I'm not a big fan of Catcher in the Rye either. Honestly, it came off as whiny and (Esoldra said so too) anticlimatic. I'm a fan of Salinger, though. I just prefer his other works to Catcher in the Rye, such as Franny and Zooey. I wasn't overly enthused with Lord of the Flies, but it did lead to som...

Not fast enough! Without religion and government the world would be a better place. Hey Starburst, what about suggesting getting rid of people while you are at it? :) You have a point that religion and government are intimately entwined. But without government the planet would collapse into anarchy...

But isn't the scientific proof and talk of adaptation that Christians have to convince the world of their validity? Truely believing Christians, not those who are in the church due to peer pressure or for the sake of maintaining a facade, will believe regardless of whether or not there's any real pr...

Religion as we know it now may become less and less prevelant, but it will never go completely extinct. Even now, those who are religious, and are "willfully ignorant" of scientific advances and modern society's view on a supernatural faith, see how the world is turning a deaf ear to their...

I'm reading two books at the moment, one for school and the other for fun. I'm reading Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy for my English class's book clubs we're doing, and Notes From the Underground by Fyodor Dostoyevesky. I'm kind of curious about Russian literature at the moment, in case it wasn't alre...

Hello, I'm Taylor and I'm part of the group doing the ACA Book Club threads. I enjoy doing many activities, a couple of which include playing piano and reading. I read basically anything I can, though at the moment I re-reading Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. I also am fond of what I've read of Kurt...