Books, something different for a change Options

[COLDasICE]

There's all these topics about the OC, american idol, janet's breast, and whatnot.. So what about books?! It says Entertainment. Movie, music, tv, celeb, art, and book discussions. Or are books a bore to talk about now-a-days? Heh..

[bobbster]

ha..i havent really read anything in two years...but so far, being the fantasy lover i am..i loveee harry potter =]

[casssy]

i used to read alot.. but my eyes are to lazy to start readin books again

[icylove]

favorite books

• Black Mirror
• Dancer
• Stargirl

[jeppu]

wow.. i havnt read a good book in a year atleast. lol. . . any recomendations?

[bluecrystals]

i used to be quite the bookworm and read lots of fiction books, but now i just got of it, i guess. the only reading that i do now is the boring textbooks i gotta read for college, blech.

some good books that i read:
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Why Girls Are Weird by ( i forget the author)--really funny
A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks --this one is really sad, i actually cried when i read this, it's the book, the movie was based on. but i never saw the movie though
The Kitchen's God Wife by Amy Tan --this book was assigned to read in high school. it's really really good. and it's the only assigned reading that i ever liked :)

[COLDasICE]

Yeah, I havent read a book for pleasure for awhile.. Usually I read a book because it's required in my english classes but out of all of the books I liked The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold (I think that's her last name?)

[f00LisH_h3aRt63]

A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks --this one is really sad, i actually cried when i read this, it's the book, the movie was based on. but i never saw the movie though

i read the book before the movie came out and i couldnt close it...i was reading everywhere. thats one of my favorite books.

others:
pride & prejudice jane austin
actually everything by jane austin
bridget jones the second book
the harry potter books
when the caged bird sings
ETC/

[*Podomaht*]

you should try, The Art Of War

[nate6986]

all of the harry potters - jk rowling
artemis fowl - eoin colfer
artenmis fowl: the arctic incident - eoin colfer
artemis fowl: the eternity code - eoin colfer
odyssey - homer (translated my stanley lambordo or something)
monster - walter dean myers

[CloudUnionX]

-House of Leaves
-Body Farm
-Black Rose 2

[nas]

I really want to read the Da Vinci Code, but I can't seem to get my hands on it. Everyone seems to have read it except me!!

[*mer*]

ive read "Da Vinci Code" and "Angels and Demons" recently. both were amazing books.

[jeppu]

you should try, The Art Of War

just ordered it off amazon.com -- i used to quote alot of it-- now maybe ill read it ~ lol

[starling]

I got into a series called "The Symphony of Ages". My mom wanted me to read it because the author is the cousin of her best friend, or something, but the books rock. It's sci-fi/fantasy, but if you're into Tolkein and stuff like that, you'll love these books. There's a trilogy, (Rhapsody, Prophecy, Destiny) and a sequel (Requim For the Sun), and a new book is coming out this month.

but other than that, I read anything and everything.

[*eunie03*]

I saw Jane Eyre somewhere up there. I had to be her when I was in dramatized version in high school

Bridget Jones! I agree with whoever said the second one (edge of reason) xD It had me laughing out loud... what an amazing author

[*mer*]

I really want to read the Da Vinci Code, but I can't seem to get my hands on it. Everyone seems to have read it except me!!

im going to bring it to kim carreon's sweet 16.

[wayne]

well, I am more of a manga reader than a book reader. I am currently reading GTO(great teacher onizuka) and Real bout high school. they are some kool books.

[Smallbubba89]

yea! another manga lover. I like chobits.. it's so hilarious [the anime is funny too]

for real books I read the Abhorsen series by Garth Nix, The LOTR trilogy along with the prequel The Hobbit. I'm trying to get my hands on more Tolkien books on Middle Earth. I'm really fascinated by the complexity of the world he craeted, it's languages, peoples, and history. he made it seems so real, like an ancient civilization yet to be discovered

[nerdish]

mmmm, good books....

Memoirs of a Geisha
Girl, Interrupted
The Perks of Being a Wallflower.


---my faves at least. And yea,
A Walk to Remember made me
cry like a friggen baby, but I thought
the movie was a little disappointing,
maybe because I read the book first,
but yea.... mmmmmm-- Shane West,
he's lovely.

And yea, A Walk to Remember

[nas]

im going to bring it to kim carreon's sweet 16.

Gasp! May I!?

[Alk3]

Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson was a good book, even though it was a bit overrated.. Dreamland by Sarah Dessen was also pretty good.

I've started reading Please Don't Kill The Freshman by Zoe Trope at Barnes & Noble, but the damn thing costs $15.. I'm not going to pay that much for a book I'm probably only going to read once

[COLDasICE]

What books would you recommend me to read that are by women authors?

(No, I'm not being sexes its just that I gotta read a book that are by women authors for my Lit. class)

[midnite]

What books would you recommend me to read that are by women authors?

(No, I'm not being sexes its just that I gotta read a book that are by women authors for my Lit. class)

somthing by Amy Tan is good.

