tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4218729071530435638.post3773290369460179555..comments2023-07-20T07:37:02.060-07:00Comments on The Diary Of A Liar: A God Dances Through Me (a short story)A Great Liarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00726324062407699145noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4218729071530435638.post-86387635882717210382012-10-27T08:36:46.555-07:002012-10-27T08:36:46.555-07:00Thank you. And a Very Happy Eid to you as well... ...Thank you. And a Very Happy Eid to you as well... :)A Great Liarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00726324062407699145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4218729071530435638.post-5130537457117541572012-10-26T19:15:58.966-07:002012-10-26T19:15:58.966-07:00Happy Eid:)Happy Eid:)the butterfly effecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00767383039057259047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4218729071530435638.post-62286164721435546202012-10-24T08:19:05.359-07:002012-10-24T08:19:05.359-07:00:):)A Great Liarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00726324062407699145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4218729071530435638.post-48947206956516079472012-10-24T05:13:09.924-07:002012-10-24T05:13:09.924-07:00It may be so:)
And ditto:)It may be so:)<br /><br />And ditto:)the butterfly effecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00767383039057259047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4218729071530435638.post-57759073448636035962012-10-23T23:49:14.796-07:002012-10-23T23:49:14.796-07:00Oh Lolz. Consequence is a river that runs both way...Oh Lolz. Consequence is a river that runs both ways, or so I think.<br /><br />And it's a pleasure to make your acquaintance Mahnoor, I am Javed. :)A Great Liarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00726324062407699145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4218729071530435638.post-21071758819004354172012-10-23T15:22:25.063-07:002012-10-23T15:22:25.063-07:00Lol, I think you're right about bringing the w...Lol, I think you're right about bringing the wall down:D I make plans of it but I'm a planner when it comes to wreaking havoc, I never act on it for the fear of consequences. Actually, to be honest, its not fear, I just find it bothersome to deal with consequences. I'm one dame lazy bones:D<br /><br />And thanks, I'll be sure to update you when I read all that. <br /><br />And btw, name's Mahnoor :) <br /><br />the butterfly effecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00767383039057259047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4218729071530435638.post-61193562538360621662012-10-23T13:27:04.016-07:002012-10-23T13:27:04.016-07:00@Momina: Thank you. Appreciate it :)@Momina: Thank you. Appreciate it :)A Great Liarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00726324062407699145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4218729071530435638.post-67321246194441867692012-10-23T13:25:50.886-07:002012-10-23T13:25:50.886-07:00Plz do so at your convenience. And would be luking...Plz do so at your convenience. And would be luking forward to your feedback, if possible. :)<br /><br />And its a pleasure to be read, to be honest,<br /><br />And regarding life, I always thought that we spend a gud part of our lives trying to put the humpty dumpty back together again. Perhaps it makes a lot more sense to simply bring the wall down, :)<br /><br />And good luck to you as well, in the coming exams and the things to follow. It was really nice talking to you B.E,<br /><br />Do take care :) ...<br /><br />A Great Liarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00726324062407699145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4218729071530435638.post-34448112974998811862012-10-23T11:34:17.688-07:002012-10-23T11:34:17.688-07:00I'll read the book and watch the movie once I&...I'll read the book and watch the movie once I'm done with the whole studies mess:D <br /><br />And pleasure is all mine, of course, its a delight to read something good. <br /><br />And about temptation... If only life was that easy:) <br /><br />Good luck to you, too, for everything that you do in life. It was good talking to you.<br /><br />Take care:)the butterfly effecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00767383039057259047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4218729071530435638.post-60629768417171119842012-10-23T07:54:37.674-07:002012-10-23T07:54:37.674-07:00Very well written!
