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Post by Indagatrix on Jan 15, 2005 10:57:57 GMT -5
Ok so we've discussed music, movies, age, and gender--but we have yet to discuss BOOKS! You may remember books from your childhood--those things that you hold in your hand and that have paper in it--sometimes with pictures. Many of them have the beautiful aroma of processed wood pulp, while other contain the musk of a by gone era. I'm guessing though, based on the conversation levels of the BGN members--many of you have more than one book in your homes. The best thing about books is regardless of whether or not you are an avid reader chances are you have your one favorite. So as the first, but perhaps not only, Info Ho (aka Librarian) of BGN this thread is for us to talk about our reading habits--be it what we are reading, what we have read, or even what we want to read. So grab a cup of coffee (because drinks are allowed in this reading area) and snuggle up with your favorite book genre...And let the book talkin' commence!
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Post by Amaretta on Jan 15, 2005 12:13:09 GMT -5
Presently I am reading Angels and Demons by Dan Brown, which is the precursor to DaVinci code. Also, concurrently I am reading Lord John and the Private Matter, which is a series of stories by Diana Gabldon who wrote the Outlander series. Sooo many books, so little time.... sigh....
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Post by Morbid Eclipse on Jan 15, 2005 12:23:26 GMT -5
I'm always reading books...just never finishing them currently: 1. Siddhartha (again) 2. Sibyl (again) and a few others but their names escape me at the moment
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Post by Indagatrix on Jan 15, 2005 12:49:51 GMT -5
Presently I am reading Angels and Demons by Dan Brown, which is the precursor to DaVinci code. Also, concurrently I am reading Lord John and the Private Matter, which is a series of stories by Diana Gabldon who wrote the Outlander series. Sooo many books, so little time.... sigh.... I haven't read Angels & Demons yet--did read the Da Vinci Code and liked it--I'll be curious to see how the movie adaption turns out. And over the holiday break I read a young adult book called Fairie Wars by Herbie Brennan that was funny as hell for being a kid book. I am currently reading Plot against America by Philip Roth (fiction). Anyone else like historical fiction?
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Post by Morbid Eclipse on Jan 15, 2005 12:52:38 GMT -5
hmmm...I'm such a loser. I really don't know what genres I like...I'll have to figure that out.
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Post by Yoko Nishi on Jan 15, 2005 13:04:48 GMT -5
Reading for me is one of the most important things ever. As a child, the first book I could read was Frog and Toad together, which is no small feat. All throughout elementary, middle, and high school, I was the fastest reader in the school, often told to just leave, because I was too smart. My favorite genre is fantasy, as reading the Lord of the Rings at 8 was great... I am currently reading... The Da Vinci Code - very interesting, not very far in it however, too busy with GW Tolkien's Lost Tales- I couldn't resist, Middle Earth rox! The Cat Who Went Bananas- this is the newest book of the Cat Who... mystery series, thanks to my ties with my local library, I got it before it came out, hehe Inkheart- this is a younger fantasy book, yes, however it is very interesting, nice concept too
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Post by legothir on Jan 15, 2005 13:24:20 GMT -5
Tolkien's Lost Tales good?
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Post by Yoko Nishi on Jan 15, 2005 13:27:44 GMT -5
yeah, it's interesting, some of it is written by Tolkien's son, seeing as how he died
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Post by spiritofice on Jan 15, 2005 13:53:47 GMT -5
Well Im not gonna say what Im reading as currently thats not much- but recently read is:
To kill a Mockingbird-Harper Lee (for english GCSE) The boy who lsot his face- louis sachar Star bores- Stever Barlow and Steve Skidmore Abhorsen- Garth Nix (amazing series, u shud all go read it)
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Post by demosthenes on Jan 15, 2005 14:31:26 GMT -5
I'm currently reading The Trouble with Islam by Irshad Manji. Not much time to read with the amount of school work I have.
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Post by Asya on Jan 15, 2005 14:40:50 GMT -5
Great topic! I've always got a book or two going. Just finished Digital Fortress (Dan Brown), and have started Skinny Dip (Carl Haasen), and also reading How to Build a Business Rules Engine (Malcolm Chisholm). On deck is The Sinner (Tess Gerretsen).
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Post by Indagatrix on Jan 15, 2005 14:44:29 GMT -5
I'm currently reading The Trouble with Islam by Irshad Manji. Not much time to read with the amount of school work I have. Aww! I saw her on BookTV talking about her book. It sounds really interesting. Let me know what you think about it!
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Post by RedArrow on Jan 15, 2005 16:18:21 GMT -5
Reading habit?.... who has time to read... mine is listening habit, with the time I spend on the road between propeties I manage I wear out my library card borrowing books on disc just finished "Two Years Before the Mast" by Richard Henry Dana... and I thought my occupation was tough.
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Post by zentr on Jan 15, 2005 17:21:26 GMT -5
The last two weeks I haven't had much time to read because I am studying to take the GRE again. So I have only read the Prefaces and Introductions to my new books, which I can't wait to read. And they are as follows:
In the American Tree: Language Realism Poetry by Ron Silliman (it's a book of poetry and essays on contemporary avante-garde poetry) An Introductory Guide to Post-Structuralism and Post-Modernism by Madan Sarup (looks like a good survey of the topics) Edward Said by Bill Ashcroft and Pal Ahluwalia (a survey of Said's ideas and works, which are quite relevent in our post-9/11 world) The Public World / Syntactically Impermanence by Leslie Scalapino (poetic strategies)
I know, most of you probably got tired just reading the titles, but I really dig poetry, literary criticism and philosophy, all of which are well represented above. Cool shit.