[midnite]

so far in my whole freshman year i read Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare, The Odyessey by Homer and Great Expectation by Charles Dickens. i hated reading all of them no matter how much of a classic they are. they're to boring for me now.

[playapinoy]

Hmm... Last book I read was Call of the Wild, ok book I guess.

[COLDasICE]

The Odyessey by Homer

A friend of mine had to read it a few times just to understand it...

[k00alah]

uhhh ihated that book.. i'd rather watch the movie.. i've always liked that book i read in the 6th grade.. where the red fern grows..

[nate6986]

A friend of mine had to read it a few times just to understand it...

were reading it in my english class right now, i dont think its that hard to understand and its pretty good to

[bluecrystals]

were reading it in my english class right now, i dont think its that hard to understand and its pretty good to

the odyessey. i read that in highschool for english, though we didn't read the whole thing. i actually kinda liked it.

[LadyJade]

my fav. book has got to be "Last Days of Summer" coz it moved me and it's quite different from any books i read. i also like reading the hp books. i'm currently writing my own book.

[k00alah]

a book by a woman.. danielle steele.. hahaha my mom likes her..

[nate6986]

the odyessey. i read that in highschool for english, though we didn't read the whole thing. i actually kinda liked it.

ya so are we, our teacher is making us skip books bcz she says it gets to repetiitive

rite now im currently reading the art of war (cz alot of u guys recomended it)
the amazing adventures of kavalier and clay
the life of pi

[lilmissdawnieg]

has anyone ever read "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan? the story's a bit confusing in the beginning, but once you've cleared up who's who... it's an absolute wonderful book.

[fr0stbite]

i like to read fiction -- magic books, and i've been hooked on "the circle of magic" & "the circle opens" by tamora pierce

[COLDasICE]

Has anyone read Animal Dreams by Barbara "something"?! Cause to me that book is boring me out.. I have to read it for my lit. class

[bdbuie]

my personal favorite books: :)

religious affections, jonathan edwards
desiring God, john piper
the reformed pastor, richard baxter
the pursuit of God, a.w. tozer
knowing God, james packer

oh, and of course... the lord of the rings. :)

and just for fun, my LEAST favorites... hehe

what love is this, david hunt
the purpose driven life, rick warren
waking the dead, john eldridge
finding favor with the king, tommy tenney
how now shall we live, charles colson

[nate6986]

i like to read fiction -- magic books, and i've been hooked on "the circle of magic" & "the circle opens" by tamora pierce

u should really read the amazing adventures of kavalier and clay

[hybrid]

I've started reading Please Don't Kill The Freshman by Zoe Trope at Barnes & Noble, but the damn thing costs $15.. I'm not going to pay that much for a book I'm probably only going to read once

I have that book, its an interestng book.. really interesting.

Books I've read:
•The Harry Potter series
•The Golden Compass
•The Chinese Cinderella
•Flipped
•Chicken Soup for the [insert here] soul

and many more. What can I say? I love to read.. especially when I didn't have any form of entertainment back then.. like no TV or Computer.. *sigh*

[ana8]

I love books..Anything by Jonathan Carroll,Agatha Christie,Robin Cook,sir Arthur Conan Doyle and many more...

[emo_kid]

The Lost Girls is pretty good... it's like a new twist on peter pan. pretty cool

[LatinaLady]

books are NOT boring. i love to read. ilike somany different kinds. i have to be interested init or else i wont get it. reading is really cool. except i haven't had much time.

[Dreamy_illusions]

im really into African American Fictiona and i just finished reading "Liars Game" by Eric Jerome Dickey OMG i loved that book...if you want to be taken a bak by all the drama of a realtionship you'll love thiz book even if you've neva read A.A. fiction...trust me thiz book iz worth reading ...i LOVE it

[ifell4u]

I love fairy tale books.. and when everything ends happily ever after..

Books I've liked:

The Five People You Meet in Heaven
Pride & Prejudice
Princess Diaries series
Holes
To Kill a Mockingbird
Fairytales and books with fairytale related themes..

and I dunno..there's a lot more.

[Dreamy_illusions]

i like fairtale boks...me and mah boifreind tell ea. otha bed tym storyz.usin em....oo and i loved the book to kill a mocking bird.but like i neva reave pride and prejudice bc it looks likei would be boring. and i LOVE the princess diares...she soo funny

[painfultears]

I'm being forced to readdddd noooooooooooooooooooo!!! I read romeo and juliet last year. diong a play too. Hm, we also had to read "The Birds". haha, that wasn't scary.

[xx13lu3d12a90nxx]

read "the invisible man" its about racial stuff.. very good.. inspiring..

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[Senorita_Babo]

is the da vinci code really THAT good!?! they're gonna make a movie based on the book. fyi.

[shortdude106]

has anyone heard of da darwin awards? datz a funny as heck book cheqit out!!

