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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2015 1:59:06 GMT
Started reading One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. My brother's been telling me to watch the movie for a solid year or two.
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2015 1:59:42 GMT
Started reading One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. My brother's been telling me to watch the movie for a solid year or two. I'm curious to know what it's about simply because of the name.
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2015 2:01:53 GMT
Started reading One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. My brother's been telling me to watch the movie for a solid year or two. I'm curious to know what it's about simply because of the name. It's about a guy in a mental institution, and he escapes I think? I know there's one point where the main character is with a really big dude, who could totally wreck his way out of the building, but he has to be convinced by the main character that he can tear a sink out of the wall.
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2015 2:04:31 GMT
I'm curious to know what it's about simply because of the name. It's about a guy in a mental institution, and he escapes I think? I know there's one point where the main character is with a really big dude, who could totally wreck his way out of the building, but he has to be convinced by the main character that he can tear a sink out of the wall. Huh, cool. I'll definitely look into it... at some point. I think I may put off reading the Song of Ice and Fire Series... For the first three books, I'll know(mostly) what happens, and it feels mostly like a time sink... Just, not very enjoyable. I think I'm going to look into this and read it while my Grandma reads Mr. Mercedes (I gave it to her thinking that I wouldn't be done with The Ables as quick as I was, and I can't just ask for it back ).
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Post by Bioshock Infinite WD on May 7, 2015 2:06:56 GMT
I just started to read Yahtzee Crowshaw's book JAM, its pretty good so far, exactly what I expected from him.
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2015 2:07:56 GMT
It's about a guy in a mental institution, and he escapes I think? I know there's one point where the main character is with a really big dude, who could totally wreck his way out of the building, but he has to be convinced by the main character that he can tear a sink out of the wall. Huh, cool. I'll definitely look into it... at some point. I think I may put off reading the Song of Ice and Fire Series... For the first three books, I'll know(mostly) what happens, and it feels mostly like a time sink... Just, not very enjoyable. I think I'm going to look into this and read it while my Grandma reads Mr. Mercedes (I gave it to her thinking that I wouldn't be done with The Ables as quick as I was, and I can't just ask for it back ). I've been told it's the perfect book for me by multiple people. So far, it's kinda hard to read, in an interesting way. The main character is in a mental institution, so naturally, he talks funny. Some words don't mean what they literally mean, and others are combined in really weird ways in order to make an entirely different way. You have to like speak it in order to get any meaning from it.
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2015 2:12:54 GMT
Huh, cool. I'll definitely look into it... at some point. I think I may put off reading the Song of Ice and Fire Series... For the first three books, I'll know(mostly) what happens, and it feels mostly like a time sink... Just, not very enjoyable. I think I'm going to look into this and read it while my Grandma reads Mr. Mercedes (I gave it to her thinking that I wouldn't be done with The Ables as quick as I was, and I can't just ask for it back ). I've been told it's the perfect book for me by multiple people. So far, it's kinda hard to read, in an interesting way. The main character is in a mental institution, so naturally, he talks funny. Some words don't mean what they literally mean, and others are combined in really weird ways in order to make an entirely different way. You have to like speak it in order to get any meaning from it. Right now, I still hold 11/22/63 as being the most perfect book I've ever read. It's about a guy who finds a way to go back in time to 1958 and decides to stop the JFK Assassination. It becomes a lot deeper than that. For the time-travel stuff, he finds out the the world doesn't like to change, and the bigger change, the more the universe will try to stop him with various obstacles. It becomes quite elaborate, and it's pretty interesting, but the meat of the book is in it's characters. Being in the past for at least 5 years, the main character creates a life for himself, and starts to forgot his mission. I'd say it's more of a love-story than anything else, and it's strongest when it actually forgets about all the time-travel/killing Lee Harvey Oswald stuff and just gives the spotlight to the characters. Anyway, this other books sounds quite interesting. Probably something I'd be interested in. I'm going to check to see if any libraries close to me have it.
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Post by Tormundo on May 7, 2015 2:13:34 GMT
I started reading Stephen King's 11/22/63. Really fucking awesome! And also it involves time traveling which is very interesting Edit: Ehh... didn't notice there was a thread for this book... That's a fantastic book! Probably one of my favorite books ever. Also, the 11/22/63 thread and others like it are kind of why this thread was made. To decrease the number of threads that don't go beyond one page and don't generate any discussion. So... ignore it, basically. Which point of the book are you at? I think them middle part is my favorite. When it becomes less about time-travel and stopping the JFK Assassination, and becomes the most human, emotional book I've ever read. I really liked 11/22/63 when you kind of forgot that the time-travel element was even a thing and it just became about the characters. Yeah, seems like it's pretty good. I wanted to get it since some time ago, and finally I got it as a gift yesterday I'm on Chapter 2. Specifically, in the part where Jake talks about Moxie and all that.
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2015 2:16:27 GMT
That's a fantastic book! Probably one of my favorite books ever. Also, the 11/22/63 thread and others like it are kind of why this thread was made. To decrease the number of threads that don't go beyond one page and don't generate any discussion. So... ignore it, basically. Which point of the book are you at? I think them middle part is my favorite. When it becomes less about time-travel and stopping the JFK Assassination, and becomes the most human, emotional book I've ever read. I really liked 11/22/63 when you kind of forgot that the time-travel element was even a thing and it just became about the characters. Yeah, seems like it's pretty good. I wanted to get it since some time ago, and finally I got it as a gift yesterday I'm on Chapter 2. Specifically, in the part where Jake talks about Moxie and all that. Jake! Yes, that was his name. I could only remember his alias. to be fair, that's the name he uses most of the book. (I myself wouldn't consider that a spoiler since it's on the book jacket, but I apologize if it is. Can't remember if he starts using the alias or knows about it by Chapter 2).
