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Post by shanedooiney on Feb 29, 2008 17:52:27 GMT
Right now I've been reading ahead in my Design textbook. I find it most intriguing.
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Post by AwdryEngine on Mar 14, 2008 22:42:30 GMT
At the moment, I'm reading The Sea Wolf by Jack London and Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift.
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Post by douglas on Mar 15, 2008 1:21:44 GMT
I just finished J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye. I thought it was alright.
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Post by shanedooiney on Mar 16, 2008 2:37:15 GMT
The Catcher in the Rye is one of my all time favorites. I don't even know why, but I really like it.
I think I posted this in a different thread, but I'm re-reading for the second time Stephen Colbert's I Am America (And So Can You!). I just love it.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2008 8:45:38 GMT
Since finishing my last novel I haven't properly got into a book, so to be honest I have actually started reading the Railway Series again, just randomly selecting books to read.
Delving into the Island of Sodor book too
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Post by AwdryEngine on May 20, 2008 1:28:03 GMT
I'm on page 51 in George Orwell's 1984. It's a great read, I highly suggest every SiFer reads it.
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Post by sudriansirhandel on May 21, 2008 2:09:32 GMT
Right now, I'm reading The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien. However, right now I've made a list of over 50 books I really want to read when I'm finished with this. ( 1984 is one of them )
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Post by Christopher on Jun 5, 2008 21:35:22 GMT
I've just finished reading The Pig Scrolls, and...wow. Truly astounding throughout. A lot of great plot twists and hilariously witty. Even better if you grab an audio version of it, too. Toby Jones really brings the characters to life! Oh yeah, and the Captain Underpants books are worth getting a hold of too, for anyone with an unlimited sense of humour ;D
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Post by Nicholas on Jun 6, 2008 18:11:22 GMT
Of course I commonly read The Railway Series, but a recent book I have read was:
THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME, although who the author is has left my head completely.
It's written as if from the perspective of an Autistic boy. He sets out attempting to solve the mystery of a dog who has been killed with a garden rake, but ends up on the trail of something much bigger and life-changing. A very interesting read, with some interesting insights into what might go through an Autistic child's mind.
Nicholas
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Post by trainzfan on Jun 10, 2008 10:26:40 GMT
I'm reading Class A by Robert Muchamore. If you haven't red any of the CHERUB series, then you haven't lived.
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Post by Aidan on Jul 14, 2008 4:04:45 GMT
Elizabeth recently gave me a copy of Titanic: An Illustrated History, and I've only just started reading it, but it's an incredible read. Don Lynch has clearly done his research carefully.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2008 19:46:01 GMT
Joe Calzaghe: An autobiography about the Welsh Boxer.
Arthur Daley - Straight Up: A hilarious take on of an autobiography about the main star from "Minder".
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Post by gotSTEAM? on Sept 1, 2008 5:18:10 GMT
Currently have my nose in Flash CS3 Professional, trying to glean some tips on how I'm going to survive my Flash final XD
Also, I dunno if this counts, but I got my PMS (Pantone Matching System) swatchbooks in the mail a few days ago, and I've been trying to memorize some of the common PMS numbers, so I can impress my teacher next quarter...
~Elizabeth
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Post by Nicholas on Sept 15, 2008 2:04:42 GMT
I've started reading George Orwell's 1984. [And I just read that AwrdyEngine had also read it, above]
It was on my very short list of books to read some time, as well as Catch-22 and Our Mutual Friend [not that I have any clue what happens in the latter, but it was mentioned in Lost, and I was intrigued... don't ruin it]
Anyway, we were told to pick a book from a huge box last year in Engish, and, after rummaging around, found it, and so decided to read it. Since then that English teacher left, shame really, he was quite funny in a rather satirical way. I only presume I'm allowed to keep the book!
Good read so far anyway!
Nicholas
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2008 11:51:17 GMT
Well, I haven't bought it yet but im going to get the Force Unleashed Novel, but not until I have played the game, don't want to spoil the story for me.
With all the paast prequel Star Wars films, I always spoilt it for myself by reading the novels before I went to see the Movie :-(
Out of interest, anyone know any good Star Wars novels set after Revenge of the Sith, set in the dark times? I have read Dark Lord Rising, and thought it was awesome, thing I may have to revist it....if I can find it!
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Post by douglas on Sept 25, 2008 22:04:07 GMT
John Grisham's A Painted House. I just finished King's Rose Madder a week ago; to me it was basically a spinoff on one of the subplots from It.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2008 22:06:40 GMT
I am now currently reading...
Becoming Holyfield: A book about Evander Holyfield, a boxer, and his life so far.
Who On Earth Is Tom Baker?: After a few months, I have continued reading where I left off with the book on the life story of "Doctor Who" actor, Tom Baker.
The Rik Mayall: Bigger Than Hitler, Better Than Christ!: I'm reading, or trying to read in this case, the life story of Rik Mayall.
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Post by percyluvsemily on Oct 12, 2008 3:43:50 GMT
I am reading The Crucible by Arthur Miller. I have to say that I really like it. I like how there are really only four scenes, but Miller manages to get enough plot and characters in without really making it drag. I was in a production recently entitled "The Scrying Glass", which was a play that was also about the Salem Witch Trials, and this sort of enhanced the experience for me. This also proved a problem however, because I couldn't help but point out the glaring inaccuracies of the play. For expample, despite popular belief, Reverend Parris' servant, Tituba was not in fact african-american. She was a captured Indian who was always in America. She also did not teach the girls any witchcraft, as she would have never learned it due to her heritage. She is actually simply a scapegoat for the girls when Reverend Parris catches them practicing witchcraft. However, to one who does not know the story that well, the book can be fun to read, and if I close my eyes and pretend the novel is entirely a work of fiction, it is a great read. It also features my favorite historic character of all time, Giles Corey!
I like reading plays instead of books because there's not as much unecissary over-anilization, plus imagining the play going on in your head as you read makes it even more fun.
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Post by Aidan on Oct 14, 2008 4:12:51 GMT
To get in the spirit of Halloween, I've been reading Alvin Schwartz' "Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark" series. They've got some really creepy stories, with even creepier illustrations! It's a great series of books!
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Post by driveus on Dec 6, 2008 10:40:24 GMT
I've recently finished reading Bram Stocker's Dracula and I've asked my father to get meRuthless: A Memior[/i] by Jerry Heller for christmas. It's about the life and times of Eazy-E, his Ruthless Records label and other things I'll post when I finally receive it in the mail.
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