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Post by Madam_N_Blalock on Mar 4, 2006 15:19:12 GMT -5
Hey over the weekend i went out and bought a book. As i started reading the book, i found out i was really interested in finshing the book. "Tommy's Tale", by Alan Cumming, is a really good book! Yeah at school we just finished a book at school and i really enjoyed it, it was called "The Great Gatsby", a wonderful book. ;D
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Post by squirrelywrath on Mar 5, 2006 2:50:35 GMT -5
Hated studying the great gatsby waited a few years, read it without overanalyzing everyting and then enjoyed it.
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Post by Madam_N_Blalock on Mar 5, 2006 12:55:54 GMT -5
Hated studying the great gatsby waited a few years, read it without overanalyzing everyting and then enjoyed it. Yeah actually at first i didn't like the book and thought it was boring, but after i started reading the 4th chapter i started liking the book! But over all it was an ok book!
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Post by Rowan on Mar 18, 2006 14:10:24 GMT -5
I have spent most of the last three weeks driving myself mad reading Les Miserables. I'm loving the book, but it is a very dense and heavy read. I'm only 653 pages into it, I've got about 800 pages to go. I took about three days off from Les Miserables last week to finally read Half Blood Prince, two days to actually read the book and another day to get over the shock. I'm now back to working on Les Mis and hoping that I finish it before finals.
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Post by actingangie on Mar 21, 2006 23:45:53 GMT -5
Les Mis is a classic - I was compelled to read it after I saw the musical. Ok... I haven't been reading many chapter-books lately (lol), but I have become a fan of some graphic novels like the Girl Genius collections by Phil and Kaja Foglio (which can also be read online and most lately, the Leage of Extraordinary Gentlemen graphic novels. I'd kinda like to get my hands on the V For Vendetta graphic novel eventually.
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Post by squirrelywrath on Mar 25, 2006 2:49:25 GMT -5
I had the brilliant idea that if I was going to read Les Mis I should do it in the original french. Not a good plan. I never finished...sigh
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Post by Rowan on Mar 26, 2006 16:11:21 GMT -5
My friend Tonya says I'm cheating at reading Les Mis because I got an English translation. I told her that I would love to be able to read it in French, but I've forgotten most of the minimal French I ever knew to start with. I took French for four years in school, but that was three years ago so most of the little French I knew has gone out the proverbial window. I'm up to about page 748 in Les Mis. So it is looking possible, though not entirely likely that I could finish it by finals, which is the first week of May.
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Post by squirrelywrath on Mar 27, 2006 1:01:37 GMT -5
turn to page 748.. just doesn't have the same ring to it. sigh anyways...you'll finish it. As for reading it in french your basic french from school is not enough to plow through that epic. There are words and phrases used that are antiquated. I was living in Quebec for the 3rd year when I attempted it.
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Post by hermione13snape on Apr 1, 2006 5:05:14 GMT -5
I am reading a book at the moment called The Diamond of Drury Lane by Julia Golding. It is really good and I am reading another called The Cry of the Icemark by Stuart Hill, it's also good and has Werewolves and Vampires.
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Post by desraelda on Apr 5, 2006 17:40:06 GMT -5
I'm rereading the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon. I finished Outlander the other day and am about halfway through Dragonfly in Amber. Then I'll read Voyager, but I didn't like the next two (Drums of Autumn and Fiery Cross), so I'll skip to the latest, A Breath of Snow and Ashes. Breath was okay, loads better than Drums or Cross, but not as good as the first three.
Then my plan is to start reading the Starbridge series by my very favorite author, Susan Howatch, followed by her St. Benet trilogy.
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Post by candescence on Apr 5, 2006 19:10:09 GMT -5
Just started Eragon by Chritopher Paolini...I am but ten pages in yet...
And I just finished the Magics Pawn/Promise/Price series by Mercedes Lackey that was great.
And I tend to reread the Vampire Chronicles over and over again as well...
