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| Books & Authors Recommended and not so recommended reading. |
07-01-2007, 05:08 AM
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Originally Posted by boongee
I read Of Mice and Men for the first time. The power went out so I sat up in the dark with a flashlight and read the whole thing in one night. I liked it a lot. I'm starting The Grapes of Wrath now.
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There are a handful of books that I've been moved beyond words by and Grapes of Wrath is one of them - truly stunning - enjoy.
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07-01-2007, 06:06 AM
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I am currently reading Picasso My Grandfather by Mariana Picasso. Not many people i know realise how much of a totilatarian family wrecker Picasso was. My goodness he is portrayed as a cruel, anti-socialist bastard. But then again that's the general stereotype behind Artists...
This book changes the way I perceive his artworks, however that isnt a surprise given that I now view them with an Author centred approach...
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Everything changes. When you learn the truth behind a persona. Was Oscar Wilde really Oscar Wilde? 
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07-01-2007, 08:28 AM
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Just finished two books. The Temple of the Golden Pavillion by Yukio Mishima and Midshipman Hornblower by C.S. Forester.
The golden pavillion was amazing, and I recommend every aspiring writer should read it! For those who are unfamiliar with Mishima's work, this is one of his best, as he tells the story to the world how he saw it, with all its beauty and its link to death. Based on a true story that occured in Kyoto in the 1950's.
Midshipman Hornblower is also a very amazing book, without rivalry, starting at the beginning of Hornblower's career in the navy where he is a poor seasick youth who is good with numbers but scared of heights. I like a lot how Forester allows his character to grow, slowly becoming the hero we all know him to be! :] Awesome read!
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07-01-2007, 01:07 PM
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The ABARAT, by Clive Barker
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waiting to be written on,
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07-01-2007, 02:23 PM
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i read Winter of the Raven, don't remember th author but its' an old 1995 book about photography, mysteries, exploration and romantic. still haven't finish it... i like it because it's not all smutty like other romance books i read and their relationship developed through a long period of time instead of under one week.....
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07-01-2007, 08:26 PM
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I've never read a book so I wouldn't know.
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You know what I'm gonna do, I'm gonna go post spam in the lyrics section and post idiotic messages in the fiction section and then I'm going to go into the debate section and I'm gonna post a whole lot of nothing, and after that I'm going to start 20 page arguements about homosexuality. You know why? Because I'm a human being that wants to make stupid noobish posts and theres nothing you can do to stop me.
Have a nice day.
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07-02-2007, 02:13 AM
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You've never read a book?
Is something wrong?
Not right?
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07-02-2007, 09:14 AM
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Um... can't think but still typing... um... It. read It for the first time. It was great. Great read, great plot and great characters. Carry on writing like that Mr King!
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07-02-2007, 08:49 PM
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Errr. Now reading Catch 22 and Harry Potter 1. (also looking forward to reading The Catcher in the Rye soon)
So far Catch 22 is mad, i love it. 
Will probably post a non-fiction literary review of it when im done. In relation to Rozencrats and Gildernstein... ummmmm.
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Everything changes. When you learn the truth behind a persona. Was Oscar Wilde really Oscar Wilde?
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07-02-2007, 08:57 PM
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rosencrantz and guildenstern, love.
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07-03-2007, 12:52 AM
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You have a different avatar.
I am reading "Daughter of Venice". It's quite good so far. I'm enjoying it. I've read better, of course.
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07-06-2007, 04:17 PM
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Just finished "Midnight Mass" by F. Paul Wilson. Good read, plus it took place in the town next to me, so I knew all the places they went.
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07-07-2007, 08:54 AM
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I finished 'Just in Case', about two weeks ago. It wasn't as good as Meg's debut novel, but still a good read.
And is that the same Dreamweaver from RSB and TGP?
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07-07-2007, 10:14 AM
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A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf. Very interesting and thought-provoking. She was writing at a very interesting time too.
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07-07-2007, 10:27 AM
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I haven't read anything in a while...
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