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Post by veela on Sept 11, 2006 10:25:34 GMT -5
the liar - stephen fry. my first fry book. so far it's... interesting...
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Post by matzy on Sept 11, 2006 12:01:01 GMT -5
the liar - stephen fry. my first fry book. so far it's... interesting... cool. that one i don't know. let me know how you liked it. meanwhile, i put down "this side of brightness". it seems to be about nothing but the tunnels 'under' manhattan. the story might be quite interesting, but i HATE the way this guy wrote (or maybe it's just a bad translation). anyhow, a friend gave me nicholas sparks' "the notebook" (which i'm sure many of you know) and told me to read it at once. noah and allie just met again... haven't gotten further than that yet, but it's beginning to remind me of "bridges of madison county".
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Post by ♪Carly♪ on Sept 12, 2006 14:09:09 GMT -5
Jenni and Miranda: I finished Alias Grace yesterday and loved it. Of course. Because it's by Margaret Atwood and she can do no wrong. I've only read two books by her so far and she keeps blowing me away.
Now I'm re-reading Tomcat in Love by Tim O'Brien. I RECOMMEND IT TO EVERYONE.
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Post by veela on Sept 12, 2006 15:02:09 GMT -5
matzy!!!
i completely forgot to let you know that i finished "a long way down"!! so yeah, i kind of liked it. it was not close to my favorite hornby book but i always love his writing style and simple, yet profound observations. if you want to talk more about it, send me an IM or we can start a spoiley thread...
and i read the notebook and saw the movie. i have to say, most people loved one or both but i was really let down. i think maybe it was all too hyped up so my expectations were ridiculous. but either way, it is one case where i actually thought that a movie did a better job than a book of portraying the characters, emotion, etc... just my humble opinion though! i hope you like it.
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Post by ♪Carly♪ on Sept 13, 2006 15:53:15 GMT -5
So...
I was just at the U of M's bookstore and was looking at Margaret Atwood novels. The copies of Alias Grace they have there are normal sized. The copy I found at the used bookstore was seriously HUGE. Which is why I said that it's as big as a phonebook. I just wanted to clarify, so Jenni and Miranda didn't think I was a dork.
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Post by ♣Miranda♣ on Sept 13, 2006 19:09:42 GMT -5
So... I was just at the U of M's bookstore and was looking at Margaret Atwood novels. The copies of Alias Grace they have there are normal sized. The copy I found at the used bookstore was seriously HUGE. Which is why I said that it's as big as a phonebook. I just wanted to clarify, so Jenni and Miranda didn't think I was a dork. That's how my Blind Assassin is - ginormous!
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Post by Koalapupu on Sept 15, 2006 10:26:33 GMT -5
So... I was just at the U of M's bookstore and was looking at Margaret Atwood novels. The copies of Alias Grace they have there are normal sized. The copy I found at the used bookstore was seriously HUGE. Which is why I said that it's as big as a phonebook. I just wanted to clarify, so Jenni and Miranda didn't think I was a dork. Bahahahah! Speaking of phonebooks, I got my copy of The House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski and it's HUGE! It really is a phonebook. I've never read a fiction book that looks like... a non-fiction book one has to read for anthropology or something. Also, the book is great. It might not be the best read for someone who is afraid of things lurking in the dark, but if you enjoy a good suspense novel (not a criminal story, otherwise suspenseful) and think it's cool to practice handling fear with fiction, this might be a book for you! It's scaring me, that's for sure. (I didn't read Quicksilver yet because I really wanted to start this one. Now that I'm on kind of a bed rest I have ample time to read over the weekend, although the weather is wonderful and I'd love to go outside. Boo.)