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Post by cissy on Apr 5, 2006 21:58:31 GMT -5
I was wondering if you were going to mention the Outlander series, desraelda! ;D I love those books so much...well, most of them Look, if anyone hasn't read them, you simply must!! I also love the Magic trilogy mentioned by candescence...well, all of Mercedes Lackey's books are great...go read those too!! I also like the Young Wizards series by Diane Duane (and if you are a Trek fan...go read her Trek books--they are hilarious!)
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Post by desraelda on Apr 6, 2006 7:23:54 GMT -5
I was wondering if you were going to mention the Outlander series, desraelda! ;D I love those books so much...well, most of them Look, if anyone hasn't read them, you simply must!! How could I talk about books and not talk about Outlander? I remember my boss gave me Outlander to read, but didn't tell me anything about it. She just waited for me to come to her to discuss it. We used to talk about the characters like they were real people we knew. This was way before HP forums where we do that naturally, but back then, people thought we were a little weird. ;D
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Post by olwen on Apr 6, 2006 18:41:54 GMT -5
Well Cissy and Des you sold me. I'll be reading Outlander next week. The reviews are awesome. I enjoy historical fiction and was wondering what to read after Dorothy Dunnett. Outlander has a really passionate fan base so it must be awesome. Can't wait!
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Post by desraelda on Apr 7, 2006 12:54:09 GMT -5
Well Cissy and Des you sold me. I'll be reading Outlander next week. The reviews are awesome. I enjoy historical fiction and was wondering what to read after Dorothy Dunnett. Outlander has a really passionate fan base so it must be awesome. Can't wait! Passionate is the right word to use for Outlander. And looking at your sig, you'll have no trouble relating to a red-head in kilts. Olwen, if you like historical novels, I highly recommend Penmarric and The Wheel of Fortune. Penmarric is the story of Henry II, Eleanor and their children set in Cornwall (late 19th and early 20th century) Fortune is the story of Edward II (he's already dead at the beginning of the novel) and his descendants down to Henry V set in Wales. In the former, England is represented by the estate of Penmarric, and in the latter, by the estate of Oxmoon.
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Post by iluvdan4ever84 on Apr 7, 2006 23:03:39 GMT -5
does anybody here read the chronicles of narnia series...i have but i'm still reading book 3 ~Shaz~
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Post by olwen on Apr 7, 2006 23:47:33 GMT -5
Passionate is the right word to use for Outlander. And looking at your sig, you'll have no trouble relating to a red-head in kilts. Olwen, if you like historical novels, I highly recommend Penmarric and The Wheel of Fortune. Penmarric is the story of Henry II, Eleanor and their children set in Cornwall (late 19th and early 20th century) Fortune is the story of Edward II (he's already dead at the beginning of the novel) and his descendants down to Henry V set in Wales. In the former, England is represented by the estate of Penmarric, and in the latter, by the estate of Oxmoon. Karma Des for sharing! The Penmarric novels sound wonderful, right up my alley - I'm going to give them a try. Can't wait to read Fortune because of the history and setting. And now I'm dying to read Outlander because of the raves. Oh yeah, forgot to add, I have no problem enjoying a man in a kilt as in my siggie! *heartflutter
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Post by hermione13snape on Apr 8, 2006 5:58:46 GMT -5
does anybody here read the chronicles of narnia series...i have but i'm still reading book 3 ~Shaz~ I love Chronicles of Narnia and am at the start of book 3. A re-read I am afraid!
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Post by desraelda on Apr 8, 2006 15:49:51 GMT -5
You're very welcome. I'm always happy to share my love for historical novels, especially the works of Gabaldon and Susan Howatch. Silly me forgot to tell you that Penmarric and Wheel of Fortune were written by Susan Howatch. It might help to find them if you had the author. Norah Lofts is another favorite author, but I think you've got plenty to read between DG (six weighty tomes so far) and SH.
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Post by EmmyMik on Apr 12, 2006 15:37:14 GMT -5
does anybody here read the chronicles of narnia series...i have but i'm still reading book 3 ~Shaz~ I read the books back when the movie came out. I really enjoyd them...
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