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 May 26 2004, 11:50 PM
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 Live Your Own Party  Group: Member Posts: 1,261 Joined: Mar 2004 Member No: 7,489  |
i'm reading a book called Stargirl. it's by Jerry Spinnelli. my teacher read it to us in fifth grade, but i don't recall anything, really. but my english teacher assigned it to us. today was the first day she assigned it. we had to read to the end of chapter five (pg. 26), although we are aloud to read farther. but, by choice i'm on chapter nineteen (pg. 100). lol. yeah... it's really good. i forget how it ends and i'm REALLY curious. i'd suggest it to you if you haven't read it already.
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Apr 4 2006, 10:03 PM
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I'll review everything I've read for school this year
Fahrenheit 451 (summer reading) - Great book. It's amazing how Guy changes so much by meeting Clarisse and Faber. The Bean Trees (summer reading) - I didnt even get to the third chapter. Didnt like it  I Have Lived A Thousand Years - This book was awesomely awesome! It's about the Holocaust (it's also a true story. The author was the girl in the book) and how a girl and her family (well most of em') survive. It made me cry. Of Mice and Men - Pretty good book. Not my favorite but Steinbeck portrayed Lennie and George well. Romeo and Juliet - I am not going to be the person to diss Shakespeare because you just dont diss him  . It was good but I found Romeo very annoying and Juliet a bit pathetic  Catcher in the Rye - This book has its moments but I found Holden annoying at times. Though I admire Salinger for writing this. Can you imagine what people must of thought of this book when it came out? It was definately a reality check for alot of people. And a good book. The Odyssey - Geesh. We havent finished it yet but I am bored out my mind. It's definately alot easier to understand than Romeo and Juliet. It's just.. so... boring. |
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Apr 4 2006, 10:50 PM
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Long Way Down - Nick Hornby.
I recommend it to anyone looking for a humourous..er..different book to read. I recommend any Nick Horby book for that matter. |
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Apr 6 2006, 01:26 AM
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Rachel- I loved The Stranger. Nabokov is also a very good author (Lolita; Pale Fire; Invitation to a Beheading).
Nicki- Ayn Rand's philosophy seems much more grounded and extreme than that of the author of The Giver. Although she is a brilliant writer, her flawed arguments concern me. |
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Apr 6 2006, 09:05 AM
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c[: Group: Member Posts: 2,302 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 2,876 |
i've just finished "Message in a Bottle" and i LOVED it...
i'm reading...i forgot the name of it. and i'm also reason "The Prince of Tides" |
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Apr 7 2006, 12:14 PM
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QUOTE(monde libre @ Apr 6 2006, 2:26 AM)  Nicki- Ayn Rand's philosophy seems much more grounded and extreme than that of the author of The Giver. Although she is a brilliant writer, her flawed arguments concern me. Oh, definitely. The Giver was much more juvenile, but that was to be expected. I wouldn't say I agreed with Rand necessarily, but it was intreesting nonetheless. |
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Apr 9 2006, 10:39 AM
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QUOTE(Rachel is love @ Apr 4 2006, 10:33 PM) -The Stranger (Albert Camus or somethin) It was allright. It questions our existence/rationality in the universe, it was cool to think about. Too...much...symbolism.  Not that that's bad, but just...I don't know. I loved the story. really. I read some of Camus' essays. I can't decide if I like him or not.
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Apr 9 2006, 07:23 PM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 1,746 Joined: Oct 2004 Member No: 52,931 |
^ Camus, as a writer, is brilliant. Killer monologues!
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Apr 11 2006, 06:20 PM
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 lx Group: Member Posts: 300 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 43,440 |
Stargirl was an odd book
but right now I'm reading Pastwatch: the Redemption of Christopher Columbus <-- it's pretty good so far |
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Apr 11 2006, 06:51 PM
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lx Group: Member Posts: 300 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 43,440 |
Pastwatch: the Redemption of Christopher Columbus was pretty interesting
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Apr 18 2006, 08:09 AM
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Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke's a pretty good novel with very cool and oldish English lingo which is whoa, brilliant. And I started reading Ptolemy's Gate again. The Alex Rider series are awesome too.
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Apr 18 2006, 06:34 PM
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Anybody read Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad? Iono if it's any good or not but ever since watching King Kong I wanted to read it so I borrowed it from the library today
They didn't have Survivor by Chuck Palahniuk in :[ |
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Apr 19 2006, 12:19 AM
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 dakishimetainoni... Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 4,322 Joined: Dec 2004 Member No: 75,318 |
Right now, I'm reading Lolita by Vladimir Nabakov. I'm not that far in the book because it's not mine. It's my darling's and I can't bring a book home with a young girl's legs on the cover. I read a few pages once every week or two because I don't exactly visit him just to read his books.
