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by _Arale_ » Thu Jun 16, 2005 11:31 am
What is your most favourite book? As for me, I really enjoy
If tomorrow comes by
Sydney Seldon. I bet it's worth reading. So adventurous and atractive

How about yours?
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by MissLT » Thu Jun 16, 2005 6:22 pm
If tomorrow comes is okay, but Sidney has better books than that. Master of the game, the naked face, tell me your dreams, stranger in the mirror are his best ones in my opinion.
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by RedRose » Sat Jun 18, 2005 12:05 am
My favorite book is a Chinese masterpiece <HongLouMeng> by ChaoXueQing, who was a talented writer. he died more than 300 years ago.
If he was still alive, I would have chased him desperately! In my eyes, he is NO 1 forever!
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by ozlemysticgirl » Mon Aug 08, 2005 2:29 pm
I have several favorite books

Let me range them!Here is my top 5
1-The miserables-Victor Hugo
2-A tale of two cities-Charles Dickens
3-The Da Vinci Code-Dan Brown
4-Harry Potter series-J.K Rowling
5-Ramses-Christian Jacq
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by illusion » Fri Aug 19, 2005 7:57 am
my best of all book is undoubtedly harry potter series. i love some other books but harry is definitely my favourite.

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by Tankette » Wed Aug 24, 2005 1:03 pm
Marquez "A 100 Years of Solitude".
Whole world in one book.
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by Triumph » Wed Aug 24, 2005 1:30 pm
RedRose wrote:My favorite book is a Chinese masterpiece <HongLouMeng> by ChaoXueQing, who was a talented writer. he died more than 300 years ago.
If he was still alive, I would have chased him desperately! In my eyes, he is NO 1 forever!
Which characters in the story do you like most?
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by DEMA » Thu Aug 25, 2005 3:02 am
hi Arale.
This is the first post for me .am really happy :D .
As for me .i like reading novels .so my favourite novel is
The Lord of The Flies by William Golding.
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by Arale » Thu Aug 25, 2005 3:19 am
DEMA wrote:hi Arale.
This is the first post for me .am really happy :D .
As for me .i like reading novels .so my favourite novel is
The Lord of The Flies by William Golding.
Hi DEMA, welcome your first post and welcome to the forums!

I'm very happy to meet you here too. Reading novels is also one of my favourite hobbies but I don't have much time now to read.
I think I ever read
The Lord of the Flies but in my mother tongue so the title maybe be transfered differently. I don't remember the author but the main character's name is Atho, right?

He also has another fault name too?
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by inesita » Thu Aug 25, 2005 3:30 pm
hi!!
my favourite novel is "coming home" by Rosamunde Pilcher ,its a beautiful love story passed in the Second world war.If you love the Romantic stories i recommend this.

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by martazzz » Wed Aug 31, 2005 2:40 pm
my favourites books I think are Harry Potter's one.. But are very very interesting Dan Brown's book.

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by Dixie » Thu Sep 01, 2005 10:30 pm
Asking me what's my favorite book is just like asking me about my favorite song. There are so many I can't just pick one.
Two nights ago, for example, I came accross this novel I read in high school, and I loved it by then. I just took and read it non-stop. Went to bed at 2am :D
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by illusion » Sat Sep 03, 2005 3:58 pm
oh I so know what you mean! I love reading in bed till the early day. sometimes I remember I could read a book whole night and never fall asleep. It just gets you so much in you can't put it off. heheh :D
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by trinity19 » Mon Sep 05, 2005 10:01 pm
DEMA wrote:hi Arale.
This is the first post for me .am really happy :D .
As for me .i like reading novels .so my favourite novel is
The Lord of The Flies by William Golding.
the lord of the flies is a very good novel

i've read it this year and i think it gives a lot to think about...
i couldn't choose a favourite book :?
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by serenella » Tue Sep 06, 2005 12:34 pm
Hi,
I've just come back from my holidays, a period in which I usually read a lot and... what a difficult question!
Well, I cannot choose a favourite book too, but one of my favourite books is 'Possession' by Antonia Susan Byatt.
Has anyone read it?
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by martazzz » Wed Sep 07, 2005 9:42 pm
I dunno that autor.. But anyone knows michael chabon??

