What is the latest book you have read recently?
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i've just finished da vinci code.. nice one.. my faith wasn't shaken, though .. i like how brown plotted the events and the twists and some real facts.. like the opus dei.. but I absolutely take the whole book as a work fiction.. i'm starting on a work of his too.. angels and demons..can't wait to finish it.. 8)
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I read Angels and Demons right after The Da Vinci Code, even though the story in the former happens before the latter. I liked Angels and Demons, but not as much as the other one. The first thing I noticed when I went throught the first lines of Angels and Demons was that it began the same way as The Da Vinci Code did. Didn't you think the same, TearHere?TearHere wrote:i've just finished da vinci code.. nice one.. my faith wasn't shaken, though .. i like how brown plotted the events and the twists and some real facts.. like the opus dei.. but I absolutely take the whole book as a work fiction.. i'm starting on a work of his too.. angels and demons..can't wait to finish it.. 8)
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You should check out his other book, the bonfire of the vanities. It's pretty good, too. You can also either download or rent the movie; it's not as good as the book though since the perspective lens of the director is a bit different than I expected it should have turned out.trinity19 wrote:hi! i've just finished "i'm charlotte simmons" by tom wolfe and i really enjoyed it. it really reflects the lifestyle in some university campus, a topic that, as a student, i'm interested in. i also admire the variety of vocabulary that tom wolfe is allowed to use (from the students slang to academic language) and he makes you develop a strong sympathy towards the main character. well, in some moments he extends too much some stories but anyway i loved the book :)
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thank you for the advice, it was his most famous book, i'm sure it must be good. i really admire wolfe's capacity to write about different "worlds"LennyeTran wrote:You should check out his other book, the bonfire of the vanities. It's pretty good, too. You can also either download or rent the movie; it's not as good as the book though since the perspective lens of the director is a bit different than I expected it should have turned out.
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His writing is great; however, it's kinda unattractive to me. I couldn't finish the book I recommended you the first time. I had to try again to finish it all. Some people can use big words, correct grammar and stuff, but their work is just bo-ring. I mean, I don't deny his work is great. Everything is perfect. The way he opens and ends it, but I don't think I would ever sit back to read his books for another time.trinity19 wrote: thank you for the advice, it was his most famous book, i'm sure it must be good. i really admire wolfe's capacity to write about different "worlds"
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i agree dixie.. i unfortunately had to cut my reading due to alot of projects to be submitted this 2nd semester.. i know it's an irresistable book, but i'd best enjoy the read without any worries in mind..going back, i think it's brown's style, but i don't want to think that it'd(angels and demons) be predictable cause i really like his plotting of twists and events.. so i think i should be giving real time to finish the book, probably the month after next(geezz , i never did realise that i was this busy) 8) if i were to compare the introduction/ beginning of both stories, IMHO Da Vinci was better, but i bet, A&D has something to offer me too..Dixie wrote:I read Angels and Demons right after The Da Vinci Code, even though the story in the former happens before the latter. I liked Angels and Demons, but not as much as the other one. The first thing I noticed when I went throught the first lines of Angels and Demons was that it began the same way as The Da Vinci Code did. Didn't you think the same, TearHere?TearHere wrote:i've just finished da vinci code.. nice one.. my faith wasn't shaken, though .. i like how brown plotted the events and the twists and some real facts.. like the opus dei.. but I absolutely take the whole book as a work fiction.. i'm starting on a work of his too.. angels and demons..can't wait to finish it.. 8)
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well, i can't judge him cuz i've only read one book by him but, in the case of "i'm charlotte simmons", i was really interested in the world that the book reflects and in the story itself so i never got bored in any of the 900 pages that it has. besides, the student's language and the use of dialogues help a lot.LennyeTran wrote:His writing is great; however, it's kinda unattractive to me. I couldn't finish the book I recommended you the first time. I had to try again to finish it all. Some people can use big words, correct grammar and stuff, but their work is just bo-ring. I mean, I don't deny his work is great. Everything is perfect. The way he opens and ends it, but I don't think I would ever sit back to read his books for another time.
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Hmmmmmm... I have to reread that book then. I must say his books are really thick, and he doesn't have many books.trinity19 wrote: well, i can't judge him cuz i've only read one book by him but, in the case of "i'm charlotte simmons", i was really interested in the world that the book reflects and in the story itself so i never got bored in any of the 900 pages that it has. besides, the student's language and the use of dialogues help a lot.
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Hello, everyone. I'm new here.
I finished reading The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy , by Douglas Adams, about two months ago. It was such a humorous, imaginative and interesting science fiction that I could not but laugh every time I thought of the depressed robot Marvin and the Vogon poetry (you'll know what I mean after you read the book).
