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| Books & Authors Recommended and not so recommended reading. |
03-24-2008, 04:04 PM
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The Boylen Inheritance Phillipa Gregory
Getting into her stuff just now
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03-24-2008, 04:05 PM
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Location: Stafford/ UK
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I decided to have a break and read something light and chose Sebastian Faulks. His Birdsong was deeply moving and now I am enjoying Charlotte Gray. His use of metaphor is quite unique and immensely enjoyable.
On the shelf and waiting - a couple of Paul Coelho's!! Oh I wish I had more time.
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03-26-2008, 11:22 AM
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Location: Newcastle-upon-Tyne and West Yorkshire, England
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God Emperor of Due by Frank Herbert. I'm trying to read the whole of the Dune series in order (although I have heard that the two books written by Frank Herbert's son to make up Dune 7 are pretty average).
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03-26-2008, 01:16 PM
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Location: San Francisco
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I just finished an autobiographical novel, Beautiful Boy by David Sheff, about a father's struggle through his son's meth addiction.
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03-26-2008, 03:01 PM
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Location: I live in a house with my lovely bride...
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Currently reading the complete Louis L'Amour collection, alphabetically. Just finished "Law of the Desert Born", next ine line is "Last Stand at Papago Wells".
I put off reading Louis L'Amour for a long time but I don't know why. Though his stories start to become formulaic, every now and then he'll throw in something completely unexpected - like "Last of the Breed". An excellent read!!
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03-26-2008, 05:48 PM
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Location: Australia
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I am honestly beginning to read the "DragonLance" series written by Margeret Weis and Tracy Hickman.
Pretty good book so far, nearly finished the first novel in the series, "A Rumor of Dragons", but I am into this kind of action/adventure topics, I have also decided that I am definitely reading all of the other five books excluding the first in the saga.
I am also beginning to read Frankenstein, of course, it is a good book so far into the story.
And I know I know, many of you have probably read this story ages ago and thinking that I am not much of a reader seeing as I am only reading the book as of now BUT, I am only 14 years old.
Cut me some slack.
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03-27-2008, 03:53 AM
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Prolific Writer
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I'm reading Paris in the 20th Century by Jules Verne. So far it has been pretty good, even though I can see what Verne's publisher meant when he refused to publish it. The language is quite good but almost embarrassingly clever and the amount the main characters get satisfaction from reading and from seeing each other is almost too funny. Anyway, Verne makes good guesses and points and I'm eagerly waiting to reach the conclusion.
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03-27-2008, 07:29 PM
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Black Rabbit Sunday, by Kevin Brooks. Although not exactly the greatest written piece I have read the story is good, and I have always liked Brooks characters, which is something a good book needs in my opinion.
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03-30-2008, 10:29 AM
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Reading two Norwegian children's books and having a hell of a time understanding third person prose. (Interesting that I can read first person prose without a problem.) Also reading Eye of the Needle by Ken Follett and trying really hard to get into it, but he has two boring chapters of military jargon for every chapter of action so far.
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04-01-2008, 05:28 PM
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A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, third edition. Somebody pleeeeease shoot me!
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04-03-2008, 11:48 PM
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04-07-2008, 08:56 AM
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She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb (for the second time). It's a fantastic book..
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04-09-2008, 08:35 AM
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The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand. Great read.
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04-09-2008, 08:41 AM
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Trying to read Little Women.
It was my grandmother's favorite and she told me all about it when I was young. Finding it difficult to get into, especially as I now have 6 books on my bedside table that I desperately want to read...
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04-09-2008, 09:57 AM
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Location: USA
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Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri.
Of course i read interpreter of maladies and the namesake within 3 days.
I wanna re-read them at a slower pace once i finish Unaccustomed earth.
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