you'd hate those books carrie

Twilight... SIGH its amazing.

and Hi-C... read them.. your not too old. Just give in, you know you want to.

Ah ah ah.
No peer pressure.

It's pretty good. I like it a lot better than all the other required readings. It's really short, but I'm only a few pages into it.

The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Shadow in the North by Philip Pullman. I'm really liking this trilogy right now.

Ibm and the Holocaust by Edwin Black.

Currently reading New Moon by Stephenie Meyer. I love the Twilight series - plan on finishing the whole series of course. After that, I might get into the James Bond series. Ian Fleming is an amazing author, in my opinion.

^I want to read the Bond series, too! I haven't gotten around to it. But I think those are next on my list.

I'm still reading the IBM book.

unfortunately im reading Othello in English.
its painfully bland.

I've already read Casino Royale and it was fantastic!

IBM?
Like the bank?

^lol, no IBM as in the computer technology corporation.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM


damn, makes me want to read them more.

Haha, they're really pieces of work. Very well written and keeps you reading non-stop...well, it did for me anyway.

William Wycherley's The Country Wife... haha, it's hilarious!

I've finished In Cold Blood. So f**king good, but in that scary, I-wish-I-had-never-read-this kind of way. Choke is alright. I heard dreadful things about it, but since this is my first time reading Palahniuk's work, I can't say how it compares to his others.

Have you started Twilight yet? Im not giving up on you.

No. And you can't make me

Lol, damn.

The Things They Carried.

2000 page HTML reference book

The Discourses, Machiavelli

Oh, JC, to answer your question way back when, I really liked The Prince. It's not something I would have read for pleasure or anything, but his views on how to be a successful ruler, conqueror, etc are pretty interesting. A really nice change from Augustine & all the Biblical works we had to read before Machiavelli.

i'm probably going to read it before long whenever i get a break from school work since it doesn't seem like the kind of book i'd want to read when i'm loaded down with other stuff.



i'm reading...


The Viel: Women Writers on Its History, Lore, and Politics

Finished Choke. Wasn't nearly as bad as people said it was. Now starting on The Ayatollah Begs to Differ: the Paradox of Modern Iran by Hooman Majd. SO EXCITED. I've been waiting for this book to get to the library for the past month.

Reading Aphra Behn's The Rover now.

The Tiger in the Well by Philip Pullman.

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne. :)

Is it as good as His Dark Materials?

1985 by George Orwell & I'd tell you I love you but I'd have to kill you...

Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest

"The Offshore Pirate" - F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Giver.

Religion Explained -Pascal Boyer

The catcher and the rye.

Currently, I'm reading...

The Challenge of Fundamentalism: Politcal Islam and the New World Disorder by Bassam Tibi

It's an eye opener and I'm only halfway through the book.

i think i'm going to pick up Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States today.

If you haven't read it yet, you should read The Ayatollah Begs to Differ by Hooman Majd. They sound similarly themed and I've enjoyed Majd's book so far.

I could always google it, but I'd rather ask someone who's read it; what's it about?

Thomas Hobbes - Leviathan

I like talking about it more than I like reading it.

just got done with Remember Me? by sophie kinsella .. it was mad funny .. :)

It's kind of a travelogue but from the point of view of an native Iranian (the author was born in Iran, but spent a lot of time in the West because his parents were diplomats but travels back and forth between Iran). During the course of the book he basically explains Iranian culture and the Iranian mindset to a Western audience.

The Tin Princess by Philip Pullman.

I know absolutely nothing about Iran, other than they're a perceived threat, so I'll check that out.

The book I'm currently reading explains the differences between Islamic beliefs and fundamentalism. It goes into detail in explaining the motives of extremists and terrorists organization, and what they're trying to achieve politically. He clearly defends his faith and proves how Islam and fundamentalism do not go hand-in-hand. It's very informative and it's allowing me to understand Iraq's culture a hell of a lot better.

Again. Holden is a jerk. I likable jerk.

As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner.

The Tales of Beetle the Bard -- Jk Rowling

Well now that I've finished the Twilight Saga, I think I'm going to read Angela's Ashes.

I just finished The Tales of Beedle the Bard and it made me miss Harry Potter so I'm going to start reading that. :)

And I have like, 40 books on my iPhone that I want to read. Am currently like, 2 chapters into Alice In Wonderland.

I'm reading The Fountianhead by Ayn Rand.

^ how are you liking that? i don't know of any 16 year old who would willingly pick up ayn rand and enjoy her. hell, i don't even like ayn rand.