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Title: Books
Post by: Mr. bubbles on May 12, 2007, 10:41:29 AM
What is your book series. Mine is Redwall. My next favorite series is The Edge Chronicals. (sp.)
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Post by: Mysterious F. on May 12, 2007, 10:44:51 AM
I've heard of Redwall before, but the animal based book series aren't really my favorite type. I like pretty much all manga series I've heard of and the Harry Potter series.
Title: Re:Books
Post by: DW on May 12, 2007, 10:51:21 AM
just because they are animal based you won't read them? It is really brilliant, and the different animals really represent different races, like the Hares are Englishmen, the Otters are sailors and such, Mice are....kinda Catholic I guess.
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Post by: violinist on May 12, 2007, 10:55:03 AM
My favorite sieries is probably the Harry Potter books.
Title: Re:Books
Post by: Mr. bubbles on May 12, 2007, 10:55:54 AM
Any of you here about The Edge Chronicals. It's a really good series. Ya up until the 4th book. ???
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Post by: Mysterious F. on May 12, 2007, 11:06:01 AM
No no, I do read them sometimes, but my interests go to other types of books.
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Post by: alical on May 12, 2007, 12:13:04 PM
The Georgia Nicholson books! Can't wait for  
"Love is a Many Trousered Thing"!

I am trying to read "Heart Of Darkness" but i really can't get into it.
Title: Re:Books
Post by: Rinku on May 12, 2007, 01:34:15 PM
I read anything that interests me.... but my favorites series that I can think of are Harry Potter and Eragon and Vampire Hunter D.
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Post by: Fishalicious on May 12, 2007, 05:10:48 PM
I like Loveless... but real bookwise, I like the Guardians of Ga'Hoole series... I still need to get books 6-7ish and onward.

I've also wanted to read Maus for the longest time, its about the Holocaust, and it's animal based. (Jews are mice, Germans are cats, Americans are dogs, French are Frogs, Canadians are Moose, etc... it seems like a wonderful series.)
Title: Re:Books
Post by: Bboy94 on May 12, 2007, 06:54:48 PM
Favorite series, The Inheritance Trilogy, favorite book, Eldest, book I'm trying to read right now, Animal Farm.
QuoteGuardians of Ga'Hoole series
I suggest it for 3-5th graders. Its great, but it just seems to easy for me now.
Title: Re:Books
Post by: Mr. bubbles on May 12, 2007, 06:57:53 PM
Quote from: weetle on May 12, 2007, 10:55:54 AM
Any of you here about The Edge Chronicals. It's a really good series. Ya up until the 4th book. ???

Seariosly (sp?) have heard The Edge Chronicals.
Title: Re:Books
Post by: Gamefreak on May 12, 2007, 07:15:24 PM
I read Stephen King mostly.  Books by him I've read so far, in chronological order(of publishing, not reading).

Carrie
The Shining
Salem's Lot
The Stand
Pet Semetary
The Talisman
Eyes of the Dragon
Cell
Title: Re:Books
Post by: Bboy94 on May 12, 2007, 07:16:27 PM
Quote from: Private Dick Simmons on May 12, 2007, 07:15:24 PM
I read Stephen King mostly.  Books by him I've read so far, in chronological order(of publishing, not reading).

Carrie
The Shining
Salem's Lot
The Stand
Pet Semetary
The Talisman
Eyes of the Dragon
Cell
His books are freaky.
Title: Re:Books
Post by: Mr. bubbles on May 12, 2007, 07:29:56 PM
If you want to talk about horror books go talk to my Grandma. She read cell (isn't it the killer cellphone thingy plot) and said it was the freakiest book she has read.
Title: Re:Books
Post by: Fishalicious on May 12, 2007, 07:34:16 PM
Quote from: Bboy94 on May 12, 2007, 07:16:27 PM
Quote from: Private Dick Simmons on May 12, 2007, 07:15:24 PM
I read Stephen King mostly.  Books by him I've read so far, in chronological order(of publishing, not reading).

Carrie
The Shining
Salem's Lot
The Stand
Pet Semetary
The Talisman
Eyes of the Dragon
Cell
His books are freaky.

I like to read Stephen King, too, but... I dunno, I haven't read that many. Our library is very small and dumb. Oh, and I think... Avi wrote books I like, too. I remember a book about an owl and a village of mice, and... yeah. ^w^; I'm forgetful...

And I know the Guardians of Ga'Hoole series is rather... childish at parts, but I just love the series anyways. It's an interesting take on fantasy...
Title: Re:Books
Post by: Gamefreak on May 12, 2007, 10:18:06 PM
I also read political books.  I read(but don't listen to for the most part) Ann Coulter's books.  I've read Sean Hannity's books.  I've read Bill O' Reilly's books as well.
Title: Re:Books
Post by: wiizard on May 13, 2007, 07:39:58 AM
I don't use to read by my own interest but I read the Davinci Code and it was great.
Title: Re:Books
Post by: MasterKeyX on May 13, 2007, 10:48:51 AM
BOOKS! Ahhh I love to read books. I read everything, from books about Astronomy to Harry Potter.

