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Post by Sora on Mar 17, 2009 21:03:13 GMT -5
The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod:
8th Grade Bites
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Post by Pickle on Mar 18, 2009 16:43:56 GMT -5
The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod: 8th Grade Bites What did you think of it? |
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Post by Herfefiny on Mar 28, 2009 23:40:05 GMT -5
Harry Potter 3! [for about the 50th time]  |
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Post by Butterscotch on Mar 29, 2009 11:20:07 GMT -5
Harry Potter 3! [for about the 50th time] That's my favorite HP book! <3 The last book I read....was, um, well it was Charlotte's Web. ^^; I love reading children's books. In a way, they're more entertaining than books for adults, since they're simpler. I can't really rate Charlotte's Web. It's a children's classic, and a beautiful story. |
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Post by Zero on Mar 29, 2009 14:36:15 GMT -5
In Odd We Trust
The prequel to Dean Koontz Odd Thomas series.
If you like the paranormal, get this series. It's sad, suspensful, gripping, and addictive. I should know, my English Teacher wanted to kill me after showing it to her because she got hooked on it.
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Post by Rozewater on Mar 29, 2009 17:15:09 GMT -5
Just finished: Of Mice and Men.
Oh, freshmen English requirements. Actually, it was pretty decent (compared to how most "classics" drag) It was pretty cool how the plot was based in Salinas, CA though. That's about an hour from where I live. ^^
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Post by Pickle on Apr 1, 2009 16:58:51 GMT -5
Mice and Men was indeed good.
My favorite forced book was To Kill a Mockingbird. It was well written.
Now, for me, I hated Lord of the Flies. Not because the story was bad. I just though the author's writing style was...rather uncreative and certain things in the story that to me seem important were wrote rather short and unimportant things dragged on.
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Post by Anime Fangirl on Apr 1, 2009 19:56:46 GMT -5
The Power of One. <.<; It's actually not that bad, except I have to take notes on it. ._.
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Post by BorderWolf on Apr 6, 2009 11:11:36 GMT -5
Sticklers, Sideburns & Bikinis: The Military Origins of Everyday Words and Phrases.
by Graeme Donald
It tells of various words and how their meaning came to be.
Stickler: Was originally the title of the umpires appointed to the game to ensure fair play at tournaments, making sure the rules were obeyed.
Sideburns: Mutton-chop side-whiskers were known as "Burnsides", after Civil War General Ambrose Evertt Burnside, but after his fall from favor people started to reverse the term, not only for their location on the face but also for the general's repution for getting everything the wrong way around.
Bikini: The location of the first atomice test was adopted as a name for a daring new two-piece bathing suit launched in France in 1946 following newspaper coverage of the tests.
Some words have deeper tellings. The one on Bikini was interesting Such as the island cluster to the natives was actually known as Pikinni, but the military publicity machine got the name wrong. Most of the Europeian countries that are Catholic proclaimed a ban on the swimware, and Hollywood also claimed a ban. But a mayor of a city in Spain, convinced the ruler of Spain, if he wanted the country to profit from tourist money, the ban must be lifted.
Another interesting one is.
Black Box: The flight recorders for airplanes. Now days they are a bright orange in color so they can be found in a crash site. But when they first came out in World War 2, they were black so if the plane crashed in enemy territory it would be harder to find. The name stuck even if the color of the box changed.
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Post by Butterscotch on Apr 6, 2009 11:15:24 GMT -5
I would like to remind people that the point of this threa dis not to simply list the last book you read, but to tell us a little about it: the plot, your opinion etc.
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Post by Simfarmguru on Apr 6, 2009 13:37:20 GMT -5
Like Borders just did?
OK, here's mine- Phoebe Dean By Grace Livingston Hill
An old romance novel, in which an orphaned girl has nasty relatives trying to force her to marry this creep of a suitor. Enter a gentleman(literally!) who falls for her even though she's below his social status.
