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Re: The Good Books Thread/ATARnotes Book Club!
« Reply #120 on: January 09, 2012, 10:54:43 pm »
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Quote from: nisha on January 09, 2012, 07:25:32 pm
Everyone loves murder^^^

SO TRUE! Does anyone know any good murder novels? I was hesitating about Perfume when I saw it in the book store the other day... What other ones are there?
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Re: The Good Books Thread/ATARnotes Book Club!
« Reply #121 on: January 09, 2012, 10:58:02 pm »
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^^Have you read One Hundred Years of Solitude? It's Marquez's more acclaimed book and one of my favourite reads ever. If you haven't, you should. Don't bother with Memories of My Melancholy Whores, it wasn't as engaging as I remembered it to be.
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Quote from: Special At Specialist on January 05, 2013, 08:51:35 pm
It's really not that hard to quantify..., but I believe that being raped once is not as bad as being raped five times, even if the one rape was by a gang of people.

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Re: The Good Books Thread/ATARnotes Book Club!
« Reply #122 on: January 09, 2012, 11:06:34 pm »
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Quote from: monkeywantsabanana on January 09, 2012, 10:54:43 pm
Quote from: nisha on January 09, 2012, 07:25:32 pm
Everyone loves murder^^^

SO TRUE! Does anyone know any good murder novels? I was hesitating about Perfume when I saw it in the book store the other day... What other ones are there?

Harlan Coben- Tell No one
Linwood Barclay-No time for Goodbye (and all his other novels)

I'm a crime fanatic:)
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Re: The Good Books Thread/ATARnotes Book Club!
« Reply #123 on: January 10, 2012, 11:27:31 am »
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Re: The Good Books Thread/ATARnotes Book Club!
« Reply #124 on: January 10, 2012, 11:31:58 am »
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Quote from: s... on January 10, 2012, 11:27:31 am
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i second this. also, 'growing up asian in australia'. some of these short stories are so compelling and moving.
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Re: The Good Books Thread/ATARnotes Book Club!
« Reply #125 on: January 10, 2012, 11:33:21 am »
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Quote from: JellyDonut on January 09, 2012, 10:58:02 pm
^^Have you read One Hundred Years of Solitude? It's Marquez's more acclaimed book and one of my favourite reads ever. If you haven't, you should. Don't bother with Memories of My Melancholy Whores, it wasn't as engaging as I remembered it to be.

yes, that book is definitely on my to-read list.

what's even better is that it's printed as one of those orange penguin books. i love those, they don't burn your wallet and look great on bookshelves.
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Re: The Good Books Thread/ATARnotes Book Club!
« Reply #126 on: January 10, 2012, 07:41:40 pm »
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The Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck
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« Reply #127 on: January 12, 2012, 12:05:53 pm »
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Just finished (and started...) this amazing book yesterday by Jane Higgins "The Bridge".

It had such a deep story-line and so many socio-political undercurrents; the novel would definitely be worthy of some further study. It really was a gripping read. 
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Re: The Good Books Thread/ATARnotes Book Club!
« Reply #128 on: January 14, 2012, 04:26:16 pm »
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Quote from: Special At Specialist on January 05, 2013, 08:51:35 pm
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Re: The Good Books Thread/ATARnotes Book Club!
« Reply #129 on: January 14, 2012, 05:18:26 pm »
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I enjoyed reading,

ET Bell : Men of Mathematics

(Warning! for non-fiction and maths freaks only)
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Re: The Good Books Thread/ATARnotes Book Club!
« Reply #130 on: January 15, 2012, 01:19:02 am »
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Quote from: JellyDonut on January 14, 2012, 04:26:16 pm
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Well, I must admit I lol'd.

Just finished Unearthly and Hallowed by Cynthia Hand


Not a bad read I must admit.

Also read Halo - Alexandra Ardonetto (another Australian author!!!) and looking forward to the sequel which I shall soon buy :)
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Re: The Good Books Thread/ATARnotes Book Club!
« Reply #131 on: January 15, 2012, 02:37:32 pm »
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Quote from: JellyDonut on January 09, 2012, 10:58:02 pm
^^Have you read One Hundred Years of Solitude? It's Marquez's more acclaimed book and one of my favourite reads ever. If you haven't, you should.
Part-way into it, is good :D

On topic, The Shipping News by Annie Proulx is really good IMO
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Re: The Good Books Thread/ATARnotes Book Club!
« Reply #132 on: January 16, 2012, 10:33:10 am »
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The Handmaid's Tale-M. Atwood.
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Re: The Good Books Thread/ATARnotes Book Club!
« Reply #133 on: January 18, 2012, 05:41:28 pm »
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Anyone read William Faulkner - The sound and the fury ?
My teacher in year 11 told me he didn't like it and only got half way through it because it was irregular/confusing
but the name is so awesome and i always see cool quotes that have been pulled out of there
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Re: The Good Books Thread/ATARnotes Book Club!
« Reply #134 on: January 18, 2012, 07:44:26 pm »
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I've read As I Lay Dying by Faulkner and your teacher is not alone in his confusion. It took me two reads IIRC to internalise his writing style as his 'stream of consciousness' style confused me
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Quote from: Special At Specialist on January 05, 2013, 08:51:35 pm
It's really not that hard to quantify..., but I believe that being raped once is not as bad as being raped five times, even if the one rape was by a gang of people.
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