It's quite interesting though. |
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Apr 19 2006, 12:22 AM
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I just finished Digital Fortress by Dan Brown in two days D:
reading Deception Point by Dan Brown now. |
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Apr 19 2006, 12:27 AM
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 Amberific. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 12,913 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 29,772 |
QUOTE(Tribal J_Rome @ Apr 18 2006, 7:34 PM) Anybody read Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad? Iono if it's any good or not but ever since watching King Kong I wanted to read it so I borrowed it from the library today They didn't have Survivor by Chuck Palahniuk in :[ I hated Heart of Darkness. I had to read that senior year *shudders at the memories* I should go back and read it again to see if I still hate it. Same thing with Their Eyes Were Watching God. But yeah, after you read Heart of Darkness, you should read Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe if you haven't yet. Things Fall Apart is Achebe's response, if you will, to Conrad. - - - Currently Reading: 1984 - Yes, still. I haven't been able to make time to finish it. Civil War - I usually love epics but this one makes me want to gouge my eyes out with a fork. It's horrible. And designed to resist reading. But yet I have to read it anyway. Oy vey. |
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Apr 19 2006, 12:28 AM
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The adventures of Huckelberry Finn.
Shelf Life. Teen Idol. |
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Apr 19 2006, 12:31 AM
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wut wut in the butt? Group: Human Posts: 2,108 Joined: Sep 2005 Member No: 227,723 |
QUOTE(Madame C @ Apr 18 2006, 10:27 PM) I hated Heart of Darkness. I had to read that senior year *shudders at the memories* I should go back and read it again to see if I still hate it. Same thing with Their Eyes Were Watching God. But yeah, after you read Heart of Darkness, you should read Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe if you haven't yet. Things Fall Apart is Achebe's response, if you will, to Conrad. - - - Currently Reading: 1984 - Yes, still. I haven't been able to make time to finish it. Civil War - I usually love epics but this one makes me want to gouge my eyes out with a fork. It's horrible. And designed to resist reading. But yet I have to read it anyway. Oy vey. I could NOT pay attention to their eyes were watching god. Iono why we read that boring book in school... as for Heart Of Darkness, the beginning is really slow. I fell asleep trying to read it earlier haha |
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Apr 19 2006, 06:15 PM
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Amberific. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 12,913 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 29,772 |
^ Yeah, it doesn't exactly pick up. It gets better when Marlow finally gets into Africa and meets Kurtz.
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Apr 19 2006, 06:17 PM
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 They call me... St.Jimmy Group: Member Posts: 184 Joined: Apr 2006 Member No: 393,546 |
crystal cave
amazing symbolism but a hard concept of symbolism though its a basic story |
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Apr 19 2006, 07:28 PM
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wut wut in the butt? Group: Human Posts: 2,108 Joined: Sep 2005 Member No: 227,723 |
Alright, screw Heart of Darkness for now. My friend just gave me his copy of "The Perks Of Being A Wallflower". I been waiting for like a year to read this but never got around to it. Actually, I'm gonna read it right now.
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Apr 20 2006, 12:28 AM
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Amberific. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 12,913 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 29,772 |
^ See, that's why you should read Things Fall Apart.
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Apr 20 2006, 12:29 AM
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 i still have a way to go. i usually finish these books in two days ): looks like it's taking me 4. |
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Apr 20 2006, 12:32 AM
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wut wut in the butt? Group: Human Posts: 2,108 Joined: Sep 2005 Member No: 227,723 |
Alright, i'll check it out when I'm done with perks of being a wallflower, probably finish it tomorrow
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Apr 20 2006, 12:33 AM
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I want to read "Counting with Spot," but I'm afraid if I can't finish. I mean, it's a whole 8 pages! T_T
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Apr 22 2006, 10:40 PM
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 Are You Kidding? Group: Member Posts: 1,714 Joined: Sep 2005 Member No: 237,747 |
Currently reading.....
the truth about forever By: Sarah Dessen. I just started reading it 2day. So i dont know what it about yet. |
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Apr 30 2006, 10:09 AM
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 i've never wanted anything rationale. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 8,449 Joined: May 2004 Member No: 19,045 |
I'm reading Owen Meany for English. I like it a lot so far.
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