"It was written by Stephen Chbosky. I think it's the only book he's ever written, but I could be wrong; he mostly works in screen-writing. He wrote the screenplay for Rent and did a ton of work on the show Jericho. He…"
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Nerds of the Last Decade
I want to compile a list of awesome nerds from the last decade who have brought nerd culture a bit more into the spot-light. I also just want to talk about these people in general, so name someone…Continue
Started Oct 31, 2012
The Fountainhead
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I have never loved a book in my life that so many people have hated as Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead (save for those that hate her Atlas Shrugged just as much). John Green himself has denounced the…Continue
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Describe yourself, or what you're doing, with a literary character
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I'm Odysseus: Right now, I just wanna go home.I'm Bilbo Baggins: No, really; can I go home yet?When I get there, I'll be Rip Van Winkle: Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Kate the Fateful Mar 15, 2012.
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I want to compile a list of awesome nerds from the last decade who have brought nerd culture a bit more into the spot-light. I also just want to talk about these people in general, so name someone and chat away.Alton Brown caught my attention a decade ago and hasn't relented. I cook occasionally, but I always have more fun and get better results and learn why all that is when I'm learning how to cook from him. There was always a quality missing from other cooking shows, and this was it: someone…See More
rc replied to Sarah Norman's discussion What are you reading right now?"I'm reading A Brief History of Time by Stephen W. Hawking. It's quite interesting and he does a good job of explaining why scientists believe what they do about the world and time and the big bang. My studies and understandings have…"
rc replied to Elena's discussion The Perks of Being a Wallflower"Just finished reading it. There's this trope I love in coming-of-age stories where young protagonists try to define themselves through some special person in their lives and (in the good stories) find that they should define themselves as…"
rc replied to Moxie Crimefighter's discussion What's your favorite John Green Book?"My favorite John Green book is his Horses of the World coloring book:
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rc replied to Clover's discussion Top 100 YA books as chosen by nerdfighters"Not to double-post, but after reading their blog post about how to qualify things, I disagree with their methods a bit and favor on the overwhelming response from the comments therein."
rc replied to Clover's discussion Top 100 YA books as chosen by nerdfighters"I suppose we just disagree. Nearly 3/4 of the list are novels from the last 20 years. It hit a lot of the obvious choices (because most deserve the spot), but also threw in a ton of titles I could easily see be glosses over by less careful eyes.
I…"
rc replied to Clover's discussion Top 100 YA books as chosen by nerdfighters"I'd say that novels about adolescents is part of the standard, but also novels targeted at adolescents as well. Both of those definitions fail to cover some classics that have been included in the YA catalog, though. The wikipedia…"
rc replied to Clover's discussion Top 100 YA books as chosen by nerdfighters"There has to be more to the definition than that. [i]Lolita[/i] certainly isn't a YA novel, but I have few problems calling [i]The Hobbit[/i] one."
rc replied to Clover's discussion Top 100 YA books as chosen by nerdfighters"This is actually a really solid list. I'm surprised anyone would say otherwise. Look at the top 20! Every one of those books needs to be on this list (save those that you could argue as not actually being YA novels). And there's a great…"
rc replied to Sarah Norman's discussion What are you reading right now?"It feels so simultaneously like and unlike JKR, I don't wanna say anything else!
I only got mine early cause I manage a bookstore. "
rc replied to Sarah Norman's discussion What are you reading right now?"The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling. Really excited. Also, just as a warning, it's quite adult-like. Potter fans be warned!"
rc replied to Brian Beise (Books Ningmaster)'s discussion Defend a book you love and others hate"Twilight wasn't as horrible as some have said, but it was rife with faults, both literary and morally. I'm fine with discussions that point out the book's problematic displays of relationships, but I also think the book can be…"
rc replied to Courtney Cantsay's discussion Summer Reading Help Needed Please"I was looking for info on that and couldn't find it. Definitely a good choice for something like this, especially since so many lists claim it as the greatest novel of the 20th century."
rc replied to David Zebarah's discussion Least favorite assigned book"This is a tough question to answer. I was a piss-poor student when it came to finishing books that didn't interest me. It's difficult to recall which ones I started an never finished versus the ones I just never started. I was definitely…"
rc replied to Courtney Cantsay's discussion Summer Reading Help Needed Please"I find it interesting how the legacy of Fahrenheit 451 is often a discussion on censorship when Bradbury wasn't trying to say anything about censorship at all. In the novel, book burning comes about as a cultural request, not a…"
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- What Kind of Nerdfighter Are You?
- That kind that really enjoys writing and reading, cinema, experiencing and playing music, gaming, takes the opportunity to try and invent outlandish things, and loves the Harvard comma.
- About Me:
- ME: Runs a used book store, plays the guitar, designs games, authors novels, writes poetry, and loves the absurdity of existence.
- Favorite Books, Movies, Music, and more
- BOOKS: Looking for Alaska, Atlas Shrugged, The Fountainhead, Catch 22, Harry Potter series, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
MOVIES: Fight Club, Memento, Pi, American Beauty, Chasing Amy, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Requiem for a Dream
BANDS: AFI, Brand New, Arcade Fire, Tegan and Sara, The Fall of Troy, Elliott Smith, Nirvana
GAMES: Magic: the Gathering, Settlers of Catan, Marvel vs. Capcom 2, MASH, question games, Hockey
- What's your favorite thing to put on your head?
- lazy cats
- If you could do your happy dance with anyone who would it be with?
- Kurt Cobain; few needed it more.
- When did you start watching the Vlogbrothers?
- November, 2011
- Make up your own DFTBA initialism!
- Devil! Forfeit Thou Basic Assault!
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