01-30-2004, 11:39 AM | #1181 |
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I'm reading the first Harry Potter book aloud to my son, as a bedtime read. I have never read the books before...but unfortunately, I have seen the movie. It takes a lot of suspense away, and I imagine all the movie stuff as I read. I feel bad for people who have not read LoTR, yet have seen the movie. I dunno, something's missing this way!
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Don't worry Lizra, the book has a lot of exciting events that weren't in the movie, especially at the end. You're in for a treat, and the one funniest lines ever.
Right now I have just started reading the Book of Five Rings, by Miyamoto Musashi. (I've only read one page though, a very new beginning.)
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01-30-2004, 08:11 PM | #1183 |
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ok, well i've taken some time off of Time of Twins and decided to read A Great and Terrible Beauty before i continue with ToT i'm always doing that with books...
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01-30-2004, 08:16 PM | #1184 |
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I'm reading A Cavern of Black Ice by JV Jones. Has anybody else read it? It's a dark fantasy trilogy. I've also got a couple of PG Wodehouse books I'm looking forward to reading.
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01-30-2004, 08:19 PM | #1185 |
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right now iam reading harry potterand the chamber of secrets. also iam reading this book i got for christmas called for joshua. iwas wondering if any of you have herd of it?
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02-01-2004, 06:02 AM | #1186 |
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The Lord of the Rings for the twenty-first time.
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02-01-2004, 06:50 AM | #1187 |
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Twenty-first! Is that a record or what?
I'm reading LotR again too, I feel I need it after watching RotK the movie.
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02-01-2004, 07:37 AM | #1188 | |
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02-01-2004, 10:53 PM | #1189 | |
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I just read it for the fourth time in December, but considering I didn't read it for the first time (or even get mildly interested in LotR) until January, that's a lot. I'll probably read it more than 21 times in my life. No, make that definetly.
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02-02-2004, 06:19 AM | #1190 |
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I read the short story by DH Lawrence: "The Rocking Horse Winner."
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02-02-2004, 09:31 PM | #1191 |
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A Great and Terrible Beauty was SOOOO GOOD!!!!!!!! omg, it's one of those books where you wish it were all real... *sigh*.....
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02-03-2004, 09:51 AM | #1192 |
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I finally went to the library!!!
I'm now reading the Last Unicorn, which many people have recomended and I never read yet. It's really good so far.
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02-05-2004, 05:23 PM | #1193 | |
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I am reading Order of the Pheonix again, just at leisure as have read it before, however, I have recently read some books by Erica Spindler. Anyone know her? Dead Run, Shocking Pink, and Red. They are all thriller and suspense. The best being Dead Run, but they aren't suitable for all due to their subject. Still, I enjoyed them and would recommend them to anyone who was a fan of the genre. This genre is a new venture for me, so anyone know any good thrillers or suspence books?
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02-05-2004, 06:33 PM | #1194 |
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Perdido Street Station by China Mieville.
One of the best SF/fantasy/horror novels to come out in a very long time. Read it now.
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02-06-2004, 08:25 PM | #1195 |
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Reading A Walk in the Wood by Anna Gilbert.
It started out interesting, but now seems kinda....blah. Hopefully it get better and has a good end.
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02-06-2004, 11:22 PM | #1196 |
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I'm reading something I saw in the library and couldn't resist. It's called After the King, and is a collection of short stories written "in honor of JRR Tolkien". The stories are all good so far. They don't imitate Tolkien, but are good stories on thier own, yet they are in a style that a LotR-fan might like.
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02-07-2004, 12:58 AM | #1197 |
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I just read another short story: "Paul's Case," by Willa Cather. When contrasted with D.H. Lawrence's "Rocking Horse Winner," they are really interesting. Has anyone else read either or both of these stories?
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02-13-2004, 11:34 AM | #1198 |
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I'm reading "The Gormenghast Trilogy" by Mervyn Peake, "Grass for his Pillow" by Lian Hearn, "The Odessey" by Homer, "Blood and Gold" (again!) by Anne Rice. And I've just picked up "The Sil" again, by our very own beloved Tolkien.
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02-13-2004, 02:34 PM | #1199 |
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I am now reading Robin Hood. It is honestly the strangest book I have ever read. It's very jolly.
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02-13-2004, 05:16 PM | #1200 |
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I'm reading The Tao of Pooh and Kim by Rudyard Kipling. The Tao of Pooh is really interesting. I plan on reading The Te of Piglet. I've always loved Rudyard Kipling, so I recommend any and all of his books. Kim is about a young boy (named Kim) in British-controlled India. As in all of his books, Rudyard Kipling gives the reader an underlying sense of hatred of the British rule in India. The book is both fascinating and amusing.
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