Books and Reading, 2008, Part 4

Continued from Books and Reading, 2008, Part 3.

Date: September 22, 2008

Author: Robert Coontz (Administrator)

Categories: Life, The Universe, Things We like

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Gunkzo

in September 22nd, 2008 @ 16:16

Kokonilly….YOU’VE MET CORNELIA FUNKE!?!?!?!?! That’s awesome. Her books are okay.

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MissSwann of the â˜®ful Cygnus Isles

in September 22nd, 2008 @ 16:25

1- WHAT???????????? SHE HAS??????????? AHHHH, I HATE YOU, KOKO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (in a jealous way, of course.)

Good book! Imaginary Enemy. I forget the author, but it’s about a 12 year old girl who writes to her imaginary enemy, Beezlebub. It’s basically a creative coming of age story.

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oxlin

in September 22nd, 2008 @ 16:41

I’ve met Charles de Lint, Jane Yolen, Emma Bull, Will Shetterly, Pamela Dean (twice), Patricia C. Wrede, Caroline Stevermer, Ellen Klages, Patrick Nielsen Hayden, Teresa Nielsen Hayden, um. Lots more. Sadly I’ve not yet met Ellen Kushner or Delia Sherman.

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Kokonilly

in September 22nd, 2008 @ 16:43

1 – Yeah. At a book signing.
2 – Yup. I have. At a book signing. I shook her hand.

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Eragon

in September 22nd, 2008 @ 16:46

BRISINGER JUST CAME OUT AND I READ IT IN 7 HOURS IT IS 763 PAGES LOOOONNNNG! YAY IT CAME OUUUT!

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Kokonilly

in September 22nd, 2008 @ 16:52

5 – Is it any good? Or is it a piece of crap like the other two?

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Luna the Lovely

in September 22nd, 2008 @ 16:57

3–woah.

5–Maybe I will have time to reread Eragon and Eldest over christmas break, and then read Brisinger. More likely, however, I will not get to it til next summer.

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MissSwann of the Cygnus Isles

in September 22nd, 2008 @ 17:17

3- *dies* I love Patricia C Wrede!!!!!! How did you meet them all???
7- Same. Thise books never really intrigued me.

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Kiki the Great

in September 22nd, 2008 @ 17:51

I’ve met Philip Pullman, Erin Hunter, Blue Balliett, and I have autographs from Garth Nix and Scott Westerfeld, though I haven’t met them.

Reading World War Z by Max Brooks. It’s really good.

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Sunrunner Bramblewood

in September 22nd, 2008 @ 17:52

5-Lucky you! I have to wait until the library gets their copies, but I’m first on the waiting list so it shouldn’t take long. Yay.
Has anybody ever read Percy Jackson and the Olympians? Four books by Rick Riordan, absolutely hilarious.

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Cat's Meow

in September 22nd, 2008 @ 17:53

I’m going to have to re-read Eragon and Eldest one of these days. My brother’s reading Eldest right now, and we already have a copy of Brisingr, but I’m too lazy to read them right now.

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Nthanda the Laugher

in September 22nd, 2008 @ 18:33

10–Yeah, I’ve read the first Percy Jackson. A little on the light side, but I love all the mythology.

I’ve only met Ray Bradbury. But it was awesome. And I got my copy of “The Homecoming” signed by him.

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Axa

in September 22nd, 2008 @ 18:39

okay please make sure we don’t deteriorate into more ERAGON IS A RIPOFF OF EVERYTHING conversations. just preemptively putting that out there. because I’ve had to slog through that 9000 times too many in the history of MB and it is boring.

I’m reading The Taming of the Shrew right now. When I have time. I have a long to-read list though. A website called goodreads helps with listing books and finding new ones and such.

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Beatlesrockr, John, and Hyjayko The INgenious Swordsman

in September 22nd, 2008 @ 18:47

EHHHAAA!!! I HAVE TO READ BRISINGR!!!!
I can’t wait until May 5th 2009!!!!!!!!! I CANNOT WAIT, I WILL DIE BY THEN. That’s when the 5th Percy Jackson and the Olympians comes out!!!!!!!! AHHHH!!!!! Yeah, so, I’m a huge fan I got the first book a few days after it came out, and I loved it so much. Anyway, I can’t find any good books! So I’m re-reading the Bartimaes Trilogy…
I have met the following authors:
Blue Balliet, Erin Hunter, Rick Riordan (yay!), Angie Sage, Patrick Carman, John Flanagan, Lois Lowry, Brian Selznick, Edith Pattou, and Jeanne Birdsall. I think that’s it, unless I missed one…

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Purple Panda

in September 22nd, 2008 @ 18:56

I haven’t met many authors because I’m usually away in the summer, when most of them come to our library. Most of the authors I’ve met are children’s-book authors that came to my school, including Barbara Park (Junie B. Jones books), Megan McDonald (Judy Moody books), and Jack Gantos (Rotten Ralph, Joey Pigza).

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Syllabub

in September 22nd, 2008 @ 18:59

9-ARE YOU SERIOUS?????!!!!!???? I soooo want to meet Erin and Balliet. Unfortunetly, I have never met a major author.

(Although Tracy Kane lives near me, the author of Fairy Houses and Fairy Boat. Look them up on Amazon if you don’t know what I’m talking about. You probably have seen the books sometime.)

14-ANGIE SAGE??? LOIS LOWRY???? Are you serious????!!!!!!!!??? No fair.

*sulks off*

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Kokonilly

in September 22nd, 2008 @ 20:01

9 – Oh, I’m jealous.
14 – o.0 Nice.

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oxlin

in September 22nd, 2008 @ 20:26

oh and Patrick Rothfuss. Still haven’t read his book though, I should get on that. and Steven Brust and Lois McMaster Bujold (twice) and Sarah Monette and Elizabeth Bear.

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MissSwann of the Cygnus Isles

in September 22nd, 2008 @ 20:31

16- YOU HAVE LIME DISEASE. Why didn’t you contact me about this??????

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The Man For Aeiou

in September 22nd, 2008 @ 20:44

I’ve met Anthony Horowitz at a book reading. I also know (Not have met, at a book reading, but some one who goes to my church) a Pulitzer Prize winner.
I’m a bad bragger.

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Kokonilly

in September 22nd, 2008 @ 21:11

20 – Nice!

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Rainbowstar

in September 22nd, 2008 @ 22:57

9- You’ve met Erin Hunter? Which one?
That reminds me…MUST READ ECLIPSE!!! I ordered it from the library, along with Secrets Of The Clans. Still on waiting lists for both of them. If there was a frustrated smiley, I’d put it here.

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Rosanne Spector (Administrator)

in September 23rd, 2008 @ 00:30

When I saw the title “Secrets of the Clans” I imagined I saw “Secrets of the Clams” — which seems like it would be an excellent book. Some clams live to be hundreds of years old, so they could have a lot of secrets. Last year scientists found a clam off the coast of Iceland that they estimated was between 405 and 410 years old.

In other news: I finally read “Twilight.” I admit, it really hooked me.

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Syllabub

in September 23rd, 2008 @ 05:10

19-*sigh* I’ll email you about it.

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Nthanda the Laugher

in September 23rd, 2008 @ 14:44

23–Ah ha, you have been sucked into the Twilight zone! Mwa ha ha.

By the by, for those who don’t know, the first 12 chapters of “Midnight Sun” are on Stephanie Meyer’s website.

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Kiki the Great

in September 23rd, 2008 @ 16:13

Stopped reading World War Z in exchange for Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere. It’s really good. I saw it in play adaptation last spring.

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Gunkzo

in September 23rd, 2008 @ 16:54

23- I ordered New Moon from the library but it STILL HASN’T COME YET!!! Actually, I recalled it, but the person i recalled it from refuses to hand it over to the library.
26- I read Coraline by Neil Gaiman, and that’s it. He’s a pretty good author.

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Brendan The Science Whiz/Fforde Ffan (37 Brain Points)

in September 23rd, 2008 @ 17:33

50 REALLY GOOD BOOKS
These are in the order of which I came up with first, not quality, so number 42 might be better than number 18. Oh, and these are just 50 really good books, not the fifty best books, they are just some books I enjoyed.

1. Harry Potter I
2. Harry Potter II
3. Harry Potter III
4. Harry Potter IV
5. Harry Potter V
6. Harry Potter VI
7. Harry Potter VII
8. The Lost Journals Of Ven Polypheme
9. Mister Monday
10. The Lightning Thief
11. The Sea Of Monsters
12. The Titanâ€™s Curse
13. Stormbreaker
14. Point Blank
15. Skeleton Key
16. Eagle Strike
17. Scorpia
18. Ark Angel
19. Snakehead
20. Ravens Gate
21. Evil Star
22. Nightrise
23. Lady Friday
24. The Eyre Affair
25. Lost In A Good Book
26. The Well Of Lost Plots
27. Something Rotten
28. First Among Sequels
29. The 13 And A Half Lives Of Captain Bluebear
30. Swordbird
31. Mostly Harmless
32. Superior Saturday
33. Framed
34. Snow Treasure
35. The Thief Lord
36. How To Live With A Neurotic Dog
37. The Magician
38. So Long and Thanks For All the Fish
39. Drowned Wednesday
40. The Alchemyst
41. The Number Devil
42. Animal Farm
43. Whereâ€™s My Jetpack?
44. Grim Tuesday
45. Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
46. The City Of Dreaming Books
47. Sir Thursday
48. The Battle of the Labyrinth
49. Rumo
50. The Last Lecture

If you disagree with anyone of these, too bad.

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MissSwann of the â˜®ful Cygnus Isles

in September 23rd, 2008 @ 17:51

23- YES! YES! YES! IT”S AWESOME! ADMIT IT! YAYAYAYAYAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now read the rest of them. Breaking Dawn is my favorite!!!!!!

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Luna the Lovely

in September 23rd, 2008 @ 18:08

28–I think I’ve read 8 of those.

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vaxiddxvii

in September 23rd, 2008 @ 20:56

-28 I think I’ve read several of those.
my friends are all reading brisingr. I haven’t even finished eragon.
a really great series is the looking glass wars trilogy by
Frank Beddor.

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Rosanne Spector (Administrator)

in September 23rd, 2008 @ 21:09

Miss Swann, Nthanda the Laugher: Yes, I’ve been sucked in to the “Twilight” zone. It will be a few weeks before I can read the next book in the series, though, since I’ve got a bunch of others waiting. So… suspense is building!

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Alice

in September 23rd, 2008 @ 21:11

I haven’t met any authors. I don’t think. -thinks- No, if I had, I’d remember.
Actually I have, but she’s a local. I’ve never read any of her books; I think it’s mainly nonfiction and Christian stuff, the prospect of which does not delight my soul.

I’m currently reading:
The Giver — Good as always, hooking and disturbing.
Fever 1793 — Actually not as interesting as I thought. The writing is fairly dull, the details of the epidemic are few and far between.
Daughters — My play. Check it out. Read it. I have the first monologue.

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AthenianPsycho

in September 23rd, 2008 @ 21:22

TWILIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Nthanda the Laugher

in September 23rd, 2008 @ 21:37

Currently reading JS&MN. I’ve had absolutely no time, so it’s been taking me weeks just to get to pg. 473, where I am right now. But it’s very good, I’m enjoying it very much, so I’m kind of glad that it’s taking me so long.

Also–in English we’re reading Canterbury Tales! Yaaaay!

“Whan that Aprill, with his shoures soote
The droghte of March hath perced to the roote
And bathed every veyne in swich licour,
Of which vertu engendred is the flour…”

Hooray for Middle English!

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Rainbowstar

in September 23rd, 2008 @ 21:42

23- “Secrets Of The Clams” should be an actual book, maybe a parody of Warriors about clans of clams that live on the ocean floor.

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Raynpho

in September 23rd, 2008 @ 22:01

33- The Giver? The whole trilogy was assigned for summer reading. It really is quite a good book, but there are only so many papers you can assign on 3 books… in four weeks…

28- I think I’ve read at least 10, possibly more if I inspect the list more carefully.

I’ve never met any authors.

No, scratch that. Joe Bruchac, and two other barely-known authors whose names I cannot recall visited our school. Does that count as “meeting” if I saw them from 20 feet away?

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Rebecca Lasley (Administrator)

in September 23rd, 2008 @ 22:25

(35) And hooray for someone who knows to call the language Middle English! Chaucer is ♥ ♥ ♥

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Rosanne Spector (Administrator)

in September 23rd, 2008 @ 22:38

Rainbowstar (36): Then that would be “Secrets of the Clam Clans.” Sure to be a bestseller.

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Luna the Lovely

in September 23rd, 2008 @ 22:45

Rosanne, I would be forever grateful if you would hop over to the monthly random thread and help me out.

Now, so not to be completely off topic, I recommend HP, LOTR, Mercedes Lackey’s books (Heralds of Valdamar, Bardic Voices, etc), and can’t think of any other exceedingly excellent ones right off, and besides, that really not why I’m here.

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Cat's Meow

in September 23rd, 2008 @ 23:05

I got JS&MN from the library! It’s kinda late now, but I”m going to start reading it tomorrow.

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Armada (17 piepoints)

in September 24th, 2008 @ 16:36

I know an author personally (as well as her kids), but since the book she wrote is one of those books for kids with disabilities that focuses more on that than on having a plot, she’s probably not known by more than 100 people. I’m not going to say her name here because her book isn’t well known enough for anyone to have heard of her, and I don’t think she really wants that kind of publicity.

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Taiwan Hippo Fan

in September 24th, 2008 @ 17:04

42 – Oh, come on, now what point did that have? I wanted to look her up and see what you meant. And what do you mean by “that kind of publicity”?

I have to read three books on three periods of US history, one biography/autobiography, one historical fiction, and one that I pick ([auto]biography or historical fiction). My first book (that Pan kindly got from the library for me) is about Drake, kinda – it’s called Dead Reckoning, and it looks really good. Has anyone heard of it?

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Cat's Meow

in September 24th, 2008 @ 17:42

I started JS&MN today during SSR. (Sustained Silent Reading) It’s good so far, although I really haven’t made much progress.

