What are you reading right now?

~~MicShazam~~ · 08-14-2018, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by BassoonPlatoon

The literal first sentence of this starts off talking about romance. No, thanks.

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Originally Posted by BassoonPlatoon

Love stories are usually pointless and take the focus away from the actual plot.

No, you got me, I am not 100% that there is one present in Catch 22, but, then, that begs the question as to why they would choose to begin the story that particular way.

If you think so, you probably need to read more stories about romance to challenge your assumptions. You just sound like a teenager who thinks romance is "only for girls".

(Even though it takes two to tango and there's barely a major literary writer in existence who hasn't written about romantic relationships in some way shape or form. Human experiences. Life, death, love, faith, etc... Major themes for a reason.)

BassoonPlatoon · 08-15-2018, 12:42 AM

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Originally Posted by 66Sexy

I know you can't read beyond a single sentence.

I have no reason to, the first sentence didn't capture my interest. Newsflash: That's how reading and other entertainment work; if they capture your interest you continue, if not you move on and maybe come back to it later. Maybe if you were more engaging with other people we could discuss the book and I'd have a reason to continue. You must be an awful book club member.

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Originally Posted by MicShazam

If you think so, you probably need to read more stories about romance to challenge your assumptions. You just sound like a teenager who thinks romance is "only for girls".

(Even though it takes two to tango and there's barely a major literary writer in existence who hasn't written about romantic relationships in some way shape or form. Human experiences. Life, death, love, faith, etc... Major themes for a reason.)

That's a good suggestion, but every time I come across it in literature it feels the same. I will probably eventually give books like that another chance, but the romance angle drops them to the bottom of my to-do list. Heh, you'd be surprised how moot that argument is.

I know, that's the problem. Romance is injected into every plot for one contrived reason or another that it gets difficult to read something without losing interest. Luckily, there are a lot of books were it isn't too heavy of a focus or too distracting to where I can either skip it entirely or get through it quickly. Yeah, but the best stories usually don't follow the major themes and the cliches. An author usually sets out to tell a one of a kind story that separates itself from whats already there because it has something different to say.

The Batlord · 08-15-2018, 07:30 AM

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Originally Posted by BassoonPlatoon

I have no reason to, the first sentence didn't capture my interest. Newsflash: That's how reading and other entertainment work; if they capture your interest you continue, if not you move on and maybe come back to it later. Maybe if you were more engaging with other people we could discuss the book and I'd have a reason to continue. You must be an awful book club member.

Unless it was some grammar horror fanfiction I don't think I've ever heard of someone opting out after the first sentence. Sounds to me like you have some hangups.

Mondo Bungle · 08-15-2018, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by 66Sexy

Unless it was some grammar horror fanfiction I don't think I've ever heard of someone opting out after the first sentence. Sounds to me like you have some hangups.

be nice, he works very hard to maintain his gimmick

The Batlord · 08-15-2018, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Mondo Bungle

be nice, he works very hard to maintain his gimmick

So do I but I still read the first page before burning the book.