Actually, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxyis the first book of a five-volume series, followed by The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, So long, and thanks for all the fish, Mostly Harmless and Life, the Universe, and Everything (I'm not sure of the order).
The book has been adapted into a movie this year, and it was after I watched the movie that I read the book. I was amazed at the imagination and logic in the book and that's why I registered here with this name. I wanna be a hitchhiker myself.
I finished reading The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy , by Douglas Adams, about two months ago. It was such a humorous, imaginative and interesting science fiction that I could not but laugh every time I thought of the depressed robot Marvin and the Vogon poetry (you'll know what I mean after you read the book).
Actually, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxyis the first book of a five-volume series, followed by The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, So long, and thanks for all the fish, Mostly Harmless and Life, the Universe, and Everything (I'm not sure of the order).
The book has been adapted into a movie this year, and it was after I watched the movie that I read the book. I was amazed at the imagination and logic in the book and that's why I registered here with this name. I wanna be a hitchhiker myself.
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When I can't find books in bookstores, I try http://www.amazon.com ;)
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Thank you, Dixie. Amazon is great.Dixie wrote:When I can't find books in booksstores, I try http://www.amazon.com ;)
Actually, what I really want is a downloading free website, although that may not be fair to the authors and publishers. I always question why books are becoming more expensive everyday when there are so many poor people around the world. Anyhow, I don't think rich people are more willing to spend money on books than on other things.
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This is actually a great opinion. Why don't you put it in a new thread so we could discuss about it?hitchhiker wrote: Thank you, Dixie. Amazon is great.
Actually, what I really want is a downloading free website, although that may not be fair to the authors and publishers. I always question why books are becoming more expensive everyday when there are so many poor people around the world. Anyhow, I don't think rich people are more willing to spend money on books than on other things.
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Thank you for supporting my point of view, LennyeTran. I am glad that I finally get access to the internet after so long a time. Merry Christmas to you and everybody in this forum (although it is late) and happy New Year.LennyeTran wrote:This is actually a great opinion. Why don't you put it in a new thread so we could discuss about it?hitchhiker wrote: Thank you, Dixie. Amazon is great.
Actually, what I really want is a downloading free website, although that may not be fair to the authors and publishers. I always question why books are becoming more expensive everyday when there are so many poor people around the world. Anyhow, I don't think rich people are more willing to spend money on books than on other things.
OK, I will put it in a new thread, but I think it is just my personal opinion and other people may not agree with me.
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Merry belated Christmas and a Happy New Year to you, too. I know it's your personal opinion, that's why you should put it some where in general discussion or ideas and opinions forum. Most of the posts in these forums are self-opinions . Thus, it's okay if people have different opinions than yours. We might argue, but after an argument everything should be fine as long as people haven't crossed over the privacy line or take things personal just because of others' different opinions.hitchhiker wrote:
Thank you for supporting my point of view, LennyeTran. I am glad that I finally get access to the internet after so long a time. Merry Christmas to you and everybody in this forum (although it is late) and happy New Year.
OK, I will put it in a new thread, but I think it is just my personal opinion and other people may not agree with me.
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Hi everyone! talking about authors and novels is always an exciting matter. When I was a teen I was not keen on reading books. The older I became the more I became bookish. My favourite author is Ken Follet! He's a master of suspense. I've read several novels by him and the style of writing is simply brilliant. My recent book called "The third twin" which was not bad but my favourite novels are "The pillars of the earth" (#1); "Eye of the needle" (#2) and "The key of Rebecca" (#3).
Ken Follet is really worth a try.
Ciao
Ken Follet is really worth a try.
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I am just reading Girl with a Pearl Earring...
The Girl With A Pearl Earring...It is good so far...just about on page 55...I liked the movie...and decided to for the first time read the book after the movie insted of before a movie was made about a book!
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the last book i read was "the catcher in the rye". it's just fantastic, one of my favourites.
talking about books that became movies, i love "the notebook" film so now i'm reading the book. i will tell you if it's good!
i know "the pillars of the earth" is good but i'm too lazy to try! maybe in summer
talking about books that became movies, i love "the notebook" film so now i'm reading the book. i will tell you if it's good!
i know "the pillars of the earth" is good but i'm too lazy to try! maybe in summer
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finished that book...it was nice
Just finished the book about GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING, it is a really easy to read book, quickly too, and a good story, it is better than the movie and definately a good story of the servent of the Vermeers in 1660's Dutch town. it has a sort of flavor that is hard to describe...but I liked it. A bit sad I guess and interesting history of that painters life/ways too. the painter VERMEER.
I am looking to find GLASS CASTLE which got lost in the messy room last week, it is very good!
I am looking to find GLASS CASTLE which got lost in the messy room last week, it is very good!
