Book Title:
Genre:
Author:
How far are you in the story?:
Do you like the story so far?:
Additional Comments:
Book Title: Loving Time
Genre: Mystery
Author: Leslie Glass
How far are you in the story?: I'm at the beginning
Do you like the story so far?: It seems good enough.
Additional Comments:
Title: Across the nightingale floor
Genre: Historic Fantasy
Author: Lian Hearn
How far: Chapter 3- not very far
Like it?: Yes
Additional: May read the next 2- Grass for his pillow and Brilliance of the moon
Title: Sword of Shannara
Genre: Fantasy
Author: Terry Brooks
How Far: Around page 205 out of about 730.
Like It?: Yes, it has a lot a dialouge, but it's always interesting. With enough action to keep you awake.
Additional Comments: Read it. And Allanon is a total bad*ss.
Book Title: Crime and Punishment
Genre: Classic Literature
Author: Fyodor Dostoevsky
How far are you in the story?: p.120
Do you like the story so far?: Very different to anything I have read, takes the form of first-person narrative, but also as first-person 'running conscience'; ie direct stream of the thoughts in the characters mind.
Additional Comments: Rather tough to get into and read, what with the running conscience and subconscience form of perspective. Also, the fact that every character's dialogue comes off as being a publicised soliloquy (I am aware of the oxymoron ;)) becomes a tad demanding on one's patience.
Book Title: Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
Genre: Historical
Author: William L Shirer
How far are you in the story?: ~p450
Do you like the story so far?: Extremely detailed and objective viewpoint detailing how Hitler rose to power, with all the 'behind-the-scenes' actions that occured that simply cannot be covered in the span of movies of documentaries.
Additional Comments: Great and important read when you look at how Hitler was able to rise to power through deception and cunning, especially when you compare it to recent leaders around the world.
The Supernaturalist by Eion Colfer.
Kind of a Sci-Fi book.
Pretty interesting so far. I started it today and im about 1/2 through.
Book title- Snow Crash
Genre- Sci Fi
Author- Neal Stephenson
How far...: Page 352 out of 440
Do you like...: yeh, otherwise i'dve stopped reading it :)
Additional comments: none as of yet, solid storyline tho
Book Title- Napalm & Silly Putty
Genre- Comedy
Author- George Carlin
How far. 178/269
Do you like the story so far?: I love it.
Additional comments: Some of his best material i've seen. Really has you laughing on every page. Great prose & philosophy too.
Book: Fallen Angels
Genre: War book
Author: Walter Dean Myers
How far: around 1/4th done
Do you like: Yes. Very interesting book.
Comments: It's about black soldiers in the Vietnam War.
Book Title: Predator: Concrete Jungle
Genre: Horror/action/sci-fi.
Author: Nathan Archer
How far are you in the story?: Halfway. Haven't been able to read as much altely.
Do you like the story so far?: God yes.
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Book title- Snow Crash
Genre- Sci Fi
Author- Neal Stephenson
How far...: Page 352 out of 440
Do you like...: yeh, otherwise i'dve stopped reading it
Additional comments: none as of yet, solid storyline tho
Holy bloody christ, someone with a taste in sci-fi. Go read Cryptonomicon when you're done.
I'm not reading anything right now; but I might pick up something by Tom Clancy... I've got a load of unread books of his lying around by my bed.
Book Title: Star of the Sea
Genre: I don't have a clue.
Author: Joseph O'Connor
How far are you in the story?: Page 1
Do you like the story so far?: The prologue is excellent. Very descriptive, very verbose, yet not boringly so. I'm not all too far in, yet, though... =p
I just read the first chapter of Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities. It's the book I'm going to be reading for the rest of the school year. I hope it's as good as everyone says it is.
Book Title: Fugitive Days
Genre: Biography
Author: Bill Ayers
How far are you in the story?: 138 pages
Do you like the story so far?: Well, yes and no. Some of the detail trails off into "I didn't need to know" territory as far as some of the sexual escapades go, but nothing really more than "R" rated in my opinion. But it's a biography and also a glimpse into the time period.
Additional Comments: I like how the guy stood up for what he believed after figuring out for himself what was and wasn't right.
The Great Gatsby for school and the STORY OF WORLD WAR II for personal pleasure. It is 1200 pages and very interseting, if you like WWII!