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by Dixie » Fri Sep 09, 2005 9:29 pm
Goethe's Faust is a great classic and a wonderful story.
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by DeadDream » Sat Sep 10, 2005 6:59 am
Hello
i like serious book with philosophic and psychologic problems. that's why my favorite books are Dostoevskye 'Idiot' and Hesse 'Stepenwolf'.
And i like Tolkien very much espesially 'Lord of the rings'. Its my favorite fantazy writer. his heroes ase always noble and courageous, they doesnt afraid of evil and death.
Fight 4 your L!
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by pob » Sat Sep 17, 2005 12:03 am
My favourite book could be Nietzche's "Thus spoke Zaratustra", but actually I couldn't finnish it...
The message was so strong in the beginning that the rest of the book seemed to be very weak in comparison... and so I gave up reading it. :(
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by illusion » Fri Sep 23, 2005 7:19 pm
and as for me I am also a huge fan of Shakespeare's works. My beloved hamlet ahhhhhhhhh:D
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by MissLT » Fri Sep 23, 2005 8:59 pm
illusion wrote:and as for me I am also a huge fan of Shakespeare's works. My beloved hamlet ahhhhhhhhh:D
I love the plays, but I can't read the books. They're too mushy to me, and I don't like old English.
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by quicksilver » Sun Sep 25, 2005 3:39 am
I esp like Russian literature.
Many famous novels
Such as Anna Karenina
And French Literature : The three muskerteers by Alexans Dumas.
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by Dixie » Sun Sep 25, 2005 9:29 am
illusion wrote:and as for me I am also a huge fan of Shakespeare's works. My beloved hamlet ahhhhhhhhh:D
I love his plays, too. And I love
Hamlet 
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by Marisha » Mon Sep 26, 2005 11:51 am
Hi. My favorite book is Master and Margaret by Bulgakov. He is russian writer. Did anybody hear about him or about other russian writers? P.S. Excuse me for my english. I know it very bad but I try to improve it.:)
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by Jail4bird » Thu Sep 29, 2005 12:12 pm
It's difficult enough to name some exact favourite authors and their books... You know, all those Russian with their classics, some English, French, German, American.... I love a lot of books... I don't have 1 favourite book... It can change every time I read something new and unknown! The last book I like very VERY much was if I am right Ien Benks "Street of Despair" I may give the wrong title, i read it in Russian, but I liked it... I simply like all his books very much ))
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by illusion » Sat Oct 01, 2005 8:03 pm
yeah... hamlet is definitely the most gripping play by Shakespeare
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by LittleA » Sun Oct 02, 2005 2:10 pm
Hi, I'm new to this forum!
Hmm, I'm happy that I can see so many people who like books! Very good!!
I like russian authors, as well! I've just read Crime and Punishment, it was not bad, however I didn't expect such ending..
Do you like horrors? I like Stephen King's books, however I think sometimes he exaggerates..
The best books ever are Birdy by William Wharton and Behind the Glass Wall by Robert Merle.
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by Silvita » Sun Oct 02, 2005 6:18 pm
LittleA wrote:
I like russian authors, as well! I've just read Crime and Punishment, it was not bad, however I didn't expect such ending..
Do you like horrors? I like Stephen King's books, however I think sometimes he exaggerates..
The best books ever are Birdy by William Wharton and Behind the Glass Wall by Robert Merle.
Hi LittleA. I is so nice to find a twin soul so far. When I read "Crime and Punishment" I had a disappointment. too. But not only in the ending, I felt in the middle of the book that the history was turning bored.
I love Stephen King. The last book of him I read was:
"The Long Walk".
I am going to read the books you recommended.
My prefer books is: "Ensayo sobre la ceguera" by Saramago.
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by LittleA » Sun Oct 02, 2005 7:09 pm
Hi,
Yes, you also felt that feeling in the end? It was too nice, too stereotyped!! Or if he really wanted to finish like this, he shouldn't have it explained in so many words (ok, it wasn't SO many, but it was too much), he should have only referred that maybe they will realize that they love each other.
Oh, it's so nice, that you want to read what I liked! :) It's worth to read them, especially the Birdy.
Is Saramago spanish?
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by Silvita » Mon Oct 03, 2005 6:01 am
No, Saramago is from Portugal. I read the book in Spanish, and is a very good novel. Saramago is a Novel award, so I think you can find the novel in your mother language.
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by Dixie » Mon Oct 03, 2005 8:03 am
Silvita wrote:No, Saramago is from Portugal. I read the book in Spanish, and is a very good novel. Saramago is a Novel award, so I think you can find the novel in your mother language.
OMG! In 1998, he won the Nobel prize. That year, I started college, and in a subject called "Literary Theory" (such a bore, actually) I had to read one of his novels! It was sooooooooooo dull... I haven't read any other of his books...
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by LittleA » Mon Oct 03, 2005 8:10 pm
Ok, thanks for the informations! I like to read foreign authors' writings. Their words (even if I read it translated) have other kind of taste.. very interesting thing.
I know, that nobody knows this writer because he is hungarian, but he is very, very good, his name is Karinthy, and he could write SO funny novels :D When I'm sad, I just have to read one of his stories, and I will be on the ground because of laughing on his jokes.
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by tamukenn » Tue Oct 04, 2005 2:13 am
My favorite book is [Good Luck ]written by Alex Robira.
In short,this story is about[ How to get a luck]
So,this book is very useful
Please read it once

