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Thu May 26, 2005 12:55 pm  |
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| The Life of Pi by Yan Martel was an incredible book, it's my current fav. |
I loved that one too but at one point it had my head spinning! It was recommended by a friend of mine in Mexico. She described this great book she'd just read. It was a true story about a young boy in a lifeboat with zoo animals. I picked it up and was reading and enjoying this true story until it got a little incredible and I closed the book and finally saw the word "fiction" on the spine.  |
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Fri May 27, 2005 1:56 am |
Freefall- I have done that too, except with 'Memoirs of a Geisha'- I thought it was a real geisha.
Rosebud- I also studied handmaid's tale and loved it. her other books are good too. Definitely read 'The Alchemist', is fantastic, lovely, cuddly book.
Also love Harry Potter books. Looking forward to new one this year!
Many more, can't think now. But is a good thread |
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Fri May 27, 2005 7:27 am |
Oh, Liz, that's funny!  I've done that, in fact, I did the *exact* same thing with Memoirs of a Geisha, Maddy, I totally thought it was non-fiction until about half way through. |
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Fri May 27, 2005 7:48 am |
Yes I'm another one who thought Memoirs of a Geisha was a true story, I felt cheated afterwards 
Anyone read Howard Marks? I loved his stuff, he comes across better in his books, I just didn't find the DVD funny at all 
Oh and last summer I read 'Catch me if you can' - to of had his lifestyle!!!!!! the film was not a patch on the book. One of my all time favourates has to be 'Fear and loathing in Las Vegas'.
Also I can't remember the name but it was about a bunch of Maths Students that went to Vegas and cheated the casinos out of Millions written by Martinez I think the name was. Now I can't decide if this was fiction or not  The author was on O' Reilly speaking of O' Reilly argh he drives me nuts, is it just me or you know when he has a guest on the show and rips him to shreds that his ideals must be good I notice the But plug has been brushed under the carpet  oh god can I say that  |
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Wed Jun 08, 2005 11:55 am |
Just started reading
'Shantaram by David Roberts',
A tru story, this book is fantastic so far, I can't put it down. Set in the early 80s Robert's an armed robber & heroin addict escapes from Australian prison to Bombay. He goes on to establish a free health clinic, join the mafia, work as a money launderer, forger, street soldier. He falls in love, learns Hindi & Marathi and acts in Bollywood, then fights with the Mujahedeen in Afghanistan.
I tell you this book has it all, it's fast paced and he really brings everything to life. It's nearly 1000 pages long so I will see if I'm still as enthusiastic when I'm half way through
He is suposed to have written the book 3 times as the first 2 copies the prison guards destroyed. |
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Tue Sep 06, 2005 9:41 am |
| If you like a tearjerker and a book you just CANT put down read The Lovely Bones by Alice Seabold......... Oh my god I couldnt stop crying but had to keep reading to find out what happened.. This book has been right round our office and EVERYONE just loved it... |
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Tue Sep 06, 2005 11:07 am |
| I sobbed during Lovely Bones too! What a wonderfully written, sad book... |
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Wed Sep 07, 2005 3:20 am |
Another good weepy PS I LOVE YOU by Ceceila Ahern, husband dies of cancer and leaves letters for wife to open every month.. cheery not  |
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Thu Sep 08, 2005 12:47 am |
| I just finished reading Freakononmics by Levitt & Dubner. Very interesting read. |
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Thu Sep 08, 2005 8:54 pm |
I'm a fan of Barbara Kingsolver. Poisonwood Bible got me hooked to her style, and Prodigal Summer was very good too.
Just finished reading Q&A by Bikas Swarup. Interesting story about how a young Indian boy wins $1billion rupees in a quiz show, and how the producers and cops are trying to prove that he cheated so they won't have to pay out.
Like many of you guys, Memoirs of a Geisha was also a great read. It's being made into a motion picture apparently, starring Gong Li - famous Chinese actress. But I thought they would have picked Zhang Ziyi from Crouching Tiger etc, because she had more international recognition. |
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Thu Sep 08, 2005 10:07 pm |
I am reading Goldie Hawns autobiography. Its not a book that i would have chosen but my mum lent it to me and it is really good so far.
Melissa. |
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Fri Sep 09, 2005 7:25 am |
The Big Sleep, Raymond Chandler it's in a compendium of his work.
Also re-reading Wise Blood Conner O'Flannery, loved the film, the book is just as quirky. |
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Fri Sep 09, 2005 9:05 am |
Has anyone read any of Terry Brook's books, great for lighthearted escapism.
I recently read 'Magic Kingdom for sale' and 'The Black Unicorn'. Great reading for a cold blustery evening  |
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Sat Sep 10, 2005 8:11 am |
3 books that I enjoyed recently were "His Dark Materials Trilogy" (The Golden Compass; The Subtle Knife; The Amber Spyglass) by Philip Pullman. Not a genre I've read much of since I read Madeleine L'Engle in elementary school. It's probably similar to Harry Potter, which I haven't read yet, but more for adults.
Right now I'm reading "The Shipkiller" by Justin Scott. It's one of my husbands favorite books, has been out of print for ages, and we just found it on a friend's bookshelf. It was written in 1979. It's one of those books I could read in one sitting but I'm dragging it out trying to make it last. It sucks not having a bookstore here. |
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Sun Sep 11, 2005 7:04 am |
Sandra Gulland has a wonderful trilogy about Josephine Bonaparte -
The Many Lives & Secret Sorrows of Josephine B.