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Armada (17 piepoints)

in September 24th, 2008 @ 17:52

43-I meant that I don’t think she wants random people calling her and saying ‘Are you the author of this book? Cool, I’ve never talked to a real author before’ and then hanging up. Not that you would do that. Anyway, look up Baj and the Word Launcher. That’s the name of the book. The kid on the back cover is the Jake I was asking about on the random thread. I thought he might be an MBer, because he knows that HPBs are evil, and the yesterday we were talking and I said something was an ‘apocalypse’, and he was like, “do you think we should tell them?” (I still don’t know what he means by that), but then I asked him if he had been on MB (not MuseBlog, just MB) and he had no idea what I was talking about. Oh, well.

But, THF, if you do look up the book, don’t post the author’s last name or town on here. I know that everyone can technically just look it up themselves, but still don’t. If Jake does come on here at some point, that would be bad for him.
Thanks!

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oxlin

in September 24th, 2008 @ 18:08

Oh wait. Someone mentioned Un Lun Dun a while back. Never mind me, I’m tired. Has anyone read Perdido Street Station? (also by China MiÃ©ville?

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Kokonilly

in September 24th, 2008 @ 18:16

Twilight: Overrated. *runs away from Twilight lovers*

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Cliff Eagle

in September 24th, 2008 @ 18:50

Cliff Eagle is currently Reading (in English Lit class): Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
Its a cool book- don’t often get to read comics in class- does Kagy know of it? Kagy would like it.

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oxlin

in September 24th, 2008 @ 19:08

I like Persepolis. I’ve read it and Persepolis 2.

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Beatlesrockr, John, and Hyjayko The INgenious Swordsman

in September 24th, 2008 @ 19:20

I am still trying to find a good book, and I have read all the books I have at least 50 times, well, except for Lord of the Flies. Maybe I should… NO! NO! Not again, I am not reading it again. But I NEED A BOOK, MUST *reaches towards Lord of the Flies* NO! I CANNOT! OK! I’ll just settle down with Winnie the Poo. Yes. That will take my mind off it… Ok, maybe not Winnie the Poo. How about Team of Rivals. Yes, I’ve only read it three times. That’d be nice. *grabs Team of Rivals off the shelf and sits in rocking chair* That’s better. BUT I NEED A NEW BOOK!!!!!!!!!

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Armada (17 piepoints)

in September 24th, 2008 @ 19:38

I is hoping that THF is looking up BATWL right now……

THF, I’m not sure if the author has her own webpage. I’ll have to go and check. *leaves to Google BATWL*

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Armada (17 piepoints)

in September 24th, 2008 @ 19:43

Yes, it does. Just Google it, and every single one of the hits is it. I think so, anyway.
Um, that is, google Baj and the word launcher, not BATWL.

Sorry for double post.
*is having weird grammar*

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Zinc the sorceress and Leafygreen

in September 24th, 2008 @ 19:45

51- I’m currently reading the Lost Years Of Merlin. I just finished Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister, which had quite a bit of cussing in it.

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Cat's Meow

in September 24th, 2008 @ 19:49

54 – Ooh! I like that series! I own it all, actually. Which book are you on?

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Zinc the sorceress and Leafygreen

in September 24th, 2008 @ 19:57

55- Um, the first book. SOMEWHAT A SPOILER TO LOST YEARS OF MERLIN. Rhia and Emrys/Merlin have just found out that the Alleah bird they saw was some kind of demon. (?)

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Kiki the Great

in September 24th, 2008 @ 20:22

28- YOU ARE MY NEW BEST FRIEND

Garth Nix = FTW.

Hey, who likes Sabriel? SECOND FAVE SERIES (first being HP of course).

Hey, who HATED the fourth Maximum Ride? It SUCKED.

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Alice

in September 24th, 2008 @ 20:27

49- I read The Complete Persepolis (got it for my birthday). Very good, but I liked the beginning best, when she was a kid.
54- I’ve read the first one, which I enjoyed, but since then I have grown thoroughly sick of T.A. Barron. It comes of reading too many rather dull books about girls named Kate who have no apparent relation to each other.

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shadowfire

in September 24th, 2008 @ 20:33

31-Frank Beddor came to my school once.
57-LOVE Sabriel!

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Cat's Meow

in September 24th, 2008 @ 20:49

28 – Of that 50, I think I’ve read 18 before. Mostly Harry Potter, H2G2, and Keys to the Kingdom books, although I’ve read The Thief Lord (for LA) and Stormbreaker too.

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The Man For Aeiou

in September 24th, 2008 @ 20:55

What should I read after Time Pardox?

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muselover

in September 24th, 2008 @ 20:58

I just finished the Hitchhiker’s trilogy!

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The Man For Aeiou

in September 24th, 2008 @ 21:07

62- alll five?

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muselover

in September 24th, 2008 @ 21:14

61- There won’t be a new Artemis Fowl for at least three years…

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Kokonilly

in September 24th, 2008 @ 21:14

61 – Sit tight and wait for the eighth book.
57 – Wasn’t THAT bad…

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Cat's Meow

in September 24th, 2008 @ 21:37

What do you guys think of the claims that the Eragon/Eldest books have serious similarities to Star Wars? I’ve heard several people in the past few days mention it, with the release of Brisingr, and I think it’s interesting.

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â™« Agrrrfishi {Aggie} (14 piepoints, 22 sdpzk points)â™«

in September 24th, 2008 @ 21:46

57- The 4th Maximum Ride disappointed me a bit. It was more about global warming than the real adventures of Max and the bird-kids.

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Kiki the Great

in September 25th, 2008 @ 15:56

65, 67- Yes. It. Was. It read like someone paid him to write it. It jumped from place to place, and there were too many new powers, and it was weird, and I agree with Agrrrfishi in that it wasn’t about them as much.

I really like Neil Gaiman.

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Nthanda the Laugher

in September 25th, 2008 @ 17:51

51, 61–Try The Scarlet Pimpernel, by Baroness Orczy. Fabulous book.

66–Yeah, it is a bit like Star Wars. I think I would be ok with it if it were actually well-written…but as it is, I’d say it’s a rip-off.

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Random Kokopelli & Tokyo

in September 25th, 2008 @ 18:56

I am reading Twighlight ( Stephenie Meyer )and The Hobbit (J.R.R Tolkien).
POSSIBLE TWIGHLIGHT SPOILER!!!!!
I didn’t really like Edward * gets pied* I think Bella should be with Jasper *gets pied* I would also like to see more of Alice in the future books.

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Kokonilly

in September 25th, 2008 @ 19:16

66 – God, have you read Eragon and Eldest?

(Eragon) Yay! I have an awesome new power and am destined to bring peace to the Empire!
(Brom, aka old wise mentor) I shall teach you. *teaches* *dies*
(Eragon) Boo hoo. Well, at least I have my best friend Murtagh to help me.
(Murtagh) I am evil. I AM YOUR BROTHER.

That’s it. Never bothered to read Brisinger.

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oxlin

in September 25th, 2008 @ 20:15

68- Have you tried China MiÃ©ville? (Perdido Street Station, Un Lun Dun, etc.) He’s similar to Neil Gaiman in various ways

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purplefinch

in September 25th, 2008 @ 20:45

I’ve made a grand list of books to get on my next library trip (they are destined to become few and far between thanks to my marvelously busy schedule…). But Persopolis and The Scarlet Pimpernel are definitely on it!

I’m reading Territory by Emma Bull, and though I haven’t gotten very far, I like it already.
Almost done Hunchback, and it’s a lot more fast-moving once you get into it, which is nice. (My English teacher loves Les Mis, I was very happy to hear.)

Someone told me there was to be a sixth Hitchikers book, written by someone else with DA’s notes and whatever he’d already started… I don’t know if it’s true or not, and I really kind of hope it’s not. Well, it could either be very good or horrid…

I think Pictures of Dorian Grey is a really pretty novel name… I haven’t read it, but what are some other books that you like, or you just like the sound of, just because of the title?

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oxlin

in September 25th, 2008 @ 21:09

73- I’d like to read A Picture of Dorian Grey as well. Hooray for Territory! It took me a bit to get into that but it was great. Especially the typesetteress. Now I associate that book with double chocolate Milanos.

It is true. It’ll be Eoin Colfer.

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Nthanda the Laugher

in September 25th, 2008 @ 21:25

73–There’s a very strange rumor floating about that the 6th Hitchhiker’s book is to be written by Eoin Colfer. I think that half of the original fans will strangle themselves, and the other half will strangle Eoin Colfer, if such a thing comes to pass.

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Alice

in September 25th, 2008 @ 21:29

73- I want to read The Picture of Dorian Grey…

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The Man For Aeiou

in September 25th, 2008 @ 22:03

75- it’s on Eoin Colfer’s website.

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POSOC (14 wung points embedded (bara brith), 9 wung points embedded (chorley cake), 5 wung points in transit (Ogbert's Siphon)

in September 25th, 2008 @ 23:28

75- I have mixed feelings about it. Eoin Colfer is a great and humorous author, but his style just isn’t right for the Hitchhiker series.

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Alice

in September 26th, 2008 @ 09:08

Re: 6th Hitchhiker book: After reading the fourth one, I don’t even care. Nothing happened. It was better when they were in space.

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Luna the Lovely

in September 26th, 2008 @ 09:23

66 (& 71) No clue, it could be, I s’pose. I’ve never seen Star Wars, so i really can’t compare. Paolini’s books aren’t bad per se, but at the same time, I don’t thihnk they’re the best books I’ve ever read.

I’ve never read the Hitchhiker books? Are they any good? I saw the movie, but presumably it sucks when compared to the books–movies usually do.

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Robert Coontz (Administrator)

in September 26th, 2008 @ 10:15

(79) I agree. More isn’t always better. I thought the Hitchhiker trilogy worked just fine as a real trilogy.

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Kokonilly

in September 26th, 2008 @ 15:02

80 – Okay.

PARALLELS BETWEEN ERAGON AND STAR WARS:
– Evil dude closely related to the hero. (Murtagh, Morzan; Darth Vader)
– Old wise mentor who dies early on (Brom; Obi-Wan Kenobi)
– Sweet new weapon that the hero receives at the beginning (dragon; lightsaber)
– Sweet new power hero gets (Dragon Rider; the Force)
– Destiny (Save the Empire from the evil lord)

Yeah. It’s reeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaallllllllyyyyyyyyy stupid.

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Armada (17 piepoints)

in September 26th, 2008 @ 15:14

75-Nooo! Do not strangle Eoin Colfer! If you do, we’ll never get to read the seventh Artemis Fowl!

80-They’re very good. If the movie is anything like I hear it was (Zaphod attacked with a chainsaw by the mice? What the heck??????), then it doesn’t even compare with the book. I really do not understand how movie directors can twist the plot of a book like that and say it’s the same story.

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The Man For Aeiou

in September 26th, 2008 @ 16:30

83- Two points:
1)There will not be another Fowl!
2)Adams helped WRITE the movie before he died!

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Luna the Lovely

in September 26th, 2008 @ 16:50

84–oh, things make sense now…..I was going to ask if Adams was dead and if that was why somebody else was allegedly writing the next book from Adams’s notes, but I didn’t really feel like being pied off the blog in my woeful ignorance… So, I guess I would have to say, it’s not too strange that Eoin Colfer would be writing it, given that some people would probably rather have it, then have it unended (that is, I’m assuming that it’s like a normal series, and there are unanswered things?). I mean, say JKR had died before she finished book seven, I would have rathered ~~somebody finish the series from her notes, than never have found out the end~~ that her notes on book seven be published, rather than have another author dare try and write it/never know anything about the end…..But I digress.

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Dodecahedron

in September 26th, 2008 @ 16:51

3 (and others who’ve seen people)- O.o

I’m not sure I’ve met any famous authors, although a friend of my mom’s got a book published so I might have met her (Pauline Alama, The Eye of Night, it was a pretty good fantasy but I read it a while ago, anyone heard of it?).

Twilight- meh, but Breaking Dawn was horrible except for the middle section which was good.

*agrees about Colfer being a good author but not the H2G2 one*

So we have to read Lord of the Flies in English later this year. penguini’s reading it now in her class and she says it’s bad. opinions/how do I survive this?

also! since it hasn’t been mentioned yet in this thread if ever: Cryptonomicon. Amazing book. maybe not recommended for younger folk here due to content, but it is epic.
I have not yet read the Baroque Cycle or Neal Stephenson’s new book that just came out but I want to…

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Armada (17 piepoints)

in September 26th, 2008 @ 16:53

84-How do you know? That’s what everyone thought after The Opal Deception! And after The Lost Colony!
He did ??? Okay then, I’ve come to the conclusion that Douglas Adams went insane before he died.

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Robert Coontz (Administrator)

in September 26th, 2008 @ 16:59

(86) MBers have discussed Lord of the Flies on several threads. What nobody has mentioned is that it starts out with a situation from a standard boys’-adventure book: a bunch of kids marooned on an island. Even today, I’m sure you know of many books that start like that (role-playing threads, too). Usually the characters work together, overcome challenges, and have a few entertaining adventures. Not this time.

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Luna the Lovely

in September 26th, 2008 @ 17:03

86: I’ve read Lord of the Flies–it was one of those books my dad insisted I had to read sometime in my life (that, and the book with the communist farm animals…..Animal Farm, wasn’t it?). It (LotF) isn’t what I would call a good book, but I have read worse by far. My main issue with it was the kids just acted so stupid, and I was sitting there reading it, thinking, are you kidding me?
Why are they doing that, instead of doing this, which makes so much more sense and is what I would do?

Cryptonomicon–never head of it. What’s it about (other than apparently containing content inappropraite for younger musers)?

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Dodecahedron

in September 26th, 2008 @ 17:10

It is about cryptography, kind of? And World War Two. It mostly cuts between three people’s stories- Robert Shaftoe, a US soldier in WWII, Lawrence Waterhouse, a US cryptographer in WWII, and Randy Waterhouse, who is in a company trying to create a data haven in the present. It’s much more complex than that… around 900 pages and it took me weeks to read.

