Never Have Your Dog Stuffed.

Memoirs... good stuff.

Right now I'm reading the Scarlett Letter. It's hard to get into but after a while it gets interesting.

I'm looking at the Les Miserables book I bought over the summer. I'm scared to start reading it!

Unabridged, too. It's rather intimidating.

Dunno if this counts since it is a short story but I'm re-reading:
Masque of the Red Death - Edgar Allen Poe


Two words... "LOVE POE."

I'm reading the Scarlet Letter for my English class. I'm actually enjoying it, hence the fact that I'm four chapters ahead of the class... :heh:

Cyberia, again, along with the haruhi light novel.

Anne of Green Gables.
I'm thinking about abandoning this one to the wolves, for the third time. I've never been able to get beyond the third chapter before nodding off. Hopefully I'll get some good books for Christmas.

Anne of Green Gables.
I'm thinking about abandoning this one to the wolves, for the third time. I've never been able to get beyond the third chapter before nodding off. Hopefully I'll get some good books for Christmas.
I never get past the 3rd page before I get sleepy. I have no idea why.

I'm reading Inkspell, the sequel to Inkheart. A little boring, but I'm not past the half-way point, so yeah... That's to be expected from these books. =_=

I never get past the 3rd page before I get sleepy. I have no idea why.

Because it's boring. :mellow:
@Marlon: I love those books, though Inkspell frustrates me with it's slowness.
I'm going to attempt Dragon Rider again, Anne is just not working out for me.

I'm reading a book called New moon, its really good @_@

Because it's boring. :mellow:
@Marlon: I love those books, though Inkspell frustrates me with it's slowness.
I'm going to attempt Dragon Rider again, Anne is just not working out for me.

I like Dragon Rider. It's pretty cool.

Fantastic. For once I finished Anne of Green Gables. It was so good that I only spent three hours away from it yesterday. It's going on my favorites shelf.
Now, back to Dragon Rider I suppose, then I'll go to the library and check out something good. Maybe The Mysterious Island again, I never got to finish it.

The Divide and So you want to be a wizard?

Eh, I was just reading The Giver it's a really elementary book LOL
It's about a sheltered and controlled community that has eliminated everything that can cause any kind of drama and conflict,eh, color, war, harsh climates, sexual wanting, emotions...

Eh, I was just reading The Giver it's a really elementary book LOL
It's about a sheltered and controlled community that has eliminated everything that can cause any kind of drama and conflict,eh, color, war, harsh climates, sexual wanting, emotions...

I had to read that in sixth grade. Unlike most of the class, I actually enjoyed it. :lol:

Hmm... What am I reading now... Well, finally done with The Scarlet Letter. Liked the book, didn't like the techer's methods. My grades are dead. But, now I'm reading The Vampire Armand again while I wait for another good one to show up.

I'm just finishing up Inkspell. Then it's on to the Thief Lord.

I <3 Cornelia Funke. XD

Yes, another Cornelia fan! High five!
Let's see. I'm reading Dragon Rider, Mythology, and The Dawn Star. See this thread in a week.

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Im reading the discworld series.

books that I recomend are:

Of mice and men.
Lust for Life. (mannen som älskade livet)
Master and Margarita.
Den vidunderliga kärlekens historia. (swedish)
The Hobbit
Lord of the flies.
I, Robot.

check up on these...

oh and stay away from The prophesies of Nostradamus... Boooooring

I just read "The God Delusion" by Richard Dawkins. He had some convincing arguments. Its safe to say im an atheist, although i have been for a while. I recommend this book to anyone who can handle a good discussion for and against religion. This is a mature book, not for anyone who yells BLASPHEMY!!! THY SHALT NAY USE OF THY LORD'S NAME INST VAINE!!! at evrey corner.

sorry if anyone takes offence to this post or this book. i am merely stating my opinion. you are free to ignore it as you wish.

I read seizure by Robin Cook. For some reason, I found it was great that I take biology when I was reading the book. I can't read Poe's book, I guess I am not literature educated enough.

The Prophecies of Nostradamus? Speak of the devil! I just finished a project about him!

Currently reading Eragon. Silly as I am, read the second book first.

The Plot Against America by Phillip Roth

An alternate history that tells how the United States slides into fascism when Charles Lindbergh (first solo crossing of the Atlantic in 1927) allies the U.S. with Nazi Germany (Lindbergh was a vocal supporter of Hitler before World War II) after his election to the Presidency in 1940.

And now off to a Patterson novel (When the Wind Blows).

Three page chapters... My god what was James thinking?!

I have a friend who has a Patterson novel with her wherever she goes. I haven't known her for long, but from what i see, she goes through those things like candy.

The only Patterson books I've read are the Maximum Ride duo. From what I herard, that's not his best work though.

Well I loooove to read Romance Novels. I'm your typical female mush mush. ^^; I especially like to read Historical Romances.

I am currently reading the second book to a quartet by Romance Novelist Mary Balogh called Simply Magic. ^^; Tehehee

I like to read Terry Pratchett. He makes fantasy parodies that actually still have meaning.

I just barely finished reading Eldest last night, and I'm currently reading a book called Kung Fu Princess. It's kind of for younger kids and it has a simpler storyline, but it's kind of a breather for me so I can get away from big books for a bit. Then I'm going to read the book "The Cry of Icemark" the first book in the Icemark chronicles. Anyone here read the books before? cuz this is my first time reading the series. Also, in my spare time I like to gobble up some nancy drew books ^__^

East of Eden - John Steinbeck.

I couldn't find the Grapes of Wrath or Of Mice and Men in the damn library.

Lord of the Rings - jrrt

mmm its soo good!

^ of course! The whole trilogy + annex.

I am trying to read A modern utopia.

How Bush Rules by Sidney Blumenthal

A must-read for anyone who wants to understand why Dubya and his minions are destroying Freedom, democracy, Iraq and the U.S. Constitution in order to "save" them.

Who or what is Dubya?

Well anyways, thank goodness I finally finished Merlin's trilogy. Haven't been reading for a loooooonnngggggg time, otherwise I would've finished it in a week or so.

Who or what is Dubya?

