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Post by Fiery Firefly on May 27, 2012 21:57:10 GMT -8
Currently going through Halo Cryptum. It's the first book in the Forerunner saga. ...Does this show how much of a Halo nerd I am yet? O.o I've been trying to get through that book for months. I just can't get myself to like it. I find all the Forerunners so condescending... except the Librarian, she's pretty cool. Let's see... I'm currently reading Mockingjay (though I had the ending spoiled, and it did not make me a happy camper) and me also being a giant Halo nerd, I'm also reading Halo: Cole Protocol.
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2012 7:35:34 GMT -8
Fifty Shades of Grey
Oh, god, it is terrible. XDDDD
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Post by makoeyes on May 30, 2012 15:58:19 GMT -8
Lately it's been nearly impossible for me to be reading just one book at a time. Atm I'm also reading parts of a book on history.
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Post by SkeksisGirl on May 31, 2012 14:30:40 GMT -8
I got REALLY bored and REALLY Nostalgic... so I read all of Walter Farley's The Island Stallion last night.
; the dialogue between the two character's is SO bad. They have to say their names EVERY sentence if not twice a sentence.
I used to love these books!
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Post by Jean-Thomas Renault on May 31, 2012 14:52:55 GMT -8
Sherlock Holmes: A Study In Scarlet Nice! I love Sherlock Holmes. Also check out Dorthy Sayers, GK Chesterton, and Agatha Christie if you like Victorian and detective stories.
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Post by Bright on May 31, 2012 17:36:14 GMT -8
^ Yeah, Holmes is great, I'm really enjoying it so far. Thanks for the recommendations too ;D
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Post by readerwritergirl on Jun 3, 2012 17:22:37 GMT -8
1984 by George Orwell.
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Post by Anya the Purple on Jun 12, 2012 4:48:15 GMT -8
Speaking of Holmes, I just finished The Sign of the Four. I actually thought the ending was pretty depressing.
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Post by makoeyes on Jun 12, 2012 5:42:19 GMT -8
Just finished the fourth Dresden book. Going into the fifth. Yeah, I know, I lose interest easily.
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Post by Admin on Jun 15, 2012 9:16:12 GMT -8
The Codex Alera series by Jim Butcher and Chronicle of the Narvaez Expedition by Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca
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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2012 20:52:02 GMT -8
I just finished The Wind Through the Keyhole, the 4 1/2th book in the Dark Tower series. Depressingly little to be heard from Roland and his ka-tet, but all in all it was a decent book. I honestly prefer The Little Sisters of Eluria in the random-tower-insertion-story circuit, but fairytale young Roland tells in this is pretty engrossing.
Trying to re-read The Magic Cottage by James Herbert right now. I really wanted to get Shrine again, but I can't find a library that carries it.
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Post by Lady of Himring on Sept 27, 2012 22:39:11 GMT -8
I'm doing a re-read of A Song of Ice and Fire series, I've been having some discussions lately and needed to do so.
And I have "The Hobbit" re-read too coming up.
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Post by kaynobi on Sept 28, 2012 14:02:22 GMT -8
I just read Shadows on the Moon which I actually really liked.
I'm going to order The Hollow Kingdom too. Has anyone read it? What's it like?
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Post by KeyOfTheTwilight on Jan 10, 2013 2:44:42 GMT -8
I'm reading Battle Royale.
I've been curious about it even before the Hunger Games. I've forgotten it for a while until the Hunger Games came out and then I was like, "Hey... This story sounds familiar..." And then I remembered BR and decided to read the manga version, watch the movie and read the novel after I was done reading the HG series.
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Post by Alkonost Storm on Apr 18, 2013 11:20:48 GMT -8
Last book I reread was The Second Empress by Michelle Moran. Currently rereading Queen of Cities by Andrew Novos.
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Post by Jean-Thomas Renault on Apr 22, 2013 12:04:40 GMT -8
Most recently, I have been reading a book I found in a second-hand store. It is called The Civil War in Spain and it is a collection of letters, official reports, and diaries, documenting the Spanish Civil War. Such a book is indispensable for the student of modern history. While a handful of books have been written on this relatively obscure yet very consequential war, this volume ranks high for its many primary sources. Edited by historian Robert Payne and published in 1962, the structure of the book is easy to follow. Payne includes some introductory notes before presenting the material of each section; thankfully--and rather sensibly--the book follows the events in chronological order. The first chapter begins with the records of the Nationalist conspiracy against the Republic in July 1936 and continues to March 1939 when Franco marched victoriously through the streets of Madrid.
Particularly, this book should be sought by students and laymen interested in exploring a variety of perspectives. Here presented are the dairies of common civilians as well as Loyalists and Nationalists, fascists, anarchists, liberals, aristocrats, communists, socialists, syndicalists, foreign correspondents, and international volunteers. Some famous names crop up. For instance, in this volume one can find the writings of John Dos Pasos, George Orwell, Herbert Matthews, and numerous others. This was the war which preceded World War II, and it has been neglected far too long as a topic of study in our schools, much like World War I. It was the Spanish Civil War which polarized the attitudes of intellectuals within the Western democracies, and in so many ways, it was this war which popularized and indeed standardized the simplistic communist political spectrum which sees those not on the Left as de facto fascists!
