What is the latest book you have read recently?

Dixie · Post by **Dixie** » Sat Dec 18, 2010 10:22 pm

ArnauEstanyol wrote:
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.

I didn't see it on TV; I directly downloaded it and burned it into DVDs. I usually do that with TV series and watch them comfortably from my couch. I did like it, of course, it very accurate, although of course I always like the books best.

ArnauEstanyol · Post by **ArnauEstanyol** » Mon Dec 20, 2010 12:01 pm

Dixie wrote:
ArnauEstanyol wrote:
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.
I didn't see it on TV; I directly downloaded it and burned it into DVDs. I usually do that with TV series and watch them comfortably from my couch. I did like it, of course, it very accurate, although of course I always like the books best.

Oh, great!! It's exactly what I do with the movies I like. But as you, I prefer a good book than a film, mainly because it's very difficult express the history of a book into a movie. All movies I've saw based upon a success book it has been, for me, a disappointment. The first film I saw based in a book was "The fourth Protocol" written by Frederick Forsyth, one of the my favourites writers. Once read the novel, the film sucks. Other example is the Millenium trilogy: the books very good, but the films....
I want thank you for your kindness. Excuse my spelling mistakes...
Merry Christmas an VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!

Dixie · Post by **Dixie** » Mon Dec 20, 2010 5:10 pm

ArnauEstanyol wrote: I want thank you for your kindness. Excuse my spelling mistakes...
Merry Christmas an VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!

Merry Christmas to you too

Kattie · Post by **Kattie** » Sun Feb 06, 2011 4:42 pm

hello, everyone!
a way back i've read "Map of Bones" by James Rollins
has anyone read ?

Dixie · Post by **Dixie** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 6:54 pm

I've just read Ken Follet's The Third Twin. Quite entertaining.

Vega · Post by **Vega** » Wed Mar 16, 2011 11:53 am

Jean-Paul Sartre. Being and Nothingness, 1943

francisdrake · Post by **francisdrake** » Wed Apr 13, 2011 10:53 am

I have been reading Zane Grey's novel The Rainbow Trail at this moment. For me it is a breathtaking story and I love it.

Oriani · Post by **Oriani** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 11:28 pm

Well, I read " Beyond the Lymbo Silence" by Elizabeth Nunez!! It is really good.. ( I read it one month ago)

Dylis · Post by **Dylis** » Tue May 17, 2011 3:45 pm

harry potter and deathly hallows by j. k. rowling.

sweets · Post by **sweets** » Wed May 18, 2011 7:09 pm

well i've read Wethuring Heighs by Bronte it's so gooooooood

Dylis · Post by **Dylis** » Mon May 30, 2011 9:28 am

I've read "Sputnik Sweetheart" by Haruki Murakami. It's awesome.
Now I'm reading "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin.

Yolochka · Post by **Yolochka** » Sun Jun 05, 2011 12:06 pm

Dan Brown "Digital Fortress".. It's wonderful!!

Dylis · Post by **Dylis** » Mon Jun 06, 2011 7:31 pm

I've just read "Then Again, Maybe I Won't" by Judy Blume. "A Game of Thrones" is on-hold. It has 600+ pages!

teea · Post by **teea** » Wed Jun 08, 2011 6:30 am

hi all...
my latest book that I've read is a self improvement book by Napoleon Hill...
I live Hill's book, they are great....

Dylis · Post by **Dylis** » Fri Jun 17, 2011 11:46 am

"Deenie" by Judy Blume & "After Dark" by Haruki Murakami.
Murakami is my favorite autor now.