George W. ("Dubya") Bush. The current AntichristPresident of the United States.

Why Dubya? I totally agree with you about the anti-christ part man.

Just finished "Wicked" and boy, does it rock.

I'm halfway through "The Dice Player". Heh, it's pretty absurd, but in a good sense.

Dubuya as in the letter "W" which is pronounced Du-bu-yu but Dubuya is like a southern way to say it and it mocks Bush who is from Texas :)

Oooohhhhhhh okay I get it now

Reading To Kill A Mockingbird for school right now...

Other than that, I don't read much...XD I'd rather watch TV.

I finished The Andromeda Strain by Micheal Critchton. It is a great book, end a little abrupt though with a proper conclusion. H.G Wells is added to my list of authors who write books I won't read.

Plague Maker by Tim Downs - relatively quick, yet satisfying read.
And I'm reading Mockingbird for school as well, isnt that a coinkydink. <_<

Perks of Being A Wallflower - Chaboky

great book

Blindness by Jose Saramago is an excellent book that everyone should read.

The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom

Nice story. Touching, but a tad rushed in the beginning.

Catcher in the Rye

<3

The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom

Nice story. Touching, but a tad rushed in the beginning.
Yeah. I read this story before. It can be confusing to me at times. But the whole storyline is pretty cool.

Catcher in the Rye

<3


amazing book.

amazing book.

Oh heck yes it is. Especially if your into The Perks of Bring a Wallflower [<3].

Teenage angst.

Running with scissors <3

I've seen that book at borders, isn't it a moive now too?

Currently reading: Famous Works of Edgar Allen Poe, collection of his creepy tales :)

mhm.
qutie a good movie.


i have the complete collections of Poe
bought it 3 years ago for $60.
gold borders, hardcover, etc.

saw the same exact one on sale for $10 yesterday.

OMG Coinkdink #2. I'm reading Mockingbird for school too. Lol.

last two i read:

Jonathon Strange & Mr. Norell by Susanna Clarke
it's like an older generation version of Harry Potter.
didn't finish it simply because it got boring. :P

The Assassin's Touch by Laura Joh Rowland
like the rest of her books, it's Japanese murder-mystery thriller that the Honourable Sosakan-sama Sano Ichiro must solve. all her books are based in 17th Century Japan.
it's hard to describe the plot for this one without giving the whole mystery of it away :D

...strange...I'm reading To Kill a Mockingbird...

But not for school :sweat: Simply for my own pleasure. A lot of people have said it's boring, but that book is heaven to me...*future lawyer speaking*

I just finished reading "The Second Mrs. Giaconda" It was a really cool book but it focused too much on Salai instead of Leonardo da Vinci but I guess that was how it should be.

To Kill A Mockingbird
This Side of Paradise
Of Mice and Men
The Canterbury Tales

All the books are good, but The Canterbury Tales is so hard to read. I can't bring myself to get past the first few pages.

Woo! lots of people are reading To kill a mockingbird, i have to read that as my exam novel. I didn't think it was boring, it was pretty worthwhile......

Currently reading Spring Snow, japanese translated fiction.

Kind of currently reading The Art of War. Probably won't finish it. :P

Trying to find a copy of The Fountain by Darren Aronofsky before the movie comes out on DVD.

The Poisonwood Bible - Barbara Kingsolver.

I hear great things about this book. And so I read.

1421. ITs about: supposedly a British navy captian found a map that says that china circled the globe be fore European explaores did.

I just finished reading umm...I don't even remember the title now...something about Mango Street...but that book waasss sssoooo boring...

Ey, would you consider the ermm anime books (the one where you read from right to left) a book? Cuz if yea, then I just finished reading Sakura Trisen and Amazing Agent Luna

The DaVinci Code: The Illustrated Edition

A reasonably good murder mystery marred only by Dan Brown's inability to get (and keep) his historical facts straight. If you'r going to read this, I heartily recommend that you also read Truth and Fiction in The DaVinci Code by Dr. Bart D. Ehrman in order to get a better understanding of the *actual* facts and how they figure into the mystery behind the Grail legend.

Right now I'm reading the Wheel of time Series (Winter's Heart, to be specific). It is a real work of fantasy and definetely one series you should read. :P

Where have all the flowers Gone
Children of the Mind

The Wish List
Twice Upon A Time: Rapunzel, The One With All The Hair

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

The Flowers Personified. Yay for picture books!

Edited.

We're reading "The Devil's Arithmetic" in class. At least I think that was the name of it.

I can't seem to get on with Lord of the Rings- it's one of those old versions where the three books are all stuck together in one whopping huge one, and I keep reading odd books like "Twilight" (that great vampire book ^.^) and "Love in the Present Tense" inbetween the chapters.
I'm so unfaithful. :( And it's so weird to swop between Tolkien's style and Stephenie Meyer's style- Twilight sounds like a nursery book next te LOTR. :P

Deadly Love -- I love how you keep popping up to say "hey, just finished reading this!" ^.^ How many books do you read per day? :D

Well, I haven't read that many books these days (more like this last year actually). I haven't been to the library much or anything, so now mostly I go to FanFiction to read stories. As for the books I read (and post their titles here), well some are from the books I got from book fairs, some are my aunt's books, most are my friends' books.

If manga books still count, then I've also read "Hana Kimi: Love in Full Blossom" Volume 4 and 5 and also "Planet Ladder" Volume 4. Oh right, and I finally finished "The Devil's Arithmetic" in class today (stupid class reads so slow, they're like barely halfway, and stupid teacher can't even read right, god how annoying. "The Devil's Arithmetic was pretty cool actually.

Summary: Hannah Stern, a Jewish girl, goes to the Bronx, where her grandparents live, to celebrate Passover. Her grandfather and his sister had lived during the time when the Nazis captured all Jews in all of Poland. When she opens the door leading outside of the Bronx, she was sucked in to another world, or if I may say, another time. Now she is Chaya and she's now living during the year 1942 (when the Nazi came). She's the only one that knows what will happen, but they won't believe her. Will she be able to save her "family" and friends from the Nazi? Or will she die with them? (I like adding questions at the end. Hehe. Read the book to know what happened afterwards.)

uggg in school we are reading romeo and juliet.

