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02-22-2010, 09:27 PM
well, I would more likely just borrow it from the library and read it when my head hurts from too many words XD
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02-22-2010, 09:33 PM
Lol, LaVida!
I might actually read A Demon the Freezer. I didn't like The Hot Zone so much, it was okay, but I really enjoyed Ken Alibek's book. Though I imagine he's written more by now.
I just checked out three non light books though, and I put World War Z on hold so I'll be busy for awhile.
Last edited by Guivre; 02-22-2010 at 09:34 PM..
Reason: Wow, I sure like the word "though", though.
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02-22-2010, 11:11 PM
hah hah XD I actually got a ton of books I should read, but I'm actually addicted to these two series I got on two tabs and reading them simultaneously Xd I'm hoping I finish them soon so I can start on my other books :d
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02-23-2010, 01:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Roxxxy
Just finished up with Richard Preston's "The Demon in the Freezer". It's a bit technical, but for those well-versed enough in biology, I would recommend it. Also, his book "The Hot Zone" is incredible. "The Demon.." is about the smallpox virus, and The Hot Zone is about the Ebola and Marburg viruses.
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I should seriously do this. I ready about 200-300 books a year. I have an addiction I never go anywhere without a book.
Edit: I read the Hot Zone for a college course last year it is a great book.
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I think Hot Zone is one of my all-time favorite books. Because I love diseases/viruses, and I found it to be really intriguing. :D It made me want to go work for the CDC in fact. XP
Demon in the Freezer was okay... I did learn a lot about smallpox from it.
I've also read The Cobra Event, and it was also just okay. It gave me some good ideas for a RP character of mine (he's a god of Plague). Oh, bioterrorism...
But neither were nearly as horrific as Hot Zone.
I want to read Panic in Level 4 as well. Just haven't made it to the book store to buy it. :D
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02-23-2010, 04:20 AM
I liked it, but I prefer to read high fantasy like Tolkien and Jordan.
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02-23-2010, 11:18 PM
Guys. I am SO BEHIND on my book goal. D8 I've not finished a book since February eighth, I've only read eleven since my start date, and only nine this year. I wanted to shoot for ten a month, but I've been so busy. *flail* I'm almost done with three books right now, though, so maybe that'll help me some.
Someone slap me, I need to get to reading! :<
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02-24-2010, 01:07 AM
I totally understand how you feel iltu, and by the way, I love your sig (Meant to say something when I first saw it but forgot)
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02-24-2010, 01:14 AM
So if I do start this challenge do I start from today or the beginning of this year? I just took a stack of books back to my friends house I read this year. So far I think I have read 12 this year. I mean just on Saturday I read one paperback alone. ><
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02-24-2010, 01:29 AM
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So if I do start this challenge do I start from today or the beginning of this year? I just took a stack of books back to my friends house I read this year. So far I think I have read 12 this year. I mean just on Saturday I read one paperback alone. ><
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No. You can start anytime. Then you have twelve months to complete your goal.=3
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02-24-2010, 01:34 AM
Then I will start today February 23, 2010 with a goal to read 125 books.
Does that sound good?
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02-24-2010, 01:51 AM
Go for it! And good luck!
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02-24-2010, 01:56 AM
Thanks Roxxii
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02-24-2010, 02:13 AM
Whoo, just finished one! *does a dance* Crashed by Robin Wasserman. Can't wait for the third book! That trilogy poses some really newat thinking questions.
Thanks, Roxxi! I do love the power of punctuation. :lol:
Good luck, Pocket!
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02-24-2010, 02:35 AM
This is going to be embarrassing.
I have a very unmasculine obsession with paperback romances.
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Iltu
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02-24-2010, 02:55 AM
No shame in that, people like what they like, no? As long as you enjoy your reading, that's all that matters. :)
What are some favorite books of yours?
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02-24-2010, 03:03 AM
Books I'd Like to Read:
American Gods -- Neil Gaiman
Bleach (all volumes)
Book of Air and Shadows: A Novel -- Michael Gruber
Bride Quartet, The -- Nora Roberts
Coraline -- Neil Gaiman
D. Gray Man (all volumes)
Death Note (all volumes)
Guided Tours of Hell -- Francine Prose
Mexican White Boy -- Matt de la Pena
Nightlight: A Parody -- The Harvard Lampoon
Sacred Book of the Werewolf, The -- Victor Pelevin (second time)
School Rumble (all volumes)
TwiLite: A Parody -- Stephen Jenner
Looking for more! Any suggestions, send 'em my way (via PM, please). I usually read about a book a day, so I will be in need of new material soon. :D Manga/comics are welcome. :) As is Epic Poetry.