I dont usually like a specific series; i usually like to read everything, but I'd have to say my favorite seires ever is Harry Potter. It was just astounding. I couldn't put them down!!!
Title: Re:Books
Post by: Rincewind on May 15, 2007, 08:10:27 AM
QuoteI read(but don't listen to for the most part) Ann Coulter's books.  I've read Sean Hannity's books.  I've read Bill O' Reilly's books as well.

Wow! You say political books, don't you mean incredibly Conservative books!
Why don't you broaden your mind Dick - read Chomsky, or Kerouac (he's not political, but it'll do you good).
Title: Re:Books
Post by: Gamefreak on May 15, 2007, 02:40:48 PM
What did you just call me?  As far as I know (and I'm assuming the worst) you've just insulted me and I'm putting you down for your second warning.
Title: Re:Books
Post by: Commodore Axilon on May 15, 2007, 02:46:10 PM
Um, where exactly did he insult you, Gamefreak?
Title: Re:Books
Post by: Gamefreak on May 15, 2007, 02:52:59 PM
QuoteWow! You say political books, don't you mean incredibly Conservative books!
Why don't you broaden your mind Dick - read Chomsky, or Kerouac (he's not political, but it'll do you good).
Title: Re:Books
Post by: Commodore Axilon on May 15, 2007, 02:55:27 PM
Your name. It's that little thing above your avatar. It's "Private Dick Simmons."

Someone get up on the wrong side of the bed this morning? ;)
Title: Re:Books
Post by: DW on May 15, 2007, 03:07:57 PM
Yeah, I don't think that warrants a warning...if he hadn't capitalized it it could have been questionable though.
Title: Re:Books
Post by: Rincewind on May 15, 2007, 03:15:15 PM
Dick was just your name man, calm down!
Title: Re:Books
Post by: DW on May 15, 2007, 03:18:22 PM
Yes, we clarified that, just let it go now and continue the discussion.
Title: Re:Books
Post by: Rincewind on May 15, 2007, 03:20:58 PM
Well I got a warning for calling him by his name! Isn't that a bit unfair?
Title: Re:Books
Post by: darkphantomime on May 15, 2007, 03:51:28 PM
Well, whether it is explicitly stated or not, looks like the original tic comes from the political point.

PLEASE leave political discussions out of the forums. You may conduct it by PM if you so choose.

Saying that, it seems that the warning arose from a misunderstanding, and now that the man has confessed that he meant no intentional offense...
Title: Re:Books
Post by: Gamefreak on May 15, 2007, 03:57:40 PM
I'll pull back this warning.

EDIT: My name's Aaron by the way, don't know where you got the idea that it's Dick.

EDIT 2: Darn, I'm out of it today.
Title: Re:Books
Post by: Rincewind on May 15, 2007, 03:59:36 PM
Thank you very much Dick!
Title: Re:Books
Post by: DW on May 15, 2007, 04:38:32 PM
I believe he doesn't want you to call him by Dick..
Title: Re:Books
Post by: MasterKeyX on May 15, 2007, 04:51:38 PM
>.> Okay then. Anyway. I have even gone as far as to read Chemistry books, like school ones, for fun. Some would say I have a problem. I say: BLASPHEMY.
Title: Re:Books
Post by: Mysterious F. on May 16, 2007, 12:27:59 PM
Redwall (the book, not the series) is a very good book. My favorite character is probably Asmodeus Poisonteeth, an adder. An adder is a species of snakes.
Title: Re:Books
Post by: Mr. bubbles on May 16, 2007, 01:27:20 PM
Same here. Have you read Pearls of Lutra yet? It is the best book in the series in my opinion.
Title: Re:Books
Post by: DW on May 16, 2007, 03:19:16 PM
I thought it had the best riddles for sure, even I was taxed with my knowledge of the Abbey.

My favorite character is Sabertache the hare, from Outcast of Redwall. He had an awesome mano e mano swordfight with Captain Zigu the ferret. It was so sweet...

Favorite book? Tough one....The Martin books are my favorite, out of those ones Mossflower is probably my favorite.
Title: Re:Books
Post by: Death War on May 17, 2007, 12:06:12 PM
I like

Jacqueline Wilson Books
Harry Potter Books
Two of a Kind Books
Sleep over club
Darren Shan
the chronicals of narnia

and thats about it .
Title: Re:Books
Post by: Mysterious F. on May 17, 2007, 12:46:14 PM
I've only read begun to read Redwall, and I'm just at the point Matthias finds out Methusula died.
Title: Re:Books
Post by: darkphantomime on May 17, 2007, 06:59:10 PM
*sighs*

Once again, I am out of place. I gave up on 'young adult' series fiction a long, long time ago. These days, I'm reading stuff that actually has merit and asks questions of the world around us. Stuff like Brave New World, A Clockwork Orange, and The Stand.

Stephen King had the idea that The Stand is... in this analogy...

Middle Earth is to Lord of the Rings as America is to The Stand.

Heh...

Anyone ever heard of... Philip K Dick?
Title: Re:Books
Post by: collaboration on May 18, 2007, 08:17:46 PM
I used to love Redwall books when I was a kid. I actually still get them, because I can't refuse. Brian Jacques, such a cool guy. He was a sailor! And a boxer! You can't get much more awesome than that.