*pats chestnutviolin* Poor you. lol hahaha but seriously though. I tried reading that in 5th grade and gave up after 8 or something pages. It was really quite........ gay. Yes yes, that's how my brothers would describe it. I think that's one of the things I'm gonna hate in HS, having to read Romeo and Juliet. *shudders* Good luck though!

Whoa, I have a friend named Hannah Stern. And she's Jewish.

I just finished a book called "The House on the Strand" by Daphne du Maurier. It was very intriguing. It has me still thinking and pondering about it.

Creepy........

On the strand of what? What's it about?????? TELL MEEEEE!!!! According o the title, it sounds interesting so tell me!! lol

Haha, ok. It's about an English man's experiments with a hallucigenic drug that is able to send him back to the 14th century for brief spells of time. It follows his unsatisfying life in present time (well the book was written in the 60's) with his family and as he goes back in time, and how he gets obsessed about the past. It's kind of dark, definitely not happy-slappy. And like in most of Daphne du Maurier's books, the end leaves you with more questions than answers. I highly recommend it!

you know what are some amazing books? stuff written by stephen king! it can be really creepy and his language can be very crude sometimes.... but the stories he writes are so original and cool!!

Currently reading: The Sword of Truth Series by Terry Goodkind.

I just finished reading "Wisdon for a Young Musician" by Bruce Warren. This book really motavated me in terms of music. So many famous musicians talk about their lives with music. They talk about their struggles and their rewards and it's very interesting. Read it!!

I'm reading Ender's Shadow by Orson Scott Card. It's pretty cool, but I'm in the middle of writing a book, so it's sorta taking time to get through it...besides the fact that I'm a slow reader.

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. :)

The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton

Anne Frank: The Diary Of A Young Girl

I barely started it but it seems interesting enough. Hoping to finish in a few days.

Main Street, Lewis Sinclair

I like this book. Its pretty good so far.

Deadly Love, the book you are reading is wonderful, but heartbreaking. Anne's writing is profound, especially for her age, and a lot of hope and happiness shines through even though it is incredibly sad. It made me count my blessings. Happy reading!

Just finished The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick

Harry Turtledove isn't the first to write in the Alternate History genre of Science Fiction. This novel describes a world in which the Nazis and Japan won WWII, and the uneasy lives of those forced to live in two very different totalitarian states. My main frustration with Dick's works is that they have a tendency to be so minimalist in their construction and language that it can be like reading legal boilerplate and, if you're not careful, you can miss some pretty important plot developments.

I love the discworld-novels by Terry Pratchett. They're a parody of all the fantasy literature. They are funny and they show our own world in some kind of mirror... the mirror of the discworld... that's so brilliant. I love Terry Pratchett, he's my favourite author.

The Dark Mirror by Juliet Marrilier, historical fantasy

The Catcher in the Rye. Apparently, it has 860 "obscenities". >.>

Catch-22, Joseph Heller. I wonder if it has more obscenities.. Haha!

Catch-22 is the best. I can't wait until we read it in class. I read it when my sister was a senior because she made me highlight the parts for her so she didn't have to do it, and I was eleven or something. o.o;

The Catcher in the Rye. Apparently, it has 860 "obscenities". >.>

I'm reading it too coincidentally. The obscenities are almost every other word. It makes my head spin. @_@ But I guess it's a good example of "modern" writing...or so I'm told.

"Chicks With Sticks"

I actually got hooked to this after the first few pages. I'm almost done with it. Argh, I just can't get through to reading Anne Frank. Grr. Well, I'll prolly read it after this book.

wow you guys must like to read a lot I don't read much but I do read mangas once in a while

Hehe. I don't read too much. I just need something to do, plus I haven't even opened Anne Frank for like days or something. You just had to remind me about mangas now didn't you? Great. Now I have to annoy my friend again.

Reading the gay stories in my brother's Lit. book if that counts.

I'm reading it too coincidentally. The obscenities are almost every other word. It makes my head spin. @_@ But I guess it's a good example of "modern" writing...or so I'm told.

It is a great example of modern writing. One of my favorites. But look past the obscenities, because if you aren't sheltered you will understand that obscenities are a big part of a teens vocabulary, whether to be taken seriously or not. Obscenities also express emotions in one word that would take a phrase, paragraph or whole line phrases to express.

Excellent book. Read The Perks of Being a Wallflower if you enjoyed it and vice versa.

The Catcher in the Rye reminds me of the way I write for some reason... minus the obscenities...

Apparently, it reminds other people of my writing, too. o.o;

I just finished reading The Catcher in the Rye yesterday, and it is a very good book. After the first couple of pages, I was able to look past the obscenities. It made me sad whenever Holden asked where the ducks in the pond go during the winter and no one would answer him. It revealed that he was still such a kid, even though he acted like a grouchy old man a lot of the time.

reading manga is the only book I will ever read though there are exceptions

The Catcher in the Rye reminds me of the way I write for some reason... minus the obscenities...

Apparently, it reminds other people of my writing, too. o.o;

The Catcher in the Rye is written as a very personal story, obviously so if the story is of a day by day basis.

Holden is still a child, one that was almost forced into maturity by shock.

<3 recommends that damn book to everyone.

The last book I read was "Monster", and this book is basically about the life of a gangster in LA. When the Black Panthers seperated, they basically divided into two gangs which are now called the Crips and Bloods. Long story, short, its a good book if you're interested in the gang life. I also recommend "Tuesday's with Morrie" <~ sad and strong impact.

"Crime Files: Four-Minute Forensic Mysteries"

I only got one of the mysteries right so far. I don't get most of these chemical reaction stuff.

I think I'm going to read either Little Women, Pride and Prejudice or Sidartha. Anyone know if they are good? [for an English final...]

I'm re reading the Stolen Child novel again. So dang good.

I think I'm going to read either Little Women, Pride and Prejudice or Sidartha. Anyone know if they are good? [for an English final...]
Little Women and Pride and Prejudice are totally really interesting. As for Sidartha, I don't know cuz I've never even heard of it. If you wanna know more info 'bout the books, just PM me.

