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FYAKTKAK · Joined: 17 May 2003 Posts: 5

What's your favorite Book?

Lauralin · Joined: 02 Jun 2003 Posts: 6

*Is wondering why FYAK writes in such a large font*

I have a whole list of them, but my very favorite in Les Miserables by Victor Hugo, with Lord of the Rings a close second. What about you?
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"The eye dilates in darkness, and at last finds day in it, just as th soul dilates in misfortune, and at last find God in it"
---Victor Hugo, Les Miserables

cckaren · Joined: 06 Apr 2003 Posts: 8

hi,FYAKTKAK,
hi,Lauralin,
i believe FYAKTKAK want to strike our eyes. Laughing

as for me, my favorit book is Gone with the wind.
romance,betrayal,intrigue and tragedy-the making of a fascinating novel-are all there in it.i have read it as a high school student.i still remember my tears for the protagnist's fate.

liebe · Joined: 16 May 2003 Posts: 117

hi everyone, I believe FYAKTKAK was deeply concerned over the faith of the blind among us...
I love books, and I have many favorites, but I really liked Time to Live and Time to Die ("Zeit zu leben und zeit zu sterben") of Erich Maria Remarque.
Mr./Mrs. FYAKTKAK, what is YOUR favorite book?

nemeh · Joined: 19 Apr 2003 Posts: 25

"Stupid White Men" by Michael Moore is simply awesome!!!

melody · Joined: 08 Sep 2003 Posts: 6

"EVENING CLASS" is one of the nicest book i ve ever read

i really think you should read it too

Wink

curry · Joined: 02 Jul 2003 Posts: 5

I read some English books in summer vacation.One is "Nothing but the truth". The story is in tyland.A school girl in China moved there,and she entered international school.She is very excellent girl.She is smart,and has leadership.But English score was bad.Therefore,her English teather suggested to study extra class,but it costs very high.She didn't believe it was bad score. However,it wasn't true.The teather wasn't true,and was thief.So he would get extra money though she has good ability in English.She and her friend managed to expose his nature.Finally,it was success.So He was went away,and They became more friendly.

Riririe · Joined: 02 Jul 2003 Posts: 5

I read "DEAD MAN'S ISLAND". It was a very interesting book. Summary of the story is this.

Carol Sanders likes Jake Ross.He died in a car accident,but she listend his pop records all the time. One day,her father died in a plane crash.She was shocked,because favorite two people died.She became abandonment.

She and her mother moved to an island in Scotland to start new life.Her mother worked as a secretary of Mr. Ross, but the man had a very big secret!!! Shocked

okayuclub · Joined: 02 Jul 2003 Posts: 3

I read an interesting book the other day.
I'd like to introduce the book.

The main character is named Katy,and her boyfriend is Tom.
They are member of same band ,Steel City.
One day Katy broke Tom's guitar in spite of herself.
So he bought a new guitar at an old shop.
However, a ghost was in the guitar!!
From the day,Tom changed suddenlly.
This story is about Katy's battle-can she save Tom from the guitar?

This was the exciting book.
The title is "Ghost in the Guitar"
I don't want to reply but please try to read if you can get it.

tomoko · Joined: 02 Jul 2003 Posts: 3

I'd like to produce interesting book "THE DEATH OF Karen Silkwood".
This book is Suspense, and heroine is Karen Silkwood". Time is 1972, stage is Okarahoma.

This story begins to her death by car accident but this accident is ....
She begins to work at nuclear factory in 1972. This nuclear factory is this story's Key Point Cool

One day, she has found this factory's secrtet Shocked

Therefore, she happened to......

Please reason this story's end Very Happy

,and Let's read this book !!

Hiroko · Joined: 02 Jul 2003 Posts: 2

My favorite book is Sherlock Holms. It is very famous book. It is interesting for me.
I read "Sherlock Holms Short Stories" recently. This book consist of 3 short stories. Sherlock Holms is very wise man. He solves various cases with Watson.
This book is interesting!!

Nabe · Joined: 02 Jul 2003 Posts: 4

Do you know "My Fair Lady"?
First, the heroine, Eliza, had a strong London accent, but Higgins started teaching correct English. And then, Eliza can speak beautifully, and they were in love.
Many years ago, this story became movie. The heroine was played by Audrey Hepburn. I like the movie, too!

oinrocinu · Joined: 18 Dec 2003 Posts: 76 Location: Barcelona, Spain

I would like to recommend my favourite novel to you. Well, it's not a novel, strictly speaking. It's a set of funny short tales. I don't know if it has an English translation. The autor is the wellknown Julio Cort�zar (from Argentina, but also French) and the book is called "Historias de cornopios y famas". Well, I can recommend every book of Cort�zar!

Lola

raulfrancia80 · Joined: 22 Mar 2004 Posts: 2

Hi everybody, I would like to recommend you my favorite books, they are two tales collections of Allan Poe that are: "The Black Cat and other horror tales" and "Tales of Intrigue and Horror". For the people who like latinoamerican authors, I recommend you to read "La Palabra del Mudo" by Julio Ramon Ribeyro who is my favorite
peruvian writter. KILL BUSH!!!!

jazzie · Joined: 13 Feb 2004 Posts: 42

I like "The Royal Game" by Stefan Zweig. It's a very short novella of only a bit more than 100 pages depending on the copy. The book is about chess and national Socialism.
I've added this link for those who want to get more infos on the book:
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Lab/7378/zweig.htm
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