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02-23-2008, 03:36 AM
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I'm going to go back to The Complete Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, as I've been holding off reading it for almost a year now.
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Skip Tom Sawyer. It reads like a kids book. Huckleberry Finn is the real literary masterpiece, although the last 10 pages should never have been written.
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02-23-2008, 10:12 AM
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Best Seller
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Reading The Great Gatsby right now for English class. I loved how it opened but the when he got into the dialog of the characters (Nick, Tom and Daisy) it felt kinda wooden.
Though his description is wonderful...
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02-23-2008, 05:10 PM
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I tend to read a lot of different genres. I love reading science fiction, some history, and fiction.
At the momment I am reading The Darkest Evening of The Year, by Dean Kootz, and Grayson, by Lynne Cox.
Both books have something to do with animals. They are pretty good so far.
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02-23-2008, 05:22 PM
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Ink Slinger
Join Date: Jun 2007
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02-26-2008, 08:16 PM
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Re-reading George RR Martins "A Game of Thrones" series at the moment, on book two headed into three shortly.
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03-02-2008, 08:30 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by datter
Re-reading George RR Martins "A Game of Thrones" series at the moment, on book two headed into three shortly.
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Fantastic series. A Game of Thrones is "low fantasy" at its best. The fact that the author is willing to kill off his characters so easily adds a whole new dimension to the books.
As for me, reading Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott. It's great advice on writing pulled off in a hilarious and engaging way.
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- J.R.R. Tolkien
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03-02-2008, 02:11 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: England
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I'm currently in the middle of reading On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan, and The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory. I should really have finished Chesil Beach by now, what with it being so short, but I keep getting distracted by Gregory's genius. Either way, they're both great reads (at least so far) and I'll be looking into their other titles when I'm done.
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03-02-2008, 02:26 PM
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Right now I'm reading Oliver Twist.
I have finally decided to dive into the classica nd read some of them instead of seeing the movies *smirks*
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03-02-2008, 03:02 PM
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Just finished rereading The Ghost Road, the last part of Pat Barker's Regeneration trilogy. This will not be the last time I reread it. How the hell can a book be so thoughtful, so macabre and so readable all at the same time? Humbling stuff.
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03-03-2008, 01:45 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by the pioneers
I'm currently in the middle of reading On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan, and The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory. I should really have finished Chesil Beach by now, what with it being so short, but I keep getting distracted by Gregory's genius. Either way, they're both great reads (at least so far) and I'll be looking into their other titles when I'm done.
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LOL, just to give you an idea, I read The Other Boleyn Girl in late January, and since then I have read her titles:
The Boleyn Inheritance
The Constant Princess
Wideacre
The Favored Child
Meridon
The Queen's Fool
The Virgin's Lover
She is very addictive. IMO, for your reference, the best were Constant Princess and the "Wideacre" trilogy; weakest were the Elizabethan ones.
As for what I'm reading, I rarely spend more than a day on one novel and never more than two. I read a book yesterday and I'm buying more next weekend; anyone got any recommendations? I'm considering purchasing People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks, but it's quite pricey, so I'm not sure.
Last edited by Mishki : 03-03-2008 at 01:47 AM.
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03-03-2008, 01:45 AM
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Letters From the Earth & The Salmon of Doubt.
Also:
What to Expect When You're Expecting.
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03-03-2008, 08:47 AM
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Just finishing "Insomnia" by Stephen King on a recommendation from a friend - not his best and I'm not his biggest fan to start off with.
Looking forward to reading the next one in the Dresden Files series by Jim Butcher (I'm up to "Summer Knight") and the pile of manga I bought at the weekend
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03-03-2008, 09:56 AM
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Gotrek and Felix: The second Omnibus.
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03-03-2008, 11:44 AM
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Writing Down the Bones
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03-05-2008, 03:07 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Oregon
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Reading at the moment
Entering the Castle -Carolynn Myss
The Lions Eye-Mary Gentle
and a book on opening a home business the author escapes me.
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