@RD
I agree with Deadly, Pride and Prejudice and Little Women are both extremely good books. They are two of my all-time favorites, in fact. A lot of people consider them "girly" but they're not really. My brother (who's a football player) read them both, and liked them a lot. They both say a lot about what life was like in those times (late 1700's England for P & P and Civil War era America for Little Women) and the characters are really well-crafted. Elizabeth Bennet from P & P and Jo March from Little Women are two of my favorite literary characters ever. I haven't read Sidartha, so if you end up reading that one let us know how it is.

hey should I read a book, novel, autobiography, or biography? which is better?

Erm...... they're all usually found in a book? But I think it really depends on what you'd usually read. So just choose a book that seems interesting enough.

Deathgod needs a more exact answer. Just read every book that was mentioned in this thread.

Besides those too boring for you

Want something boring? Try reading Proust. ^.^ If you find it in English, that is. I don't know of an author who's done MORE run-on sentences than that guy. It's like, one sentence takes up two pages! I don't know how he bloody does it.
Anyways, I just finished reading Bram Stoker's Dracula, and it was a pretty nice read, except the fact that I'm a fan of the movie, so it was a bit of a disappointment- I was waiting for the romance between youknowwho and youknowwho to start and when I got to the end I was like "...huh? Where d' it go??" I guess I can't go into much detail for fear of spoiling it for you guys if anyone wants to read it, but there you go. It was a nice story, though. :think:
OH, and I totally recommend Alma Alexander's books to you. They're absolutely gorgeously written, and the storylines are tragic and beautiful and chinese and romantic and heartfelt and, and, and...... y'know. Read her works! NOW! :)
(<< recommends Embers of Heaven)

okay I'll try out these books

uh...the vampire lastat by ann rice

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson

Hunter Thompson's dope-and-ether-fueled Excellent Adventure/Bogus Journey into America's Heart of Sin.

Think of it as Naked Lunch for the NRA set.

Just finished Twilight under my desk in U.S. History today. XD

Two-Minute Mysteries

I only solved like 3. ::sniff:: And there was like 20+. ::sniff:: I suck...

no you don't, how about you give me the Two-Minute Mysteries and I'll help you do them

Sorry. It was my friend's. I gave it back to her the day after I borrowed it.

Cirque Du Freak series by Darren Shan.
really good. full of suspense and other words that i can`t really pronounce. xDD BUT IT`S REALLY REALLY GOOD. :]
i strongly recommend it to people who like suspense, mystery, a bit of violence, and adventure. :] hehe.

and now i`m currently reading the Demonata series also by Darren Shan. lol.
not as good as Cirque Du Freak though. v_v

Right now I am reading When the Legends Die by Hal Borland. The book in my opinion is really good. I have to annotate this book for a summer project. It is my first time annotating so it is taking me alot longer than it would to read the book. Hopefully I get a good grade. Also I want to read a Yellow Raft in Blue Water by Micheal Dorris for the other summer english project I have to do. Has anybody read this book before? Is the book good?

ahh then that sucks hey try to see if you can get it again Deadly Love

Sorry. I think she threw it away or something.

Well, as of these days I'm not gonna read. For like a very loooooonnnnggg time because I'm kinda writing my own story.

yes I think we all should write our own story too

Catcher in the Rye had a really random ending. That is, there was none. But an enjoyable read nonetheless.

Now reading... textbooks.

A book that I have been reading for years now is The Book of Dead Days and I think that everyone should read it

I have read parts of the Bible.

A book that I have been reading for years now is The Book of Dead Days and I think that everyone should read it
Is it a happy book? I like happiness. What is it about? I want some information of it, if you would like, plz. :)

Edited.

well it is kinda happy in a way

Samurai Heraldry by Stephen Turnbull

An excellent primer on Japanese heraldry. (Flags, banners, mon. [Clan/family crests]) Although primarily intended for figure modelers, Anime and Samurai movie lovers will also like this book; which examines the history of the colorful flags that you see in all those "cast-of-thousands" battle scenes.

Best Women's Erotica 2007 edited by Violet Blue.

Kekeke text pr0n for wimmenz.

never heard of those before

Now that I'm done reading books for school (Over the Cuckoo's Nest!), I'm starting The Beautiful and Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald. After reading The Great Gatsby, which is my current favorite, I decided to grab another Fitzgerald book. That's how I ended up with "The Beautiful and Damned."

I didn't get too far in that, though, with schoolwork and whatnot in my way. However, I should be continuing with it in the near future. =] Woohoo!~

I'm currently reading "Breaking the Spell" by Daniel C. Dennett and "A Course in Modern Japanese Vol.1" by The University of Nagoya XD

i just finished "Daughter of the Blood" book 1 of the black jewels trilogy by Anne Bishop. good book but quite ummm...descriptive in some parts.
i'm currently reading "Singer From The Sea" by Sherri S. Tepper.

jules verne is god, i finished reading 'journey to the centre of the earth' and that was amazing, i'm now reading 'twenty thousand leagues under the sea' and thats also really good.

really can't read now that I have to go to summer school but I will try my best

last one i read was MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
still doesn't get it though

Earlier I posted books I had to read for my summer project. Well its changed I still have to read When the Legends Die By Hal Borland. The book is okay, moves along alittle slow though. The other book I have to read is To Kill A Mocking Bird. Has anybody read this book? If so is it any good?

last one i read was MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
still doesn't get it though

Kitty, I suggest reading a simplified summary of the plot of a Shakespeare play before reading the actual text. It helps a lot to know the storyline; it makes it so much easier to understand. Also reading it out loud if possible and seeing it performed help. Much Ado About Nothing is such a funny, neat story, but I know understanding Shakespeare takes a lot of effort. I hope you'll try to tackle another one of his plays.

Chesnut,

To Kill A Mockingbird is a wonderful book in my opinion. The writing is very clear and concise and easy to understand and you almost feel like you know the characters. I hope you like it!

Oh, I'm reading "Madame Bovary" by Gustave Flaubert. It is very good.

thanks...

so anyone here knows any good magna books?

Rurouni Kenshin.