Holds onto your attention! Very well written!<br />Holds onto your attention! Mominahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14784732240852124082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4218729071530435638.post-35766373612114874552012-10-23T04:38:25.932-07:002012-10-23T04:38:25.932-07:00Yes, I totally agree. Majority of the movie adapta...<br />Yes, I totally agree. Majority of the movie adaptations have not done justice to the books they were based on, let alone precede it, very few to be honest.<br /><br />Though Green Mile is one of the few exceptions, it may not be as good as the book, which cannot be taken as a criticism becoz the book is just excellent, but still is well worth a watch. I would definitly recommend you to watch the flick once you have gone thru the book<br /><br />I have a novel's collection of Kafka lying in my shelf, am gonna try The Trial pretty soon now. Thanx for the recommend. :)<br /><br />And I totally agree with Wilde's conviction, temptations are meant to pursued, irrespective of the consequences, call it stupid or poetic, sometimes the line between them is so thin... :) <br /><br />And thank you for all the words of encouragement and the best wishes, meant a lot. Seriously... :)<br /><br />Wish you all the best with your upcoming exams, A Great Liarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00726324062407699145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4218729071530435638.post-33472101753986829632012-10-23T03:49:24.571-07:002012-10-23T03:49:24.571-07:00you are right about the publishing world. they'...you are right about the publishing world. they've to make money, so they,naturally, publish things that they know will sell. things like vampires and god knows what, i have no idea how people can read something that's so preposterous, and not in a good way.<br /><br />Tv is hardly anything constructive. it limits the inner eye, the thoughts and stones one's mind into thinking within the box. it shatters the possibilities one can attain through imagination.<br /><br />good books have been ruined in the name of "movies" and its ridiculous how people prefer watching them over reading.<br /><br />i knew green mile's a book, i didn't know it was by Stephen king. i never saw the movie, although many people recommended it, i always wanted to read the book. and now i will. after my exams, of course. <br /><br />i'll have to download all these books, and 'm tempted to do it now. i want to believe that "the only thing to do to get rid of temptation is to yield to it" but i think it'll be really stupid to do it now, since my exams are hovering over my head.<br /><br />you may try the trial by Kafka. i like it, though i think i wanna read it again, since i was a kid when i read it first and i know my comprehension of it may differ now from when i read it at 15.<br /><br />and as for you having a good taste in books, i think the way you write tells a lot about your taste in reading, which i think will be good, because no one reading stupid books could write so well :D<br /><br />i hope you'll succeed in your dream to write a novel. because, really, you ARE that good. masha'Allah, if i may add. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> The Butterfly Effecthttp://deceptiveinstincts.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4218729071530435638.post-74878395886311379772012-10-23T01:53:47.810-07:002012-10-23T01:53:47.810-07:00"That's true, nothing boosts up the ego a..."That's true, nothing boosts up the ego as much as words of praise from a reader:) and if they happen to be awesome writers themselves, its a cherry on top the cake:D"<br /><br />Oh well, thats leaves me scratching me head! :D How do I return the compliment. A mere thanx sounds so lame. :)<br /><br /><br />And well, the publishing world is all about making money now, and Good Heavens, least said about the kind of books that make it to the bookstores' shelves the better, the majority of them anyway, including all those vampire/cheesy romance serial fictions that every writer is churning out left right and center. <br /><br />I have often been left dissapointed by books that have been so overly hyped in the literary media, Dragon Tattoo trilogy being one of the many examples. <br /><br />But again, hard to blame the publishers alone since there is a wide readership available for the material in question.<br /><br />Ppl, majority of them anyway, lack imagination to be honest. A lot of it has to do with the modern day forms of entertainment at their disposal, televisions, gaming, etc etc u name it. A lot of these activities may be highly entertaining, but they never mentally challenge the viewer. I can understand imagination being something you inherit rather than acquire, but I also believe that an individual's taste can be improved upon by exposure to more competitive forms of entertainment. <br /><br />Oh Pet Sematry! That was one of SK's more mature works. One of my favs from him. Its such a slow burner this one, like for the first half, 200 odd pages, hardly anything happens, SK just builds the whole thing tirelessly till he eventually decides to unleash. The climax is one of the best I have read in a horror novel, very subtle, something that you rarely experience in horror genre.