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#1 o o x CUBE x o o

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Posted 23 March 2008 - 03:00 PM

I really love reading, but ever since I went to college, I haven't been reading much and I really want to catch up. can anyone recommend me any good books ? thank you.

#2 butterflyeffect

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Posted 23 March 2008 - 03:17 PM

Twilight series (if you haven't already)
I haven't read for leisure in a long time, but I couldn't put this down and finished all three books within two days. :x

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Posted 23 March 2008 - 04:41 PM

The Guardian - Nicholas Sparks.

really good! i love it

yeah, i also heard Twilight was good but i haven't gotten around to reading it. that book is damn thick though! haha

you and me found something pretty neat.
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Posted 23 March 2008 - 08:05 PM

what kind of books do you like or have you read recently that you enjoy....

otherwise our recommendations may be totally wide of the mark...

#5 renney_lim

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Posted 23 March 2008 - 08:12 PM

twilight series!!!!! i just couldn't put it down when i started to read...

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Posted 23 March 2008 - 08:14 PM

I totally know what you mean by not being able to read for fun anymore =_=

A few days ago, I finished Audrey Niffenegger's The Time Traveler's Wife, which was a veryy interesting read.

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Posted 23 March 2008 - 08:15 PM

^yes, Twilight. I'm in my Twilight phase this moment. Just recently finished Twilight and can't wait until I get a hold of New Moon

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Posted 23 March 2008 - 08:15 PM

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer

The book was so touching and very unique as well.
He also wrote Everything is Illuminated, which was made into a film starring Elijah Wood (Extremely Loud is also being made into a film). I'm gonna start reading it now.

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Posted 23 March 2008 - 08:18 PM

QUOTE (vc1188 @ Mar 24 2008, 03:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

A few days ago, I finished Audrey Niffenegger's The Time Traveler's Wife, which was a veryy interesting read.

i lovee this book!

however I disagree with the 3 mentions of twilight! seriously wasted my time reading that book

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Posted 23 March 2008 - 09:15 PM

A Walk To Remember by Nicholas Sparks was an absolutely amazing book. It got me crying.

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Posted 24 March 2008 - 01:29 AM

I really don't recommend the Twilight series. I've stopped in 2/3 of the way, and I can't get myself to finish.. really don't understand the hype. It's one of the most cliched books I've ever read with simplistic writing style and no character development.

A fantastic thought-provoking book I've read recently is Atonement. It'll just blow you away. I'm just starting on On Chesil Beach and The Innocent by the same author, Ian McEwan, which I've heard are also phenomenal.

I also recommend Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult.

Some other favorites: Memoirs of Cleopatra, Wuthering Heights, Push the River, Voice in the Wind, Little Women, Pride and Prejudice, The Count of Monte Cristo, Great Expectations, Match Me if You Can, Nobody's Baby but Mine, Night, Can You Keep a Secret, Anne of Green Gables series, Emily of New Moon series, Oliver Twist, Ain't She Sweet, Survival in Auschwitz..

So much more~

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Posted 24 March 2008 - 03:14 AM

The Book Thief - Markus Zusak

This book is very good =D Well if you like the holocaust era etc books based on that time. Its very similar to Anne frank but written in a very different perspective and i absolutely love it =D but yeah i need some new books too ._.

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Posted 24 March 2008 - 03:58 AM

i recommend the Twilight series.

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Posted 24 March 2008 - 07:45 AM

twilight - Stephenie Meyer

tuesdays with morrie - Mitch Albom
5 people you meet in heaven - Mitch albom
for one more day - Mitch albom

(^ Mitch albom books are a easy and quick read)

the alchemist - Paulo Coelho (AWESOME BOOK)

Princess Bride - William Goldman (SUPER FUNNY!!! the movie was great also)

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Posted 24 March 2008 - 07:59 AM

QUOTE (Happy_Day @ Mar 24 2008, 05:29 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Can You Keep a Secret..

i forgot to mention that! basically anything by Sophie Kinsella like:

- the undomestic goddess
- the shopaholic series (but everyone has their own tastes and i know people who didn't enjoy reading this series. i really don't know about you.)

you and me found something pretty neat.
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Posted 24 March 2008 - 08:15 AM

QUOTE (boodice @ Mar 23 2008, 08:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

what kind of books do you like or have you read recently that you enjoy....

otherwise our recommendations may be totally wide of the mark...

I am open to any good books, really. the last book I read was The Invisible Heart: An Economic Romance by Robert Russell.

thank you everyone for your responses. I am going to check it out. I really appreciate it! ^^*

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Posted 24 March 2008 - 10:15 AM

QUOTE (melon @ Mar 23 2008, 11:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer

The book was so touching and very unique as well.
He also wrote Everything is Illuminated, which was made into a film starring Elijah Woods (Extremely Loud is also being made into a film). I'm gonna start reading it now.

Yes, yes, yes! I was going to recommend that also.
It really was one of the best books I've ever read. It's poetic, it's beautiful, and yes, it is touching, <3

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"that there was time to turn back if we wanted to. We've had time, haven't we?"

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Posted 24 March 2008 - 10:24 AM

twilight and the time travelers wife is a must read
i just finsihed The Memory Keepers Daughter by Kim Edwards great great book
and just started Choke by Chuck Palahniuk i like it so far lol if your into romance novels
judith mcnaught novels are awsome hahahah