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malilini wrote:BNisbett wrote:I go through a thing where I am in love with certian authors.
Exactly the same. I recently broke up with Salman Rushdie, but Orhan Pamuk is here to mend my heart. Dostoevsky is always there on back and call though and Woody Allen to contrast Dostoevsky's sombre character with ridiculous essays. dostoevsky and i have been having a three year long relationship. i get depressed a lot. did you like rushdie? I found his work really overrated
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Redrose27 wrote:
dostoevsky and i have been having a three year long relationship. i get depressed a lot.
did you like rushdie? I found his work really overrated
Dostoevsky and I began with a rejection. It took me close to six months to finish Crime and Punishment. Actually, it took me six months to finish the first 50-60 pages. The man sure likes his introductions. I read The Ground Beneath Her Feet first, and yes, I'd say that one is a bit overrated. I read it because I stumbled upon a quote from it and it got stuck in my head. Not his best work, but still reasonably nice. Fury is far better. You should read if you haven't already. It just clicked for me, I guess.
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Eoin Colfer books, Alex Rider series, Lord of The Rings, Jennifer Rardin books,
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Ender's Game and all the other Ender books.
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I'm an active reader and have recently run out of books to read, i was wondering if anyone could make some suggestions.
I'll read pretty much anything. Thanks.
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KDawn wrote:I'm an active reader and have recently run out of books to read, i was wondering if anyone could make some suggestions.
I'll read pretty much anything. Thanks. How is it possible to "run out of books to read"? :s
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Ayn Rand has got to be one of the most powerful authors I've ever read. The Fountainhead is good, but Atlas Shrugged is amazing. If you plan to read both, read The Fountainhead first, so you don't disappoint yourself. They are both long books but excellent reads.
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Hmm... I don't know about Outlander... I read it after a recommendation from a friend and I didn't like it at all. For a romantic hero, the hero wasn't very romantic. And I disagree with fitzlaura, it isn't very historically accurate. But I suppose what sort of book you're into. But on to recommendations... I second Libba Bray's series the Gemma Doyle trilogy. I just finished the third book and it was very good. It's historical fantasy set in the early 1900's... very interesting. It's also a very good book if you're into feminist literature; it's not crazy all-men-should-die feminist, though... don't be afraid lol Also, if you like historical fantasy, I can't talk enough about Canadian author Guy Gavriel Kay. His fantasy isn't set specifically in historical places, but there are some strong similarities between his world and ours. My favourite is probably Tigana, which is about a country who's name is erased by a conquering lord. It's very interesting and well-written, especially if you like books in which there is no dark side and light side. There are many shades of grey, and you end up liking the conqueror (who's supposed to be the villain) just as much as the main characters. Sailing to Sarentium and Lord of Emperors is also very good. Hm... Let's see what else...  Random: Laura Ingalls Wilder. I read her books when I was a kid (Little House on the Prairie) and they are a really simple read, but they are fascinating and entertaining glimpses into the American West when the frontier really was still the frontier. Yes, they are 'kid's books' but they're still fun.  I agree Twilight (etc) is a fun read, but it isn't really what I would call 'great fiction'. Another fun read, if you like the Twilight series, is Tinker by Wen Spencer. Tinker is a science fiction/fantasy novel, and it's very entertaining. I thought it was similar to Twilight... one of my friends disagrees but thought it was a good read nonetheless. And a wild card-- how about Shakespeare? Surprisingly, when you don't have to write essays on his plays they become much more entertaining ;) And his plays aren't just Macbeth, Hamlet and Romeo & Juliet... try (the?) Taming of the Shrew, or Twelfth Night Ok I think that's it  Happy Reading <3 Lucy
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Oooo and I just saw the Ender's Game recommendation... yesyesyes!!! I loved Ender's Game. It's science fiction, but it's not too heavy on the science... it's a thinking book Ok, now I'm really finished lol <3 Lucy
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You all read for fun?
Sounds a bit weird to me but I enjoyed reading only two of the school books I've been assigned to read over the years:
George Orwell's :1984
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Thomas Keneally's :Schindler's List
By far the worst book I've ever been forced to read was A Handmaid's Tale.