Elisa · Post by **Elisa** » Mon Aug 08, 2011 9:28 am

You didn't SIGN your post! Why? I think it is very easy to guess

RESPECT ALL RELIGIONS AND CREEDS!

qwertyuiop · Post by **qwertyuiop** » Thu Aug 18, 2011 9:08 pm

30 MOST COMMON INTERVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS (by Anna Piekarczyk), it's really worth learning from for your job interview in English

GreekParis · Post by **GreekParis** » Mon Aug 29, 2011 6:32 pm

Our mutual Friend by Charles Dickens and I think its great.I like the 17th century use of language and the events taking place in London.

anstgu · Post by **anstgu** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 2:54 pm

I have just finisfed reading a very old book called "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie. It was the mystery novel. I like her works and read many of them.

Elisa · Post by **Elisa** » Sun Oct 23, 2011 3:51 pm

I am rereading: One, No one and One hundred Thousand by Luigi Pirandello.

I advise you to read it.
It can help to understand how we often understimate other people and don't become aware of what other really think of us.

Lara · Post by **Lara** » Wed Nov 02, 2011 4:21 pm

the last book i read was "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley, i advise u to read it

Nandor · Post by **Nandor** » Mon Dec 19, 2011 12:09 pm

Alberto Manguel- The library at night

It is a nice book which promotes the love for reading. I recommend it. You will be prompt to think about all books you have read, to think about the sense of going to library and having your own library.

Dylis · Post by **Dylis** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 5:14 pm

"Adrian Mole: The Prostrate Years" by Sue Townsend. Adrian always makes me laugh!

MissLT · Post by **MissLT** » Tue Mar 13, 2012 11:04 pm

The hunger games

pawstvih · Post by **pawstvih** » Thu Mar 22, 2012 2:57 pm

Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore

pawstvih · Post by **pawstvih** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 11:35 am

Today I am very angry
I have wasted my money buying the most disgusting book I have ever read: "Signora da Vinci" by Robin Maxwell.
It is the apotheosis of banality and some people call it: "an historical book!!!"

Duccini · Post by **Duccini** » Thu Jan 03, 2013 1:40 am

The last one was The Book on the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are, by Alan Watts. Here's a quote:

“Peace can be made only by those who are peaceful, and love can be shown only by those who love. No work of love will flourish out of guilt, fear, or hollowness of heart, just as no valid plans for the future can be made by those who have no capacity for living now.”

Before that I read George Martin's Clash of Kings.

Lara wrote:the last book i read was "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley, i advise u to read it

Wow, this one's great. Huxley's Doors of Perception/Heaven and Hell is worth reading too.

Dmitriy · Post by **Dmitriy** » Wed Feb 20, 2013 1:33 pm

Charlotte Bronte "Jane Eyre"

Elisa · Post by **Elisa** » Mon Feb 25, 2013 8:31 am

The New Quantum Age:From Bell's Theorem to Quantum Computation and Teleportation
Andrew Whitaker

robaczka · Post by **robaczka** » Fri Mar 01, 2013 11:44 am

Last time I read "In cold blood" Truman Capote... I read the book in polish translate, I started do read oryginal... I love that book!

Loreley · Post by **Loreley** » Mon Mar 18, 2013 10:12 am

Hello Booksworms,

this weekend I finished „Into the Wild” by Jon Krakauer. By the way … I read it the third time and I like it very much – it is a very tragic story. It tells a lot about of dreams of everyone of us, but the guy of the story tried to live his dreams and failed because of the reality.

Lena

Elisa · Post by **Elisa** » Fri Apr 26, 2013 11:09 am

I am reading " Lettera a una Chiesa che ha dimenticato Gesù".
It is a pity that we cannot find this book in English.

E.Olmi writes how religion must be Joy and serenity. Beliving in another life after death has to give us the power to go on and be generous and understanding with neighbor.

