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Post by BorderWolf on Feb 28, 2010 13:08:23 GMT -5
A Night in the Lonesome October: by Roger Zelazny
It is a humorous horror book, set in the late 19th century, when on October 31 the Moon will be full and enough magic power get built up to allow some people to open a gate letting the Elder Gods to return to the Earth, or to help some people to prevent the gate from opening. The story is seen through the eyes of the familiar of a knife weilding man named Jack. Some of the other characters in the story are based on characters of "classic" horror and mystery stories\movies and from history.
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Post by Skittles on Mar 2, 2010 16:26:26 GMT -5
The View from a Kite.
A book about a teenage girl living with tuberculosis in the seventies. It's hard to describe without giving anything away. But if you're looking for a funny but bittersweet book, I highly recommend it.
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Post by May on Mar 2, 2010 17:40:17 GMT -5
The Last Song by Nicolas Sparks
Maybe my favorite, as of now. Mostly love story, but a lot of loss of innocence lessons and family themes as well. It was beautiful, as was bittersweet, which I happen to love in books. I'd definitely recommend it, but the main characters are in their late teens, be aware. I'm just trying to say that it may be more interesting for the young adult genre readers. Amazing book :]
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Post by BorderWolf on Apr 12, 2010 11:49:39 GMT -5
Loser Palooza : by Darby Conley
A colection of the Get Fuzzy comic strips.
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Post by Skittles on Apr 13, 2010 20:23:48 GMT -5
The Tomorrow Series, Book 7: The Other Side of Dawn by John Maderson
Don't you just hate it when you get to the end of a good series.
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Post by Butterscotch on Apr 24, 2010 8:36:47 GMT -5
A Long Fatal Love Chase by Louisa May Alcott
Rosamund Vivian is a beautiful young woman who feels trapped at her grandfather's house. When she meets the mysterious and dashing Phillip Tempest she quickly falls in love and they run off together. But after a happy year, Rosamund learns the truth of Tempest's sordid past and she flees into the night. Tempest chases her across Europe, stalking her every move and she desperately tries to find freedom from his obsession.
It's a pretty good book, though a bit corny. It's showing it's age in some spots, such as Tempest's shocking secret. By modern standards, it's bad, but not the unforgivable sin it would have been in the 1860's. But in many ways, the book is surprisingly modern, with the themes of a woman's right to be free and independent.
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Post by BorderWolf on Apr 24, 2010 11:40:44 GMT -5
Everyday Mutts: by Patrick McDonnell
a comic strip treasury of the Mutts comic strip.
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Post by Butterscotch on Apr 24, 2010 16:30:44 GMT -5
And what were your thoughts on it?
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Post by BorderWolf on Apr 25, 2010 11:41:29 GMT -5
Very funny. Perfect for cheering you up if you have had a bad\rough day. Or if you want to get into a more happier mood.
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Post by Butterscotch on May 4, 2010 10:51:01 GMT -5
Rilla of Ingleside by Lucy Maude Montgomery
The final book in the Anne of Green Gables series, Rilla of Ingleside shifts the focus off Anne herself and to her youngest daughter. Rilla is 14 going on 15, pretty and sweet, but a little spoiled and shallow.
One summer evening Rilla is excited to be going to her first "grown-up" party. She has a wonderful time, dancing with many boys, including family friend Kenneth Ford, an older boy that Rilla has liked since childhood. But her perfect night is ruined, as word comes around that England has declared war on Germany. World War One has begun.
The book follows Rilla over the duration of the war, and we see how the hardship of the war forces her to grow up quickly and mature.
The book is the most mature of the series, dealing with war and death, and can be heart-breaking at times. However, the book has many comedic elements as well. All in all, an excellent book and a fitting end to the series.
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Post by Butterscotch on Jun 6, 2010 21:14:04 GMT -5
The Binding Chair by Kathryn Harrison
The book follows the lives of two women, May, a Chinese woman with bound feet, and her niece, Alice. The story spans several decades, but is not told in linear fashion, bouncing between May's childhood, Alice's childhood and the adulthood of the two women in the 20's.
To be honest, I'm not sure if I liked the book or not. While some parts where really interesting and well written, the book felt a bit disjointed and the main character was not very likeable. May endured a lot in her past, and should be a sympathetic character, but her experiences have hardened her and made her difficult to like. Alice is easier to like, but her story is not as interesting.
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Post by Rouge on Jun 6, 2010 23:29:34 GMT -5
The Binding Chair sounds like a good read along with A Night in the Lonesome October. I'll definitely look for both.
I just finished To Kill A Mocking Bird and thought it was fabulous. Its about a family that lives in the south and the struggles of segregation. The story is seen through the eyes of a little girl named scout who is some what of a tomboy. She and her brother Jem are the children of a lawyer named Atticus. Their father being a lawyer play a huge part in the story but I'd rather not elaborate because its much better if you just read it to find out. I the author is hilarious, probably one of the funniest books I've ever read, One of my favorites.
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Post by BorderWolf on Jun 7, 2010 13:02:40 GMT -5
Uncle John's Bathroom Reader: The World's Gone Crazy
by the Bathroom Readers' Institure
This is a humorous reference book. It has several weird, funny and true information. Such as....
The program that Google made called Google Earth, where you view the world by satellite images. One person was ready when the satellite went over the area he worked (Google's headquarters) he went outside and held up a large sign that read "Proposal 2.0: MARRY ME LESLIE!" And a note afterward said that she said yes.
That some research projects were made that sound somewhat goofy, and you wonder did they have to spend all that time a money to tells us these things? Like, Ducks Like Rain. Oxford University gave a group of ducks full access to a pond, a water trough, and a shower. They found that the ducks preferred to stand under the shower to standing in still water. The study took three years to do and cost half a million dollars.
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Post by Angel on Jun 7, 2010 20:53:04 GMT -5
Last book i read was
Bite of the Mango
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Post by Butterscotch on Jun 8, 2010 9:51:05 GMT -5
Last book i read was Bite of the Mango Can you tell us more about it? What was it about? Did you like it? |
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