Booksmart
By hfksorws - This FML is from back in 2010 but it's good stuff
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OP I'm a book lover too and I clicked YDI. If you like books enough to post FMLs about the simple act of not getting one book, then you should know that Barnes and Noble is a rip-off. For the price of the book you wanted to buy, you could have probably gotten 5 perfectly good but used books from a thrift store or many more from a yard sale. Where I live there's a one dollar bookstore that sells very good books (even some textbooks and hardcovers. Gasp) for a buck. You should find some at similar prices. Even if you don't, go on Project Gutenburg or something and get all the free older books you want. So quit being a cheapo, save your money, and quit whining just cause you didn't get a book. Boo frickin' hoo. And to any FMLers about to flame me for reading too much... screw you.
Yeah...where YOU live there's all that, darling. Not everyone has the luxury of variety. Where I am right now, the only bookstore within a 20-mile radius is a Barnes and Noble. There's not even a library nearby.
Sorry the "screw you" was incomplete and I clicked "Send" by mistake. No way to edit comments on the iPod Touch. Added to that was "reading will actually get people further ahead, and I'm not a pasty nerd who never goes out. I can balance my life so nothing becomes too prevalent in it, including reading, college, and planning the next band gig (See profile for details). Besides... better than playing MW2 all day (if you play this and know exactly what I'm talking about with just those two letters and a number, you need to get out more) ." And for Mirorbo, notice the Project Gutenberg part. If you have internet to go on FML, you can download all the free books you need from before 1913.
Not everyone is interested in the older literature though. Or maybe OP wanted to pick up some instructional books to help them with whatever their hobbies are. You can't download everything, darling. Plus, there's just something to be said about actually reading the book itself rather than staring at the screen of a computer for hours on end to read.
You're right, unfortunately. Some people just don't appreciate older books. I can vouch that one of the greatest books I've ever read is Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, but that not many people I've talked to even know it's a book! Most people think it started as a movie -_-" . Then again, in a culture where the average's teenager's reading experience is a 4 part story about sparkly vampires, this is "normal". Sign. A true reading fan (the kind who posts FMLs about not having one book) knows that the older books are great in their own right. As for the instructional book bit... the internet can teach anything that an instructional book can 99 percent of the time. Best part is you don't have to pay to see it, you just have to see some ads on the sides that you can totally ignore like I do :D . Or go to a paid website. Whatever floats your boat. You'd think people are already used to staring at a computer screen for hours these days. But for those who prefer reading paper (I admit it's nicer, but I'll take either option), they can go to the library or maybe borrow books from a literate friend. If all else fails, you can go to a bookstore and read in the aisle until you get kicked out :p .
You are just VICIOUS about this topic aren't you? And yes, of course, I 100% implied that "Twilight" is proper "Literature", darling. Augh...even being sarcastic about it makes me sick. And there are other fantasy books that are simply wonderful, such as the Narnia series and the Lord of the Rings series. Those are just two examples to list because those are familiar. And as I pointed out before, not everyone has a local library. And trust me...the internet can NOT teach your everything. Just the abridged versions most of the time. And me, personally? It's one thing to post and read comments, but it's painful to read a book on the computer. I tried and it hurts my eyes. I'm sure I'm not the only one.
I assume I'm starting to frustrate you from the look of your first statement. From one book lover to another... motion to agree to disagree? I like telling my viewpoint as much as anybody, but based on the number of times that we've both replied to one another, this could go on forever with no end in the near future. I can read books on a screen for hours (I never read on a computer BTW, I use an Ipod app), you like reading them on paper above all else. More power to ya, whatever you prefer. Same to me I guess.
Very well darling, very well. Wonderful debate. It's rare to be involved in an intelligent one.
Some books are only available at the full B&N price. I still think the OP deserves it for being a spoiled brat but your logic isn't universal. If you join the Borders rewards club you get really good coupons for any book from time to time.
Please stop saying 'darling', it makes you seem very condescending.
The "darling" would be condescending if you didn't know that Mir uses it for everyone, not just during arguments. As for the debate, both sides made excellent points. The instructional book issue is a good example. I know I've bought new books for one crochet pattern, because it's just not available anywhere else. I buy used books as often as possible (yard sale season FTW!), but the selection is limited, especially if you're in a more, *ahem* rural area. If you want a new release, you'll probably wind up either waiting for months on a library reserve list or buying it new. Ebooks are a great alternative, but only if you have a way to make them portable, ie smartphone, Kindle etc. All in all, this discussion made my book-lovin' heart happy. :] BTW, we should totally have an FML frequent commenters' book club. That would be awesome.
