What is the latest book you have read recently?

illusion · Post by **illusion** » Tue Jul 28, 2009 9:02 am

englishhelps wrote:I'm a 28 year old guy and I still watch it. Haha.

lol ;p what else do you watch?

englishhelps · Post by **englishhelps** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 2:19 pm

My all time favorite TV series is "24". Then I also watch Chuck, Supernatural, How I met your mother, Ghost Whisperer, and a lot more! You?

So that we're on topic, I'm currently reading book 7 of the Harry Potter series. I just finished watching the movie about book 6 and I just wanted to re-read book 7 again.

englishhelps · Post by **englishhelps** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 10:32 am

I just finished re-reading the Deathly Hallows. Wow! Even though I've read it before, I was still on the edge of my seat while reading it.

englishhelps · Post by **englishhelps** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 8:49 am

I just finished reading "Flesh and Blood" by Jonathan Kellerman. It's a great suspense thriller book!

illusion · Post by **illusion** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 2:35 am

I am now reading Coetzee's "Disgrace" :D

englishhelps · Post by **englishhelps** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 10:05 am

^Is it a good book? What's it about? I'm running out of books to read.

englishhelps · Post by **englishhelps** » Tue Sep 08, 2009 6:30 pm

I just finished re-reading "Playing for Pizza" by John Grisham. :)

Dixie · Post by **Dixie** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 7:33 am

englishhelps wrote:I just finished re-reading "Playing for Pizza" by John Grisham. :)

I own a copy. Read it last year and didn't like it. My mom, on the contrary, is a fan of Grisham, I believe she's read all his books.

A couple weeks ago I finished Paulo Coelho's The Winner Stands Alone, and now I'm reading Agatha Christie's The Secret Adversary. It's the first time I read Christie, and I like it so far.

Vega · Post by **Vega** » Sat Sep 12, 2009 12:03 pm

I am reading "The old man and the sea" by E. Hemingway. I like the book, however it's a bit difficult because of many new words.

englishhelps · Post by **englishhelps** » Sun Sep 13, 2009 4:06 pm

Dixie wrote:
englishhelps wrote:I just finished re-reading "Playing for Pizza" by John Grisham. :)
I own a copy. Read it last year and didn't like it. My mom, on the contrary, is a fan of Grisham, I believe she's read all his books.

A couple weeks ago I finished Paulo Coelho's The Winner Stands Alone, and now I'm reading Agatha Christie's The Secret Adversary. It's the first time I read Christie, and I like it so far.

Oh, your mom is a fellow Grisham fan! If she has a copy, I suggest you read "A time to kill", "Pelican Brief" and "The Firm". Those are my favorites. I like "Playing for Pizza" because I love sports and the story is different from what he usually writes.

I like Paulo Coelho. I haven't read that book though.

englishhelps · Post by **englishhelps** » Sun Sep 13, 2009 4:07 pm

Xkalibur wrote:I am reading "The old man and the sea" by E. Hemingway. I like the book, however it's a bit difficult because of many new words.

Hemingway uses big words for poetic reasons. But you'll learn a lot. Just Google the definition of words that you don't understand and you should be fine. :)

Dixie · Post by **Dixie** » Sun Sep 13, 2009 8:39 pm

englishhelps wrote:
Oh, your mom is a fellow Grisham fan! If she has a copy, I suggest you read "A time to kill", "Pelican Brief" and "The Firm". Those are my favorites. I like "Playing for Pizza" because I love sports and the story is different from what he usually writes.

I like Paulo Coelho. I haven't read that book though.

Well, since I've only read Playing for Pizza and Skipping Christmas I guess I can't judge. I loved the latter, by the way. If you say the former is different from his usual style, I guess I should give him another try

monaji · Post by **monaji** » Mon Sep 14, 2009 4:18 am

I want to be professional in stock markets so now a days I'm reading ((technical analysis for stocks market))
the book is in Arabic in fact

Stefi · Post by **Stefi** » Mon Sep 14, 2009 2:38 pm

"Chasing Harry Winston"-by Lauren Weisberger-the bestselling autor of "The Devil Wears Prada".