Book Title: Dracula
Genre: Horror
Author: Bram Stoker
How far are you in the story?: page 18 :P
Do you like the story so far?: seems ok
Additional Comments: none as of yet
Title: The Da Vinci Code
Genre: Thriller
Author: Dan Brown
How far am I in: Midway through chapter 5 (Of 107 O.O)
Do I like it?: Yes. A lot. I had high expectations that are so far fufilled. The amount of mystery keeps the reader intrigued.
Additional comments: I would definately recommend this a read- It looks big and heavy going but seems to bypass all the 'boring stuff' that writers fall into the trap of creating to much of.
Title- The Freya Project
Genre- Thriller
Author- Phil Rosette
How Far- Page 18, just got it 25 minutes ago
Do I Like It?- Heck yes, it's very good.
Additional Comments- It's actually written by my friends dad, so that's pretty cool. I recommend every one buy it, it's really cool.
Title: The Subtle Knife
Genre: Fantasy
Author: Philip Pullman
How Far: About halfway through. Lyra and Will are going to go and steal back the Alethiometre.
Do I like it?: Of course. This is one of my favourite trilogies.
Title: Across the Nightingale floor
Genre: Fantasy-ish/alternate history
Author: Lian Hearn
How Far: About 1/3 through
Do I like it?: Yep, can't wait to finish it so I can read the next 2- Grass for his pillow and Brilliance of the moon
Torn between 2 paths,
Blood binds him to one....
Vengence to the other.
The Misanthrope. Delightful reading. I'm surprised I never got around to reading this before. The eloquent rhyming method compliments it magnificently.
Book Title: The Amber Spyglass
Genre: Fantasy
Author: Philip Pullman
How far are you in the story?: I've just started
Do you like the story so far?: Of course. One of my favourite series.
Book Title: Hey Rube
Genre: Gonzo journalism
Author: Hunter S. THompson
How far are you in the story?: just got it yesterday. around page 15
Do you like it?: Yes Very much
Book Title : IT
Genre: Horror
Author: Stephen King
How far: Pg.148/1090
Do you like it: Yeah its pretty good. So far its not my favorite Stephen King story, but it is good nonetheless
Title-House of Leaves
Genre-Who knows? Phi fiction, probably
Author-Mark Z. Danielewski
How far I am in the book-About half-way
Do I like it?-It's definetely one of the best three novels I will probably ever read.
Title: At The Mountains Of Madness And Other Tales Of Terror
Genre:Horror
Author: H.P. Lovecraft
How Far Am I: Halfway through
Do I like it? Yes, it's very well written and gives the reader the actual felling of being told a true story of horror, like most of Lovecraft's work.
I'm talking about At The Mountains Of Madness, I haven't made it to the short stories, uet.
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Genre: Textbooks
How Far: About 1/5 of the way through each...
Do I Like Them: Uhh.. College Algebra can go to hell. The others give me no problem.
Combined Cost: $260+
Book Title: The Richest Man In Babylon
Genre: Finance/educational/fiction
Author: George S Classon
How far are you in the story?: It's multiple stories in 1 book.
Do you like the story so far?: Love it. The lessons within these "Babylonion parables" are paramount to anyone who wishes to be knowledgeable about money.
Additional Comments: Buy this and Rich Dad Poor Dad
Huh, I thought I already posted in here... meh.
Book Title: Battle Royale
Genre: Fiction/Horror/Political
Author: Koushun Takami
How far are you in the story?: Page 182. My reading time is limited unfortunately
Do you like the story so far?: Absolutely. I don't think I've read a bloodier book before.
Book Title: Twisted
Author: Jeffery Deaver
Genre: Murder/Suspense/ Short Story
How Far am I: Page 159. In the short story named "Triangle"
Do You like the Story(s) so far: Definately
I highly reccommend just about anything by this author, Ive read the Stone Monkey by Deaver also and loved it.
Book Title: Huck Finn
Author: Infamous Mark Twain
Genre: Classic adventure
How far am I: ch. 26
Do u like it: Its for skool, so no
The Awakening, a book about female infidelity. It is quite nice to read. Back when it was written, infidelity was something to gasp at. Kate Chopin was disliked because of her writing in this book. I'm only about halfway through the book, and I'm still caught up in the emotion.
*** Emperor of Dune; it's disturbing because it's set a few thousand years after Children of Dune and the main character is a cross between a seven-metre long sandworm and a human with the memory of every single ancestor he's ever had. It starts off weirdly, like practically every other Dune book.
