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What Are You Reading?; The bookworms shall inherit the earth!
Topic Started: Mar 5 2005, 07:18 PM (10,301 Views)
i pRomiSe**
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Wicked - Witch&Curse ~ Nancy Holder & Debbie Viguie

It's a fat book with small text. >.< Anyone heard or read it? I'd like some opinions on it, if so. :3

And I just finished reading Tithe ~ Holly Black. I <3 that book. It's so good. =D Lol I don't really feel like going into details...
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Velut Luna
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im reading vampire knight chapter 23 X__X
though....I think some pg's are missing cause i know im missing a-lot of scenes XD
*Wants the next chapter already*
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Alantie
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i pRomiSe**
Nov 29 2006, 02:36 AM
Wicked - Witch&Curse ~ Nancy Holder & Debbie Viguie

It's a fat book with small text. >.< Anyone heard or read it? I'd like some opinions on it, if so. :3

And I just finished reading Tithe ~ Holly Black. I <3 that book. It's so good. =D Lol I don't really feel like going into details...

I just borrowed it from the library today! I thought it sounded like an interesting series, so I decided to give it a try. I'll let you know what I think of it when I actually START reading it! :sweat:

As of the moment, I'm rereading the Shannara series by Terry Brooks. If you love fantasy and haven't read him, you haven't lived in my opinion. I'm on The Wishsong of Shannara at the moment. I just love Jair to pieces! :fangirl: Such a cute little guy!
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mallorn
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Right now, I'm reading Margaret Atwood's Writing With Intent: Essays, Reviews, and Personal Prose 1985-2005 and it's great so far! Her reviews make me want to go out and hunt the books down as they all sound so interesting!
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Miss Yukari
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I'm trying to read more books this year, it's one of my resolutions. I've just finished reading Fireworks by Angela Carter, and all I can say is 'wow'. This lady was an amazing writer. I don't normally like writing that can be described as 'poetic', because to me it's usually a sign of an author who's in love with the sound of their own voice, and I've read some books where it seems really forced. But in this book, it's effortless. Some of the stories, The Executioner's Daughter for example, were very dark, some, like Fireworks, were poignant, and some, like Reflections were just plain surreal. All of them were fantastic to read.

I've picked up Pride and Prejudice again. I've got halfway through, and I'm at the bit where Elizabeth and Mary have just come back from visiting Charlotte and Mr. Collins, and Lydia's been invited to Brighton. I'm taking it to work with me tomorrow so I've got something to do between calls. ^_^
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Kit
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Just started Amy Tan's Saving A Fish From Drowning. I got it for Christmas so why not?
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I just finished reading Terry Brook's The Elfstones of Shannara, and I thought it was pretty good, but wow...the LT and the ending really made me mad. I guess it's what you'd have expected the typical guy to do. <_<

If you've read it, you'll know what I mean.
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Sadhana
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Jan 21 2007, 12:12 PM
I just finished reading Terry Brook's The Elfstones of Shannara, and I thought it was pretty good, but wow...the LT and the ending really made me mad. I guess it's what you'd have expected the typical guy to do. <_<

My dad loves that book! I never read it myself, but it's one of his favorites.

I haven't updated my reading list in a while, so here's what's been happening in Sadhana's world of literature lately.

I've finished the following recently:
1) The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
2) A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (re-read)
3) A Fable by William Faulkner
4) The Stranger by Albert Camus (I do NOT recommend this one)
5) Misery by Stephen King

And here's what I'm reading now:
1) Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

2) The Stand by Stephen King

3) Siddhartha by Herman Hesse

4) Beloved by Toni Morrison

5) The Bhagavad Gita translated by Stephen Mitchell (no author)

6) The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

7) Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

8) Cannery Row by John Steinbeck

9) The Bell Jar by Slyvia Plath
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Kit
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1) Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez


lol He's one of my parents fav authors. My brother's middle name is Marquez because of him. XD
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nyrin
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Has anyone ever read Shanna Swendon's stuff, like Enchanted Inc.? I've read it but as of yet I've got no one to rant about it too :'(

I'm also looking for a few good books to read so thank goodness for this thread :)
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Sadhana
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Jan 21 2007, 01:07 PM
lol He's one of my parents fav authors. My brother's middle name is Marquez because of him. XD

He's one of my favorite authors also! Which is why I'm reading another book by him. :lol: But I actually plan on naming one of my children after a different writer.
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Miss Yukari
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I've finished Pride and Prejudice. Love love loved it! It's one of those books you know is awesome because of the satisfaction you get from finishing it, but also the sadness that the story is over. My favourite character has to be Mr Bennet, I just adored his sarcastic sense of humour. Bingley and Jane's side-romance was sweet, and Elizabeth and Darcy's relationship was handled superbly. I'd definitely recommend it.

Now I'm starting on The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter.
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Sefie
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Bwahaha, Pride and Prejudice....I hated and loved that book :lol:

I'm currently reading a hella old Agatha Christie (Poirot=LOVE!) and....my guilty pleasure, The Cat Who series...xD I found a new one at Target. The books are so awful. The main character is a total Gary-Stu, each book is so similar it hurts sometimes, the cats are idolized...and yet I can't get enough of these books!
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Eragon- well I finally got down to it. While it’s not literary perfection(it’s kinda clichéd, you have to admit) it’s a fun ride and worth reading all the same; enough to keep me caring about the characters and the fate of their universe. *patiently waits to read Eldest*

Reread A Walk to Remember, still just as flowery and o-kayyy tastefully sappy. I still like the book so much better than the movie because, I dunno, that kind of relentless schweetness is more believable in a 50’s setting ^_^’. And the ending was much more ambiguous, it leaves a hanging question on the fate of Jamie(did she really die? Did she really NOT die???)

The Gift of Acabar by Og Mandino- don’t know it? It’s about a boy who lives in a desolate village who one day catches a star when he’s flying his kite. A talking star(yup, you heard me right) who has a special, life changing message for all of humanity.
I’m not much a fan of inspirational books, but this one is not preachy at all, it just makes you feel warm and powerful and- gasp!- capable of changing the world, after reading it.(yup, you still heard me right :P)

Book I’m about to read: The Boy Who Loved Anne Frank by Ellen Feldman. Those of you who read Anne Frank’s diary know that the title refers to Peter van Pels(or van Daan, if you refer to the book pseudonym) who hid with her in the secret annex. And yeah Peter actually died in a death camp just before the war ended. But the book is a ‘what if’ premise: what if Peter actually survived and forges a new identity, trying to escape the ghosts of his past I know, I know, it’s a risky, possibly controversial premise, but the reviews say it’s incredible and believable. *scuttles off to read*
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P.S. I Love You by Cecelia Ahern
It a really sweet story of a married couple, torn apart when the husband dies from a brain tumor. After his death, he leaves a bunch of letters to help his wife move on with her life. :cray: It so sweet and sad.
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