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Post by TigerSnake on Aug 6, 2005 16:24:16 GMT -5
I thought we've have a thread about books that were not Harry Potter. LOL. And seeing as we have a thread about movies, why not books? Okay, so I'll start it off... I recently had to read a book for my AP English Summer Assignment entitled: The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribure to His White Mother. It kinda sounds boring but it's really good! It's funny, sad, happy... everything really. Oh and I love A Tale of Two Cities too. It was really sad at the end.  |
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Post by abtibbet on Aug 6, 2005 16:50:07 GMT -5
"A Tale of Two Cities" sounds familiar to me, but I don't think I've ever read that book. I haven't read the other one you mentioned, either. Anyways, I've read 17 books so far this summer. One being "The Diary of Anne Frank". I had never read her diary and really wanted to as I am interested in the Holocaust (why it had to happen, how it happened, etc). Everyone besides me seemed to have read it so I went out and got it and I liked it a lot. I like it because it shows a realistic picture of what a teenage girl and her family really had to go through. It's so sad how they were discovered and sent to concentration camps, one being Auswich (sp). After that I read "Shadow Life: A Portrait of Anne Frank" by Barry Denenberg, which was a fictional book that had a fictional diary of Margot (Anne's sister). What I liked about it was that it went beyond the point of the discovery of their hiding place. It included true accounts from people in the concentration camps who knew Anne and her family. So, I recommend this book to any history lovers out there.  I've also been reading books on screenwriting because this summer I've been trying my hand out with screenwriting. Am loving it! I love creative writing. Anyways, I am going to have to reread "Eragon" because the next book in the trilogy is out August 23rd. If you haven't read this book, I highly recommend it. They will help hold you over until the 7th HP book comes out.  Okay, I think I've written enough! Hope you liked my book reviews! ;D |
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Post by squirrelywrath on Aug 7, 2005 16:40:44 GMT -5
I have jsut picked up "Wicked" the book that inspired the musical... I hope it fills my post HBP letdown
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Post by EmmyMik on Aug 7, 2005 18:23:55 GMT -5
I haven't had much time to read books this summer (I'm either working or sleeping or looking for work). However, at this time I'm reading three, yes three books. In addition to the Harry Potter book I'm reading, I'm also reading Michael Phelps: Beneath the Surface (as Michael is one of my favorite swimmers, and he mentions my favorite, Ian Thorpe, in this book) and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (as I loved the movie and wanted to read the book).
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Post by winky22 on Aug 8, 2005 13:31:43 GMT -5
Sue Grafton's, Kinsey Milhone Alphabet Mysteries are books that i love i have read them all of what she has wrote. The most recent is R is for Ricochet which i enjoyed very much and i love Kinsey's Character and her obsession for Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches cut into four squares.
If you haven't read them you should they are wonderful, start with A is for alibi and work your way through Sue Grafton's genius work.
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Post by ringo on Aug 14, 2005 12:58:49 GMT -5
One of my all time fav books is Brighton Rock by Graham Greene,it is just amazing,set around 1940's England,I have read this book a million times and never tired...
I also love Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte,I have this book in my all time top 10,and you know what,if they ever re-made the film version,then Alan would make a great Mr Rochester....
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Post by slythy on Aug 14, 2005 13:05:03 GMT -5
Yay, book thread  My favourite authors are Terry Pratchett (despite his sour grapes letter about JKR), Jasper Fforde (bonkers, bonkers, bonkers ... you have to read it to believe it), Jane Austen (what can I say, I'm a hopeless romantic), the Brontes (although I suspect A Level English is going to destory Wuthering Heights for me), and zillions of others. I've just finished reading White Teeth by Zadie Smith for the first time. It's been on my shelf for ages and I've finally read it, it's brilliant. I'm reading Brideshead Revisited at the moment, loving it |
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Post by abtibbet on Aug 14, 2005 16:02:46 GMT -5
I also love Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte,I have this book in my all time top 10,and you know what,if they ever re-made the film version,then Alan would make a great Mr Rochester.... I agree. ^ Alan would be a very good Mr. Rochester! |
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Post by billywiggy on Aug 20, 2005 1:50:20 GMT -5
My favourite authors are Terry Pratchett (despite his sour grapes letter about JKR), Jasper Fforde (bonkers, bonkers, bonkers ... you have to read it to believe it), Jane Austen (what can I say, I'm a hopeless romantic), I love Jane Austen too! (But I would say I'm a 'hopeful romantic' lol!) - I reread her stuff every year. My current favorite is 'Persuasion' although 'Pride & Predjudice' does hold a soft spot in my heart. I also love mysteries, and just finished one based on the premise of Jane Austen as sleuth! ;D The books are by Stephanie Barron, and if you like mysteries and Austen, they're a pretty good read - and Lord Harold Trowbridge has many traits in common with Severus Snape . . . |
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Post by actingangie on Aug 22, 2005 22:49:56 GMT -5
Wicked is good, if a little...um...wicked. haha. My absolute favorite books are collectively the Chronicals of Narnia by C.S. Lewis. The Hobbit is my favorite Tolkein book. Yeah, I'm a sci-fi/fantasy fan. David Eddings's Belgariad/Mallorean/Belgarath series are favorites, too - fantastic characters. I enjoy classical literature and plays. Rozencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead is very, very funny and quick paced. I have to admit, I am way behind on reading Jane Austen - that's a time period I must have skipped I guess. I'd better get on it, eh? There are lots of books I've ment to get to but haven't had the time lately. I have read Eragon, however, and am waiting for the sequal!
