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 Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2009 4:27 am
FluffyWuffieBunny DysFUNKtional Duck FluffyWuffieBunny DysFUNKtional Duck FluffyWuffieBunny Although most of the Twilight books are about 500, I read those in less than 24 hours. You actually have to pay attention to what you're reading, unlike Twilight. Ditto. The first 3 books only took me a little over one weekend. Partially because when I pick up a book, I don't like to put it down till I've finished it. But also, like you said, it's not a very heavy read. You don't actually need to think while reading it, so it goes fast. 3nodding Exactly! 3nodding It took me a little more than a month to read them, though. Not necessarily reading them, just waiting for my friend to remember to borrow me the next one. But hay, since you've read them and all... Are you "Team Jacob" or "Team Edward"?? Team Switzerland. stare I take that as neither? Unless there's some Switzerland involvement in Breaking Dawn.. But I highly doubt that. If you're going to read breaking dawn I won't spoil the one moment of the entire series that's worth reading by telling you about it now.
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Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2009 9:07 am
DysFUNKtional Duck FluffyWuffieBunny DysFUNKtional Duck FluffyWuffieBunny DysFUNKtional Duck FluffyWuffieBunny Although most of the Twilight books are about 500, I read those in less than 24 hours. You actually have to pay attention to what you're reading, unlike Twilight. Ditto. The first 3 books only took me a little over one weekend. Partially because when I pick up a book, I don't like to put it down till I've finished it. But also, like you said, it's not a very heavy read. You don't actually need to think while reading it, so it goes fast. 3nodding Exactly! 3nodding It took me a little more than a month to read them, though. Not necessarily reading them, just waiting for my friend to remember to borrow me the next one. But hay, since you've read them and all... Are you "Team Jacob" or "Team Edward"?? Team Switzerland. stare I take that as neither? Unless there's some Switzerland involvement in Breaking Dawn.. But I highly doubt that. If you're going to read breaking dawn I won't spoil the one moment of the entire series that's worth reading by telling you about it now. GAH! Quick! Get the MIB memory eraser pen! gonk ...Well.. Actually, Breaking Dawn is already ruined, thanks to my blabber mouthed friend Rhiannon. stare
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Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 8:56 am
Well um... XD -whips out the goodreads page-
A Series of Unfortunate Events (I still need to read the last one)
Jane Lawless series by Ellen Hart (I'm just getting into them. I love Cordelia)
Keeping You a Secret
Most books by Tamora Pierce. Especially Trickster's Choice and Terrier
1984 by George Orwell
Catcher in the Rye (such an easy read)
Copper Sun
Fairest
MacBeth (Does that count as a book? XD)
Farewell to Manzanar (this is a memoir that I read in 10th grade. I highly suggest it.)
Daughter of the Forest (made me cry three times)
Poison
Empress of the World (first gay story that I ever read that wasn't fanfiction)
Lord of the Flies
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Sea of Light
- I loved this book, despite the fact that it had a lot of things counting against it. The writing style itself turned me off at first because it was in first person and it switched around in points of view. I usually hate that but it really worked for this book. It has become one of my favorites.
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Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 2:25 am
I've been studiously boycotting the Twilight series, simply for the fact that everyone else is going mental over them. Admittedly, I did the same thing for Harry Potter, until the fifth book came out, then I started reading them... but I don't understand how the Twilight books can be very good.
They're getting churned out way too quickly. It's obvious just by how the movie turned out (yes, I admit to seeing the movie, I had three hours to kill and it was the only thing showing at the time) that the plot is completely superficial, and the characters are bone-gratingly cliched. Honestly, it's like a bad vampire-porno, watered down for young adults.
Moving along from my Twilight rant, my favourite books:
HARRY POTTER! -I am unashamedly a mad fan
Artemis Fowl -been reading them since I was a kid, so I keep up
The Chronicles of Narnia - classics
Anything by Matthew Reilly- holy crap this guy is awesome! I've never gotten adrenalin rushed from reading books before. They're realy high action, plus a little conspiracy theory thrown in for good measure, and the occasional sci-fi plot. Recommend the 7 Ancient Wonders arc. (I think the Yanks call it 7 'deadly' wonders... probably because ancient is too hard to spell... xd )
The Vampire Chronicles -the original trilogy (Interview with the Vampire, The Vampire Lestat and Queen of the Damned) The end of QotD wrapped everything up very nicely, then Anne Rice went and found God, and had to write more, and ruin her own stories, so I adamantly refuse to read after the first three.
His Dark Materials - was good the first time I read it as a kid, made much more sense as an adult, and was even better.
Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter -pretty good, but has dissolved into smut recently, with little plot.
There are others, but I'm really lazy at the moment...
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Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 12:09 pm
I just realized I didn't make my own list! rolleyes
Stephen King's Talisman - It's the only Stephen King book I've managed to finish because it didn't scare the pants off me. ninja It's a fantastic story!
Dean Koontz's Intensity - It definitely lives up to its name!