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Robert Coontz (Administrator)

in September 26th, 2008 @ 17:12

(89) LtL — The kids in Lord of the Flies were certainly stupid, cruel, and irrational. Did you think that was unrealistic?

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vaxiddxvii

in September 26th, 2008 @ 17:35

89- I have to read animal farm for school this year. and I’ll have to read lord of the flies later in life.
59- I am soooooooo jealous! I wish I could meet frank beddor.
many more posts then I can count- I’m way behind in eragon. a few years back I started reading the first one and never finished. I’m planning to read it and eldest so I’ll understand brisingr. I’ve been told eldest is terrible but I want to know what happens in more detail. I already know pretty much what happens in the first two, but I want to know exactly from the book. my sister is obsessed with twilight. There must be some subliminal mind control thing about that series. I also love Artemis fowl. however, time paradox sounds REALLY WEIRD. and the one about the demons was also weird. so I might stop reading them.

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Luna the Lovely

in September 26th, 2008 @ 18:04

Robert–actually, yeah, I did think it was rather unrealistic. As I was reading it (several years ago, I was probably 12 or so), all I could think about was how they could have all easily managed a peaceful coexistence, just by using a little bit of sense. Of course, when you phrase your post the way you did….people are stupid, cruel, and irrational, so maybe it wasn’t so unrealistic. As i said, it’s been several years since I read it, and I would probably get a lot more out of it now. Dad always seemed rather big on the whole, “Here, you’re smart and read above your age level, let’s give you this book, I think you’re ready for it.” For instance, the Hobbit and LOTR when I was around eight–suffice to say, that although I made it through the Hobbit, I didn’t enjoy it much, and didn’t get more than a chapter into LOTR at the time…..

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Nthanda the Laugher

in September 26th, 2008 @ 20:04

82–Although you could argue that such features are just common mythological archetypes. Not that I think they work for Eragon.
86–I really enjoyed Lord of the Flies. If you’re into psychological books, or civilization vs. the killer instinct, you’ll enjoy it. It’s a fairly dark book but well-written and thought-provoking.

Also–I actually thought that LOtF was fairly realistic. I mean, there’s lots of people out there who act on emotion or impulse and don’t stop to think of others or even their own immediate future. Also–kids are mean. I think that boys of the age in LOtF might end up hurting each other seriously (although not killing each other, maybe) without really understanding the permanency of their actions.

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Kiki the Great

in September 26th, 2008 @ 20:30

81- Agree wholeheartedly. I didn’t like the fourth and fifth ones at all. Too confusing and not enough Zaphod.

Just finished the fourth City of Ember. I loved it. It had a really happy ending and it was so good!

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Beatlesrockr, John, and Hyjayko The Ingenious Swordsman

in September 26th, 2008 @ 21:13

93- I agree, my mom made me read a bunch of books way above my level, and I ended up reading Lord of the Flies last year. I made sure I never read it before I went to bed It wasn’t exactly a good book, but it wasn’t really bad either.
So, there I was reading Team of Rivals, and I saw a book that wasn’t on the shelf before. It was dusty, prolly in the garage for a long time. I brushed it off, and guess what, ‘The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemmingway’ YAY! Next to it I found a book called ‘The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay’ Which I have read once. Finally some more good books. After already reading ‘Team of Rivals’ isn’t as interesting after you’ve already read it and you know what’s going to happen.
So I was at school, and we have this thing called Reading Rodeo. You get stickers for taking these tests called “Accelerated Reader” and you get points for it, and win prizes, and Reading Rodeo is for a reading grade, so you want to read as many AR books as you can. I had already read almost all of the AR books in the library, and I don’t have time to read another book while in the midst of Brisingr (yes, I now have it), which is not an AR book. And I have no stickers, because so far, I have only been reading JS&MN (which I finished in the beginning of the year), The Mysterious Benedict Society (I don’t understand why this is not an AR book), Team of Rivals (short time, I had already read it before) and now, Brisingr. THIS IS FRUSTRATING. I might not be able to do many AR tests, so I might get a lower grade , and at the same time, our teacher has this genre thing, where we have to read a specific genre report every month. This month is mystery, and the librarian showed us mystery books from the library. And guess what they were. Cam Janson, Nancy Drew, American Girl, The Hardy Boys, A to Z mysteries, and all those other books that we all read in 1st grade. Seriously. So I was pondering wether I should ask my teacher if I can re-read Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde, and do that for my report instead. She might say no because I’ve already read it. But wait, she doesn’t know that, does she?
And that my friends, is all the book news in my life for today. Thankyou for looking at this post, if anybody really does look at this post. Oh, wait, nobody even looks at my posts. Anyway, thankyou, kinda, maybe, if you actually took the time to read my post, or even skimmed it a bit.

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Kokonilly

in September 26th, 2008 @ 21:27

84 – Are you insane? They can’t just leave off at the end of the sixth book! Have you read it? It’s madness!
94 – True, the parallels also apply to Harry Potter, but it is so unbelieveably not worth your time. It’s also far too similar to LOTR. You could argue that they’re all the same, but it really just doesn’t work with Eragon.

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Rainbowstar

in September 26th, 2008 @ 21:31

I haven’t read the Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy books, but I’ve seen the movie. Forgive me for saying this, but it was actually pretty good. Zaphod never gets attacked with a chain saw by the mice, but Arthur does. They want his brain so that they can find out the Ultimate Question. My favorite part is the Infinite Improbability Drive, especially the part where they turn into yarn dolls. And the nose-blowing religion. So, are the books better?
Eoin Colfer is a good author. Has anyone read The Supernaturalist?

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Alice

in September 26th, 2008 @ 22:11

98- I liked the movie. I liked the books, too.

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Alice

in September 26th, 2008 @ 22:20

Currently reading:
To Kill A Mockingbird
David Copperfield

Both are good. TKAM is required for English (complete with notes…ugh) and David Copperfield is just my weird taste in literature (read Dickens and Shakespeare for fun! Yay!). Neither are as light and carefree as I would like, but oh well. I think I just need to read something light, and then get back into my classics. It’s just that I want quality writing, and I’m getting picky. It’s so much harder to find stuff I think is worth reading now. I don’t have a lot of time to read, so I want to enjoy thoroughly what I do read.

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The Man For Aeiou

in September 26th, 2008 @ 22:30

97- I thought it rapped up nicely.

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Nthanda the Laugher

in September 27th, 2008 @ 08:36

96–I’m sorry. I was there, too. It’s incredibly frustrating, isn’t it?
98–Yes! I love the Supernaturalists! Stefan is one of my favorite characters.

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Zinc the sorceress and Leafygreen (Lark and Roberta)

in September 27th, 2008 @ 08:51

95- There’s FOUR?! I didn’t know that! I thought there were only three!

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â™«Agrrrfishi {Aggie} (14 piepoints, 22 sdpzk points)â™«

in September 27th, 2008 @ 11:04

100- Oh, I’m reading To Kill a Mockingbird as well! Is it for English or just for fun that you’re reading it?

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Ò‰PiggyÒ‰ (Current High Bailiff)

in September 27th, 2008 @ 11:34

98- Read the books. They’re infinitely better.

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Alice

in September 27th, 2008 @ 14:43

104- English.

I just finished Pygmalion. Most enjoyable.

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randomness is the cooliest!!!!!

in September 27th, 2008 @ 19:19

Ever heard of 39 clues? I read the first one,”the Maze of Bones”
It’s pretty good, balancing humor, action, suspense, and mystery very nicely…
I’m also reading Haddix’s,”Found” It’s about thes adopted kids who were found on an airplane from (seemingly) nowhere. It is science fiction. The first time I read her books, I didn’t know it was sci-fi. Oh, well. I liked them, and I hate sci-fi, so the genre doesn’t really matter. A list of books I enjoyed;
*-series
The Divide*
The Edge Chronicles*
Among the Hidden *
Stargirl
MUSE!!! (do magazines count as books?)

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Beatlesrockr, John, and Hyjayko The Ingenious Swordsman

in September 27th, 2008 @ 19:45

107- Isn’t that also by Rick Riordan? Maybe I’ll do that for my report…

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Midnight Fiddler (she of 2 spzdk, 500 PiePoints and 30 Muszey points)

in September 27th, 2008 @ 20:16

107~ I believe magazines count as magazines……

I’m reading My Bonny Light Horseman by L.A. Meyer. It’sm the sixth in his “Bloody Jack” series.
Has anyone else read them? they’re not really historically accurate, a mite risque, but a very quick and entertaining read.

I’m also reading Sense and Sensibility, by, of course, Jane Austen.

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Alice

in September 27th, 2008 @ 20:22

109- I think I read the very first one, but I was turned off by the over-described anatomical difficulties of disguising oneself as a boy, so I returned it.

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Midnight Fiddler (she of 2 spzdk, 500 PiePoints and 30 Muszey points)

in September 27th, 2008 @ 20:42

110~ Yes, she does so often as she puts it “get separated from her clothing in the presence of males.” (Not an exact quote, but something like it.)
But hey, anyone who’s read Twilight can deal with it, I think. And the Bloddy Jack stories are actually fun and get somewhere, as opposed to the aforementioned series. *coughTwilightbugsmecough*

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purplefinch

in September 27th, 2008 @ 21:31

Heh, yes, I’ve read a couple of the Bloody Jack series. Funny, and fun. I got fed up after a while because she seemed never to end up with Jaimy (That was his name, I think). Though I skipped at least one book in the middle, so I was a bit confused after that.

Eoin Colfer… it could be worse, but I don’t think that I’m really going to be looking forward to it… Actually, that’s a lie. I want to read it. Now! But if it’s bad, then I’m going to complain. XD

I just finished The Hunchback of Notre-Dame… it made me very sad. I want to read Les Mis over again, now.

And I was wrong, it’s not Pictures of Dorian Grey. But The Picture of Dorian Grey is still a pretty name.

100-I know! There are so many books to read, and I just don’t have time anymore!
Aaaahhhhhhhhh…

And some more authors and books just on this thread I need to investigate…

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Kokonilly

in September 28th, 2008 @ 01:04

101 – What???

The Supernaturalist: I remember nothing of the plot, which is a very bad sign.

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The Bookworm & Lurline (410 piepoints and three B-Day Points and 42 KAG Points!)

in September 28th, 2008 @ 08:46

107- I’m not a big Haddix fan. Her books never appealed to me.
I enjoyed the “Fire Within” books, although I haven’t read the fourth. My favorite was the first one, as it was fantasy wrapped up in realism, one of my favorite notions.

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Alice

in September 28th, 2008 @ 11:21

I ignored all my homework yesterday (well, a lot of it) and read In the Suicide Mountains by John Gardner instead. I didn’t like it much. It was very strange and made me faintly uncomfortable. It might have been better with different illustrations.

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MIssSwann of the Cygnus Isles

in September 28th, 2008 @ 12:24

I am reading Lucky by Alice Sebold. I… I can’t even describe it in words. You’ll have to look it up. It’s a memoir on when she got raped and brutally beaten in a park. If you are reading this comment, you are morally obligated to look up this book and read it. YOU HAVE TO. It opened my eyes to the evil of rape in this world.

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â™« Syllabub â™ª

in September 28th, 2008 @ 16:28

116-It sound good, but is it too…..how should I say it……is the material appropreate?

I am now in love with The Book Thief. One of the best books I’ve ever read. Beatlesrokr-if you are still looking for a book, I’d suggest this one. There’s also qusking by Kathryn Erskine. To any reading this, LOOK IT UP. It’s an incredible book that not many have heard of. It’s a very eye-opening book.

I’m re-reading Inkheart and then Inkspell since INKDEATH IS COMING OUT OCTOBER 7TH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Alice

in September 28th, 2008 @ 16:38

28- I’ve read… 1-7, 9, 20, 23, half of 24, 35, 38, 39, 44, 45, 47. This is a different list.

Alice’s 50 (or however many) Good Books:
1. Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell
2. Little, Big
3. Great Expectations
4. The Golden Compass
5. The Subtle Knife
6. The Amber Spyglass
7. Ronia, the Robber’s Daughter
8. East
9. Swallows and Amazons
10. Wise Child
11. Juniper
12. Hamlet
13. Pygmalion
14. Lord of the Flies
15. To Kill a Mockingbird
16. The Ladies of Grace Adieu
17. The Hobbit
18. The Fellowship of the Ring
19. The Two Towers
20. The Return of the King
21. The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
22. Swallowdale
23. Black Hearts in Battersea
24. Winter Holiday
25. Pigeon Post
26. We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea
27. Secret Water
28. The Picts and the Martyrs
29. Coot Club
30. The Big Six
31. Nightbirds on Nantucket
32. The Stolen Lake
33. The Cuckoo Tree
34. The Giver
35. Tuck Everlasting
36. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
37. Howl’s Moving Castle
38. Bill Bergson Lives Dangerously
39. Search for the Tinker Chief
40. Bartlett’s Quotations
41. The Forestwife
42. Amphigorey

I think I’ll stop at 42. It’s a good number.

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MissSwann of the Cygnus Isles

in September 28th, 2008 @ 16:41

117- Have your mom read it first. Then read it if she gives the thumbs up. Just… it doesn’t really matter on the content; everyone has to be exposed to the horrors in this world so they can try and stop it. If people are ignorant to evils (rape, global warming, etc), they will continue. And the world will crash and burn.

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Robert Coontz (Administrator)

in September 28th, 2008 @ 16:56

(117) Syllabub,

Katherine Erskine’s book is called Quaking, right?

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Luna the Lovely

in September 28th, 2008 @ 17:07

118: I’ve read the following books: (and for the recent posts bar, I shall now insert a period.)

3,4,5,6,14,15,17,18,19,20, and maybe 35, but I’m not a hundred percent sure.

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Cat's Meow

in September 28th, 2008 @ 17:14

118 – I’ve read…1, 4, 5, 6, half of 10, 11, 17, 18, 19, 20, 35, and 36.

121 – Tuck Everlasting is the one about the family that drinks the magical water so they become immortal. (Or something along those lines. I haven’t read it in ages.)