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2015 23:38:56 GMT
About halfway through One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. It's a fucking fantastic book. So far, it has focused on the power struggle between two characters. McMurphy, and Nurse Ratched. There's just so much cool shit, I don't even know where to begin...
I think my favorite part about the book isn't McMurphy nor is it Nurse Ratched. It's the narrator, a third party Native American named Bromden, otherwise known as Chief Broom. Bromden has been labeled as a "Chronic", meaning that the institution thinks that he's beyond saving. He has consistent delusions which include fog encapsulating the institution, keeping Bromden from seeing, and delusions on the passage of time. However, Bromden is mostly functional, so he has been given the job of sweeping the floors, hence, Chief Broom. He keeps to himself so much that the "Acutes" (those who could possibly be "cured") think him to be deaf. However, the characterization found in his descriptions is so moving, and all I want is to see Bromden get away from the control of Nurse Ratched. It's so fucking good.
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Post by Bioshock Infinite WD on May 14, 2015 0:03:54 GMT
About halfway through One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. It's a fucking fantastic book. So far, it has focused on the power struggle between two characters. McMurphy, and Nurse Ratched. There's just so much cool shit, I don't even know where to begin... I think my favorite part about the book isn't McMurphy nor is it Nurse Ratched. It's the narrator, a third party Native American named Bromden, otherwise known as Chief Broom. Bromden has been labeled as a "Chronic", meaning that the institution thinks that he's beyond saving. He has consistent delusions which include fog encapsulating the institution, keeping Bromden from seeing, and delusions on the passage of time. However, Bromden is mostly functional, so he has been given the job of sweeping the floors, hence, Chief Broom. He keeps to himself so much that the "Acutes" (those who could possibly be "cured") think him to be deaf. However, the characterization found in his descriptions is so moving, and all I want is to see Bromden get away from the control of Nurse Ratched. It's so fucking good. Great book! You should totally check out the movie version, it has Jack Nickelson as McMurphy, and its great! They sadly made it more about him then the Chief, but that's simply because it was impossible to write that way.
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2015 0:22:51 GMT
About halfway through One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. It's a fucking fantastic book. So far, it has focused on the power struggle between two characters. McMurphy, and Nurse Ratched. There's just so much cool shit, I don't even know where to begin... I think my favorite part about the book isn't McMurphy nor is it Nurse Ratched. It's the narrator, a third party Native American named Bromden, otherwise known as Chief Broom. Bromden has been labeled as a "Chronic", meaning that the institution thinks that he's beyond saving. He has consistent delusions which include fog encapsulating the institution, keeping Bromden from seeing, and delusions on the passage of time. However, Bromden is mostly functional, so he has been given the job of sweeping the floors, hence, Chief Broom. He keeps to himself so much that the "Acutes" (those who could possibly be "cured") think him to be deaf. However, the characterization found in his descriptions is so moving, and all I want is to see Bromden get away from the control of Nurse Ratched. It's so fucking good. Great book! You should totally check out the movie version, it has Jack Nickelson as McMurphy, and its great! They sadly made it more about him then the Chief, but that's simply because it was impossible to write that way. Yeah, I kinda guessed that the movie would be about McMurphy. McMurphy's still very interesting, though. I wonder whether or not McMurphy's actually insane. He seems like he certainly could be, but I don't know. Chief Broom gets a good representation in the movie though, or so I hear.
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Post by Bioshock Infinite WD on May 14, 2015 0:43:25 GMT
Great book! You should totally check out the movie version, it has Jack Nickelson as McMurphy, and its great! They sadly made it more about him then the Chief, but that's simply because it was impossible to write that way. Yeah, I kinda guessed that the movie would be about McMurphy. McMurphy's still very interesting, though. I wonder whether or not McMurphy's actually insane. He seems like he certainly could be, but I don't know. Chief Broom gets a good representation in the movie though, or so I hear. Oh the Chief is still a major character, and is done justice, its just from McMurphy's prospective, and not the Chief for obvious reasons, the woman they got to play Nurse Ratched is pitch perfect, you want to choke her through the TV.
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Post by Deleted on May 16, 2015 15:44:39 GMT
Yeah, I kinda guessed that the movie would be about McMurphy. McMurphy's still very interesting, though. I wonder whether or not McMurphy's actually insane. He seems like he certainly could be, but I don't know. Chief Broom gets a good representation in the movie though, or so I hear. Oh the Chief is still a major character, and is done justice, its just from McMurphy's prospective, and not the Chief for obvious reasons, the woman they got to play Nurse Ratched is pitch perfect, you want to choke her through the TV. It is finished. I read the book... McMurphy Bibbit Cheswick Oh my God, that's fucking stomach twisting. At least Bromden got away. And at least McMurphy wasn't turned into a vegetable. Not permanently, anyways...
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Post by Bioshock Infinite WD on May 17, 2015 13:00:50 GMT
Oh the Chief is still a major character, and is done justice, its just from McMurphy's prospective, and not the Chief for obvious reasons, the woman they got to play Nurse Ratched is pitch perfect, you want to choke her through the TV. It is finished. I read the book... McMurphy Bibbit Cheswick Oh my God, that's fucking stomach twisting. At least Bromden got away. And at least McMurphy wasn't turned into a vegetable. Not permanently, anyways... Yeah it really doesn't end well for most people, and the person we want to see die lives, great book though! The movie version from 1975 is really loyal to the book, outside of making McMurphy the main character instead of the Chief, glad to hear you liked the book.
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