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 Posted: Sat May 20, 2006 7:21 am
Let me dump my classics reading list here, for the sake of sharing...
Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. Highly entertaining, very witty if you've never read any other Oscar Wilde, and oh so Oscar Wilde.
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde. Play. Terribly hilarious, I laughed until I cried.
An Ideal Husband by .... Oscar Wilde! (Can you tell I love him?) Very excellent play. Political intrigue, romance, and dandies ahoy!
Crime & Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. I really enjoyed this one. It's dark, it's Russian poverty... oh, and there's a scene that is highly, highly Phantomy. I shan't explain what it is, but it involves Svidrigailov, Dounia and once you get to it, you'll know.
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. What can I say? The relationship between Rochester and Jane is incredibly poignant and fantastic.
Those are the ones currently on my mind as of right now.
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Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2006 7:39 pm
For nonfiction Without You by Anthony Rapp, even if you detest Rent it's a fascinating read.
A side note, the author Christopher Moore who I recommend has a blog and he wrote a list of movies/shakespeare plays/ALW musicals that would have been better with the insertion of brain eating zombies.
Here's what he had to say about PotO (The play): The only way that zombies could have made this tolerable is if they went back in time and ate Webber's brain before he created this monstrosity.
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Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2006 11:28 am
Utakan Ayasho no Ceres by Yuu Watase I love this manga! It's actually Ayashi no Ceres... ^^'' In the english translation it is catagorized under Ceres for anyone who is looking for it. ^^'''
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Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2007 8:24 am
Fiction/Young Adult:
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson. I love this book. I bought it last summer and I've already read it at least 5 times. It's kinda hard to explain without giving away the plot... it's about this girl, Melinda, who enters 9th grade with no friends because of a terrible event that happened over the summer. Problem is, nobody knows what really happened and Melinda can't tell anyone.
The writing style is very poetic and eye-catching, and the writer has a good way of making your heart stop for a moment.
I also recommend Catalyst, also by Laurie Halse Anderson. I's not as good as Speak, in my opinion, but still very interesting. It's about this 12th-grader, Kate, who is only worried about getting into MIT(because it's the only school she applied to). One afternoon, a nearby house catches on fire and is partially destroyed, forcing her neighbors, whom she hates, to come live with them. She tries to take this in stride, but then something happens to change her life forever.
That's basically the description on the back of the book verbatum. The writing style has changed a bit, but the story is still very engrossing. *finished it in one night*
Also, Macbeth is my favorite Shakespearean play, so I guess I recommend that, too. It might make more sense to see it before/after you read it, though. whee
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Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 1:39 pm
Ohjeez.... I hate Laurie Halse Anderson. One time for school I was asked to write a review for a book/movie/play/whatever for school of something I liked or disliked. The first thing that came to mind was my absolute least favorite book, Prom by Anderson. God, that book pissed me off like very few things can. Thorn's Review The book Prom by Laurie Halse Anderson is about a girl, Ash, who does not do well in school and does not really have any ambition besides getting married to her boyfriend. She rebels against her family when they encourage her to go to her prom. Then her best friend talks her into helping with the prom setup. Ash starts liking the idea of attending. She worries about not having enough money for a dress, but members of her family get together and find her one. Ash hates the dress but not enough to not go to the prom because of it. The dress gets ruined one day and cannot be worn. Then she breaks up with her boyfriend, after they go to move in together, because he rented a seedy little apartment she hates. So she goes back to live with her parents. Worried about not having a date or a dress, Ash gives up on her hopes of attending prom. The vice principal announces that, to attend the prom, students have to have all library books returned and enough credits. Ash does not qualify. At the last minute, however, a neighbor makes her a new dress. Ash decides to go attend the prom even if it means sneaking in without a date. Her family distracts the vice principal so she can get in. At the end of the book, Ash’s friends convince her to try out for college. I did not like this book. The characters were flat and stereotypical. I did not care about the main character since she did not seem to have any redeeming values. Also, the vice principal was vilified, and yet I saw him as someone who cared about the students not messing around and taking school seriously. A lot of things in the book seemed forced and unrealistic, such as when Ash, who has been vehemently against going to prom suddenly decides that she wants to go, or where her family tries to help her sneak into prom, despite the fact that she is not supposed to be there. Also, the book seemed to excuse the main character’s lying and breaking the rules to get what she wanted. This is probably the book I hate most of all the ones I have read. It had boring, unlikable characters, a weak plot, and terrible morals. I would not read it again. Stilted, yes, but I'm bad at writing for school. Ah well, I got a good grade on it.
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Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 7:49 pm
Never read Prom, don't really plan to... it seems a lot like a generic spoiled teen girl story. I never really take well to stories that are about 'OMG I LUV MY BF SO MUCH' and 'OMG WUT DO I DO 4 PROM?'-type things.
So I can understand you not liking it. I could tell from the back of the book that it wasn't very good...
To each their own, though. :3
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Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2007 6:32 pm
Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
I love this story with a passion. I adore Alexandre Dumas' novels and always have.
And for history buffs, A Complete Idiot's Guide to British Royalty
I picked this up originally because I needed research on the Victorian Era and some basic information on English Nobility. It's very entertaining for a history book, and has many little known facts.
And of course, Death Note. Great manga, with a very interesting plot.
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Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 5:56 pm
The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas
Portrait of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
The Raven by Edgar Allen Poe (yes, it's a poem, but I like it nonetheless)
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Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 10:26 pm
yay for reviving the guild
Has no one suggested Wuthering Heights yet? It's my favorite book ever, and perfect for phans, what with the love triangles and the doomed romance and all.
Also, I just have to endorse Animorphs. ~ahem~
So you've probably read the series back in middle school and thought, "cool, kids that turn into animals and fight aliens." Well, go back and reread the series and you'll find that it's not your typical kids' book. Great character development, very mature themes of war/sacrifice/morality, overall a lot of dark subject matter but with plenty of comic relief too.
Haha, I love this series way too much.
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