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MissSwann of the Cygnus Isles

in September 28th, 2008 @ 17:17

120- Oh, my friend is related to Kathryn Erskine.

I really want to read Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin. It looks good.

OMGGGG I got Diamonds of Dremdark today!!! Reading it now!!!!!!

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Beatlesrockr, John, and Hyjayko The Ingenious Swordsman

in September 28th, 2008 @ 17:25

117- INKDEATH? NO WAY! THE 7TH? *goes wild* I love Cornelia Funke. I think I’ll try Quaking, I’ve already read The Book Thief, I thought it was awesome. Thanks for the recommendation! Off to the library!

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Cat's Meow

in September 28th, 2008 @ 18:00

123 – I read Elsewhere this summer. It’s really good at the start, but the ending was sort of weird. It made me cry, for some reason.

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Luna the Lovely

in September 28th, 2008 @ 18:07

122–yeah, that’s what I was thinking; but I can’t remember if I just heard about it, read it, or if I saw the movie…..I don’t think it was the latter, but I don’t know.

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MissSwann of the Cygnus Isles

in September 28th, 2008 @ 18:15

124- Book Thief! Great book, read it. YESSS! INKDEATH!!!!!!!!! THE 7TH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

125- Really? That’s like me; I cry at the weirdest parts in books.

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Cat's Meow

in September 28th, 2008 @ 18:48

127 – Endings always make me cry.

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Kokonilly

in September 28th, 2008 @ 18:52

Only book I’ve ever cried to: Fred’s and Dobby’s death. That made me cry.

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MissSwann of the Cygnus Isles

in September 28th, 2008 @ 20:18

I cried in Realms of the Gods (Tamora Pierce). ‘Nuff said.

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Alice

in September 28th, 2008 @ 20:26

I cry in just about everything.

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oxlin

in September 28th, 2008 @ 20:38

Alice – I’ve read 1, I’m in the middle of 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36, 37, some of 40, 42.

Oxlin’s list of some nifty books to see what people have read:
1) Freedom and Necessity
2) Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell
3) War for the Oaks
4) Double Feature
5) Abarat
6) Someplace to be Flying
7) The Faery Reel
8 ) Coyote Road
9) The Green Man
10) Tam Lin
11) Juniper, Gentian and Rosemary
12) The Best of Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet

I shall list more later.

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Alice

in September 28th, 2008 @ 20:53

132- I’ve only read 2 and 5. Oh, and some of 1. It was very promising, too. I think I just got carried away and set up like three letter games and never actually returned to the book. Or, for that matter, two of my three letter games. -guilty- In fact, I’ll go work on it right now. Do not despair, TNÃ–!

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Purple Panda

in September 28th, 2008 @ 21:02

[back to author discussion] Probably the best (as in, the meeting was the most fun) author I’ve met is David Levithan. Has anyone read any of his books? I actually got to really meet him, as opposed to a 3-second conversation I’ve had with all of the other authors I’ve ever met. There was a party-thing at my library, so I had a long conversation with him then. He also came to my school and talked with us for 3 hours, which was amazing.

28 (Brendan): I read “The 13 And A Half Lives Of Captain Bluebear” this summer. It was one of those really happy-and-random books that seem to be really rare. The Last Lecture is really good, too. CMU is in Pittsburgh, so it was all over the newspapers here. My mom’s been really interested in him as well, because her mom died of pancreatic cancer and she currently has colon cancer. And she has the same doctors that Pausch did, too.

95 (Kiki): There’s a fourth? I read the first (ember) and second (sprouts, was it?), but couldn’t get further than that. I didn’t think the second one was very good, so I didn’t continue.

100 (Alice): To Kill a Mockingbird is one of my favorite books. Ever.

107 (randomness): What did you think about Stargirl? Iâ€™ve never liked Spinelliâ€”I think the only book of his that I actually liked was Wringer.

118 (Alice): Iâ€™ve readâ€¦ 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 12, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 34, 35, and 36. All good books, definitely.

131 (Alice): I donâ€™t think Iâ€™ve ever cried in a book.

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Luna the Lovely

in September 28th, 2008 @ 21:45

130–me too.

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oxlin

in September 28th, 2008 @ 21:49

133- ooh, ooh, not to distract you further but lets start a letter game!

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Alice

in September 28th, 2008 @ 21:56

136- OK!

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Raynpho

in September 28th, 2008 @ 22:09

The only time I would have to say I actually cried while reading was during a short story. It was published in Cricket a while back… I’m not sure exactly when, but it was about a boy during the Civil war era, and his horses, and how he… I don’t quite remember. But I don’t think it was even really that sad, I just got rather into it. Hm.

We’ve been assigned Brave New World for English. We were supposed to read Chapter one by last Friday, though I got a little confuzzled/carried away and read Part one instead. Heh.

It’s VERY surreal, to me, at least. Everybody hates it, though I can’t say it’s a terrible book, so far. Just rather surreal, and strange.

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Purple Panda

in September 28th, 2008 @ 22:13

132 (oxlin): I’ve only read 2, 5, and 6. I’ll definitely add the others to my list, though.

I sometimes wonder if I’ll ever get through my list of recommended books. I just have dozens of pieces of looseleaf paper taped to my walls, and I just write the title of the recommended book on another line, etc.etc., until the paper is full and I tape another piece to the wall. I went through two whole pages this summer, but during the year it goes much more slowly.

Letter games- I haven’t read Freedom and Necessity, but David Levithan (mentioned in my previous post) wrote a book via Letter Game. It sounds like a lot of fun!

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Alice

in September 28th, 2008 @ 22:20

Wow, you guys just…don’t cry? -is amazed- I cried at like, the third book I read, or something (that’s an exaggeration actually). I remember this book about a moose, Beezle’s Bravery, actually I think I’ve mentioned it to you guys. Every time I read that thing I would basically cry my eyes out, until I read it enough times to harden myself to it. I think there was another one with a similar effect.
I remember reading Martin the Warrior one night. I stayed up really late, after everyone else was asleep, and I came to the end and realized that Rose was dead. And I cried. And cried. And cried. And tried to make up an alternate ending in my head.

Those are the only example of my early susceptibility to sad plot twists that I can remember, but I know there were more. And then I started going through puberty and was five times more likely to cry than before. Except not in real life. People and pets die in real life and I shed only a few tears, but I read a slightly sad book and sob my eyes out. I cried when we watched Romeo and Juliet in English. It was embarrassing. I tried not to show anyone I’d been crying.

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Alice

in September 28th, 2008 @ 22:34

136,139- Hey, guys, maybe we could do a three-way letter game! I wonder if it would work.

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oxlin

in September 29th, 2008 @ 00:34

I cry at a lot of books!

141- sure!

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Vixen in the Eyes of Moon

in September 29th, 2008 @ 04:37

Vixen’s list of Books that she is wondering if others have read and highly recomends them-

1. The Yearling- a tragic story of a boy and his tame fawn

2. The Old Man and the Sea – the story of a fisherman and his catch

3. The Grapes of Wrath – during/after the dustbowl, a family tries to hold together

4. The Call of the Wild – a kidnapped dog forced to pull sleds in Alaska searches for spiritual freedom and himself. asks the question ”is life’s truest nature kill or be killed, eat or be eaten, and abide to ‘the law of fang and club’?”

5. The book thief – in world war two, a young girl’s adopted parents hide a jew in their basement. Her friendship with the jew lead to a better understandment of herself an the war. wonderfully written, it is told from death’s point of veiw in some parts.

6. Of wolves and men – Barry lopez tells of the wolf in a passionate almost spiritual way, giving the wolf’s relationship to man a new dimension.

7. Bob Dylan’s autobiography: Chronicals – a very fresh look at the songwriter.

8. The Red Pony – another animal/human match. A boy grows up. Very beautiful.

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Purple Panda

in September 29th, 2008 @ 05:23

Alice- No idea why, I guess I’m not a book-cry person. I do get sad, but I’ve never actually cried. At least, not that I remember.

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Kari

in September 29th, 2008 @ 08:32

I just finished The Shining.. It’s so odd that the movie is so different, but they both are amazing. I think some of the book couldn’t work in movie form anyway… But book-wise I think I liked The Green Mile better..

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MissSwann of the Cygnus Isles

in September 29th, 2008 @ 14:19

I cried at the end of Deathly Hallows when they were with their kids at the train station. I was all ‘Oh, they’re all grown up!!!’

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muselover

in September 29th, 2008 @ 14:27

Mysterious Benedict Society, anyone?

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Kokonilly

in September 29th, 2008 @ 14:56

147 – That is an AWESOME book. I love it.

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Luna the Lovely

in September 29th, 2008 @ 15:02

146–Yeah, I almost cried during that part. But not quite, just got misty eyed–but that’s ok, I cried way too much during that book as it was. The only Potter book I ever cried during, actually. I think i was sleep-deprived. Actually, that’s probably not far off–I’m a lot more likely to cry when i read books if I’m at all stressed, or if I ahven’t gotten enough sleep, or if I’m reading the book at night–and all the sad parts in DH occurred at times when I was reading when it was night…..

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Kokonilly

in September 29th, 2008 @ 15:14

Actually, when I was reading DH, I was getting pretty terrified because everybody else was asleep and it was 3:00 AM and I was just getting to the climax. But I had already cried at that point. It was pretty scary, reading it with a flashlight in the dark.

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Luna the Lovely

in September 29th, 2008 @ 15:29

You were reading with a flashlight? Were you not supposed to be up? I stayed up till about that time reading, while everyone else was in bed, but I was in my room with the light on–they didn’t care.

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Kokonilly

in September 29th, 2008 @ 15:43

151 – My parents are light sleepers and I was in their room, I was so scared.

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Vixen in the Eyes of Moon

in September 29th, 2008 @ 16:15

I cry at all books, especially if they are beautiful. Seriously, I sob whenever I read the book thief.

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MissSwann of the Cygnus Isles

in September 29th, 2008 @ 16:41

149- I cried when Sirius died, I think. (can’t remember the first time I read that book…) and Dumbledore, I think. But yeah, I started crying when Hedwig died and it was basically all waterworks on and off thereon. The last few chapters had me soaking the bedsheets… I still cry when I reread it.
150- I was at my grandparents’ house, and I was on an air matress on my gramma’s floor. It was so hard trying not to wake her with my incessant sobbing/laughing.
151- Syllabub’s parents made her wait till morning to even start reading. *shudder* I couldn’t stand that, if I were her.

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Alice

in September 29th, 2008 @ 18:10

153- Ohhhh, The Book Thief. I sobbed. I gave myself a headache. -gets teary-
That was a good book. Not the best book: books that are so intense always make me feel like maybe they’re trying too hard to make it intense, even if the author had no such intentions, but I liked Death. Death was my favorite character, actually.

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â™« Syllabub â™ª

in September 29th, 2008 @ 18:39

120-Yes, that’s what I meant. Typo!

123-OHMIGOSH. Tell me sometime. Or else.

154-I could barely stand it! But they did let me read for a half hour or something like that.

155-I liked Death too. I thought Death gave a really good perspective on things.

I actually keep a book list of all of the chapter books I have read. When I started I tried to think of all of the ones I have read, so it is probably slightly inaccurate. At the moment I am up to, *checks* 323.

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Alice

in September 29th, 2008 @ 19:12

156- Oh yes, I had a list like that for a while. Still do, actually, only I got distracted and decided it had to be PERFECT and I had to think of everything I’d ever read and that was exhausting, so it’s actually less perfect than it would be if I had just ignored perfection. -sigh- The irony.

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Nthanda the Laugher

in September 29th, 2008 @ 19:18

138–We just had to read that too. Really weird book…but I liked all the philosophical meanings in it.

Cried when Sirius, Dobby, Fred, Lupin, and Tonks died…and at the end of DH, just because the series was finally over. Also cried when Stefan died in the Supernaturalists. I cry in almost every movie, even the 3rd Star Wars and the end of LOTR.

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Alice

in September 29th, 2008 @ 19:20

-updates list somewhat- -reads-
I have 500+. Give or take.

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MissSwann of the â˜®ful Cygnus Isles

in September 29th, 2008 @ 19:25

155- My friend, after my constant descriptions of Death, has decided that he is sexy. She makes me laugh. But yes, The Book Thief made me cry so hard it hurt. And I couldn’t stop for HOURS on end.
156- 8 O I’ve tried doing that, but I couldn’t keep track.

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Kokonilly

in September 29th, 2008 @ 19:38

156 – I could never do that. Seriously.
160 – Now that was an odd statement. “Death is sexy.”

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MissSwann of the â˜®ful Cygnus Isles

in September 29th, 2008 @ 19:48

161- It could be true! He sounded veeeerry sexy. The devil is sexy too, we have decided.

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Raynpho

in September 29th, 2008 @ 20:04

160-2: Yes. Death is way sexy.

Major kudos to your brilliant friend.

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Kokonilly

in September 29th, 2008 @ 20:07

162 – Haha. I’ve never read it so I wouldn’t know. I want to, though, so don’t get mad.

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Luna the Lovely

in September 29th, 2008 @ 20:44

156–That sucks! On Friday when it came out, I was up till probably 2 or 3 in the morning reading (even though I had to be up at 6:30 the next morning for work), and then Saturday night I was also up till about 3 in the morning (finishing the book–I didn’t get off work until 4, maybe a little later).

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Nthanda the Laugher

in September 29th, 2008 @ 22:04

160-3–You should see Meet Joe Black. Brad Pitt plays death.

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Robert Coontz (Administrator)

in September 29th, 2008 @ 22:10

In Peter S. Beagle’s short story “Come, Lady Death,” Death is a beautiful young-looking woman who is tired of being Death. That was my favorite personification of Death until I read The Book Thief.

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Luna the Lovely

in September 29th, 2008 @ 22:13

I’ve not read the Book Thief. I take it it’s good, from what I’ve heard on this thread?

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Raynpho

in September 29th, 2008 @ 22:28

168- Yes. Parts are tragic, but the rest is really very good. Especially Death, though you will probably have already picked up on that somewhat.