<br /><br />Btw, if I may make a recommendation, you can try SK's The Green Mile, its his best work by far, and it isnt a horror novel. Its a btfly written book, and probably his only work that might survive him. (Unless you have already seen the movie, starring Tom Hanks)<br /><br />And well, do try Shaw. I might sound blasphemic, but as a playwright, he happens to be far superior to Oscar Wilde. However, on the other hand, OW's Dorian <br /><br />Gray is just an extraordinary piece of art, and I believe OW had so much more to offer to the literary world had he not been so self inflicting a soul. <br /><br />Temptation was one of his problems apparently. I find his personae and the story of his life rather fascinating. <br /><br />Well, I have tried my hand at Coelho and Hosseini, but somehow they didnt really work for me. The universe simply failed to conspire, I suppose. My bad surely. Though I have read almost all of Dostoevsky, and was awed by the depth of his writing. Am yet to try Kafka though, but been looking forward to for a while. <br /><br />Please do try Shaw, my recommendation would be to start with Man and Superman, his best work surely. And then there are Back to Methuselah and Devil's Disciple. <br /><br />"just good books recommended by people who have good taste in reading. I hardly have time to search for myself."<br /><br />Well, I dont profess to have a gud taste in buks though I can certainly make recommendations, the buks that I think are worth a read. However, I am usually very careful with recommending most of my favs becoz lots of them, like Ulysses or Suttree, are deemed as plotless drivels by most readers. Which is kinda tue becoz those books serve more as an in-depth study of the state of human condtion rather than provide the kind of entertainment that most of contemporary fiction aims to these days. <br /><br /><br />"And then I'll be able to brag that I knew this author from his blog"<br /><br />Oh lolz, thats a gud one! I am overwhelmed. Sounds like quite a lot to live up to. Fingers crossed I guess. :DA Great Liarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00726324062407699145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4218729071530435638.post-73388685364695050072012-10-23T00:42:26.914-07:002012-10-23T00:42:26.914-07:00That's true, nothing boosts up the ego as much...That's true, nothing boosts up the ego as much as words of praise from a reader:) and if they happen to be awesome writers themselves, its a cherry on top the cake:D<br /><br />That is actually true, its really hard for new writers to survive in a place that's become competitive as hell. Hence most people lack imagination because they don't read, that's because noone actually promotes reading. <br /><br />Stephen king, huh? I don't think I could ever read anything by him, I'm too much of a scardy cat.I tried reading pet cemetary and got scared outta my bones:D<br /><br /> I still remember the name of the first book I ever read; the magic faraway tree by Enid Blyton. I was eight. And from then on, I read all her series of famous five, the adventures, the five find-outers and dog and stuff like that. Then I moved onto agatha christie and frankilin w.dixon (the hardy boys) and of course harry potter:D<br /><br />About 5 years ago I discovered dorian gray, loved it. Then pulled out other works by OW. <br /><br />I've read classics by austen, by hardy, by bronte sisters, I've read paolo coelho, then khalid hosseini. <br /><br />Then one day I dicovered dostoevsky. It was amazing. Then there's franz kafka. The list goes on. I even read an urdu novel, the only one I'll ever read, peer e kamil by umera ahmed. <br /><br />I don't really follow any specific authors now, just good books recommended by people who have good taste in reading. I hardly have time to search for myself. <br /><br />And I'll be sure to read Shaw, I hope its good. I have been in search of a good book these days, as my studies tend to exhaust me. <br /><br />Oh and I hope one day you'l write your novel, and publish it. And then I'll be able to brag that I knew this author from his blog:Pthe butterfly effecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00767383039057259047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4218729071530435638.post-66188900897090008032012-10-22T23:36:32.099-07:002012-10-22T23:36:32.099-07:00Yes, that is quite true. Writers do write for thei...Yes, that is quite true. Writers do write for their own sakes, however, it would also be vain not to admit that they love to be read. :D<br /><br />And well, regarding publishing, sometimes I wish I had more time for myself. I do make attempts at writing a novel from time to time, but the progress tend to be a bit slow, for obvious reasons. Currently I have about 4 to 5 ideas for a novel that I do tinker with from time to time. <br /><br />Its unfortunate that in the modern day publishing world, there is very little acceptance or market for short story collections, very few editors are willing to take on a short story collection, and that is also strictly for writers who already have a established name in the market, and have at least a reasonable amount of readership at their disposal. Upcoming writers have very little chance of making it, to be honest. Writing a novel is their best bet, <br /><br />Reading is bliss indeed. Nothing like losing one's self in book to be honest. Do tell me more about the author/books that u r into. <br /><br />I actually grew up reading a lot of Stephen King, from my school days actually. How is that for the creepy coming of age? :) Though I have moved on from SK since then, and these days I love brooding on writers like Thomas Pynchon, Don Delillo, John Steinbeck and Cormac Mccarthy.