2008-08-28, 11:51 PM
Schrodinger Wrote:[SIZE="2"]Sign, I agree with all the comments you have made. I started reading H.P. Lovecraft a year ago and absolutely loved his Poe-tingling tales of gothic-horror. Much to my surprise, the author was stricken by poverty. No one would buy his writings and he had to compromise frequently by moving into smaller and smaller houses.
A more popular novel that everyone knows is the novel Eragon written by Christopher Paolini. I followed a friend's recommendation and decided to read this book. But I didn't like the descriptions or the pace of the novel. What struck out to me were two things: 1. His parent's had a publishing company which they used to publish his book and 2. even that wasn't good enough so young Christopher had to dress up as a knight in order to promote his book.
If point 1 was presented to me, I would mock Mr. Paolini. But the fact that he showed so much spirit as to go around 135 schools and libraries dressed in a medieval costume just to sell his book speaks an incredible amount of love for a fifteen year old about his own work.[/SIZE]
[SIZE="2"]No one does get what they deserve. It's a tragedy that everyone faces. But that's why we also know how to fight and strive for what we know is right and within our grasp as human beings. Any man/woman who fights for justice is a force to be reckoned with and should be duly respected. [/SIZE]
Lovecraft kinda freaks me out. On the subject or Eragon, I did not know those two tidbits of information. My only qualm with the book was that Eragon, at nearly every single flippen battle, would pass out to some degree. The books could have been shortened dramatically if those sections where what happens after Eragon passes out were not re-told in a showy fashion as most of his re-tellers did. If he wouldn't be blacking out from all the ale, the story would have kinda been better in my mind. Also, if my parents did have a publishing company, and I wrote a book, there would be no more surefire way to get the book published...