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Post by Gabbee on Feb 14, 2006 23:03:04 GMT -5
Ok, I dont know what happened to this thread, Im sure there was one a long time ago.. or at least I thought there was....
Anyway, you know how it goes, tell us what your favorite books are and if possible a summary/review or at least tell us what it's about!
Im currently reading The Valkyries by Paulo Coelho, it's actually taking me forever cause I keep having to put it down all the time.. But it's a true story, in fact, a personal experience of Coelho's.. A bit weird maybe, but very interesting... Heres a review I found online:
This true story begins in Rio de Janeiro as Coelho says: “I have seen my dreams fall apart just when I seemed about to achieve them.” In response, his mentor gives Coelho a daunting task: He must find and speak with his guardian angel. “The curse can be broken if you complete the task.” Rising to the challenge, Coelho takes off on a forty-day adventure into the starkly beautiful Mojave Desert.
What should I read next you guys?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2006 19:02:21 GMT -5
The only book I have ever read was Stairway to Heaven...Cover to cover. Other than that...never read a full book. Not even when I was in school. I'm a skimmer.
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Post by Barbara on Feb 17, 2006 13:13:20 GMT -5
I also don't read much but lately I read two books I really loved;
"The Pinguin" - Andrei Kourkov ...I don't know if the title is the same in english actualy 'cause the french transaltion of the title doesn't mean the same as the russian (original) one.
"Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-time" - Mark Haddon
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Post by Barbara on Feb 17, 2006 20:38:23 GMT -5
I forgot to tell what the books are about...
And apparently the english title of the first book is "Death and the Penguin" and also, in english you write it Andrey instead of Andrei.
A review...
"Viktor Zolotaryov is a frustrated writer living in Kiev. A year before the story opens he had adopted a king penguin named Misha. The unusual pet is his only companion, and together they lead a lonely and somewhat dreary existence.
Things change when Viktor finds some professional success, not with his short stories but by writing obituaries. He is hired by the editor in chief of the Capital Times to prepare obituaries -- obelisks, as they call them -- of people who aren't dead yet.
But soon enough the people whose obituaries he writes show a remarkable propensity for dying (or rather: getting themselves killed)..."
Curious Incident...:
"Christopher John Francis Boone knows all the countries of the world and their capitals and every prime number up to 7,057. He relates well to animals but has no understanding of human emotions. He cannot stand to be touched. Although gifted with a superbly logical brain, Christopher is autistic. Everyday interactions and admonishments have little meaning for him. Routine, order and predictability shelter him from the messy, wider world. Then, at fifteen, Christopher's carefully constructed world falls apart when he finds his neighbor's dog, Wellington, impaled on a garden fork..."
He decides to investiagate the murder and to write a book about it (the book is written as if it's the boy who wrote it).
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Post by sunpinksky1 on Feb 20, 2006 15:37:40 GMT -5
Will ther ever be a book written in shannon's name.I really think people would benefit and relate to the soul that helped create such life changing music.
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Post by Meredith on Feb 20, 2006 20:59:23 GMT -5
I am a book Nerd, big time book nerd.
currently I am not reading anything, I am saving money to buy the new Neil Gaiman, Anansi Boys.
Neil Gaiman is like.....amazing. He is so smart and insane and just...you have to read him.
Stardust, American Gods, Good Omens, and Neverwhere...
I have read every single Anne Rice and Stephen King
If anyone is into the Dark Tower please let me know.....
I love books.
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Post by sunpinksky1 on Feb 21, 2006 0:43:49 GMT -5
Ibought the new Tori Amos book ,Piece by piece.I just started reading it again after putting it down. I've had to read a lot of medical books lately,and before that I was on a baby book craze. My daughter is nine months old and I can use all the help I can get!
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Post by Meredith on Feb 21, 2006 6:20:42 GMT -5
Piece by Piece is a great book, I skipped everything Ann Powers wrote and just read what Tori wrote. There are some great details in there about how Tori got screwed by the music industry and about her miscarrages. Its a good read.
