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I have read Tuesday with Morrie few days ago, it a good book for me, I have read it several times, you can recheck your life style from this book.
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I just finished reading the Twilight series. I liked it but not as much as I like the Harry Potter series. Maybe because they hyped it so much.

But I enjoyed it since I love reading about vampires.
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I just finished reading (again) A Time to Kill by John Grisham. I consider this one of the most powerful novels out there. I'm a big fan of John Grisham and this is the first book by him that I read. I remember when I first started reading it how amazed I was at how he tells the story. I was hooked after reading the first page.
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I just finished reading "The Transition Game". It's a book about the Hoosiers which is basically Indiana basketball. I've always had this fascination about how big basketball is in Indiana. It's a good book on how basketball there transitioned from traditional to hip hop era.
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I just finished reading the book "Deception Point" by Dan Brown and I'm a little bit disappointed. It's not as good as Angels and Demons and Da Vinci code. Maybe that's why I'm disappointed. I kept comparing it to the two books. I can't help myself though. :)
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englishhelps wrote:I just finished reading the book "Deception Point" by Dan Brown and I'm a little bit disappointed. It's not as good as Angels and Demons and Da Vinci code. Maybe that's why I'm disappointed. I kept comparing it to the two books. I can't help myself though. :)
This book disappointed me as well. I had read the other 3 when I read Deception Point, and it was really boring. I didn't enjoy it as much as the others.

Anyway I have just finished reading Stieg Larsson's The Girl Who Played With Fire, the second novel of his Millennium trilogy. I'm getting the third one today and will start reading right away!
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Yeah. What's the title of the other one? I didn't like it because it basically had the same formula as the Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons but it wasn't that gripping compared to the two.

I also like reading books about famous people especially athletes and rappers. It's very inspiring. :)
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englishhelps wrote:Yeah. What's the title of the other one?
Digital Fortress.
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There you go. Thanks so much. Maybe I should give that book another try. Let me go find my book. Hehehe.
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Well, I was sick so I had a lot of time in my hands to read a book. I finished Digital Fortress after a while and I was still disappointed. Oh well. :)
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I read The Host which was written by Stephenie Meyer. I like it very much.
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^Is it as good as the other Stephanie Meyer books?
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I just finished reading Rage by Jonathan Kellerman. It's a great suspense thriller book!
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I last read Gossip Girl-Because i'm worth it {-: It's a flavoured book which focuses on several rich adolescents from New York City.
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^You should watch the TV series. :)
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englishhelps wrote:^You should watch the TV series. :)
I watch it like all the time!! it's really cool :P tho I am not a teenager anymore, sadly.
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I'm a 28 year old guy and I still watch it. Haha.
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englishhelps wrote:I'm a 28 year old guy and I still watch it. Haha.
lol ;p what else do you watch?
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My all time favorite TV series is "24". Then I also watch Chuck, Supernatural, How I met your mother, Ghost Whisperer, and a lot more! You?

So that we're on topic, I'm currently reading book 7 of the Harry Potter series. I just finished watching the movie about book 6 and I just wanted to re-read book 7 again.
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I just finished re-reading the Deathly Hallows. Wow! Even though I've read it before, I was still on the edge of my seat while reading it.
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I just finished reading "Flesh and Blood" by Jonathan Kellerman. It's a great suspense thriller book!
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I am now reading Coetzee's "Disgrace" :D
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^Is it a good book? What's it about? I'm running out of books to read.
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I just finished re-reading "Playing for Pizza" by John Grisham. :)
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englishhelps wrote:I just finished re-reading "Playing for Pizza" by John Grisham. :)
I own a copy. Read it last year and didn't like it. My mom, on the contrary, is a fan of Grisham, I believe she's read all his books.

A couple weeks ago I finished Paulo Coelho's The Winner Stands Alone, and now I'm reading Agatha Christie's The Secret Adversary. It's the first time I read Christie, and I like it so far.
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I am reading "The old man and the sea" by E. Hemingway. I like the book, however it's a bit difficult because of many new words.
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englishhelps wrote:I just finished re-reading "Playing for Pizza" by John Grisham. :)
I own a copy. Read it last year and didn't like it. My mom, on the contrary, is a fan of Grisham, I believe she's read all his books.

A couple weeks ago I finished Paulo Coelho's The Winner Stands Alone, and now I'm reading Agatha Christie's The Secret Adversary. It's the first time I read Christie, and I like it so far.
Oh, your mom is a fellow Grisham fan! If she has a copy, I suggest you read "A time to kill", "Pelican Brief" and "The Firm". Those are my favorites. I like "Playing for Pizza" because I love sports and the story is different from what he usually writes.

I like Paulo Coelho. I haven't read that book though.
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Xkalibur wrote:I am reading "The old man and the sea" by E. Hemingway. I like the book, however it's a bit difficult because of many new words.
Hemingway uses big words for poetic reasons. But you'll learn a lot. Just Google the definition of words that you don't understand and you should be fine. :)
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Oh, your mom is a fellow Grisham fan! If she has a copy, I suggest you read "A time to kill", "Pelican Brief" and "The Firm". Those are my favorites. I like "Playing for Pizza" because I love sports and the story is different from what he usually writes.