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by Dixie » Tue Oct 04, 2005 10:36 am
tamukenn wrote:My favorite book is [Good Luck ]written by Alex Robira.
Alex Robira? Where is he from?
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by Pixie » Mon Oct 17, 2005 3:39 pm
" Le souffle des Dieux " by Bernard Werber must be the reference for me although I haven't read it thoroughly.
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by bacteria » Fri Oct 21, 2005 9:37 am
I like reading "The Chicken Soups"... Okie. That stories is very sensative. Sometimes, I feel to lost believe in human. I read them again, again... Sometimes, I think I can change my mind. I became loving ...
We are all born for love...
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by quicksilver » Sat Oct 22, 2005 8:51 am
I think " Gone with the wind " is very cool.
It is very famous novel . You should read it.
After i read that novel , i really like Rhett Butler.

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by quicksilver » Sat Oct 22, 2005 8:54 am
bacteria wrote:I like reading "The Chicken Soups"... Okie. That stories is very sensative. Sometimes, I feel to lost believe in human. I read them again, again... Sometimes, I think I can change my mind. I became loving ...
You mean "Chicken soups for soul"?
Many short stories, but very interesting.
They are bout lives, belief....
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by trinity19 » Sat Oct 29, 2005 11:29 am
guigamf11 wrote:I am reading a book very good... "The Simspons and Philosophy", or something like that... ( i am brazilian, so i tried to translate to english the book title. Any word wrong, plz, say. ) This book talks about philosophers, like Nietzche, Aristoteles, and others, comparing their ideals with the characters of "The Simspons", like Bart Simpson with Friedrich Nietzche. Good book...
it seems very interesting. i love reading essays about philosophy in tv shows cuz you realise that you can find influences of philosophy in everything or, at least, you see things about your favourite characters that you hadn't seen before.
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by MissLT » Fri Nov 11, 2005 7:44 pm
Les grands coeurs by Edmond de Amicis
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by louvicine » Fri Nov 25, 2005 11:58 pm
I would like to recomend -I hope my translation be goog-
The evangely acording to Jesuschrist, of Saramago, is excelent.
littleA wrote:I know, that nobody knows this writer because he is hungarian, but he is very, very good, his name is Karinthy, and he could write SO funny novels When I'm sad, I just have to read one of his stories, and I will be on the ground because of laughing on his jokes.
Could you tell me if at Internet I could find any book of Karinthy. I would like to reat him/her.
Louvicine D´amour
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by Ksju » Mon Apr 03, 2006 11:22 am
Master and Margaret!
(Bulgakov).
One of the best books in the world literature to my mind!
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by loosy » Mon Apr 03, 2006 8:19 pm
I'm going to go mainstream here. I've never read an entire book twice becasue of one fundamental belief of mine: life is short and books abound. However, I've read 'Jurassic Park' (Michael Crichton) twice and seen the movie more times than I'd like to acknowledge
Maybe it's the dinosaurs that do it for me, maybe it was John Williams scores for the movie that made it unforgettable but I just love that book.
*loosy*
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by Cypress » Tue Apr 04, 2006 3:35 am
Ksju wrote:Master and Margaret!
(Bulgakov).
One of the best books in the world literature to my mind!
Have you seen
the Master and Margaret TV series? I think it’s awesome. It is exactly as I imagined it when I read the book.
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by Tora » Tue Apr 04, 2006 4:26 am
Cypress wrote:Ksju wrote:Master and Margaret!
(Bulgakov).
One of the best books in the world literature to my mind!
Have you seen
the Master and Margaret TV series? I think it’s awesome. It is exactly as I imagined it when I read the book.
Do you mind my participation?
I have seen: from one hand i was happy finally to be able to watch, not only to read, on the other hand the movie looked cheap, like the Satana's ball and Margarita's flight abobe Moscow and so on. It could be better i suppose, but i liked the main characters and i guess the cat was terrific! the exact cat! also Master is boring, Voland unattractive (i was about to fall in love while reading...

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Anyhow i've bought dvds...

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by Cypress » Tue Apr 04, 2006 4:54 am
Tora wrote:
i guess the cat was terrific! the exact cat!
The cat was cute; I had a strong desire to pet it or hug it
also Master is boring
Of course, he is a sick man, he can’t be thrilling or exciting
Voland unattractive
He is Devil after all, that’s what he should be like

(in my opinion)
Anyway I enjoyed it :D
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by Dixie » Tue Apr 04, 2006 8:54 am
Cypress wrote:
The cat was cute; I had a strong desire to pet it or hug it
That sounded really creepy

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by Cypress » Fri Apr 07, 2006 6:34 am
Dixie wrote:Cypress wrote:
The cat was cute; I had a strong desire to pet it or hug it
That sounded really creepy

Hah??? :?
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by Dixie » Fri Apr 07, 2006 8:26 am
Cypress wrote:
Hah??? :?
You had a
strong desire to pet or hug it?

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by Cypress » Fri Apr 07, 2006 8:39 am
Dixie wrote:Cypress wrote:
Hah??? :?
You had a
strong desire to pet or hug it?

Instead of making fun you mean girl

, why don't you explain why it's wrong to say it that way?
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by Dixie » Fri Apr 07, 2006 8:45 am
Cypress wrote:
Instead of making fun you mean girl

, why don't you explain why it's wrong to say it that way?
I'm sorry :D
Well, maybe I'm wrong, but your post just reminded me of one specific day in my first college year... A professor told us that
desire and
wish had completely different meanings in English... You know... like
desire implied sexual connotations. When you said you had
a strong desire to hug it I just couldn't help it... sorry again :D
Please somebody correct me if I am wrong!!!
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by Cypress » Fri Apr 07, 2006 8:53 am
Dixie wrote:Cypress wrote:
Instead of making fun you mean girl

