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Hi Andrea! Thanks for your post reply. I appreciate it :D :D :D
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Dixie wrote:1.- The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown

2.- Angels and Demons, Dan Brown

3.- Digital Fortress, Dan Brown

4.- The Shadow of the Wind, Carlos Ruiz Zafón

5.- The Lake of Dead Languages, Carol Goodman

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Hello Dixie. Although I have never read the book with title "The lake of dead languages" as you mentioned, it really makes me so curious. Sound good title, could you tell me a short summary about its content, please?
Thanks so much. :)
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well, i personally like Antione de Saint Exupery's book, The little prince... i like it very much and yet everytime i read it i feel it's worth reading again...

yana, i hope you'll like that book in case you decide to read it... it's not a long story but it's nice...

freinds, let me know your opinions about it... :)
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Dexter wrote: freinds, let me know your opinions about it... :)
I can't help crying everytime I read it!
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I like reading books very much,but i don't know some famous books wrriten in English.Can you introduce some books to me?
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Tora wrote:
Dexter wrote: freinds, let me know your opinions about it... :)
I can't help crying everytime I read it!

yes tora... i agree... i still find my eyes wet everytime i get to the end of that book...
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Oh dear!

My list of books to recommend is endless like The Ednless Story by Michael Ende :D , but as my favourites are fantasy books, here are some of my gratest loves:

1. The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis
2. The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien
3. The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien
4. Inkheart by the german author Cornelia Funke, an enchanting triology for all those who love books, the next is Inkspell and the third one is yet to be published
5. Thoe's journey by Catherine Clement, don't know, if the title is written correctly, because I've read it only in German and Polish. It's a bokk about all the main religion's of the world

Okay, that's all for today :wink:
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Anyone can recommend notable book from stephen king ?

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Hi everyone . I have read some stephen king's novel and impress his language I want to read another novel from king , but someone said " Many novel from king is impress me and many novel from him is tedious ".

Anyone can recommend stephen's king book for me or help me to choose book from this list ?

1 Cujo
2 Christine
3 Rose madder
4 Heart in Atlantis
5 Skelton crew

Thank every recommendation .
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I have never read any of King's books, but I would really like to read The Shining.
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His books are boring. They're well-written, but they're boring. You can try Cujo from the list. However, don't expect to be impressed by his work. It won't happen until the end of any of his books.
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Hi Dixie Thank for replied this topic

Hi LennyeTran . Thank for your suggestion . [/quote]
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I read his book which called "pet sematary". It was scared but interesting. I have been reading for some month "It", but it too dificult for me, I could`t manage with it. The story return back and I loose the main idea. I got some part of this story, but I haven`t had the hole picture yet.
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Hi,
I've been reading some mysteries and have almost finished hose books.
Has anybody joined in this forum read recently a interesting book? If you have, I want to know and read it!! I like mystery which contain a bit of joke or humor and criticism.

Now I'm readig "Jack Frost detective series" in English and some of Japanese comic
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Shimami wrote:Hi,
I've been reading some mysteries and have almost finished hose books.
Has anybody joined in this forum read recently a interesting book? If you have, I want to know and read it!! I like mystery which contain a bit of joke or humor and criticism.

Now I'm readig "Jack Frost detective series" in English and some of Japanese comic
I don't read a lot of that type of books. But I already finish Diez negritos, of Agatha Christie, and it's a grate book...
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Hi, laetetia.
I'm very happy I've got a reply from you. As soon as I recived your reply, I searched What conutry is Costa Rica. It's very different from Japan.
I've also read some misteries by Agatha Cristie in Japanese but not in other languages.
In other hand, I'm interested in Spanish and not regulatory I'm studying Spanish by watching on TV and listening music.
If you know, I want to read some nursery books in Spanish.

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Shimami wrote:Hi, laetetia.
I'm very happy I've got a reply from you. As soon as I recived your reply, I searched What conutry is Costa Rica. It's very different from Japan.
I've also read some misteries by Agatha Cristie in Japanese but not in other languages.
In other hand, I'm interested in Spanish and not regulatory I'm studying Spanish by watching on TV and listening music.
If you know, I want to read some nursery books in Spanish.

Noriko
Well, sorry for answer until now. I had big problems with my computer.
But maybe you can try to read some little tales for kids. There you can learn vocabulary and at the same time you don't be very confuse. Or that I think so.
For me Japan is a gratefuly country, I am really in love of your country, by your history and traditions, every is wonderful there!
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Hi, laetia.
I've afraid my reply had been hard to understand or
there had been some inapropriate things in my reply.

By the way I'm studying Espanol somtimes, only two words I've learned are vamos and ora... and most difficult in studying Espanol is the completely change in one word, for example "yo soy..." and "tu eles..."

Sorry for I wrote long mail unconcered with this forum.
I'm searching some book written espanol in the nearest book store.

I'm going to home. Buenos noches
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Shimami wrote:Hi, laetia.
I've afraid my reply had been hard to understand or
there had been some inapropriate things in my reply.

By the way I'm studying Espanol somtimes, only two words I've learned are vamos and ora... and most difficult in studying Espanol is the completely change in one word, for example "yo soy..." and "tu eles..."

Sorry for I wrote long mail unconcered with this forum.
I'm searching some book written espanol in the nearest book store.

I'm going to home. Buenos noches

Can I fix some mistakes?
You most to write: "hora" not "ora", "tu eres" not "tu eles" and finally "Buenas noches" not "buenos noches"
However, it is ok. I know for the foreign people the Spanish (Español) are very difficult, because we have a lot of words, verbs, adjectives whit the same meaning, and different pronunciation or things like that...
But if you like I can help you, and you can help to me whit my Japanese :)
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Hi, laetetia.
Thank you for correcting my spelling.
I didn't check the spell and I remembered "h" was not pronunced in Espanol when you corrected.

In this summer I'm going to visit to Brazil and the language in Brazil is Portoghese. My friend, who teach Espanol in university in Japan, tell me Espanol and Portoghese are very similar and if they can talk Espanol, they can communicate easily.
Is it true?

By the way, I want to know that Japanese commic or anime are popoular in your country like Europe or America. If you like it, I could give you some information of them.
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Any funny book recommand

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Hello, everybody, I am a Hong Konger. nice to meet you all. I hope that I can read a book which funny and easy to read. Because my English is not very good.

I am a Form7 student in hong kong. And finish the a-level examination.

Anybody have some good book for me?
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Post by illusion »

it depends on what kind of books you're interested in?
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I like the book such as "the kite runner"
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ummm lol ;p who wrote that?
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It's written by Khaled hosseini.
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sorry, that doesn't tell me anything...
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I know that this book is quite famous in US
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what's it about then? I don't live in the US so I'm poorly informed ;p
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I am so sorry that, I can't tell you the outline of the story. Because my english is really poor. But it is a book which is worth to read.

Have you ever heard about the book call
My sister keeper?
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um.. sorry to say it again but no... why?
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:) Hello, dorca... maybe you'll like "Captain Underpants", it's very simple and funny. Enjoy reading.
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The best short story that you've read

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Hi guys,Its a long time i've not been here.any way...
I just wanna ask you something.

What is the best short story that you've read up to now? You can mention more than one.
please note the name of the author too.

Thanks beforehand :wink:
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Love of Life by Jack London
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