167- I think I’d get a little tired of that job too, after a while. Was it a good book? It sounds rather intriguing, though all I know of it is what I’ve just read from your comment. *googles*

Ah, wung. I think I accidentally read the ending. Pfft.

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â™« Syllabub â™ª

in September 30th, 2008 @ 16:27

160-

Wow. I will never forget that! Death is sexy…

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MissSwann of the Cygnus Isles

in October 1st, 2008 @ 18:25

165- I read until about 5:00am, then I fell asleep. I slept until 10, then I ravenously finished.
168- Yes, it’s very good. I recommend it highly (as I have said on previous posts).
170- You’d better believe it, hon.

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oxlin

in October 2nd, 2008 @ 00:24

hey guys. I have a specific question for all of you. Can you recommend a book or books to me that focus around a strong friendship between two characters? Thanks!

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Axa

in October 2nd, 2008 @ 00:39

172) haha I thought of the great gatsby for some reason which is probably…not what you’re looking for. lol. um…of mice and men? yeah I’m obviously pulling from required reading here. dang I need to be reading more…sigh

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Cat's Meow

in October 2nd, 2008 @ 15:18

172 – Um…JS&MN? I dunno. But I’m reading that right now and it is quite a good book.

One of my friends at school is reading The Book Thief. It sounds good, and I would have stolen it except that:
a) She is very defensive of her books, and she has honed her techniques well (she always has a book with her, and I often “borrow” them in order to read the back cover. :P)
b) I was already reading JS&MN during silent reading time. And I really prefer to stick to one book at a time.

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MissSwann of the Cygnus Isles

in October 2nd, 2008 @ 15:38

172- Check out some books by Sarah Dessen. She writes friendship books. Ummmmm… Naomi and Eli’s No Kiss List?

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Purple Panda

in October 2nd, 2008 @ 16:06

175- You’ve read David Levithan? Have you read any of his other books?

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oxlin

in October 2nd, 2008 @ 16:41

Sorry, none of those are really what I’m looking for. If I think of a helpful example I’ll let you know.

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MissSwann of the Cygnus Isles

in October 2nd, 2008 @ 18:05

176- Nope, only that one because it was on my library’s Recommended for Teens list. It was quite good, actually. Are his other books good?

177- Stargirl? What time period were you thinking of? And what type of friendship? What age are the characters you were envisioning?

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Raynpho

in October 2nd, 2008 @ 19:19

177- What reading level should it be around? I’d have to agree with MissSwann, Stargirl is pretty much friendship/romance, unless you need a more advanced book.

In which case, my mind has completely blanked.

Well, I had a free period today, so I moseyed (spelling?) on over to the school library, where I attempted to log on the computer, fully intending to browse MB, until the computer notified me that all the freshmans’ accounts had been disable. Wung. So instead, I browsed the books, to find on the shelf, an extensive collection of Markus Zusak’s books! w00t!

So now I am re-reading The Book Thief, and am intending to re-read I am the Messenger after that.

Plus, I also found some copies of Green Eggs and Ham… in Latin and Spanish! Super awesome, or maybe I am just simple minded. It makes me happy either way.

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Raynpho

in October 2nd, 2008 @ 19:21

Oh! Excuse the double-post, I forgot to mention that I told my friend that, “Death is sexy, and no, I did not make that up myself.”

Bewildered hilarity on her part, having never read The Book Thief.

Just hilarity on mine.

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MissSwann of the Cygnus Isles

in October 2nd, 2008 @ 20:57

180- Yay! I feel famous!!!

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Nthanda the Laugher

in October 2nd, 2008 @ 23:13

177–I take it you’ve tried googling “friendship books” or something of that ilk? Google usually solves everything for me.

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oxlin

in October 3rd, 2008 @ 00:18

179- any reading level. I’m looking for a certain feel. A profound friendship where the friends understand each other and are really close. I should re-read Stargirl. I’m not sure if it is an example of what I am talking about, but that is because I read it so long ago.

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MissSwann of the Cygnus Isles

in October 3rd, 2008 @ 15:50

Have you read The Wild Girls by Pat Murphy? It displays very strong friendships. Also, another good book but not necessarily about friendship, Pretty Things by Sarah Manning. Sloppy Firsts, I forget the author.

If you want to search for friendship books, go to TeenReads.com and search ‘friendship books’. It has some good results.

Another good book; The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, by Mark Haddon. An interesting perspective from a 14 year old autistic boy.

Another good book!!!! (sorry, I was just at the library). Ida B., by Katharine Hannigan. I love this book so much.

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â™« Syllabub â™ª and MissSwann

in October 3rd, 2008 @ 18:24

Syllabub: THE WILD GIRLS!!!! YESSSSS!!!!!!! I gave it to MissSwann. One of the best books I’ve ever read.

MissSwann:Technically you reccomended it; I got it from the library.

Syllabub:Riiiiight…..I gave it to a different friend. Mix-up.

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â™« Syllabub â™ª and MissSwann

in October 3rd, 2008 @ 18:46

Syllabub: A Dog Year: Twelve Months, Four Dogs, and Me By Jon Katz

AMAZING BOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Nthanda the Laugher

in October 3rd, 2008 @ 20:09

Almost done with the first Bloody Jack book…it’s good. I little creepy at parts, but I think true to the times.

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Nthanda the Laugher

in October 4th, 2008 @ 22:47

Finished! On to the second!

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YodaShmoda

in October 5th, 2008 @ 16:00

k so there was only one mentoin of tamora pierce books so i felt it was my job to say so mainly becuase i live off tamora pierce. i’ve read all of those books at least three times and she’s written like 25 books and is going to write atleast i think two more but there could be more. she is amazing and i love tamora pierce
second. uhh my dad really wants me to read great expectations is it good?

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The Bookworm & Lurline (410 piepoints and three B-Day Points and 42 KAG Points! And 8 Wung Points!)

in October 5th, 2008 @ 16:33

189-Yes!

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Luna the Lovely

in October 5th, 2008 @ 16:47

189–no! It’s not that great…but perhaps that’s just because I was required to read it for an English class, and they had published it in the textbook.

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LadyGaladriel

in October 5th, 2008 @ 16:54

191- yuck.

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LadyGaladriel

in October 5th, 2008 @ 16:56

INKDEATH CAME OUT!!!!!!!!!! I just got it it is sooo gooood

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â™ª Syllabub â™«

in October 5th, 2008 @ 17:27

193-WHAT???????? I thought it didn’t come out till the 7th!!!!! *pouts*

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Mogget's Little Sister (AKA Kyra [Pronounced KEER-rah])

in October 5th, 2008 @ 18:18

193- Really? I finished reading Inkheart and Inkspell again in anticipation.

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purplefinch

in October 6th, 2008 @ 16:17

189-I still haven’t finished GE, because I’ve gotten sidetracked several times. It’s a slow read (for me, anyway!), but very good so far (though Pip can be so frustrating sometimes…).

We had GE in last year’s textbook… I hate the very idea of English textbooks (why, later). Unfortunately, we have one again this year.

I started reading The Once and Future King, which I like… funny in a very British sort of way, in my opinion.

I began reading one of Rick Riordan’s other books (My little sister likes his Percy Jackson ones), and it’s all right. Kind of scary, actually. But he is def. a decent author.

I never really liked Cornelia Funke. (I think she may have lost something in the translation…she writes in German, no?) Maybe I should re-read some of her books…

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Kokonilly

in October 6th, 2008 @ 16:34

196 – GE? I kinda – really – hated it. The character of Pip was obnoxious and whiny and it was too… coincidental. It was very hard to read, and had dead-end plots leading to nowhere.

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YodaShmoda

in October 6th, 2008 @ 17:50

191, 196, 197- i belive my dad was hoping for someone to say somthing like “YES READ THE BOOK IT IS AMAZING” but apparently not. i guess i’ll read it at some point but i jsut got a whole bunch of barnes and nobles gift cards in the mail from long distance relatives so there won’t be a shortage of books for awile

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Kokonilly

in October 6th, 2008 @ 18:03

198 – It’s really quite terrible. *runs from GE supporters* But, nevertheless, I was quite enthralled at the half-a-page description of how Mrs. Joe makes bread with butter.

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Raynpho

in October 6th, 2008 @ 18:35

199- That is the best description of a section of a book ever. If I read it, I am sure it would not be nearly quite so funny as you succinctly put it right there. Kudos.

I think we are reading Great Expectations later in the school year, and I have heard (off-blog) that it is the worst, most boring book evar in the history of mankind.

Then again, perhaps I should not trust the general schoolpublic, who enjoy reading the Clique books, and hated every aspect of A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, simply because its partially archaic language.

Speaking of school assigned books, I’ve finished Brave New World.

*BRAVE NEW WORLD MINOR SPOILER WARNING*
That’s the most depressing and abrupt ending I’ve ever read. I literally flipped the last few pages back and forth to see where the rest of the story had gone. o.0
*FIN SPOILERS*

Inkdeath? I don’t know if I’ll read it. I read Inkheart and Inkspell two years ago on a Funke-splurge, but meh, I don’t really feel too much like finishing it. *apathy*

189- Hey, there have been more mentions! Check the other threads, if you have enough time to kill.
I’ve read a few of her series- most of the Tortall ones. (Immortals, Song of the Lioness, the Trickster duo, Provost’s dog, in that order). It’s interesting, seeing how everything overlaps, even if they all have similar plotlines.

Does anyone else find it interesting that the first Lioness book was published in 1983, and she’s releasing a new book in 2009?

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LadyGaladriel

in October 6th, 2008 @ 18:59

Yes, it is out. I finished it in three days.

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Alice

in October 6th, 2008 @ 20:31

197- Well… -bites tongue- I agree that Pip was obnoxious, but no worse than Harry Potter. I mean, at least Pip had depth. Harry’s just…flat. And coincidences are wonderful things.

198- YES READ THE BOOK IT IS AMAZING. Happy?
But seriously, read it.

200- I loved Great Expectations, but clearly some people do not agree.

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Armada (17 piepoints)

in October 6th, 2008 @ 20:47

Okay, guys, I have a question. I really want to read The Book Thief. I mean, after MissSwann, how could I not? But the thing is, my mom is kinda strict about what books I get to read, and I’m not sure if she would think it’s appropriate for a twelve year old. So do you think that it’s too mature or whatever? I feel like I should ask you guys before I order it (from the library). Death is okay. However, lots of dying is not.
You know what I mean. Death as in Death.

Or actually, maybe I should wait. I’m not sure I could handle a really dark book right now. Why is it that whenever you’re trying to avoid references to something, they seem to appear everywhere? Argh, I can’t even read Terry Pratchett without……whatever. I’ll tell you if you ask, but otherwise never mind.

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Vixen in the Eyes of Moon

in October 7th, 2008 @ 04:07

I liked great expectations…. *can’t even remember it* *ahem* I usually rmember, books, but I read it while completely zonked on a mixture of anti-depressents, head ache pills, fever pills, and penecillin. Ugh.

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YodaShmoda

in October 7th, 2008 @ 19:32

203-the book theif… i guess the worst parts are all the like natzi references and such and how like everyone dies and stuff like that sooo help me out here other book theif people

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Raynpho

in October 7th, 2008 @ 19:44

203- Well. It really depends on what you consider “dark.” Yes, there is a lot of dying, and maybe… language? Again, it depends on what you consider “inappropriate” language- there are some (frequent) German curse words, accompanied by English translations. But I would not say the overall feel of the book is totally dark and depressing and sucicidal-making material. Most parts, in my opinion, are really very lighthearted.

But it really depends on your interpretations/tastes.

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Axa

in October 7th, 2008 @ 19:47

required reading gets progressively better…we read Great Expectations back in freshman year. It was alright, but I wasn’t won over by Pip at all. whine whine whine. students tend to exaggerate because we like to whine too, so really it’s not that bad. Charles Dickens has my respect so no smack on his books comin from over here.

I have a book on prose poems (yes prose poems) and various books on John Adams for a project. homeboy is so awesome.

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â˜®iÅ¹âˆšÒ²!â˜® (400 piepoints 40 brain points, 2 wung points, 7 BP in reserve)â˜®

in October 7th, 2008 @ 19:55

Corbenic is an excellent book I would like to recommend. Good plot, characters, and a good sense of the story. If you’re interested, it has my highest level of esteem.

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Nthanda the Laugher

in October 7th, 2008 @ 21:57

200–I did that with BNW too!! We have a really old copy so I though some pages might have fallen out

Allllmost finished with JS&MN. I had to take it back to the library because is was overdue and then check it out again. :p

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Armada (17 piepoints)

in October 8th, 2008 @ 15:53

206-Okay, good. As long as you think it’s not too depressing, it’s fine. Language is not a big deal. I mean, I read adult books, so I assume it can’t be much worse. Now the only problem will be convincing my mom that it’s okay for me to read a book in which Death is a major character.
She doesn’t know I’ve already read two series in which he is.

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tesseract

in October 8th, 2008 @ 16:21

210- So if you can read adult books, why not books in which Death is a major character? Don’t those fall under the general subset of ‘adult books’?

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MissSwann of the Cygnus Isles (No Potterpoints, so far)

in October 8th, 2008 @ 18:02

189- Yes! Yes! Double triple quadruple yes!!!!!! Go Tamora Pierce!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Robert Coontz (Administrator)

in October 9th, 2008 @ 09:46

Vixen in the Eyes of the Moon: Have you read stories by Isak Dinesen / Karen Blixen? And under which name are her works published in Denmark?

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YodaShmoda

in October 9th, 2008 @ 13:32

212- uhh hi MissSwann ill assume you dream in Taora Pierce too jugdeing by your uh reaction. Cool what quartet do you like the most? I like The Circle Opens, especialy Cold Fire and Shatterglass. Especialy Shatterglass. I guess i just like it because I find that Tris is trying to teach a guy older than her how to use magic funny. i also love chime.

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Vixen in the Eyes of Moon

in October 9th, 2008 @ 16:54

213- I’ve read Babettes Feast (Babettes GÃ¦stebud) a while back. All her stuff is published under the name Karen Blixen. Any special reason why you were wondering?