A teacher of mine once recommended a book to me, Ecology of a Cracker Childhood by Janisse Ray, and it's been a favourite of mine ever since.
Otherwise, I like most things by William Gibson and Terry Pratchett. This is the odd thing, though-- I have a huge bookshelf with books piling up to the side of it, yet somehow I can't really name any of my favourites.  :o
Title: Re:Books
Post by: darkphantomime on May 18, 2007, 08:27:09 PM
YAY! Even more pointless authors that I've never (and probably won't have the time) heard of.

Sorry... I'm just not too well with some of these books. They seem to have overall, the same plot and the same situations, so to read the same thing in a hundred different variations gets WAY too tedious for my tastes.

But me... I'm a guy that usually will read something that's at least 20-30 years old. Mainly because so much of the stuff we have here is unoriginal and there are a wealth of classics that have more character and fluidity than the books (or rather, trash) of today.

Dracula? Frankenstein? Lord of the Flies? Carrie?

OOH...

Oscar Wilde's The Importance of being Earnest. Sad that most people are unattentative to it and will ignore it at every oppurtunity. It's really a funny play, lots of action and laughs, evolved from a plot device instrumental in ssome of Shakespeare's comedies: Mistaken Identity.

What about Ernest Hemingway? What? Nada? Bah...

2 summers ago, I was able to read 16 books all on my own accord...

4 by Ernest Hemingway
4 by Nathaniel Hawthorne
2 by Stephen King
4 or 5 by Ray Bradbury
and... George Orwell's 1984.
Title: Re:Books
Post by: Gamefreak on May 19, 2007, 05:59:26 AM
I'm reading Carrie right now.  I'm at the prom night.
Title: Re:Books
Post by: MasterKeyX on May 19, 2007, 07:18:18 AM
You shuld all read tghe worekings of Ray Bradbury. His bookss are simply amazing, and they make a man think...

I suggest The Martian Chronicles and the Illustrated Man. They were astounding works...
Title: Re:Books
Post by: Gamefreak on May 19, 2007, 08:22:05 AM
Both of those are on my to-do list.
Title: Re:Books
Post by: collaboration on May 19, 2007, 08:53:35 AM
Quote from: JQ Pickwick on May 18, 2007, 08:27:09 PM
YAY! Even more pointless authors that I've never (and probably won't have the time) heard of.

Sorry... I'm just not too well with some of these books. They seem to have overall, the same plot and the same situations, so to read the same thing in a hundred different variations gets WAY too tedious for my tastes.

Well, for one, Janisse Ray is a prominent ecological writer, William Gibson is the founder of the cyberpunk genre and original predictor/"inventor" of the internet, and Terry Pratchett is a much-acclaimed comedy writer. They aren't pointless, and they aren't bad or lowly, either.
Don't hide behind the bravado of reading "classics" just because you heard someplace that you're "supposed" to read them. Talk about tedious...and above all, quite dull and characterless. Reading the same old books is just old news to everybody else. You won't learn anything new. And just because your AP teacher or whatever hasn't assigned you a certain novel, and just because everybody on the MLA board hasn't said, "OMG YOU MUST READ THIS" about many newer novels, sure doesn't mean they aren't worth reading.
Title: Re:Books
Post by: darkphantomime on May 19, 2007, 08:59:47 AM
I read what I wanna read, not what others tell me to read. Not even my AP teacher has reign over the stuff I pick.

DARNIT! >_< I keep forgetting and dissing the founder of Cyberpunk! Humble apologies....

*goes off to find something by William Gibson...*

My main issue is with 'modern' 'popular' contemporary writers like Tom Clancy or Agatha Christie or Nicholas Sparks... bah.

What about Philip K Dick? He wrote some of the most notable works in the cyberpunk genre. Heheh... I love cyberpunk...
Title: Re:Books
Post by: Rincewind on May 19, 2007, 12:37:50 PM
QuoteWhat about Philip K Dick?

Watch out man, better not say Dick - someone gets quite upset by it.

QuoteMy main issue is with 'modern' 'popular' contemporary writers like Tom Clancy or Agatha Christie or Nicholas Sparks...

Woah! Tom Clancy and Agatha Christie is a bizaare combination!
Plus she is really modern or contemporary in relation to the 'young adult series' rubbish being praised by many, she was writing primarily in the 40's
Title: Re:Books
Post by: Hi no Seijin on May 19, 2007, 01:00:48 PM
I have somehow neglected this thread. ???

I can't really choose a favorite.  It's like asking my mom who her favorite child is.  But I lean more towards anything that's fantasy, like The Lord of the Rings, Artemis Fowl, Harry Potter, and The Wheel of Time.  But I also enjoy reading Michael Crichton.  I got his Andromeda Strain for Christmas, as well as the fourth book in The Wheel of Time series, but I've yet to read either. :-*

Hey, JQ, I read books for fun first, and analyzation second if I ever feel like it (which is hardly ever).  So I'd appreciate it if you didn't call books like Redwall pointless.  As far as I'm concerned, if someone find them entertaining to read, even without putting every little detail under a metaphorical microscope, then it has a point.
Title: Re:Books
Post by: darkphantomime on May 19, 2007, 01:04:16 PM
Maybe... v_v I just prefer to think rather than simply enjoy... It makes things interesting thinking about why the author dedicated so much time and energy to write a thing.

