Well, from what our AP class gathered during discussion, the answer to that would be the death of the old South, and also necrophilia.IagoZazu wrote:Faulkner is known for writing very complex stories. I had to read a short story of his one time named A Rose for Emily and I had to think hard about what the messenge of the plot was.
I thought so, thanks!Chernabog_Rocks wrote:Sorry for the late reply Margos!
The 12th book, Gathering Storm is the one Robert Jordan started but then he passed away and Brandon Sanderson was brought on to finish them
IMO, none of the Golden Compass' sequels do it any justice. The Golden Compass was the perfect idea of a book for me, but its sequels, meh. They just don't hold up to the first's incredible pacing and characters. In fact, most of the characters in GC hardly appear again (which rather annoys me). The Subtle Knife characters turn up a lot. But why does nearly everyone have to die?ajmrowland wrote:Im stuck on the Amber Spyglass right now.
Oh, well. That's pretty much what every book has to have. 
I read a short story on Holmes a couple of weeks ago ("A Scandal in Bohemia"). It was really very good. I want to try and read the other Holmes stories this summer when I have time. I don't know how much of Doyle you've read, but did you have any favorites?SmartAleck25 wrote:I've been reading the Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle (the author of Sherlock Holmes), and all I can say is that it's ok. Challenger is basically Holmes, and Ed Malone (our bland protagonist) is basically Watson. I recognize Doyle's style though, which I really like. I'm about halfway through.
Yeah, I really hated The Subtle Knife. I didn't like how Will took over the story and how he was a complete insert-word-here to Lyra. I really hated him. After that, it was all downhill. I struggled to finish the last book, because I'd just given up on the series by that point. Which is too bad, because the first book tore at me more than most have.IMO, none of the Golden Compass' sequels do it any justice. The Golden Compass was the perfect idea of a book for me, but its sequels, meh.
Have you (or anyone else) read the Irene Adler mysteries by Carole Nelson Douglas? I feel that she did an admirable job of using the Holmes story as a springboard to develop that character into a worthy adversary/replacement for Holmes.Disney's Divinity wrote:I read a short story on Holmes a couple of weeks ago ("A Scandal in Bohemia"). It was really very good. I want to try and read the other Holmes stories this summer when I have time. I don't know how much of Doyle you've read, but did you have any favorites?
I agree that the first is my favorite, but the Subtle Knife is very enjoyable. The series isnt about the Gyptians but Lyra. At least we see some Iorek.SmartAleck25 wrote:IMO, none of the Golden Compass' sequels do it any justice. The Golden Compass was the perfect idea of a book for me, but its sequels, meh. They just don't hold up to the first's incredible pacing and characters. In fact, most of the characters in GC hardly appear again (which rather annoys me). The Subtle Knife characters turn up a lot. But why does nearly everyone have to die?ajmrowland wrote:Im stuck on the Amber Spyglass right now.
Those are exactly my thoughts. I don't know why, but Will seems really awkward to me. He starts out ok, but when he and Lyra collide...Disney's Divinity wrote:I read a short story on Holmes a couple of weeks ago ("A Scandal in Bohemia"). It was really very good. I want to try and read the other Holmes stories this summer when I have time. I don't know how much of Doyle you've read, but did you have any favorites?SmartAleck25 wrote:I've been reading the Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle (the author of Sherlock Holmes), and all I can say is that it's ok. Challenger is basically Holmes, and Ed Malone (our bland protagonist) is basically Watson. I recognize Doyle's style though, which I really like. I'm about halfway through.
I've always enjoyed the Hound of the Baskervilles, and the Speckled Band.
Yeah, I really hated The Subtle Knife. I didn't like how Will took over the story and how he was a complete insert-word-here to Lyra. I really hated him. After that, it was all downhill. I struggled to finish the last book, because I'd just given up on the series by that point. Which is too bad, because the first book tore at me more than most have.IMO, none of the Golden Compass' sequels do it any justice. The Golden Compass was the perfect idea of a book for me, but its sequels, meh.
Poor Roger is stuck with Lyra babbling on and on about Will. Which is ironic, since she wanted to save Roger first and undoubtedly attempted to murder said co-protagonist. 
