The Last Book You Read, etc, etc

[Glucuronolactone]

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Just yesterday I started The Attorney by Steve Martini. It has my attention and seems like a very interesting storyline. The next book I plan to read is The Killings at Badger's Drift, by Caroline Graham. It was published in the 1980's. However, an English show called Midsommer Murders is based off of Caroline Graham's books. Hopefully it will be just as interesting, if not more than, the TV series.

[tofurox]

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frankenstein (for english class)


very good

Hey same here!

[smartdude1212]

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Just yesterday I started The Attorney by Steve Martini.

I was wandering through Chapters just recently and noticed a Steve Martini and started laughing because:

a) Martini;
b) almost Steve Martin.

I don't remember the book title though because I didn't even read the description. I was heading to the selection of Margaret Atwood titles.

[dore]

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did you fully grasp the sound and the fury? reading benjy's stuff made me pretty angry, but i absolutely adore faulkner..

yeah. you basically have to reread parts 1 and 2 after you read the whole thing because it helps you catch all the little references and stuff in the first two sections that only make sense in context (but the first two sections set up a broader context for the Jason sections)

[LoveHurts67]

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Fahrenheit 451, I read it for school

[Impulso]

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Fahrenheit 451, I read it for school

Isn't that by Ray Bradbury? LOL Ray Bradbury has the beeesssttt books ever

[Mechablob]

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I got Mark Z. Danielewski's House Of Leaves for christmas, so I think I'm going to definitely make my way to reading that straight after Crime And Punishment

[Xandertrax]

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I got Mark Z. Danielewski's House Of Leaves for christmas, so I think I'm going to definitely make my way to reading that straight after Crime And Punishment

Two amazing books. Let me know how you like House of Leaves, that's by far my favorite book. Close second: Infinite Jest, by David Foster Wallace.

Just read The Magicians, by Lev Grossman. Currently reading The Cider House Rules, by John Irving.

[smartdude1212]

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I finished The Pact by Jodi Picoult and Official Book Club Selection (Kathy Griffin's memoir). Both were an absolute delight; the latter was also hilarious and shocking.

And now I'm reading Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood, followed by Year of the Flood (connected through characters from each book).

[Cold Kitten]

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Hm.. Last book I read was probably All The Kings Men by Robert Penn Warren. It was a pretty good book. I like reading about politics. xD I never want to get involved in them though.

I'm currently reading Flowers In The Attic/Petals On The Wind by V.C. Andrews. Very good book. A bit odd though, if you ask me...

My favorite book would have to be Unwind by Neal Shusterman. Another fairly odd book. Any of his books are very good, in my opinion though. Love them all. [:

[manarius13]

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After months of being pestered by my ex, I finally read The Hunger Games.

It was actually pretty good. It had a few huge glaring flaws, but I'm able to overlook them because on the whole, it was a really enjoyable read. And I'm really looking forward to the second one.

[Cold Kitten]

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That was a good series. I've read all of them. xD And own all of them.. Haha. The second was a slow read at first, but closer to the end it got REALLY good. The third was iffy. I liked it, but... Not nearly as much as the first two.

[Mechablob]

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Two amazing books. Let me know how you like House of Leaves, that's by far my favorite book.

I'll definitely try to remember! So far, it seems quite interesting - I'm not too far into the book, mind (around about the second chapter), but so far I'm really enjoying the enigmatic atmosphere the book has formed. It's definitely a challenging read, too. I'll share more of my opinion on the book as I continue to read it.

[robertsona]

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the year of magical thinking by joan didion

reaaaaalllyy ****ing good

[Aldentron]

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The last book I finished was Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick, it was pretty good in it's own right.
Right now I'm reading Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein, and its pretty go so far, but right now i'm about 3/4 into it and I'm starting to get impatient with it, it seems like it should have ended 2 chapters ago...