tomorrow - Orson
#14
Posted 24 April 2005 - 10:33 PM
#16
Posted 10 May 2005 - 06:58 PM

#17
Posted 11 May 2005 - 09:39 PM
Novels can be subtle with stuff, like; rain outside implies impending doom for gatsby's meeting with Daisy, or whatever...
Plays have to be more straight forward, and subtle in ways which people can still subconciously catch on to, but they don't have to be trying so hard to get all the subtlties out of every few lines. Plays can't hide essential stuff between the lines. Stage directions are much easier to find, and do the same job...
Also, with plays, everything is spoken to an audience. There is less room for UBER complicatedness, and irrelevant characters.
My axe hath been ground.
#18
Posted 11 May 2005 - 09:40 PM
#19
Posted 12 May 2005 - 09:31 AM
Without watching them you really don't get a feel for the character's personalities.
#20
Posted 13 May 2005 - 12:32 PM
Lack of meat is a good thing in my opinion. It makes them easier to evaluate than whole novels.
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