Assassin
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Post by Assassin on Aug 1, 2006 4:17:33 GMT
Currently reading "Animal Farm". Quite a realistic book, beside the fact that the animals have human intelligence.
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Post by duncanfan on Aug 1, 2006 6:40:21 GMT
Currently reading "Animal Farm". Quite a realistic book, beside the fact that the animals have human intelligence. I read it a little more than a year ago. I enjoyed the book and the rather thinly veiled message it presents, but I thought that '1984' was better. It's been such a long time that I'm not sure if I can list all the reasons why- but I did prefer the way '1984's story was presented and found it more interesting to read. Granted, neither book was bad at all...
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Post by Captain Punjab on Aug 1, 2006 13:01:01 GMT
I agree with you, Day Tripping/Duncanfan. I also thought that 1984 was a more fun read, and seemed to have more of a story to it, with the message coming second. In Animal Farm, the message seemed to take priority over the actual characters and story. Just my thoughts...
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Post by JimBobDunnie on Aug 21, 2006 21:21:36 GMT
I have recently read the book called "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time". Its about a Aspergers Symdrone sufferer trying to find out who killed his neighbours dog. A very good read, if I say so myself.
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Post by Mark Iron on Aug 25, 2006 22:24:15 GMT
currently reading 2001: A space oddessy. after that I plan on reading 1984.
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Post by douglas on Aug 26, 2006 0:21:23 GMT
Boy, I had one helluva night reading Stephen King's Misery. From roughly ten-thirty p.m. to two-fourteen a.m. EST I stayed up reading that book. Disturbed the hel outta me, and I slept most of the day today because of it.
-I'll have to read Animal Farm next year for my eighth-grade lit class.
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Post by mstnoodle on Aug 26, 2006 3:24:29 GMT
Animal Farm, I've read that. Such a weird and sad story. Mstnoodle
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Post by gotSTEAM? on Aug 31, 2006 19:35:18 GMT
Currently, I am reading Last Voyage of the Lusitania by Robert Ballard. Lots of history, loads of beautiful paintings and pictures, and quite a moving story along with her discovery. It's interesting to see how the USA got involved in WWI, not to mention I'll read anything by Robert Ballard, super cool oceanographer that he is XD
~Elizabeth
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Post by bobwinkle007 on Aug 31, 2006 22:20:57 GMT
I'm currently reading "All Quiet on the Western Front." It's a very powerful book.
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Post by *Showboi~Lee... on Sept 6, 2006 20:59:48 GMT
I have just finished reading 'Book the Eleventh and Twelth - Lemony Snicket' and I am currently reading 'Being Jordan - Katie Price'. Katie Price has had a rough life, I would recommend it - it change my opinion!
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Post by jake on Sept 8, 2006 4:45:39 GMT
I'll be reading TO KILL A MOCKING BIRD in my English class on Monday. Hear it's an interesting book on segregation, the Great Depression, etc.
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Post by Commodore on Sept 9, 2006 22:16:56 GMT
I'm reading 2 books right now.
The Great Gatsby for English class.
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Star Wars The New Jedi Order: Dark Tide II: Ruin. I've been meaning to read the NJO series for awhile since I've started I'm hooked. I want to finish the series soon so I can start the Legacy of the Force series, unfortunately, I have to read the Dark Nest trilogy beforehand.
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Post by FlyingScotsman on Sept 12, 2006 14:22:01 GMT
I've just finished Flann O'Brien's The Third Policeman. It's a very bizarre book, very funny and also very dark. Apparently it was a major source of inspiration for Lost, although the two works don't have a huge amount in common...
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Post by Jim on Sept 12, 2006 22:34:33 GMT
I've recently read and therefore recommend Robert Rankin's The Witches Of Chiswick.
It's best described as 'The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen' meets 'The League of Gentlemen'. It's chock full of witty roles played by both historical and classical litterary figures.
Off-topic, but speaking of 'The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen' , a new graphic novel 'The Black Dossier' is close to being published in the near future.
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Post by OldBoiler on Sept 13, 2006 21:19:10 GMT
I'm onto a book called One Glass Is Never Enough by Jane Wenham-Jones. So far I'm into the third chapter and I'm starting to enjoy it. Better than that c&*p Lord of the Rings!
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Post by FlyingScotsman on Sept 14, 2006 14:26:49 GMT
I've recently read and therefore recommend Robert Rankin's The Witches Of Chiswick. It's best described as 'The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen' meets 'The League of Gentlemen'. It's chock full of witty roles played by both historical and classical litterary figures. Off-topic, but speaking of 'The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen' , a new graphic novel 'The Black Dossier' is close to being published in the near future. Robert Rankin's books are highly recommended. Try the Brentford Trilogy.
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OldBoiler
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Post by OldBoiler on Sept 22, 2006 8:30:50 GMT
I've just finished a book called: One Glass is Never Enough. Brilliant and funny with a few surprising twists to the story. The current book sound boring but is important for my course. It's also quite interesting too. It's Hillier's Fundamental Guide to Motor Vehicle Technology.
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Post by Mafew on Sept 24, 2006 14:24:19 GMT
Hannibal, I need to get Red Dragon n Silence of the Lambs from somewhere I seen the films so just trying to peice together the info.
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Post by FlyingScotsman on Sept 27, 2006 8:48:28 GMT
I've been reading some of Myles na Gopaleen's Cruiskeen Lawn collected newspaper columns. Funniest thing I've read in a long time. Myles is better known as the novelist Flann O'Brien, and had this uniquely Irish sense of surreal humour.
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Post by HuckleberryLarry on Sept 29, 2006 13:33:16 GMT
I read R.L Stine's Goosebumps books
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