MissLT · Post by **MissLT** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 5:19 am

Reading The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown and I'm falling asleep here. He's lost his touch!!!

Dixie · Post by **Dixie** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 12:45 pm

MissLT wrote:Reading The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown and I'm falling asleep here. He's lost his touch!!!

Is that his new book? I didn't know it was out!

Vega · Post by **Vega** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 1:30 pm

Is that his new book? I didn't know it was out!

Yes, it is his new book...about freemasonry and the like.

MissLT · Post by **MissLT** » Fri Sep 18, 2009 6:25 am

Xkalibur wrote:
Is that his new book? I didn't know it was out!
Yes, it is his new book...about freemasonry and the like.

Yeah, I have Kindle, so AZ usually send me updates of new books. I had it preordered because I wanted to know what he was up this time. It's a disappointment, I guess. I shoulda ordered the Magician's Elephant. I heard this book is very good despite it's a children book. Again, all the books I've enjoyed seem to fall into children section.

His book bored me yesterday, so I went to AZ to check out the reviews and found this hilarious one.

http://www.amazon.com/review/RADQDJ5DJ0 ... hisHelpful

If you read the book, you'd see why. It's something I wouldn't suggest you to do, though. Nevertheless, maybe your taste is different than mine since you enjoyed the DaVinci Code which I didn't.

Vega · Post by **Vega** » Fri Sep 18, 2009 3:45 pm

MissLT wrote: If you read the book, you'd see why. It's something I wouldn't suggest you to do, though. Nevertheless, maybe your taste is different than mine since you enjoyed the DaVinci Code which I didn't.

No, I haven't read the book. I simply watched a report on TV.
I have never read Brown's books, I prefer classics.

MissLT · Post by **MissLT** » Tue Sep 22, 2009 2:50 am

Xkalibur wrote:
MissLT wrote: If you read the book, you'd see why. It's something I wouldn't suggest you to do, though. Nevertheless, maybe your taste is different than mine since you enjoyed the DaVinci Code which I didn't.
No, I haven't read the book. I simply watched a report on TV.
I have never read Brown's books, I prefer classics.

I would give this Lost Symbol book 2 or 2.5 out of 5, so if I were you, I would wait for the book to be on sale or buy it in paperback. If I knew it was this bad, I wouldda waited for about two years and then bought it in paperback for the price of $4, including taxes. I paid $9.99 for my Kindle version. I just can't help thinking of the money I couldda saved.

Vega · Post by **Vega** » Tue Sep 22, 2009 8:09 am

MissLT wrote: I would give this Lost Symbol book 2 or 2.5 out of 5, so if I were you, I would wait for the book to be on sale or buy it in paperback. If I knew it was this bad, I wouldda waited for about two years and then bought it in paperback for the price of $4, including taxes. I paid $9.99 for my Kindle version. I just can't help thinking of the money I couldda saved.

As far as I now, in Russia Brown's new book will issue in December.

P.S.
What is the paperback? Do you return it back after reading?

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Now I am reading a novel "Mont-Oriol" written by French novelist Guy de Maupassant.

MissLT · Post by **MissLT** » Sun Sep 27, 2009 12:17 am

Are you planning to buy it?

What's a paperback book? Did you check the dictionary? I really don't know what's the definition they have for it, but from what I understand paperback book is a book that is printed on cheap quality paper, and the price is cheaper than that of a hardcover book because of the differences in covers. Hardcover books are sometimes used as a collection. People don't normally do that with paperback books (you don't wanna look cheap and crazy, do you ). Also, most paperback books are small, pocket size. They're convenient to read while on the plane. The ink is easily smudged. The font is super small. The bottom line is it's a read-and-throw-away book to me.

