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 Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 3:10 pm
The Official Reccomendation List Bored and looking for something to read? This thread is designed to help you find something to grab your attention. If you've read a great book and think others will enjoy it write a review in this thread. Heres the basics of what you need to know:
Post 1: Basic Explanation
Post 2: The Official Reccomendation List
Post 3: a helpful questionare to help you write your review!
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Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 3:13 pm
Reccomendations The books are categorized into section and alphabetized by Authors Last name. 4laugh = intended for a female audience domokun = intended for a male audience emo = very advanced book FICTION Hosseini, Khaled: The Kite Runner Meyer, Stephenie: The Twilight Series 4laugh Rowling, J.K: The Harry Potter Series NONFICTION STUDY TOOLS
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Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 3:17 pm
Book Review / Questionare You do not have to use the following format to write your review, however, if you're unsure of how to write it or would like to keep it nice and simple, please feel free to use this form.
Author Name
Book Name
Type of book (fiction/horror/biography)
Difficulty of read (think of the average person's def. is it kid friendly? Adult material? etc etc
Character or plot driven?
What you liked about the book (be careful not to put spoilers about the book)
Any other info. you'd like to include.
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Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 12:23 pm
BOOK REVIEW FOR THE ALCHEMIST Author Name Paul Coelho (sp?) Book Name The Alchemist
Type of book (fiction/horror/biography) fiction Difficulty of read (think of the average person's def. is it kid friendly? Adult material? etc etc It's easy to read. A fifth grader could understand the basic idea of the story. However, to be able to grasp the underlying ideas of the story I think the reader would need to be in high school. Character or plot driven? It's a mixture of both but I think it's mostly character driven. What you liked about the book (be careful not to put spoilers about the book) I loved the overall theme of the book; that it's your destiny to follow your dreams & that anything is possible if you believe in yourself. I also like how the main character makes mistakes. Any other info. you'd like to include. You should definitely read it!
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Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 12:31 pm
xxmorbidjokexx BOOK REVIEW FOR THE ALCHEMIST Author Name Paul Coelho (sp?) Book Name The Alchemist
Type of book (fiction/horror/biography) fiction Difficulty of read (think of the average person's def. is it kid friendly? Adult material? etc etc It's easy to read. A fifth grader could understand the basic idea of the story. However, to be able to grasp the underlying ideas of the story I think the reader would need to be in high school. Character or plot driven? It's a mixture of both but I think it's mostly character driven. What you liked about the book (be careful not to put spoilers about the book) I loved the overall theme of the book; that it's your destiny to follow your dreams & that anything is possible if you believe in yourself. I also like how the main character makes mistakes. Any other info. you'd like to include. You should definitely read it! oooo I love that book!
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Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 4:36 pm
I'm currently reading Stephen King's 'The Shining'. It's great & I'd definitely reccomend it.
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Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 5:26 am
Author Name: Robert Bradford
Book Name: Red Sky At Morning
Type of book (fiction/horror/biography): fiction
Difficulty of read (think of the average person's def. is it kid friendly? Adult material? etc etc: Pretty easy to read, but some of the material could be considered kinda mature
Character or plot driven?: Story kinda jumps around abit, so I'd say character
What you liked about the book (be careful not to put spoilers about the book): Alot of funny dry humor, but touching in it's own way.
Any other info. you'd like to include.: About a boy that moves to an unfamiliar town and faces problems together with his new friends after his father goes to war in Normandy.
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Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 3:54 pm
It's technically a manga but I'd definitely reccomend Fruits Basket to every girl out there. It's amazinggg.
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Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 7:39 pm
I want to read The Kite Runner.
I also want to watch the movie.
@ morbid: OMG! Furuba = LOVELOVELOVE! heart
I would also like to reccomend Catcher In The Rye by J.D. Salinger.
It really is a good book.
3nodding
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Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 11:51 pm
Author Name: Sergei Lukyanenko
Book Name: The Night Watch
Type of book: Science/Supernatural Fiction
Difficulty of reading: Easy to read with a couple big words, i would say a 12 year old who loves reading and is fairly bright would understand it fairly well. I consider it kid friendly as long as they are the slightest bit mature.
Character or plot driven? A mixture with mostly character.
What you liked about the book (be careful not to put spoilers about the book)The concept was really good, It makes me wish I as an "Other". And the main character Anton is very three-dimensional and is realistic - hes not very powerful yet he still is the main character.
Any other info. you'd like to include. Read it, you wont regret it! I am not held liable for any regression of reading The Night Watch
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Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2007 12:40 pm
dothackrox Author Name: Sergei Lukyanenko Book Name: The Night Watch Type of book: Science/Supernatural Fiction Difficulty of reading: Easy to read with a couple big words, i would say a 12 year old who loves reading and is fairly bright would understand it fairly well. I consider it kid friendly as long as they are the slightest bit mature. Character or plot driven? A mixture with mostly character. What you liked about the book (be careful not to put spoilers about the book)The concept was really good, It makes me wish I as an "Other". And the main character Anton is very three-dimensional and is realistic - hes not very powerful yet he still is the main character. Any other info. you'd like to include. Read it, you wont regret it! I am not held liable for any regression of reading The Night WatchIt sounds interesting; I'm going to have to check it out.
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Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2008 11:27 am
Author Name: Alice Sebold
Book Name: The Lovely Bones
Type of book: fiction
Difficulty of read (think of the average person's def. is it kid friendly? Adult material? etc etc: Easy to read, mature themes (ie murder, death, sex)
Character or plot driven?: Both
What you liked about the book (be careful not to put spoilers about the book): The main character tells the story from heaven. A very interesting format as she's omniscent, but has a very distinct role in the novel... very rare for a book to be set up like that... Amazing insight into the human race and how we deal with death.
Any other info. you'd like to include.: Must read. End of story.
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Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2008 12:25 pm
Anne Rice
The Vampire Chronicles
Fiction/Supernatural
Not difficult (but mind you guys, I think everything is easy to read. And, I read fast)
It's a bit of both. The characters have a strong voice, but the plot does drive as well
It's a series. About vampires. Hello?! That says enough
Warning: I don't recommend for children. I read these in 6th grade, but mind you, I was a very mature kid. There is a LOT of sexual content and other such things involved.
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Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2008 12:28 pm
Leo Tolstoy
War and Peace
Historical Fiction.
A lot of people think it's really hard, but I didn't really think anything of it.
There are five families and the book is divided among them. So it's mostly character driven.
Wow. Just wow. A masterpiece about Napoleanic Era Russia.
Brings a lot of Deep Thought.
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Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 3:29 pm
Did you read that for english?
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