Samurai 1550-1600 by Anthony j. Bryant

An excellent primer (again, meant for figure modellers) on Samurai society, with an emphasis on Armor and weapons.

The Thousand Mile War by Brian Garfield

The little-known war fought in Alaska between the U.S. And Japanese during WWII. (Interestingly, my own grandfather was stationed on Kodiak Island during some of the events described; though he wasn't in any of the actual fighting.)

I already finish reading that anything else

hmmmm.. manga, manga,manga.
well Death God if you want something funny try Sgt. Frog.
Even though they are more for kids, Beat the Vandal Buster, and Rave Master are pretty good.
Pita Ten and Neck and Neck are my favorite mangas but they are more geared towards girls.
Oh and Ranma 1/2 is pretty good.
That's it, enjoy.

Recently,
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck: Steinbeck novels are always beautiful.
The Catcher In the Rye by J.D. Salinger: Brilliant, but made it hard to keep myself from swearing all the time.

Not to mention,
Angels and Demons by Dan Brown: Fast enough to keep my attention, but Dan Brown is a big conspiracist and I dare say his style is a tad predictable. Not better than his most famous book, but that wasn't the greatest I've seen either. Both were only okay.

I suppose I'm reading Dune by Frank Herbert now. :think:

Though I just started.

Actually, I JUST started getting into reading... as in yesterday. I was always a grade ahead in my reading (like 3 grades) but I just hated to read. Now, as I'm starting to read on my own time, I forget the reasons really.

Right now I'm reading One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Next to get 'into' reading. I have to say that it's really influenced me. The author, Ken Kesey, really knows how to tell a story from a Schizophrenic person in an 'institution' during the 60s (actually, the book was published in '64).

I'm right now, only on the 20th page of the story, but there was a huge introduction conisisting about 25 pages, and the text is REALLY tiny when comparing to the pages. Still, I don't care, it's fun to read.

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Are there any reccomended books and authors to look out for? I'm gonna go to the library a lot this Summer since and read more books since my 'main plans' got screwed up. Thanks for any advice.

I'm into Historical books, but I've also been a fan of good Fiction stories like One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Next. I also like manga, but I don't really count those as 'this type of reading.' Lol.

I'm currently reading DH Lawrence's "Lady Chatterley's Lover"
Beautiful classic
They say its pornographic, but...
I think its not, it's just a li'l erotic that's all
And so's "Fanny Hill" by John Cleland
They're NOT porn, just sensual

I suppose I'm reading Dune by Frank Herbert now. :think:

Though I just started.

That's an insightful book! The first Dune novel I read was House Corrino
It's much more fast-paced and action-packed, but lacks originality though...

@mystery-j: There's an edit button. Don't double post prz. :]

Currently trying to finish Catch-22 by Joseph Heller.
Exams had prohibited me from reading it further.

"Who is Spain?"
"Why is Hitler?"
"When is right?"
"Where was that stooped and mealy-colored old man I used to call Poppa when the merry-go-round broke down?"
"How was trump at Munich?"
"Ho-ho beriberi."
"Balls!"

thanks Chestnutviolen I'll check those out

Eh, just finished the third installment of Jame's Patterson's Maximum Ride series today.

I could have sworn it ended with the second one, but I went into Wally World the other day and there it ws, staring me in the face. Mah. All done now though. Pretty good.

Just re-read Howl's Moving Castle for the 4th or 5th time.

Still my all time favorite book.

The Assault on Reason - Al Gore

The Assault on Reason - Al Gore

Hmm... Any good? I've been thinking about reading that ever since that Gore-centric issue of Time.

i just finished every book of diablo theyve written so far. cant wait for the next one to come out.

i also recently decided to read the harry potter books. they wrent too bad

I have a custom made DEATHNOTE!!XD
So,the last book I read was its user guide...
(the deathnote is a fake,for your information)

Much to the dismay of many Japanese students, I've recently started on the full "Tale of Genji" novel, unambridged (http://www.amazon.com/Tale-Genji-Penguin-Classics-Deluxe/dp/014243714X/ref=sr_1_1/103-6568614-3879847?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1183677233&sr=8-1). The general feel and the way the translator (Royall Tyler) used prose is nothing short from breathtaking.

I'm enjoying my second living of this novel.

Eh, I've goten about halfway through the unabridged version of "The Tale of Genji".

Then a sudden wave of schoolwork disrupted my reading and I had to return it to the library. I've yet to get it back again, though.

But as of my bathtime today, I'm reading "Sex, Boys, and You: Be Your Own Best Girlfriend."

:lol:

Plaguemaker.

Quite good.

On to AP book number 2.

Lord of the Flies by William Golding.

Pretty good so far, but I haven't gotten into the good stuff yet (or so I'm told.)

On to AP book number 2.

Lord of the Flies by William Golding.

Pretty good so far, but I haven't gotten into the good stuff yet (or so I'm told.)

I read that book freshman year. My teacher told us to watch Lost because of all the parallels.

Lol. You'll like it.

My plan is to re-read all Harry Potter books in a total amount of seven hours. You know, special seven and all that. But I don't think I'll make it. I'm only half-way through book three and I've used up three hours. ._.

Where have my reading skills gone...

^ ... >_> Good luck.

Um.
The Rape of Nanking by Iris Chang, I haven't started it yet. But I'm excited (in a morbid sort of way, considering what it's about) to read this tasty non-fiction. Time to learn my Chinese history. :eat:
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck. You know, if Steinbeck was alive I would totally marry him. His writing is the best by far.

Glad you're reading about The Rape of Nanking. It's oddly missing from the history books at school. One-lined sentences that refer to it offhandedly don't count, of course.

Censorship. ! :O

My plan is to re-read all Harry Potter books in a total amount of seven hours. You know, special seven and all that. But I don't think I'll make it. I'm only half-way through book three and I've used up three hours. ._.

Where have my reading skills gone...
That's not at all humanly possible. Is it? I'd think that you'd need to have that photo-reading thing to be able to accomplish that. But then, you'd have it done in about a minute, if not less.....