, why don't you explain why it's wrong to say it that way?
I'm sorry :D
Well, maybe I'm wrong, but your post just reminded me of one specific day in my first college year... A professor told us that
desire and
wish had completely different meanings in English... You know... like
desire implied sexual connotations. When you said you had
a strong desire to hug it I just couldn't help it... sorry again :D
Please somebody correct me if I am wrong!!!
Well, maybe you are not that mean after all. Thanks for the explanation :D :D :D
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by sonyym » Wed Apr 26, 2006 7:40 am
Gone with the Wind
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by Ksju » Mon May 01, 2006 7:40 pm
Tora wrote:Cypress wrote:Ksju wrote:Master and Margaret!
(Bulgakov).
One of the best books in the world literature to my mind!
Have you seen
the Master and Margaret TV series? I think it’s awesome. It is exactly as I imagined it when I read the book.
Do you mind my participation?
I have seen: from one hand i was happy finally to be able to watch, not only to read, on the other hand the movie looked cheap, like the Satana's ball and Margarita's flight abobe Moscow and so on. It could be better i suppose, but i liked the main characters and i guess the cat was terrific! the exact cat! also Master is boring, Voland unattractive (i was about to fall in love while reading...

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Anyhow i've bought dvds...

You're lucky. You've seen the film.
I want to watch it too as it's one of my favourite books. And, yes, I think it's almost impossible to act this book. Extremely difficult!
So that's why maybe we shouldn't be too stern?!
No, you're right! We should be very stern!!! 8)
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by Ksju » Mon May 01, 2006 7:46 pm
Dixie wrote:illusion wrote:and as for me I am also a huge fan of Shakespeare's works. My beloved hamlet ahhhhhhhhh:D
I love his plays, too. And I love
Hamlet 
Yes, Shakespeare's tragedies are really smth of the highest class! Maybe the best in the genre
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by Icould* » Sat Jun 03, 2006 3:49 pm
hello everyone, to start with,it's my first message here in EsL forum, coming our subject, I am sure that "shibumi" was the best book I have ever read. Therefore it is my favourite book.
I think everyone should read it, I had already read it non-stop
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by LadyMacbeth » Sun Jun 04, 2006 9:48 pm
Hi!
have you ever tried to read cookery books as your favourite ones?
below you have a wonderful link that can inspire you to follow this new way of your life and never go astride it:)
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by Dexter » Tue Jun 27, 2006 2:00 pm
my most fav book is The Little Prince... by Antoine de Saint Exupéry...
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by GoldenPearl » Wed Jul 05, 2006 7:17 am
hi my favorate book is Awaken Giant Within by Anthony Robbins it is very good and help you to improve your life .
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by firecake » Wed Jul 05, 2006 8:32 am
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by CityYoung » Thu Jul 06, 2006 4:20 am
I dislike read books

but I tryed to read and I read ( a good night to kill ) by lillan o'donnell i read this becouse the title of this book has alot of adventure. But I didn't finish it .I feel dulness when I read

