mobssyco
litfic, contemporary, classics, historical fic, (occasional) genre fic, library utilizer
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Post from the Frankenstein forum
somewhat catching on to the language now, also good golly Viktor is so self absorbed
2mobssyco commented on a post from the Pagebound Club forum
My random question for today... What was the first "classic" you read? Was it an assigned text? Did you enjoy it?
Mine was Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë. I was in my early teens and read by choice from a selection of options layed out by my English teacher. I didn't dislike it, I just don't think I was ready for it. My teacher knew I wasn't ready for it and tried to warn me; she understood me. I wasn't an intellectually mature teen, but I did survive English Literature. I really think I need to reread it now, I think I would understand it.
Thank you to everyone who answers my questions. I appreciate each and every one of you.
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Post from the Frankenstein forum
mobssyco commented on a post from the Pagebound Club forum
For all the multilingual readers out there , have you ever noticed how the language you’re reading the book in really affects your reading experience? It could be the way you understand the plot , the way you imagine characters or even the way you connect with the book. I’ve noticed this among many of my friends who also speak more than one language. As for me , I speak Greek , Russian and English. I always prefer to read in English despite my first and mostly known language being Russian. For me Russian literature and books translated to Russian seem more complicated. I always love a good complicated plot howhever it can be quite challenging for me since I am still a beginner reader. Also the way the letters appear on paper really changes the way I imagine the whole story. What about you? Have you ever noticed any changes while reading in different languages? What language do you prefer to read in?
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mobssyco started reading...
Frankenstein
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
0mobssyco wrote a review...
this was really nice. really loved the depiction of the female body, might sound strange but who cares. some spots in the second part really frustrated me though, they just didnt feel relevant to the storyline at all, so that takes the rating down.
0mobssyco finished a book
Breasts and Eggs
Mieko Kawakami
0mobssyco commented on a post from the Pagebound Club forum
A not so simple question for you all Pagebound. Who turned you into a lifelong reader?
A teacher, a family member, a librarian? Can you remember what book it was that turned the light on?
My main reading influence was my maternal Grandmother and Aunt who used to read to me when they looked after me as a child and teen (to help with writing and language issues). The book that made me read as a teen was eitherPeeling the Onion by Wendy Orr or The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton.
Edit: I wish I had time to respond to everyone but there have been so many fantastic responses.
111mobssyco started reading...
Breasts and Eggs
Mieko Kawakami
0mobssyco wrote a review...
ts pmo immensely. this is just a non fiction with an annoying mosquito-ish plot buzzing in your ear on the side. just write non fiction if the fiction is going to be this empty. the characters are not human. grandpa is this all knowing art expert who knows all quotes by heart and shit. Mona is a child prodigy when it comes to eyesight apparently??? speaks like no 10-11 year old in the history of 10-11 year olds has ever spoken, among other things im too pissed off to list. these two have no apparent flaws is what im saying. who tf has no flaws??? Schlesser just completely flops in writing a plot-based book. many paragraphs happen where the narrating voice takes over and brings up these very interesting points, only to go back to these empty shells of characters (pun not intended) immediately after. if i had to find a positive id say it was pee-paws monologues about the history of each piece of art.
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