What is the latest book you have read recently?
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Now I'm reading "A Good Yarn" by Debbie Macomber, which is the story about the woman opend a new yarn shop and knitting class then three women joined the knitting class. I have already read the former book "The Shop on Blossom Street" which was written before "A Good Yarn".
At first I wasn't interested in these books but "The New York Times bestselling author" or comments to these books on web made me purchased.
I want to read these novels, especially women.
At first I wasn't interested in these books but "The New York Times bestselling author" or comments to these books on web made me purchased.
I want to read these novels, especially women.
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books, books, books
oh, i just start to read a books, yet i dont know which one to read. how poor i am. on the contrary, im in vietnam, a small country, to find an authentic to read is easy, yet to bear the cost is a matter. i have no idea where to find a good book with cheap price. hehe...
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I just finished reading the Harry Potter book ( half bllod prince). It was okey, but not as good as book 2-4. Im looking for more books to read not I dnt know any titles that are nice to read. If you have any suggestion pls feel free to inform me.i like adventures and romance books , but more on adventures like HP :)
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well,i love to have a chance to read the book "the worl is flat". this book is recommended in the Opral show. i heard that it is great. however, i dont know where i can get the free version in the Net. to buy an authentic of this kind is not cheap in my place. hey do you know any site that can read this book?
thank you u guys
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thank you u guys
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The last two books I read are L'església del Mar by Ildefonso Falcones and Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea. Right now I'm reading Gabriel Garcia Márquez's Cien Años de Soledad. I started reading it because of the good critics I have always heard about it, but the truth is I'm really bored with the book. Has anyone here read it?
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That's one of the main reasons why I am reading the book, it's a classic. I am aware of my "cultural void" and I want to fix it. I do like the book, but sometimes it's a little... blah! But one thing I am sure of is that I want to finish it.Tora wrote: I have. I can't remember wether it was boring or not for me... but I definitely remember the book - that means the book really worth reading. It's just classics you can't evade...
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At first it was since it's been hard for me to remember and concentrate on anything lately. Can you believe I went around trying to figure out where my pen was when I just put it in my pocket like fiver minutes before? That's why I needed to practice my lazy brain again. And reading several books at a time has helped me. I have to remember where the last part I left off earlier and what it was about.Dixie wrote:Isn't it a bit messy? :?
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I had heard a lot about Ernest Hemingway’s works but never read something by this author. So I went to the library and intended to get a book called For Whom the Bell Tolls. It turned out that book is pretty thick, so I grabbed another book by the same author called The Garden of Eden. I guess I shouldn’t have done it. I didn’t like it at all :? . Perhaps one of the reasons is that this novel is incomplete. I probably should’ve read The Old Man and the Sea instead of this one.
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I read The Old Man and the Sea two weeks ago. Pretty ... boring? Maybe I'm not good enough for the book :D Anyway I have For Whom the Bell Tolls, too; haven't read it yet.Cypress wrote:I had heard a lot about Ernest Hemingway’s works but never read something by this author. So I went to the library and intended to get a book called For Whom the Bell Tolls. It turned out that book is pretty thick, so I grabbed another book by the same author called The Garden of Eden. I guess I shouldn’t have done it. I didn’t like it at all :? . Perhaps one of the reasons is that this novel is incomplete. I probably should’ve read The Old Man and the Sea instead of this one.
BTW I saw your wedding pictures. You both look great, congratulations! ;)
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As a matter of fact I'm really worried not to read all the books which are worth reading and watch all the movies which are worth watching during my poor life :DDixie wrote:I can't... and I wouldn't want to... I prefer to focus on the book I'm reading at the time. Oh and I also read in three different languages so it would be even worse :?
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I haven't found any good Vietnamese books to read lately. If I could, I wouldn't mind to read books in both English and Vietnamese as well. It's a nice challenge and interesting to see how languages can come across. Right now, I can only try to read French books that are suitable for 2-5 years old kids along with my other three English books. My French sucks big time that it's too embarrassing to tell what are the two French books I'm reading.Tora wrote:talking about Hemingway... I loved "Fiesta, and the Sun also rises"
by the way Dixie, not only LennyeTran is reading several books at a time. 5 volumes are really brain-training :) but I prefer just two - one for each language I know
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Sometimes books for kids are enough specific and it's pretty hard to read them, I suppose. I haven't known you're learning French. this is a challenge itself. Right away I can't even think of learning another foreign language. I guess the older I am the more complicated it is to take up new language
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Before and up til now I could guess the meanings of some French words since some of them are true or semi-true cognates compared to English. For the false cognates, I only need learn about their definitions and not the spelling. I think it's the same thing for other Romance languages as well. I believe you can be able to learn them since you have English as a foundation. The hard part is the speaking and writing. I suck at speaking French the most. Gosh, my accent is a pain from the behind.
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I love Oscar Wilde!! However I haven't read Salome yet.Rasheed wrote:lastnight I read an english play "salome" by oscar wilde
it's good
Last week I finished Marquez's Cien Años de Soledad (Thank dog!!) and right now I am reading La Clau Gaudí. Really interesting!
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I'm reading now Marcel Proust "On Swann's way", this one is one of the most striking authors I have read by now. The language is very close to Russian classics I guess, what I call classics of course I must confess today I had tears in my eyes while reading - the thing that happens so rare this time :(
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I remember a guy who answered the post above, but what on earth - his post has disappeared doesn't matter... this time I'm sunbathing and reading much, it was Stevenson In the South Seas and James Ellroy L.A. Confidential The last one mentioned consists of 725 pages, read in 3 days. I guess he's on the best detective story writer. The plot is tough, rough, but I've learnt one thing - there is nobody absolutely good or bad, it contradicts with my maximalism anyway :?
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As for me I just finished to read a book abt slaves (black slaves), abt their life, problems and relations with white ppl. I cant say the name of this book and author bcz a friend of mine gave me a print copy of this book and someone who make this copy forgot to made copy of first list with name of this story hahaha
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Самиздат?? I'm so sorry my english speaking friends**Elena** wrote:As for me I just finished to read a book abt slaves (black slaves), abt their life, problems and relations with white ppl. I cant say the name of this book and author bcz a friend of mine gave me a print copy of this book and someone who make this copy forgot to made copy of first list with name of this story hahaha
by the way I have come across several books after outstanding classical writers like Stendhal and Stivenson (told about it before), in those samples their travelling essays, scetches, observations and notes are gathered. Very nice reading indeed!
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so here is the poet whose monument was placed in the center of Moscow and I pass him at least 3 times a week :Diamvitaly wrote:My last book was 'The Abbay's way'. This book talks about famous kazakh lyricist Abai Kunanbaev. Great book! This great novel is translated into 50 languages! I think you can find it...
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