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by GoldenPearl » Thu Jul 06, 2006 4:27 am
hi city young . try to read about what you love
if it musice or art or anything you are intrested in .
yeah some books are not intristing enough to makes you continiue but belive me reading is fun, it is increase your knowlege and add a new things to your life :D .
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by chiemdu » Fri Jul 07, 2006 5:06 am
i love books because to me they are the best teacher,
especially novels.
i have finished up the " DA VINCI code" , that novel is really amazing.
and I also love to read more, any books about any subjects.
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by Dixie » Fri Jul 07, 2006 9:02 am
chiemdu wrote:i love books because to me they are the best teacher,
especially novels.
I agree!
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by Soraya » Tue Jul 18, 2006 8:53 pm
my favourit story is
The Happy Prince
i looooooooooooooove this story .. to be honest .. i like most of Oscar wild's stories
http://www.oscarwildecollection.com/
btw, this is my first post .. i'm a new member here and i would like to improve my english like the rest
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by ATIFIREHAWK » Sun Jul 23, 2006 6:39 am
my favorite book are any novels form jeffery deaver.
his plots are unpredictable and twist
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by maryann » Sun Jul 23, 2006 11:36 am
I love Soviet's literature. But if I have to tell you about English-writing author, I think that I like Yann Martel most. Have you ever read Life of Pi (by Y.M)? That book won Man Booker Prize 2002!
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by Alekxa » Mon Jul 24, 2006 7:15 pm
Tankette wrote:Marquez "A 100 Years of Solitude".
Whole world in one book.
I agree with you. I have read "One Hundred Years of Solitude" more than twice.
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by Paco » Thu Jul 27, 2006 2:37 am
I agree with Alekxa and Tankette, the novel of Marquez is wonderful.I have red it 4 times!!!
Another of my favorite books is "the teachings of Don Juan" by Carlos Castaneda.
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by Ksju » Mon Oct 30, 2006 11:09 am
Soraya wrote:my favourit story is
The Happy Prince
i looooooooooooooove this story .. to be honest .. i like most of Oscar wild's stories
http://www.oscarwildecollection.com/
btw, this is my first post .. i'm a new member here and i would like to improve my english like the rest
:)
Wow, cool link!
Thanks a lot!!!
I'm keen on Wilde...
So big thanks once again :D :D
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by lindalyl » Wed Nov 01, 2006 10:12 pm
My favourites books are "The forest woman" by Theresa Tomlinson (I don't remember very good her name) and "Memoirs of a Geisha" by Arthur Golden, very famous by the film, but I prefer the book. And the Harry Potter series ^^
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by Dixie » Wed Nov 01, 2006 10:20 pm
lindalyl wrote:My favourites books are "The forest woman" by Theresa Tomlinson (I don't remember very good her name) and "Memoirs of a Geisha" by Arthur Golden, very famous by the film, but I prefer the book. And the Harry Potter series ^^
I started reading
Memoirs of a Geisha just last night! It's pretty interesting so far. I haven't seen the movie, though. I always prefer to read the book first.
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by YayuRahayu » Fri Nov 03, 2006 1:28 pm
Danielle steel- a gift
Jk.Rowling-Harry potter
Dan brownig- the da vinci code
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by ismar » Tue Nov 07, 2006 11:38 am
have you ever read something from Jalaludin Rumi?
maybe Mathnewi ,his famuous piece.
Or maybe Divan-i Shems?
let me interest you a little bit:
I'm so small
i can barely be seen
how can this great love be inside of me?
look at your eyes
they're small
but they see
