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synaesthetic · 2009-12-28, 15:04

The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold.

Which apparently has been made into a movie directed by Peter Jackson.

Hm. Learn something every day.

ganbaru · 2010-01-04, 22:15

The brothers Karamazov by Dostoevsky

Aimingan12 · 2010-01-04, 23:58

Scarecrow by Reilly Matthew

SirJeannot · 2010-01-05, 15:50

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Originally Posted by dragon4dudes

Digital Fortress - Dan Brown

I'm not sure if I like it or not. But distracting

just finished reading t-rex/douglas preston. endings must always be like that!

idiffer · 2010-01-07, 17:56

sane society by erich fromm and quantum physics illusion or reality?
really insightful books. the first one should be mandatory reading, lol. its about how our society is psycologically fucked up and noone notices.
second one is hard, although not oriented at people that know physics.

Dralha · 2010-01-07, 21:25

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne -- a great adventure tale, except for the long-winded species descriptions. If I were a marine biologist I might've appreciated that more.

Dextro · 2010-01-07, 21:39

The Zombie Survival Guide by Max Brooks

Don't really need to explain this now do I? Just mindless fun :P

Up next is probably The Second Foundation by Isaac Asimov.

MrChilly · 2010-01-08, 02:41

The Scarecrow by Michael Connelly. Was pretty good. Its a thriller/mystery type.

Ehnra · 2010-01-09, 15:24

The Innocent Mage by Karen Miller.

Sniper Wolf · 2010-01-10, 03:24

Hmmm might start reading some books from Friedrich Nietzsche... great philosopher.

Aimingan12 · 2010-01-10, 03:42

The Three Musketeers by Dumas Alexandre

SirJeannot · 2010-01-10, 18:00

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Originally Posted by Dralha

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne -- a great adventure tale, except for the long-winded species descriptions. If I were a marine biologist I might've appreciated that more.

because of that, i couldn't make it to the end

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Originally Posted by Sniper Wolf

Hmmm might start reading some books from Friedrich Nietzsche... great philosopher.

very difficult to make sense of, but definitely worth reading

Evinkuruga · 2010-01-12, 18:11

Percy Jackson & The Olympians : The Lighting Thief by Rick Riordan

ganbaru · 2010-01-12, 20:04

Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecradt Shelley
文学少女”見習いの、傷心 by 野村美月
Antigone by Jean Anouilh

Marina · 2010-01-13, 03:44

The Road by Cormac McCarthy

Dralha · 2010-01-13, 18:09

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Originally Posted by Marina

The Road by Cormac McCarthy

I enjoyed that one over the summer. What a deliciously dark and dreary tale.

RadiantBeam · 2010-01-13, 18:11

Reflections and Dreams by Nora Roberts

Sudit · 2010-01-13, 21:41

Freedie Mercury Biography
Akenathon and Nefertiti: The Armaniana history

Taylo · 2010-01-14, 15:28

Just finished Cold Fire by Dean Koontz, 139 pages into Ender in Exile by Orson Scott Card.

Irenicus · 2010-01-15, 18:07

I just finished The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami, known to be his most ambitious work, and I totally see it.

My reactions aren't easily summed up, since the book isn't in any way easily summed up, but if I had to, it'd go like this: I loved May Kasahara, I liked Cinnamon, I don't really care about Malta Kano, I disliked Kumiko, and I hated Noboru Wataya's slimy guts with a passion. So does Murakami, I assume, given the way he insinuates the political survival of Japan's "hidden elite" despite their ties to the horrific militaristic episode of Japan's history.

A mix of great writing, quirky characters only Murakami could create, irrelevant anecdotes (but you do realize after a while that every truly great epic have them by the thousands), frustrating unanswered questions, trippy dream worlds (I'm still feeling foggy from the aftereffects), and downright disturbing revelations. This is a book that will stay with me for a while yet, though I admit I do miss the intricate completeness and tightness that his other masterwork (Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World) had.

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idiffer Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Russia, Moscow Age: 35	sane society by erich fromm and quantum physics illusion or reality? really insightful books. the first one should be mandatory reading, lol. its about how our society is psycologically fucked up and noone notices. second one is hard, although not oriented at people that know physics. __________________ My posts seem retarted? I invoke the freedomof choice upon thee to choose one of the below. a) I’m batshit insane or mentally challenged. Nyan! b) Wasu~p?! brofist c) Your mind is too narrow to embrace my genius, de geso. d) I was accidentally dropped into a barrel of whiskey, so now I am constantly drunk. e) Go home and die! Dattebayo!

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Dralha Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Neo-Venezia	20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne -- a great adventure tale, except for the long-winded species descriptions. If I were a marine biologist I might've appreciated that more. __________________

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Dextro He Without a Title Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: The land of tempura	The Zombie Survival Guide by Max Brooks Don't really need to explain this now do I? Just mindless fun :P Up next is probably The Second Foundation by Isaac Asimov. __________________

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MrChilly Iz So Icy! Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: I would like to know myself O_O Age: 36	The Scarecrow by Michael Connelly. Was pretty good. Its a thriller/mystery type.

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Ehnra Exceptions Join Date: Dec 2009	The Innocent Mage by Karen Miller. __________________

2010-01-10, 03:24	Link #1310
Sniper Wolf Untamed,Solitary Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Nightmare Town Age: 33	Hmmm might start reading some books from Friedrich Nietzsche... great philosopher.

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Aimingan12 Chibi's Bishie Author Join Date: May 2008 Location: In Fire Age: 34	The Three Musketeers by Dumas Alexandre __________________ "All is lost."

2010-01-12, 18:11	Link #1313
Evinkuruga Twilight Dreamer~ Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Vana'diel Age: 30	Percy Jackson & The Olympians : The Lighting Thief by Rick Riordan __________________

2010-01-12, 20:04	Link #1314
ganbaru books-eater youkai Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Betweem wisdom and insanity	Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecradt Shelley 文学少女”見習いの、傷心 by 野村美月 Antigone by Jean Anouilh __________________

2010-01-13, 21:41	Link #1318
Sudit Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: São Paulo - Brazil	Freedie Mercury Biography Akenathon and Nefertiti: The Armaniana history

2010-01-14, 15:28	Link #1319
Taylo Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Canada Age: 32	Just finished Cold Fire by Dean Koontz, 139 pages into Ender in Exile by Orson Scott Card.

2010-01-15, 18:07	Link #1320
Irenicus Le fou, c'est moi Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Las Vegas, NV, USA Age: 34	I just finished The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami, known to be his most ambitious work, and I totally see it. My reactions aren't easily summed up, since the book isn't in any way easily summed up, but if I had to, it'd go like this: I loved May Kasahara, I liked Cinnamon, I don't really care about Malta Kano, I disliked Kumiko, and I hated Noboru Wataya's slimy guts with a passion. So does Murakami, I assume, given the way he insinuates the political survival of Japan's "hidden elite" despite their ties to the horrific militaristic episode of Japan's history. A mix of great writing, quirky characters only Murakami could create, irrelevant anecdotes (but you do realize after a while that every truly great epic have them by the thousands), frustrating unanswered questions, trippy dream worlds (I'm still feeling foggy from the aftereffects), and downright disturbing revelations. This is a book that will stay with me for a while yet, though I admit I do miss the intricate completeness and tightness that his other masterwork (Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World) had.