Re-reading all the boring books I have. I probably have about 100..... Doing it out of boredom.... I need to wait for weeks to get my manga books in the library.... so yeah.... besides that, I read stories from the internet. Stories that should be published as books. They're really good and these authors really have the talent and creativity. So yeah.... just finished "The Locket" a few minutes ago..... well, laterz......

I finished 'The Memory Keeper's Daughter' by Kim Edwards today. It was an intriguing plotline and the writing was absolutely beautiful.

Sea of Thunder by Evan Thomas

About the last great sea battle, the Battle of Leyte Gulf. Describes in gripping detail how the decisions and mistakes (Oooooooh, *LOTS* of mistakes!) made by just four men changed (or nearly so) the course of WWII in the Pacific.

Where The Red Fern Grows is a good book I kinda just finish reading it

Meh, six books and ten hours. =\

Pirates of the Caribbean: Buccaneers, Privateers, Freebooters and Filibusters 1493-1720 by Cruz Apestegui

The *real* stories of piracy in Europe and the Americas, laid bare in all their violent and unromantic detail. Jack Sparrow wouldn't have lasted an hour with most of the guys in *this* book...

The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil

I just finish reading the newest Harry Potter book and it is good

The Story of the Grail and the Passing of King Arthur

or something like that

Starting the book The Story of Sir Launcelot

or something

I've also finished reading the Full Moon o Sagashite and the Real Bout High School series. I just need to read the last volume of Hikaru no Go and Death Note to finish those series. Also read the 3rd volume of Cheeky Angel and the 6th of The Wallflower (Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge).

That's about all I remember.

Last AP Book!

The Loved One by Evelyn Waugh.

Black Boy by Richard Wright.

Very interesting.

Thus Spoke Zarathustra - Friedrich Nietzsche

the beginning was cool, seeing how there was this dream driven plot story with cool ideas.

the rest was just dream driven cool ideas, making it real hard for me to understand. Good though +1

I'm never letting Tifa near those books again...
The Samurai's garden
Bundori
Shinju
Nihongi

The Zombie Survival Guide
Complete Protection from the Living Dead

:thumb:

eh.

lord of the flies.
terrible book imo.
it just made me frustrated.
the end.


angela's ashes.
cute book.
thumbs up.

eh.

lord of the flies.
terrible book imo.
it just made me frustrated.
the end.


angela's ashes.
cute book.
thumbs up.

sham on you, lord of the flies is a masterpeice.

Yes... it shows us the true nature of mankind when he is faced with a harsh reality. For those that didn't really get it, the manga The Drifting Classroom follows a similar theme... beware though it is quite graphic.

The film [for the Lord of the Flies] was good too.

Different Seasons by Stephen King. (aka Hope Springs Eternal: Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption; Summer of Corruption: Apt Pupil; Fall From Innocence: The Body; A Winter's Tale : The Breathing Method)

And I'm still attempting to finish Catch-22. :[

And I'm still attempting to finish Catch-22. :[

Good stuff, from what I remember. O.o

Closing time was less interesting...
Black Lotus and JAGS

Finishing Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal.
Rereading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

I just finished reading The Road by Cormac McCarthy and Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse.

The Road was required for English class, so I really had no way out of it. Basically, this novel follows the journey of a father and a son through a post-apocalyptic world. Before I started reading the book, I had heard from the English teachers that this was amazing. Well, I took their word for it. While there were some very powerful themes in this novel, I felt that McCormac's storytelling left much to be longed for. The plot was entirely predictable, and, unfortunately, uneventful. To top it off, I found McCormac's writing style to be plain and lifeless. Perhaps he was aiming for these characteristics, and perhaps this combination struck home for many readers. Maybe the simplicity of everything adds more to the work, but even so, I would have liked to see a more vivid depiction of the novel's cloudy, post-apocalyptic world. Well, I wasn't particularly impressed. Turning the page was even a chore. Yes, the themes were powerful, but that didn't matter to me, as the delivery of the themes felt weak. There was a certain triteness to the novel that I didn't quite like. So yeah. That was a disappointing read.

Siddhartha, on the other hand, was a pleasant surprise. While the ideas presented in the book weren't groundbreaking to me, I found myself flipping page after page. In this book, you have a main character trying to find enlightenment, if I were to sum up the plot briefly. Both Siddhartha's journey and Hesse's writing were compelling. I found myself thinking about each page I read, and Hesse did a great job with getting straight to the point while evoking much imagery and thought. I'll just shut up and get straight to the point myself by saying, "This was an excellent read!" =D

MMM Siddhartha, really excellent read!

The Once and Future King
Heroes
Anything from edgar allan poe ^^

Ethan Frome

wheee -_-

Ethan Frome

wheee -_-

Have fun with that.

I had to read it for school.

x_x

Its good so far I like it.

and same reason.

The Secret Life of Bees. --

Its good so far I like it.

and same reason.

The Secret Life of Bees. --

I read the start of that book then misplaced it, it belonged to my nan at the time. Seems to be a great book in my opinion.

I heard its a modern classic, so : ]

i really need to finish Lord of Chaos by Robert Jordan, Inferno by Dante Aligheri(sp?)and, Tides of War by :think:i forget.... anyway, hopefully i finish two before school starts.:\

Digital Fortress by Dan Brown

The first novel by the author of The DaVinci Code. It's the story of a cryptologist racing against time to break an "unbreakable" code before it destroys a brand-new NSA super-computer, while her Significant Other is in a race for his life in Spain to find the key that may break it. Worth the read if you liked his better known work.

The Crucible by Arthur Miller.

Digital Fortress by Dan Brown

The first novel by the author of The DaVinci Code. It's the story of a cryptologist racing against time to break an "unbreakable" code before it destroys a brand-new NSA super-computer, while her Significant Other is in a race for his life in Spain to find the key that may break it. Worth the read if you liked his better known work.


Have you read Angels and Demons yet?

*huggles her copy*

i really need to finish Lord of Chaos by Robert Jordan, Inferno by Dante Aligheri(sp?)and, Tides of War by :think:i forget.... anyway, hopefully i finish two before school starts.:\

Well, Dante's Inferno is just the start of a while poetic trip through hell, The Divine Comedy.