But I guess I'm more of a serious minded and critical person than a fun-innocent one.
Title: Re:Books
Post by: Bboy94 on May 19, 2007, 01:31:20 PM
Quote from: Hi no Seijin on May 19, 2007, 01:00:48 PM
I have somehow neglected this thread. ???

I can't really choose a favorite.  It's like asking my mom who her favorite child is.  But I lean more towards anything that's fantasy, like The Lord of the Rings, Artemis Fowl, Harry Potter, and The Wheel of Time.  But I also enjoy reading Michael Crichton.  I got his Andromeda Strain for Christmas, as well as the fourth book in The Wheel of Time series, but I've yet to read either. :-*

^Good taste.
Title: Re:Books
Post by: Mysterious F. on May 19, 2007, 01:48:31 PM
I also like the Cat in the Hat. It's a very good book for children. (Seriously, I have a copy of it)
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Post by: darkphantomime on May 19, 2007, 01:51:38 PM
Dr. Seuss was a funny man... A lot fo his books contain social commentary disguised as absurdist humor, believe it or not. A lot of them would be fit to be published as Political Cartoons.

Though it takes some understanding of the context and issues to get an idea of what specifically the book is commenting on...
Title: Re:Books
Post by: Mysterious F. on May 19, 2007, 01:56:41 PM
He's very worthy of having a holiday.
Title: Re:Books
Post by: MasterKeyX on May 19, 2007, 03:36:08 PM
Quote from: Rincewind on May 19, 2007, 12:37:50 PM
Watch out man, better not say Dick - someone gets quite upset by it.

People get more upset by comments like this, Rincewind. So I suggest watching it.

Anyway... I have heard that The Time Machine, by H.G. Wells, was a very good novel. Anyone care to comment on it? War of the Worlds was good too....
Title: Re:Books
Post by: Mysterious F. on May 19, 2007, 03:40:28 PM
I tried to read War of the Wars, but for half of the first book I had no idea what was going on. It's a very confusing book. They should re-write it so that all of the British sayings that aren't understood well in America are replaced so we could understand it. By the time I did realize what was happening, I was too deep into it and had to stop reading it.
Title: Re:Books
Post by: MasterKeyX on May 19, 2007, 03:41:52 PM
I was alos FORCED to read the classic Frankenstein, unchanged, by Mary Shelley. It was dreadfully boring, and I really wanted to kill myself when I read it, but it did teach me a lesson: dont mess with God's responsibilities...
Title: Re:Books
Post by: Mysterious F. on May 19, 2007, 03:48:39 PM
This is why they should change books: some of the content is too complicated for alot, sometimes most, people.
Title: Re:Books
Post by: MasterKeyX on May 19, 2007, 03:57:16 PM
Nahh, I mean, I see what you're saying, but if they change the content, then it kinda changes whatr the author wanted to tell us. I think it should be left alone, but translated on the side, like they do for Shakespeare.
Title: Re:Books
Post by: Mr. bubbles on May 19, 2007, 04:03:23 PM
Man. You know what sucks?
Title: Re:Books
Post by: Mysterious F. on May 19, 2007, 04:07:22 PM
What sucks? I'd like to know just what you mean.
Title: Re:Books
Post by: Mr. bubbles on May 19, 2007, 04:13:23 PM
Some town and cities BAN books.
Title: Re:Books
Post by: Gamefreak on May 19, 2007, 04:15:14 PM
Bizzare, isn't it.  My school banned a book last year and I was one of the leading crusaders to get it back.  I"m heavily against censorship.
Title: Re:Books
Post by: Mr. bubbles on May 19, 2007, 04:17:17 PM
So did you get the book back?

Why must they BAN Books?
Title: Re:Books
Post by: Gamefreak on May 19, 2007, 04:28:34 PM
Yeah, we won in the end.  I even got to meet the author at an appearance in my city.
Title: Re:Books
Post by: Hi no Seijin on May 19, 2007, 04:48:24 PM
Quote from: weetle on May 19, 2007, 04:17:17 PM
Why must they BAN Books?
I think part of the reason is because they just don't like the book and think they can order others not to read it.  Although, that may be paranoia on my part.
Title: Re:Books
Post by: darkphantomime on May 19, 2007, 04:49:52 PM
Frankenstein wasn't all that boring - and if you read the original, first edition, then you read the part about Victor being in love with his... sister... Incest, anyone?