Yeah, you'll return it after reading if you borrow one at the local library or bought it by accident at a bookstore. Otherwise, it's yours to keep. I keep my hardcover books as my collection whilte donating the paperback ones to the library. It's hard to keep the paperbacks for long since after a period of time the ink will start to fade due to the cheap quality paper.

greetethomas · Post by **greetethomas** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 9:57 am

Hello Friends,
Reading books is my hobbie other than music and gaming....You'll generally find with books....Nothing Last Forever,Five Points Some One,Wind mills of the God,One night at call center,DaVinci Code,etc are my favorite books.Latest book that I have read is Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus by Dr. John Gray. It was a great experience reading it. This book puts light on the reasons which cause conflict between Men and Women.....

godzila · Post by **godzila** » Tue Dec 29, 2009 11:46 am

Recently i read Five Point Someone: What not to do at IIT book which was written by Chetan Bhatat (http://www.infibeam.com/Books/info/Chet ... 04598.html).... I heard that new bollywood movie is coming this year specially on this book and i went for it.... I seen the movie and then realized that its nearly matching but not 100% we can say...

DoDoMie · Post by **DoDoMie** » Sat Jan 02, 2010 6:27 pm

I had for a long time have not read off a book.
Because I do not like reading.

Vega · Post by **Vega** » Tue Feb 09, 2010 6:16 pm

DoDoMie wrote:I had for a long time have not read off a book.
Because I do not like reading.

You should.

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Recently, I've bought to read the first volume of Karl Marx's "Das Kapital". Totally impressed.

tron · Post by **tron** » Sun Feb 14, 2010 4:40 pm

"Camp nowhere" by R.L Stine. Just going to start reading "Shadow Girl" by the same author.

Both are part of the Nightmare Room series, which are horror books for teenagers.

keyllah · Post by **keyllah** » Mon Feb 22, 2010 1:50 pm

I'm reading "The Hobbit" a Tolkien's work, and i'm loving it.It's a good book for those people who like fantasy world

Maypop · Post by **Maypop** » Tue Mar 02, 2010 5:57 pm

The latest book I`ve read was"Emma"

And now I`m reading "The Heart of Darkness"

I love reading too much..

It enlarges your knowledge, gives you the experience of others.

I really enjoy reading.

agma · Post by **agma** » Sun Mar 14, 2010 10:19 am

I've just finished reading "Fractured" by Ruth Dee. She is a sufferer from Multiple personality disorder and wrote about her life. I still can't believe it is a true story. How can people go through this kind of life?

MissLT · Post by **MissLT** » Wed Mar 17, 2010 6:38 am

The Help by Kathryn Stockett.

RosyluvsUSA · Post by **RosyluvsUSA** » Sun Apr 18, 2010 6:25 am

Dancing on the edge by...umm..lemme think!Gosh i don't remember!!!:(

sweets · Post by **sweets** » Sat Jun 05, 2010 5:28 pm

i finised Withering Hights by Emily Bronte

so great i could not sleep till i finsh it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

monaji · Post by **monaji** » Thu Jul 01, 2010 10:03 pm

I like reading your posts here.
and I hope I can read a book soon.

MissLT · Post by **MissLT** » Thu Jul 08, 2010 6:26 pm

The Magician's Elephant by Kate DiCamillo, very simple story yet captivating. I finished it within hours which I had not done it for a long time, because I wanted to know how my guess would end.

Maypop · Post by **Maypop** » Sat Jul 10, 2010 7:21 pm

sweets wrote:i finised Withering Hights by Emily Bronte

so great i could not sleep till i finsh it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

wow I love Brontes; Charlotte & Anne.

They`re incredible.

Now I finished a book by Cecelia Ahren " Where rainbows end".

I admire the concept of true friends. At the beginning I thought it`s just for teenagers but when I kept reading it I relised the words beyond the lines.

Don`t miss it

Vega · Post by **Vega** » Wed Jul 14, 2010 9:41 am

The Gadfly (Ethel Lilian Voynich)

A very good novel, very dramatical.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethel_Lilian_Voynich

Sunnypk · Post by **Sunnypk** » Mon Jul 19, 2010 9:07 am

Pocket Internet Dictionary
Best way to hoarding over all knowledge regarding Internet.

Vega · Post by **Vega** » Tue Sep 14, 2010 6:47 pm

Carmen by a French critical realist - Psoper Merimee.

Dixie · Post by **Dixie** » Thu Sep 23, 2010 12:12 pm

'Tis, by Frank McCourt. I've got his three autobiographies (Angela's Ashes, 'Tis and Teacher Man) and I absolutely adore him. I was shocked by the news of his death last year.