I'll join, Jane! I had things to say about the debate, but now I've forgotten them and I don't feel like going back over it to remember. Ah well.
ok... here's the thing with this... what if the OP is in the middle of a series and wants the brand new book that's coming out? iu can't get new books from the library and I'd doubt they'd have it online either. and they probley wouldn't want to start a different book from the library cuz they're already in the middle of that series and it's just a pain to start and stop and start a series again. just saying. :P
Oh that happened to me like a month ago, I wanted my dad to drive me up to the bookstore to get the next book in a series but he wouldn't. So I waited a few days, went there and they'd just sold the last copy. But then I found it in a store that sells everything but never has any books I want. It was madness! Heheh
TallMist
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"And for Mirorbo, notice the Project Gutenberg part. If you have internet to go on FML, you can download all the free books you need from before 1913." And what if they want to read books that AREN'T that old?
Well, if he thinks the problem is you read too much, you should mention at least you're reading, and not getting hooked on drugs and other things hazardous to your health. That's what i do whenever my parents bitch about me playing to many video games. Their response? They realize I have a very valid point and leave me alone after that.
Don't worry Matilda, your lovely teacher will adopt you soon :D
haha I loved that movie when I was young!!
bunny1985
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Ok let me say as a book lover.... WOW! I have been told that as well by friends (never my dad whom I get my love of reading from) & I told them you can never read to much. & also the sheer amount of books I have. (Enough to fill 8 bookshelves taller then 5'5" me) I have to laugh.
bunny1985
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& also 1 more thing. The really sad thing about this? I had to explain to a recent highschool graduate what the books "the scarlet letter & great expectations" was about. Sadness when our generation is more interested in movies & sparkly vampires then the classics.
I hate when people use Twilight to define our generation. Not everybody reads it and there are plenty of us who do read and enjoy the classics.
jocelyng_fml
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the high school graduate should know the scarlet letter considering the fact that the new movie easy a is about that
I love to read and I have too many books to fit in all my bookcases. My parents don't have a problem with how much I read, but I've been paying for all my own books ever since I started getting an allowance. I guess your dad has decided it's time for you to do the same.
Blacksmokehick
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buy it yourself then, dont be so lazy
This isn't an FML. Buy your own books. Plus, as much as I love reading, it is actually possible to read too much. So if your dad thinks you read too much, why should he be obliged to buy you a book? In fact, why should he be obliged to buy you a book anyway? My parents never bought me anything that I just happened to see in a shop and like. They bought me stuff for my birthday, for Christmas, they bought me the stuff I needed (like school stuff, or to replace clothing etc when it fell apart/I grew out of it) but if it was something that I didn't actually need, it was a treat if they bought it for me. And certainly not an FML if they didn't.
Amen. Kids feel so entitled to everything these days, it pisses me off.
Do you just lay around reading all day without helping out around the house or doing schoolwork? Because if so, he might be right.
good for him
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What? That's like taking a kid to a toy store, looking around, then leaving because the kid has too many toys. Why bother going in the first place? I'll never understand parents these days...
I'm sorry, but.....excuse me? In order of your points, sir or madam: 1) Excessive reading damages your eyesight .....Only if the light you're reading by is bad. 2) Reading does NOT increase your intelligence, it makes you better at reading and nothing else. Compare this to the fact that recent studies have shown that playing computer games will improve your coordination and reaction skills. What's a better improvement? This depends to a certain degree on the book, but certainly there are boatloads of volumes out there that can teach you valuable skills of various types, from cooking to astro-physics, and those that fall under the heading of 'novel' can produce interesting questions of various kinds, such as the nature of good and evil or how a person fits into their society. Older books give us windows into the past, modern ones give insight into our current mindset. As for the coordination provided by video games, honestly, what are the odds that a person will ever be really able to put that to use as a working force in their lives? Sure it's nice to be able to catch a thrown object or something that fell off a table, but barring the precious few people who make it in the word of sports you cannot make a living that way. The one possible exception is that of surgeons who perform laproscopic procedures, which require them to be able to coordinate their hands and the laproscope. Guess how I knew that? I read medical journals amongst other things. Oh the irony is rich tonight. 3) Choosing to read instead of socializing will simply make you dumber and more depressed over time. Socializing works your brain like nothing else, and is the most important factor in long term happiness. GET OUT MORE. Well then why is it that the acknowledged queen of socializing, the cheerleader, is dumb as a sack of hammers and is likely to achieve precious little while the geek hiding in the corner with the book might win the next Nobel Peace Prize? The fact of the matter is that socializing is good, but reading trumps it by a long shot.