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âš¡â˜½Luna the Lovelyâ˜¾âš¡ (1 Potterpoint)

in October 9th, 2008 @ 16:59

214–Dunno about MissSwann, but my favourite of her quartets was probably Wild Magic. That was a great series. Then again, they are all pretty awesome. Although, it’s been so long since I read the Circle Opens that I really don’t remember much about it, except that the four all went out with their teachers and managed to find students of their own…..

But seriously, Wild Magic is definitely great–Numair Salmalin (spelling?) is so funny…and sexy…..Definitely one of the best, even if does make me cry–there are so many sad/happy spots that just tear at your heart……Anyway.

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Cat's Meow

in October 9th, 2008 @ 18:08

Finally finished JS&MN! It was awesome. And I think one of the science teachers at my school is going to read it now, and probably my English teacher too.

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MissSwann of the Cygnus Isles (1 Potterpoint!)

in October 9th, 2008 @ 19:27

214- I like the Immortals, personally; I was practically raised on those books. Those were before Harry Potter; I read them when I was six. My mom had to explain many things to me… and I learned aaaaaall about puberty by reading the Lioness books.
216- Yes! Numair is simply awesome. He was my first true love. My friend and I created the daughter of Numair and Daine; her name is Briar-Ivy Patches Salmalin. And, NUmair created a time machine to take them all into the future because of a plague and he didn’t want her to die. Mainly that was our explaination of why her favorite band was Paramore.

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Raynpho

in October 9th, 2008 @ 20:15

218- Aww!

*TINY POSSIBLE SPOILER WARNING.*
But wait… Numair and Daine do have a daughter, in the later books. -.- Named after her mother. A son, too, I think.

I liked the two newer books the most actually, the Trickster ones. The crow-man was especially awesome.

Holy cake, I cannot remember ANY of their names. *must re-read*

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Alice

in October 9th, 2008 @ 20:22

217- YAY! – ♥ JS&MN-

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Cat's Meow

in October 9th, 2008 @ 22:26

220 – Now I have to design a new cover for it, for my English class. Any ideas? (POSSIBLE SPOILER) So far I was thinking of a cobblestone road weaving across the page, with ravens in the background. The image of Strange creating roads for the Army stuck in my head, and there’s also the King’s Roads and stuff. And the ravens are obvious. It doesn’t give anything of the plot away, too, which is important.

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Nthanda the Laugher

in October 9th, 2008 @ 22:33

215–Babbette’s Feast! I love that story. It always makes me cry.
218–Ha ha, I remember the Lioness books. I was older than six when I read them…but they still made me blush at parts Good series, though. I always love the “girl dresses up as guy and kicks guys’ butts” books.

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Robert Coontz (Administrator)

in October 10th, 2008 @ 06:06

(215) No special reason. I think some MBers might enjoy her in a few years.

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A Werewolf/Vampire that loves Emmett Cullen

in October 10th, 2008 @ 13:57

216- Hm… Numair is AMAZING, love him, but I cannot believe you people have been talking about these books without mentioning the King of All Smexy People Ever (And Of Thieves), my boyfriend George? I still crack up now and then about the fact that he has 16 knifes hidden in his clothes… *chuckles*.

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MissSwann of the Cygnus Isles (2.5 Potterpoints!)

in October 10th, 2008 @ 14:10

219- Oh yeah… oh well. Our character is way cooler.

224- Yes, George, He who Amazingly Sits Down with the Many Knives in his Clothing.

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A Werewolf/Vampire that loves Emmett Cullen

in October 10th, 2008 @ 14:41

222- There are certain parts in all those books where we ALL blushed… *chuckles*. *sing song voice* aaakward!

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âš¡â˜½Luna the Lovelyâ˜¾âš¡ (2.5 Potterpoints!)

in October 10th, 2008 @ 15:19

226–Speak for yourself! I don’t think a single spot in the books made me blush…..not the descriptions of puberty, the chest binding, or any of the vague references to sex…..

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YodaShmoda

in October 10th, 2008 @ 15:43

222 yes i definetly blused, most embarrissing was reading it at camp were i happened to signup for an all boy group called ANvy Seals, just cuz it’s fun, but embarassing when reading certian parts of those stories
224 George, yeah sexy but so is numair and nawat the crow guy, unfourtanatly their all taken
Im the ONLY one who takes those books out in my school of 1000, you’d think the girls would broanch outt from the clique books, no offence if you like them but… Tamora Pierce is better

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Armada (17 piepoints)

in October 10th, 2008 @ 15:44

211– Well, technically the only adult books I’m allowed to read are humor. You know, Terry Pratchett, Piers Anthony, Douglas Adams, that kinda stuff. But the thing is, Terry Pratchett’s books don’t say in every review ever written that Death is a character, because he isn’t, not in every book. But I don’t think that there’s any way she’s not going to see that he is in the Book Thief.
Slightly overprotective Jewish mother + book about the Holocaust + Death =slight problem. Oh well.

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Robert Coontz (Administrator)

in October 10th, 2008 @ 16:07

(229) Armada: In The Book Thief, Death isn’t a sinister or evil character; he’s compassionate and sympathetic. He doesn’t even kill people — just collects their souls after they have died. And he doesn’t seem to enjoy his work, but he has to do it.

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Kokonilly

in October 10th, 2008 @ 16:20

200 – Thank you. *bows*

Haha. We were reading short stories in English and two of them personified Death: One as a dignitary and one as a creepy masked dude. I was thinking the whole time People, Death isn’t scary! He’s sexy!

Perhaps I already said that, but it’s still funny.

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ZestyLemon

in October 10th, 2008 @ 16:28

229- Death isn’t bad, in The Book Theif, and well, it makes you look at the Holocaust in a totally different way.

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Armada (17 piepoints)

in October 10th, 2008 @ 16:29

1230-Yes, I know. The problem is getting my mom to know it too. Believe me, there’s no fun in an evil Death. I don’t read books like that. Except Reaper Man, but that didn’t count because it was a different Death.
Oh, never mind. If you’ve read it, you’ll know what I mean.

I think I’ll go order the Book Thief now.

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Armada (17 piepoints)

in October 10th, 2008 @ 16:43

Oh, darn. 230 and 232, not 1230. I type erraticly when I’m excited.

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MissSwann of the Cygnus Isles (2.5 Potterpoint!)

in October 10th, 2008 @ 18:32

227- Same here, I’m not really bothered by that stuff… you could say that I’m used to it, but that would sound wrong…
228- I like the Clique books; I am unfortunately addicted, like crack or something. But, I agree, Tamora Pierce is better. But then again, HP and Twilight are better than Tamora Pierce. (depends on my mood on whether HP or Twilight are better…)
230- Yes, and he’s very… innocent, almost. Like, when he talks about seeing colors, he’s trying to understand emotions. That is tres cute for me.

My parents let me read anything I please; an advantage in my family. They say that it’s my choice on what I do or don’t do.

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Cat's Meow

in October 11th, 2008 @ 17:41

How the heck am I supposed to summarize JS&MN into a paragraph? Without giving away half the plot?

-fumes-

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YodaShmoda

in October 11th, 2008 @ 19:23

235- Tamora Pierce is better than those. to mee i guess. yeah that was sorta mean. sorry. that’s what i think though. and then HP over Twighlight and then twighlight. again just my opinion. and then Laura Ingalls. Another authour no one seemed to mention.
How can you not mention her? maybe I’m biased because she saved me from going to extra reading classes. I was still at like a high kindergarden leval reading leavel when my teacher read Little House in the Big Woods in school. When i learned there was others i slaved over them untill i could actualy understand them, thus saving me from ex reading classes. but she is amazing. even if she is dead.

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Alice

in October 12th, 2008 @ 01:02

237- I agree. I was raised on Little House. My dad read them to me every night.

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The Bookworm & Lurline (410 piepoints and three B-Day Points and 42 KAG Points! And 8 Wung Points!)

in October 12th, 2008 @ 09:55

I now have JS&MN from the library! I also just read this book called Word Freak. It’s all about competitive Scrabble players. It’s very interesting.

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muselover

in October 12th, 2008 @ 16:20

Who likes Ender’s Game?

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YodaShmoda

in October 12th, 2008 @ 19:05

238- my laura ingall;s books are soo torn up. I have pieces of it falling out. Some people just tel me to throw em out, it’s like NO WAY! and then one of them got ran over by my gym teachers car, that was embarrasing, afterwards it got all torn up by my bbaby sister, yeah i need a new “First Four Years”

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oxlin

in October 12th, 2008 @ 21:38

Has anyone read The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks? It is about a girl at a boarding school and a secret society. She does a lot of detective work.

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Raynpho

in October 12th, 2008 @ 22:26

237- Hey, some of the most amazing people are (were?) the dead ones.
Dead â‰ Uncool

235- I have to agree, Clique is rather like crack. Or a better analogy, in my opinion, is some soap opera or reality show. They don’t fill you up, are pretty useless in all aspects, and you know you shouldn’t. But whatever, it’s something to do and I want to see what happens next anyway.

Same with Twilight, but probably leaning more towards crack.

Harry Potter > The Book Thief > Tamora Pierce > Twilight > Clique

Harry Potter > Twilight in pretty much every aspect.

Which reminds me, I got around to watching the Twilight movie trailer… it was quite terrible. The most concise way to put it is that the books suddenly seemed even worse than they had when I first discovered the Twilight-hating section of the internet. Wait, that’s not what I meant. Ah well. You know what I mean, hopefully.

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A Child who loves Emmett Cullen

in October 13th, 2008 @ 19:07

Okay, Eragon Eldest fans? Anyone? Anyone? Anyone PISSED about the fact that Christopher Palinoi spent THE ENTIRE BOOK leading up to ONE BATTLE THAT ISN’T EVEN IN THE BOOK??!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!

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MissSwann of the Cygnus Isles (7 Potterpoints!)

in October 14th, 2008 @ 19:36

237- She is vair cool.
244- You may want to put a spoiler warning before that, dearest.
243- I watched the trailer 27 consecutive times in a row. *unashamed*

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MissSwann of the Cygnus Isles (6 Potterpoints!)

in October 15th, 2008 @ 15:11

Now I’ve watched the trailer 48 times.

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muselover

in October 15th, 2008 @ 17:40

Has anyone seen The City of Ember yet? Or watched the Inkheart trailer?

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Cat's Meow

in October 15th, 2008 @ 18:16

Yay! My Language Arts teacher is going to lend me Brisingr tomorrow.

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tesseract

in October 15th, 2008 @ 19:32

243 – Despite HP>Twilight–which is absolutely 100% true; I hate it when people call Twilight “The New Harry Potter”–I am quite looking forward to the Twilight movie. Based on the trailers, though, the movie is going to suck. I’m going to see it anyway, though because it’s the Twilight movie. Speaking of which (kind of), I can’t believe the Half-Blood Prince movie was moved to next JULY.

248 – Is Brisingr good? I’ve never really read that series (I started Eragon and decided I didn’t like in probably three years ago), but I’m trying to decide whether to give it another try.

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MissSwann of the Cygnus Isles (7 Potterpoints!)

in October 15th, 2008 @ 19:38

249- My friend says it’s ok…

247- Not yet, but I’ve seen both trailers…

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YodaShmoda

in October 15th, 2008 @ 19:43

249- Yes it is absolutly true. And i also hate it when people call it the new harry potter. Not only is it not but it is also worse and more boing and stupid love cheesey(no offence twighlight lovers)
And I cant belive they moved it to july! by the time we see it they’re (meaning the actors) gonna be like 8995675968!!!

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vaxiddxvii

in October 15th, 2008 @ 20:03

249- my friend says brisngr is good.
I’m kinda like you in that way, I stopped reading eragon when I was halfway through it about 3 years ago.
I hate when they call twilight the new harry potter.
Not the the twilight fans aren’t rabid, but I haven’t seen any merchandise yet! maybe when the movie comes out.
Also, there making two deathly hallows movies. part one and part two. and harry>twilight is true
251- yeah it is more boring and stupid. (hides from twilight fans behind yodashmoda)

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Taiwan Hippo Fan

in October 15th, 2008 @ 20:09

Does anyone know of a good CortÃ©s biography or historical fiction? I’d like to find one for my history class.

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shadowfire

in October 15th, 2008 @ 20:45

Um… book reccomendations…
A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray(Much better than it sounds, might appeal more to girls)
Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins(somewhat similar to Percy Jackson)
Tunes for Bears to Dance to by Robert Cormier(101 pages, but very good)
Has anyone heard of these?

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oxlin

in October 15th, 2008 @ 22:29

I don’t like that reviews of any fantasy book automatically say it is ‘like Harry Potter/Lord of the Rings’ or ‘Harry Potter for adults’ Way to be creative and descriptive guys…

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muselover

in October 15th, 2008 @ 22:40

244- Do you mean the Eragon-Star Wars equivalent of the Battle of Endor? Or the Emperor (Galbatorix) battle?

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Queen francois the First

in October 16th, 2008 @ 08:53

254- I’ve read A Great And Terrible Beauty and I really enjoyed it. I thought it started out a bit slowly but by the end I was absolutely hooked. I highly recoment it.

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speller73

in October 16th, 2008 @ 10:19

254, 257 – A Great and Terrible Beauty is good. I read it this summer.

255 – Well, for much of the population, the only fantasy books they know are Harry Potter and LotR

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Beavo

in October 16th, 2008 @ 16:12

Impulse, by Ellen Hopkins. Read it.

Its about three kids who have attempted suicide by pills, guns, and cutting. They end up in this loony bi– uh, rehabilitation center, and where the rest of their lives they’re alone, they find friends here. Tony, a gay guy, Vanessa, a kind of innocent girl, and Connor, a jock. It’s all written in POETRY. The whole thing. 666 pages. I love it. I gave me insight into that kind of life, y’know?

The end is really sad, though. I almost cried.