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Post by ♣Miranda♣ on Sept 15, 2006 13:16:21 GMT -5
So... I was just at the U of M's bookstore and was looking at Margaret Atwood novels. The copies of Alias Grace they have there are normal sized. The copy I found at the used bookstore was seriously HUGE. Which is why I said that it's as big as a phonebook. I just wanted to clarify, so Jenni and Miranda didn't think I was a dork. Bahahahah! Speaking of phonebooks, I got my copy of The House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski and it's HUGE! It really is a phonebook. I've never read a fiction book that looks like... a non-fiction book one has to read for anthropology or something. Also, the book is great. It might not be the best read for someone who is afraid of things lurking in the dark, but if you enjoy a good suspense novel (not a criminal story, otherwise suspenseful) and think it's cool to practice handling fear with fiction, this might be a book for you! It's scaring me, that's for sure. (I didn't read Quicksilver yet because I really wanted to start this one. Now that I'm on kind of a bed rest I have ample time to read over the weekend, although the weather is wonderful and I'd love to go outside. Boo.) House of Leaves freaked me out! But it's also very good.
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Post by Natasha~ on Sept 18, 2006 22:12:29 GMT -5
Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas-Hunter S. Thompson... xo
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Post by Koalapupu on Sept 21, 2006 0:12:21 GMT -5
House of Leaves freaked me out! But it's also very good. Woo, I finished it! It looks massive, but I was surprised how quick it was actually to read. Freaked me out big time. I first didn't like the ending, but now that I think of it it just makes the story more realistic and thus freaky. Gotta read it again... Currently reading a sci-fi collection (of not-so-popular, good stories) called Vanishing Acts. It's already worth a read as the editor is a woman--not a usual sight in the world of sci-fi, that's for sure.
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Post by Aimee on Sept 21, 2006 2:52:37 GMT -5
Lord Of The Flies - William Golding
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Post by ♪Carly♪ on Sept 21, 2006 15:09:50 GMT -5
Oooh, is this your first time reading that, Aims? I love that book.
Fellow Atwood-dorks:
I'm reading Surfacing and just can't get into it. That makes me sad.
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Post by sweetsangria on Sept 21, 2006 18:55:04 GMT -5
Carly, have you read A Handmaid's Tale yet? It's scary, but SO good.
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Post by ♣Miranda♣ on Sept 21, 2006 19:29:44 GMT -5
Oooh, is this your first time reading that, Aims? I love that book. Fellow Atwood-dorks: I'm reading Surfacing and just can't get into it. That makes me sad. Sabrina, I read that a couple of years ago when I was at a really, really low point emotionally and mentally and it upset me so much, I had to give it away. It's the only Atwood book I've ever read that I didn't like.
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Post by veela on Sept 22, 2006 8:29:43 GMT -5
i just started "the girl's guide to hunting and fishing" which isn't the instruction booklet it sounds like!
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Post by Koalapupu on Sept 22, 2006 9:58:32 GMT -5
Veela--I read it last summer thinking that it's funny like Bridget Jones or something like that. I ended up liking it a lot!
Carly--Atwood is weird. Some of her books I absolutely adore (The Blind Assassin, Oryx and Crake, The Handmaid's Tale, The Robber Bride) but some I thought were just... bleah. Like Surfacing. For some reason I read it through but I thought it was just such an old metaphor of womanhood or whatever it was trying to be that I was severely disappointed and annoyed after reading it.
The good thing of course is the notion that even the good ones can't always perform so well--everyone's entitled to mistakes ;D
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Post by ♣Miranda♣ on Sept 22, 2006 12:54:22 GMT -5
Angela's Ashes I read this ages ago and decided to pick it up again. I'm pretty much in love with it.
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Post by ♪Carly♪ on Sept 22, 2006 13:00:45 GMT -5
Angela's Ashes I read this ages ago and decided to pick it up again. I'm pretty much in love with it. It's one of my favorite books. Have you read 'Tis yet? You should.
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Post by ♣Miranda♣ on Sept 22, 2006 16:24:00 GMT -5
Angela's Ashes I read this ages ago and decided to pick it up again. I'm pretty much in love with it. It's one of my favorite books. Have you read 'Tis yet? You should. I have not, but I will.
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Post by ♪Carly♪ on Sept 22, 2006 17:18:53 GMT -5
It's one of my favorite books. Have you read 'Tis yet? You should. I have not, but I will. Good, good. It's about time people start listening to me.
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