What is the latest book you have read recently?
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I read this book, i also think that it is very good. I´m about to read "Digital Fortress" which is by Dan Brown as well. Does anybody read any other books by Dan Brown or the book Digital Fortress?luckygirl9 wrote:I love reading books&magazines,and the recent book I've finished should be ......the Davinci code!Well if you had read,maybe you would think it fantastic and I just got such feelings.But I haven't got enough time to confirm lots of facts mentioned in it.
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Oh, I love that book. I’ve read it both in Russian and in English. It is way easier to read it in English than in Russian. The reason is that Dostoevsky often used such long sentence structures, but when translated, most of those long sentences were broken into two or three short ones.sweets wrote:hi
to me as a one who love reading i finish a book evry two weeks the last book which i finish it today is form russian liter. it called the crime and punishmen it a really good one. i advice every one to read it
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I think the book is great. The characters are so vivid. And so much suffering. I believe it’s one of those books that truly enrich one’s soul.
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I loved the book. It made me interested in that world, too.TearHere wrote:I have finished The memoirs of a geisha. I learned some things from the book which helped me with my report about Japan , its culture and customs. Nice read, you have to be open minded and not judgemental of the culture of other countries. Its like actually going there and seeing real geisha. :)
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I studied a part of it at school and I found it quite interesting, but I've never found enough free time to read it!Rasheed wrote:I read "Gelgamish" story, it's an ancient Iraqian poem…
They found it in "Naynawa", it's wrote on small stone boards.
Gelgamish is that king which looked for Eternal life,
It's like legend of Ashtar and Adonis.
Some poets said that it's the first poem in the history.
The last book I've read is Harry Potter 3...I had already read it almost 10 times, but I love it so much that I never get bored by it although I know the plot by heart :?
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Glad to know she has inspired not only me! Illusion, I bet you'll like the book at least at the beginning. I couldn't put it down last summer until I read it from cover to coverillusion wrote:Right now I am reading this really fascinating book called "The Historian" by Elizabeth Kostova. I remember how once Dixie told us about it and ever since that moment I wanted to lay my finger on it and after such a huuuuuge while I finally managed. :D:D:D
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MAUS by Art Spiegelman.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maus
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maus
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I just finished reading Don Quijote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. What a long and complex book The first part was pretty much straight forward, but the second one was perplex and confusing. But that is what makes this book so great. Now I really want to watch the movie.
So if someone has nothing to do and feels like reading twelve hundred pages of satire on knighthood, go for it :)
So if someone has nothing to do and feels like reading twelve hundred pages of satire on knighthood, go for it :)
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You have read it? Wow I admire you... Most people in Spain haven't read it. They think it's too long and boring. Only the brave read it till the endCypress wrote:I just finished reading Don Quijote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. What a long and complex book The first part was pretty much straight forward, but the second one was perplex and confusing. But that is what makes this book so great. Now I really want to watch the movie.
So if someone has nothing to do and feels like reading twelve hundred pages of satire on knighthood, go for it :)
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I should read Moby Dick too since it's a classic of American literature and I've studied its characteristics and main topics OMG there are so many books I should read.
Well I just finished Teacher Man by Frank McCourt, I had been looking for this book for months, and finally found it in San Francisco.
Now I'm reading a book I bought in London entitled This book will save your life. Not very good but it will be useful for informal vocabulary.
Well I just finished Teacher Man by Frank McCourt, I had been looking for this book for months, and finally found it in San Francisco.
Now I'm reading a book I bought in London entitled This book will save your life. Not very good but it will be useful for informal vocabulary.
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Re: What is the latest book you have read recently?
The latest book I have read is in french "l'ame du monde" it means "world's soul", it's a book of science fiction.
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Yes, it is so good.imad wrote:The latest book I have read is in french "l'ame du monde" it means "world's soul", it's a book of science fiction.
I'm glad that Cypress read Don Quijote de la Mancha. That's brilliant...
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well I may say that a very numerous quantity of informal american vocabulary (taboo even) I obtained reading James EllroyOriani wrote:It looks interesting because of that kind of vocabulary!Dixie wrote:
Now I'm reading a book I bought in London entitled This book will save your life. Not very good but it will be useful for informal vocabulary.
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Have the books online as pictures. If anyone wants to see them (members of EC only!), tell me your email and I'll let you view my photo album. I can't have it public since my album is in the red flag zone of the "X-rated accounts".LennyeTran wrote:MAUS by Art Spiegelman.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maus
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Hi :P I want to view it. Here is my e-mail: my-email-box@mail.ruLennyeTran wrote:Have the books online as pictures. If anyone wants to see them (members of EC only!), tell me your email and I'll let you view my photo album. I can't have it public since my album is in the red flag zone of the "X-rated accounts".LennyeTran wrote:MAUS by Art Spiegelman.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maus
:D :)
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Hello
Hi, i'm new here, and come for do friends and the same time to do a homework of the English class.