One might even be stunned to learn that the "fascist neutrality doctrine" adopted by France, Britain, and the United States regarding Hitler and Mussolini in 1938 at Munich, was first used with Franco and the fascist Nationalists in 1936. The refusal of the allies to lend aid to the Spanish Republic led to her fall into Nationalist hands. Just as disturbing, in the last days of the war, when all hope seemed lost, the Loyalists' isolation from the West forced them to accept Communist infiltration into the Republican government in exchange for Soviet aid and arms. In one of the most pitiful sights of the wars' end, the anti-communsit liberals, rather than attempting to repel Franco's assault on Madrid, were bogged down fighting communists terrorists, spread thin and exhausted. After three days of bloody fighting, the Loyalist general Bestiero defeated the communists, and then, outnumbered and outgunned, the Republican Army surrendered to Franco, who entered the city unopposed. One journalist soberly commented during the bitter Battle of Madrid that "the Spaniards are battling for the ruins of Spain." In any case, this book is well worth reading, and should be considered a "must read" by interested students of modern history.
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Post by Ozymandias II on Apr 22, 2013 19:22:29 GMT -8
Currently reading Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell. I've had it for a few years, but only now have I gotten the time to actually read the damn thing.
So far, me likes. As far as I can tell, the Regency aspects are remarkably accurate, down to the spelling and choice of words, despite taking place in an alternate universe (magic was once widespread, Northern England used to be its own country, capital of Newcastle, under the rule of a mysterious figure called the Raven King, etc).
The characters are fascinating, if occasionally despicable (gentleman with thistle-down hair, why must you be so INTERESTING!). It's a slow start, but if you like Jane Austen and are familiar with Regency-era writing, you're in for a fun ride. So far. I'm only on page 338. There are 782 pages total. But hey, I'm a Song of Ice and Fire fan. This is casual reading.
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Post by Admin on Apr 24, 2013 10:58:43 GMT -8
Scar Night by Alan Campbell. This is probably my 5th or 6th time reading it. It's a pretty interesting book with some solid mythos going on in story.
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Post by KeyOfTheTwilight on May 5, 2013 23:26:14 GMT -8
I'm now reading The Outsiders. It's been a while since I've read this and I still love it! <3 I mean, I don't really read books twice or even multiple times because I can't pay attention to a story I've read once and I have ADD it looks like, but The Outsiders. I guess is a different story. XP I guess there are really cute guys in the story, but that's not just it, the characters are very likable which got me to care for them, They're interesting and are Greasers! XD Hehe. ^.^ But, yeah. I really love this book so much. XP It's the only book that made me cry multiple times than any other book. I mean, yeah, I've cried by sad scenes in books and movies, but I cried at them once or twice until I know what's gonna happen next then became cold towards them and got used to the scene. XP
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Post by Deleted on Jun 9, 2013 11:04:22 GMT -8
I'm reading This Girl is Murder by Kathryn Haines. It's about a fifteen year old girl in the forties who's secretly helping her dad with his private detective cases without him knowing about it. I haven't read any detective stories in a long time and it's nice to not be reading the dreaded girl/supernatural boy romance that seems to be everywhere. Or romance in general. I'm getting tired of reading that all the time.
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Post by makoeyes on Jun 10, 2013 21:40:42 GMT -8
Just got done re-reading Nightlight: A Parody, and before that I got done re-reading Blood and Gold. Now I'm going to try and finish reading Stephen King's IT. I've been going at the book for more than two years now, and I got stuck at the part when they first come back to Derry.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 23, 2013 12:44:40 GMT -8
Recently, I've read the two Blood of Eden books by Julie Kagawa, Some Quiet Place, and Proxy, which were all amazing. Also read Divergent and Insurgent, four of the City of Bones books, and Waterfall and Cascade-River of Time trilogy. Probably some other great books too. Since I hate driving, I discovered amazon; and ordered most of those. Or bought them at Wallyworld. Which is easier to drive to than the library, which is in my hometown, which has horrible roads. : p
Oh! And bought all the Game of Thrones books out so far. They were good too but honestly I got lost. So many characters. Love Arya and Tyrion.
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Post by Admin on Jul 9, 2013 14:35:23 GMT -8
I'm re-reading The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan
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Post by EquinoxSolstice92 on Jul 13, 2013 16:45:21 GMT -8
I'm reading Mockingjay, the last book of the Hunger Games trilogy.
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Post by Admin on Jul 14, 2013 5:56:16 GMT -8
I'm now reading Cloak and Silence by Sherrilyn Kenyon. The kindle version got released before the paperback version, and I have never been so happy to have a kindle.
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Post by Lady of Himring on Jul 14, 2013 16:43:58 GMT -8
Currently re-reading A Dance with Dragons by GRRM
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Post by Lady of Himring on Jul 21, 2013 22:13:57 GMT -8
Just started A Tragedy in Three Acts by Agatha Christie
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Post by Graceful Lament on Sept 4, 2013 9:53:07 GMT -8
I am currently reading "Turn Coat" by Jim Butcher.
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Post by Alkonost Storm on Sept 4, 2013 12:02:08 GMT -8
Watership Down, and loving it. Re-read this in anticipation of Desolation of Smaug. Jackson has kinda ruined the book for me in taking the trouble to actually give each of the dwarves a distinct personality and inducing sympathy towards their situation. Prior to the movies I kinda just tended to see them as this one, incredibly whiny, organism.
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Post by Lady of Himring on Oct 22, 2013 22:04:26 GMT -8
The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
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