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| Astronomer4 |
 Posted: Oct 07, 2005 11:00 pm |
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さくらんぼ
Joined: 03 Sep 2005
Posts: 46
Location: USA
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Right now I'm in the middle of Tokyo Suckerpunch by Isaac Adamson. I thought it would be a good read because it's a detective story that takes place in Japan. It turned out to be completely different than I expected. The characters and plot-line are very far-fetched, but it's meant to be, so it doesn't make it completely unenjoyable. It's like a comedy, with a mystery thrown in, I guess. The component of the book that has kept me reading though is all the cultural references and seeing the direct translations of keigo (honorific language) and Osaka dialect.
A summary: The main character, Billy Chaka, is a journalist from Cleveland, Ohio, who's in Japan to do a story for his paper "Youth In Asia" <--that's a good example of some of the book's humor right there.
Getting tangled up with a bunch of gangs and religious agencies looking for this one mysterious geisha and the mystery of his friend's death both get in the way though. It's been a good read so far. Has anyone else read it? |
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| Klonoa |
| Posted: Nov 19, 2005 3:32 pm |
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上塩タン焼680円
Joined: 28 Apr 2005
Posts: 307
Location: Illinois. Reppin' da central states baby!
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| "The Death Of A Salesman" by Arthur Miller. I'm still in the beginning, and of right now it isn't good. |
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| madgirlslovesong |
| Posted: Nov 19, 2005 3:49 pm |
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ユメクイ
Joined: 23 Sep 2005
Posts: 1137
Location: USA
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I'm reading Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontė. Hands down one of my favorite books. I've read it so many times! I would try to describe it, but I don't think I could do it justice. There are some wonderful reviews on the website I linked with it though.  |
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| eVe |
| Posted: Nov 19, 2005 4:10 pm |
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甘えんぼ
Joined: 17 Nov 2005
Posts: 76
Location: Austria
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My current book is "The growing pains of Adrian Mole", the 2nd book in the Adrian Mole - serie after "The secret diary of Adrian Mole" by Sue Townsed.
I found the first book SOOO amusing, really, the 2nd one is as good as the first one till now 
You all should really read it, the humour is amazing |
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| Rinoa |
| Posted: Nov 20, 2005 12:50 am |
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クムリウタ
Joined: 14 Apr 2005
Posts: 1994
Location: Europe
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| "Memoirs of a Geisha" I have a feeling no introductions are needed about this book. |
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| Astronomer4 |
| Posted: Nov 24, 2005 3:00 am |
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さくらんぼ
Joined: 03 Sep 2005
Posts: 46
Location: USA
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Klonoa wrote: "The Death Of A Salesman" by Arthur Miller. I'm still in the beginning, and of right now it isn't good.
It doesn't get better.
madgirlslovesong wrote: I'm reading Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontė. Hands down one of my favorite books. I've read it so many times! I would try to describe it, but I don't think I could do it justice. There are some wonderful reviews on the website I linked with it though.
Have you read Jane Eyre by her sister Charlotte Brontė? I happen to like that one better. Emily's book was too depressing.
Right now I'm reading The Killing Hour by Lisa Gardner. It's about a serial killer, and how a detective solves the case. I only just started it though, so I don't know much. I hope it ends up being a good book! I'm really into detective stories right now. |
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| EVILXKAKASHI |
| Posted: Nov 24, 2005 12:11 pm |
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SMILY
Joined: 01 Jun 2005
Posts: 457
Location: err..geez I duno
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ermm not sure if tis book is "mature" enough for ya guys ,ye im reading starcraft  well some of u may noe its a game ,they got story for it hei the story is great
,starcraft:speed of darkness well this one is a great one by tracy hickman ,its a story about a marine ardo when he lose everything when zergs(aliens) atk his home planet and now he serve the terren confedrecy(eath army?) and he was send to a mision to retrieve a box and clear zergs but the mission dun go so well and they were abondend by the terren confendrecy
[make me think tt somtimes human are cheap] as the box contained smth...
well now im reali into tis kind os story game book eh?so i can reali understand the story having picture moving in my minds , currently searching for warcraft ^^. |
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| madgirlslovesong |
| Posted: Nov 24, 2005 8:38 pm |
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ユメクイ
Joined: 23 Sep 2005
Posts: 1137
Location: USA
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Astronomer4 wrote: Have you read Jane Eyre by her sister Charlotte Brontė? I happen to like that one better. Emily's book was too depressing.