[ditzydreamer]

well i personally love to read
some good books as of late :
To Kill a Mockingbird/Lee, Harper
Wanderer,The/Creech, Sharon
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, The/ I forget who
Tangerine/Edward Bloor
and a lot more but i have to get off right now so i might add more later

[hannah]

i was thinking of picking up The Da Vinci Code just to see what all the hype was about. anyone have a review of that book? ones i enjoyed reading:

-When Broken Glass Floats by Chanrithy Him
-Fight Club (the book is actually a lot more interesting than the movie)
-Pride and Prejudice (i'm a sap..)
-Dictee by Theresa Hak Kyung Cha
-The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint Exupery (all-time fav)

can't think of any more. thanks for your recommendations, though, everyone~

[melface]

James Patterson's books are awesome.... Jonathan Kellerman is great... and then Thomas Harris with "The Silence Of The Lambs".... absolutely amazing... and then I have my large collection of love stories... <333

[bluecrystals]

and then I have my large collection of love stories... <333

i also have a large collection of love stories too.

[XxKrNqTcUiTyxX]

i <3 harry potter books i also lyke da following:
Night by Elie Weisel
Falling Leaves by Adeline Yen Mah
The Long Walk by Stephen King
Go Ask Alice by an unknown author
The Shining by Stephen King
A Walk To Remember by Nicohlas Sparks
All LOTR books by J.R.R Tolkien
yup tats to name a couple, they're realli good

[aud_chua]

a couple of books i really like...

noli me tangere
el filibusterismo
a bag of marbles
all quiet on the western front
the jungle
grapes of wrath
the little prince
airman's odyssey
the stranger
invisible man


looking forward to reading the da vinci code... hehehe..

[hybrid]

WAIT!!!

Empress of the World by Sara Ryan is the best book! I've read it for the 2nd time-- reading it the 3rd right now.

[xjjajeengx]

i dont read books alot. i mainly read fanfics online keke (i have one of my own that i quit keke) but anyways! i enjoy reading, just not hard, solid, books.

[peanutbutterbbb]

im a total bibliophile.

here are the list of books ive read since january:

01. flavor of the month
02. stick figure
03. the firm
04. deceptions
05. the genesis code
06. the rapture of canaan
07. the nanny diaries

[*CEP*]

I've read...
Angels and Demons
The DaVinci Code
Digital Fortress
Halo: Fall of Reach

Since Jan.. I'm currently readin Deception Point

[princess_tracy]

i like books :D

[blue_air]

books. i LUV da book call da glass house people! is da best! besides dat, da Bible and um.... much much more.

[pdpHOVA]

I'm probably going to read DaVinci Code soon, I heard it's a really good book.

[chelle]

ive read "Da Vinci Code" and "Angels and Demons" recently. both were amazing books.

i'm almost done with the da vinci code and i just bought angels and demons tonight matter of fact. i've kind of grown out of the fiction books though. i like the non-fiction books now. i love books on religion. no matter what it is. that and philosophy. i'm reading the secret archives of the vatican and cutting right now. i'm one of those people that read 3 or 4 books at once. yes it's wacko but tis what i do...i agree there should be more topics on books though...

[peanutbutterbbb]

What books would you recommend me to read that are by women authors?

(No, I'm not being sexes its just that I gotta read a book that are by women authors for my Lit. class) 

Ayn Rand

if you're into objectivism.

Anthem is a really good book written by her.

[NvieDi3ai3yGrL]

my favorite books i've ever read are:

a tree grows in brooklyn
the stranger
slaughterhouse five
where the red fern grows
night
macbeth
metamorphasis
the book of job
the giver
hamlet
to kill a mockingbird
jane eyre

i have a wide range for preference .. i like to read anything that's interesting keke :D

[psychoticangel]

*cough*IamAb0okworm*cough*



All time faves are:

Tell Me your Dreams (Sidney)
Nothing Lasts Forever (Sidney)
Rage of Angels (Sidney)
Other Side of Midnight (Sidney)
LOTR 1,2 and 3 (Tolkien)
Harry Potter 3 and 4 (Rowling)
Salem's Lot (King)
Hearts of Atlantis (King)
The Little Prince (Forgot name of Author)
To Kill a Mocking Bird (Harper Lee)
The Godfather 1, 2 and 3 (Mario Puzzo)
The Cider House Rules (John Irving)


Those were books that had perfect wordings, exact descriptions, and a truly immeasurable imagination. It's only seldom when you find a book which is prefectly written and is practically helpful to you at the same time. Those books, I believe, despite of how fictional most of them may be, had both of those assets. And I tell you, those books were the ones which you can't stop reading once you've started it. I'd list down all the other books I've read buh... that'll make this post too long o.o;;; so... nvm

[hybrid]

Oh yeah and Empress of the World by Sara Ryan is coolio

[jeung]

moved to interests -> books forum

[Crich323]

When I think of a good book I think of Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson. It's the first thing that came to mind.

[loopylandscapes4...]

books are a great form of entertainment, but those who are too lazy should probably just stick to movies and tv and such.. but you can definetly get absorbed into a good book, and when you do, it's a lot better than any movie.