Vampire Books You Should Read, Especially If You Like Mushy Romances, Even If You’re Not A Twilight Fan:
Shattered Mirror by ?
Companions of the Night by Vivian Vande Velde
Being Dead by Vivian Vande Velde (it’s not soley vampires, but it’s a bunch of horror story collections)
The Vampire Kisses series (better for middle schoolers)…

Yeah. I forget the rest.

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oxlin

in October 16th, 2008 @ 17:02

258- maybe so but the people who’ll be looking at fantasy books have most likely read other fantasy books and know more books than just Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter.

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Random Kokopelli

in October 16th, 2008 @ 17:32

251-I agree,Twighlight would have been better if they left out all that mushy cra- *gets pied*

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MissSwann of the Cygnus Isles (8.5 Potterpoints!)

in October 16th, 2008 @ 19:11

259- Oh, I allllmost read that the other day… but now I’m sure to. And I have a sad addiction to the Vampire Diaries. I do’t understand why, though… they kind of suck…
261- *PIEPIEPIEPIEPIEPIEPIEPIE*

Beastly, by Alex Flinn. Great book for all ages and genders.

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YodaShmoda

in October 16th, 2008 @ 20:23

252, 261- I’m happy to know that someone finally agree’s with me. My friends have been like CRAZY about twighlight and im like “no big deal HP is better” and then they like go all super CRAZY and if they wre here they would be pieing me with pink pie…..ewww. I have one friend who’s off and on about it.
Also to you twighlight fans who ARE still talking to me: are any of you guys? sorry if you are and im just too stupid to take note, but the majority of my friends who like it are guys and my other friends think that’s weird, soo are you?

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Nthanda the Laugher

in October 16th, 2008 @ 22:59

240–ME! Such an awesome book!

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oxlin

in October 17th, 2008 @ 13:14

Who here has read Tam Lin by Pamela Dean?

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Taiwan Hippo Fan

in October 17th, 2008 @ 13:59

Twilight is spelled TWILIGHT.

The Wind Boy, Ethel Cook Eliot. Simple but one of my all-time favorite books.

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Random Kokopelli

in October 17th, 2008 @ 17:10

263- I’m a girl.

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oxlin

in October 18th, 2008 @ 00:01

I’ve been reading The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell. It is quite good. She wrote it in response to the anniversary of Columbus’ arrival. Has anyone read it?

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POSOC

in October 19th, 2008 @ 16:21

Go to “Ranting and Spazzing with Abundant Spoilers” to see my only objection to what was otherwise a wonderful book. Inkdeath, by the way. *twitches*

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â™ª Syllabub â™«

in October 19th, 2008 @ 16:26

I NEED to read Inkdeath, but I haven’t finished re-reading Inkspell yet. But I’ll be going to Best Buy sometime in the next week which is by Barnes and Noble……so if I finish it by then…..and I have a B&N gift card……….*thinks out loud*

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Armada (17 piepoints)

in October 19th, 2008 @ 18:42

Does anyone else here think Terry Pratchett is the best author ever? Well, maybe not the universe, but you know what I mean……. It’s discouraging, where I live nobody even knows who he is………

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Rainbowstar

in October 19th, 2008 @ 19:36

I know who Terry Pratchett is! I’ve read The Amazing Maurice And His Educated Rodents (good), the Johnny Maxwell trilogy (not that good except for a few funny bits), and the Wee Free Men trilogy (first two books are good, Wintersmith is a bit of a letdown).

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Armada (17 piepoints)

in October 19th, 2008 @ 20:07

272-I agree about The Amazing Maurice, same for the Johnny Maxwell books, but I actually thought Wintersmith was the best of the Wee Free books…….
They’re supposed to be a trilogy? Darn…..

But have you read the adult books? They’re very good, if a bit– I don’t know, kinda sad, maybe– at times, and they do have some references to sex and stuff, but it’s not too bad…… I mean, I’m twelve and I have protective parents, so if you’re older than eleven it shouldn’t be a big deal. And all of them are really original and fun, and there are, like, thirty books……… if you ever run out of books to read, I recommend them.

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Lizzie

in October 19th, 2008 @ 20:45

Terry Pratchett is fun. He’s not the best author – his books tend to get a bit formulaic at times – but he’s quite amusing and clever. My current authors right now are Neil Gaiman, Barbara Kingsolver, and Neal Stephenson (although to be fair, I’ve only read one of his books. But it was amazing.)

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YodaShmoda

in October 20th, 2008 @ 18:08

k so around post 160 or somthing poeple started talking about Death in The Book Theif and how he is sexy. I forgot about it (well not forgot but more like stored it in the back of my mind) and today during choir my choir teacher was like “YOu guys all look like death! Get some feeling in your eyes and throw the bland faces away.” And I soo wanted to yell out “But Death is sexy!” but that would have been werid. I did have a huge kick out of it though and got very close to having to explain what was so funny.

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Armada (17 piepoints)

in October 20th, 2008 @ 18:54

274-Formulaic how? I didn’t think they were at all……
I’ve only read one book by Barbara Kingsolver, and it was nonfiction……. but I’ve heard really good things about her. I’ve never heard of the other people.

275-You shoulda done it!

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Koko's Appprentice

in October 21st, 2008 @ 15:29

Book suggestions

Enders game/series
HP
Benedict society
Alex Rider
Eragon series
And many more, but these are by far my faves

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muselover

in October 21st, 2008 @ 15:42

Ender’s Game!! Yes!

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A Child who loves Emmett Cullen

in October 22nd, 2008 @ 19:16

My book suggestions:
Harry Potter
The Inheritance Cycle (aka Eragon)
The Wanderer
Inkheart, and on (spell/death)
The Sisters Grimm
Deadline
The Secret Life of Bees
Ella Enchanted
And much more that I don’t feel like typing!

FYI- I have a personal belief that there should SO be a book were the devil has a son and he is smexy.

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A Child who loves Emmett Cullen

in October 22nd, 2008 @ 19:19

Ah! Sorry about the double post, but Twilight! and Maximum Ride! Important importantly awesome books!!!!!!!

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oxlin

in October 22nd, 2008 @ 19:59

My book suggestions:

Fire Logic – Laurie J. Marks: The first in a series about Shaftal a land that has been invaded by a people called the Sainites. A group of Shaftali and Sainites make it their goal to bring peace to Shaftal.

The Wind Singer -William Nicholson: An unlikely group must find the key to the tall structure, the Wind Singer, in the middle of their city

The Privilege of the Sword – Ellen Kushner: Katherine is sent to live with her uncle, the duke of Tremontaine. She is surprised when she discovers that he wants to train her in swordplay and at first dislikes it though she grows to enjoy it and, through this transformation, learn more about herself.

Fire and Hemlock – Diana Wynne Jones, The Blue Sword – Robin McKinley, Un Lun Dun – China MiÃ©ville: see my descriptions on the Muse website

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oxlin

in October 22nd, 2008 @ 20:00

I added descriptions to my suggestions so that you can learn more about them.

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Raynpho

in October 22nd, 2008 @ 22:04

Series like Inkheart/spell/death and Eragon etc. are my pet peeve. I’d read the first two books in both series, two years ago, and they were… fairly good reads. But now, two years later, the last book is coming out, when I’ve forgotten most of the major plot points. Sure, I could re-read them but eh, I don’t have the moral stamina, and in my opinion, they’re not quite good enough books for a re-read anyway.

But it’s kind of bothering me that I’ll never finish the series. Blurgh.
Maybe if I feel motivated enough, some day.

I should really read JS&MN, shouldn’t I. I got it from the library a while ago, but didn’t get to read more than the first few chapters. -.-

Also, I’ve been meaning to read Wicked, the book, but I keep forgetting to check it out. *mental note* Gregory McGuire is the author, right?

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koko's Apprentice

in October 24th, 2008 @ 08:04

((280)) I second maximum ride. Haven’t gotten around to twilight yet.

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oxlin

in October 24th, 2008 @ 22:29

Would someone please read my book suggestions/the books I suggested? It seems that everyone here always reads the same things and never anything different.

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Nthanda the Laugher

in October 24th, 2008 @ 23:06

I really need to go to the library. I’m rather book-deprived right now.
285–If I go to the library, I will pick up a couple of those. I need some new books to read.
284–Gaah! I really need to read the Max books, I’ve heard so much about them and haven’t gotten around to them.

We just started Billy Budd by Herman Melville in my English class. It’s a bit depressingly hard to read, even for a rabid reader like myself. Bleeeaaaaaahhhh

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Alice

in October 25th, 2008 @ 01:48

I’m reading The Fifth Sacred Thing.

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â˜®iÅ¹âˆšÒ²!â˜® (400 piepoints 40 brain points, 2 wung points, 7 BP in reserve)â˜®

in October 25th, 2008 @ 13:06

I’m reading the Golden Compass for the thousandth time.

BRISINGR forever!

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Rainbowstar

in October 25th, 2008 @ 13:17

The literary world is coming to an end…they’ve made Artemis Fowl manga. I found a website that lets you “look inside” the book, and Foaly and Holly look WEIRD. I don’t even want to know what Artemis looks like, and the story is probably totally messed up. They also make Warriors manga. It sounds really dumb.

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â™ª Syllabub â™«

in October 25th, 2008 @ 13:32

289-And NANCY DREW MANGA!!!!!!! I am OUTRAGED!!!

*rant*

The original books were FANTASTIC and the kind of older book that you still love today. But no, they have to make new books that are half as long and with a dumb plotline. AND THEN THEY MAKE MANGA. *mutter mutter mutter*

*end rant*

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Zinc the sorceress and Leafygreen

in October 26th, 2008 @ 09:59

Guess what???

I GOT BREAKING DAWN AWAY FROM MY MUM!!!!

Can you guess???

SQUEE!

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Armada (17 piepoints)

in October 26th, 2008 @ 13:35

289, 290-*is in total agreement*. It’s like they’re making the books into really bad movies (they actually did make an AF movie), but even worse because some of the plotlines aren’t in the ‘real’ books but are important to the plot, but because they’re in really bad manga it’s just frustrating to read. Like for Warriors, the manga isn’t really connected to the books, it’s more of a subplot, but it’s the only piece of literature (literature? Manga isn’t even literature, but you know what I mean) that tells you what happens to Graystripe. I skimmed it, decided it was utterly idiotic, returned it to the library, and now an important part of the plot is missing. It would have made an okay book, but as manga it’s just idiotic.
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So, anyway. Book stuff…… I started The Book Thief, but I’ve been putting off reading it for some reason or another. I don’t think I can handle reading about people dying right now….
But, other stuff. I’m becoming increasingly disenchanted with Warriors. I don’t know if it’s because I’m getting older, or just because the new books aren’t nearly as good, but I’m not counting down the days until the next one comes out anymore (and yes, I used to do that. Warriors was my favorite series for quite a while). It happens.
And I just read the best book ever. It’s called Found, by Margaret Peterson Haddix (I think it was mentioned on this thread sometime earlier)….. I don’t know exactly why I like it so much, but I do. Unfortunately, the ending is THE MOST CLIFFHANGING ENDING EVER, and I don’t know when the next book in the series will come out….

Sorry for the long post (if it is a long post)….

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Nora the Violist

in October 26th, 2008 @ 22:00

I just rediscovered East. RIDICULOUSLY GOOD BOOK. OMG @_@ I love that book SO MUCH.

Huh. That’s gotta be the first non-assigned book I’ve read this (school)year.

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Cerulean Pyros

in October 27th, 2008 @ 16:14

Yay! Books! *Does happy dance* I am wanting new books to read right now. Any suggestions?

Right now some of my recommendations are:

The Lily Quench series (Seven fantasy adventure books by Natalie Jane Prior.)
The Vesper Holly books (Six fun adventure books by Lloyd Alexander.)
Kiki Strike: Inside the Shadow City (Really exciting secret agenty book by Kirsten Miller.)
Kokopelli and Company in: Attack of the Smart Pies (!!!!) (Need I say more? By Larry Gonick.)

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Raynpho

in October 27th, 2008 @ 16:50

292- Total agreement on your whole rant, and Warriors. Frankly, I just stopped caring what happened to them. Maybe I would respect the books more if a new one didn’t come out every two months, it would be more suspenseful and epic. At the current state, though, it’s pretty annoying, hence the reason I haven’t read any of the books following… Series 3, book 1? Blehh.

Started Wicked! It’s very different than I’ve heard the musical is, but that’s to be expected, obviously. The beginning was a bit crazy, but it’s getting much better.
It’s pretty intense, which I like. The Oz movie Hollywood-ized the original Frank Baum books an INCREDIBLE amount in the first place, but this book is more in depth, in my opinion, than even the original books. Which is awesome.

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YodaShmoda

in October 27th, 2008 @ 20:09

So the Pendragon Books. I don’t think anyone has said anything about them but Raven Rise was soo slow and then well the ending like sucked. But I still cannot wait untill the next book comes! Yea Pendragon! You know I first got into those books because I had just finished a book that said another name for King Arthur was Pendragon and when I saw that title well…. yeah.
You know what else is a really good book? The Higher Power of Lucky. It’s like really really short but still brings tears to my eyes. I love that book. It’s all about letting go. Amazing.

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Armada (17 piepoints)

in October 27th, 2008 @ 20:31

296-PENDRAGONNNNN!!!!!!!! ♥

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purplefinch

in October 27th, 2008 @ 21:29

281-The Wind Singer is part of a trilogy, isn’t it? I think I’ve read them… The ending was so good and unexpected and sad.
I liked The Blue Sword… I need to read more of Robin McKinley.
I still need to read Un Lun Dun (A long time ago, I had an opportunity to buy the book, and I didn’t )

I love Terry Pratchett, though I haven’t read a ton of his books, so maybe I can’t really see yet how they’re formulaic.

Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls was my first “big” chapter book.

The Grapes of Wrath is up next on my reading list… I wanted to read Of Mice and Men, but I couldn’t find it.

I loved T.H. White’s The Once and Future King. The first book-portion was absolutely amazing… and then he made some sort of really old-fashioned comment about women (I returned the book, so I can’t find it now), and I was disapointed.
Still, it was beautiful.

