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| Books & Authors Recommended and not so recommended reading. |
07-18-2007, 04:59 PM
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Just finished "The history of Mr. Polly" by H.G. Wells, hadn't read it since I was a teen ager, Looking back I can see it had a considerable influence, passed it on to my daughter.
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07-20-2007, 06:03 AM
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The Gathering by Isabelle something...
Very good book, especially considering I was made to read it for school (which kinda sucks considering how much I like it, it'll just sap the life right out of it - just like when I had to watch the Truman Show ><)
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07-22-2007, 05:27 PM
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The last book I read was Masquerade by Melissa de la Cruz.
I loved it and I am dreading the whole year I have to wait until the next in the series is released. It is a shame that publishers taunt readers in such a way. :3
I could stand to cut off a finger but a whole year to wait... it is horrid. :3
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07-23-2007, 01:43 AM
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The final Harry Potter, which was satisfying; I don't critique an author's should'ves and could'ves.
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07-23-2007, 01:23 PM
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Last book I read was Twilight by Stephnie Meyer. The book was quite good and interesting. The romance in it wasn't the cheap-mooshy-gushy type you read in other romance novels. Plus the blood and suspense of her love for a vampire was quite cool and fun to read.
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07-23-2007, 05:00 PM
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The last book I read was Stephen King's Misery.
Not impressed! The story was crap, the grammar was terrible, you could tell it was him just slagging off a small section of his fans, Annie Wilkes is too stupid to be scary, and he kept on going on about them damn pillings at the begining.
Mr King, I'm not impressed.
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07-24-2007, 05:32 AM
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Sword of Shannara - Terry Brooks.
Was a good read, the only critisism I would have is its obvious borrowings from Lord of the Rings.
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07-24-2007, 08:29 AM
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The Magician's Guild - Trudy Canavan
Opinion - meh.
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07-24-2007, 04:36 PM
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Earlier tonight I finished Tobacco Road by Erskine Caldwell, a darkly comic novel set around the harsh realities of the Great Depression. My full review is in that link. |
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07-24-2007, 06:22 PM
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Does Hamlet count? It was the best thing I ever read. I loved it, it's just the perfect story, and of course the words are art.
If not Hamlet, then I would say The Hobbit. It had a somewhat simple story that was a pleasure to read.
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Of public honour and proud titles boast,
Whilst I, whom fortune of such triumph bars,
Unlook'd for joy in that I honour most.
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07-25-2007, 12:15 AM
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Finished Salems Lot by Stephen King on Sunday. The prolouge gives away the ending of the book of who lives and who dies, so that sucked.
Just finished HP and the Deathly Hollows, which was enjoyable.
Next up I'm going to try and brave another Stephen King book b/c everyone tells me that "The Stand" is supposed to be excellent. We shall see.
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07-25-2007, 01:47 AM
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The last book I read was Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice. I really enjoyed the book, so I went on and started reading The Vampire Lestat, and hopefully I'll be able to read Queen of the Damned and Hannibal Rising before Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer comes out.
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07-25-2007, 09:07 PM
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Last book I read was Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman. I've just discovered him and so far, I love all of his books! Right now, I'm reading another oen of his best sellers called American Gods.
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07-25-2007, 09:10 PM
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. 
Friggen awesome. One of the best of the series.
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07-25-2007, 11:56 PM
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Just finshed The Stand. I was so hooked on the last 300 pages, but don't ask me about the 300 before that.
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