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What was the last book you read? I just finished ‘Out of Avalon’ — a collection of different stories about Avalon, set before, during, and after King Arthur’s lifetime. It was a fascinating read for anyone interested in Arthurian legend.
I also recently finished ‘Atonement’ by Ian McEwan, which is an amazing novel that everyone should read. The story follows a British family through WWII, starting with an ordinary day at the Tallises’ country estate that leads to a man’s expedition through France during the war and a daughter serving time in an army hospital. It was on my summer reading list, so I was a bit apprehensive, but it turned out to be excellent.
I just finished reading The Two Towers again. It’s odd how Lord of the Rings never gets old. I’m still looking for elfy inspiration for a fanfic I’m working on, so I try to keep LOTR fresh in my mind. Now if I could just find time to actually work on the fic.
I agree that LOTR really never gets old. I think the series has such an enduring quality because it’s so far removed from any world we’re used to.
I don’t know the English name for my book, but it was written by Mary Higgins Clark — I think in English it would be ‘I Will Get You Too.’
I think it would probably be Firewing. I love the books by Kenneth Oppel. It is one of those books you can’t put down until you’re done reading it. I love that book.
Hello! It’s my first time in a forum. I don’t know how it works yet. Anyway, the last book I read was ‘Coaching: Evoking Excellence in Others’ — it’s about how you can help others with their personal improvement. I hope somebody is interested in it.
Really, what’s the fic about? I got the Clinton book too, but I let my aunt borrow it since I was reading the Avalon one. Now I’m reading ‘Aphrodite’s Blessing’ by Clemence McLaren — love stories from Greek myths.
If you like King Arthur and such, check out ‘Uther’ by Jack Whyte, or any of his books for that matter. I just finished ‘Uther’ and it was great — it adds a lot to the very basic version of the legend that most people know. Another great author that mixes history (or at least the legends of those times) and fantasy is Guy Gavriel Kay. Not only do they make for great books, but you learn something real about those times.
I just finished reading ‘Anthem’ by Ayn Rand. Of course, it’s only about 100 pages, so it doesn’t take but a couple hours. I hate myself for not reading it before, but I did, and I loved it. I’ll definitely be re-reading it soon.
I just finished reading one of the best books I ever have, topping Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter… well, that one’s a bit BLEEP… Philip Pullman’s ‘His Dark Materials’ — ‘The Golden Compass’. ‘The Golden Compass’ is the first of three parts in the Dark Materials, the second being ‘The Subtle Knife’, and the last being ‘The Amber Spyglass’. I’ve only read the first part and started the second, but I can tell they are going to be awesome. I highly advise anyone to read these books. You’ll love them without a doubt.
The first book has two different names for some bizarre reason. The name on my version is ‘The Golden Compass’. That makes more sense because the other two titles are the names of the two main inventions in the book, and the golden compass is the main invention in the first. It does get better. The first pages are about building characters and developing a base, same as most good books actually.
Thanks, I’ll check those out. Sorry about the double post — when I hit send, the screen went to not responding, and when I hit refresh there was a double post.
Right now I’m being forced to read ‘Northern Lights’ by Philip Pullman. I don’t really see what’s so good about it yet. I just hope it gets better because I bought the whole trilogy. By the way, I think you mean ‘Northern Lights’ is the first in the trilogy — it even says on the back ‘first book in the His Dark Materials trilogy’.
I’m currently reading ‘Slaughterhouse-Five’ (for school) by Kurt Vonnegut. His writing style is amusing, and he seems like a very quirky guy. I’m not too far into it, but I gotta finish reading it because I have to read another book for school (a long crappy book).
The last thing I read is ‘Othello’ by Shakespeare. Next thing to read is ‘War and Peace’.
Last book I’ve finished would be ‘Catcher in the Rye’. But I’ve also been reading two archives of old Onion papers and a book on childhood trauma.
Got to finish the book ‘Purpose Driven Life’. I’m about to read ‘By the River’.
The last book I read was ‘The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy’ (highly amusing — I wonder what the author is on… me and my friend were debating that). Right now I’m reading ‘A Lesson Before Dying’ for school.
Last book I read was… umm… I can’t remember.
The last book I read was in the vacation, because I was bored. It’s a Dutch book so you won’t understand it — it’s named ‘Druss de Legende’.