But such books can only truly be appreciated by those who are used to the language and the way the people of other literary movements wrote. It's not all that boring if you at least have a good grasp of how to read and are used to the type of content and diction.
Title: Re:Books
Post by: Bboy94 on May 19, 2007, 05:24:03 PM
Dr. Suess(which isn't his real name) was a political cartoonist before he wrote books. It was a holiday at my old school.
Title: Re:Books
Post by: darkphantomime on May 19, 2007, 05:27:00 PM
Say... what book exactly did they TRY to ban?
Title: Re:Books
Post by: Gamefreak on May 19, 2007, 05:53:40 PM
The Kite Runner.
Title: Re:Books
Post by: darkphantomime on May 19, 2007, 06:14:59 PM
There doesn't seem to be anything that really merits controversy... unless the people that wanted to ban it are racist and did it solely because it takes place in Afghanistan... Yeah, that was a VERY smart move.
Title: Re:Books
Post by: Gamefreak on May 20, 2007, 07:05:39 AM
No, it was banned because there were words in it that we, as public high school residents have never heard [/sarcasm]
Title: Re:Books
Post by: darkphantomime on May 20, 2007, 07:15:25 AM
Try reading Salinger's Catcher in the Rye... There's a whole lot more swearing than any other book of contemporary fiction that I've read.
Title: Re:Books
Post by: alical on May 20, 2007, 11:40:00 AM
Quote from: Akatsuki on May 19, 2007, 03:40:28 PM
They should re-write it so that all of the British sayings that aren't understood well in America are replaced so we could understand it.
You can't re-write books, what if someone said they wanted to re-write The Bible, that's a lot harder to understand than many great British classics.
It ruins the author's vision.
Title: Re:Books
Post by: Mr. bubbles on May 20, 2007, 01:06:23 PM
EDGE CHRONICALS
             
                   
ANYONE
Title: Re:Books
Post by: DW on May 20, 2007, 02:20:08 PM
Quote from: Rincewind on May 19, 2007, 12:37:50 PM
Watch out man, better not say Dick - someone gets quite upset by it.
Rincewind, you're on thin ice...

Weetle, I think you can give up on the Edge Chronicles thing now, it's apparent nobody has read it and it's just getting annoying.

I remember I was part of this school experiment where we read banned books to try and understand why they were banned. I read 'The Chocolate War', which sounds innocent enough, but then a few pages in it just gets sickeningly gruesome...
Title: Re:Books
Post by: Fishalicious on May 20, 2007, 02:26:49 PM
Hm... the banned book project thing sounds nice. I want to do that. D:

Gruesomeness doesn't really phase me that much in books, unless it hits a soft spot. Of course, I don't like flat out gore, I like it when there's a plot to the madness...

What was the Chocolate War about, Shika? O:
Title: Re:Books
Post by: DW on May 20, 2007, 02:29:49 PM
I couldn't read far enough into it to find out the main plot, it was just too sick...it starts off at a football game or something, this guy catches the ball and is running and then he gets shot, and it goes into excruciating detail of it for a few pages....I couldn't get through it, it was just sick...
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Post by: Fishalicious on May 20, 2007, 02:33:09 PM
Oh, I thought it was sick in another way... XD; -sounds like a pervert- I should read it over the summer, I think. o:
Title: Re:Books
Post by: DW on May 20, 2007, 02:33:59 PM
Well it very well may be, I haven't gotten very far in it...
Title: Re:Books
Post by: MasterKeyX on May 20, 2007, 04:53:41 PM
I just finsihed readin Rocket Boys, aka October Sky. A wonderful novel, really. Has anyone else read it?
Title: Re:Books
Post by: DW on May 20, 2007, 05:05:33 PM
Yes, I love it so much...Awesome piece of literature. Anybody read Huck Finn/
Title: Re:Books
Post by: darkphantomime on May 20, 2007, 05:27:24 PM
That wasn't literature, it was an autobiography. That stuff actually happened in that West Virginian Coal mining town.
Title: Re:Books
Post by: DW on May 20, 2007, 06:29:28 PM
It's still literature. They could have written the autobiography badly, you know.
Title: Re:Books
Post by: saria.. on May 20, 2007, 06:35:48 PM
I 've always loved:
Harry potter
Inuyasha manga
A series of unfortunate events.
The tommorow city
The outsiders


Those books never get old
Title: Re:Books
Post by: DW on May 20, 2007, 06:41:47 PM
Seeing as how they're fairly new, they wouldn't. 8)

Try some classics. Huck Finn, Tom Sawyer, some Shakespeare, Dragonriders of Pern....
Title: Re:Books
Post by: Hi no Seijin on May 20, 2007, 06:43:58 PM
Except I would much rather watch a Shakespeare play than read it.  Or any play, for that matter.
Title: Re:Books
Post by: DW on May 20, 2007, 06:44:44 PM
That doesn't change the fact that they are still great reads. I would much rather act it really.
Title: Re:Books
Post by: Fishalicious on May 20, 2007, 06:50:47 PM
I don't like reading plays when they're in the play style, I always want to have to act it out, but then I'd just look silly.

I never read the book, but I'd like to, it's called "The adventures of Huck Finn" or something like that. The third chapter is called "We Ambuscade the A-Rabs" ...I saw a display of it in school. XD;
Title: Re:Books
Post by: darkphantomime on May 20, 2007, 06:51:33 PM
Try Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest. I'm serious, it's quite fun!
Title: Re:Books
Post by: Fishalicious on May 20, 2007, 06:52:15 PM
Quote from: JQ Pickwick on May 20, 2007, 06:51:33 PM
Try Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest. I'm serious, it's quite fun!