[its a wonder how such writings, if written in todays society, would be condemned as satanic and evil, yet back then, writings of hell, the devil, paintings of demons and such, were praised by the holy, and the process of making them was even considered a religous rite itself. Boy do times change, for the worse]

Well, Dante's Inferno is just the start of a while poetic trip through hell, The Divine Comedy.

[its a wonder how such writings, if written in todays society, would be condemned as satanic and evil, yet back then, writings of hell, the devil, paintings of demons and such, were praised by the holy, and the process of making them was even considered a religous rite itself. Boy do times change, for the worse]

how true,and i plan to read the other books as well. well i did just finish tides of war so as soon as i get lord of chaos out of the way i'll get on to reading the rest of dante's books^_^

Whee~

Finally finished Fast Food Nation.

Now I'm rereading The Giver and starting a new Tamora Pierce novel, The Will of the Empress.

yay fast food nation is a good book, and the giver was really good.;)good luck with your reading

They are doing another Book -> Movie release.

The Seeker: The Dark is Rising

based on the awesome series by Susan Cooper, "The Dark is Rising" also called "The Dark is Rising Sequence" if talking about the whole series.

The series flows as follows:

Over Sea, Under Stone
The Dark is Rising
Greenwitch
The Grey King
Silver on the Tree

I must say I loved the series and I'm not looking forward to the movie, I hear they are changing it to a modern day setting in America(which is stupid!) *sigh*

Grendel for AP English

That dragon to Grendel discussion is mind boggling. (at least for me)

Can't wait for Beowulf to come out!

Twilight. I heard it was good (NY Bestseller). But Bella annoys me <_<. I guess I just hate whiny characters in general, though she was OK at the beginning.

They are doing another Book -> Movie release.

The Seeker: The Dark is Rising

based on the awesome series by Susan Cooper, "The Dark is Rising" also called "The Dark is Rising Sequence" if talking about the whole series.

The series flows as follows:

Over Sea, Under Stone
The Dark is Rising
Greenwitch
The Grey King
Silver on the Tree

I must say I loved the series and I'm not looking forward to the movie, I hear they are changing it to a modern day setting in America(which is stupid!) *sigh*

Ooh. I like The Dark is Rising. It's an awesome book. I think I read it like when I was in 4th or 5th grade.

Just finished The Witch of Black Bird Pond. It was pretty good actually, although I thought that there would've been more to it. Part of it were pretty obvious though.....

Basic Writings of Nietzsche
Animal Farm
The Idiot

Grendel for AP English

That dragon to Grendel discussion is mind boggling. (at least for me)

Can't wait for Beowulf to come out!

We discussed Grendel in my freshman english class, I believe. Didn't read it though. We did read Beowulf.

Loved it.

<3


Twilight. I heard it was good (NY Bestseller). But Bella annoys me <_<. I guess I just hate whiny characters in general, though she was OK at the beginning.

*punches Bella in the head*

She gets even more whiny as the series progresses.

And helpless.

And unworthy of the seemingly endless parade of characters fixated on killing/loving her.

*punches Bella in the ovary*

Wait until you read New Moon and Eclipse.

*punches Bella in the kidney*

Seriously. Grow a spine, woman.

*punches Bella in the ovary*

Not the ovary! :o

Not the ovary! :o

Hmm... Maybe you're right.

*punches Bella in the ovaries.*

:)

Grendel for AP English

That dragon to Grendel discussion is mind boggling. (at least for me)

Can't wait for Beowulf to come out!

off topic-ness but i can't resist

http://www.doubleviking.com/beowulf-r-rated-trailer-6471-p.html

reminiscent of 300. I don't know much anything about Beowulf, but boy does it look good.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070907/ap_on_re_us/obit_l_engle


:(

"'A Wrinkle in Time' author L'Engle dies at 88"

Oh my gosh ! :(

I quite enjoyed her books.

:'(

:cry:


She was amazing.

off topic-ness but i can't resist

http://www.doubleviking.com/beowulf-r-rated-trailer-6471-p.html

reminiscent of 300. I don't know much anything about Beowulf, but boy does it look good.

OMFGWTFBBQ.

SQUEE!

I love it already. And yeah, it really does seem alot like 300.

Same studio maybe? :think: Meh. Too lazy to check.

Stupid Bella! so undeserving of Edward...

Now Robert Jordan, author of "The Wheel of Time" series has died too. (Unfinished series, I do believe...)

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070917/ap_en_ot/obit_jordan_5

:(

The Giver

My teacher, assuming we all already read the book before assigned us to do an extensive and in depth read of the book. I, never having read the book before [I know, wtf] really, REALLY enjoyed it. A true gem of modern literature. I almost cried.

Read it now.

RD: I am. Lol.

And whoever mentioned Grendel or Beowulf first, thanks to you, I dragged my butt down to the library and am now reading Grendel also.

:)

Stardust, by Neil Gaiman.

The hot sex at the beginning caught me off-guard. >_>

Stardust, by Neil Gaiman.

The hot sex at the beginning caught me off-guard. >_>

Hot sex? Where?

Is that the one that's a movie now? In theatres still, I think?

That's the one.

The hot sex is everywhere.
YOU CANNOT ESCAPE IT.

IT WILL TRACK YOU DOWN.

IT WILL STEAL YOUR CAR.

IT WILL GET INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT. And your pants.

IT WILL EAT YOUR CHILDREN. And make them too.

On another note, it was a much shorter read than I expected. :[

Lolita
Brave New World

Lolita

Awesome book, brilliant prose, poor subject.

Brave New World

Amazing book.

Hey I've read Grendel too. I always get confused on chapter 5 I think, when he's chatting with the dragon and the dragon is crazy about a lot of stuff...but I think that's the whole point of that chapter :heh:

Currently reading...Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

I have to read the hobbit for english class. The chapters are long and boring. A five year old can comprehend this book.

I have to read the hobbit for english class. The chapters are long and boring. A five year old can comprehend this book.

So? Comprehension has nothing to do with a stories genius. If you only read to read things that little children can't comprehend, go for some fucking Nietzsche and stop with the "I'm smarter, I'm better, this sucks, that sucks because I'm smarter and better". I may sound like a damn troll, but I'm a bit sick of your high-horsed attitude.

