The Good Books Thread/ATARnotes Book Club!

[ninwa]

Merged the two book threads

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1. The Plague-Albert Camus. (Best to read it in French, if possible. )
2. A Chirstmas Carol-Dickens
3. The Finkler Question-Howard Jacobson
4. Minimum of Two-Tim Winton
5. The Book Theif-Marcus Zusak


Oh, and Winnie the Pooh.

[aes_999]

Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
It's a really good read if you can
stick through all 127 chapters.

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Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
It's a really good read if you can
stick through all 127 chapters.

yes!!!

[Seems madam?]

Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoevsky
For those who admire a rich crime thriller and the mental ruminations of a half-insane yet truly insightful protagonist. Warning, it's 500+ pages long.

1984 - George Orwell
One thing you notice when you read this is just how crisp yet vivid Orwell's writing is. I try (but rarely succeed) to emulate his style. Great story too, though the ending drags on a little.

The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald
Love it.

This Boy's Life - Tobias Wolff
The dream versus the reality.

[Reckoner]

Bill Bryson - A Short History of Nearly Everything
A very interesting read, although the geology section was a bit difficult to get through.

Bryson's travel books are also good, such as 'Down Under' and 'Notes From a Small Island'. They literally made me lol, which rarely happens with books.

The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid is also a really good, entertaining Bill Bryson read!

I've heard of this, will hopefully get around to reading it eventually, but that could take a while. I'll have to finish ASHONE, then read my english texts over and over and over. *sigh* I'm gonna get soooo sick of 'Life of Pi'.

[paulsterio]

I just read Inheritance by Christopher Paolini, it's a really good book!

[funkyducky]

I just read Inheritance by Christopher Paolini, it's a really good book!

My brother got me this (also, some awesome headphones, he's not THAT cheap to just get me a $20 book) for Christmas, but I can't read it until I've re-read Brsingr (sp?) which I can't do until my brother has finished with it. So far he's re-read chapter one -_-

[Russ]

I just read Inheritance by Christopher Paolini, it's a really good book!

No, sorry, you're wrong. Normally I let opinions be opinions, but not with that man's writing. Ugh.

As for me, I've been reading Garth Nix recently and I have to read the Song of Ice and Fire novels for the TV show season

[ninwa]

Just finished ASOIAF, am already in mourning for the 6th book which I know will probably not come

Just started Accelerando - really good if you're a sci-fi fan - and some book called Act of God but is really about Egyptian history... or something (am not very far into it >_<)

[funkyducky]

I never got to the end of ASOIAF, year 12 got in my way. I was up to a feast of crows, my bookmark is still where I left it about a year ago, on page 38/39

[paulsterio]

My brother got me this (also, some awesome headphones, he's not THAT cheap to just get me a $20 book) for Christmas, but I can't read it until I've re-read Brsingr (sp?) which I can't do until my brother has finished with it. So far he's re-read chapter one -_-

LOL! if i were you, i'd just download brisingr and read it, i'm assuming you've read eragon and eldest?
hmm, btw, that reminds me, i always download my books cause i have a kindle (so nice to read on) and i'm also a cheapo

No, sorry, you're wrong. Normally I let opinions be opinions, but not with that man's writing. Ugh.

What's wrong with his writing?




also guys, i'm thinking of starting the twilight series? should i?

[abd123]

Not a single book of 'Deltora Quest' and 'Harry Potter' wasn't mentioned in this thread.

I read all of them, there pretty good.

The harry potter books are a lot more detailed than the movies.

[xdecay]

also, do you guys remember 'a series of unfortunate events'? those books totally mindfucked my primary school years.

[pi]

also guys, i'm thinking of starting the twilight series? should i?

NO

I think admins should reset your Respect after that comment.

Not a single book of 'Deltora Quest' and 'Harry Potter' wasn't mentioned in this thread.

I read all of them, there pretty good.

The harry potter books are a lot more detailed than the movies.

I loved both