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Forum: Media 03-14-2019, 07:35 PM
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Posted By Paedantic Basterd
That's the thing--Goodreads has a built in rating...

That's the thing--Goodreads has a built in rating system where a 1 literally corresponds to "I disliked this", a 2 is "this was ok", and a 3 is "it was a good book". I have read some terrible books...
Forum: Media 03-14-2019, 07:10 PM
Replies: 7,670
Views: 682,768
Posted By Paedantic Basterd
Good god how bad does a book need to be to get...

Good god how bad does a book need to be to get less than a 3.5?
Forum: Media 03-13-2019, 07:18 PM
Replies: 7,670
Views: 682,768
Posted By Paedantic Basterd
Is Goodreads good for anything? I swear there is...

Is Goodreads good for anything? I swear there is no such thing as a bad book by their rating system. Every single book is rated somewhere from 3.8 to 4.3. You just can't trust it.
Forum: Media 12-25-2016, 06:25 PM
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Posted By Paedantic Basterd
https://nicholasconley.files.wordpress.com/2014/07...

https://nicholasconley.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/road_mc.jpg

Cormac McCarthy's The Road.

I loved this, although it was not nearly as bleak and depressing as I expected it to be, after years...
Forum: Media 12-24-2016, 10:06 AM
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Posted By Paedantic Basterd
http://images.gr-assets.com/books/1318013543l/1176...

http://images.gr-assets.com/books/1318013543l/11768.jpg

John Irving's Hotel New Hampshire. Just finished it. Beautifully written.

I was hooked right through to the detonation of the bomb, but...
Forum: Media 05-10-2015, 05:21 PM
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Views: 682,768
Posted By Paedantic Basterd
http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1388181329l/28676.jpg...

http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1388181329l/28676.jpg


I'm about 10% in so far, and to be honest, I fully understand what Easton Ellis is doing with his writing, but I find it incredibly tedious...
Forum: Media 05-03-2014, 03:44 PM
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Posted By Paedantic Basterd
http://www.dragonmount.com/forums/uploads/gallery/...

http://www.dragonmount.com/forums/uploads/gallery/album_311/med_gallery_18971_311_147263.jpg

Moving on to...
Forum: Media 04-30-2014, 06:16 PM
Replies: 7,670
Views: 682,768
Posted By Paedantic Basterd
Just got to the part where they raised Egwene to...

Just got to the part where they raised Egwene to Amyrlin. Very excited. So far she's being badass.
Forum: Media 04-30-2014, 02:03 PM
Replies: 7,670
Views: 682,768
Posted By Paedantic Basterd
Lolgraendal. I did not much care for Egwene until...

Lolgraendal. I did not much care for Egwene until she decided she had no interest in Rand, and after that she has gradually improved each book. I do know a spoiler about her future that I haven't yet...
Forum: Media 04-30-2014, 01:39 PM
Replies: 7,670
Views: 682,768
Posted By Paedantic Basterd
Lolomg a harem. Hahahahaha jesus. I love...

Lolomg a harem. Hahahahaha jesus.

I love Moiraine. I quit book 5 in part because they killed her, and I started again because my mother informed me that she's not dead, just across the door. I...
Forum: Media 04-30-2014, 01:15 PM
Replies: 7,670
Views: 682,768
Posted By Paedantic Basterd
There was a point in book 5 where they traveled...

There was a point in book 5 where they traveled across the world and ****ed in a snowstorm, which I found awkward, pointless, poorly written, and an annoying use of the one power... ...Although...
Forum: Media 04-29-2014, 01:31 PM
Replies: 7,670
Views: 682,768
Posted By Paedantic Basterd
The pace is not a major factor, although I'm...

The pace is not a major factor, although I'm pretty positive each one of these books could be about 200 pages shorter with all of the worthless braid-tugging omitted. Book 5 pissed me off because it...
Forum: Media 04-28-2014, 10:58 PM
Replies: 7,670
Views: 682,768
Posted By Paedantic Basterd
It's been nearly 2 years since I quit reading the...

