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Anya · Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 1:43 pm Post subject: Just for bookworms

Ok! This is a place for all of you who enjoy reading a good book from time to time or are just huge bookworms such as myself...
Here we can chat about what we're reading right now and what we've enjoyed reading so far...
Ok...I'll start! I love 19th century literature and I am a huge fan of Jane Austen. Right now I'm reading Northanger Abbey and I love it

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SuperKC · Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 1:57 pm Post subject:

I work at a library, so I'm kind of in over my head right now when it comes to books. I'm in the middle of Life of Pi, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, Fit from Within, and The Ladies of Covington Send Their Love.

I'm so bad.

Rocksiren · Expert Vidder Joined: 20 Feb 2005 Posts: 2576

Love the Jane Austen also---> favorite book and movie "Persuasion" SOO romantic.

One of my favorite books is Natural History of the Senses by Diane Ackermann, also her gorgeous poetry in "Jaguar of Sweet Laughter". Unreal, honestly.

This is so high school reading list, but The Sound of Waves by Yukio Mishima is a great book, very romantic and "of the sea".

Will definitely check out your guys' suggestions...thanks.
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Anya · Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 3:24 pm Post subject:

Yeah! I'll check your suggestions,too...

Here is a list of some of my favourites:
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo
Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray
Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
Harry Potter (all parts) by J.K Rowling
and everything ever written by Jane Austen and Alexandre Dumas

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Anya · Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2006 4:47 pm Post subject:

No bookworms here apparently...

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Hobbes · Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2006 7:03 am Post subject:

lol sorry, I haven't read that much since I discovered the information superhiway

Just the essentials, i.e. Harry Potter and other superhyped ones

Hollywood · Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 4:27 am Post subject:

The books I'm really into are mainly murder/mystery or horror.
I'm a HUGE Stephen King fan. I just went out and bought his new novel "Cell" last week but I haven't begun it yet. I'm reading another one of his at the moment and I still have to start those damn Harry Potter books. lol.
I kind've said I would a while back.

Anyway, heres a list of my favs.

"It" - Stephen King
"The Stand" - Stephen King
"Mystic River" - Dennis Lehane
"Under The Overtree" - James. A. Moore
"The Lovely Bones" - Alice Sebold <-- Can't wait for the movie. Peter Jackson baby!

"Fall On Your Knees" - Ann Marie McDonald
"Flowers In The Attic" - V.C. Andrews
"Sleepers" - Lorenzo Carcaterra
"The Notebook" - Nicholas Sparks
"A Series Of Unfortunate Events" - Lemony Snicket
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Whitney · Joined: 29 Jul 2005 Posts: 37 Location: North Carolina

I absolutely adore Life of Pi! It's one of my favorite books.

But alas. Right now, I am in the middle of reading One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and The Plot Against America, which are both really good books. I'm getting more into the second one because... I am a dork. (It's an alternate history where Lindbergh is elected instead of FDR getting a third term... follows a specific character.. very interesting!)

But yeah.

Anya · Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 6:45 am Post subject:

Hollywood · Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 7:31 am Post subject:

Yeah I absolutely love that book too. I read it almost 2 years ago and it's gotta be one of the best ones I've ever read. It's GREAT!
I actually just found out about the movie adaptation just like 3 or 4 weeks ago and that PJ is gonna be doing it.

http://cinematical.com/2005/12/15/peter-jacksons-next-project-the-lovely-bones/
http://cinecon.com/news.php?id=0501185
http://www.moviehole.net/news/3566.html
http://www.eonline.com/News/Items/0,1,15727,00.html
http://www.movieweb.com/news/16/6516.php
http://www.ew.com/ew/report/0,6115,1018277_10_0_,00.html

I Can't wait!!!

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lostzilla · Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 9:08 am Post subject:

I dont read much but I really like Catcher in The Rye by J.D. Salinger.
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Anya · Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 1:33 pm Post subject:

Anya · Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 1:47 pm Post subject:

Ok,all this talk about Peter Jackson got me thinking about LOTR... Wasn't a big fan of the movie or the books but my friend(who is obsessed with LOTR) e-mailed this to me...Hilarious...

If someone wants me to mail them the entire thing I will... I have no idea who wrote this but it is really funny...Enjoy!

THE SECRET DIARY OF ARAGORN SON OF ARATHORN

Day One:
Ringwraiths killed: 4. V. good.
Met up with Hobbits. Walked forty miles. Skinned a squirrel and ate it.
Still not King.
Day Four:
Stuck on mountain with Hobbits. Boromir really annoying.
Not King yet.
Day Six:
Orcs killed: none. Disappointing. Stubble update: I look rugged and manly. Yes!
Keep wanting to drop-kick Gimli. Holding myself back.
Still not King.
Day Ten:
Sorry no entries lately. V. dark in Mines of Moria. Big Baelrog.
Not King today either.
Day Eleven:
Orcs killed: 7. V. good. Stubble update: Looking mangy.
Legolas may be hotter than me.
I wonder if he would like me if I was King?
Day 28:
Beginning to find Frodo disturbingly attractive. Have a feeling if I make a move, Sam would kill me. Also, hairy feet kind of a turn-off.
Still not King.
Day 30:
In Lothlorien. Think Galadriel was hitting on me. Saucy wench.
Nice chat with Boromir. He's not so bad.
Took a shower. Yay!
But still not King.
Day 32:
Orcs killed: none. Stubble update: subtly hairy.
Legolas told me that a shadow and a threat had been growing in his mind.
I think Legolas might be kinda gay.
Nope, not King.
Day 33:
Orcs killed: Countless thousands. V. good.
Boromir killed by Orcs. Bummer. Though he died bravely in my arms, am now quite sure that he was very definitely gay.
Not so sure about Gimli either.
RIP Boromir.
Still not King, but at least Boromir seemed to think I was. Might however have been blood loss.
Day 34:
Frodo went to Mordor. Said he was going alone, but took Sam with him. Why?
My God, is everyone in this movie gay but me?
Not so sure about me either.
Still not King, goddammit.

