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Nov. 4th, 2010 11:06 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
spooky_missI had a really lovely evening last night, at the first meeting of a book club I've joined :) I really like talking about books and all the people were really nice, so it was great! Luckily the first book was one that I'd wanted to read for ages (The House of Special Purpose), so I really enjoyed it...and plus it (the book club) gives me an excuse to buy more books :D I can get them from the local library, but I do love buying books so I like to use any excuse! It made me think differently about the book as well, which was good. Its interesting how some people pick up on certain things in books which I didn't even think of...and I appeared to be the only person who didn't get the twist at the end!! But then again I am usually quite slow to pick up on those things - I described the book to Katie and she got it straight away, without even reading it, haha. Although in my defence I must say that the twist was extremely historically innaccurate, so what it turned out to be didn't even cross my mind. But it was still a really great book, I hope the next one we're reading is as good!
I'm getting a bit behind on a few things - silly things like the challenge days on here, and also serious things like my OU course! Well strictly speaking I'm not behind *yet* - as I was ahead by a couple of weeks anyway, but for a while I haven't really done any work on it! I think its due to me going away for the weekend and not doing anything then, and this week I have been out every evening, which is unusual for me. I have a quiet weekend coming up though, so I'll try and get lots of it done then. Its really interesting so I'm a bit frustrated with myself for not doing it!
Going back to the "challenge" days, I'm going to miss out the "non-fiction book" one for now, and go on to the next one, as I'm reading a non-fiction book at the moment so when I've finished that I'll use that review for it! I'm not so sure about the day I've got to do next though...see below for my thoughts on it!!
day 15 → a fanfic
This is such an internet thing, which I haven't got into at all. I think its because a lot of them seem to be to do with sci fi / fantasy / vampire / supernatural type characters, and that just doesn't interest me. Plus most of them seem to be about sex and relationships, and I'm not too interested in that kind of thing most of the time. Although maybe thats the definition of a "fan fic", I'm not sure? I thought it was just an alternative story about fictional characters. The sort of thing I'd like to read is things like what happens to the characters before and after the events in a book - for example what happens 10 years after Gone with the Wind (as long as its not about Scarlett O'Hara, haha!) or (to use what seems to be a popular topic) the histories of some of the characters in Harry Potter, like Luna or Neville for example. Not about Snape and Harry having an affair, or whatever! Though when thinking of those examples I was thinking of a couple of books which *are* like I'd like a "fan-fic" to be - Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys (the story of Mr Rochester's first wife) and March by Geraldine Brooks (the story of Little Women through the eyes of their father). In fact I'd really like to read both of those, as Jane Eyre and Little Women are two of my favourite books. If anyone knows any other books / internet "fan fics" which are similar to those, let me know! :)
The Rest Of The Days
day 14 → a non-fictional book
day 15 → a fanfic
day 16 → a song that makes you cry (or nearly)
day 17 → an art piece (painting, drawing, sculpture, etc.)
day 18 → whatever tickles your fancy
day 19 → a talent of yours
day 20 → a hobbie of yours
day 21 → a recipe
day 22 → a website
day 23 → a YouTube video
day 24 → whatever tickles your fancy
day 25 → an object/a belonging
day 26 → a place
day 27 → a poem
day 28 → a food
day 29 → something that makes you amused
day 30 → whatever tickles your fancy
I've also planning to write a review of Whitby - with photos, as I don't post enough photos on here! And I've got another brilliant book to review...but I'll maybe do that tomorrow. I'm planning to go see Burke and Hare at the weekend as well, so that should be interesting - I've read some bad reviews, but I hope its not as bad as everyone is saying!
I'm getting a bit behind on a few things - silly things like the challenge days on here, and also serious things like my OU course! Well strictly speaking I'm not behind *yet* - as I was ahead by a couple of weeks anyway, but for a while I haven't really done any work on it! I think its due to me going away for the weekend and not doing anything then, and this week I have been out every evening, which is unusual for me. I have a quiet weekend coming up though, so I'll try and get lots of it done then. Its really interesting so I'm a bit frustrated with myself for not doing it!
Going back to the "challenge" days, I'm going to miss out the "non-fiction book" one for now, and go on to the next one, as I'm reading a non-fiction book at the moment so when I've finished that I'll use that review for it! I'm not so sure about the day I've got to do next though...see below for my thoughts on it!!
day 15 → a fanfic
This is such an internet thing, which I haven't got into at all. I think its because a lot of them seem to be to do with sci fi / fantasy / vampire / supernatural type characters, and that just doesn't interest me. Plus most of them seem to be about sex and relationships, and I'm not too interested in that kind of thing most of the time. Although maybe thats the definition of a "fan fic", I'm not sure? I thought it was just an alternative story about fictional characters. The sort of thing I'd like to read is things like what happens to the characters before and after the events in a book - for example what happens 10 years after Gone with the Wind (as long as its not about Scarlett O'Hara, haha!) or (to use what seems to be a popular topic) the histories of some of the characters in Harry Potter, like Luna or Neville for example. Not about Snape and Harry having an affair, or whatever! Though when thinking of those examples I was thinking of a couple of books which *are* like I'd like a "fan-fic" to be - Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys (the story of Mr Rochester's first wife) and March by Geraldine Brooks (the story of Little Women through the eyes of their father). In fact I'd really like to read both of those, as Jane Eyre and Little Women are two of my favourite books. If anyone knows any other books / internet "fan fics" which are similar to those, let me know! :)
The Rest Of The Days
day 14 → a non-fictional book
day 15 → a fanfic
day 16 → a song that makes you cry (or nearly)
day 17 → an art piece (painting, drawing, sculpture, etc.)
day 18 → whatever tickles your fancy
day 19 → a talent of yours
day 20 → a hobbie of yours
day 21 → a recipe
day 22 → a website
day 23 → a YouTube video
day 24 → whatever tickles your fancy
day 25 → an object/a belonging
day 26 → a place
day 27 → a poem
day 28 → a food
day 29 → something that makes you amused
day 30 → whatever tickles your fancy
I've also planning to write a review of Whitby - with photos, as I don't post enough photos on here! And I've got another brilliant book to review...but I'll maybe do that tomorrow. I'm planning to go see Burke and Hare at the weekend as well, so that should be interesting - I've read some bad reviews, but I hope its not as bad as everyone is saying!
