Description : How is power exerted in the book "1984" by George Orwell, and how do the characters react?
Last Answer : Is this a class assignment? Have you read the book?
Description : I need a name for the main characters father in a book I'm writing.
Last Answer : Just pick a name. You can change it later to what suits him best as the character develops.
Description : Is "the Vanity of Existence" by Arthur Schopenhauer, book worth reading?
Last Answer : Get it from the library. If you really like it then you can buy it. You do realize that Schopenhauer was a philosopher, so it may not be light reading, and the title is not very uplifting. What made you decide on this book?
Description : Book readers, which fictional story while reading it made you feel life is still worth living despite the desperate struggles?
Last Answer : Neither a book, nor fictional, but seeing kids playing with their toy aeroplanes makes me smile.
Description : What is the difference between a person reading a magazine or a book, and a person looking at their phone?
Last Answer : As long as they’re quiet and not driving, I don’t care what they do.
Description : Is it legal to read a book on YouTube and supply commentary on the book while reading it?
Last Answer : answer:In the US, that would likely not stand under our fair use law. Fair use law takes into account the amount and substantiality of the original work being copied when determining whether use ... instead of buying the audiobook, the publisher and author could rightly take exception to your use.
Description : Has reading a book ever made you cry? Which one and why?
Last Answer : A child called it. I wasn’t really crying but I did get really teary eyed. it’s a shame that some kids have to suffer like that.
Description : What book you would recomend for light reading?
Last Answer : I have fount that Kurt Vonnegut, Jr books are a nice fast and fun read. When I worked as a projectionist I was able to read one during each shift. And I think my plan of reading a book during each shift was detrimental to my mental health. Pouring a keg into a shot glass is an apt description.
Description : What book are you currently reading?
Last Answer : Bram Stoker’s Dracula
Description : Are the races of characters in books always the race as you in your head?
Last Answer : answer:Totally depends on how the book is written. In most cases, the setting, the character’s name, language/dialect, and interactions will them you what the character looks like. If no clues are given, I probably stopped reading due to poor writing style. I don’t like cardboard cut-out characters.
Description : What literary characters can you not stand?
Last Answer : There are times when I read jodie piccoult that I skip over the chapters about lesser characters that I do not enjoy
Description : Which book is the start of the True Blood series?
Last Answer : You have to start from the begining, Dead until Dark. There is a huge difference between the books and the show after the first book, but it's still important to read the first book. The audiobooks are ... all 10 books. I should probably warn you that True Blood is PG compaired to the books . ; )
Description : Can one transmit disease from reading old books?
Last Answer : Tuberculosis can be around that long. Never good to explore an old tuberculosis hospital that has been vacant for 70–80 years
Description : Can you recommend (based on your personal reading experience) one or two books on the the financial crisis of 2007-2009?
Last Answer : I don’t have any books for you. I did read a really fascinating article from Wired: Recipe for Disaster: The Formula That Killed Wall Street.
Description : For those that like reading. Are you interested?
Last Answer : Personally, I’m pretty meh about it, despite being a book fan. But I have a bibliophile friend who’d very likely love that!
Description : Where did you stop reading in the Dune series?
Last Answer : After the first one. Not sure why.
Description : Is anyone else reading "The Casual Vacancy"?
Last Answer : I didn’t like the sound of it from what I heard in a story on JK Rowling.
Description : What are you reading right now?
Last Answer : I’m reading The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain.
Description : Reading Jellies, please take a look at your bookshelves. How many of those authors are the same gender as you, how many are different, and how many are you unable to the tell the gender?
Last Answer : answer:I have never thought of that. Wow… of the books within arm’s reach, only one is written by a female author. But, I tend to collect books by the same author. Within the books I’m considering, there’s only 9 authors.
Description : Is it possible for a women to have an orgasm from reading a romantic novel?
Last Answer : yea, if they are reading with 1 hand on the book.
Description : Suggestions for great books for this summer's reading...
Last Answer : answer:My very favorite author is Terry Pratchett, but I don't know if you'd like his style. Sarcastic/comedic fantasy. It probably qualifies more as 'light reading' anyway. If you haven't read it, ... reading, but it is a book to seriously EXPERIENCE. I'm considering re-reading it soon as well.
Description : Time for summer reading suggestions?
Last Answer : house of the spirits by Isabel Allende
Description : What is Ask-public reading?
Last Answer : The Memory Keeper’s Daughter
Description : What are some of the best books for a parent of a future middle schooler to read?
Last Answer : This may sound silly but The Diary of a Wimpy Kid is actually quite interesting. I was told they were originally written for parents to read to understand some of the things their children go through in ... a hit for children. I read all of them with my son and I think they were worth reading.
Description : Anybody know where I can find a good map of all of Middle Earth?
Last Answer : Froto knows.
Description : This one is for the ladies. What are some mannerisms you catch yourself doing that can be taken as obvious signs you're into somone?
Last Answer : Hair flip. Touching them. Eye contact. Saying their name often.
Description : You see someone who looks exactly like you in public, down to the clothing and mannerisms; even their voice sounds like yours and they have the same speaking patterns. What do you do?
