Read Any Good Books Lately?

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  1. DesertSong

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    I let my friend borrow Abundance, a book about Marie Antoinette, before I had a chance to read it.

    I was kind of left without a book... I dragged around for a while and reread some favorites (yea, Abundance is a long book and my friend is a slow reader) until he gave me a book called Peter Pan in Scarlet.

    I have no problem reading kids books, and I liked Peter Pan so I gave it a chance. Finished it in about a day because it was so good.

    So if anyone appreciates a good solid story and needs something to read, I highly suggest this. The fact that it is short is nice as well. It's really amazing. Lots of very clever pieces that are really very sophisticated from a storytelling standpoint.

    You don't really need to know much about the original story. Anything you learned from the old Disney movie as a kid will be enough, I promise. The entire story is pretty self sufficient, even though it technically doesn't introduce any new characters. Technically... If you want to know what I mean by that you'll have to read it.


    READ IT.


    Anyway. Anyone else read any good books lately?






    ((Kinda figured Media = Entertainment in general))
     
  2. Shad

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    3 words: The Inheritance Series.

    Eragon
    Eldest
    something else. (unreleased).
     
  3. Arson

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    I really like David Gemmell book especially the Drenai and Rigante series.
     
  4. direscape

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    I love 'em, but haven't read them recently.

    Sad book: The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
     
  5. drdd10

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    nope not yet :p
     
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    Harry potter 1 2 3 4 5 6 four times each?
    :shock: :p 8)
     
  7. xiatus

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    Beside textbook for school...not really bc I don't like reading :p
     
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    ha reading i laugh at that pathetic concept haha!
     
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    Bleh, reading books.. only books I read are text books for school, and computer programming books... since I r teh n3rdy
     
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    Re-read through all of the Hannibal books and I'm about halfway through Hannibal Rising right now. After that I'm probably going to re-read The Ultimate Hitchhikers Guide as it's been a while since I've read it.
     
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    The Ultimate Hitchhikers Guide ... my friends read that a lot, what is it about, roughly?
     
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    earth being demolished and some guy with armed towel travels through space looking for the ultimate truth. thats my brief summery lolz
     
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    The time traveler's wife.
     
  14. DesertSong

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    I read that one a while ago, it was good.

    Most of it took place in the neighborhood I live in.
     
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    book

    I had to read "Angela's Ashes" for school, and it was good it's based on a true story which is hard to believe, so i recommend it.
     
  16. moose

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    On the Run books 1 thru 6
    then after your done that read Kidnapped books 1 thru 3

    it will make sense for you

    btw you'll love it it has good humour in it


    quote: " First we steal a car, then a atv, then a horse, whats next? Cattle rustling ?"
     
  17. Tricia

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    Ooooh, books! I love reading :)

    I'm reading Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides at the moment. I found it kind of hard to get into, but I'm enjoying it now.

    Has anyone read Gut Symmetries by Jeanette Winterson? Very weird, but very good.
     
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    I just got done reading The Birth of Tragedy by Nietzsche. It's a good book up until the last couple chapters. He completely contradicts and invalidates his argument. What a tool...
     
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    Oh i love John Grisham books, but the latest book I've read was Bridget jones' diary... really funny :D
     
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    i've read some pendragon books, but i can't seem to get any other more because where i live they're not edited :p
     
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