By the way, that Lian Hearn series really left me expecting more. It's just semi-action with no real character development. I especially hate the half-assed sort of fantasy themes in it - it's like "oll i can turn invisible and you don't know how!". Even a sandworm-person combination is more feasible because the process is actually explained.
Book Title:Things fall apart
Genre:i do not know yet. Tragedy i think
Author:?
How far are you in the story?:not very far i only started it this morning
Do you like the story so far?:It is quite good so far
Additional Comments:Only started it because it was the only book i could find
Title: Prey
Author: Michael Crichton
Genre: Sci-fi
How far are you in the story: Just started, so not very.
Do I like it?: I like what I've read of page one. :)
Title: The DaVinci Code
Author: Dan Brown
How far: Just started
Comments: Although I haven't gotten very far in it yet, it seems as though it will be interesting. I'm borrowing the special illustrated version. There are some very nice pictures shown in it.
Book Title: Series of Unfortunate Events Book 8, The Hostile Hospital
Genre: Mystery/Action
Author:Lemony Snicket
How far are you in the story?: a little bit more than half way done
Do you like the story so far?: yes
Additional Comments: none
Book Title: Bloodcurling Tales Of Horror And The Macabre
Author: H.P.Lovecraft
How far: Just began only on the third story.
Do I like thus far: Yes, I love Lovecraft.
Book Title :JOHN 1:12
Genre :HORROR/INSPIRATIONAL
Author : Arnold English
How Far : Just started
Do you like?: It's a good suspense/drama book
Comments : none
*** emperor of Dune.
Book Title: Alive
Genre: Non-Fiction survival
Author:Peirce Paul Read
How far are you in the story?: p.g 40 out of more that 250 pages
Do you like the story so far?: yes
Additional Comments: The story of a Uraguayan rugby team on their way to Santiago, Chile by airplane, but crash in the Andes and left to survive.
Title: Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception
Genre: Fantasy Fiction
Author: Eoin Colfer
Page no.: 29 out of 342
Do u like the story: yeh, loved other books, so gotta read the IV
Additional comments: About a human genious and his encounters with the fairy/magical world
Book Title:The Gun Slinger
Genre: Sci-Fi
Author: King
How far are you in the story?: Almost finished
Do you like the story so far?: Really good
Additional Comments : One of the last books of King that I have not
read. Really different.
Title: Ring
Author: Koji Suzuki
Genre: Mystery/Horror
How Far are you: Not far, only pg. 70
How do I like it: It's pretty good thus far, can't say much since I've yet to hit anything major in the story.
Title: Anna Karenina
Author: Leo Tolstoy
Genre: hm..I have no idea..Russian?
How Far are you: About the fifth chapter
How do I like it: It's alright so far.
Split - Tara Moss
Nice thriller and sequel, extremely attractive author. I need to take some time to personally thank our school for managing to bring her to our Literature Festival in a few months... mm.
"Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed" - Jared Diamond.
Very interesting thus far, but I am waiting until finals are over to really get into it. I selected it as a source for my thesis on climate change, but I found it compelling enough to read in its entirety for leisure.
I'm re-reading Neal Stephenson's Snow Crash. Always been one of my favourite techie books, and always will be... I still haven't found a copy of Cryptonomicon, unfortunately.
I'm reading The 13th Warrior. Actually, my mother recommended it to me, and since I greatly enjoyed Prey, I figured I'd give it a try.
"American Cinema/American Culture" by John Belton.
I saw the The 13th Warrior film, Lisa.
well i am reading "The Works of Edgar Allan Poe" its just a bunch of his short stories and some poetry, it's really good, Poe is awesome
The Zombie Survival Guide by: Max Brookes
You gotta know this stuff. When the time comes, how will you react?
Keep your blades zombie splitting sharp
Title: A Tale of Two Cities
Genre:Historical Fiction?
Author: Charles Dickens
Page number:197
Do u like the story: Its a little slow and you have to read slow and carefully for annotations. It takes awhile to get things going.
Title: Mind Game
Author: Christine Feehan
Current page: 130
Do you like the story: Its a little hard to get into Im just starting to get into it.
comments:The cover looks cool
Title: Polgara the Sorceress
Author: David and Leigh Eddings
Genre: Fantasy
Comments: Just a re-read. I bought it a little while ago, since I really enjoyed reading it years ago.
Over the weekend I read Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown (illustrated by Clement Hurd), Freight Train by Donald Crews, and Smoky Night by Eve Bunting, which was my favourite of the three, if only for its culture essence, which is my absolute favourite aspect of children's literature altogether.