Books I've Read This Year (2010)
Anthropologist on Mars, An -- Oliver Sacks, M.D.
Bride's Mini 411: Checklists, Calendars, & Contacts, The -- Amy Nebens
Hanazakari no Kimitachi e (volumes 1-23) -- Hisaya Nakajo
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni: Maekashi-hen (2 volumes)
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni: Onikakushi-hen (2 volumes)
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni: Tatarigoroshi-hen (2 volumes)
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni: Tsumihoroboshi-hen (2 volumes)
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni: Watanagashi-hen (2 volumes)
How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines -- Thomas C. Foster
Jigoku Shojo (volumes 1-3) -- Eto Miyuki
Mother Tongue: English and How it Got that Way, The -- Bill Bryson
Notes from a Small Island -- Bill Bryson
O is for Obama: An Irreverent A-to-Z Guide to Washington and Beltway Politics -- Dana Milbank and Mark Anderson
Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and Those Who Want to Write Them -- Francine Prose
Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei (volumes 1-4) -- Koji Kumeta
Shakespeare: The World as Stage -- Bill Bryson
Tapestry of Spells: A Novel of the Nine Kingdoms -- Lynn Kurland
Wedding Book: The Big Book for Your Day, The -- Mindy Weiss with Lisbeth Levine
Total Read: 50 (COMPLETE (without me even knowing this existed, yay!))
Cont'd "Books I've Read This Year (2010)"
N/A as of yet
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02-24-2010, 03:04 AM
Favorites?
Dr.Zhivago by Boris Pasternak.
It has everything I love in a good book: romance, conflict, war, and history.
Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
and Lord of the Rings by J.R.R Tolkien
...an no it is not a series. It was written as one book and published in three parts. Tolkien had not hand in its publication! *growls like the Ringer he is*
Frodo Lives!
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02-24-2010, 07:30 AM
PocketNerd, you win. Tolkien is my favorite author. I've been re-reading pretty much everything he's written at least once a year since I was about eight... and I'm 24 now. xD
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02-24-2010, 09:43 AM
Kami understands!
I am 18 and have read Lord of the Rings at least 56 times and the rest of his books at least 3.
I had at one point every movie in Extended Version and the cartoon Hobbit.
I loved the information on Tolkien as a writer and a person in the special features on Return of the King special features.
But I hate how they ruined the character of Denethor in the movie vs. the book.
He really is not nearly as insane as they attempt to portray him.
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02-24-2010, 10:50 PM
Wow, some real hardcore Rings fans here. xD I love Lord of the Rings, but I'm pretty sure I only read it once through. I'll probably read it again sometime, but I've already got more than enough reading material to keep me busy for some time.
I myself just finished Am I Blue?: Coming Out From the Silence, which is a collection of short stories about coming out. ^^ I really liked it, and am glad I stumbled across it when I went to the library the other day. I don't know that I'll be buying it though.
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02-24-2010, 11:29 PM
Heh *swear drop*
I started a book before bed an I only have about 50 or so pages left.
It has taken me a little under 15hours to get this far and that was not constant reading.
I will report on it later once I finish.
Oh and all of you should check out Terry Prachett
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02-25-2010, 12:50 AM
A good friend of mine is always reading Terry Prachett. Maybe I'll pick up a book one day ~
Also, I wonder how often Knerd updates the lists and who finished :ninja:
I surpassed my 2009 goal, and I posted my 2010 list somewhere or another...
/edit -pokes links- Found it xD;
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O_O I always realize a couple seconds too late that I'm not on the right account, haha.
-plays games and then goes back to my main-
I was just trying to edit my 2010 list.. It's outdated by a month again... And the edit button wasn't there. owo
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02-25-2010, 01:00 AM
I finished the first book by Brent Weeks "The Way of the Shadow" and am now on "Shadow's Edge"
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02-25-2010, 01:03 AM
Pocket- I've not read Lord of the Rings yet. *shame* I own it, but I just love The Hobbit SO MUCH that I fear reading Lord of the Rings and not loving it even more. D8
Kaidat- My best friend might actually kill me if I don't read those books in the next month, she loves them!
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02-25-2010, 01:06 AM
Well I recommend the first one that's for sure, I just barely started the second so can't say if he hurt the trilogy or not but I doubt it, he seems to be a pretty good writer, just wish he had one of those character lists so I know who's who without having to reread but other than that it's def worth a read :3`
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