[OT] Official Books -|- Literature Thread

[Arkonov]

You read 348 words per minute.

Much better. <.<

 

[Crow]

I tried again with Alice in Wonderland and got:

You read 367 words per minute. That makes you 47% faster than the national average.

 

[SaadChohan]

...yeah. this started out as hentai fanfiction between edward and bella and then the author changed names of the two main characters among other details. did you know that? :lol:

Lol!! You seriously judge a book based on some mere review! Well i make my own judgements, i read the book myself first, before passing on my verdict.
In your case, you believe in hearsay, make bizarre assumptions, and spread bullshit!!

 

[Crow]

Lol!! You seriously judge a book based on some mere review! Well i make my own judgements, i read the book myself first, before passing on my verdict.
In your case, you believe in hearsay, make bizarre assumptions, and spread bullshit!!

nah, i'm just teasing. the premise doesn't look particularly appealing to me, i'm not going to read it because of that. i haven't read a single review of this book. i'm forced to pay attention to it because i see everyone discussing it and i know for a fact that the original fanfic exists, so it's not a bizarre assumption/heresay/bullshit.

The Fifty Shades trilogy was developed from a Twilight fan fiction originally titled Master of the Universe and published episodically on fan-fiction websites under the pen name "Snowqueens Icedragon." The piece featured characters named after Stephenie Meyer's characters in Twilight, Edward Cullen and Bella Swan. After comments concerning the sexual nature of the material, James removed the story from the fan-fiction websites and published it on her own website, FiftyShades.com. Later she rewrote Master of the Universe as an original piece, with the principal characters renamed Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele and removed it from her website prior to publication.
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Fifty Shades of Grey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Benighted]

Ok, I feel bad now. *goes back to the reading test*

205 words per minute now.

I'm satisfied. I like consistency. (sm1)

 

[cinderella man]

A Dance with Dragons is the 5th book.

Spoiler: show

Jaime and Brienne have just reached Harrenhal. One thing I dislike is that each sequel spends around a 300,000 words on exposition and recapping old events. There are books shorter than that. It is for the benefit of people who read the books as they came out, but annoying to people who are reading it back to back.

By the way, the kindle is the best gadget I have ever owned.

Also, check your reading speed.
Staples eReader interactive infographic.| Staples.com®

I came up 179 words per minute, all answers correct.

I know it's the fifth book....

Spoiler: show

It is annoying reading recaps, but not THAT annyoing, they're pretty short imo

[h=2]You read 206 words per minute.
That makes you 18% slower than the national average.[/h]LIKE A BOSS

altho thats aparrently slow :/

 

[Ranger Taffles]

Finished Moth Smoke, and it was naice. Mohsin sure does love Saadat Hasan Munto.

But I really enjoyed the characters, background and especially the environment he sets up (yes I'm talkin about Lahore). Plot was done nicely, kept me hooked till the end. Oh and I loved the narrative style here. Almost like contemporary stage scenes. Overall, a pretty peachy read.

Now on to Five People You Meet in Heaven and Catch 22. Summer's gonna go good.

 

[Blastwave]

Finished Moth Smoke, and it was naice. Mohsin sure does love Saadat Hasan Munto.

But I really enjoyed the characters, background and especially the environment he sets up (yes I'm talkin about Lahore). Plot was done nicely, kept me hooked till the end. Oh and I loved the narrative style here. Almost like contemporary stage scenes. Overall, a pretty peachy read.

Now on to Five People You Meet in Heaven and Catch 22. Summer's gonna go good.

Murad Badshah \m/

 

[Yasir]

For those people looking for A Song of Ice and Fire, all books except the first one were available at Liberty Books Park Towers. Saw them first hand myself.
I picked these up for 400rs total from Sunday Bazar, the next month should flyby pretty quick.

 

[Blastwave]

For those people looking for A Song of Ice and Fire, all books except the first one were available at Liberty Books Park Towers. Saw them first hand myself.
I picked these up for 400rs total from Sunday Bazar, the next month should flyby pretty quick.

Dreamcatcher is badass! \m/

 

[UltraViolet]

Just started this I hope its good.

 

[Blastwave]

[MENTION=19453]UltraViolet[/MENTION]

Is this some steampunk literature?

 

[UltraViolet]

Yep....a mixture of fantasy and science fiction.Basic theme is that main character got
this special lens through which he can see the parallel worlds.

 

[Yasir]

Blink - Malcolm Gladwell, AMAZING book.

 

[Blastwave]

Blink - Malcolm Gladwell, AMAZING book.

I'm officially disowning you!

 

[Deadly Shadow]

[h=2]You read 429 words per minute.
That makes you 72% faster than the national average.[/h]

Obviously I was not reading at my natural pace, but a little faster. All answers were correct though.

 

[Yasir]

Why?! I read the first three chapters, it's so good. I've been looking for a psychology related book for a while now.

 

[Blastwave]

Why?! I read the first three chapters, it's so good. I've been looking for a psychology related book for a while now.

Erich Frohm

Philip Zimbardo

Paul Hellman

and the liberty book series on different topics.

 

[UltraViolet]

Hear some good reviews about this series..got my fisrt book in the series..Lets see

 

[NighteySenpai]

Liberty Books have a sale. Books going for as low as 100 RS. Just picked up 2 books myself. The book sale lasts till 'Chaandraat'.