What Book Are You Currently Reading?

#1301 yunax21

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Posted 11 December 2006 - 07:27 PM

i'm currently reading Hawkes Harbor by S.E. Hinton. pretty interesting book! recommended for mature people though..

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Posted 12 December 2006 - 07:48 PM

these lovely bones...

it's pretty good...it's about a girl who was raped and killed and she's telling the story from her viewpoint about life on earth through her eyes...it's good so far

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Posted 13 December 2006 - 12:19 AM

QUOTE(iyeiluj @ Dec 13 2006, 11:48 AM)

these lovely bones...

it's pretty good...it's about a girl who was raped and killed and she's telling the story from her viewpoint about life on earth through her eyes...it's good so far

ooh sounds interesting. who is it by?

im just starting the Time Traveller's Wife.

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Posted 13 December 2006 - 05:21 AM

QUOTE(buuberry @ Dec 13 2006, 03:19 AM)

ooh sounds interesting. who is it by?

It's *The* Lovely Bones and it's by Alice Sebold. Great book.

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Posted 13 December 2006 - 05:36 AM

I'm reading Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince again. lol
Was going to start rereading Angels & Demons, but wanted a HP fix.

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Posted 13 December 2006 - 10:02 AM

I'm currently reading Something Wonderful by Judith Mcnaught.

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Posted 13 December 2006 - 04:45 PM

China Men by Maxine Hong Kingston. very strange book

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Posted 13 December 2006 - 05:48 PM

Reading The Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann Burns for English class. I really like it though.

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Posted 13 December 2006 - 10:26 PM

QUOTE(meow23 @ Dec 13 2006, 01:02 PM)

I'm currently reading Something Wonderful by Judith Mcnaught.

I loved this book. One of my fave romance novels.

I'm currently reading The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini...It's a really moving book and I'm thoroughly enjoying it...

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Posted 14 December 2006 - 01:51 AM

QUOTE(meow23 @ Dec 13 2006, 10:02 AM)

I'm currently reading Something Wonderful by Judith Mcnaught.

I love all her historical romance books. My favorites are "Whitney, My Love" and "Almost Heaven"

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Posted 14 December 2006 - 02:48 AM

QUOTE(VersusVillain @ Dec 13 2006, 09:21 PM)

It's *The* Lovely Bones and it's by Alice Sebold. Great book.

cool! i'll be sure to check it out. thanks!

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Posted 14 December 2006 - 09:13 PM

I just finished Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception.
Don't laugh. I like Artemis Fowl books, even though I'm a bit too old for them, heh.

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Posted 15 December 2006 - 04:21 PM

harry potter: half-blood prince

i know i know i'm so late in reading this! lol
after this i must get started on eragon! i wanted to read the book
before the movie but that might not happen..
btw any recommendations for books? i need to start reading again!
i'm really into fantasy/adventure, horror, drama, historical fiction?

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Posted 15 December 2006 - 07:50 PM

QUOTE(Fashionista* @ Dec 15 2006, 07:21 PM)

harry potter: half-blood prince

you and I have similar tastes in genres

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Well, here are some of my recommendations-

Horror:
IT, Stephen King
Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice
Witching Hour, Anne Rice

Fantasy:
The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King
Sabriel by Garth Nix
Anita Blake series by Laurell K. Hamilton

Drama:
Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
The Feast of All Saints by Anne Rice
Cry to Heaven by Anne Rice
Belinda by Anne Rice
Lolita by Vladimir Nobokov
Death in Venice by Thomas Mann

Historical Fiction:
The Twentieth Wife by Indu Sundaresan
The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
Artemisia by Alexandra Lapierre

You'll notice I have a lot of faves by Anne Rice. There are a few people who say she's long winded and boring but I think if you have enough attention span, you'll realize that she writes beautifully, eloquently. Of course, that's only my opinion, and my opinion also tells me that some of her best works have also been the best works of fiction that I've ever read. I'd suggest Cry to Heaven or The Queen of the Damned if you are going to start reading her works, both are my absolute favorites.
Alot of Stephen King's works are pretty good (Pet Cemetary, Insomnia, etc.etc.), you'll easily find shelves full of his work at any bookstore, of course.
I warn you that the Anita Blake series gets heavy on the sex later, not exactly happy with the later books but the first ten or so are worth reading.
Oh, btw, you'll find that well written biographies turn out to be much more interesting than historical fiction, I consider most historical fiction novels as merely light reading.

So there you go, I hope you find something you like

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Posted 15 December 2006 - 07:57 PM

I'm currently reading "Naked" by David Sedaris. the 2nd or 3rd chapter called "The Plague of Tics" is by FAR the funniest piece of writing I have ever read!! love David Sedaris and his wacky books! totally recommend any book by him.

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Posted 15 December 2006 - 08:00 PM

la la la...
sooo i'm planning to drop by Barnes & Nobles tmr , but i have yet a book in mind lol xD
any recommendations for me?
i like the whole, love/drama/romance/life lessons kinda book

andd has anyone read Bel Canto before? lol the boyfriend wants me to read it

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Posted 15 December 2006 - 08:27 PM

reading - Running in the Family by Michael Ondaatje
and still need to finish Da Vinci Code lol XD

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Posted 15 December 2006 - 09:08 PM

I just recently finished A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith.
A story of a poor family living in Brooklyn at the turn of the century (1900's) and their hardships, family, and growing up in general, etc.
It's a good book, and I found it inspirational in a way.

And I've just recently started on the Da Vinci Code...
Yeah, I'm really late.