I like Paulo Coelho. I haven't read that book though.
Well, since I've only read Playing for Pizza and Skipping Christmas I guess I can't judge. I loved the latter, by the way. If you say the former is different from his usual style, I guess I should give him another try ;-)
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I want to be professional in stock markets so now a days I'm reading ((technical analysis for stocks market))
the book is in Arabic in fact
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"Chasing Harry Winston"-by Lauren Weisberger-the bestselling autor of "The Devil Wears Prada".
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Reading The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown and I'm falling asleep here. He's lost his touch!!!
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MissLT wrote:Reading The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown and I'm falling asleep here. He's lost his touch!!!
Is that his new book? I didn't know it was out!
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Is that his new book? I didn't know it was out!
Yes, it is his new book...about freemasonry and the like. :-)
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Is that his new book? I didn't know it was out!
Yes, it is his new book...about freemasonry and the like. :-)
Yeah, I have Kindle, so AZ usually send me updates of new books. I had it preordered because I wanted to know what he was up this time. It's a disappointment, I guess. I shoulda ordered the Magician's Elephant. I heard this book is very good despite it's a children book. Again, all the books I've enjoyed seem to fall into children section.

His book bored me yesterday, so I went to AZ to check out the reviews and found this hilarious one.

http://www.amazon.com/review/RADQDJ5DJ0 ... hisHelpful

If you read the book, you'd see why. It's something I wouldn't suggest you to do, though. Nevertheless, maybe your taste is different than mine since you enjoyed the DaVinci Code which I didn't.
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MissLT wrote: If you read the book, you'd see why. It's something I wouldn't suggest you to do, though. Nevertheless, maybe your taste is different than mine since you enjoyed the DaVinci Code which I didn't.
No, I haven't read the book. I simply watched a report on TV.
I have never read Brown's books, I prefer classics.
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Xkalibur wrote:
MissLT wrote: If you read the book, you'd see why. It's something I wouldn't suggest you to do, though. Nevertheless, maybe your taste is different than mine since you enjoyed the DaVinci Code which I didn't.
No, I haven't read the book. I simply watched a report on TV.
I have never read Brown's books, I prefer classics.
I would give this Lost Symbol book 2 or 2.5 out of 5, so if I were you, I would wait for the book to be on sale or buy it in paperback. If I knew it was this bad, I wouldda waited for about two years and then bought it in paperback for the price of $4, including taxes. I paid $9.99 for my Kindle version. I just can't help thinking of the money I couldda saved. :roll:
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MissLT wrote: I would give this Lost Symbol book 2 or 2.5 out of 5, so if I were you, I would wait for the book to be on sale or buy it in paperback. If I knew it was this bad, I wouldda waited for about two years and then bought it in paperback for the price of $4, including taxes. I paid $9.99 for my Kindle version. I just can't help thinking of the money I couldda saved. :roll:
As far as I now, in Russia Brown's new book will issue in December.

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What is the paperback? Do you return it back after reading? :-)

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Are you planning to buy it?

What's a paperback book? Did you check the dictionary? I really don't know what's the definition they have for it, but from what I understand paperback book is a book that is printed on cheap quality paper, and the price is cheaper than that of a hardcover book because of the differences in covers. Hardcover books are sometimes used as a collection. People don't normally do that with paperback books (you don't wanna look cheap and crazy, do you :lol: ). Also, most paperback books are small, pocket size. They're convenient to read while on the plane. The ink is easily smudged. The font is super small. The bottom line is it's a read-and-throw-away book to me.

Yeah, you'll return it after reading if you borrow one at the local library or bought it by accident at a bookstore. Otherwise, it's yours to keep. I keep my hardcover books as my collection whilte donating the paperback ones to the library. It's hard to keep the paperbacks for long since after a period of time the ink will start to fade due to the cheap quality paper.
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Hello Friends,
Reading books is my hobbie other than music and gaming....You'll generally find with books....Nothing Last Forever,Five Points Some One,Wind mills of the God,One night at call center,DaVinci Code,etc are my favorite books.Latest book that I have read is Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus by Dr. John Gray. It was a great experience reading it. This book puts light on the reasons which cause conflict between Men and Women.....
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Recently i read Five Point Someone: What not to do at IIT book which was written by Chetan Bhatat (http://www.infibeam.com/Books/info/Chet ... 04598.html).... I heard that new bollywood movie is coming this year specially on this book and i went for it.... I seen the movie and then realized that its nearly matching but not 100% we can say...
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I had for a long time have not read off a book.
Because I do not like reading.
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DoDoMie wrote:I had for a long time have not read off a book.
Because I do not like reading.
You should. :-)


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"Camp nowhere" by R.L Stine. Just going to start reading "Shadow Girl" by the same author.

Both are part of the Nightmare Room series, which are horror books for teenagers.
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I'm reading "The Hobbit" a Tolkien's work, and i'm loving it.It's a good book for those people who like fantasy world ;-)
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The latest book I`ve read was"Emma"

And now I`m reading "The Heart of Darkness"


I love reading too much..

It enlarges your knowledge, gives you the experience of others.

I really enjoy reading. :-D
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I've just finished reading "Fractured" by Ruth Dee. She is a sufferer from Multiple personality disorder and wrote about her life. I still can't believe it is a true story. How can people go through this kind of life?
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The Help by Kathryn Stockett.
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Dancing on the edge by...umm..lemme think!Gosh i don't remember!!!:(
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i finised Withering Hights by Emily Bronte

so great i could not sleep till i finsh it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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