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- Thread starter Faran
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Thank you for the kind remarks.
Martin, right now I am reading Nabil's historical narrative, the Dawnbreakers which is a history of the Bahai Faith.
I am going to start the Brothers Karamazov of Dostoevsky shortly. I am very fond of Russian literature, Dostoevsky and Tolstoy obviously the epitome of this greatness.
Since the topic was brought up, what are you currently reading?
Martin, right now I am reading Nabil's historical narrative, the Dawnbreakers which is a history of the Bahai Faith.
I am going to start the Brothers Karamazov of Dostoevsky shortly. I am very fond of Russian literature, Dostoevsky and Tolstoy obviously the epitome of this greatness.
Since the topic was brought up, what are you currently reading?
I have heard of the author of which you speak, but have never read him.
You shouldn't be ashamed though! The books I read tend to be very difficult reads for me, I am challenged by them, and thus I dont get a lot of books read in a given amount of time. And what is important is not what is written in a book, but how well one understands and interprets it, as I am sure you would agree.
Happy reading!
You shouldn't be ashamed though! The books I read tend to be very difficult reads for me, I am challenged by them, and thus I dont get a lot of books read in a given amount of time. And what is important is not what is written in a book, but how well one understands and interprets it, as I am sure you would agree.
Happy reading!
phil_t
New Member
Hey, im 22 and id still read comics if i wasnt so damn embarressed about having to take them up to the counter, honestly its worse than buying porn!! 
Incidentally Faran, i understand what you mean about having to fight your way through books - im still wrestling with Homer's Iliad after several weeks of trying i havnt got very far, keep being distracted by nice simple mass-market books instead!!
Edit: Duh!! Forgot to say hello, so - Hey Faran, Welcome to the Forums!!
Phil
Incidentally Faran, i understand what you mean about having to fight your way through books - im still wrestling with Homer's Iliad after several weeks of trying i havnt got very far, keep being distracted by nice simple mass-market books instead!!
Edit: Duh!! Forgot to say hello, so - Hey Faran, Welcome to the Forums!!
Phil
corythosaurus
New Member
Hey! I read comics.Originally posted by Martin
And you're 14 years old?
Sheesh... I have a nephew that's 14. Reads comics.
Oh, and by the way, I, indeed, agree with you.
Cheers, Martin
fluffy bunny
Member
Originally posted by Martin
Sheesh... I have a nephew that's 14. Reads comics.
Hey I'm one day younger than you and I still do from time to time
Comics are an art form in themselves- a series of still images on a page that the reader interprets in such a way that it fills in the blanks between them, and creates an atmosphere in his/her mind. If comics are trash culture per se- does that imply that any moron can create them? Factor in the art of dialogue that can be combined to the medium, and the intimacy of the panel, the expanse of the page. Anyone can paint, but only a few people can create what is considered by the vast majority of consumers as good/excellent.
There are things you can express in a comic that can't be expressed in a painting or a sculpture, in the same way that a sculpture cannot express the exact same things that a piece of music can.
Being argumentative
Maj
