Favorite Book(s)

Honjetan · Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 4:31 pm Post subject:

It's kind of like a different form of Harry Potter.

Of course, it has next to no relations next to it, but they both use magic, so what the hell. It was a trilogy, starting out with-

1. The Amulet of Samarkand
2. The Golem's Eye
3. Ptolemy's Gate

The series ended with the third book, leaving many readers hanging. It even says so all across the inernet, if you read enough of the reviews. It's a good series, all the same, and you should check it out if you have the time.

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LexLuthorsVictimNJustAFriend · Has No Life Joined: 14 Jan 2005 Posts: 509

Hey no biggie Megan, we can't all win. ^_^ I really need to start reading some of the books you guys start suggesting.....

Me: Nobody loves me
Everybody hates me
I guess I'll go eat worms...
Chad: Your dumb, worms are gross unless you add ketchup!
Me: .:Stares Blankly:.

theWriter · Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 4:27 pm Post subject:

My brother, when he was little, tried to eat a worm once.

...It didn't go well for him. Not at all.

Ya know, I have not read the Bartimaeus stuff. I tried to get into it, but, again, it just didn't click. Interesting idea, but not my bag, much to some of my friends' dismay.

When I was like, in 5th grade, I was a Redwall fanatic. Anybody ever heard of the series?

EDIT: @Ian. OMG, you actually [i]have [/i]Borders? I thought that was only a Colorado thing. Coool...
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Viper069 · Has No Life Joined: 09 Nov 2005 Posts: 487

[quote="LexLuthorsVictimNJustAFriend (N."] Me: Nobody loves me
Everybody hates me
I guess I'll go eat worms...
Chad: Your dumb, worms are gross unless you add ketchup!
Me: .:Stares Blankly:. [/quote]
Nobody loves me - Limp Bizkit not a bad song.

But back to books I'm trying to find time to read the Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown

theWriter · Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2006 3:03 pm Post subject:

*makes face* Ya know, that was one book I just couldn't get into (my god, I'm sooo negative). I mean, it had interesting info and everything, but the way the plot was laid out it just didn't flow as smoothly as it could've.

But that's just me.
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Fayore · Moderator Joined: 12 Mar 2004 Posts: 6195

[quote="theWriter (Megan)"] Very Happy

Don't worry, I won't hate you personally for liking Steinbeck. It's just that as readers/teens we have a tendency to instantly hate a book if it is force fed to us. Let us find it on our own, fine, but having to read a book just ruins the experience. [/quote]
I just don't like it because I'm not a fan of nihilism. In his books, Steinbeck sets up the main characters for failure and probable death. Suck. :/ I'm not saying they're bad or anything, but... Jeez, really. And I don't like his style of writing, either. :/

[quote] Right now my favorite book would have to Eragon. It was wrote by a kid!! its great!![/quote]

No, the guy was about 18-19 or something when he wrote it. I dislike this book a great deal - seems the author stole pretty much the entire plot from McCaffrey's Pern series. But that's not the least of it - it's not as involved, nor does it have a "higher" style of writing - he took a fair plot and melted it till kids could read it and understand it without having to hit a dictionary, or even have to think about what the book's saying, for that matter. Fail. :|

[quote]When I was like, in 5th grade, I was a Redwall fanatic. Anybody ever heard of the series?[/quote]

I have the entire series up to the Taggerung, which was when I sorta stopped buying them because I was preoccupied with other things. :X lmao, I read my first one in third grade. <3 I loved them so much when I was younger. My favourite one is still Salamandastron, although I'll have to admit that once you're read one of them, you've practically read them all... XD

...

There's so many fans of The Da Vinci Code, it's insane. I have a bunch of people I know who raved about it when they read it. I have yet to pick up the book myself. Laughing

Although I'll have to sooner or later; I think my friend's gonna make me see the movie with him when it hits theatres. :0

...

Canada doesn't have a Borders, nor a Barnes and Noble, nor a Kinokunbiya. Suck.
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Astri · Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2006 9:18 am Post subject:

I loved the Redwall books when I was younger as well, but like you said, Fayore, I kinda stopped reading them...I think my favorite used to be The Pearls of Lutra, but I don't remember for sure and I couldn't even really tell you why. --.-- It's official, I'm going senile.

NO KINOKUNIYA [b]OR[/b] BORDERS?! My God, I think I'd have to kill myself... ^.^
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theWriter · Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2006 10:15 am Post subject:

[quote]Canada doesn't have a Borders, nor a Barnes and Noble, nor a Kinokunbiya. Suck. [/quote]

Sad

You poor, poor, poor little person. See?!? This is the reason that Canada has sad people. No BOOKSTORES!!!!

[quote]It's official, I'm going senile.[/quote]
:huh: Does this mean you're a creepy old man stalking wee little children the internet over? WTF?

Nah. I joke.

I dunno which Redwall book was my favorite. Pearls of Lutra was impressive, and I enjoyed Marlfox as well...But after the Taggerung one, I got bored and moved on to Ludlum and Patterson and blah. Sixth grade is really not a good time to be reading such violent books. :ph34r: But I did, and now lookat me.

[quote]There's so many fans of The Da Vinci Code, it's insane. I have a bunch of people I know who raved about it when they read it. I have yet to pick up the book myself. Although I'll have to sooner or later; I think my friend's gonna make me see the movie with him when it hits theatres. :0
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Don't join the darkside, Fayore! The Da Vinci Code...it is overrated. Stay pure, stay un-Da-Vinci.

And this is a completely random question, but how do I put up member's names next to their quotes?
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Fayore · Moderator Joined: 12 Mar 2004 Posts: 6195

[quote="theWriter (Megan)"] Sad

You poor, poor, poor little person. See?!? This is the reason that Canada has sad people. No BOOKSTORES!!!! [/quote]
We have Chapters, but they suck. The only good thing about them is the fact that there's a Starbucks in all of 'em.

[quote]Does this mean you're a creepy old man stalking wee little children the internet over?[/quote]
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8D

[quote]And this is a completely random question, but how do I put up member's names next to their quotes?[/quote]
You use [quote=namegoeshere]. :0
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hikari0205 · Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2006 7:31 pm Post subject:

[quote="Fayore (高位召"] There's so many fans of The Da Vinci Code, it's insane. I have a bunch of people I know who raved about it when they read it. I have yet to pick up the book myself. Laughing

Although I'll have to sooner or later; I think my friend's gonna make me see the movie with him when it hits theatres. :0 [/quote]
Laughing

My friend is like that too. She loves the book, I did buy it but read one page in and decided to read something else. I guess I just have to be in the right mood? for a book like that. She loved the book and also bought Angels and Demons I think. She wants us to go and see it at the theatre with her. I don't think I will be able to watch it at the moment as I don't have much interest in the book. :\

At the moment i'm reading Chinese Cinderella: The Secret of an Unwanted Daughter by Adeline Yen Mah.
I haven't read much of it (As I only got it yesterday) but already I guess I like it. Not exactly because i'm sympathetic towards her, more that it's something new and not like the other things i've read before.

[b]QUOTE[/b] (theWriter)

Don't join the darkside, Fayore! The Da Vinci Code...it is overrated. Stay pure, stay un-Da-Vinci.[/quote]

I think i'll take that hint too. :\