Last Answer : “Who do you need me to kill future man?”
Description : What do you think about mannerisms when interacting within a hierarchy?
Last Answer : It depends on the situation. I would say in the military,it is a good thing to stick to protocol. Sometimes,people try to take advantage of a relaxed enviroment and that is just more BS to deal with. In ... to be called Sargeant Lucille. No one does that and the shit is going to hit the fan soon.;)
Description : Do you have any unusual habits or mannerisms?
Last Answer : I have slight OCD, so I count syllables when I hear people talk. And it has to be even, no fingers can be left out. If I end on one, I must end on the other.
Description : What characters have you met through reading other book and stories who also have magical qualities like mrs.whatsit mrs.who and mrs.which?
Last Answer : What is the answer ?
Description : In terms of memory of the story (or information), how does an audio book stack up to a paper (or electronic) one?
Last Answer : I find things read remembered better than things heard, but that could just be me =]
Description : When did books start having paper dust covers?
Last Answer : read this explanation link Early 1800s.
Description : Where should I start with Thomas Pynchon?
Last Answer : “The crying of lot 49” for sure. Difficult reading but a good intro.
Description : How long will it take for the first book to be written about the Putin invasion?
Last Answer : There are already many, many books in print that might as well be about the Ukraine invasion. The fact that they don't mention it is almost irrelevant. It's the same Putin. Try one by Masha ... is the thought that somebody somewhere is already looking for an actor to play him in the movie version.
Description : Is there a book you'd like to read but haven't got around to yet?
Last Answer : Numerous books but one is In Search of Lost Times by Proust.
Description : Do they make The Witcher Sword of Destiny book in Hard Cover?
Last Answer : I’ve been able to find it on Kindle, Nook, & in paperback. I even checked my library & they only carry it in paperback. So, I’m guessing that it’s not available in hardback.
Description : Can anyone think of the name of this book?
Last Answer : A friend found it for me! “The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto” by Mitch Albom (also wrote “Tuesdays with Morrie”) From the description, this wasn’t my kind of book, but omg I’m glad I read it – twice!
Description : I'm looking for a book series in which a femme fatale is the main character.
Last Answer : Vanity Fair. Becky is a femme fatale before femme fatale is a thing.
Description : Is there a website that translates professionally a 60,000-words-book for 50$?
Last Answer : I’m thinking “no.” If it does, it’s got to be just running a computer program on it. If it were done “professionally” by a professional human translator, that’d be a charity service which would either be unknown by most, or have a long waiting list.
Description : Can I have names for a scary/horror book?
Last Answer : “The Scary Horror Book” For real, we need information about what the story is about. Yes, I understand that you probably don’t want to give away a good plot or idea, but we need more to go on.
Description : Could you tell if an old book had undergone any restoration?
Last Answer : The listing has ended but you can still click on the link….then click on the photo of the book displayed or click on the words “see original listing” and it would then show the photos before the sale ended.
Description : What is a good book describing poor people and what they do to survive?
Last Answer : There’s an author Barbara Ehrenreich who has written several books showing what it’s like from the poor person’s perspective. She actually spent a year working in Walmart and some other low paying jobs and wrote about what life was like. If you Google her, you can learn more about her and her books.
Description : Has anyone read this book about the science behind why people succeed or fail?
Last Answer : Listened to audio book Here it is- Good idea/poor execution= low chance of success Poor idea/good execution= low chance of success Good idea/good execution= high chance of success Who knew?! It is a “fad” book. Like the Marie Kondo tidy book. Or Sapiens.
Description : Anyone else having trouble with Amazon advanced book search?
Last Answer : Yeah, it is not working well for me. Seaches for known titles, or for known author names, are giving me “No results for in Books.” which suggests to me that it’s failing to take my search terms as input.
Description : Do you like ebook or paper book (details inside)
Last Answer : Paper. Forever. The only time I will use ebooks is if I am traveling (plane, train, etc.) and carrying books would be heavy. I find that my eyes get more tired reading off a screen.
Description : Please can you suggest a good free book on my kobo from 2014?
Last Answer : My e-reader is 2014 not the date that I want my books from.
Description : What book do you dislike the most?
Last Answer : Any book that is a previous edition (with the exception of first editions) especially outdated computer programming books. I hate math text-books that progress too fast. Without explaining what it is used for and a ... Rings at page 70 or so. Will read it all if I break a leg and am incapacitated.
Description : Does the banner on a new book, "New York Times Best Seller" mean anything at all any more?
Last Answer : I don’t read best sellers unless they are recommended from Amazon or radio or television. I usually stick to the same authors or subjects.
Description : Can you recommend me a good historical fiction book?
Last Answer : I looked up the The Nightingale, and a similar book that I enjoyed is The Girl from Venice by Martin Cruz Smith His Russian detective novels are really good, too, centering around a Moscow homicide investigator.
Description : Have you ever signed out a library book then not read it?
Last Answer : All the time. They look good in the library but when I get them home, not so much. Any fiction book that I bring home is subject to the 50-page test. If it hasn’t grabbed me in 50 pages, it is history. There are so many horrible authors