I recommend everyone here to read ‘Behold a Pale Horse’. It is a very thoroughly researched conspiracy book by William Cooper. By far it is one of the best ones that I have ever read. He has first-hand accounts due to his involvement in secret societies and covert government agencies. The introduction is about a lady who found him just to see if what he was saying was true. He has scars on his face and lost his leg. She came back knowing that what he was talking about was nothing but the truth. It even has information about the Geneva Convention that was not told, and he talks about Weather Mountain. There are letters sent back and forth about classified government operations. It also includes information about US drug involvement — that is, bringing the drugs here from Panama. Just go out and read it. Buy it, borrow it, rent it from the library, whatever. Just read, read, read. Trust me. I think you will have a far different view of the government after you do.
The last book I read was ummm… I think it was ‘Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King’. After that I got lazy — it was in the summer. Now in class I have to read ‘The Crucible’ for English III AP. So far it’s good. Some sexual stuff about the book but it’s PG-13.
The last book I read was ‘Geomancer’ by Ian Irvine. The book is the first part of ‘The Well of Echoes’ series. It was excellent. Now I’m just starting the second in the series, and it’s turning out to be a good read. Well, I think so anyway.
I’m currently reading the ‘Riddle Master’ series trilogy by Patricia McKillip. A work of genius, I say.
The last book I read was ‘A Clockwork Orange’, which I am now re-reading. I love that book.
Just finished ‘Middlesex’ by Jeffrey Eugenides. Starting on ‘Soul City’ by Touré.
Last book I read was something called ‘Emergency Room’ — it’s about a whole bunch of cases in the ER and different surgeons cutting open people in the operating room. It was a pretty good book, but short, so I finished it in like a couple days.
Last thing I read was ‘Dream of the Red Chamber’ — that was my summer reading and that was it.
I just finished reading ‘Around the World in 80 Days’. A very nice classic. Gotta love the twist at the end with the time zones! I’m probably going to start ‘Pawn of Prophecy’ next — supposed to be a good fantasy.
I’d have to say that the last book I read was actually one of the best books I’ve ever read: ‘Riding the Iron Rooster’ by Paul Theroux. As travel writing books go, he has to be near the top of the league in my opinion. I haven’t yet read any others by the author, but they will certainly be on my ‘to read’ list.
I totally agree with Alan — ‘Riding the Iron Rooster’ is a really, really good book. I love travel writings. Has anyone read ‘Driving Over Lemons’ and ‘The Parrot in the Pepper Tree’? I’ve forgotten who wrote them, but they are really, really good — easy-going books about the ex-drummer from Genesis who decides he wants to give up everything materialistic in his life and live like a local Spaniard in the Andalucian mountains. Fantastic book. ‘The Parrot in the Pepper Tree’ is the follow-up book and just as good. Highly recommended.
I had to read a history book for school. I chose ‘Run Silent, Run Deep’ — a WWII submarine warfare book. I really liked it. But there was also a movie made based on the book; it is nothing like the book. The book is much better. So if you like WWII stories, I would definitely recommend this one.
I may sound like a complete nerd for saying this, but the last book I read was an encyclopedia. Yes, a whole encyclopedia. I was just interested in knowing more about worldly knowledge. I read all the way up to letter C. My favorite subject was learning how bees and ants lived. It’s really quite impressive.
I don’t like to read English. Um… I think my last book is Harry Potter.
‘The One Straw Revolution’ by Masanobu Fukuoka. It’s my favorite book of all time. It’s about life, organic farming, nothingness, food, and more. It’s pure genius. The guy who wrote it is an organic farmer in Japan who produces high yields without pesticides, chemicals, or plowing. Everyone should read it, but I think it’s pretty rare. When I looked on Amazon, most copies cost $100+.
‘Taylor 5’ — a story about a cloned girl. Oh, we are also reading ‘Lord of the Flies’ in class, but I read that already.
I last read ‘The Terminal Experiment’ about making three clones of a pretty smart guy in the computer, and about how they escaped into the internet to cause unexpected disturbances. It was interesting because the three clones differed in the sense that one was the ‘control’, another one was the ‘life-after-death clone’, and the other one was the ‘living-forever clone’.
My last book that I’ve read was Carnegie, Dale — ‘How to Win Friends and Influence People’ (the PDF version). It’s a good book that explains how to develop your communication skills. I’m not into this, but one friend of mine recommended it highly, and it wasn’t in vain. I’ve learned much. Sorry about my English. I’m a better speaker than writer.
The last one I read was ‘Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix’. It is a really good book, definitely the battle of Albus and He Who Must Not Be Named. But the rest was equally good, except for when one good friend of his died.
Hmm… I am reading just computer books. Now I am reading PHP and Flash MX. There are too many books, but for me, computers are best.
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