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pollyplummer
Joined: 07 Mar 2005
Location: McMinnvillve, Oregon
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 Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2005 8:31 pm Post subject: lady |
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| I recommend The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James. The preface of the Barnes and Noble edition is extremely helpful, especially if you're interested in writing good fiction. |
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merlot
Joined: 04 Nov 2005
Location: I tried to contain myself but I escaped.
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| Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 1:35 am Post subject: |
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great ideas...
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rapier
Joined: 16 Feb 2003
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Bob O.
Joined: 20 Oct 2005
Location: The 'San
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| Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2005 6:12 am Post subject: |
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| philthy wrote: |
Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth.
The sequel is due out in 2007. I can't wait. |
I would second both of these selections. Life of Pi is just a great read. I'm not a big fan of the other Ken Follett books that I've read, but The Pillars of the Earth is brilliant. Didn't know about the sequel... now I'm looking forward to it.
A couple of additions:
The Princess Bride - S. Morgenstern's story abridged by William Goldman. Even better than the movie.
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold |
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Qinella
Joined: 25 Feb 2005
Location: the crib
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| Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2005 10:56 am Post subject: |
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I'll 3rd the Life of Pi suggestion. Absolutely marvelous little book.
Another one that will whisk you away is the classic Kerouac book, On the Road. That one was so intense I had to take two months-long breaks reading it just to stay in reality. |
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bourquetheman
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Suwon
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| Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2005 3:04 pm Post subject: |
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| philthy wrote: |
Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth.
The sequel is due out in 2007. I can't wait. |
Gosh I absolutely LOVED that book, it had everything in it and then some. A long novel and sadly one that I didn't want to end.
How about "The Thorn Birds" ? I loved that and it too had almost everything imaginable in a novel. Or another favourite "Kane and Abel" by Jeffrey Archer, a real good read. |
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seethetraffic
Joined: 22 Nov 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2005 7:25 pm Post subject: Good novel |
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| Have to agree with joe_dofou - Don Quixote. It seemed like forever to finish the first time I read it but was worth it. |
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Hobophobic
Joined: 16 Aug 2004
Location: Sinjeong negorie mokdong oh ga ri samgyup sal fighting
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| Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2005 1:07 am Post subject: |
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Irvine Welsh books are fun all around...
Robert Jordan - Wheel of Time (series) |
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waggo
Joined: 18 May 2003
Location: pusan baby!
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| Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2005 3:27 am Post subject: |
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To anyone who hasnt read 'Memoirs of a Geisha' yet.
Get in there quick before the movie comes out next year and ruins it for you.
I drank that book. |
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casey's moon
Joined: 14 Sep 2004
Location: Daejeon
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mswiftansan
Joined: 01 Sep 2005
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| Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2005 6:52 pm Post subject: White Teeth |
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| "White Teeth" by Zadie Smith. Hands down one of the most engaging, and hilarious books I have ever read. |
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endofthewor1d
Joined: 01 Apr 2003
Location: the end of the wor1d.
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| Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2005 9:27 pm Post subject: |
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| "V." by thomas pynchon. it's not about aliens. |
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Little Laura
Joined: 11 Feb 2004
Location: On the trails with my dog
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| Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2005 3:33 am Post subject: |
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| I just finished reading Ivanhoe, by Sir Walter Scott. Picked it up real cheap at Kyobo. Great, action-packed tale from the days of knights, chilvalry, etc., with a good theme (exposes the idiocy of the prejudices of the day.) |
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Buff
Joined: 07 Apr 2004
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| Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2005 3:03 pm Post subject: |
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Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close - Jonathon Safran Foer
The Effect of Living Backwards |
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purrrfect
Joined: 03 Oct 2003
Location: In Toronto, dreaming of all things theatrical
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| Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2005 4:02 pm Post subject: |
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I agree with the poster who suggested "White Oleander" - an excellent, engaging read.
Also, I don't know if it would be your cup of tea, but "The Way the Crow Flies" by Anne-Marie MacDonald is one of the best books I've read recently.
Another good one is "I know this much is true", by Wally Lamb.
All of these are good long books that you can really sink your teeth into.
Happy reading! |
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