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scarboro wrote:You all read for fun?
Sounds a bit weird to me but I enjoyed reading only two of the school books I've been assigned to read over the years:
George Orwell's :1984
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Thomas Keneally's :Schindler's List
By far the worst book I've ever been forced to read was A Handmaid's Tale. ahahahahah yes, I know, reading for fun is a bit of a foreign concept 1984 is really good. *thumbs up* I haven't read Schindler's LIst tho... hmm... And I agree... Margaret Atwood is waay overrated IMO... I didn't like Handmaid's Tale either. <3 Lucy
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I love to read for fun, its like one of my favorite pass times. I love to imagine that I'm right there with the main characters and that I'm a part of the story too, but just in the background watching it all. Its soooo much fun to let your mind go to over places and all you do is sit there and read.
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check out the womens murder club series by james patterson. I really dont like his books, but these are amazing. I only like books that are fast paced and only give you enough detail to imagine it. i see it as a waste of trees when authors describe the scenery for three pages at the start of every chapter! there are seven books in the series. The first one is called "1st to die"
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Ooo If you like murder mysteries Robert B Parker is good... so is Jim Butcher, if you like supernatural fiction Everyone else's posts are inspiring me to write more lol
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I am all for the classic Sherri Fitch....you can learn a lot from childrens poems...If you're looking for something a little heavier i'd dive into some Steven king...you'll start to appreciate how goo you have it...
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t.roberson wrote:Ayn Rand has got to be one of the most powerful authors I've ever read. The Fountainhead is good, but Atlas Shrugged is amazing. If you plan to read both, read The Fountainhead first, so you don't disappoint yourself. They are both long books but excellent reads. Atlas Shrugged, definitely!! Ender's Game, once again to that person who had supposedly run out of books to read lol. Read all the Ender books by Orson Scott Card.
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hey im also a big fan of the twilight series!! i really like edward!!;) but i am just on the first part!!!my sis who has already read the whole series likes jacob!!dont know why!!! well i dont read much but always when i have time. so the ones i really love are little women and the second part good wives i literally creid when i was reading it and it was really difficult for me to keep the book down!! also one more book i really enjoyed is i capture the castle and the ho;y woman!! should defenitely check them out!!!!
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One book series I would really recommend is by Lauren Willig. It starts with "The Pink Carnation," "Masque of the Black Tullip," "Deception of the Emerald Ring," and the latest one which I need to read and buy, " Seduction of the Crimson Rose." Another Series I read which was more, for younger kids and I still read all the time is called "Heartland." by Lauren Brooke. She has now started "Chestnut Hill." Yeah, the book is rated for 7-9 year olds, thats when I got into it, and I love horses, which will not let me put it down. Happy Reading!
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harry potter of course  a thousand splendid suns/kite runner twilight series (ok i loved the first book, then thought it got way too stretched in next 2.i also realized (unlike others *sigh*) that edward is too perfect..artificial..and i so started hating him..BUT i would say read em JUST so you can hate em) stardust-neil gaiman artemis fowl series pride and prejudice eragon series stephanie plum series gemma goyle series Song of a lioness/the immortals quartets as well as trickster's choice and trickster's queen--- AWESOME. READ THESE 10 bookssisterhood of the travelling pants series peaches/the secrets of peaches abhorsen series Snow Flower and the secret fan memoirs of a geisha uglies twilogy+extras maximum ride books 
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Jeffrey Eugenides Novels - Virgin Suicides, Middlesex, etc. A Million Little Pieces (I read this before that whole scandal thing... but its still a good FICTION read now, haha) Harry Potter 1-7 Gossip Girl Series (because we all need our fair share of trashy teen novels) The Kite Runner Life of Pi Dan Brown novels - Da Vinci Code, Angels & Demons Scott Westerfeld novels - Uglies, Pretties, Specials, Extras To Kill a Mockingbird Of Mice and Men 1984 Love in the time of Cholera White Teeth Never Let Me Go (wonderful!) Ian McEwan novels - Amsterdam, Atonement Pride and Prejudice A Clockwork Orange The Stone Carvers Great Gatsby A-List series (more trashy teen novels) I like books.
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