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quimmy:
--- Quote ---Everyone in the world should read the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series by Douglas Adams. All the way through. The first book is not enough. The ending of the last book will tear your heart out, and boogle your brain. It is a series that must be read as a whole. It makes me sad that the first one is the only one to ever get recognition.
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I agree, I agree! I have read four of them, I've yet to read Mostly Harmless, but they are complete and utter genius! The Restaurant at the End of the Universe cracks me up every time!
I've recently started the Wheel of Time series. Has anyone else read them? Everyone who has recommended them to me has been a guy, strangely enough. They're pretty good, and they'll definitely satisfy your reading habits! It's strange how some 800 page books you can read in a day (or six hours. >.> Darn you HP6!!) but others can take you more than a week.
Ando:
Oh my, what's the matter with me? About two days have passed without me having read a single page. No good, no good...
Anyway, I'd recommend you all to check on the Norwegian writer Jostein Gaarder; all his novels are sparkling with imagination and philosophy! He writes books for youngsters as well as adults, but the latter are far more deep and interesting, especially the one called Maya. I can guarantee that you will never be able to look upon Goya's "La Maya Desnuda" without a feeling of 'I know what really happened' after reading this book.
Now, this is an order: march straight to your local library and demand them to give you all they've got with Peter Pohl! Although I've never read the translated version of any of his books and thus can't answer for the quality of the text, this man is an absolutely f a n t a s t i c author, writing dark stuff about death, depression, bullying and the longing of escaping to a better world. After reading his debut novel (English title: 'Johnny, my friend') I just sat all apathetic of schock for about half an hour, and went around for two days thereafter only thinking about the book, like a sleepwalker. He is the one and only reason I ever visit the library's young adult section...
If you like fantasy, but has started to think that all books in that genre are exactly the same, with the same old boring black-and-white concept, I would recommend you to check on the works of R R Martin and Katharine Kerr ('A Song of Ice and Fire' and 'Deverry', respectively), who both write very good and non-stereotypic fantasy.
And last but not least, even though someone already recommended it: 'Howl's Moving Castle' by Dianna Wynne Jones. The movie is nice, but the novel is terrific! And a very good choice if you're feeling unmotivated to start with some nine-hundred-paged piece of work, or just have a lazy day off with nothing to do.
Hikari B.:
I'm planning on reading Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. It'll take me 'bout, I dunno... a month. -_-
Sabrina:
--- Quote from: snowangel on January 29 2006, 05:15 pm ---Has anyone here, besides me read Battle Royale?
It's a good book, I'd recommend it if you looking for a book about human interaction. But it's pretty violent and some scenes in the book do get gory. But I managed to overlook that.
There's some morale behind the book as well, but you have to read into it to figure it out. A lot of people whom I've talked to like the book, so if you're up to it, give the book a shot.
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Aaa, I wanteed to read it! O___O I have those manga (only 1-6)) and first movie...but still I don't know where to buy that book from here, in Finland.. Maybe I should search it some day..
Just now I'm reading tales of ancient greek and rome.
Shiunu:
The book that I just read recently was Memoirs of a Geisha. It was sooo good!
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