It's been nearly 2 years since I quit reading the Wheel of Time series because the fifth book pissed me off.

Picked it back up again with intent to power through to the end of it. Currently on...
Forum: Media 09-06-2013, 11:04 AM
Replies: 7,670
Views: 682,768
Posted By Paedantic Basterd
Choke was a terrible film. And I'm not just...

Choke was a terrible film. And I'm not just saying that, because I think Fight Club was a better film than book, even.

I am currently reading...
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Forum: Media 07-28-2013, 07:30 PM
Replies: 7,670
Views: 682,768
Posted By Paedantic Basterd
Nick Hornby - About a Boy Definitely glad I...

Nick Hornby - About a Boy

Definitely glad I didn't ruin this for myself by drilling Hugh Grant into my head before I read it. A very funny, very relatable read. 4/5
Forum: Media 07-27-2013, 10:07 PM
Replies: 7,670
Views: 682,768
Posted By Paedantic Basterd
That looks AWESOME, though I must admit I just...

That looks AWESOME, though I must admit I just found a copy of Middlesex at the library today and it's on my kitchen table along with (finally) Year of the Flood.

I do not know if you have now...
Forum: Media 07-27-2013, 09:49 PM
Replies: 7,670
Views: 682,768
Posted By Paedantic Basterd
Yeah, I do, I just didn't give a ****. :laughing:...

Yeah, I do, I just didn't give a ****. :laughing:

The library only had the one, and when i got home and cracked it and the description said "sequel" I said "NO ****S GIVEN".
Forum: Media 07-27-2013, 09:45 PM
Replies: 7,670
Views: 682,768
Posted By Paedantic Basterd
My laptop is being repaired, and thus I am...

My laptop is being repaired, and thus I am reading EVERYTHING EVER WRITTEN.

Cormac McCarthy - All the Pretty Horses: Once I settled into the manner in which he tells a story, I did enjoy this. I...
Forum: Media 07-17-2013, 10:48 AM
Replies: 7,670
Views: 682,768
Posted By Paedantic Basterd
I've pushed through another 50 pages, and now...

I've pushed through another 50 pages, and now that the plot isn't jumping to and fro in time, it's become easier to get interested in it, but I'm a very visual reader and I can't help but feel like...
Forum: Media 07-16-2013, 09:07 PM
Replies: 7,670
Views: 682,768
Posted By Paedantic Basterd
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c4/All_...

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c4/All_the_pretty_horses_mccarthy_cover.jpg

****ing hell, is this hard to read. McCarthy doesn't use quotation marks, doesn't use apostrophes, doesn't...
Forum: Media 07-13-2013, 07:48 PM
Replies: 7,670
Views: 682,768
Posted By Paedantic Basterd
Never see the movie before you read the book....

Never see the movie before you read the book. Everything is Illuminated was everything I'd hoped it would be, and I cried twice, which would've been a dozen more times if I didn't already know what...
Forum: Media 07-11-2013, 11:15 AM
Replies: 7,670
Views: 682,768
Posted By Paedantic Basterd
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c...

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/ce/EverythingIsIlluminated.jpg/200px-EverythingIsIlluminated.jpg

Based on 1/3 of this, and A Primer for the Punctuation of Heart Disease, Jonathan...
Forum: Media 04-10-2013, 06:50 PM
Replies: 7,670
Views: 682,768
Posted By Paedantic Basterd
I'll keep that in mind the next time I feel too...

I'll keep that in mind the next time I feel too comfortable and need something to disturb myself with.

I forgot it was there. Guess life is too good right now.
Forum: Media 04-10-2013, 05:52 PM
Replies: 7,670
Views: 682,768
Posted By Paedantic Basterd
Jesus tapdancing Christ.

Jesus tapdancing Christ.
Forum: Media 11-19-2012, 06:34 PM
Replies: 7,670
Views: 682,768
Posted By Paedantic Basterd
Even the research wasn't that bad, but I didn't...

Even the research wasn't that bad, but I didn't enjoy the writing on the topic. I get more satisfaction out of assignments when they ask me to think for myself rather than draw on what many other...
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