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What are you reading? A book review thread... Rate Topic: ***** 1 Votes

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Post icon  Posted 07 March 2004 - 07:17 AM

Right now I'm just starting to read The Andromeda Strain by Michael Chricton. I really like his books.

Recently I just finished "I Am Legend" by Richard Matheson. Great book, especially if you like vampires or apocalyptic style settings. It's this book that inspired the movie "The Omega Man" . I give it thumbup.gif thumbup.gif thumbup.gif thumbup.gif thumbup.gif

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Another good book I read recently is "The Rising" by Brian Keene. Really good book and it adds a major twist to zombies. I won't tell you what the twist is because it sorta is key to the story. It's very easy to get into the characters of this book and I found myself even trying to think of what actors would be good to play them in a movie. So if you like horror, or zombies this is a must. thumbup.gif thumbup.gif thumbup.gif thumbup.gif thumbup.gif

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Posted 07 March 2004 - 08:01 AM

Well I'm reading the Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, part 2. Awsome book, everyone read the trilogy

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Posted 07 March 2004 - 09:27 AM

Am currently reading 'Drums of Autmn' the fourth book in the Outlander series by D. Gabolden .
Just finished Reading 'Voyager' the third book in the Outlander series ,and before that I read 'Cross Stitch ' the first book in the series and by far Dianna Gabolden's penultimate literary triumph totally worth the full 5 thumbs up .
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Post icon  Posted 07 March 2004 - 04:34 PM

Im reading a book called "the armour of God"
by MD Rebbeca Brown
WARNING do not read MD Rebbeca Brown if you have a weak mind thumbsup.gif
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Posted 07 March 2004 - 05:39 PM

I'm reading Frankenstein by Mary Shelly. In our school we have to read from a selection of books, so I figured I should catch up on classic literature seeing that there's no good books...

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Posted 07 March 2004 - 07:31 PM

For an English ISU I am reading a 420 page book of the Last of the Mohicans. Its a bit hard to read, and understand in some parts. It was a good movie though.

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Posted 07 March 2004 - 09:06 PM

Bram Stokers "Dracula," along with the "Lord of the Rings"
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Posted 07 March 2004 - 09:14 PM

I'm currantly reading Mysterious Creatures, a guide to Cryptozoology and Monster of God. thumbup.gif
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Posted 08 March 2004 - 05:32 AM

I am reading "the Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri.

Recently finished "Druids" by Morgan Llywelyn. It's about the life of a celtic boy named Ainvar who becomes the chief druid in Gaul and about Vercingetorix one of the celt chiefs who attempts to unify the Celts agains the Roman invasion. It is a good book, I give it four out of five.

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Posted 08 March 2004 - 05:43 AM

I was reading Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series a couple of years ago...I gave up when I started Uni, and lost my place, so I just went back to the beginning. Right now I'm reading the first book "The Eye of the World". The first time I read this, I did it inside a week (which is pretty impressive, given it's a huuuuge book), and could barely put it down...easily one of the best books I've read. The series slipped a little afterwards though. It remained great, but never quite as good as that first outing.

Still, Eye of The World definately gets a

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Posted 08 March 2004 - 05:58 AM

I am reading Fundamentals of Human Neuropsychology by Kolb and Whishaw.
Because I am fascinated with the human brain> ohmy.gif
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Posted 08 March 2004 - 06:05 AM

I am up to book seven in the cronicles of amber. Damn find series.

I love the writing stye and the plot. Shame about Corwin though... He was my fave prince.. *grins*
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Posted 08 March 2004 - 09:38 AM

Speeches, always speeches.

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Posted 08 March 2004 - 10:19 AM

QUOTE (joc @ Mar 8 2004, 06:58 AM)
I am reading Fundamentals of Human Neuropsychology by Kolb and Whishaw.
Because I am fascinated with the human brain> ohmy.gif

I guess we like the same kinda books then Joc thumbsup.gif

"Eye and Brain; the psychology of seeing" by R.L Gregory. Very very interesting book





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Posted 08 March 2004 - 01:10 PM

im reading the empire of darkness, cos anne rice has no new books out!

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