EDIT - I don't retract my statement, but I think I was being a bit rash after re-reading it. Sorry? nah


Lolita is amazing, and I've always been partial to utopian/dystopian stories : ]

Going to read some Dr. Seuss now. One Fish, Two Fish : ]

So? Comprehension has nothing to do with a stories genius. If you only read to read things that little children can't comprehend, go for some fucking Nietzsche and stop with the "I'm smarter, I'm better, this sucks, that sucks because I'm smarter and better". I may sound like a damn troll, but I'm a bit sick of your high-horsed attitude.

EDIT - I don't retract my statement, but I think I was being a bit rash after re-reading it. Sorry? nah



Well for one, I never said the book sucked. Quit putting words into my mouth. Grow up a little and base your arguements off of something next time, instead of pretending I wrote something. Secondly, I personally like to read things that make me stop and think about what the author is trying to express through his/her writing. Not something that is just given to me like a math problem (like the hobbit).

Hey, you shouldn't complain about the hobbit! Its simply the prelude to the Lord of the Rings trilogy! How can it be boring?

Also although its technically not a book we are reading Macbeth right now. I think its a good yet evil play(But for a reason).

Right now I finished Act 4 and
Macduff is planing to kill Macbeth for killing Macduff's wife, children, and everyone in Macduff's castle. Man Macbeth just loves to kill people for what he wants because and only because of his ambition. First he kills King Duncan, then Banquo, and now he's going to set off to kill Macduff at the very same moment as Macduff is going to kill him. *Wooh*

Well anyways I think its an interesting read. Next we read Hamlet, another one of Shakespeare's treasures. Then after that The Scarlet Letter. Then in the third quater we read Crime and Punishment and then last Jane Aire(SP?). Well I can't wait to read them all!

Hmm... The Hobbit. I personally love the book.

I believe it's written so that a five-year-old could comprehend because it was intended to be a children's story. And I agreed with RD. The attitude needs to go.

Anywho... I finished Grendel. Love the ending to pieces.

"Poor Grendel's had an accident. So may you all."

So I think I'm going to reread Angels and Demons by Dan Brown yet again.

X: Yeah, the dialogue with the dragon is pretty confusing. I had to reread it a few times so that I could wrap my mind around it.

The Color Purple

Amazing

@RD- Wasn't that also made into a movie?

Hmm... The Hobbit. I personally love the book.

I believe it's written so that a five-year-old could comprehend because it was intended to be a children's story. And I agreed with RD. The attitude needs to go.

It is a children's story. Children's stories are often boring because the lack of depth within the story. Only, when I simply stated this about The Hobbit, RD jumped on me immaturely. You say my attitude needs to go? Simply because I expressed my opinion on a book, then retaliated to a statement made rudely against my opinion?

RD could have most certainly said, "I personally think The Hobbit a great book. Perhaps you should look at the book for who it was written for before judging it so crudely."
However, instead he replied with
"So? Comprehension has nothing to do with a stories genius. If you only read to read things that little children can't comprehend, go for some fucking Nietzsche and stop with the "I'm smarter, I'm better, this sucks, that sucks because I'm smarter and better". I may sound like a damn troll, but I'm a bit sick of your high-horsed attitude.

EDIT - I don't retract my statement, but I think I was being a bit rash after re-reading it. Sorry? nah "

It is a children's story. Children's stories are often boring because the lack of depth within the story.

I'm sorry but that last statement made me think you were an idiot. Care to try again?

If at first you don't succeed, try the exact same thing 50 times over until it does succeed :\

Making Money by Terry pratchet. His new book, only just started it. Its brilliant.

The Alchemist, by Iran Irvine. Book three from the 'well of Echoes' series. the way he creates is fantasy world is perfect and amazingly engrossing

I'm sorry but that last statement made me think you were an idiot. Care to try again?


no?

@RD- Wasn't that also made into a movie?

Yes. A great movie it is too, though lacking some key elements from the book [from what I've read, since I'm not done.]



^pwned

The Alchemist, by Iran Irvine. Book three from the 'well of Echoes' series. the way he creates is fantasy world is perfect and amazingly engrossing

Ooh, I'm reading the first one in that series, "The Geomancer" (and psst, it's Ian Irvine ;)) He's an Australian author, and I seem to have picked up a few Aussie author's out at the library unwittingly. (Yes, I go to libraries and pull random books off shelves to read. Well, to see if they make me want to read then).

I'm on a huge fantasy high at the moment, so I've been pretty much reading only that. I'm also currently reading "The High Lord" in the Black Magician Trilogy by Trudi Canavan ('nother Aussie author! Aussie pride yo....hehehe).

I just bought the fifth and last book in The Tales of the Otori series, the prequel called "Heaven's Net is Wide" by Lian Hearn (again, another Australian author. lol)

[/pimping out Australian authors]

I just started reading (and I'm about halfway through) The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger. What're your thoughts/opinions on this book? I personally think it's pretty cool, but a little weird. I'm usually into fantasy type novels, but this one is alright.

I must say I absolutely loved it. :)

I just started reading (and I'm about halfway through) The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger. What're your thoughts/opinions on this book? I personally think it's pretty cool, but a little weird. I'm usually into fantasy type novels, but this one is alright.

That's one of my favorite books :) It really makes you think and gets you deep into Holden's thoughts and emotions. If you like this book, I recommend you read Animal Farm by George Orwell.

^agreed. Personal stories are my favorite. Thats why I couldn't finish The Silmarillion. Too-unpersonalized.

But imo, The Perks of Being a Wallflower does better justice on genre similarities to Catcher then Animal Farm.

I also agree. I enjoy books that are more personal, that provide some sort of insight into the characters' thoughts. I never finished The Silmarillion either, I couldn't really bring myself to, partially because it was much like a textbook: a tedious bore, and as you put, quite impersonal. All facts, NO PASSION. ]': And I never did get through the appendixes of The Lord of the Rings, so there wasn't much hope in the first place for The Silmarillion.

So I am not the only one who didn't see the correlation between Animal Farm and Catcher in the Rye. >_>