Vega · Post by **Vega** » Mon Sep 27, 2010 4:12 pm

Poetry by Heinrich Heine, a German poet.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinrich_Heine

Vega · Post by **Vega** » Sat Oct 09, 2010 7:58 pm

Oscar Wilde "The Picture of Dorian Gray".

An easy to read book. I would advise it to lower intermediate learners.

kaye · Post by **kaye** » Sat Oct 16, 2010 2:36 am

I bought two novels at the thrift shop find called The Citizen Girl and the The White Girl. I havent read those yet but too excited to.

Vega · Post by **Vega** » Fri Oct 29, 2010 4:26 pm

Edgar Allan Poe. The Cask of Amontillado

Quite hard to read a book. Advisable for advanced learners.

Vega · Post by **Vega** » Thu Nov 25, 2010 5:26 pm

Zenon Kosidowski

Opowieści ewangelistów

1979.

A very interesting book about Christianity.

ArnauEstanyol · Post by **ArnauEstanyol** » Fri Dec 17, 2010 4:37 pm

The latest book I read was Fall of Giants by Ken Follett. In the last months I read three books from the same author: The Pillars of the Earth and World Without End. The Trilogy of Millenium by Stieg Larsson was in my hands not long ago.

All of them totally recommended.

Dixie · Post by **Dixie** » Fri Dec 17, 2010 9:29 pm

ArnauEstanyol wrote:The latest book I read was Fall of Giants by Ken Follett. In the last months I read three books from the same author: The Pillars of the Earth and World Without End. The Trilogy of Millenium by Stieg Larsson was in my hands not long ago.

All of them totally recommended.

I've read all of them except Fall of the Giants, which I'm expecting to read soon. Is it as good as The Pillars of the Earth?

ArnauEstanyol · Post by **ArnauEstanyol** » Sat Dec 18, 2010 4:03 pm

Dixie wrote:
ArnauEstanyol wrote:The latest book I read was Fall of Giants by Ken Follett. In the last months I read three books from the same author: The Pillars of the Earth and World Without End. The Trilogy of Millenium by Stieg Larsson was in my hands not long ago.

All of them totally recommended.
I've read all of them except Fall of the Giants, which I'm expecting to read soon. Is it as good as The Pillars of the Earth?

Hi
Happy to read you again.
Fall of the Giants is a recommendable book, but, sincerely I prefer The Pillars of the Earth, even World Without End!!!. Fall of the Giants lacks the depth and definition of the characters that Ken Follett gave to the Pillars of the Earth.
By the other hand, all what I say is my personal opinion. You know this is very subjective.
Bye!!

Dixie · Post by **Dixie** » Sat Dec 18, 2010 6:35 pm

ArnauEstanyol wrote: Hi
Happy to read you again.
Fall of the Giants is a recommendable book, but, sincerely I prefer The Pillars of the Earth, even World Without End!!!. Fall of the Giants lacks the depth and definition of the characters that Ken Follett gave to the Pillars of the Earth.
By the other hand, all what I say is my personal opinion. You know this is very subjective.
Bye!!

Well, I absolutely loved The Pillars of the Earth but didn't enjoy World Without End as much. I think Fall of the Giants won't be any better, so I won't hurry to get it. I will read it eventually some time.

Loved Larsson's trilogy as well.

ArnauEstanyol · Post by **ArnauEstanyol** » Sat Dec 18, 2010 10:05 pm

Dixie wrote:
ArnauEstanyol wrote: Hi
Happy to read you again.
Fall of the Giants is a recommendable book, but, sincerely I prefer The Pillars of the Earth, even World Without End!!!. Fall of the Giants lacks the depth and definition of the characters that Ken Follett gave to the Pillars of the Earth.
By the other hand, all what I say is my personal opinion. You know this is very subjective.
Bye!!
Well, I absolutely loved The Pillars of the Earth but didn't enjoy World Without End as much. I think Fall of the Giants won't be any better, so I won't hurry to get it. I will read it eventually some time.

Loved Larsson's trilogy as well.

Ok
Has you seen The Pillars of the Earth on television?
If your answer is affirmative, what's your opinion?
About Larsson: Is a pity he died. We lost a great writer that we have known too late.

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