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I'm currently re-reading The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux. It's such a beautiful book, defently one of my all time favourites, and the only book that has ever made me cry. The final chapter (The End Of The Ghost's Love Story) just hurts my heart.
Right now I'm reading Nineteen Eighty-Four XD
Currently in AP Lit, I'm reading Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison. It's quite boring.
The Warrors series by Erin Hunter
The Dinotopia series by James Gurney
the Temperance Brennan novels by Kathy Reichs
The Stand by Stephen King
I also read every Buffy The Vampire Slayer/Angel novel I can get hold of.
Eerily accurate in a few aspects...Originally posted by Monai
Right now I'm reading Nineteen Eighty-Four XD
I just re-read 'Red Dwarf: Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers'
and I'm halfway through the sequel 'Better Than Life'
both are great books, good for a laugh
That which you manifest is before you.
I've actually taken the time to read Order of the Phoenix for the first time. This is the first HP book I've read (the others I've seen as movies), and I actually really enjoy it. I like how JKR is to-the-point when it comes to details and doesn't spend much, if any, time on metaphors and unnecessary details (which is why I don't read much). Some say that JKR books are only for kids, but honestly, I think that it's really geared for anybody regardless of age who want to read a good book with dynamic characters and an interesting plot. A fault with a lot of authors and critics is that they get so caught up on using metaphors in their work (to feel good about themselves and be known as "intellectuals", even though they really don't understand the metaphors), that it's difficult for people to understand and turns a lot of people like me away from reading more often.
That's the thing with JKR. She's not a fantastic writer - average at best - but she's a great story teller. Sadly, she can't write prose or romance to save her life, thus making the first six hundred or so pages of Half-Blood Prince somewhat... redundant.Originally posted by Xinithian
I like how JKR is to-the-point when it comes to details and doesn't spend much, if any, time on metaphors and unnecessary details (which is why I don't read much)
Just read Waris Dirie's second book, Desert dawn...loved it!
I totally agree.Originally posted by Nephilim
That's the thing with JKR. She's not a fantastic writer - average at best - but she's a great story teller. Sadly, she can't write prose or romance to save her life, thus making the first six hundred or so pages of Half-Blood Prince somewhat... redundant.
I recently re-read Animal Farm by George Orwell, for a bit of vacation reading, lol. I hadn't read it since I was 14, and it was even more awesome than I remembered.
last time i touch a book ..
anyways that book call Snow Falling On Ceder is good also the one call The Golden compass iis nice
A couple days ago I started reading the book "Odd Thomas".
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I'm glad to say that I finished a book called The Rising: Antichrist is Born which is part of the series I've been reading. I am currently reading The Regime, which is a really good book. Of course the two I just mentioned are prequals and there is a third. ^_^
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@ Kopa: That sounds like the 'Left Behind' series. Is it?
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Yes it isOriginally posted by lionloversam
@ Kopa: That sounds like the 'Left Behind' series. Is it?I really like it. ^_^ Have you read any of the books?
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I read so much and all at once, I'll choose my favorite atm.
Klaus Barbie : The Butcher of Lyons
I can't kill, so I'll read about some other Nazi that can, and maintain sanity for now.
@Wolfy; Yes, the book SFoC is very good. As is the soundtrack, and the movie.
My family (except my dad) read them togeather, we didn't read any of the more recent ones. I think there are like three or four we didn't read (I could be wrong on the number) And I read the first one in the 'kids' series. I like the 'adult' version better though.Originally posted by Kopa
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"Many Waters" by Madeliene L'Engle is classified as a young adult book, but is enjoyable for older people, also. It is about two boys who go back to the time of the Great Flood in the Bible, but this is no cheesy sci-fi book. It touches on sex (two boys are are attracted *wink* to one girl, while a rival girl tries to seduce one of the boys). It also touches on family loyalty, the importance of healing rifts between relatives, love, devotion, and other things. A deep and satisfying read.
I liked The Hobbit and The LOTRs as well as The Hitch-hickers guide to the galaxy. Also Stormbreaker was a good book, ive read most of that series but I need to get the latest book in the series. I tryed Harry Potter I thought it was good when I was younger but now reading through the latest it wasnt for me anymore. Ive gotta get back into reading, ive sort of stopped this year.
I recently read Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk. It is really weird when you read it because they threw any form of chronological order out the window. It begins with Evie Cottrell stood at the top of the stairs with a rifle, wearing what's left of a wedding dress. Brandy Alexander, "Queen Supreme" is bleeding at the foot of the stairs, begging the character stood over her, the narrator, to tell her about her life, as she believes she should have it flash before her eyes.
The narrator takes you through her time in La Paloma Memorial Hospital, the whirlwind journey of the past few months, and flashbacks of her and Evie, and her and her parents. It's a great book, and whilst everything seems incredibly confusing, by the end everything ties up pretty nicely.
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