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I still think it's ridiculous to claim you're bad at languages. Legolas Send a noteboard - 28/07/2010 07:50:06 PM
For the record, I found L'Étranger fairly boring and only vaguely interesting philosophically. I'm sure most of that has to do with the amount of effort it takes to read the thing. :P

Well, it might not. It's been too long since I read it, but the protagonist isn't exactly a cheerful or captivating personality, and there's really only the one event that is important.

(Btw, j'ai étudié, in this case. And cette langue.)
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How many unfinished books do you have laying around? Dark Knight - 28/07/2010 03:09:29 AM 1146 Views
oh my gosh. I just realized I don't have any. nossy - 28/07/2010 03:12:23 AM 823 Views
Quick! Buy one and leave it on your shelf! *NM* Dark Knight - 28/07/2010 03:21:32 AM 528 Views
Oh. That's why. nossy - 28/07/2010 03:52:25 AM 860 Views
A lot. Ghavrel - 28/07/2010 03:35:05 AM 925 Views
Plenty of foreign books I see. I can't even finish books in English! *NM* Dark Knight - 28/07/2010 03:39:38 AM 469 Views
Heh. Not so many, considering. *NM* Ghavrel - 28/07/2010 07:16:38 AM 433 Views
considering? *NM* random thoughts - 29/07/2010 01:22:57 PM 486 Views
Oh come on. L'Etranger is short, and interesting. Legolas - 28/07/2010 10:27:33 AM 874 Views
It's not as short when you read it in a foreign language . *NM* Tim - 28/07/2010 12:18:47 PM 412 Views
True, but it's not too hard French either, as I recall. *NM* Legolas - 28/07/2010 01:10:21 PM 491 Views
Ça, c'est vrai. Mais c'est bien plus difficile que la langue maternelle du lecteur. *NM* Tim - 28/07/2010 03:10:50 PM 535 Views
Vraiment, et j'étudiais ce langue pour juste deux ans. Ghavrel - 28/07/2010 07:34:00 PM 823 Views
I still think it's ridiculous to claim you're bad at languages. Legolas - 28/07/2010 07:50:06 PM 960 Views
Bull-headed perserverance isn't the same as skill. Ghavrel - 28/07/2010 09:27:06 PM 830 Views
Eh. Easily learning vocabulary isn't the same as skill, either. Legolas - 28/07/2010 09:46:02 PM 1308 Views
Re: Eh. Easily learning vocabulary isn't the same as skill, either. DomA - 02/08/2010 03:51:52 AM 1508 Views
I guess you're an exception to what we were saying about people not knowing their own grammar. Legolas - 02/08/2010 12:29:15 PM 863 Views
Not really... DomA - 04/08/2010 02:02:12 PM 1167 Views
no but it is often superior random thoughts - 29/07/2010 02:30:05 PM 809 Views
Well, here's to hoping. *NM* Ghavrel - 31/07/2010 10:20:26 PM 402 Views
Unfinished? 2. Never Started? Quite a few Tavi - 28/07/2010 04:04:31 AM 966 Views
I have a lot I haven't started either *NM* Dark Knight - 28/07/2010 04:20:02 AM 536 Views
Describes me as well. *NM* PhotoJim - 31/07/2010 03:25:53 PM 585 Views
unstarted yes, unfinished no.... *NM* temeraire - 28/07/2010 05:35:43 AM 598 Views
Because of the way I read, quite a few Camilla - 28/07/2010 08:46:28 AM 773 Views
Oh, tons. Legolas - 28/07/2010 10:30:26 AM 917 Views
Just the ongoing ones, none I have given up on. snoopcester - 28/07/2010 03:13:19 PM 840 Views
Speaking as someone with a Masters of Accountancy I feel your pain *NM* Dark Knight - 28/07/2010 04:12:19 PM 475 Views
the borque series by stephen niall and war and peace *NM* Foxhead - 28/07/2010 03:50:08 PM 550 Views
A few Stephen - 28/07/2010 04:51:33 PM 1001 Views
I don't have any Lady Leslie - 28/07/2010 05:17:48 PM 909 Views
at least a dozen random thoughts - 28/07/2010 05:26:07 PM 991 Views
Also, because this is really bugging me, "lying." Ghavrel - 28/07/2010 09:50:30 PM 989 Views
Heh. *Fistbump* for a fellow grammar nazi. *NM* Michael - 29/07/2010 03:05:24 PM 561 Views
OK random thoughts - 29/07/2010 05:15:28 PM 927 Views
For grammar nerds, it's probably wishful thinking. *NM* Ghavrel - 31/07/2010 10:19:26 PM 427 Views
Hah! Speak for yourself. *NM* Rebekah - 31/07/2010 11:02:17 PM 423 Views
None. I don't believe in it. Craig - 29/07/2010 06:53:27 AM 1078 Views
Seven unfinished. Two unopened. Michael - 29/07/2010 03:09:18 PM 931 Views
Remember them all will be tough, lol! A Deathwatch Guard - 30/07/2010 04:42:45 AM 869 Views
Maybe a dozen but many of them were sources for school. I plan to read them because they... everynametaken - 30/07/2010 06:17:14 AM 944 Views
This is just the ones sitting on my To Read shelf... heartbreak - 30/07/2010 04:06:58 PM 966 Views
Coldfire Trilogy Iamshadowkiller - 14/08/2010 07:20:51 PM 894 Views
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