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4 Jan 11 - 10:57
Nah, I think Sherlock is better. Hercule Poirot comes close though.
I was reading GoF yesterday. Then I got bored, so I left it. I wish I had a good book to read.

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4 Jan 11 - 12:46
Recently finished:
Change of Heart - Jodi Picoult
Catcher in the Rye - J.D.Salinger
Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen

I'm now about half-way through Across the Nightingale Floor by Lian Hearn; pretty awesome book so far.
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4 Jan 11 - 18:56
How was Catcher in the Rye?
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4 Jan 11 - 21:19
aiReY-chan wrote:How was Catcher in the Rye?
I actually read the book twice in the last week. The first time I just read it quickly and didn't really like it - the book just seemed irritating and without a good plot. This seemed a little odd seeing as it's one of those classics, so I read up on some of the themes and went back to the book again. The amount of details etc that came through the second time was mind-blowing.

So what I'm getting at with my little rambling story is that I think the book is really good, but you have to be prepared to take it kind of slow and appreciate the details with some analysis.
Bartimaeus: It won't be the only mad thing about if you let this lot go. Check out that one at the end. He's taken the form of a footstool. Weird...but somehow I like his style.
Nathaniel: That is a footstool. No one's using that Pentacle.
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Nero Higher Spirit
5 Jan 11 - 02:27
Epic_Footstool wrote:
aiReY-chan wrote:How was Catcher in the Rye?
I actually read the book twice in the last week. The first time I just read it quickly and didn't really like it - the book just seemed irritating and without a good plot. This seemed a little odd seeing as it's one of those classics, so I read up on some of the themes and went back to the book again. The amount of details etc that came through the second time was mind-blowing.

So what I'm getting at with my little rambling story is that I think the book is really good, but you have to be prepared to take it kind of slow and appreciate the details with some analysis.
Very true. You must take in all the details and realize that this isn't just a story where everything is given to you on the surface of the page - reading between the lines is a very vital skill.
5 Jan 11 - 10:07
Nero wrote:
Epic_Footstool wrote:
aiReY-chan wrote:How was Catcher in the Rye?
I actually read the book twice in the last week. The first time I just read it quickly and didn't really like it - the book just seemed irritating and without a good plot. This seemed a little odd seeing as it's one of those classics, so I read up on some of the themes and went back to the book again. The amount of details etc that came through the second time was mind-blowing.

So what I'm getting at with my little rambling story is that I think the book is really good, but you have to be prepared to take it kind of slow and appreciate the details with some analysis.
Very true. You must take in all the details and realize that this isn't just a story where everything is given to you on the surface of the page - reading between the lines is a very vital skill.
It's an overrated skill, don't bother with it. Why are we talking in italics?
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Nero Higher Spirit
5 Jan 11 - 18:45
David Cat wrote:
Nero wrote:
Epic_Footstool wrote:
aiReY-chan wrote:How was Catcher in the Rye?
I actually read the book twice in the last week. The first time I just read it quickly and didn't really like it - the book just seemed irritating and without a good plot. This seemed a little odd seeing as it's one of those classics, so I read up on some of the themes and went back to the book again. The amount of details etc that came through the second time was mind-blowing.

So what I'm getting at with my little rambling story is that I think the book is really good, but you have to be prepared to take it kind of slow and appreciate the details with some analysis.
Very true. You must take in all the details and realize that this isn't just a story where everything is given to you on the surface of the page - reading between the lines is a very vital skill.
It's an overrated skill, don't bother with it. Why are we talking in italics?
No that's not overrated - Inheritance is. =P

And I dunno why mine turned into italics. I don't remember coding it...
6 Jan 11 - 06:29
Nero wrote:No that's not overrated - Inheritance is. =P
OH NO YOU DI'INT :o
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6 Jan 11 - 15:37
^OVERRATEＤOVERRATEDOVERRATED.

Reading a chinese book called The Dream of Ding Village. It's about the blood trade that led to an AIDS epidemic in a rural Chinese village. The imagery in the book is creepy and really beautiful.
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6 Jan 11 - 15:43
INHERITANCE IS NOT OVERRATED, YOU ARE ALL OVERRATED *sulks in a corner*
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Mwamba Higher Spirit
6 Jan 11 - 21:11
David Cat wrote:INHERITANCE IS NOT OVERRATED, YOU ARE ALL OVERRATED *sulks in a corner*
Blarg. The only character I liked when I read it was Murtagh. He had semi-depth. And even then he was merely a springboard into my fangirl fantasies.

And as for reading, does the audiobook of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo count? It was pretty good, but then again I don't know how it would hold up if I was physically reading it and not in a car for about 12 hours.
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6 Jan 11 - 23:29
Mwamba wrote:
David Cat wrote:INHERITANCE IS NOT OVERRATED, YOU ARE ALL OVERRATED *sulks in a corner*
Blarg. The only character I liked when I read it was Murtagh. He had semi-depth. And even then he was merely a springboard into my fangirl fantasies.
Blah character depth. I don't notice that stuff anyway. The story is awesome.
Number 4 needs to come out. Or at least be given an actual release date T___T
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7 Jan 11 - 07:53
Inheritance... :-/
What to say? I mean, who doesn't like dragons and all?
But it's just another fantasy themed book with no outstanding characters, and the story is not what I'd call original.
So, yes, it's overrated.
"When I get sad, I stop being sad and be awesome instead. True story".
7 Jan 11 - 22:14
aiReY-chan wrote:and the story is not what I'd call original.
ORIGINALNESS IS IRRELEVANT TO AWESOMENESS.
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8 Jan 11 - 09:13
A book can be awesome without being original, but Eragon isn't awesome. Why would you want to read about some raging sociopathic hero and a 'villian' who wants TAX?!

I'm reading Artemis Fowl and the Atlantis Complex. Just got the latest two books. Can't get through the first chapter already. *tosses aside*
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8 Jan 11 - 11:03
I suppose yáll know that CP is planning on more books? According to him, he has completely planned and outlined approximately six other books. He also said that future compositions may revisit Alagaesia but from a different perspective.
"If the bee disappears from the surface of the earth, man would have no more than four years to live. No more bees, no more pollination ... no more men!" - Einstein
"I like quoting Einstein. Know why? Because nobody dares contradict you." - Studs Terkel.
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Nero Higher Spirit
8 Jan 11 - 16:41
Let's hope that writing's better.

The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón.

Blew. My. Mind.
8 Jan 11 - 17:15
nathanielandbartimaeus wrote:I suppose yáll know that CP is planning on more books? According to him, he has completely planned and outlined approximately six other books. He also said that future compositions may revisit Alagaesia but from a different perspective.
YAY ^_^
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9 Jan 11 - 09:39
n&B wrote:I suppose yáll know that CP is planning on more books? According to him, he has completely planned and outlined approximately six other books. He also said that future compositions may revisit Alagaesia but from a different perspective.
OH NO :no:
Nero wrote:The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón.
:yes: :yes: :yes: :yes: :yes: :yes:
Read The Prince of Mist, if you haven't.
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Pretty boring. :-/
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9 Jan 11 - 20:59
David Cat wrote:
nathanielandbartimaeus wrote:I suppose yáll know that CP is planning on more books? According to him, he has completely planned and outlined approximately six other books. He also said that future compositions may revisit Alagaesia but from a different perspective.
YAY ^_^
Sorry to burst your bubble DC, but at the pace CP's going he won't even get half of those done in his lifetime.

Reading graphic novels and career books, sorry but Solomon's not getting read 'till I've done my exams; I want a full day or so to myself to read through it.


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