I'm a book lover, i am read very much.
I like all the fantasy tales, the books for childrens, whit dragons, and princess, whid lords and villians.
The lastest book was "The alquimist" by Pablo Cohelo, at the same time "Adan and Eva's book of live".
Now i'm read "10 negritos" by Agatha Christie.
I'm a book lover, i am read very much.
I like all the fantasy tales, the books for childrens, whit dragons, and princess, whid lords and villians.
The lastest book was "The alquimist" by Pablo Cohelo, at the same time "Adan and Eva's book of live".
Now i'm read "10 negritos" by Agatha Christie.
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Hello, laetetia! Welcome to EC. We´ll do our best to help you improve your Enlgish! :)laetetia wrote:Hi, i'm new here, and come for do friends and the same time to do a homework of the English class.
This is one of my favorite by Agatha Christie. It is also known as And Then There Were None or Ten Little Indians (I guess the original name wouldn´t be ethically correct now). I love Agatha Christie a lot. Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot are awesome.laetetia wrote: Now i'm read "10 negritos" by Agatha Christie.
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Thank you for answer me...I did not know the English title, thank you for the new information...Like my mother say's "all the days I can learn something new"Cypress wrote:Hello, laetetia! Welcome to EC. We´ll do our best to help you improve your Enlgish! :)laetetia wrote:Hi, i'm new here, and come for do friends and the same time to do a homework of the English class.
This is one of my favorite by Agatha Christie. It is also known as And Then There Were None or Ten Little Indians (I guess the original name wouldn´t be ethically correct now). I love Agatha Christie a lot. Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot are awesome.laetetia wrote: Now i'm read "10 negritos" by Agatha Christie.
For me the best book which never read is "Maria" by Jorge Isaacs, is a romantic novel, beautiful book...
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Latest book I read is Ahmadinejad, David di Tengah Angkara Goliath Dunia.
Or in english Ahmadinejad, David amongst World's Goliath Tyranny. It's non-fiction.
Very good book; inspiring, motivating.
I am now reading a book by Hernowo, Indonesian writer, titled Mengikat Makna Sehari-hari dengan Membaca dan Menulis.
Or in English To bind Meanings in daily life by Reading and Writing.
Or in english Ahmadinejad, David amongst World's Goliath Tyranny. It's non-fiction.
Very good book; inspiring, motivating.
I am now reading a book by Hernowo, Indonesian writer, titled Mengikat Makna Sehari-hari dengan Membaca dan Menulis.
Or in English To bind Meanings in daily life by Reading and Writing.
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When laetetia said that she was reading a book by Agatha Christie, I had a great temptation to read something by this author myself. So on my last visit to the closest public library, I grabbed Miss Marple Complete Short Stories. Enjoyed the book a lot.
All the murders were so awful and cold-blooded (and I usually don’t like reading about killings and violence), but I wasn’t so much horrified by the murders themselves as I was impressed by the wittiness of Miss Marple solving them.
All the murders were so awful and cold-blooded (and I usually don’t like reading about killings and violence), but I wasn’t so much horrified by the murders themselves as I was impressed by the wittiness of Miss Marple solving them.
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Thanks for that, I glade you thing that about Agatha, she was a grate writer :DCypress wrote:When laetetia said that she was reading a book by Agatha Christie, I had a great temptation to read something by this author myself. So on my last visit to the closest public library, I grabbed Miss Marple Complete Short Stories. Enjoyed the book a lot.
All the murders were so awful and cold-blooded (and I usually don’t like reading about killings and violence), but I wasn’t so much horrified by the murders themselves as I was impressed by the wittiness of Miss Marple solving them.
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Still with Melville
40 chapters are covered, not easy-going and I lack spare time.
And I must say it is a very nice sample - every 10 pages I write out a quotation - full of wisdom.
For everyone who's hesitating wether to read or not (and for those who studied it from the vocabulary point of view ) I advise to pick it up!
And the book I was reading in subway and university - Le Carre - Smiley's people - a very good author writing about spies...
40 chapters are covered, not easy-going and I lack spare time.
And I must say it is a very nice sample - every 10 pages I write out a quotation - full of wisdom.
For everyone who's hesitating wether to read or not (and for those who studied it from the vocabulary point of view ) I advise to pick it up!
And the book I was reading in subway and university - Le Carre - Smiley's people - a very good author writing about spies...
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I've just read "The White Fang" by Jack London, in Vietnamese translation. It was about the wolf'physical and mental development as well as his desire for living. Jack London's style of writing is flexible, imaginative and descriptive. His works are really touching, significant and have humanitarian value.
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