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| Nami |
 Posted: Oct 14, 2006 4:03 pm |
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甘えんぼ
Joined: 15 Aug 2006
Posts: 76
Location: California, USA
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I just finished The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini and it is just absolutely fantastic. So poignant and gripping; I only wish I read it sooner, since the author came to my city about two years ago.
I'm currently re-reading a favorite of mine, The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath. As always, I find it really thought provoking  |
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| flyingcupcake |
| Posted: Dec 12, 2006 7:08 pm |
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金魚花火
Joined: 17 Nov 2006
Posts: 185
Location: USA
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| I'm currently reading The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary by Simon Winchester and I Kissed Dating Goodbye by Joshua Harris. |
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| Midori-chan |
| Posted: Dec 13, 2006 12:44 pm |
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さくらんぼ
Joined: 02 Dec 2006
Posts: 35
Location: The Netherlands
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you probably heard of 'Memoirs of a Geisha' the movie. the book is also very good.
when i was reading it, i saw in my mind a peacefull place. a traditional teahouse with a garden. a soft stream, a beautifull cherryblossom, a soft wind. in the room there's calm, with tea at our sides XD it's a beautifull book. |
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| mangomalte |
| Posted: Dec 13, 2006 7:52 pm |
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恋愛写真
Joined: 10 Oct 2006
Posts: 1511
Location: Sweden
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i just finished the last book, Straken, in the trilogy The High Druid of Shannara. I've read every Shannara-book there is (except the latest one) and i really like them. the author is Terry Brooks, if you want to know. and it's fantasy.
there wasn't as many that died in this one as in the last trilogy The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara (which is better imo), but it was a very good trilogy anyway.  |
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| madgirlslovesong |
| Posted: Dec 13, 2006 8:25 pm |
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ユメクイ
Joined: 23 Sep 2005
Posts: 1137
Location: USA
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| I'm reading Paint It Black by Janet Fitch. I was excited for this release when I heard about it. Her debut novel, White Oleander was awesome. Janet Fitch has a real talent for putting words together. I'm hoping that this book will be half as good as her first. |
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| davedim |
| Posted: Dec 13, 2006 10:02 pm |
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フレンジャー
Joined: 24 Oct 2006
Posts: 903
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I'm reading "The Antichrist" by Nietzche.
You know...morality is relative... ubermensch and all that... |
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| kaorumorite |
| Posted: Dec 30, 2006 2:04 am |
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SMILY
Joined: 22 Aug 2005
Posts: 455
Location: In a Box
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| Right now I am trying to read anything and everything by John Marsden. I absolutly love his writing~ he rocks! check him out XD |
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| zyzzyva |
| Posted: Dec 30, 2006 2:48 am |
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クムリウタ
Joined: 07 Aug 2005
Posts: 608
Location: California
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| JinDesu |
| Posted: Jan 05, 2007 1:20 am |
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甘えんぼ
Joined: 04 Jan 2007
Posts: 79
Location: NYC
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If you like fantasy/satire, you should read the Discworld series by Terry Pratcheet. The first book is The Colour of Magic.
And if you didn't notice, the author is british, so the book can be a bit difficult to read (he likes to use long words), but it's a very very funny book and the series is very good as well. A lot of the books he writes are commentary of real life situations and ideas. |
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| missymoo222 |
| Posted: Jan 05, 2007 9:42 am |
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Happy Days
Joined: 15 Dec 2006
Posts: 105
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The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
& Twins by Marcy Dermansky
both are starting to get really good  |
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| shavoingin |
| Posted: Jan 05, 2007 9:53 am |
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上塩タン焼680円
Joined: 11 Oct 2006
Posts: 302
Location: USA
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i forget the name...its about the holocaust though  |
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| strangeasianguy |
| Posted: Mar 21, 2007 6:46 pm |
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甘えんぼ
Joined: 30 Nov 2006
Posts: 61
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The only Holocaust book I can remember is Night by Elie Wiesel.
Right now I am reading
C By Discovery 4th Edition.
It's an interesting story about the inner workings of a complex world called Program. In every chapter there are new characters with weird names like printf, strncpy, and %d that help the main character (you) become the master of C a magical ancient language made years ago by the Programmers of B.
But of course every story has a villain. He goes by the name of "error". Every time he shows his ugly face the main character is forced to make a life or death decision on which line to debug before time runs out. If he doesn't find the correct line then it will mean doom for the whole world of Program.
I can't wait for the next book.
C By Discovery 5th edition. From what I hear, It'll be just like the first one, but with less grammatical errors.
$116 so get it now while it's still cheap.
Lol, just kidding.
(I wish I had time to read real books.) |
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| shukumei |
| Posted: Apr 06, 2007 1:56 pm |
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甘えんぼ
Joined: 25 Feb 2007
Posts: 54
Location: lost in my thoughts...
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| I just finished Howls Moving Castle. I liked it but I think the movie is better. |
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| Naru |
| Posted: Apr 19, 2007 11:18 pm |
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Happy Days
Joined: 02 Aug 2006
Posts: 114
Location: USA
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| I'm reading the English translation of "Ima, Ai Ni Yukimasu" called Be With You it is SOOO GOOD. |
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| cheRish<3 |
| Posted: May 02, 2007 10:40 pm |
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Happy Days
Joined: 02 Mar 2007
Posts: 123
Location: behind you
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| Started to read The Alchemist =] it's not what I'd normally read but I like it =D |
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