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wow...that was along time ago.Since I wrote that post I read: Growing Up In Orange: My Life with the Guru, about the cult of Bagavan Shree Rashneesh...& I have since read The Glass Castle about a poor family...especially one middle childs life a young girl who is growing up with crazy type of parents, it is completely well written to the point you can relate to the person entirely and sympathize with the family. I read my amazon friend Keith Cymry's book...Hope In a Nutshell....he needed an editor to go over it but it is a fun romp through a quasi-imaginary, landscape... sort of like Tom Robbins. Sean Wisleys Oh The Glory Of It Alland have read a couple more since...the last one was The Immortal which is really good...and now I am reading Televisionary Oracle...pretty bizarre with a very feminist slant and intellectual wording I can hardly swallow. It makes me think of those folks whose vocabulary alone makes me feel like a fool...and (I THINK) I am actually fairly smart. So I dont know If I will be able to get into to it very much if I cant get the gist of it, pretty soon.
I will just point you to my book reviews on these books now...although I did not do one on a couple of them there are more reviews to look at....go to amazon.com and in-put
T.K. Faleofa and click on the name to search for the reviews.
Love to all of you! Happy reading. Oh the (wish) lists in amazon are my way of making guides for my friends (you all)....I could never shelve all those books!
I will just point you to my book reviews on these books now...although I did not do one on a couple of them there are more reviews to look at....go to amazon.com and in-put
T.K. Faleofa and click on the name to search for the reviews.
Love to all of you! Happy reading. Oh the (wish) lists in amazon are my way of making guides for my friends (you all)....I could never shelve all those books!
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Poor me , recently , i have read Shakespear's works: comedies, tragedies for my next essay
Im going to burn out with those works. :?
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I've been reading these two books,
Freedom From the Known--by Jiddu Krishnamurti
Five Stages of the Soul--by Harry R. Moody, David Carroll
I don't think I need to write more about these books here since the comments and the ratings from the sites do their justice.
Freedom From the Known--by Jiddu Krishnamurti
Five Stages of the Soul--by Harry R. Moody, David Carroll
I don't think I need to write more about these books here since the comments and the ratings from the sites do their justice.
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I’ve read Life, the Universe, and Everything about a month ago. I am not a big fan of science fiction, but I liked this book. It was so different from what I usually read. It was hilarious and easy to read. That’s a cool bookhitchhiker wrote: I finished reading The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy , by Douglas Adams, about two months ago. It was such a humorous, imaginative and interesting science fiction that I could not but laugh every time I thought of the depressed robot Marvin and the Vogon poetry (you'll know what I mean after you read the book).
Actually, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxyis the first book of a five-volume series, followed by The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, So long, and thanks for all the fish, Mostly Harmless and Life, the Universe, and Everything (I'm not sure of the order).
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I've got The Pillars of the Earth in my book queue I bought it a year ago and still haven't had time to read it.vimbo wrote:Hi everyone! talking about authors and novels is always an exciting matter. When I was a teen I was not keen on reading books. The older I became the more I became bookish. My favourite author is Ken Follet! He's a master of suspense. I've read several novels by him and the style of writing is simply brilliant. My recent book called "The third twin" which was not bad but my favourite novels are "The pillars of the earth" (#1); "Eye of the needle" (#2) and "The key of Rebecca" (#3).
Ken Follet is really worth a try.
Ciao
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The last books I've read were "Emma" by Jane Austen and "Vanity Fair" by Thackeray.They are both so great that I'd like to read them again if I didn't have lots of other books waiting for me on my bedside table! Now I've started reading "Quo vadis?", H.Sienkiewicz's masterpiece, it's really involving!
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Goronman wrote:trinity19 wrote:the last book i've read is 1984 by george orwell
I advise you, by George Orwell, Animal Farm (If you have not read it yet ). It's a deep critic or the USSR regim and Stalin's dictatory...
Yes, advise Anmal Farm. Really nice book and differs from all other books of the kind.
But I'm afraid it's not just a deep critic of the USSR and Stalin... :x Smth very close and near. But not exactly this.
And 1984, I've read it just now. (Animal farm i like more of course :) ) And I'd like to read 1985 by A Burgess. It's announce as Orwell's book. But I can't find this book yet!
Smb read it? Is it worth to read?
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I had to read it for school two years ago and I didn't like it much except for some parts, maybe I was still too young to understand it.I think someday I'll read it a second time, I'm too curious to see if I'll like it more!illusion wrote:the book I've recently read is The master and margarita by a Russian novelist Michal Bulhakow. I thing the book is wonderul and definitely worth reading...
