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Cherry Who? 10-27-2008 03:38 PM

Argh, I keep forgetting to read!
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is good, it's just not so compelling that I remember to read it all the time. xD I have tons of free time today, though, so as long as the event doesn't grab me in death grip, I'll get some reading done today.
My motivation is that I have another Max Barry book waiting for me. xD Well, that, and I DO want to know what happens in this book.

Knerd 10-27-2008 06:49 PM

Max Barry? He wrote Jennifer Government, right?
I picked up that novel a few weeks ago. I haven't had the chance to read it, but the premise sounds really interesting.

Cherry Who? 10-27-2008 07:24 PM

Yep!
I haven't read Jennifer Government yet either. My boyfriend has, though. He says that it's not his best book, but that it's by no means bad.
I read Syrup a month or so ago, and it's great. Barry has a very witty and sarcastic style that's really intelligent and funny.
Definitely read Syrup if you ever happen to run across it (He's credited as Maxx Barry though, not Max. It's a joke based off the premise of the book), it's really good.

`Kitami 10-27-2008 08:58 PM

Aislin:: I had a thing with a Christopher once. Since my name is Christa, that was annoying, because when someone would say "Chris" we'd both answer. >_>

Lol at Albus Severus Syndrome. :'D

Bishie:: Gabriel is such an awesome name. ^_^

shadowfoot 10-28-2008 02:32 AM

I knew a Danielle and Danelle. They are married now...
I'm reading A Posse of Princesses right now.

Bishielurfer 10-28-2008 04:14 AM

o_O Posse of Princesses? Wuzzat?

shadowfoot 10-28-2008 11:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bishielurfer (Post 4129454)
o_O Posse of Princesses? Wuzzat?

It's set in a sort of fantasy type land the has magic, but is still in the Feudal times--although an alternate world. The main character is a princess from a very small kingdom, who is invited to a palace along with other young royals for a prince's homecoming. I'm not explaining it well...here's a link:http://everead.blogspot.com/2008/09/...rincesses.html

Viki 10-29-2008 04:25 AM

Oh jeez... What all have I read this YEAR?
Half the stuff I got from my mom's boytoy's room mate (who has an AMAZING library, let me tell you XD) so I'll have to try extra hard to remember everything
Hmm, lets do most recent going back (give or take a bit/lot of order) <3

1. Brisingr
2. Eldest
3. Eragon
4. The Black Unicorn- Tanith Lee
5. Seize the Night
6. Don't Bite the Sun- Tanith Lee also
7. Onion Girl
8. Crank
9. Glass
10. Shadow of the Hegemon- Orson Scott Card
11. Clan of the Cave Bear
12. Valley of Horses
13. Lolita
14. Kite Runner
15. Kushiel's Dart
16. Kushiel's Chosen
17. " " Mercy
18. " " Scion
19. " " Avatar (Some of the best books I have EVER read!)
20. Misty (All of the following are VC Andrews)
21. Star
22. Jade
23. Cat
24. The sequel to those it's like.. Into the garden? I think
25. Honey
26. Dawn
27. Flowers in the Attic
28. Gates of Paradise
29. Ruby
30. Thunder Rolling in the mountains. Scott O'Dell
31. Lady Cottingham's book of pressed fairies
32. Jack of Kinrowan<-(sp?)
33. The Book of the Dragon- Ciruelo (I want some of those dragons tatoo'd on me, yo)
34. If there be thorns- VC Andrews
35. Dare to Kiss a Cowboy
36. The Road to Temptation
37. Battle Royale (the book, not the manga)


That's all I can remember =(
But that means I can read more to finish my list!
Yeah, I read anything and everything I can get my hands on.. And I finish a book in like 2 days. If I'm busy. And tired. And constantly take breaks, lol

I need to go visit Jenna and get ore books, though. Ive been reading all of mine again. And while I have lots of books, they don't last long..

Alaunt 10-29-2008 05:00 AM

Oh! There are some books on your list that sound really nice, Viki. I'll have to look at a few of those. ^-^

Aislin 10-29-2008 05:12 AM

Hello Viki!

How did you like Lolita? My best friend has been attempting to get me to read it for some time now, but I could never quite bring myself to add it to my book-list.


You've just started and you're almost done! :P

Alaunt 10-29-2008 05:20 AM

Hopefully she can get more that 50 books. ^-^

Aislin 10-29-2008 05:25 AM

@Alaunt: Yes! And if I had to guess, probably will. :P

I'd like to go above 50 books as well. I'm trying to race myself. Which is great, because it makes my literary-themed procrastination feel like an achievement!

I love your green-motif Halloween outfit, by the way.

Bishielurfer 10-29-2008 05:32 AM

Aislin: I've been trying to read Lolita, too, but it has so much French x__X I'm taking French right now, though, so hopefully I can try again in a couple months :D

Alaunt 10-29-2008 05:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aislin (Post 4149066)
@Alaunt: Yes! And if I had to guess, probably will. :P

I'd like to go above 50 books as well. I'm trying to race myself. Which is great, because it makes my literary-themed procrastination feel like an achievement!

I love your green-motif Halloween outfit, by the way.


