callmeishmael
Young Armadillo
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Post by callmeishmael on May 31, 2011 14:52:58 GMT -5
Oh man, I'm stunned to find out about the new Artemis Fowl books. The last one I read was The Eternity Code, and I never expected any more.
My summer list consists of: Ulysses. I know I'll be procrastinating and rereading books in an attempt to not bite the bullet and dive into the fun times that are the writings of Joyce, but as long as I finish that book I'll feel accomplished.
I just cannot get into that book for the life of me -_- I've never given up on a book yet, and I sure won't allow this to be my first.
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krista
Young Armadillo
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Post by krista on Jun 2, 2011 0:04:54 GMT -5
I have quite a long list of books right now, but I just finished Water for Elephants last night. It was a quick read but I really enjoyed it--especially the ending.
I just started The Wizard of Oz today and, as ashamed as I am to admit this, I never realized that my beloved Ruby Slippers from the movie are actually Silver Slippers in the novel. I feel as though my whole childhood has been compromised.
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Post by Dodger Thirteen on Jun 2, 2011 0:14:52 GMT -5
I just started The Wizard of Oz today and, as ashamed as I am to admit this, I never realized that my beloved Ruby Slippers from the movie are actually Silver Slippers in the novel. I feel as though my whole childhood has been compromised. I know, but think of the symbolism! |
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Post by onlyaworkingtitle on Jun 2, 2011 0:54:46 GMT -5
I just started The Wizard of Oz today and, as ashamed as I am to admit this, I never realized that my beloved Ruby Slippers from the movie are actually Silver Slippers in the novel. I feel as though my whole childhood has been compromised. I know, but think of the symbolism! AAAAAAAH GOLD STANDARD AAAAAAAH (My mind was blown when first I heard of it.) (Based on my above reaction to even thinking of it again, methinks it's still blown.) |
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Post by Dodger Thirteen on Jun 2, 2011 1:50:59 GMT -5
I know, but think of the symbolism! AAAAAAAH GOLD STANDARD AAAAAAAH (My mind was blown when first I heard of it.) (Based on my above reaction to even thinking of it again, methinks it's still blown.) I am laughing so hard right now. I'm glad you know of it, though. I learned of it in - of all places - my APUSH class. |
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Post by rosier on Jun 2, 2011 20:10:51 GMT -5
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte (currently reading this)
Emma by Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (regrettably, I watched the film first, but, nevertheless, I want to properly read the book)
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Hamlet by William Shakespeare
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Post by Emily Morris on Jun 7, 2011 19:55:40 GMT -5
I'm currently/planning on reading
-Fablehaven series by Brando Mull
-(rereading)Inheritance 1-3 by Paolini before #4 comes out
-Insanely long required reading for AP Lit
-Macbeth
-(finish) The Three Musketeers - I got about 2/3s done and couldn't finish it the first go-around
-Soul On Ice
-(rereading) LOTR
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Post by KatjevanLoon on Jun 8, 2011 15:28:27 GMT -5
What books are on your summer reading list? (this list is currently incomplete) FictionThe City of Ember -- Jeanne DuPrauA Lion Among Men -- Gregory Maguire Harry Potter 1 -- 7 -- JK Rowling First Nations* My Name is Seepeetza -- Shirley Sterling Copper Thunderbird -- Marie Clements A Little Matter of Genocide: Holocaust and Denial in the Americas 1492 to the Present -- Ward Churchill Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Myths from the Arapaho to the Zuni -- Jim Elledge * Becoming an Ally: Breaking the Cycle of Oppression -- Anne Bishop * Looking White People in the Eye: Gender, Race, and Culture in Courtrooms and Classrooms -- Sherene H. Razack * Dances with Dependancy: Out of Poverty through Self-Reliance -- Calvin Helin Night Spirits -- Isla Bussidor Prospering Together: the Economic Impact of the Aboriginal Title Settlements in B.C. -- Rosalyn Kunin, ed. Visions of the Heart: Canadian Aboriginal Issues -- David Long and Olive Patricia Dickason The Imaginary Indian -- Daniel Francis Life Lived Like a Story -- Julie Cruikshank Our Grandmother's Lives as Told in Their Own Words -- Freda Ahenakew Smoke Signals -- Sherman Alexie HistoryCatherine the Great and the Russian Nobility -- Paul Dukes 100 Canadian Heroines: Famous and Forgotten Faces -- Merna Forster Canadian History for Dummies -- Will Ferguson Desolation Sound: A History -- Heather Harbord Lost Discoveries -- Dick Teresi ADF-specific Pagan StudiesOur Own Druidry: An Introduction to Ar nDraiocht FeinA Short History of the Druids -- Peter Berresford Ellis Complete Irish Mythology -- Lady Gregory General Pagan or Witchcraft StudiesThe Earth Path -- Starhawk Pagan Visions for a Sustainable Future -- ed. by Ly de Angeles, Emma Restall Orr & Thom van Dooren The Pagan Book of Living and Dying -- Starhawk Politics and/or FeminismTruth or Dare -- Starhawk Issues in Feminism: A First Course in Women's Studies -- Sheila Ruth |
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Post by Dodger Thirteen on Jun 9, 2011 16:58:43 GMT -5
Let me know what you think of Starhawk. I haven't read anything by her yet, which makes me feel like a bad Pagan, but meh. I'll find a copy of a few of her books and see how they go. Also, tell me your opinions of those Celtic/Irish mythology books.  |
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Post by thestrangewinston on Jun 9, 2011 18:07:45 GMT -5
Finish up:
House of Leaves(Danielewski)
Cthulhu and other Dark Tales(Lovecraft)
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men(Wallace)
Skeleton Crew(King short stories)
Other than those I plan on reading:
All the Pretty Horses(McCarthy)
Blood Meridian(McCarthy)
The Bell Jar(Plath)
The Broom and the System(Wallace)
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Post by Silva on Jun 9, 2011 18:41:22 GMT -5
The Bell Jar is amazing. It made it all seem so... rational, the way it was written. |
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Post by thestrangewinston on Jun 9, 2011 18:44:28 GMT -5
The Bell Jar is amazing. It made it all seem so... rational, the way it was written. I have heard that a lot! So when I saw a copy in great condition at a used book store for $1 i bought it so quickly  |
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Post by KatjevanLoon on Jun 9, 2011 20:23:15 GMT -5
Let me know what you think of Starhawk. I haven't read anything by her yet, which makes me feel like a bad Pagan, but meh. I'll find a copy of a few of her books and see how they go. I really love Starhawk, personally. A lot of what she says resonates for me. I suggest picking up Dreaming The Dark. I still haven't read The Spiral Dance *joins bad Pagan club* but I do love her. I'm putting the books of hers that I own on my list for the summer because I have a tendency to just buy her books when I see them, and I figure I should start...reading...them. Same goes for a lot of my books, really. Most of my library I haven't read.  Also, tell me your opinions of those Celtic/Irish mythology books. Will do! |
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Post by Dodger Thirteen on Jun 14, 2011 22:59:40 GMT -5
*le cough*
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Post by serpentheart on Jun 15, 2011 0:09:30 GMT -5
I'm on Winter holidays right now. But this Summer (Nov-Jan) I'm travelling Japan and Europe, so I'm only attempting one book to read on flights: The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding. 1024 pages should be enough!
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