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 Jun 5 2006, 01:40 PM
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 The windmills of your mind ..  Group: Member Posts: 1,317 Joined: Jan 2005 Member No: 83,699  |
Bought a book on Friday, only just started reading it.
Tongue In Cheek - Fiona Walker. |
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| *mona lisa* |
Jun 8 2006, 09:59 PM
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I want to read Beneath a Marble Sky by John Shors. It's about the life of Jahanara, the youngest daughter of Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal.
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Jun 8 2006, 10:09 PM
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 Amberific. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 12,913 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 29,772 |
^ Oooh, Shah Jahan. Interesting man, he was. I had to read this article about him and the construction of the Taj Mahal for my South Asian Art class this past semester and it was...it kinda read like something out of the Da Vinci Code, secret symbolism and such not. I'll give you the article name if you're interested.
And why did I have no clue he had a daughter? All you hear about is Aurangzeb (I probably butchered that spelling). Is it a novel? |
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| *mona lisa* |
Jun 8 2006, 10:36 PM
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Well, it's a historical fiction novel. Sure, that article sounds interesting considering how much I loved Da Vinci Code. Haha, I have no idea if you misspelled his name; I know very little about the family. I'm ashamed.
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Jun 9 2006, 07:36 PM
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Amberific. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 12,913 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 29,772 |
^ It's by Wayne Begley and it's called "The Myth of the Taj Mahal and a New Theory of Its Symbolic Meaning." And you can read it here.
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Jun 10 2006, 01:03 PM
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 Are You Kidding? Group: Member Posts: 1,714 Joined: Sep 2005 Member No: 237,747 |
This Lullaby By: Sarah Dessen
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| *Zatanna* |
Jun 10 2006, 06:50 PM
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HP: Order of the Phoenix (3rd read)
I finished Half Blood Prince (2nd read) a week or so ago. Man that one's sad. |
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| *Intoxique* |
Jun 10 2006, 09:11 PM
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I am currently reading "Confessions of a Boyfriend Stealer" by Robynn Clairday.
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| *mona lisa* |
Jun 11 2006, 03:42 PM
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Thanks, Carrie! Is there a space between begley and article in the filename because it's not loading for me.
----------------- I finished all of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire yesterday. Boy, were my eyes red.  Will read the 5th and 6th ones as soon as summer starts.
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Jun 11 2006, 09:55 PM
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Amberific. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 12,913 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 29,772 |
^ Yeah there is. I guess I should rename it.
Okay, try it again, Mona. |
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Jun 12 2006, 12:03 PM
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The windmills of your mind .. Group: Member Posts: 1,317 Joined: Jan 2005 Member No: 83,699 |
Just finished reading the infamous Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov.
I'm currently waiting for my copy of The Lover by Marguerite Duras to arrive. Yes, I read .. 'different' books to most people my age. |
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Jun 12 2006, 05:11 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,025 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 4,051 |
^that book was beautifully written. I didn't fully understand the context until about 10 minutes after I finished. Then it was like "that's disgusting."
I just finished "My Sisters Keeper." It was an amazing book, I highly reccomdend it. It's about this girl anna who is concieved purely as a donor to her sister Kate that has a rare form of cancer. It's really good, but have tissues nearby. It's sad. |
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Jun 16 2006, 12:47 AM
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I just bought "How to Read Literature like a Professor".
 Not exactly the best book ever, but yeah. It's for my IB Junior LA class next year. :[
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Jun 16 2006, 12:32 PM
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I would really like to read the Dune novels. I've had them for a while but never finished the first one. I have a bunch of books I'd like to read, but I never seem to get—or take—the time…
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Jun 16 2006, 09:34 PM
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I'm reading the book, The Alchemist. It's a really wonderful and fascinating book. You can learn so many things from it. I read it 2 hours ago and I am hooked. I didn't stop reading it until I got to the second to the last chapter. I wanted to save the last two chapters till tomorrow (for some special reason)
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Jun 17 2006, 09:04 PM
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 hi. call me linda. Group: Official Member Posts: 8,187 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 3,475 |
I just finished The Eight By Katherine Neville, which was really interesting (and long!).
I'm going to start reading Washington Square By Henry James, because I need to read that for NYU. |
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Jun 20 2006, 06:20 PM
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QUOTE(DisneyPrincessKate @ May 26 2004, 10:05 PM)  totally did a book report on that book in 6th grade! haha I'm reading The Perks of Being a Wallflower, but I can't read it in school. It has all this stuff about sex and drugs and my teachers walk around the room. haha omg..i did a book report on stargirl too...o..i already read the perks of being a wallflower.. |
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Jun 22 2006, 02:48 PM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 726 Joined: Feb 2005 Member No: 95,137 |
i'm currently into the ender's shadow series by orson scott card. most might know him for writing ender's game. but so far, this is my favorite series after harry potter. :)
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Jun 25 2006, 09:24 PM
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QUOTE(mipadi @ Jun 16 2006, 12:32 PM) I would really like to read the Dune novels. I've had them for a while but never finished the first one. I have a bunch of books I'd like to read, but I never seem to get—or take—the time… I would love to read those too. |
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Jun 25 2006, 11:42 PM
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 in a matter of time Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,151 Joined: Aug 2005 Member No: 191,357 |
I read A Year In The Merde by Stephen Clarke again, partly because the book is awesomely politically incorrect, and partly because I've been suffering from a shortage of good books lately.
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Jun 27 2006, 02:07 PM
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 oooh yeah. Group: Member Posts: 1,333 Joined: Feb 2006 Member No: 376,533 |
QUOTE(mona lisa @ Jun 8 2006, 9:59 PM) I want to read Beneath a Marble Sky by John Shors. It's about the life of Jahanara, the youngest daughter of Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal. My sister's reading that, and she says it's excellent. Good choice! |
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Jun 29 2006, 12:22 PM
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Amberific. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 12,913 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 29,772 |
I just finished Wicked. That book is well deserving of the praise it's gotten.
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Jul 11 2006, 08:58 PM
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 hi :D Group: Member Posts: 204 Joined: Feb 2005 Member No: 94,711 |
I finished BLue Blood in one afternoon/night. Now I think i might finish reading this other book that i cant find all the sudden.
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Jul 12 2006, 11:31 PM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 47 Joined: Jul 2006 Member No: 437,053 |
don't know if anyone has mention it yet but Twilight by Stephanie Meyer .
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Jul 15 2006, 01:32 AM
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 ...who created this mess...? Group: Member Posts: 451 Joined: Feb 2005 Member No: 97,244 |
QUOTE(~Faith~ @ Jul 13 2006, 12:31 AM) don't know if anyone has mention it yet but Twilight by Stephanie Meyer . I love that book!! But I read it a few months ago. Right now I'm finishing Memoirs of a Muse, but Lara Vapnyar and starting a book called Sightseeing but Rattawut Lapcharoensap. |
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