Tales of Passion Tales of Woe
The Last Great Dance on Earth
I have given the set as a present to friends & relatives of all ages and they have all loved the series as much as me. |
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Sun Sep 25, 2005 3:21 pm |
If you don't mind being thoroughly depressed about the way humans are doomed to repeat their mistakes, you might enjoy the best book I've ever read - "Riddley Walker" by Russell Hoban. It's set thousands of years after a nuclear apocalypse and is deep, very clever and moving.
Another brilliant book I've just finished reading is "Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell" by Susanna Clarke. Imagine what would happen if Jane Austen wrote about magic and you'll get the idea.
Finally, for deceptively simple, but immensely moving and heart-touching books (set near where I was born), I absolutely love David Almond's books - particularly "Kit's Wilderness", "Secret Heart", "Counting Stars" and "Angel Eyes". In fact, to be honest, everything that man's ever written is amazing. |
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Mon Sep 26, 2005 5:26 am |
The Money Book for the Young, Fabulous and Broke by Suze Orman.
I discoverd this after watching a PBS fundraiser she hosted. I just finished reading it (not boring and hard to understand) and really appreciated how she gave advice for people who don't necessarily have money yet. most other personal finance books I find, are more geared towards people who have a bit of money but aren't wise with it. This one is good for those who are struggling to make ends meet all the way up to those who are actually doing 'okay' and want some basic advice about 401(k)'s , roth IRA's ect. in language you can understand and with an explanation as to WHY she's giving you this advice. |
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Wed Nov 02, 2005 7:11 pm |
Three of my absolute favorite books -
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult. I read this in July and could not stop bawling! It's probably the best book I've ever read.
After You'd Gone by Maggie O'Farrell. Beautifully written and a lot of intrigue.
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold. It's gorgeous, but very sad. A couple of other people have mentioned it.
I've just recently joined a bookclub, it's a cool way to discover new books and authors and get recommendations. |
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Thu Nov 03, 2005 3:27 am |
| I'm currently reasing Bill Bryson's A Walk in the Woods, and still going on The World is Flat..... |
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Sun Jul 23, 2006 8:26 am |
| Rosebud - thanks for suggesting "Shantaram". I ordered it right away and my husband read it and really enjoyed it but I didn't start it until just before my trip to Italy last month and then decided it was too big to carry with me on the trip so I picked it up again after I finished the Wilbur Smith I was reading on the plane ride home. I'm halfway through and I LOVE it. I'm ordering copies for friends and family as gifts. I just read that Johnny Depp bought the movie rights and wants to play Lin. |
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Sun Jul 23, 2006 9:29 am |
Oh, i'm a big reader, books are a big passion of me (and since i speak 5 languages i unfortunately have a plenty of choice . . .). Basically i buy books much faster than i manage reading them so i keep the unread ones in an extra box.
I love to read biographies (Hermione Lee: Wirginia Woolf), US-literature (Siri Hustvedt : What I loved, Cunningham : The Hours), travel books (Michael Palin : Himalaya), a bit of spiritual&politics (Isabel Hilton : The search for the Panchen Lama; Mich Brown : The dance of 17 Lifes).
At the moment i read Updike's "Seek my face".
My list of all-time bests :
G. G. Marquez : 100 years of solitude
Albert Camus : The Plague
A.A. Milne : The house at Pooh-Corner
I wish I had a board for books just i have here for skincare ... |
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Sun Jul 23, 2006 11:20 am |
| Just got done reading "In Her Shoes"... different storyline than the movie and just like all books made into movies, the book is better. |
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Sun Jul 23, 2006 1:48 pm |
Ok so im a college student and a book junkie, so if anyone here is interested in a good read ask me! Here is some books I recommend to everyone:
Catcher in the Rye
Less Than Zero
Slaughterhouse Five
The DaVinci Code
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
The Giver
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
House of Leaves
One Flew Over the Cookoo's Nest
On the Road
The Hipster Handbook
Sentimental Education
The Crying of Lot 49
Rule of the Bone
The Valley of the Dolls
The Great Gatsby
Nine Stories
My Friend Leonard
Fast Food Nation
Still Life With Woodpecker
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Lolita
L'etranger |
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Sun Jul 23, 2006 4:32 pm |
Ok, I'm a little late with this post, but better late than never - for those of you who enjoyed Lovely Bones, I also read Lucky by Alice Sebold. She has said that when she started writing The Lovely Bones she couldn't do it because her memories of her own rape were getting in the way. She put it aside and wrote Lucky, which is the story of the night she was raped, and the aftermath of the attack in her life. Obviously not an easy read, but it is an excellent book, and was very intersting to read in conjunction with The Lovely Bones.
I recently read Pearl by Mary Gordon, which I really enjoyed. It begins with a mother in the US receiving a telephone call, her daughter is in Dublin and has chained herself to a pole outside the American Embassy with the intention of starving herself to death. It is the story of the mother's journey to Ireland to try to save her daughter, and how the daughter ended up where she is. There are so many themes woven through the book - family relationships, politics, religious belief (not in a preachy or sentimental sense, more in the lingering effect of a strict childhood sense).
Finally, The Kite Runner by Khaled Hossein. I really did not think that I was interested in this book, but people kept telling me how great it was, and finally after having lunch with two friends who were talking about how it kept them up all night because they couldn't stop reading, I had to try it. It truly is fantastic, it begins with the friendship of two young boys in Afghanistan, and then something terrible happens that changes their lives forever (very hard to describe without giving too much away). Highly recommended. |
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