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Speak - Laurie Halse Anderson [06 Feb 2008|08:09pm]
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Hi all,

This is the first time I've posted here, not because I don't read, but mainly because I haven't read anything totally amazing lately. However, I just finished Speak and I am trying to get the word out to anyone who knows teenagers to get them to read this book. Well, anyone can read it, it's a great book, but it's geared toward teenagers. Anyway, here's what I posted in my LJ about it:

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"Dry" by Augusten Burroughs [21 Dec 2007|01:40am]
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I read "Dry" by Augusten Burroughs recently.

( Who knew alcoholism could be so funny?Collapse )

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Memoirs of a Geisha [05 Jun 2007|11:24pm]
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"Running With Scissors" by Augusten Burroughs [30 May 2007|06:52pm]
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Summer is here, so take the time to enjoy a good book or two! Finally, for those of you taking classes, a time you can pick and choose what you want to read!

I've read quite a few books recently, so I'll post as I have the time to update.

The first I'd like to comment on is ( Running With Scissors by Augusten BurroughsCollapse )

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A "The Cat Who" novel [23 Nov 2006|07:27am]
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sarasamsara
( The Cat Who Saw RedCollapse )
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The Illyrian Adventure [23 Nov 2006|07:22am]
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( The Illyrian Adventure, with no spoilersCollapse )
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The Greatest Salesman in the World Part II – The end of the story [08 Nov 2006|10:29pm]
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narami
I found two chunks of one of my favorite books, 'The Greatest Salesman in the World’  this is from the second part, if I’m correct it has only two, but I highly recommend both of them and wanted to share this sentences here.  The books are really short and easy to read, and if by any chance you are in some sort of client service business (not my case), they are even more of a treasure.  (As is also Memorandum of God, Og Mandino rocks.)  I have parts of those other two books I wish I could've shared but, they are in Spanish, so I'm being generous with the quoting here. 



 


Hope you enjoy!
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Vladimir Nabokov [07 Nov 2006|04:26am]
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( GloryCollapse )
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Philip Pullman [05 Nov 2006|03:21pm]
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( His Dark Materials TrilogyCollapse )
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[23 Oct 2006|05:23pm]
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booga_wan
( Olivia Joules and the Overactive Imagination by Helen FieldingCollapse )
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[12 Oct 2006|05:57am]
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( Watership DownCollapse )
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peter pan [08 Oct 2006|04:20pm]
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[19 Sep 2006|01:10am]
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narami
Some short excerpts  from The Vagina Monologues by Eve Ensler a book every woman should read;



Read it too fast because it was too good.
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The Handmaid's Tale [10 Sep 2006|10:23pm]
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narami

Hi everyone!  I have been watching but today I joined because finally I have a review! Or something like it.

 I just finished (ok, last Thursday) The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood.  

 I liked it a lot.  It has a daring style of narrative that is, only at some points, a little snoozing but in all, it’s perfect for the story.  The protagonist will describe with the detail of a diarist her actual life and in the middle of those narrations she will take you back in time to how her life was before.

 A revolution has trapped her in a life where woman are only objects for reproduction, they are only valued for the children they can bare, if they can. Handmaids are given to Generals and their wives to give them children, they only have chance to try in 3 different houses.  If they fail to give babies, they are off to an uncertain destiny.

 
It was a great pocket book, I highly recommend it.  

Today I started Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrel by Susanna Clarke and so far it’s beautiful.  
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Wide Sargasso Sea [09 Sep 2006|09:59am]
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Having read Jane Eyre, it felt only natural to follow it up with Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys. It's a prequel to Jane Eyre that is listed as one Time's Best English Language Novels Since 1923. If you haven't read Jane Eyre, even the vaguest plot summary would be a spoiler, so don't peek under the link! If you've read Bronte's work but not Rhys', don't worry. There is nothing I could spoil for you.

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Jane Eyre [09 Sep 2006|09:36am]
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( Jane Eyre by Charlotte BronteCollapse )
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'Ello! [04 Sep 2006|11:43am]
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Just wanted to introduce myself. Tea recommended that I swing on by after deluging my personal journal with 10 book reviews in one night. Currently reading Jane Eyre, which has to be the most alluded to book that I've never read. Will post about it when I'm done!
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The Mists of Avalon [10 Aug 2006|10:55pm]
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( The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyCollapse )

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[02 Aug 2006|11:52pm]
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( Poems By A Little Girl by Hilda Conkling -- a mini reviewCollapse )

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[31 Jul 2006|11:03pm]
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booga_wan
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Hello all!

Since we're in downtime right now, I thought I'd post a list of the Top 100 Novels of the 20th century (as compiled by Modern Library).

If you're ever looking for a good book to read, try one of these! (*Tip -- check your local Goodwills or thrift shops. You can always find several of these classics there at great prices!)

Without further ado, here's the list!
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With that, I'll leave you to relax and read!!

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