enormous things
do you like it?
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by zaman » Thu Nov 30, 2006 12:38 pm
I like action story and............story
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by Krisi » Mon Jul 23, 2007 2:53 am
:D I started reading science fiction when I was a lot younger. Now,I prefer inspirational books. Any book related to self improvement.
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by Krisi » Mon Jul 23, 2007 3:07 am
:D Let me restate my reply.
I like science fiction before but now my favourite has shifted to inspirational books. Books for self-improvement.
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by basmla » Thu Aug 16, 2007 6:39 am
hi all
My favorite books were ( Pride and Prejidce)
( cry the beloved country) and ( chicken soup for women's soul)
good luck
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by BenM » Fri Jan 04, 2008 6:33 pm
What has been your favorite book for 2007 .Mine was HP and the deathly hallows
The Secret wasn't bad as well I could put it in a second rank
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by Melek » Sun Jan 06, 2008 1:34 pm
PAULO KOELO-ALCHEMIST
SIDNEY SHELDON-RAGE OF ANGELS
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by denvinbo » Thu Jan 10, 2008 3:52 am
My favorite book is English book and comics.....I don't like literature book very much, but I read some in my leisure time........ :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
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by BenM » Thu Jan 10, 2008 7:03 pm
- Mine is Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows it was like the climax for Potter's books and it was an amazing book indeed.
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by Wilhelm » Mon Jan 14, 2008 9:19 pm
I didn't like the last book in the Harry potter serie. It was good, but I had expected more.
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by logitech » Tue Jan 29, 2008 2:48 pm
Hello. My favorite author is Paulo Cohelo. He has a great books. I have almost all the books that he had written.
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by Dixie » Tue Jan 29, 2008 6:46 pm
logitech wrote:Hello. My favorite author is Paulo Cohelo. He has a great books. I have almost all the books that he had written.
I love his work as well. I don't have all his books but I am collecting them 8) I've only got 5 or 6.
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by logitech » Tue Jan 29, 2008 7:18 pm
Really. What is your favorite book? I think the books are very interesting.
Dixie wrote:logitech wrote:Hello. My favorite author is Paulo Cohelo. He has a great books. I have almost all the books that he had written.
I love his work as well. I don't have all his books but I am collecting them 8) I've only got 5 or 6.
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by Dixie » Tue Jan 29, 2008 10:11 pm
logitech wrote:Really. What is your favorite book? I think the books are very interesting.
My favorite book by Coelho is
The Alchemist , as you might have figured 8) But I always enjoy reading his books. I can't do it without a pencil on the other hand. There are so many interesting quotes in all his work.
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by logitech » Tue Jan 29, 2008 10:27 pm
You are right, the alchemist book is son interesting and my particualar case I like very much. Also the Fifth mountain is a very good book.
Dixie wrote:logitech wrote:Really. What is your favorite book? I think the books are very interesting.
My favorite book by Coelho is
The Alchemist , as you might have figured 8) But I always enjoy reading his books. I can't do it without a pencil on the other hand. There are so many interesting quotes in all his work.
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by logitech » Tue Jan 29, 2008 11:31 pm
Do you like to read the Paulo Cohelo Books?
ozlemysticgirl wrote:I have several favorite books