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Post by slythy on Aug 25, 2005 14:05:53 GMT -5
My favourite authors are Terry Pratchett (despite his sour grapes letter about JKR), Jasper Fforde (bonkers, bonkers, bonkers ... you have to read it to believe it), Jane Austen (what can I say, I'm a hopeless romantic), I love Jane Austen too! (But I would say I'm a 'hopeful romantic' lol!) - I reread her stuff every year. My current favorite is 'Persuasion' although 'Pride & Predjudice' does hold a soft spot in my heart. I also love mysteries, and just finished one based on the premise of Jane Austen as sleuth! ;D The books are by Stephanie Barron, and if you like mysteries and Austen, they're a pretty good read - and Lord Harold Trowbridge has many traits in common with Severus Snape . . . Ooh, thanks Billywiggy - I might have to look into that. What was the title of the book? Finished Brideshead Revisited. Brilliant book. A bit depressing by the end, but great nonetheless. Now reading Captain Corelli's Mandolin in preparation for A Level English (beautiful book, the film was a travesty) the first Bridget Jones, which, shamefully, I've never actually finished before, and the Lovely Bones. A pretty eclectic mix, I think you'll agree |
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Post by billywiggy on Aug 25, 2005 17:40:10 GMT -5
[quote author=slythy board=ot thread=1123363456 post=1124996753[/quote]Ooh, thanks Billywiggy - I might have to look into that. What was the title of the book?[/quote]The first one in the series (there are seven so far, I believe) is called "Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor". Ooh- "The Lovely Bones" ! A very haunting, but beautiful book . . . I couldn't put it down! |
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Post by abtibbet on Aug 27, 2005 18:28:37 GMT -5
"Eragon" is a great book to read for all fantasy lovers. I really enjoyed reading it and have now started reading "Eldest" since it was released August 23rd. "Eldest" actually beat HBP to be number 1 on the amazon.com best selling list!
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Post by squirrelywrath on Sept 27, 2005 13:51:05 GMT -5
just finished another one of Kathy Reichs books "Monday Mourning" . Another novel with her Forensic anthropologist Tempe Brennan.they are the books that Fox's new tv series "bones' is loosely based on... this one was pretty good bud not enthralling
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Post by cissy on Sept 28, 2005 0:00:33 GMT -5
"Wicked" is excellent! (The sequel, "Son of a Witch" is out soon) I'm currently reading "Phoenix and Ashes" by Mercedes Lackey (do read any of her books, please, all excellent!). I've just finished Diana Gabaldon's "The Fiery Cross" (long at 1400 pages, but excellent)-I highly recommend her books. I also enjoy Louise Rennison's Georgia Nicholson books, Anne Bishop's Dark Jewels trilogy, and the Pern books by Anne McCaffrey.
I am also reading "The Return of the Native" with Alan. (excellent!)
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Post by billywiggy on Sept 29, 2005 0:56:31 GMT -5
I am also reading "The Return of the Native" with Alan. (excellent!) ;D Do you mean the audio version? That must be lovely . . . I've considered getting it (just for his voice) . . . but I'm deathly afraid of depressing plots (I get too into books - they seep into my brain and stay there). Is the plot as depressing as they make it sound on the back of the book? |
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Post by cissy on Sept 29, 2005 23:16:30 GMT -5
Yes, billywiggy, I dished out for the 17-hour audio version (tape only, no CD)and bought the book too, and I'm reading alongside. Bought the thing just for his lovely voice, 'cause I can't really stand Thomas Hardy. I had to read "Jude the Obscure" in high school (yuk) and I read "Tess of the d'Ubervilles" to see if it was any better (nope). It must be Alan, cause I'm actually interested in this book! We're up to chapter nine. A broken-off wedding, two ex-sweethearts who still are after the engaged couple, an auntie who forbade the banns, but is now insisting on a wedding...it's actually kinda interesting. (Except for the wordy, endless descriptions of Egdon Heath...snooze.) Alan, of course, does the voices excellently, and it's wonderful to hear him sing! oh that voice... |
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Post by billywiggy on Oct 5, 2005 1:26:56 GMT -5
Alan, of course, does the voices excellently, and it's wonderful to hear him sing! oh that voice...  He SINGS?! Oh my - I definitely going to get this now. Thanks for the info, cissy! Another great mystery series that I'm reading are the Amelia Peabody books by Elizabeth Peters. They're so funny, and they take place in the Victorian era. She's an archaeologist and goes to Egypt with her husband every winter. Mummies, murder and mysteries. Great stuff! |
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Post by actingangie on Oct 5, 2005 22:35:27 GMT -5
I just got Son of a Witch, the sequel to Wicked. Hopefully it's as good as the first.
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Post by EmmyMik on Dec 8, 2005 11:13:00 GMT -5
Bumping this because I cannot read...
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He SINGS?! Oh my - I definitely going to get this now. Thanks for the info, cissy!