It sounds like it~!

I love Oscar Wilde. Seriously.
Title: Re:Books
Post by: Bboy94 on May 20, 2007, 07:47:40 PM
Shika, there must be two books called chocolate war. Because the chocolate war I read, was pervy, but didn't have to do with shootings at all.
Title: Re:Books
Post by: DW on May 20, 2007, 09:04:24 PM
Quote from: Fisk on May 20, 2007, 06:50:47 PM
I don't like reading plays when they're in the play style, I always want to have to act it out, but then I'd just look silly.

I never read the book, but I'd like to, it's called "The adventures of Huck Finn" or something like that. The third chapter is called "We Ambuscade the A-Rabs" ...I saw a display of it in school. XD;

Yeah, that's a funny chapter....it is a really good book, but there's a lot of controversy around it and a lot of people want to see it banned.

There probably is, BBoy, I've seen a lot of other reused titles for books and songs.
Title: Re:Books
Post by: TP Zelda on May 20, 2007, 09:40:16 PM
Quote from: Rinku on May 12, 2007, 01:34:15 PM
I read anything that interests me.... but my favorites series that I can think of are Harry Potter and Eragon and Vampire Hunter D.

Yeah I agree. Never heard of Hunter D before though...

I've also read:

Lord of the Rings
Trixie Belden

I think's that's all...

No wait

A Series of Unfortunate Events

The Chronicles of Narnia
Title: Re:Books
Post by: MasterKeyX on May 21, 2007, 01:54:08 PM
Has anyhone here ever read anything by Christopher Pike? He's a wonderful author, and I think his books are worht reading... especially Master of Murder and Bury Me Deep. Good stuff, good stuff.
Title: Re:Books
Post by: Mr. bubbles on May 21, 2007, 02:01:16 PM
How about The Fire With In. or Icefire its sequal. I forget the last book. Oh found it's Fire Star. Good series. It's about dragons.
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Post by: DW on May 21, 2007, 03:14:52 PM
I've read it, very good books.
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Post by: Gamefreak on May 21, 2007, 04:11:41 PM
I read the whole Lord of the Rings trilogy in 6th grade.  Probably the hardest time I've had with a book, considering my age.
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Post by: DW on May 21, 2007, 06:32:09 PM
I tried to read it in fifth, made it through the first. Read the second last year, planning on reading the third soon.
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Post by: Bboy94 on May 21, 2007, 07:41:07 PM
Quote from: weetle on May 21, 2007, 02:01:16 PM
How about The Fire With In. or Icefire its sequal. I forget the last book.
That series drives me nuts.  Because you have to keep reading because you think something fun is gonna happen, but all it ends up being about is some dumb squirrels and a whiney little girl.
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Post by: DW on May 21, 2007, 07:41:59 PM
Yes, it was a little unsatisfying at the end....hopefully the final book will deliver...
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Post by: Bboy94 on May 22, 2007, 07:27:37 PM
Anyone read the Alex Rider series?
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Post by: Baka Nezumi on May 22, 2007, 07:31:50 PM
Um, no. Sorry.  ;)
Anyone read Twilight by Stephenie Meyer? I'm not usually one for vampire romance but..... I REALLY liked it.
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Post by: DW on May 22, 2007, 08:07:17 PM
Quote from: Bboy on May 22, 2007, 07:27:37 PM
Anyone read the Alex Rider series?
yes, that is a great series, love the cliffhanger at the end of the last book so far, wonder if he'll write another...
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Post by: Bboy94 on May 23, 2007, 02:53:38 PM
What cliffhanger? Have you read Ark Angel? Book six is coming out this November.
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Post by: DW on May 23, 2007, 03:12:19 PM
....Apparently I missed something....I thought Scorpia was the last one so far.....
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Post by: Bboy94 on May 23, 2007, 03:37:10 PM
No, Ark Angel is out. Its good.
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Post by: DW on May 23, 2007, 03:43:32 PM
I'll have to read that then...
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Post by: MasterKeyX on May 23, 2007, 05:40:40 PM
Try reading Shakesperae... his plays, if you can undersatdn them, are somewhat enteratining and funny (ie, Taming of the Shrew).
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Post by: violinist on May 23, 2007, 06:05:23 PM
I've read two of his works, Taming of the Shrew (it is, as you said, very funny) and Macbeth.
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Post by: Bboy94 on May 23, 2007, 07:11:26 PM
Omg. I just finished Outsiders. I cried. I don't cry much, either. Man what a great book. In my school instead of Greasers vs. Socs, its Bad*donkeys* vs. Preps.
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Post by: DW on May 23, 2007, 08:16:52 PM
I read Shakespeare, it's amazing how many sexual references you can find if you read between the lines...
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Post by: collaboration on May 24, 2007, 09:29:04 AM
Or are just right there in the open. D:
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Post by: Mysterious F. on May 24, 2007, 12:18:22 PM
More people should read Redwall. It's very good. Much better than an animal book usually is.
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Post by: MasterKeyX on May 24, 2007, 03:18:06 PM
I don't know why, but the Outsiders reminded me of two great books I'm sure some of you have read: The Giver and Number the Stars. The Gver, ouit of these two, is my favorite. Kinda like 1984 or Brave New World.
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Post by: Bboy94 on May 24, 2007, 05:14:54 PM
That doesn't make much sense to me... But The Giver is a great book. But I didn't like Number the Stars. Coincidentaly I was forced to read them both back to back in school.
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Post by: Gamefreak on May 24, 2007, 05:26:53 PM
Has anybody read the DragonLance or Forgotten Realms series?
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Post by: alical on May 25, 2007, 12:17:16 PM
Quote from: Shikamaru Nara on May 23, 2007, 08:16:52 PM
I read Shakespeare, it's amazing how many sexual references you can find if you read between the lines...

