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Post by FreeFallForAll on Apr 29, 2010 23:48:58 GMT -5
If you're looking for a new book to read or just want to whore out your favorite series, post here with a brief description of what you're looking for or the book/series. I'll start by recommending Death: A Life by George Pendle, because I need someone to fangirl over this book with besides my IRL best friend. It's an "autobiography" of the Grim Reaper, from his birth in Hell through the Biblical, mythological, and civilized worlds until it reaches the modern day. Obviously, it's satirical, but there are still some honestly moving, touching, and sad parts throughout. It's one of the few books that's ever made me cry.  Plus, you may have noticed that my rank is "God", while Queenie's rank is "GOD". That's a reference to the end of the book, and you have to read it to understand~~ |
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Post by fakkuun on Apr 30, 2010 5:37:21 GMT -5
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Post by Kalina. on Apr 30, 2010 8:03:42 GMT -5
BLOODY JA-/shotshotamilliontimesover
Okay. Moving away from the obvious.
Alex Rider is good, though the equipment explanations get on some people's nerves. I love it, though <3 The series is one of my favorite.
Also, anything by Maureen Johnson, specifically 'Girl at Sea' and '13 Little Blue Envelopes' (ha, the only other one I've read by her is Suite Scarlet). They're these goofy little romances with an awesome central plot and great character and ohgodilovethem <3
A Countess Below Stairs is one of my new favorites. It's so frakking adorable. I adore the characters~. And the great thing is that the romance is sort of an underlying plot, but it's still there.
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Post by OldestWaifu on May 1, 2010 19:19:36 GMT -5
More Than Human By: Theodore Sturgeon
Wonderful book that I picked up one day on a whim. It's set in the early fifties and it's about five children who have amazing abilites and are the next stage in human evolution. Sounds like X-men right?
Well what's amazing is that the author wrote this WAY before X-men. It's also very modern in it's story telling and ideas.
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Post by Kalina. on May 20, 2010 4:36:17 GMT -5
The 'Gone' series, Michael Grant - Gone, Hunger, Lies. I've been a walking library with this book the past week. I recommended it to a friend first and brought her the first two, and then found out another friend never read beyond the first book and brought her the last two. I've never met anyone who thought this was less than an amazing series <3
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Post by Avocados :D on May 20, 2010 9:49:02 GMT -5
Lucas, by Kevin Brooks. Go read it now. And bring tissues.
It's really good, and the only book that's made me cry without hating the ending >.> I'm usually a "happy ending" kind of person.
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Post by Child-Like Ninja on May 23, 2010 11:35:28 GMT -5
Sender Unknown, by Sallie Lowenstein.
If only because this book needs more love.
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Post by FreeFallForAll on May 23, 2010 15:24:48 GMT -5
Lucas, by Kevin Brooks. Go read it now. And bring tissues. It's really good, and the only book that's made me cry without hating the ending >.> I'm usually a "happy ending" kind of person. SOUNDS LIKE YOU'D LIKE THE ENDING OF DEATH: A LIFE THEN IT MAKES ME CRY BUT IT GETS BETTER READ IT FAG0RT |
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Post by Avocados :D on May 24, 2010 9:17:41 GMT -5
Lucas, by Kevin Brooks. Go read it now. And bring tissues. It's really good, and the only book that's made me cry without hating the ending >.> I'm usually a "happy ending" kind of person. SOUNDS LIKE YOU'D LIKE THE ENDING OF DEATH: A LIFE THEN IT MAKES ME CRY BUT IT GETS BETTER READ IT FAG0RT I WILL TRY TO FIND IT THEN |
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Post by FreeFallForAll on May 24, 2010 17:34:55 GMT -5
SOUNDS LIKE YOU'D LIKE THE ENDING OF DEATH: A LIFE THEN IT MAKES ME CRY BUT IT GETS BETTER READ IT FAG0RT I WILL TRY TO FIND IT THEN YOU CAN GET IT ON AMAZON IF THEY HAVE BOOKS INC.S IN IRELAND YOU CAN PROBABLY GET IT THERE TOO THE AUTHOR IS BRITISH SO YOU CAN PROBABLY FIND IT SINCE YOUR COUNTRIES ARE NEIGHBORS AND ALL |
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Post by connachtsidhe on May 28, 2010 22:51:32 GMT -5
Queen of Cities by Andrew Novo. If you're into historical fiction, this is a pretty good read. For me it was a double bonus as there aren't many books on the Ottoman Empire, let alone historical fiction ones. Plot-wise, the setting is Mehmed II's invasion of Constantinople and the perspective changes between his side and the defenders. Again, pretty awesome read.
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Post by Digi12 on May 30, 2010 9:19:41 GMT -5
The Crucible
Wicked
Son of a Witch
Death of a Salesman
Othello
A Modest Proposal (Essay, Satire)
Body Rituals of the Nacirema (Essay, Satire)
The Metamorphosis
The Trial
A Clockwork Orange
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Post by OldestWaifu on May 30, 2010 13:00:50 GMT -5
The Reformed Vampires Support Group by Catherine Jinxs. I finished it recently, and it's very very awesome.  |
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Post by Triangle on Jun 2, 2010 9:05:44 GMT -5
"The Memory's Keeper Daughter" I didn't BAWWWW but I did go all WHHHHHHHHHHHYYYY, NORA, WHYYYYYYYY on it.
Also Peony In Love, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, Shanghai Girls, How To Make A Serial Killer (fact and iogrpahies, but I found it interesting), Lost In the Labyrinth, and and I can't recall OTL
I really want to read "Harvet Home" too. THEY CLOSED DOWN THE BOOKSTORE IN MY MALL. FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
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Post by OldestWaifu on Jun 17, 2010 10:09:14 GMT -5
The Secrets of Jin-Shei by Alma Alexander.
This book is fast-paced, imaginative, and thoroughly engrossing fantasy explores the meaning of friendship and loyalty among eight young women--sisters of the heart--in a mythical Chinese realm. Ever since the dawn of time, mothers have passed on to their daughters a special language (jin-ashu) and the existence of special friendships (jin-shei) that cross boundaries of class and heritage.
I really liked this book and even though my copy was almost four hundred pages long I finished it in a couple of days because the story and characters were so engrossing that I couldn't put it down.
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