Books What are you reading now?

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  1. Shadowbard

    Shadowbard Black-Winged Angel

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    Well, I've done a lot of reading this semester (most of it for school, but fun at the same time) so I'm just going to list the books.

    Trickster's Choice - Tamora Pierce
    The Runelords - David Farland
    The War of the Worlds - H.G. Wells
    Dracula - Bram Stoker
    The Seer and the Sword - Victoria Hanley
    The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963 - Christopher Paul Curtis
    The Outsiders - S.E. Hinton
    The Witch of Blackbird Pond - Elizabeth George Speare
    A Plague of Sorcerers - Mary Frances Zambreno
    Lionclaw, A Tale of Rowan Hood - Nancy Springer
    Dragon of the Lost Sea - Laurence Yep
    Dragon Steel - Laurence Yep
    The Storyteller's Daughter - Cameron Dokey

    That's a partial list, consisting of the books I can remember reading. I've also read a lot of sci-fi/fantasy/horror short stories for one of my classes.

    ~Shadrach Anki
     
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    Shadowbard, Nov 23, 2003
  2. Jaken

    Jaken Coin Locker Baby

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    I just read Animal Farm by george orowell (and i dont think i spell his name right). And i felt like reading a simpler book so i read Time twisters by jenny nimmo the sequel to Midnight for charlie bone. I also recently read The teif lord, which was a very excelent book(i have to agree with dark_dreams). What to read next. . . . . .hmmmmm
     
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    Jaken, Nov 25, 2003
  3. MamiyaOtaru

    MamiyaOtaru President Bushman

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    I'm wrapping up the last 50 pages of The Bourne Supremacy by Robert Ludlum. Sequel to The Bourne Identity of course :)

    The movie really shopped the story in the book up. The movie didn't even have Carlos, the main bad guy heh.

    I read the book and wanted more, and Supremacy provides it, in Ludlum's typical convoluted, often far-fetched way. When I'm done with it I'll head out and pick up The Bourne Ultimatum :D
     
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    MamiyaOtaru, Nov 25, 2003
  4. Covin Narcissus

    Covin Narcissus New Member

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    Interveiw With the Vampire: The Vampire Cronicles
     
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    Covin Narcissus, Dec 6, 2003
  5. Hitokiri_Gensai

    Hitokiri_Gensai Gunslinger Girl

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    i just finished reading...Lost World...Kill The Shogun...Shogun...By The Sword...and a couple of manga ^_^x;;; :sweat:
     
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    Hitokiri_Gensai, Dec 6, 2003
  6. Old_Coyote

    Old_Coyote New Member

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    I recently finished Bluebeard and Sirens of Titan both by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. They were both very good.

    I just started reading Catch-22 By Joseph Heller. Its excellent. One of the best books I've ever read.
     
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    Old_Coyote, Dec 15, 2003
  7. gitarooqueen

    gitarooqueen New Member

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    boo

    the last book i read is Demon Diary the fourth book, it was goood manga rules
     
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    gitarooqueen, Dec 15, 2003
  8. Thin Yume

    Thin Yume New Member

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    I think that Forgotten Truth and the rest of the series of this book we're easy reading. They were the last ones I read and compared to the Dark Elf Trilogy... They were much much easier to follow.
     
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    Thin Yume, Dec 16, 2003
  9. UFOtaku

    UFOtaku Wachu loorkin at?!

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    My Antonia for class.
     
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    UFOtaku, Dec 16, 2003
  10. Christabel

    Christabel New Member

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    I'm currently reading Otherland by Tad Williams
     
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    Christabel, Dec 26, 2003
  11. Zelgadis

    Zelgadis New Member

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    Currently reading Alas Babylon by Pat Frank
     
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    Zelgadis, Dec 29, 2003
  12. Yasuko

    Yasuko I beg your pudding?

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    The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by (?)
    It's a really, really cute Christmas story.
     
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    Yasuko, Dec 29, 2003
  13. Meaikoh

    Meaikoh See you later, Moderator

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    Wow! No kidding! I have that book, 'The Best Christmas Pageant' ever! And it is a cute story!

    The last book I read is a book I got for Christmas after wanted to own it. That classic: 'Watership Down'. Now, I'm reading 'The Bourne Identity' while I wait to borrow some books.
     
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    Meaikoh, Dec 29, 2003
  14. Richter

    Richter New Member

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    The Universe in a Nut-Shell - Stephen Hawking
    very informative that outlines how comlex the universe really is.
     
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    Richter, Dec 30, 2003
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    Spirit Fox, unfortunately I cannot remember the co-author names.
     
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    Knives, Jan 18, 2004
  16. Shadowbard

    Shadowbard Black-Winged Angel

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    Being a college student I haven't had as much time for pleasure reading as I would like. Still, I've managed to read a few things over the past little while. Most recent would be Exile's Valor by Mercedes Lackey and a good chunk of the Miles Vorkosigan saga by Lois McMaster Bujold.

    I've also been reading Shakespeare, but while I find this greatly enjoyable, it is for a class in school.

    ~Shadrach Anki
     
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    Shadowbard, Jan 19, 2004
  17. BakaMattSu

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    The Pillars of Creation by Terry Goodkind.

    Was quite a changeup to the Sword of Truth series as 80% of the book didn't involve the usual focus of main characters. Still, I'll be moving on to Naked Empire just the same. Any fantasy fans should definately give the series a try, though. Goodkind is adept at bringing out emotion in the reader. On my first read through, I felt characters' frustration, hatred, and love.
     
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    BakaMattSu, Jan 19, 2004
  18. Charlie

    Charlie Guest

    King's The Shining...great, really got into the charactor's minds and background, more than Stanley Kubrick's movie. There was a Shining 3 hour mini-series that's supposed to be closer to the book, only seen a bit of it...am currently reading Tolkien's The Silmarillion, and Salem's Lot ( not at the same time, obviously)...on a bit of a Stephen King buzz at the mo'!
     
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    Charlie, Jan 19, 2004
  19. kitty-ko

    kitty-ko New Member

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    White Oleander...it made me cry, it's very beautiful in a juvenile delinquent kind of way...
    The universe in a nutshell? Stephen Hawking? *head explodes*
     
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    kitty-ko, Jan 20, 2004
  20. Kain

    Kain Plaything of Doom

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    The last book i just read was Crime Lords by Paul Williams.
    This is a really good book. It really lets you know just how nuts the godfathers really are.
    I also tryed reading a book called ''Anime''. Its like reading a book by Stephen Hawking. Damn its such a hard book to read.
     
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