We read "Much Ado About Nothing" for our English SAT. Our school's english department arranged actors to come in and perform it. I have never seen so many hip thrusts in my life...

No I haven't read either of those books GF.
I am however reading "A Hand Maidens Tale" for English, which is set after a nuclear war. Women are forced to have children to increase the population, it's very graphic. But it's an awesome book I love it.
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Post by: Bboy94 on May 27, 2007, 11:40:37 AM
I just started reading this book called the eye of the world of a series called the Wheel of Time. Anyone heard of it?
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Post by: Hi no Seijin on May 27, 2007, 01:49:02 PM
I did.  I think I already mentioned it above.  Good read.  Long, but worth it.
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Post by: Bboy94 on May 27, 2007, 07:42:51 PM
Yeah, I'm  at Winternight, at the very beggining.
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Post by: Hi no Seijin on May 27, 2007, 08:45:30 PM
I should start reading the fouth book again.  I tried reading it during last semester, but I was never really in the mood to read.
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Post by: MasterKeyX on May 28, 2007, 07:57:09 AM
I need to read the Da Vinci Code... yes, incredibly off from what you were discussing, but I felt the need to mention I was going to read it.
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Post by: Zoratunic on June 14, 2007, 06:16:20 AM
Yeah, my favorite series probably is Artemis Fowl. I just like the modern twist on a fairy tale theme.
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Post by: JDog on June 14, 2007, 01:41:41 PM
Those are good books, and as for Nightkey, I refuse to read that book as for its against my religion... Also, I so can't wait for the new Harry potter book to come out, it looks awesome!
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Post by: darkphantomime on June 14, 2007, 02:13:28 PM
Oh the irony of not going for something against one's religion, yet indulging in something sadly 'controversial' to so many conservatives. Bah.

I've ordered a few books over the internet. A compilation of Four novels by Philip K. Dick with "The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch", "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep", and "Ubik". The other book is a psychology one, sadly out of print, so I got it used. Still in relatively respectable condition though, even if the pages are yellowed.
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Post by: JDog on June 14, 2007, 05:04:32 PM
Well, I can't say I've heard of him, but some books I'd like to get would be Eldest, I still haven't gotten to read that yet.
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Post by: Zoratunic on June 14, 2007, 05:33:56 PM
That one was pretty good, you'll enjoy it.
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Post by: Bboy94 on June 14, 2007, 08:14:16 PM
Quote from: Twilight Link on June 14, 2007, 05:04:32 PM
Well, I can't say I've heard of him, but some books I'd like to get would be Eldest, I still haven't gotten to read that yet.
BEST. BOOK. EVAR. Seriously.
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Post by: collaboration on June 16, 2007, 04:05:05 PM
I just bought Witches Abroad and Wyrd Sisters, both by Terry Pratchett. I'm still working on Howard's End (have been devoting next to no time on it) so once that's done with I'll get to those. I'm sore tempted just to skip straight to them! But I'll be a good girl and finish this one first. Siiigh.
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Post by: Momoko on June 21, 2007, 02:53:17 PM
what is a book?LOL
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Post by: GayleThePirate on June 21, 2007, 02:59:47 PM
My favorite book series is the Harry Potter series but, I don't think the movies are as good.
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Post by: MagmarFire on June 21, 2007, 10:49:12 PM
Quote from: GayleThePirate on June 21, 2007, 02:59:47 PM
My favorite book series is the Harry Potter series but, I don't think the movies are as good.

As a rule of thumb, the movie versions are virtually always not as great as their book counterparts.
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Post by: alical on June 22, 2007, 04:51:09 AM
Quote from: collaboration on June 16, 2007, 04:05:05 PM
I just bought Witches Abroad and Wyrd Sisters, both by Terry Pratchett. I'm still working on Howard's End (have been devoting next to no time on it) so once that's done with I'll get to those. I'm sore tempted just to skip straight to them! But I'll be a good girl and finish this one first. Siiigh.

