Book club will not die!

WileyCoyote said:

Do you read because you enjoy it or do you read because you think that's what intelligent people do?

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I don't know about her, but I'm am a nerdy book lover. They are my favorite way to escape reality, especially with how craptastic tv shows tend to be.


I started reading Wicked last night. It's weird, but interesting so far.

WileyCoyote said:

Do you read because you enjoy it or do you read because you think that's what intelligent people do?

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I read because I like reading, it may be for entertainment or enhancing my knowledge as well as word power.

done the stephen king and am now halfway through a book called the Lake House. About genetically engineered humans crossed with birds, that have wings...lol

PristineSkies said:

I read because I like reading, it may be for entertainment or enhancing my knowledge as well as word power.

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What are your favorite kinds of books?

I just started The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe. I realized that I've never finished the whole Narnia series (shame, I know) so I'm starting from the beginning and going through it in the proper order.

Thunder Peel said:

I just started The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe. I realized that I've never finished the whole Narnia series (shame, I know) so I'm starting from the beginning and going through it in the proper order.

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I loved that book. The movie was just as good.

Right now I am reading East by Edith Pattou, a retelling of the fairy tale "East of the Sun and West of the Moon" for teens. I'm also halfway through The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe again. And uhh... I still have to finish Jane Eyre, which I love.

I can't concentrate on one thing at a time.

Thunder Peel said:

I just started The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe. I realized that I've never finished the whole Narnia series (shame, I know) so I'm starting from the beginning and going through it in the proper order.

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Starting with The Magician's Nephew, I hope.

Historia said:

I don't know about her, but I'm am a nerdy book lover

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Nerdy book lovers FTW! There's lots of us here!

I'm currently between books. Just finished The Guardian King series by Karen Hancock. Awesome. A little violent, but that's ok. The story is amazing!

Not sure what I'll read now. Don't really have much time, anyway. :/

Maybe after Christmas.

Thunder Peel said:

I just started The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe. I realized that I've never finished the whole Narnia series (shame, I know) so I'm starting from the beginning and going through it in the proper order.

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Ooh, I love those books! My favorite is The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. I can't wait to see the movie!

Radagast said:

Starting with The Magician's Nephew, I hope.

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The Magician's Nephew spoils everything about Narnia, leaving a lot of the mystery out of the rest of the books. I know Lewis preferred to put that book first but technically it fits better in sixth place, so that's where I'm placing it.

I went to the library today and picked up Veil of Roses by Laura Fitzgerald. I've only read a few pages so far, but it seems really good. It's about a 27 year old woman from Iran who comes to America. She is amazed at some of the simple things that Americans take for granted. Iran is a very restrictive country and her parents sent her to the US hoping that she'd never come back and find a way to stay (and be happy) in the US.

okay i lied. i finished Mansfield Park today and was looking for my copy of Little Women but came across Small Miracles of the Holocaust first so i've been reading that all night

little_tigress said:

...i finished Mansfield Park today...

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Did you celebrate Jane Austen's birthday on December 16th?

lol no can't say i did.

WileyCoyote said:

What are your favorite kinds of books?

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In non-fiction, I like to read travel/nature books and books on self-improvement.
In fiction, I like to read Jane Austen novels, some mild romantic novels, Harry Potter and early English or Victorian era books too.
I prefer "paper" books more than e-books.
And you, May I know what kind of books you like to read?

Wether or not I knew her, I would forget , and I wouldn't celebrate any way.

I'm reading Eclipse.
It's the third book from the Twilight series by Stephenie meyer.

Thunder Peel said:

The Magician's Nephew spoils everything about Narnia, leaving a lot of the mystery out of the rest of the books. I know Lewis preferred to put that book first but technically it fits better in sixth place, so that's where I'm placing it.

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WHAT

What are you talking about, boy? I always read The Magician's Nephew first, and I don't think it spoils anything! I think it enhances the Narnia experience! It's my favourite one.

Gwendolyn said:

WHAT

What are you talking about, boy? I always read The Magician's Nephew first, and I don't think it spoils anything! I think it enhances the Narnia experience! It's my favourite one.

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It's just weird the way the book refers to Aslan as if we already know who he is. The characters in the book know a lot about who he is and what Narnia is like, taking a lot of the mystery out of the other books as they unfold. I like the way everything's introduced in TLTWATW better because the unfolding of Narnia just feels more natural and magical. It's all personal preference.