I actually haven't read Jane Eyre yet. It's on my to read list after I read Memoirs of a Geisha, Pride and Prejudice, and finish the Chronicles of Narnia. I want to get those all out of the way so I can watch the movies.
The fact that Wuthering Heights was so dark and depressing is probably part of why I love it so much.  |
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| ayu_dearest_ |
| Posted: Nov 27, 2005 4:41 pm |
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上塩タン焼680円
Joined: 01 Jun 2005
Posts: 298
Location: Canada. <<K.e.e.k.i.T.o.w.n, M.i.n.i M.o.n.i B.a.k.e.r.y>>
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Right now im reading Hoot by Carl Hiaasen. It's a pretty good book. I'd recommend it. Im reading it cause i heard they are making a movie for it starring Logan Lerman  |
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| Rinoa |
| Posted: Dec 04, 2005 5:21 pm |
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クムリウタ
Joined: 14 Apr 2005
Posts: 1994
Location: Europe
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| Autobiography of a Geisha. Shows a less glamorous and more realistic outlook on a geisha's life. It's quite interesting. |
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| BanFan |
| Posted: Dec 18, 2005 10:49 pm |
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甘えんぼ
Joined: 14 Apr 2005
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I just finished:
Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol <-----Amazing! I almost cried, poor Tiny Tim!
Jean Paul Sartre's No Exit <-----Awesome short story. An interesting idea of Hell.
Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn <----Started out dull, but it was really good.
Currently attempting to read:
Crime and Punishment. Wow. <----600+ pages of gibberish.
Closing Time (Catch 22 Companion) <---Not nearly as good as Catch 22.
LOVE JAM <-----Still translating. ^-^' |
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| ~cuPPy~ |
| Posted: Dec 19, 2005 7:49 am |
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金魚花火
Joined: 02 Sep 2005
Posts: 173
Location: Australia, Melbourne
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| im reading Eragon, its alright, i guess. |
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| madgirlslovesong |
| Posted: Dec 19, 2005 8:55 am |
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ユメクイ
Joined: 23 Sep 2005
Posts: 1137
Location: USA
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I'm currently reading Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. It's another one of my favorite classic books. I'm also reading Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. I'm excited to see the movie, but as I've never read the book, I want to read it first. The book is always better than the movie. Same for Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden, which I plan to get from the library and read soon.
I love books. |
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| MIS0HAPPY |
| Posted: Jan 10, 2006 7:59 pm |
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金魚花火
Joined: 05 Jun 2005
Posts: 166
Location: seattle
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currently, i'm reading "the golden compass".
i read it a couple years back, and really wanted
to read the third book in the series. though, i forgot
what had happened, so i reread the first book (which
is the one i'm reading right now.) i'd have to say that
it's a really good book! not only this, but all the books
that are in the series ['his dark matter' series].
i'd recommend it to anyone who likes magic & all
that cool stuff. oh, and bears. i like bears. XD |
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| and_etude |
| Posted: Jan 15, 2006 7:40 pm |
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上塩タン焼680円
Joined: 24 Nov 2005
Posts: 287
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Currently reading The Oddesey. I'm to the part where he just arrived in Ithica. It's an interesting book, I liked it better than Iliad.
I just read and am currently re-reading Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen, along with Pride and Prejudice. <3 Jane Austen. Also reading Things Fall Apart and Night for school.
Anyone a classic book fan? |
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