<br /><br />"oscar wilde is great, ain't he? though most people don't like him for his cynicism, i like him for precisely that"<br /><br />Oh wow, you just echoed my thoughts, word to word. Have you ever tried one of Shaw's? If you liked Wilde, you will totally love Shaw, especially his Man and Superman.<br />A Great Liarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00726324062407699145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4218729071530435638.post-10823294312560219882012-10-22T10:24:28.049-07:002012-10-22T10:24:28.049-07:00i know what you mean about gathering followers, it...i know what you mean about gathering followers, it's a phase and it passes as quickly as it comes. but frankly it doesn't really matter, because writers write for their own sake not for someone else's, mostly.<br /><br />when i read your blog, i feel like a whinny old lady comparing mine to urs :D you should compile all ur short stories and publish 'em. they're brilliant.<br /><br />talking about outdated profiles, i made mine 4 years ago. and maybe it's been updated once, i can't say. <br /><br />oscar wilde is good, yes. but i have read many since that. haven't had much time to read in a while, since the load of responsibilities increased, but i like nothing better than to curl up with a good book. reading is like entering someone else's life, escaping our own. so yeah, it's bliss :DThe Butterfly Effecthttp://deceptiveinstincts.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4218729071530435638.post-63921617061352609402012-10-22T06:00:06.402-07:002012-10-22T06:00:06.402-07:00@the butterfly effect: Oh ok. When I first started...@the butterfly effect: Oh ok. When I first started this blog, almost 2 yrs back, I went around following blogs left, rite and center in order to attract visitors. To b honest, majority of those blogs I have hardly visited more than once. <br /><br />And well, blogging and promoting one's blog has their charms, but they r certainly not durable, at least not for me. So I have kinda lost the zest for it, as it were, which is evident from the fact that my blog's been stuck at 100 followers for a while now. But it just doesnt seem to matter anymore.<br /><br />And yes, whats in my profile is correct, and a touch outdated I am afraid. Those details were filled sometime ago. At least my list of fav reads have certainly increased since then...<br /><br />I been to your profile too, and well, Oscar Wilde is also one of my favs too :)A Great Liarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00726324062407699145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4218729071530435638.post-36446702673009197152012-10-22T05:25:06.935-07:002012-10-22T05:25:06.935-07:00Well you follow a lot of teen blogs, and somehow w...Well you follow a lot of teen blogs, and somehow what you write and your choice of reading (assuming what you've written in ur profile is correct) doesn't match with the blogs you follow:D<br /><br />once in a while when going through the boring newspaper you find a column that holds your complete attention and makes you think, that's what your writing invokes in me, the same kinda feeling. Hence I asked whether you're a columnist:)the butterfly effecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00767383039057259047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4218729071530435638.post-43685383635442489632012-10-22T03:42:25.044-07:002012-10-22T03:42:25.044-07:00@The Butterfly Effect: And no, I am not a columnis...@The Butterfly Effect: And no, I am not a columnist, I am a techie by profession, and a reader/writer by choice. A Great Liarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00726324062407699145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4218729071530435638.post-47263926150014570572012-10-22T03:37:37.018-07:002012-10-22T03:37:37.018-07:00@The Butterfly Effect: Oh thanks a million once ag...@The Butterfly Effect: Oh thanks a million once again. This one was originally writen for and published at Michael Brown's MUDJOB few months back. <br /><br />And lolz, I am 28 plus years old, teen years now seem like a distant dream... ;) <br /><br />What made you think I was a teen? Just curious...A Great Liarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00726324062407699145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4218729071530435638.post-65092586087718938272012-10-22T03:31:21.275-07:002012-10-22T03:31:21.275-07:00this was.. intriguing. are you a columnist? it see...this was.. intriguing. are you a columnist? it seems so, except that you say you're down with Achilles' heel when it comes to grammar, and that wouldn't make sense. you write beautifully, and you don't sound like some teenage kid. your stories are more mature, with an in depth charisma which a kid can never portray.<br /><br />and talking about the end of the world, sometimes it feels like it's looming over us, ready to pounce, at the blink of an eye.The Butterfly Effecthttp://deceptiveinstincts.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com