Nerdfighters Who Like Talking About Books

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Comment by Kierstin on December 14, 2009 at 3:53pm

Hey, I'm trying to spread the word about something if anyone would like to help. My best friend has been trying to get the message about plagiarizing on writing sites our there and how it should be stopped. If you would like to help out the group is called Boycott Fanfiction and Fictionpress! Her name is Katie and she has been trying to get the message to John and Hank right now. If anyone thinks about joining our group and spreading the word, we would really appreciate it! Thanks!

Comment by Anne Shriver on November 2, 2009 at 10:35am

I'm reading The Bell Jar, Catcher in the Rye and the perks of being a wallflower for my dissertation. I've got loads on the first two, but I kinda need another persons perspective on Perks. Has anyone read that? What did you think?

Comment by erica bean curd on October 21, 2009 at 11:56pm

check out voluntary madness by norah vincent. i have a ton to say about it if you get around to reading it.

Comment by Joyful on October 2, 2009 at 12:11pm

@Enika & Betsy, if you want music based on books, check out Blind Guardian's album "Nightfall in Middle Earth" it's a heavy metal concept album based on the Silmarillion by Tolkien.

Comment by Enika (anti-worldsuck NM) on September 27, 2009 at 4:01pm

If you're into musical interpretations of poems and stuff you need to check out Wunderkammer. They're a bit hard to find these days, but some of their stuff is on iTunes and so on. They do everything from Goethe to Poe to modern writers. Music is a kind of punk inspired balkan/gipsy/klezmer/jazz thing. And they're so so soooo good :)

Comment by Betsy C. on September 27, 2009 at 3:42pm

I was on the NPR website and there is at least one band, Fanfarlo, that bases their music on literary references. Their music sounds pretty grand. I thought that was neat and might be appreciated by the rest of the Nerdfighters in this group. The band name is a link to the article on the NPR website in case you want to check it out.

Comment by Kal M! on September 8, 2009 at 4:00pm

Literature is meant to be interpreted! Teachers who are close-minded about meanings are silly! As long as the teacher is a good one, dissecting every detail is good I think.

As for reading aloud, I do understand how it can affect kids enjoying reading. If a specific child isn't very good at it yet, or even if the child is just shy, it can really ruin the experience. Maybe reading aloud should be cut down on in schools, but I don't think it's a big enough deal to eliminate completely.

Plus, that would just take away something for school-aged kids to complain about, and you know complaining helps pass the time. Also, common enemies bring people together!

Comment by Kinz on September 8, 2009 at 2:17pm

@Jessica
I agree with the teacher-telling-you-you're-wrong part. I guess I just had good teachers who were open to our input. I can see how that would get upsetting though.

Comment by Jessica L. on September 8, 2009 at 1:31pm

@Kinz
Sometimes I feel that my teacher is reading too much into the book. And I feel like, I'll see something, but he tells me I'm wrong and I should be seeing this or this. Then, I really don't like reading in class.
But if he lets us find our own meaning, I'm more open to looking to find hidden meanings. It's just when I see something, but he thinks I'm wrong it makes me mad.

Comment by Amy Leona on September 8, 2009 at 1:49am

*good

No, it doesn't look like an Ood at all.

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