I'll probably read a chapter of one book, then read a chapter from another book. I wish I could just go hole-up in a cabin by a lake and read these books. Just eat, sleep, and read. Oh well.
Cool thread. It's neat to see what others are reading.
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Post by Morbid Eclipse on Jan 15, 2005 23:41:32 GMT -5
Was just thinking of this topic again. We should post our favorite books as well. For me a favorite is any book/reading material which I own and or will read more than once. A few are: Angelina Jolie's Journals Angelina Jolie, The AntiChrist Friedrich Nietzsche, Beowulf, Beyond Good & Evil Friedrich Nietzsche, Macbeth Shakespeare, Satanic Bible LaVey, Satanic Witch LaVey, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Chaucer, Traditional Chinese Medicine Daniel Reid, Vampire Chronicles Anne Rice, and various Egyptian/Greek/Norse Myths and as an extra since I'm stealing most of this from my myspace profile, poems/poets: Edgar Allen Poe ["Alone", "The Raven", "The Sleeper"] EE Cummings ["if i should sleep with a lady called death", "in a middle of a room", "Now i lay(with everywhere around)"] Ralph Waldo Emerson ["Uriel"] Robert Frost ["Fire and Ice", "The Road not Taken"] William Blake ["Auguries of Innocence", "The Sick Rose", "The Tiger"] and currently I've been wanting to read The Master and Margarita again by Mikhail Bulgakov, but sadly do not own it and my library doesn't carry it sooo....I will have to either buy it, or try to do an interlibrary l[oan
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Post by Rade on Jan 16, 2005 5:46:31 GMT -5
I've just started up "Odd Thomas" by Dean Koontz ... I'll try a review once I'm done reading it.
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Post by Asya on Jan 17, 2005 20:45:20 GMT -5
If I had to make one recommendation for a 'must read' from last year, it would have to be The Time Travler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger. Realize that this is more of a love story than sci-fi adventure.
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Post by Killian on Jan 17, 2005 21:10:32 GMT -5
Hey im looking for a good fantasy book but nothing to comlocated any suggestions?
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Post by Indagatrix on Jan 17, 2005 21:17:16 GMT -5
Hey im looking for a good fantasy book but nothing to comlocated any suggestions? Hmmm...2 quick questions Killian. How old are you and what other fantasy books have you read and enjoyed? Answer that and I can come up with suggestions for you. ;D you beat me to it Inda, although you would have better suggestions, being a librarian, lol -Yoko
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Post by demosthenes on Jan 17, 2005 22:00:47 GMT -5
Hey im looking for a good fantasy book but nothing to comlocated any suggestions? I like terry prachett.
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Post by Killian on Jan 18, 2005 15:46:15 GMT -5
To answer the first question im 14 almsot 15 and the second i havent read to many.Um if you count harry potter then yea lol .But im open to any thing i just dont like stuff thats incredably hard
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Post by Indagatrix on Jan 18, 2005 21:31:00 GMT -5
To answer the first question im 14 almsot 15 and the second i havent read to many.Um if you count harry potter then yea lol .But im open to any thing i just dont like stuff thats incredably hard Nothing wrong with Harry Potter--I've read them all so far. Let's see if you liked Harry Potter you may also like some of these: Artemis Fowl Series (by Eoin Colfer) Chronicles of Narnia Series (by CS Lewis) Fairie Wars (I mentioned it above) The Princess Bride (By William Goldman) Myth Adventures Series (by Robert Asprin) And that's just a few... If you like any of these I can add more later.
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Post by legothir on Jan 18, 2005 22:48:03 GMT -5
Artemis Fowl *two thumbs up* Crazy books but so awesome pay attention though lol they can get confusing As of right now im reading yep you guessed it Lord of the Rings for about teh 4th time
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Post by Killian on Jan 19, 2005 10:34:21 GMT -5
Ah thank you ill check these out next time i go down to Barnes and Nobel
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Post by Indagatrix on Jan 19, 2005 12:27:02 GMT -5
Ah thank you ill check these out next time i go down to Barnes and Nobel OH!!! The PAIN! My eyes are bleeding! Why spend money on a book you may not like? Check it out from your local Library 1st, then buy it if you like it. And while your at your local library check out the latest movies that have been released on DVD or VHS. And give your librarian a hug while you're at it...they like the extra attention! This is has been your public service announcement from your local fanatic librarian
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Post by Morbid Eclipse on Jan 19, 2005 12:37:02 GMT -5
And give your librarian a hug while you're at it...they like the extra attention! Ummm, Inda, does "librarian huggers" go under the same category as "tree huggers?"
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Post by Killian on Jan 19, 2005 12:38:54 GMT -5
Some times befor i buy a book i read some first plus Barnes and nobel has these huge chiars right in the fantsy sectio*Thumbes up* ;D
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Post by Yoko Nishi on Jan 19, 2005 15:12:58 GMT -5
you got my eyes there too, I 95% of the time check it out at the library first, only with books that others have told me are good, or things that I am interested in (The Lost Tales for example) will I buy without checking out first
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Post by Killian on Jan 19, 2005 16:13:16 GMT -5
K maybe i will check out the libary
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Post by demosthenes on Jan 19, 2005 21:42:24 GMT -5
No, buying books you don't read is the mark of the rich. Borrowing books from your local library means you are poor. Do you want to be rich or poor? ;D
you are welcome to question my fallacy in logic
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