I'm just trying to get to 200 at the moment. ^-^

Nice. You should try to get more reading in. It has actually be proven that reading increases a persons intelligence level . . . I'm not say you aren't intelligent, you know . . . Just to clarify

Thankyou! *huggles avi*

Aislin 10-29-2008 06:03 AM

@ Alaunt: Actually, I usually do get a fair bit of reading in. But school tends to... I don't know, depress me? And by depress, I mean literally "flatten to the point of creating a depression in the cement."

But yes, I'm trying to get more reading in. I figure if I balance the appropriate amount of sci-fi, classic literature and philosophy, I can get a nice and healthy crazy going on. Books are my only shield at this point. ;)


200, though? You are genius! And wonderful! What kind of books do you prefer?

Alaunt 10-29-2008 06:17 AM

I so totally know what that is like.

That is good. Really good.

Yes, 200. Well, I tend to prefer Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Romance. You?

Aislin 10-29-2008 06:45 AM

I've had a strong preference for Sci-fi/Fantasy since I was but a wee one. I also really enjoy any type of satire, and can get into historical fiction. Romance as a genre usually irks me (think dime-novels), but I'm okay with romance sprinkled into a novel so long as there's a strong flavor of plot mingled in with it. Romantic novels work for me, however, as in the Tom-Sawyer-infused genre.

I also find romances acceptable if they lead to fun one-liners.

As for one-liners: Oscar Wilde and Mark Twain, all the way. :mrgreen:

Viki 10-29-2008 07:03 AM

Lol sorry bout the looong absence..
Actually, Lolita wasnt a bad book.
I couldnt understand a lot of the points the author was trying to make though...
"Thats guy was such a *FRENCH* and then he *FRENCH* and then he said *FRENCH*"
It actually got pretty annoying.
And you have to be pretty desensitized to the whole pedo-bear concept.
But knowing how many ex-gaia addicts are on here, ya'll should be fine XD

Aislin 10-29-2008 07:10 AM

Whoa, that's a whole new thing that I didn't know about gaia! Never visited that site, actually.

I'll be cool on the French. Hopefully the other bit is just a time-era difference?


Also: your avatar has a cake on her head. Which cool, and could be really useful on camping trips. :)

shadowfoot 10-29-2008 11:29 PM

That was the way of books back then. Many of them contained French because the readers were simply expected to know it since the readers were supposedly classically educated.

Bishielurfer 10-30-2008 02:03 AM

owo Well, actually, it was originally published in Paris, so...you know...

Aislin 10-30-2008 04:02 AM

Possibly that could have something to do with it. :mrgreen:


I've noted the same tendency in several Poe stories, though, as well-- he was an American, and published in the late 1800s, early 1900s. That tendency also crops up in Jane Eyre, an English novel of the 1830s. Though its publication in Paris signifies the author's connection to the language, French snippets were definitely in vogue for at least 100 years before the novel's debut: Lolita was published in 1950.

The French are just trying to mess with us all, n'est ce pas? ;)

ljosberinn 10-30-2008 10:51 AM



Woo completely forgot about my list for a while there. :o I just hope I'm not forgetting anything, I haven't finished many books for some time now.. am in the middle of a few though.

I love reading books where snippets in different languages crop up, especially if I know the language at all. :3



spicedroses 10-30-2008 02:12 PM

I think I was supposed to make a list for over here but never did, guess I've lost my challenge

Chisagi 10-30-2008 03:03 PM

I Should Read More aka Chisagi's List of Laziness
I've decided to start the challenge! Yess!
Start date: 11th November 2009
Target date: 11th November 2010
Finish date: TBA
I know that I probably won't be able to make it to 50 so my target is 25, maybe 30.


I like to organize, so I have taken the time to make a nice little list and I think it would be nice if I wasn't the only one who understood any of it. Therefore I give you..
the guide to my list!
Orange Text = Currently Reading(except if rereading)
Brown Text = Rereading
Turquoise Text = On Hold
Green Text = Done Reading
Plum Text = To Be Read
[source] (e.g. ebook, own collection, library)

The List
'Going Dutch' by Katie Fforde [own collection]
'The Best Of Sherlock Holmes' by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, edited by David Stuart Davies [own collection]
'Fibonacci Sequence' by J. Michael Stephens [own collection]
'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' 1-5 by Douglas Adams [Box set/own collection]
'Sweeney Todd or The String of Pearls' [own collection]
'The Light of Eidon' by Karen Hancock [own collection]
'Webmage' by Kelly McCullough [own collection]
'The House of God' by Samuel Shem [own collection]
'The Shadow of the Wind' by Carlos Ruiz Zafón [own collection]


The Wishlist
'Bone Thief' by Thomas O'Gallaghan
'The Seven Dials Mystery' by Agatha Christie (Read it in high school. Must have it.. in English.)
'A Study in Scarlet' by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
'Classic Mystery Stories' edited by Douglas G. Greene
'Crime Scenes' edited by David Stuart Davies
'Fight Club' by Chuck Palahniuk
'The Phantom of the Opera' by Gaston Leroux
'Ghost Moon' by Karen Robards (Read it some time ago in a different language. Must read again in English.)
Yeah, I like crime and mystery stories <w<

Number of books read: 0/25

Number of pages read: 0/7500


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