Madeline L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time series - I read this when I was a kid, and read it again recently, and I still loved it!
Terry Prachet's Disc World series - I haven't finished the series b/c there are so many, but what I've read are fantastic!!! Very creative and random fantasy stuff.
Niel Gaiman's Smoke and Mirrors - Or really, anything by Niel Gaiman is amazing. He's a genius!
Anything by Anne Lamotte
George Orwell's 1984 - definite classic
Kurt Vonnegut's Player Piano - also a classic
There are more, but I can't think of them right now.
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Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 4:34 am
theTatteredAngel I've been studiously boycotting the Twilight series, simply for the fact that everyone else is going mental over them. Admittedly, I did the same thing for Harry Potter, until the fifth book came out, then I started reading them... but I don't understand how the Twilight books can be very good. They're getting churned out way too quickly. It's obvious just by how the movie turned out (yes, I admit to seeing the movie, I had three hours to kill and it was the only thing showing at the time) that the plot is completely superficial, and the characters are bone-gratingly cliched. Honestly, it's like a bad vampire-porno, watered down for young adults. Moving along from my Twilight rant, my favourite books: HARRY POTTER! -I am unashamedly a mad fan Artemis Fowl -been reading them since I was a kid, so I keep up The Chronicles of Narnia - classics Anything by Matthew Reilly- holy crap this guy is awesome! I've never gotten adrenalin rushed from reading books before. They're realy high action, plus a little conspiracy theory thrown in for good measure, and the occasional sci-fi plot. Recommend the 7 Ancient Wonders arc. (I think the Yanks call it 7 'deadly' wonders... probably because ancient is too hard to spell... xd ) The Vampire Chronicles -the original trilogy (Interview with the Vampire, The Vampire Lestat and Queen of the Damned) The end of QotD wrapped everything up very nicely, then Anne Rice went and found God, and had to write more, and ruin her own stories, so I adamantly refuse to read after the first three. His Dark Materials - was good the first time I read it as a kid, made much more sense as an adult, and was even better. Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter -pretty good, but has dissolved into smut recently, with little plot. There are others, but I'm really lazy at the moment... I don't believe in bashing a book until I've read it myself. So I made it a point to read the whole Twilight series. And I can say without a shadow of doubt that they're some of the worst novels I've ever read. I'm sure I could find worse if I tried, but fortunately for my mental health, I haven't tried. xd
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Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 4:36 am
Lotta love for 1984 in here. sweatdrop It was a great book, but I hated it. It just made me incredibly depressed. xp
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Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 10:23 pm
Well, it was kind of depressing, but it was an extremely well written book and not too far off from what real government/media do nowadays. Dubbaya = Big Brother. gonk
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Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2009 10:38 am
Lol, I'm a nerd for the Artemis Fowl books, too.
And I've only read the first two in the Wrinkle in Time series.
For the word of the day at school, I suggested Farandolae.
xd
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Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2009 2:03 pm
ahahaha! That's fantastic!
What's Artemis Fowl?
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Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 1:39 pm
Artemis Fowl is a series about a young boy millionaire genius prodigy who discovers the secret world of high tech elves who have been living underground using crazy technology to keep their world a secret. And he tries to exploit the E.L.F. technology, but then eventually forms an alliance with them.
I think that just about sums it up.
sweatdrop
Has anybody read the lovely bones?
Oh, and I just started Fragile Things, another masterpiece by Neil Gaimen.
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Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 7:51 pm
FluffyWuffieBunny Artemis Fowl is a series about a young boy millionaire genius prodigy who discovers the secret world of high tech elves who have been living underground using crazy technology to keep their world a secret. And he tries to exploit the E.L.F. technology, but then eventually forms an alliance with them. I think that just about sums it up. sweatdrop Has anybody read the lovely bones? Oh, and I just started Fragile Things, another masterpiece by Neil Gaimen. Nice subject change. ninja
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Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 10:28 am
FluffyWuffieBunny Artemis Fowl is a series about a young boy millionaire genius prodigy who discovers the secret world of high tech elves who have been living underground using crazy technology to keep their world a secret. And he tries to exploit the E.L.F. technology, but then eventually forms an alliance with them. I think that just about sums it up. sweatdrop Has anybody read the lovely bones? Oh, and I just started Fragile Things, another masterpiece by Neil Gaimen.
Okay, here's my list of favorites:
The Faerie Wars Chronicles
The Chronicles of Narnia
Lightning by Dean Koontz
Troy by Adele Geras
Sabriel by Garth Nix
When the Wind Blows and
The Lake House by James Patterson
The Crucible
The Great Gatsby
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Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2009 8:46 pm
You should! It's hauntingly good.
3nodding
Right now I'm reading Pride and Prejudice, and once finished I'll either start on the sword of truth series, or the sequel to Abarat.
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Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2009 12:54 am
...well, I did no such thing.
Instead of either of those options, I started a book set in the 1400s called "The lady and the unicorn" by L. Chevalier.
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