Starting something you couldn't finishFinnbar says: I used to know a guy who tattooed LOVE across his left knuckles, but didn't tattoo HATE on the other knuckles because he was right-handed and realised he couldn't finish. Ever run out of skills or inspiration halfway through a job?
(
Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 24 Jun 2010, 13:32)
« Go Back | See The Full Thread
Totally with you on that.I kept a mental crib-sheet for War and Peace, it took me a good third of the book to remember who everyone was in relation to everyone else. And even then I wasn't sure I was getting it right.
(, Thu 24 Jun 2010, 18:03, 2 replies)
Strangely, I loved War and Peace......and read it in two weeks whilst trapped on the BBC Engineering course. Skipped much of the 40-page epilogue, which was dire and the bar was open.
(
Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 24 Jun 2010, 18:13,
closed)
it is a fantastic bookthough you're right the epilogue let it down a bit
(
Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Thu 24 Jun 2010, 18:18,
closed)
Oh, I love it as a book.It was just that, due to them all being referred to by their Russian name, their French name and their titles, it seemed as if the number of characters was three times bigger than it really was.
(, Fri 25 Jun 2010, 10:35, closed)
Glad i'm not alone!I'm yet to try War and Peace. It's on the (very, very, long) 'books to read before I die' list.
(, Thu 24 Jun 2010, 18:28, closed)
« Go Back | See The Full Thread