Dickens ~ Great Expectations
Once you get used to the victorian lingo, it turns into a pretty good bildungsroman.
'the lovely bones' it's excellent so far
The Last King by Michael Curtis Ford. Pretty good book about Mithridates the Great, a great enemy of Rome.
Book title: The colour of magic
Genre: Fantasy/Parody/Humour
Author: Terry Pratchett
How far: One third
Do I like it? Yes, it is very humorous, and you can never guess what is going to happen.
Book title: Don Quijote of La Mancha
Genre: Humour/Parody
Author: Miguel de Cervantes
How far: Page 240 of about 900
Do I like it? It's pretty good, and has many interesting side stories. Could be better, thoug. Still, clearly worth reading.
I'm reading Atlas Shrugged, by Ayn Rand, and The Greeks at War: From Athens to Alexander, by de Souza, Heckel, and Llewellyn-Jones
The Andromeda Strain - Michael Crichton. Although I'm not too far into it, I can already tell that I'm really going to enjoy it.
A book on Einsteins Relativity Theory which I intend to finish soon :mad:
Uncle Tom's Cabin ~ Harriet Beecher Stowe
I'm on the last page, and this is the most moving book I have ever read. During this great literary experience, I have resorted to tears three times. I highly recommend it.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban... J.K. Rowling
Waiting for a book to come back into my stupid cities library.
Jane Yolen’s Tam Lin. I just started it about 2 minutes ago, so I don't have much to say about it yet. It's not looking too promising, besides the illustrations by Charles, which is what originally brought me to get this book from the library.
I just started reading Millions of Cats by Wanda G
The Resident Evil series by S.D. Perry, they consist of,
#0-Zero Hour
#1-The Umbrella Conspiracy
#2-Caliban Cove
#3-City of the Dead
#4-Underworld
#5-Nemesis
#6-Code: Veronica
I highly recomend these books. im on number 6 right now and all of them have been VERY entertaining
I just finished Chris Van Allsburg's The Polar Express. The illustrations offered a startlingly and playfully exuberant tone, alluring me into the story energetically and enthusiastically yet they were exceptionally dreamy and delicate. I never saw the film, but I suppose I will this coming Christmas when they will most likely release it.
Book title: Equal rites (No, it's not misspelled.)
Genre: Humour/Fantasy
Author: Terry Pratchett
How far: Page 36 of 281
Do I like it? It seems to be mr Pratchett's greatest book yet (although I couldn't tell, as I've only read seven).
Curse of the Anti-Christ
I just finished Chato's Kitchen. The intense colours and thick textures in Susan Guevara's paintings in this story by Gary Soto's convey the culture of East Los Angeles really well.
I also finished reading Triss late last night, which was filled with amusing anthropomorphism.
I have next to me a huge pile of books to read that I borrowed from the library. I'm not precisely sure which one I'm going to read next. It is a tough decision. I'll probably choose one randomly by reaching over and grabbing the first one I touch.
also reading Mere Christianity
I don't think anyone would take me seriously when I say this, but Mere Christianity, by CS Lewis
is a book you must all read before you die. It's amazing thus far
I went out to the park and read I Took a Walk by Henry Cole. The illustrations called attention towards the simple, natural beauty of our surrounding world. Very satisfactory, indeed.
I'm currently reading Diary by Chuck Palahniuk.
I'm a big fan of Chuck's writing style. This particular book is pretty good, although it's not anywhere near as good as Invisible Monsters or Lullaby. I like a lot of themes in this book, especially the point on art from suffering.
The Star-Bearer, written by Dianne Hofmeyr (Do the Whales Still Sing, The Stone) and illustrated by Jude Daly. I have been interested in Egyptian mythology lately. This story has characters that are ***s and ***desses of various aspects of nature, mostly the sky, such as Geb the *** of the earth and Nut the ***dess of the sky. It is a radiant ancient elucidation of how our starry universe was composed and came to be in existence. The entire composition contains familiar fragments of many other culturally inspired mythologies.
I'm going to read Silverwing by Kenneth Oppel next because bats are cool.
Stephen Kings the Dark Tower: The Dark Tower book 7
Lord of the Rings
Histories of Middle Earth
Dune
I'm finally reading the DaVinci Code. IT SUCKS
Just finished readind Dune and Red Dwarf: Last Human. Both great reads.
Currently reading 2001: A Space Oddysey. Never have I read a sci-fi book that has been so fictional yet accurate and realistic. Inspiring stuff.