NOTE-> This book should be read AFTER Marcia Schuyler, as this is actually a sequel. And if you like Miranda, she appears in the final book of this trilogy(Miranda) as a heroine in her own right!
It's quite sweet if you like old fashioned romances. I have to say that this is one of the villains Mrs. Hill seemed to make VERY easy to hate. The old suitor makes me want to hit him, seeing him get his "just deserts" at the end is EXTREMELY satisfying!
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Post by tootsieroll on Apr 18, 2009 4:10:08 GMT -5
Now, for me, I hated Lord of the Flies. Not because the story was bad. I just though the author's writing style was...rather uncreative and certain things in the story that to me seem important were wrote rather short and unimportant things dragged on. I don't really disagree with you Pickle but the author really thought well. Who would've known that if kids were left alone to their own world would end up like [bad] adults too and they might even be more violent since they're not as gentle as real adults. I always thought that it would be happier place if everyone was a kid. But you're kinda right. Here's my book: Not Mines, But Flowers by ... i forgot the writer  It's a cute picture book [w/ a bunny] about mines that go kaboom when poor cute little animals step on them [yes, it has no blood. it's a picture book for kids] and the bunny tries to explain [through poetry] about flowers making the world more cheery instead of dreary.
It's pretty cute [is this type of book even allowed here!?!] but it's just a poetry picture book. it's very light and makes me cry even if it's for kids and the picture's are very soft and very cute. it's nice to read if you're in a tight spot.
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Post by Pickle on Apr 20, 2009 17:15:46 GMT -5
Now, for me, I hated Lord of the Flies. Not because the story was bad. I just though the author's writing style was...rather uncreative and certain things in the story that to me seem important were wrote rather short and unimportant things dragged on. I don't really disagree with you Pickle but the author really thought well. Who would've known that if kids were left alone to their own world would end up like [bad] adults too and they might even be more violent since they're not as gentle as real adults. I always thought that it would be happier place if everyone was a kid. But you're kinda right. I was just explaining this to a friend of mine earlier, so I find this funny. The story behind it is just brilliant. The rawness, the decent from taught behavior, the sides and sections, the fears. All of actual idea is good and it makes it a classic. But the writing itself...it's terrible. It's a bore. Like I mentioned, some parts are skimmed over that should be delved more. Maybe it's me, but I could not get into it because every time I read a page it felt like I was reading something that was just...like a chore. I love reading, but...I just find it obnoxious. |
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Post by BorderWolf on May 4, 2009 11:55:01 GMT -5
Dragons Luck by Robert Asprin
It is the second book of this new seris.
Griffin McCandles after finding out that he is a dragon (while looking human) is learning to take over for an older dragon that runs several gambling houses down in New Orleans. The ghost of a voodoo priestess has asked him to sit in on a convention of 'magical' beings, to moderate talks and debates. Someone wants the convention to fail, and make Griffin look bad. Meanwhile Griffin's siseter Valerie (also a dragon that looks human) is tring to figure out whay another dragon is tring to kill her. From what the dragon claims, she wants to get rid of the 'play toy' (in other words Valerie) of her brother. All the while the assassian (who is named George) from the first book who failed at killing Griffin is hanging around for an over due vacation.
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Post by Pickle on May 9, 2009 19:30:11 GMT -5
Dragons Luck by Robert Asprin It is the second book of this new seris. Griffin McCandles after finding out that he is a dragon (while looking human) is learning to take over for an older dragon that runs several gambling houses down in New Orleans. The ghost of a voodoo priestess has asked him to sit in on a convention of 'magical' beings, to moderate talks and debates. Someone wants the convention to fail, and make Griffin look bad. Meanwhile Griffin's siseter Valerie (also a dragon that looks human) is tring to figure out whay another dragon is tring to kill her. From what the dragon claims, she wants to get rid of the 'play toy' (in other words Valerie) of her brother. All the while the assassian (who is named George) from the first book who failed at killing Griffin is hanging around for an over due vacation. What did you think of it? |
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