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Post by waltermelon on Feb 26, 2006 18:22:43 GMT -5
IN COLD BLOOD - truman capote its fabulous darlings  |
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Post by Ryan on Mar 6, 2006 19:12:18 GMT -5
Sorry it's taken me a while to make it over to this thread. . .  I like reading books about the history of the Native Americans of North America. Some of these books end up pissing me off when I read about what happened to many of these people, but regardless I enjoy knowing how the West was settled. It's better to know the truth as opposed to relying on John Wayne to tell us how the West was Won. Even though I have no Native blood in me, I do identify with the beliefs of many different American Indian tribes. I think Americans could learn something from the cultures of these people who knew that the land did not belong to anyone, but that we belong to the land. Here's a few of the boks about Native Americans that I have enjoyed. . .  Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (Dee Brown) This book is a great overview of what happened to many different tribes across North America. There are books that are more in-depth about specific tribes, but this one does a good job of shortly describing the struggles that many different tribes faced as the white man moved westward.  Chief Joseph: Guardian of the People (Candy Moulton) This book is a wonderful read. It is the Story of Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce Indians. He lead his people from the river valleys in Oregon through Yellowstone and towards the buffalo hunting fields of Montana. His main desire was for his people to live in freedom and peace. You may have heard one of his famous quotes, "I will fight no more, forever."  Autobiography of Red Cloud (Edited by R. Eli Paul) This book is a detailed account of the life of Red Cloud. He was successful in leading his tribe along with others in forcing the cavalry out of Ft. Phil Kearny which was an outpost on the way to the Montana gold fields. Even though Red Cloud was a proven warrior, he chose a path of peace later in his life, whereas Crazy Horse would not compromise.  The Sacred Pipe (Black Elk) This book is wonderful! It is a detailed description of Oglala Sioux rituals and spirituality. I was raised in a Christian church, and some of the rituals in the church left me scratching my head in confusion. But as Black Elk describes each ritual and the meaning behind it within the Sioux faith everything seemed to make perfect sense to me. I really dig this book. This book describes the way I feel about spirituality better than any book that I have ever read before. . . |
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Post by ~BEE~Happy~ on Mar 22, 2006 13:01:30 GMT -5
Has anyone read "She's Come Undone" By Wally Lamb.? Like Shinn's Theory, I don't think I had ever read a full book from cover to cover..even in high school. I have a pretty good memory, so if I was in class and heard the discussion, I was able to pull off the papers etc..... Even for "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote. (*wink wink* watermelon) I had such a hard time finding a book that could keep my attention long enough to complete. But... like the guest with the 9 month old (supinky1)... I found myself awake at all hours of the night after feedings with my new infant as well, etc. and got my hands on "She's Come Undone" to help me get through those months of insomnia.
It is an amazingly detailed story of a young girl growing up, handing tragedies and overcoming lables of mental illness etc. It is so detailed that it is hard to imagine a man wrote so clearly from a young girl's perspective. I remember this being the first time I was sad to end a book (since it was my first, ha!) but because I was actually going to miss the character!! Go figure. Anyway, it is a timeless story. Enjoy!
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Post by liette on Apr 10, 2006 10:10:13 GMT -5
The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer-Bradley. Very powerful read for women, I couldn't put it down. It's a magical book about Druids and Priestesses.
Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett. Story about a stonemason in medieval England.
Anything by Anne Rice.
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Post by natalia aka mamamelon on Apr 11, 2006 15:51:03 GMT -5
I read she come undone. Liked it alot. I loved Redeeming Love, which I am sure, no one has heard of and those who have are now lauging  |
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Post by ~BEE~Happy~ on Apr 13, 2006 9:13:56 GMT -5
Has anyone read A Million Little Pieces by James Frey? It has had a lot of attention lately with the whole Oprah thing. I thought it had some other underlying "controveries" you could say... So, what did you think?
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Post by bumcakes on Apr 13, 2006 14:56:19 GMT -5
BEE !!! i have...and oh my god.
im so shocked you wrote that on here...because i was gunna put that one myself.
i didnt know it had so much attention about it at the moment but several times ive been on this thread and wanted to recommend that book
- i suppose im lazy.
i read it about a year ago or more.
its abit amazing.
i dont think its controversal at all...i think its got a striking honesty about it though...thats what i like though, doesnt glamorise anything, or try to justify himself or his life
man...i wish i had tv...i would have so watched the oprah episode that payed attention to that book
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