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Anya · Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2006 8:20 pm Post subject:

Cool!

I am reading Stendhal right now-The Red and the Black...Has anybody read it? I would really like to discuss this book!
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LadySnow · Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 10:29 pm Post subject:

.. The Very Secret Diarys... I haven't read those in forever!...

As for acctual books I'm currently tackling The Fountan Head by Ayn Rand.

Oh.. and I have to agree that Dumas is brilliant ... the Man in the Iron Mask is one of the best books ever... as for Hugo .. I prefer Les Mis over Hunchback... but thats just me.

Redhead · Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 4:28 pm Post subject:

I've just finished speed reading an awesome, beautiful, heart breaking book about killer elves who go on an epic journey in a milk float (not really)
The actual book is 'The Girl in Times Square' by Paullina Simons - highly recommended.

Other favs include - The Black Jewels Trilogy
His Dark Materials
Sevenwaters trilogy
The Lovely Bones
Good Omens (gotta love Crowley)
Harry Potter 1-5 (i'm not going to get started on 6)

Oh, and Holden Caulfield is a God. End of.

Mars · Joined: 03 Feb 2006 Posts: 340 Location: Here

Hey! I'm glad you started this thread. There are those of us who still read a book!

I started reading the classics again, because I never really paid attention in high school and I have found that a lot of these books are well worth the time.

So far, I've read:
Madame Bovary
Tess of the D'Ubervilles
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Anna Karenina (talk about depressing)
Custom of the Country
Uncle Tom's Cabin (my favorite book!)
The Mayor of Casterbridge
Silas Marner
Grimm's Fairy Tales
David Copperfield

I recently read Memoirs of a Geisha and really loved it!
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KajaM · Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 9:07 am Post subject:

Does anyone here like "The Pillars of the Earth" by Ken Follett?
It's awesome!
Oh well, Follett seems to be a bit of a sex maniac but I love the book nontheless

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ChicaFrom3 · Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 3:40 pm Post subject:

ebizmybef74 · Intermediate Vidder Joined: 27 Feb 2005 Posts: 2641

Yeah I recently read Memoirs of a Geisha too. (mostly so that I could understand what the movie was about) The book is fantastic and definitely a must-read!
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Mars · Joined: 03 Feb 2006 Posts: 340 Location: Here

Yeah, after reading Memoirs, a lot of things really made a lot more sense and it added so much more depth to the movie. Now I want to buy the movie!
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just kate · Joined: 19 Mar 2006 Posts: 10 Location: croatia

just finished reading bridget jones diaries.i really liked it,for someone who's looking for a light read i definetly recomend it. i hope i'll get started on pride and prejudice tomorrow.can't wait.

my all time favorite is definetly tolkiens LOTR (all three parts). i love those books.

cows23 · Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 10:40 pm Post subject:

I like pretty much everything Michael Crichton. Jurassic Park, The Lost World, the Andromeda Strain, Prey, Timeline, all AWESOME!

Mars · Joined: 03 Feb 2006 Posts: 340 Location: Here

Gosh, I've never read Crichton, Nick. I'll have to try one. Thanks!
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ChicaFrom3 · Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2006 12:36 am Post subject:

Mars · Joined: 03 Feb 2006 Posts: 340 Location: Here

In an attempt to be lazy and not look this up...what is the Andromeda Strain about?
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MovieGuy · Advanced Vidder Joined: 09 May 2005 Posts: 9022

I'm re-reading one of my favorites... The Toy Collector by James Gunn.

If anyone here has read that... Well.... I'll do something surprising.

I recommend it. It's funny. But, it's also really really depressing imo. I think I read somewhere it's like watching a train wreck.

Mars · Joined: 03 Feb 2006 Posts: 340 Location: Here

If it's so depressing, why are you re-reading it? I can't read books like that, it's too draining.

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