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Post by Marina on Jun 3, 2011 22:09:34 GMT -5
I'm surprised no one started this yet, so here goes.
What are you reading at the moment? How are you liking it? What are you planning on reading next?
I just finished reading Lioness Rampant by Tamora Pierce. It was a good book, some things about Allana annoyed me, but I still can't decide whether I like her or Kel better. The end made me cry though.
Next I will be reading: A Clash of Kings by George Martin. I liked the first book A Game of Thrones, happy to continue the series.
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Post by wildechild on Jun 3, 2011 22:16:27 GMT -5
I just finished Wind in the Willows, which took a surprisingly long time for what isessentially a fairy tale.
I just started Vanity Fair, by William Thackeray, and I am loving it so far! (However, I did embarass myself slightly when, not having really paid attention to the author's name on the cover, I made internal commentary on how much I loved the author's conversational tone and strong female voice. *facepalm*)
Next Up: Who knows? I have a long list of books I want to read over the summer, mostly classics, all downloaded to my kindle, so I will probably just grab one of those.
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Post by onlyaworkingtitle on Jun 3, 2011 22:22:49 GMT -5
I just finished reading Lioness Rampant by Tamora Pierce. It was a good book, some things about Alanna annoyed me, but I still can't decide whether I like her or Kel better. The end made me cry though. Was it Faithful? I feel like everyone cries for that scene. It is too sad. |
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Post by Marina on Jun 3, 2011 22:25:58 GMT -5
I just finished reading Lioness Rampant by Tamora Pierce. It was a good book, some things about Alanna annoyed me, but I still can't decide whether I like her or Kel better. The end made me cry though. Was it Faithful? I feel like everyone cries for that scene. It is too sad. I think I cried for everyone, but yes, even now I'm tearing up, I kind of knew he was either going to die or leave, but I was still shocked at how it happened. And then again, when she mentioned the constellation, I was in tears again. |
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Post by Silva on Jun 3, 2011 22:50:44 GMT -5
Anna Karenina- Leo Tolstoy
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest- Ken Kesey
Crime and Punishment- Fyodor Dostoevsky
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Post by thestrangewinston on Jun 3, 2011 23:02:48 GMT -5
Skeleton Crew - Stephen King
The Call of Cthulhu and Other Dark Tales - HP Lovecraft
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men - David Foster Wallace
House of Leaves - Mark Z Danielewski
The first three are short story collections and the third is written in an odd way. I love 3 out of the four(King's are meh other than the mist)
Next up: Nausea - Jean Paul Sartre, Blood Meridian - Cormac McCarthy, Blindness - Jose Saramago, and A Farewell to Arms - Ernest Hemingway
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Post by Marina on Jun 3, 2011 23:05:19 GMT -5
I've read House of Leaves, but I never finished it. I think I just got to the end when all the shit hit the fan, and I was too scared to go back to finish it. Maybe I will this summer.
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alyoshka
Young Armadillo
Vous etes un chanteur des pommes.
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Post by alyoshka on Jun 3, 2011 23:39:46 GMT -5
I'm currently reading V. by Thomas Pynchon; it's very strange, but I like it so far.  Pynchon is amazing. |
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alyoshka
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Post by alyoshka on Jun 3, 2011 23:43:02 GMT -5
I've read House of Leaves, but I never finished it. I think I just got to the end when all the shit hit the fan, and I was too scared to go back to finish it. Maybe I will this summer. I need to buy that book. Do any of you armadillos recommend it? |
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Post by Marina on Jun 3, 2011 23:54:56 GMT -5
I've read House of Leaves, but I never finished it. I think I just got to the end when all the shit hit the fan, and I was too scared to go back to finish it. Maybe I will this summer. I need to buy that book. Do any of you armadillos recommend it? It really depends on what you like. It's more a psychological horror and mystery, but I thought it was written well. And depending on how brave you are, I would only recommend reading during the day. |
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Post by cyanea on Jun 4, 2011 0:26:22 GMT -5
I just finished American Gods by Neil Gaiman. Loved it.
Working on The Maltese Falcon now. Crime fiction. <3
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Post by flute88 on Jun 4, 2011 1:00:41 GMT -5
I started The Hunger Games around midnight and couldn't go to bed until I finished it around five this morning. (I then had nightmares about it. D: ) Now I'm on Catching Fire (the second book in the trilogy) and loving things so far. (Well, as much as one can "love" a dystopia, anyway. I always feel like that's not quite the right word to use.) I'm also reading American Gods, but as I own that book and I have a ton of library books to get through, it's a bit on the backburner for now since I don't have to return it.  |
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Post by onlyaworkingtitle on Jun 4, 2011 5:16:06 GMT -5
I'm working my way through a reread of The Wheel of Time series; currently on the fourth, and, predictably, planning to read the fifth next (unless I'm distracted by something shiny).
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Post by tastyink on Jun 4, 2011 8:27:23 GMT -5
I'm reading The Hobbit right now. It's pretty slow going since I have to study a lot for my biology class (darn summer class) but I hope to read a bunch more books this summer |
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Post by Dodger Thirteen on Jun 4, 2011 12:50:06 GMT -5
Was it Faithful? I feel like everyone cries for that scene. It is too sad. I think I cried for everyone, but yes, even now I'm tearing up, I kind of knew he was either going to die or leave, but I was still shocked at how it happened. And then again, when she mentioned the constellation, I was in tears again. I think he shows up again, or is mentioned as a constellation in one of her other books. I'm not sure, though. As for what I'm reading: Bright Young Things by Anna Godbersen, Soulless by Gail Carringer, Bone Gods by Caitlin Kittredge, Dead Until Dark by Charlane Harris, and The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald |
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