Let me range them!Here is my top 5
1-The miserables-Victor Hugo
2-A tale of two cities-Charles Dickens
3-The Da Vinci Code-Dan Brown
4-Harry Potter series-J.K Rowling
5-Ramses-Christian Jacq
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by BenM » Sat Feb 16, 2008 4:33 pm
They are two books:
Harry Potter and the deathly hallows
The Alchamist
those were the kind of books that gives you a pleasant feelings when you remember the time you read them. Well, at least for me .
They are the best for me ( maybe because of the twists sometimes in the plot)
Also, there is something about these two: It made me have like " aha, so that what the author meant , that was smart" kinda thinking. I like it when an author provokes the reader towards anticipating and thinking and having a positive role.
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by logitech » Mon Feb 18, 2008 2:23 pm
These are a great books, specialy the Harry Potter series.
logitech wrote:Do you like to read the Paulo Cohelo Books?
ozlemysticgirl wrote:I have several favorite books

Let me range them!Here is my top 5
1-The miserables-Victor Hugo
2-A tale of two cities-Charles Dickens
3-The Da Vinci Code-Dan Brown
4-Harry Potter series-J.K Rowling
5-Ramses-Christian Jacq
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by logitech » Mon Feb 18, 2008 2:25 pm
Hello how are you?
My favorite author is Paulo Cohelo. He has a great books. I have almost all the books that he had written. Do you like to read this author?
krisi wrote::D Let me restate my reply.
I like science fiction before but now my favourite has shifted to inspirational books. Books for self-improvement.
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by gaoranger » Wed Mar 05, 2008 12:23 am
My favorite is Harry Potter. I also like fairy tales of the Grimm.
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by Siddhartha » Wed Apr 02, 2008 4:47 pm
I enjoy reading short stories. My favorite author of these is Saki (H.H. Munro). They are masterpieces of dry humor.
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by Annaa » Wed Jun 11, 2008 11:42 am
I like reading a lot.My favorite books r ''Sikur t`Isha Djale'' by Haki Stermilli,''Pere Goriot'' by Honore De Balzac,''Romeo nd Juliet'',''Hamlet'' by William Shakespeare,''The Da Vinci Code'' by Dan Brown nd a lot of other books.
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