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07-14-2004, 02:13 PM | #31 |
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I sooooo miss reading just for the fun of it. I can't even remember the last "normal" book I read, it's all study books for me, also interesting, but not exactly entertaining to read.
I did read Naked by David Sedaris not too long ago, a book with a collection of his short stories. Also very funny. |
07-14-2004, 02:17 PM | #32 | |
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07-14-2004, 03:29 PM | #33 |
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i half way through the new ross o carroll kelly book and its fantastic[img]smileys/smiley4.gif[/img] also gonna go back and read "the life of pi" as my friends have passed it around alot and i only had 1 read at the start... brilliant book[img]smileys/smiley1.gif[/img] |
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The Fountainhead is actually on our reading list for junior year. I've just finished East of Eden by John Steinbeck, and I just started Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston.
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07-14-2004, 07:12 PM | #35 |
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What am I reading....... Inkheart by Connelia Funke!
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07-14-2004, 07:13 PM | #36 |
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because of jayevo's intensive recommandations: ishmael by daniel quinn. a gorilla is teaching a human being about humans - really good reading - andthe first non-study book i've read for AAAAges [img]smileys/smiley32.gif[/img]
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07-14-2004, 07:14 PM | #37 |
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Tintenherz by Cornelia Funke? School book, I guess?Edited by: Hendrik
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07-14-2004, 07:15 PM | #38 |
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Was that book traslated into English, Hendrik?
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07-14-2004, 07:16 PM | #39 |
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Yes. But haven't read it. Edited by: Hendrik
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07-14-2004, 07:18 PM | #40 |
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I gotta get me to my nearby Library *realises that it's closed and dosen't open until 12:45
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ich hab' auch ein bischen deutch gelesen - 'angst essen seele auf' zum beispiel. und viele kurzere stuff about WW2 und ost/west
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And what image of the germans (or ost/west people) was shown in these books? |
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07-14-2004, 07:31 PM | #44 |
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well, it was quite alright - basically about what it was like being trapped on either side of the iron curtain. i had a good german teacher, bless him; he chose good texts for us to read. i remember a novella called 'liebe twischen ost und west'. i hate it cause it was school stuff, but really it was a quite ok story.
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same here! i like the book so far, but i have to keep going back and reading the last chapter i read before, because im so crazy i cant find time to read [img]smileys/smiley5.gif[/img][img]smileys/smiley19.gif[/img] I just got some really rad books from a yard sale the other day, they are pretty old, but i love reading older literature, the language they useis so fascinating [img]smileys/smiley9.gif[/img]
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07-15-2004, 07:29 AM | #46 |
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Reading a couple of books just now. My Life AsA Weapon by Cristophe Reuter, an exploration of the motives, aims and history of suicide bombers. Very interesting. The other one is Tell No One, by Harlan Coben. Just started reading that one. I read The Da Vinci code last week.... and I for one didn´t like it too much. The first half of it I really enjoyed reading and was immensely interesting, but then I thought it just got out of hand. Too much of a sensational plot, predictable and silly. My humble opinion... |
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i just found my next read peace jason “My life, although one of suffering and strife, My path crossing places where troubles are rife, Still I am oblivious to fear and the wicked do not scare me Since my flesh, like wolves, will tear apart its prey”. poem-Karim Mafaraja
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07-15-2004, 02:20 PM | #48 |
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07-15-2004, 02:36 PM | #49 |
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i haven't read a book since christmas, but theres a book i read a few years ago called Hard Man Of The Swings, i cant remember the author, but its one of the best i've ever read - it starts by saying ..i dunno if a 2.2 bullet can kill a man, ive just shot my dad....then it goes back to his childhood and works up to what makes him shoot his dad.....genius !
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comics yes, comics!! |
07-15-2004, 07:34 PM | #51 |
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Schlegel's Philosophy of History
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07-16-2004, 01:44 AM | #52 |
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i've been splitting my reading time lately between nakedby david sedaris and james frey's amillion little pieces. but then today i picked up a copy of a crazy book called the system of dante's hell at a used book store.as far as i can tell in the first twenty or so pages, this novel is the intersection of childhood and hell. it's enough to put my other reading on hold.
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07-16-2004, 09:15 AM | #54 |
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all those books about the mumin troll
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07-20-2004, 06:03 PM | #55 |
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angels and demons (dan browne), absolutely brilliant
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07-20-2004, 07:38 PM | #56 |
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Right now I'm reading David Sedaris' new one..."Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim" Halfway through it, it's really good. I love all of David's work. And his sister, Amy Sedaris, does great work. The family has a great warped sense of humor. Me, my mom, and my brother all get into their work. We're one warped family. Edited by: HydeBurns
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ooh is it? [img]smileys/smiley4.gif[/img]i've been wondering how that compares to the da vinci code.
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07-20-2004, 07:44 PM | #58 |
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not reading anything at the mo, but Im gettin the Nick Drake biography for my birthday (if people take the hint that is)
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07-20-2004, 07:49 PM | #59 |
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I'm reading Custom PC, specifically the article on 64 bit Computing!
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07-20-2004, 07:51 PM | #60 |
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^ lol i'm sure you do have a life!!
I'm reading a driving theory book!
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