Whatcha Readin'?

[Typhoid]

Originally Posted by Vampyr

That's one of my favorite things about English, just how mashed up and crazy it is. There's actually a movement out there to remove all the duplication and non-nonsensical parts, but I think that would kill the beauty of the language.

I was talking to my dad about something to that effect [he gave me the book]. He said he was talking to a Chinese guy who said "English is so hard because you have so many duplicate words for things. Like small. You have so many ways to say it."

But then I made the point to my dad that there is only one way to say small - small. There are things like 'tiny' and 'miniscule', but those don't really mean small. It's a measurement scale that's signified in words. You wouldn't say "It was a tiny battleship", but you'd say "It was a small battleship", because 'tiny' would portray being palm-sized, while small would signify that it's smaller than normal, or large, while still being big in context of battleships.

Fascinating.

[Typhoid]

I just started reading The Gunslinger by Stephen King. It's the first book in The Dark Tower series.

I'm already almost done the book [granted it's only about 400 pages], but I'm really enjoying it so far.

[Dylflon]

I bought the Gunslinger and gave up on it because I didn't like the writing style even though I usually like Stephen King a lot.

Just finished reading Hater by David Moody

It was okay. Might read the sequel.

[Vampyr]

Originally Posted by Typhoid

I just started reading The Gunslinger by Stephen King. It's the first book in The Dark Tower series.

I'm already almost done the book [granted it's only about 400 pages], but I'm really enjoying it so far.

One of my favorite book series ever.

I don't want to spoil anything, but have you gotten to the part where he moves through the town with Alice and the guy who plays Hey Jude? Probably my favorite part of the book.

[Typhoid]

Originally Posted by Vampyr

One of my favorite book series ever.

I don't want to spoil anything, but have you gotten to the part where he moves through the town with Alice and the guy who plays Hey Jude? Probably my favorite part of the book.

Just incase, I'll black it out.
I'm about 3/4-ish of the way through [I havent read any more yet]. He just took mescaline, and left the boy to go trip out at the alter.

If you're talking about the whole part where he destroys the town, and the story of the town - I really liked that.

[Vampyr]

Originally Posted by Typhoid

Just incase, I'll black it out.
I'm about 3/4-ish of the way through [I havent read any more yet]. He just took mescaline, and left the boy to go trip out at the alter.

If you're talking about the whole part where he destroys the town, and the story of the town - I really liked that.

Yeah that's what I'm talking about. He destroys everyone in the town, then goes and has some hamburger. Not to mention he can reload a revolver with one hand. What a badass.