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Post by Cayla on Jun 28, 2012 0:09:00 GMT
Actually nothing. I want to start again because I was forced to read all of these books this year.... -Speak -Lord of the Flies -To Kill a Mockingbird -The Diary of a Part-Time Indian -Whirligig ----- And then I read -The Hunger Games -Catching Fire <3 my fave! ----- I plan on reading this summer (probably MockingJay) but I need other suggestions because I already know how this book ends. I can't wait for the movies! I will read through this list and if anyone finds any good mystery books lemme know. My favorite is the Westing Game.
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Post by legrande on Jul 11, 2012 20:26:16 GMT
I've just finished The Hobbit again... I'm going to read Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets because they've opened it up on Pottermore, so I'm hopefully going to read it as I go along.
The Lord of The Rings trilogy is the next thing on my reading list. I'm totally not preparing myself for the The Hobbit film in December. Nope. Not at all.
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Post by Samantha on Jul 12, 2012 1:00:06 GMT
In Her Shoes by Jennifer Weiner. Somebody recommended this author to me, and I'm enjoying it thus far, though I'm only a chapter in. I live in a really small town with a really small library, so I'm waiting for the Pickwick Papers to come in from another library, so that I can read my first Dickens novel.
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Post by legrande on Aug 15, 2012 22:01:08 GMT
I've just finished The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness. I read it about 4 years ago, when I was in my first year at high school, (now feeling suddenly old) when I knew that somehow it must be good, but I didn't know why, or even like it that much. I saw it in the library the other day, and thought "Why not?" and I am so glad I decided to pick it up.
It's impossible to explain, but ugh. It's brilliant. I don't think I've gotten as emotional about fictional characters since The Book Thief. Best bit about it? Male and female protagonists who don't fall in love.
It also left off on a cliffhanger and now I have got to know what happens. Seriously. I've been left wondering whether or not at least three characters are dead. I'm going to try and get the sequel tomorrow. (Though if Todd and Viola get together, I'll be really disappointed.)
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Post by Samantha on Aug 16, 2012 1:38:11 GMT
Best bit about it? Male and female protagonists who don't fall in love. ^^ Really? Now I want to read it. I'm currently reading David Sheff's memoir about his son, Beautiful Boy, who's a meth addict. It's slow reading, but I really like it. It's very emotional; I probably got teary two or three times today alone. I have about twenty or thirty more pages to go until I'm done.
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Post by LadyofShalott on Aug 21, 2012 2:18:21 GMT
I'm reading Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen. It's been on my To-Read list for forever (well, since I saw the movie anyway) and finally I found it at Goodwill for 75 cents. I went to walmart later that night and saw it for 11 dollars and something. Score one for me. But anyway, so far it is turning out amazing. It's not usually the kind of novel I'm drawn too, but for some reason the whole depression-era circus aspect really grabs my interest. I can't wait to continue it!
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Post by legrande on Aug 21, 2012 17:54:42 GMT
The Ask and The Answer by Patrick Ness--yes, the sequel. My best friend tells me that she thought the sequel sucked, but I'm reserving my judgement. So far, I've realised that there are going to be P.O.V changes, which slightly irks me, but so far it's still good. Not as good as the first book, but still.
I just finished a book called Quest for a Kelpie by Frances Mary Hendry, and it was okay. It was set in Scotland, which was the main reason I picked it up, and a lot of the dialogue was in Scots' which was enjoyable. The actual story line was a bit meh. It was a nice quick read though, which I liked.
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Post by Caitlin on Aug 21, 2012 19:03:47 GMT
At the moment I'm re-reading the Harry Potter series for the billionth time. I'm already on the Goblet of Fire, and I'm pretty close to finishing it.
I actually have a ton of books I need to read. I randomly buy books sometimes and then never actually get around to reading them; though I think that's because I just enjoy re-reading the books I already have way too much. I have a series I need to read which I believe is called "Vampire Academy", then the rest of the Hunger Games books. Also a few random books I have lying around.
I'm thinking that when I'm done reading the Harry Potter series, though, I'll have to re-read this book called Jatta. I remember loving that book so much, but then I got to the end and I was just totally confused and lost when I finished it (kinda like Mass Effect 3's ending... -_-).
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Post by legrande on Aug 25, 2012 11:55:36 GMT
I've got the first Vampire Academy book, by Richelle Mead, right? I remember I enjoyed it a lot, actually, but I've never read the rest of the series.
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Post by Caitlin on Aug 26, 2012 2:55:23 GMT
Yep, that's the one! Yes, it was pretty good. I barely remember what happened in the book anymore because I read it so long ago but what I can remember was good. I'll have to get around to reading the rest, though I hope they'll be as good as the first.
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Post by Laura on Aug 27, 2012 11:15:23 GMT
^ I've read three I think. I enjoyed them. Cassie isn't like the usual vapid heroine found in paranormal fiction novels. I loved how the location changes each book also. I think the plot wavers in the second book, but it gets mostly back on track by book three. I'm going to read either Belinda Mc Keon's Solace next, or my next unread Sookie Stackhouse novel. Both have been gathering dust on my shelf for a considerable while now.
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Post by legrande on Aug 28, 2012 22:50:18 GMT
I'm currently studying The Reader in English, so yeah that.
I haven't finished TAaTA yet, and I also have about 50 unread novellas that I downloaded for free on my Kindle. There's a really good zombie that I have called Barely Alive that I enjoyed considerably, despite the fact that I'm not really in Sci-fi, and I want to read it again.
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Post by Samantha on Sept 8, 2012 23:55:15 GMT
The Odyssey. Again. For a lit class.
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Post by Zoe on Sept 9, 2012 6:15:54 GMT
Technically I'm not reading anything at the moment, but I am going to start reading something soon. It's called Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging. I'm not sure if anyone here would be familiar with it, since you all are pretty sophisticated readers. Well, I'm not. I read children's books for the most part, unless I'm assigned some sort of proper novel (if you couldn't tell, I'm not too much of a reader). Basically one of my friends said it fits my kind of humor and that it's been made into a movie? Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging, though. So yeah. That's what I'm going to read. Let's see how it goes.
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Post by Laura on Sept 10, 2012 10:55:33 GMT
^ I've read half of that Louise Rennison series, all the first ones (which my cousin owned). They're friggin' hilarious. I'll be honest, the movie doesn't quite do them justice! ...Though, the realisation that Aaron Johnson played Robbie in the first film might tempt me to watch it again soon. The DVD's on my shelf. ...At the moment though, I'm reading Gulliver's Travels by Swift for an English module. I wish I was reading SP: Kingdom of The Wicked though, which is sitting at home, untouched, until I get through a good bit of my reading list for college. I need to get my year's fill of Valkyrie and Skulduggery.
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