What are you reading now?
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Yup. Guess its the movie's imminent release that prompted me to read the book.Originally posted by Rhonda:I read this donkey years ago, but it left an impression on me!
It has such an original style and certain bits in the book are so graphically-detailed that you can almost "see" the scene unfold in your mind's eye... literally! 
You've picked up a great book, LazerLordz!
I've only read One Hundred Years of Solitude before this.. -
I am reading your thread now ^^
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I still got many more books unwrapped... Got them free...Originally posted by LazerLordz:I've read this once. Not bad, typically peppered with jarhead lingo.
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Originally posted by popikachu:I am reading your thread now ^^
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I am reading The Double Traitor by E. Phillips Oppenheim
spy fiction published in the 1915 with parallels to WWI that started in 1914...
I found it an exciting and interesting read.
Free Ebook available here
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The intensity of that book nearly killed me.Originally posted by LazerLordz:Yup. Guess its the movie's imminent release that prompted me to read the book.
I've only read One Hundred Years of Solitude before this..
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Originally posted by popikachu:I am reading your thread now ^^ Soooo cheeky!!
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I'm currently reading this, together with another book, so it's taking me a long time just to reach the half-way mark.
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It's one of those intense sadness that doesn't ignite the tears, but leaves you feeling melancholic as the days go by.Originally posted by ShrodingersCat:The intensity of that book nearly killed me.
until now the ending makes me depressed.
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Hearing you guys speak of such good books makes me guilty. I used to be a voracious reader but lately... Okay make that the past few years. Hard to find the time when I have to juggle work, kids, their schedules, dental/medical appointments, my schedule, the house, the dogs... haiz. Which is why I have yet to finish reading The Good Earth and have yet to start on Anna Karenina. I will persevere!!!
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friends indeed by Rose Doyle.
a book i picked up at the motel resort at the Golden Triangle Thailand -
Err.. I agree it is very acquired...err i felt sort of strangled and suicidal when baby got carried off by ants ... think it must be metaphorical or what...Originally posted by LazerLordz:It's one of those intense sadness that doesn't ignite the tears, but leaves you feeling melancholic as the days go by.
An acquired taste I believe.
but not my style - i am superficial - i value the story more than the writing
i think 1984 makes me feel very melancholic and kind of hopeless... but err it does it in much shorter pages
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errr dun worry.. all i read mostly are classic spy thrillers. hurhur..Originally posted by jetta:Hearing you guys speak of such good books makes me guilty. I used to be a voracious reader but lately... Okay make that the past few years. Hard to find the time when I have to juggle work, kids, their schedules, dental/medical appointments, my schedule, the house, the dogs... haiz. Which is why I have yet to finish reading The Good Earth and have yet to start on Anna Karenina. I will persevere!!!
and classic only becos they are free downloads for ebooks -
haha, yeah I totally agree on 1984.Originally posted by ShrodingersCat:Err.. I agree it is very acquired...err i felt sort of strangled and suicidal when baby got carried off by ants ... think it must be metaphorical or what...
but not my style - i am superficial - i value the story more than the writing
i think 1984 makes me feel very melancholic and kind of hopeless... but err it does it in much shorter pages -
Has anyone here read Shalimar the Clown? By Salman Rushdie.
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I brought back a copy from CA but I haven't crack it open yet ....Originally posted by LazerLordz:Has anyone here read Shalimar the Clown? By Salman Rushdie.
and my "satanic verse" is still in transit ... -
the good earth is easy reading ........ but russian writers make me fall asleep .... they are all very dark ....Originally posted by jetta:Hearing you guys speak of such good books makes me guilty. I used to be a voracious reader but lately... Okay make that the past few years. Hard to find the time when I have to juggle work, kids, their schedules, dental/medical appointments, my schedule, the house, the dogs... haiz. Which is why I have yet to finish reading The Good Earth and have yet to start on Anna Karenina. I will persevere!!! -
Just bought the book of other people yesterday:
Was tempted to buy this, but figured it could be too depressing a read. Just realized it has been made to a movie by Sean Penn. Anybody tried these titles?
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Never made past the first 3 pages of any tolstoy novel.Originally posted by Fatum:the good earth is easy reading ........ but russian writers make me fall asleep .... they are all very dark .... -
you left out something.Originally posted by jetta:Hearing you guys speak of such good books makes me guilty. I used to be a voracious reader but lately... Okay make that the past few years. Hard to find the time when I have to juggle work, kids, their schedules, dental/medical appointments, my schedule, the house, the dogs... haiz. Which is why I have yet to finish reading The Good Earth and have yet to start on Anna Karenina. I will persevere!!!
watch less TV and you'll have time to read
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Still in transit?Originally posted by Fatum:I brought back a copy from CA but I haven't crack it open yet ....
and my "satanic verse" is still in transit ... 
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If you think that's bad, studying Chekov for a semester then was enough to save on sleeping medication.Originally posted by soleachip:Never made past the first 3 pages of any tolstoy novel. -
Reading:
Wild Fire by Nelson DeMille
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The curious incident of the dog in the night-time is a very interesting read. It was totally different from all other books I'd ever read.Originally posted by soleachip:Was tempted to buy this, but figured it could be too depressing a read. Just realized it has been made to a movie by Sean Penn. Anybody tried these titles?
I totally enjoyed the unique style and encourage my friends to read it. I have the book with a different, cuter cover.