Terry Pratchett is a great author.
I loved Witches Abroad.
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Post by: Fishalicious on June 22, 2007, 09:24:57 AM
I actually like most of what Diana Wynn Jones writes. She wrote "Howl's Moving Castle," "The Castle in the Sky," and "Dogstar," which are some of my favourite books. Dogstar was so... awesome.
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Post by: MasterKeyX on June 22, 2007, 10:11:10 AM
I have to read Ibn Battuta for Global History. Somebody lie and tell me it's a decent, interesting book. Please. :D
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Post by: collaboration on June 23, 2007, 05:46:58 PM
Cool, another Pratchett fan! Well, as it happened I did end up skipping Howard's End and went straight to Wyrd Sisters. It's great, so smooth. Nothing beats the way he can totally bring you out of an elegant scene description with a good laugh you never expected.

I really would like to get my hands on Howl's Moving Castle. Not just the book, but the film as well. So thanks for reminding me, so I can add that to my list of Things I Want.
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Post by: Fishalicious on June 23, 2007, 05:56:49 PM
I don't know if I'd say I like the book or film better; the movie is nothing like the book, but they're both awesome in their own right.

Dogstar was amazing, too. It's just... a celestial being in a dog's body is an amazing twist. I mean, it's not like LOL GOD in a terrier, it's just... unique. -doesn't want to spoil anything-
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Post by: kjcollins on July 05, 2007, 01:35:11 AM
The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams has to be the greatest book/series i have ever read. My only problem with it, is the ending of the series. I can't stand it. Or endings like it. If you wanna know what happens PM me.
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Post by: Bboy94 on July 05, 2007, 08:35:14 PM
Wheel of Time series is awesome if you can read nearly 10,000 pages.
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Post by: Fishalicious on October 07, 2007, 10:51:48 AM
I finished Stephen King's Misery yesterday. I had seen the movie thrice, so I figured I may as well read the book... and my Uncle Larry, who reads SK books and then watches the movies, said he had to put down the book a couple of times while reading it.

It wasn't that bad, really, up until the end. o_o I had to put the book down after ___ happened, then the thumb incident and lawnmower. -shudders- Getting to sleep after reading that was... fun.

I'm going to read Cujo next, I never watched the movie, and it's on the banned books list... so I want to read and then watch the movie.
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Post by: JDog on October 07, 2007, 11:04:08 AM
I just finised a book called Hangman's curse, it is really good, I also finished a book from the series The Five Ancestors by Jeff Stone, the book was called tiger, which is the first in the series, I liked it, so now I am reading the second one which is monkey. its pretty good so far.
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Post by: Fishalicious on October 07, 2007, 11:08:10 AM
Oh, I've read part of that series! I'm not sure which book I left off on, though... I think the third one, Snake.
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Post by: JDog on October 07, 2007, 11:09:27 AM
Yea, Snake is the third one, I haven't gotten to that one yet, you should check out Tiger, it is really good.
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Post by: Fishalicious on October 07, 2007, 11:10:33 AM
...I read Tiger. And Monkey. And Snake. o_o I just need to read Crane and that other one, and if I'm not mistaken, he's coming out with the ones from the other side. I liked Leopard, his style was cool.
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Post by: JDog on October 07, 2007, 11:14:28 AM
yea, I heard about that, not sure when though, but yea anyways, has anyone read Hangman's Curse or nightmare accedemy? both good books. I like that author, I hope he makes a new book soon, those too were really good. :D
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Post by: alical on October 07, 2007, 12:30:43 PM
I kepp trying to read Conrad's Heart Of Darkness but I can't get into it.
It's been sitting on my bed side table since Christmas..

So instead I'm reading The Truth by Terry Pratchett. The Discworld novels are great, they make me laugh.
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Post by: JDog on October 07, 2007, 01:14:25 PM
Anyone here read eragon? I have, it is really good. different then the movie, alot different actually, lol
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Post by: Bboy94 on October 08, 2007, 07:40:39 AM
Yeah, it was really good. Much better and less cliched than the movie.
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Post by: Gamefreak on October 08, 2007, 07:53:07 AM
After I'm done reading this series of Richard Nixon biographies(don't ask), I might read the Bourne Identity series.
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Post by: JDog on October 08, 2007, 01:05:14 PM
I want to see the last movies, but yea, the movies were good, so the books of that series are probably good too, I am almost finished with the book monkey, lol, only like 30 or 40 so more pages to go. :D
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Post by: Zelda Veteran on October 12, 2007, 08:05:24 PM
Quote from: Phoenix Wright on October 08, 2007, 07:53:07 AM
After I'm done reading this series of Richard Nixon biographies(don't ask), I might read the Bourne Identity series.
Loved the movie. I'll have to read those books though ???
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Post by: Rev Rabies on October 13, 2007, 01:38:48 PM
i'm currently reading this:

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c5/I_Am_America_%28And_So_Can_You%21%29.jpg/200px-I_Am_America_%28And_So_Can_You%21%29.jpg)
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Post by: Commodore Axilon on October 13, 2007, 01:56:47 PM
Oh, man. I really want to get that. Is it any good? Of course, I'm assuming it is until told otherwise. ;D
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Post by: Rev Rabies on October 13, 2007, 02:21:56 PM
it's pretty good, it's really funny too
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Post by: Bboy94 on October 13, 2007, 07:20:00 PM
Me and my friends are gonna get it.
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Post by: JDog on October 14, 2007, 01:34:31 PM
heh, I've never heard of it till I seen that post, sounds funny though.