THE SECRET DIARY OF LEGOLAS SON OF WEENUS

Day One:
Went to Council of Elrond. Was prettiest person there. Agreed to follow some tiny little man to Mordor to throw ring into volcano. Very important mission - gold ring so tacky.
Day Four:
Boromir so irritating. Why must he wear big shield like dinner plate all the time? Climbed up Caradhras but wimpy humans who cannot walk on snow insisted we climb back down.
Am definitely prettiest member of the Fellowship. Go me!
Day Six:
Far too dark in Mines of Moria to brush hair properly. Am very afraid I am developing a tangle.
Orcs so silly.
Still the prettiest.
Day Ten:
Gandalf fell into shadow. In other news, I think I am developing a spot on my nose. V. serious situation, as Elven spots likely to last for 500 years or more.
Still prettiest, despite blasted spot.
Day Eleven:
In Lothlorien. Suspect Galadriel may be prettier than me.
Also, am quite sure she copied my hairstyle. I was wearing that same look at least 1,000 years ago. Silly bint. She was most annoyed that I used her mirrored fountain to take a nice bubble bath.
I choose to ignore her claim that my hair clogged her drain. Not one strand of my hair has fallen out in 800 years, why would it start now?
Still prettiest by far.
Day 30:
All this paddling about in boats is hell on my complexion.
Aragorn obviously starting to find Frodo strangely attractive. Sam will kill him if he tries anything.
Still the prettiest.
Day 33 :
Boromir tempted by Ring. So tedious. Cannot be tempted myself, as already have everything I want i.e. perfect hair and a butt like granite.
Have been getting very strange letters from someone calling herself "Stacey" who wants to do obscene things to my elfhood. Fortunately have super-duper elf vision so can run away if I see her coming.
Day 35:
Boromir dead. Very messy death, most uncessesary. Did get kissed by Aragorn as he expired. Does a guy have to get shot full of arrows around here to get any action? Boromir definitely not prettier than me. Cannot understand it. Am feeling a pout coming on.
Frodo off to Mordor with Sam. Tiny little men caring about each other, rather cute really.
Am quite sure Gimli fancies me. So unfair. He is waist height, so can see advantages there, but chunky braids and big helmet most offputting. Forsee dark times ahead, very dark times.

THE SECRET DIARY OF GOROMIR OF GONDOR

Day One:
Went to Council of Elrond. Aragorn acting all superior as usual. He thinks he's so great because he's shagging that bit of elf crumpet on the side. I mean just because someone has a broad chest, firm, defined muscles, an outdoorsy tan and loads of manly stubble doesn't mean that....what? Got distracted there for a bit.
Seem to have agreed to go on some sort of mission while distracted by Aragorn's enormous...rudeness.
Ooops.
Day Three
Stupid Ring, stupid Quest, stupid Fellowship.
Day Four
Frodo dropped Ring today. Picked it up, but Aragorn made me give it back. Arrogant bastard. Wonder how he'd feel with Horn of Gondor shoved right up his...
Stupid Ring.
Day Four:
Is obvious that Aragorn is strangely attracted to Frodo.
Ha Ha! Ha!
Sam will kill him if he tries anything.
Day Six:
Aragorn still into Frodo. "Boromir, give the Ring back to Froooodoo." "Boromir, let *me* carry Frodo up Caradhras." "Boromir, quit trying to cut off Frodo's head while he's asleep so you can get at the Ring."
Blatant favoritism most annoying.
Day Ten:
Why isn't Aragorn into me ?
Day Eleven:
Carried Frodo out of Mines of Moria.
Kind of liked it, actually.
Hope am not turning into pervy hobbit-fancier like Uncle Windermir. Not after what happened to *him.* Merry and Pippin are cute little things, too...
In other news, Gandalf died.
Day 30:
In Lothlorien. Galadriel quite a babe. Feel sure she was attracted to my rugged yet unwashed manliness.
Legolas took a bath in her fountain. Got in trouble. Ha. Ha. Big elfy git. Am quite sure he dyes his hair. Also, he has spot on his nose.
Aragorn suggested we take baths as well. Only realized in nick of time he did not mean with each other.
Stupid Aragorn.
Day 33 :
Frodo being all weird about the Ring. Won't even let me look at it. Must admit I had a bit of a tussle with him trying to get a gander at it. Rolled around on him till he went invisible. Resisted urge to have a little cuddle (made easier when he punched me in the face.)
Aragorn would be jealous. Ha!
Day 35:
Killed by orcs.
Stupid orcs.
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ChicaFrom3 · Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 10:35 pm Post subject:

DaisyAdair · Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2006 4:44 pm Post subject:

Let's see, I have not read a book for a while now.

Here are some of my fav's

Catcher in the Rye
A Tale of Two Cities
The Chronicles of Narnia
Harry Potter
Childhood's End
Fast Food Nation
A Million Little Pieces
The Pearl
The Cay
Lord of the Flies