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Post by gurlnlifemagazine on Sept 6, 2008 11:40:23 GMT -5
Okay, so I just fell in love with this awesome movie called "The Jane Austen Book Club" and decided that I might start reading a little Austen. So I just went out and got that Vol. 1 of all her books. This one has "Sense and Sensibility," "Pride and Prejudice," and "Mansfield Park," and I have to admit this is becoming more challenging that I first thought. This 18th century tongue is hard for me to translate at times. I hope I'm able to get through them.
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Post by gogonutz on Sept 6, 2008 12:04:28 GMT -5
that reminds me of school days.. Never really liked Austen. Literary the books are good, but I didn't really like the stories.
I read "Seven Deadly Wonders" & "Six Sacred Stones" by Matthew Reilly while I was in the States (he's one of my favorite authors), which will be followed by a 3rd part, as part of a bigger trilogy. Reilly said in interviews his attempt was to create a modern-day Lord of the Rings, though instead of in a fantasy world, it plays in the real world of today and mixes modern technology with ancient history but the main focus is on the adventure itself.
If you're a non-fiction reader more than a fiction reader but you want to try a fiction novel, I would highly suggest and recommend this one, as a lot of is based on real facts and real science and geography. Reilly's biggest strength, besides his rollercoaster thrilling adventure storytelling, is that he really does great research.
Of course the story with all it's theories and cover-ups and conspiracies, and whatever else you will encounter is purely fictional, though I have to admit that a good number of the scientific and archaeological theories posed in the books are actually been suggested by sometimes respected scholars.
You could see this as a modern-day Tolkien-like trilogy with rollercoaster speed and with an Indiana Jones like setting and main characters.
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Post by FadedJade on Sept 9, 2008 15:01:31 GMT -5
Okay, so I just fell in love with this awesome movie called "The Jane Austen Book Club" and decided that I might start reading a little Austen. So I just went out and got that Vol. 1 of all her books. This one has "Sense and Sensibility," "Pride and Prejudice," and "Mansfield Park," and I have to admit this is becoming more challenging that I first thought. This 18th century tongue is hard for me to translate at times. I hope I'm able to get through them. I love Austen, but I really hated that movie |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2009 23:13:18 GMT -5
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Post by oreolover000 on Jan 5, 2009 23:19:58 GMT -5
I own that! it's pretty cool, but it only goes up until 2005 or so. maybe they'll make some autobiography someday--I'd read that!  |
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Post by blufindr on Jan 6, 2009 7:17:01 GMT -5
I like Charlaine Harris at the moment. She writes some pretty good vampire novels.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2009 8:59:16 GMT -5
I own that! it's pretty cool, but it only goes up until 2005 or so. maybe they'll make some autobiography someday--I'd read that! Haha! I should've known that you would either own it or be able to track it down somehow. Was there enough new information that isn't already available online to make it worth buying, in your opinion? |
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Post by oreolover000 on Jan 6, 2009 15:24:26 GMT -5
I own that! it's pretty cool, but it only goes up until 2005 or so. maybe they'll make some autobiography someday--I'd read that! Haha! I should've known that you would either own it or be able to track it down somehow. Was there enough new information that isn't already available online to make it worth buying, in your opinion? I'm in study hall right now, but once I get home, I'll get the book and sift through it. I think I remember reading some things that I didn't know before...I'll get back to you on that!  |
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Post by klein on Jan 11, 2009 18:13:40 GMT -5
Just started reading "Faithless" by Karin Slaughter. It's a christmas present from my mom. So far so good |
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Post by cayters on Jan 16, 2009 16:38:00 GMT -5
i just finished "the glass castle." really good book. it's a memoir (true story) about this women's upbringing with her family, who was basically homeless/poor/nomads, by choice. it's crazy all the things she went through, and how she ovrcame it all. i definitely recommend this book to anyone.
i've also been reading emily giffin's books and enjoy her. those are more chick books though, lol. about to read her latest one "love the one you're with."
also was able to get "twilight" at the library today, so i'll see what all the fuss is about. i usually don't get into books that are uber popular, but we'll see.
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Post by cayters on Jan 19, 2009 15:37:43 GMT -5
oh you think so, dana? hmm.. in some ways, i hope she did embellish, cuz kids shouldn't have to deal with most of it.. but then it's kind of a let down too, because that's what made the story so amazing. but maybe it's how she remembered it, and things always seem bigger when you're younger? i dunno..
i got "twlight", so i'm getting into that now finally. so far, not bad.
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Post by gogonutz on Jan 19, 2009 16:18:57 GMT -5
I'm currently starting:
Going To See The Elephant by Rodes Fishburne
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The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway
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Post by allie on Jan 28, 2009 0:00:02 GMT -5
im in the middle of Eldestby Paolini (?) it's the second book in a trilogy, Eragon being the first. Now, I like Eragon, it wasnt bad, but nothing too amazing or too well written. But Eldest, oh my. I cannot put the dang thing down which is horrible since I have midterms this week. The writing is MUCH better and yes. I really enjoy it and can't wait to finally get to the third one. |
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Post by blondie005 on Jan 28, 2009 0:57:34 GMT -5
I've been reading books by Laurie Notaro. She's pretty funny.
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Post by gogonutz on Feb 7, 2009 8:48:07 GMT -5
Going To See The Elephant was simply amazing.. best book I read in 2009 so far.. I know the year's only just begun, but it'll be a hard one to top
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. I'd also like to know if anybody has an HD copy of Lifehouse at Pinkpop 2003. BY far their best concert ever