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muselover

in October 27th, 2008 @ 21:36

289- The story is actually word for word in the Artemis Fowl comic book, but you’re right-the pictures are pretty warped.

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Armada (17 piepoints)

in October 29th, 2008 @ 17:06

This thread is moving kinda slowly…. it’s not dead or anything, but it is moving slowly…..

I’m in the middle of rereading Howl’s Moving Castle for the fifteenth time. Diana Wynne Jones is the best author ever, after Terry Pratchett. Howl reminds me of someone I know, but I can’t remember who….

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YodaShmoda

in October 29th, 2008 @ 17:40

300- I don’t think it moves THAT slow.
OH yeah another really good seris that i love and don’t think has a name! Saffy’s Angel, Idigo’s Star, and Permenatnt Rose I havn’t finished Permanat Rose yet but so far it is really good! And does anyone know any guys that read Twighlight? Because a few of my guy friends are and everyone’s like, “I thought that was a girls book!” Idiots.

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MissSwann of the Cygnus Isles

in October 31st, 2008 @ 16:37

290- QUE??????? What do you speak of??? NANCY DREW MANGA?!?!?!!!?!!!???? That cannot happen!!!!!!!!!!

I just read Carrie by Stephen King. It wasn’t even that good; it was jsut one of those books that sucked you it. *insert sucking noises*

Good manga! Yotsubato. Another good manga! Azumanga Daioh. Best manga’s I’ve read in a loooooooong time.

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Raynpho

in October 31st, 2008 @ 17:19

301- Hey, I totally brought that series up on the previous thread.

It’s a good series. It always makes me wish I lived more like them. There’s another one after Permanent Rose- Forever Rose, but I think that’s the end. Very satisfying.

300- Moving slowly? Eh, most threads do that anyway. Apart from the monthly random thread, no threads’ posting rates are ever steady. Either extremely high, or extremely low, then switch to the other.

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â™ª

in October 31st, 2008 @ 17:54

301- I love that seiries! There’s another one, called Caddy Ever After. Or something like that.

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Raynpho

in October 31st, 2008 @ 18:00

304- Oh yes, I forgot that one. Thanks.

Since I’d like to make this a substantial post, I’ll tell you about my experience reading Wicked so far.

It’s amazing. Nearly done, but it’s really hard to predict how it’ll end.

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Rainbowstar

in November 1st, 2008 @ 22:34

SPOILER ECLIPSE SPOILER.
I finally read Eclipse! It was okay. (Using my new smiley rating system, it was .) I didn’t like the new names that some of the cats got, though. Poppyfrost, Honeyfern, Willowshine, Lionblaze, Hollyleaf, and Cinderheart? What’s going on with these POT names? (POT = Power Of Three.) And having StarClan be about to end is a bit dramatic. So is having three characters with ultimate power. But overall, the book was okay.

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Cerulean Pyros

in November 3rd, 2008 @ 15:27

I read a book this week called Rapunzel’s Revenge. Has anyone read it? It’s by Shannon and Dean Hale. It’s in comic book form, and the illustrations are by Nathan Hale. Plus, the lettering is done by Melinda, wait for it…Hale! Apparently, you couldn’t work on this book unless your name is Hale.

Anyway, It’s a really good re-interpretation of Rapunzel that’s not quite like anything else I’ve ever read. It involves the tower being a tree, Rapunzel using her ridiculously long braids as lassos, and her (and her friend) becoming wanted, crusading heroes on their quest to defeat the head honcho of the area. (A.K.A. the person who stuck her in the tower to start with.)

It’s definitely worth reading and it won’t take up too much time–it’s 144 pages. A sequel is in the works! (Yay!)

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Nthanda the Laugher

in November 3rd, 2008 @ 19:23

298–Have you read “The Outlaws of Sherwood” by Robin McKinley? It’s a retelling of Robin Hood that’s pretty good.
300–I have to say, I prefer the Miyazaki version better. But the book was still good.
301–Yeah, I know a couple. Several of my guy friends have read it and liked it. I think it is mostly a girl book (just because it’s a romance novel, basically) but guys might like some of the cool vampire stuff involved.
306–Ha, I thought you were talking about the third Twilight series book, and I couldn’t figure out why in the world you were talking about cats…:)

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Tesseract

in November 3rd, 2008 @ 19:54

300 – Armada, have you read the Chrestomanci series, also by Diana Wynne Jones? It’s my third favorite series after Harry Potter and Twilight. They’re fantastic books.

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Armada (17 piepoints)

in November 3rd, 2008 @ 20:40

309-Ohhhhhh yeah, I have! I think the Chrestomanci series is my second favorite series, after Percy Jackson (and possibly the Terry Pratchett books, but I’m not sure). It’s actually been a while since I’ve read any of them (maybe a year or two), I really should reread them again…… But I remember pretty much all the plots, except for The Magicians Of Caprona, which I can’t remember anything about except that it’s set in the equivalent of Venice and at some point some of the people get turned into puppets (that seriously freaked me out the first time I read it)…..

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Tesseract

in November 3rd, 2008 @ 21:43

310 – Yeah, I have a bit of a mental block about the Magicians of Caprona too, cause it really was rather weird. I loved The Lives of Christopher Chant, though. That was definitely one of my favorites. I also liked Conrad’s Fate quite a lot. Strange how I like the ones where Chrestomanci is a kid best.

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Raynpho

in November 4th, 2008 @ 12:38

In case anyone cares anymore, I finished Wicked! It’s a wonderful book. I hate the wizard.

We’ve started Great Expectaions in school! It’s pretty good so far, and I’ve passed the “half-a-page description of how Mrs. Joe makes bread with butter,” as mentioned by Kokonilly in comment 199. Enthralling, indeed!

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Sgt. Pepper (previously Beatlesrockr, who is really confuzzled, so she just randomly changed her name)

in November 4th, 2008 @ 13:03

312- Wicked is awesome! I’m not a huge fan of Great Expectations…
I have nothing to read. Yesterday, I read the Secret Garden over again for the 500th time. *sighs*

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Armada (17 piepoints)

in November 4th, 2008 @ 15:48

311-Me too. About everything.

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MissSwann of the Cygnus Isles (Probama)

in November 4th, 2008 @ 18:09

I’m reading Pet Sematery by Stephen King. It’s giving me nightmares. But I must plod on and find what happens…

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Luna the Lovely (11.5 Potterpoints!)

in November 4th, 2008 @ 18:30

316–Good book, but depressing.

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oxlin

in November 6th, 2008 @ 09:46

I read The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman recently.

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Nthanda the Laugher

in November 6th, 2008 @ 10:19

I am currently reading Billy Budd by Herman Melville in English. If you want to put someone to sleep, lose an annoying admirer, or just bore someone to death, read them this book. I mean, he can’t go through a simple conversation without a digression on the philosophical meaning of this conversation, its place in the universe, and its possible effects on the marmoset population (well, haven’t gotten there yet, but I wouldn’t be surprised). GAAAAAHHHHHHHH why can’t he just tell the story??!! (although it’s not so stellar either).
Oh, and to cap off the whole fiasco, I have an essay on this behemoth due Monday. WHYYYYYYYYYYYY

Bleah. End rant.

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Eragon

in November 7th, 2008 @ 20:47

Has anyone read Iron Angel?

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Koko's Appprentice

in November 9th, 2008 @ 12:36

319- no, is it any good?

I read the Scorpion Shards trilogy, and that was great! Has anyone here read that?

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Eragon

in November 10th, 2008 @ 08:25

Yeah, it was pretty good. Not the best I’ve ever read though.

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MissSwann of the Cygnus Isles

in November 10th, 2008 @ 09:38

I’m re-reading Twilight. I’m half way through, and I only read for 2 hours yesterday. *is proud of self*

Anyway, I’m at the library right now, and there are 5 copies of JS&MN that I have counted in various places. I think that the divine realms are trying to send me a message.

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Lyoeena

in November 10th, 2008 @ 16:47

318–I think I’ve been told that everything, or next to it, by Herman Melville that…hate to say it, boring. That was from my English teacher, btw.

Has anyone read Orson Scott Card? He wrote Ender’s Game, The Memory of Earth (aka one of the books of the Homecoming Series) and a lotta other stuff. (hey, muselover on post 240, if you’re still around…?)

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Robert Coontz (Administrator)

in November 10th, 2008 @ 17:11

(318, 323) “Boring” doesn’t have to be boring; sometimes I like to read long passages of cumulative detail and mood and poetic description and characterization in which nothing much happens. They’re absorbing. The reason some of you find the Lord of the Rings books (for example) long and slow is that their description-to-action ratio is higher than you’re used to, but that sort of writing has its charms and can be an acquired taste. Maybe it’s an old-person thing.

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oxlin

in November 10th, 2008 @ 17:58

324- I like those sorts of books too.

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Alice

in November 11th, 2008 @ 19:17

309- Aw, Chrestomanci! -nostalgia- I loved those books. I read The Lives of Christopher Chant about seven times, Charmed Life twice, every other Chrestomanci book at least once, and practically everything else Diana Wynne Jones had written within less than a year, then decided that I would never be able to read any Diana Wynne Jones ever again. I still wouldn’t read one of her books if I could choose something else–or at least, that’s what I thought until I started thinking about Christopher Chant. Now I sort of want to read it again. Heh. I probably shouldn’t, though. It would spoil it forever.

322- Yes, they are. Now read it.

324- OH! Robert, you have just described the completely indescribable change that my reading tastes have undergone! I never used to like book with a lot of description and not much action, and now I prefer them. And I’ve being trying to place this change in taste for ages, and you just did it.

Books I have recently read/am currently reading:
All Quiet on the Western Front – Amazing, disturbing, terrible, horrifying book.
A Christmas Carol – Utterly ridiculous. I like Dickens as much as ever, but the story is unconvincing and moralistic and I could not feel a grain of sympathy for any of the characters.
The Fifth Sacred Thing – Very, very good. It has far more sex in it than I should like, but I’ve matured enough to handle it and the story is good.
The Ruby in the Smoke – Good as ever.
Master and Commander – Terribly confusing in parts and nearly incomprehensible in others, but overall very good. I extend my complete and total obsession with All Things Hornblower and the Master and Commander movie to All Things Hornblower and Aubrey/Maturin.

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Kari

in November 11th, 2008 @ 20:11

315 – Ohh. I want to read it.
The only Stephen King books I’ve read are The Green Mile and The Shining, but I love them. It’s nice to find a really good author who has written dozens of books, a lot of which have been made into films.

I was working on rereading Harry Potter, except Prisoner of Azkaban has disappeared. Sob. So, I’ve reread The Book Thief and A Great and Terrible Beauty. But my need for Harry Potter is growing..

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Eragon

in November 12th, 2008 @ 17:01

Yes! Orson Card rocks!!

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MissSwann of the Cygnus Isles (Probama!)

in November 12th, 2008 @ 18:41

327- I hate when that happens.

I went to the library today! I got;

A magazine with an article about Twilight in it
I Am the Messenger
Azumanga Daioh (The Omnibus)
Blue is for Nightmares
Generation Dead
3rd Gossip Girl
American Idiot (Green Day, for the uninformed).

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Alice

in November 15th, 2008 @ 15:05

I have been to every SINGLE source of literature in this entire town looking for the next few books in the Aubrey/Maturin series! The school library has only the first and fifth, the public library claims to have all of them but upon closer inspection does not, one of the bookstores has the first one and several later ones, the other bookstore has only the first one, and the college library has never even heard of Patrick O’Brian. In desperation I even went to the museum gift shop, but they didn’t even have any fiction.

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LadyG

in November 15th, 2008 @ 15:19

Twiiiiiiiiiliiiiiiiiiight…… Twiiiiiiiiiiiiliiiiiiiiiight… eep, I want to read it SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO bad, but it’s out of the school library and I’m assuming it’s out of all the other ones too, since it seems to be EXTREMELY popular. Aaaaaaaargh!

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Armada

in November 16th, 2008 @ 13:39

331-Ditto. Also, I have a feeling my parents don’t want me to read it,so I’m having to wait while my friend gets it from the library and gives it to me…… Sigh…..

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â˜¼Zinc the sorceressâ˜¼

in November 16th, 2008 @ 14:43

331/332: I’ll mail it to you guys!

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LadyG

in November 18th, 2008 @ 18:42

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I borrowed Terry’s copy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was the BEST BOOK EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I’ve already finished New Moon, too, and now I just need to get Eclipse and Breaking Dawn. Actually, New Moon wasn’t that great…

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Armada

in November 18th, 2008 @ 21:05

333- Yeah, sure. Great idea.
I think the Twilight books are probably kinda spoiled for me by now, as I have read every single spoiler in the universe about them on MB, and I’ve heard everything else there is to know about them from my friend, but I still want to read them. You know, just because.

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â˜¼Zinc the sorceressâ˜¼

in November 19th, 2008 @ 10:00

I like “Schooled.” Every time I read the ending, I scream, “DO A SEQUEL!!!!”

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MissCullen (Temporary surname until Nov. 21) (Or MissSwann)

in November 19th, 2008 @ 20:31

331/2/3/4- Yessss, my minions, READ the Twilight series! Be thrown into your community as a changed person and convert those around you! SOON WE SHALL DOMINATE!!!!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *ahem* Sorry, that was strange.

336- Oh my god, that book was amazing! I forgot about it! But I think it’s just one of those books where a sequel would ruin it…

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Alice

in November 19th, 2008 @ 21:50

336- Oh, I read Schooled. It seemed a little extreme, but I suppose novels always have to be a little larger than life. I’ve never been to middle school, anyway. I did live with hippies, though. For quite a while, actually, but my memory is really rather poor concerning my childhood. I knew about things like plastic though, and I knew other kids, and I never learned to drive.

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â˜¼Zinc the sorceressâ˜¼

in November 19th, 2008 @ 23:00

337- I know, I know, but I want to know what happens really badly.

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MissCullen (Temporary surname until Nov. 21) (Or MissSwann)

in November 21st, 2008 @ 11:23

338- That’s cool.

339- That’s what fanfictions are for, mon amie!!!

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