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You're not alone in your intention! Actually the book remindes me of itself every time i wake up, the book-shelf is just opposote my bed... I will I'm sure, Ken Follett is not my Jane Austen...Dixie wrote:I've got The Pillars of the Earth in my book queue I bought it a year ago and still haven't had time to read it.vimbo wrote:Hi everyone! talking about authors and novels is always an exciting matter. When I was a teen I was not keen on reading books. The older I became the more I became bookish. My favourite author is Ken Follet! He's a master of suspense. I've read several novels by him and the style of writing is simply brilliant. My recent book called "The third twin" which was not bad but my favourite novels are "The pillars of the earth" (#1); "Eye of the needle" (#2) and "The key of Rebecca" (#3).
Ken Follet is really worth a try.
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Yes, great book. One of my favourites!JainaSolo wrote:I had to read it for school two years ago and I didn't like it much except for some parts, maybe I was still too young to understand it.I think someday I'll read it a second time, I'm too curious to see if I'll like it more!illusion wrote:the book I've recently read is The master and margarita by a Russian novelist Michal Bulhakow. I thing the book is wonderul and definitely worth reading...
And I really advise you to reread it oneday. 'Cos this book is one of that books that should be read several times to understand it and find all layer in it. And then maybe really enjoy it.
It's quite normal you find interesting only some parts of it. After second reading (after some time) you'll find the other parts is more interesting...
Always you open this book you find smth new... :)
Dog's heart...
Tearful book for me!
But really good of course!
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Anonymous wrote:I've just finished reading a book called "The Color of Water:A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride. It's about,
The Color of Water tells the remarkable story of Ruth McBride Jordan, the two good men she married, and the 12 good children she raised. Ruth McBride Jordan, born Rachel Shilsky, a Polish Jew, immigrated to America soon after birth; as an adult she moved to New York City, leaving her family and faith behind in Virginia. Jordan met and married a black man, making her isolation even more profound. The book is a success story, a testament to one woman's true heart, solid values, and indomitable will. Ruth Jordan battled not only racism but also poverty to raise her children and, despite being sorely tested, never wavered. In telling her story--along with her son's--The Color of Water addresses racial identity with compassion, insight, and realism. It is, in a word, inspiring, and you will finish it with unalloyed admiration for a flawed but remarkable individual. And, perhaps, a little more faith in us all.
(http://www.amazon.com)
This is a part in the book that I've found is truly inspiration.
"You're a human being," she snapped. "Educate yourself or you'll be a nobody!"
this book sounds interesting and i am going to see if I can find it used (cheap) in amazon. i want to read it even though I think the mom sounds a bit cruel...if that was her speaking in the quotation marks!
I suppose "sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind"...like the saying goes.
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You should also try Finding Fish by Antwone Q. Fisher. There's a movie about it, too, called Antwone Fisher. Denzel Washington is in it.tikay wrote: this book sounds interesting and i am going to see if I can find it used (cheap) in amazon. i want to read it even though I think the mom sounds a bit cruel...if that was her speaking in the quotation marks!
I suppose "sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind"...like the saying goes.
Finding Fish's review at amazon
The movie's info
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I'm not so experienced in English and i afraid that you will not be able to understand me. It's very difficult to me to retell stories or books writen by Bulgakhov. But in a general way this book is about a men, who was created as a result of experiment by transplantation human's hipothalamus to dog. It was in the begining of 20th century. Of course, this is a fantasy. This is a parody on possibility of creating " new soviet generation" from uneducated and benighted people by means of "party education" and slogans. Shorter, that gay obtained physical abilities of people but behavior and nature of a dog. This is very a interesting and funny story, but... there is a clear Russian humor there and for better understanding to this story it might be as well to know a Russian history a little.tikay wrote:Cucumber wrote:So "Dog's heart" is great too!
Cucumber, please tell us what Dogs Heart is about ?
Or someone else ?
(i guess i can look it up)
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If I remember it right, He found what he was looking for all over the world when he came back home. It stayed all the time very close to his home, but he had to go through all his journey to find it.TearHere wrote:borrowed this book from a friend, i'm currently reading paulo coelho's the alchemist.. i'm almost halfway through.. i wanna know what happens to santiago's journey..
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Unfortunately, i read just a little after him, but there is a desire to have an introduction into Mark Twain's World! i bet it is amazing! have a feeling it's going to be suprisingly wonderful! But there are so many books i bought but haven't read yet!Cypress wrote:I just finished reading The Complete Short Stories of Mark Twain. Some of them were very funny, others sad, yet others very difficult to read. The book was more than 600 pages long and it took me quite a while to finish it. But it was worth reading.
I have a tendency to re-read books and re-watch films! i call it my summer nostalgie! Not a very small step to the forward made... in reading of course :P
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