Elisa · Post by **Elisa** » Fri Jul 05, 2013 2:06 pm

I have to recommend DEATH OF A SUPERHERO by Anthony MacCarten. It is not a new book but I have discovered it only now
It’s a very special book although it is very simple (for teenagers?). I am reading it in Italian language but I want to buy it also in English. I think there is a lot to learn about new words and a new way to write.
This book tells the story of a terminally ill boy from adolescent and adult perspectives. Don’t worry it isn’t a sad, bore, weepy book!
Death of a Superhero includes comic dynamism, cinematic scene changes, and passages of calm, emotionally intensive narration.
You will read it in a night

JuanitoC · Post by **JuanitoC** » Mon Jul 08, 2013 9:18 am

Just finishing reading mine classic Cozy Chilling Bedtime Stories by P. Gibey. Love the reading all the time, have read it for 3times now yet still exciting!!!

Elisa · Post by **Elisa** » Tue Aug 13, 2013 12:05 pm

I’ve finished just now to read “Inferno” (Hell) by Dan Brown.
It is a thriller.
Telling the true I have found it a little boring and overfull of information given just to give .

What I can say about this book is that, if you have never visited Venezia and Firenze, after its reading you will start to save money to have a trip there.

reginaclark · Post by **reginaclark** » Wed Sep 11, 2013 12:29 pm

The purpose drive and the Game of thrones.

Elisa · Post by **Elisa** » Thu Nov 28, 2013 4:34 pm

I am reading: Who Moved my cheese by Spencer Johnson.

You can watch it here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDNhEYpBPbY

MsJen&Co · Post by **MsJen&Co** » Wed May 28, 2014 11:31 am

I love the Game of Thrones too. A very popular series! I'm currently reading One Day by David Nichols, really enjoying it.

rbschna · Post by **rbschna** » Sat Oct 11, 2014 6:56 pm

I consider myself an avid book reader, specially since my retirement, fourteen years ago. I'm currently reading two books simultaneously: Jack Kerouak's "On The Road" and "The Complete Western Stories" of Elmore Leonard. I've also just finished John LeCarré's "A Delicate Truth" and Arthur Miller's "A From the Bridge." As you can appreciate it is an eclectic list, it covers a wide field of preferences. Anyway, I'd recommend John LeCarré's book to those who like British old fashioned spy stories. I've enjoyed it with great pleasure. Reading it, while sipping an eighteen old scotch whiskey will increase the enjoyment (not for underage folk).
I'd like to post some more complete comments about some of those titles later, once I have assembled my ideas and find the right way to express them in English. For the moment, consider this post as an essay about how to post a post in this highly interesting forum.

klamolga · Post by **klamolga** » Fri Oct 24, 2014 5:00 pm

Recently I have finished ''The Doll''. I'm from Poland, so this book is a classical example of set text. It is incredibly great book! It was written in 19th century by Boleslaw Prus. Now I am reading ''If I stay''. When I finish, I will write something about it.

Cecilia · Post by **Cecilia** » Wed Nov 19, 2014 2:33 am

Hi! the latest book I read recently is The Wise Man's Fear, is the second book of a trilogy, but I liked it better the first book

Vega · Post by **Vega** » Sun Sep 27, 2015 11:39 am

I am reading Jane Austen - Ema. It's a pre-intermediate level if I'm not mistaken

Krisi · Post by **Krisi** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 1:44 am

Dale Carnegie - Stop Worrying and Start living

casual · Post by **casual** » Fri Mar 25, 2016 7:15 pm

One Hundred Years of Solitude by One Hundred Years of Solitud it's a multi-generational story of the Buendía family.

Dixie · Post by **Dixie** » Fri Mar 25, 2016 9:32 pm

The Storm Sister by Lucinda Riley.
The Girl in the Spider's Web by David Lagercrantz.
Now I'm finishing The Chronicles of Narnia (book 1) by C. S. Lewis.

Andrey · Post by **Andrey** » Fri Apr 01, 2016 11:06 am

Hi! The latest book I read recently was "The Master and Margarita" by Mikhail Bulgakov. This book has all: merry mischief and melancholy sadness, romantic love and obsession magical, magical mystery and reckless game with the evil spirit. And now I'm reading "Miserable" by Victor Hugo.

Richland · Post by **Richland** » Wed Jun 22, 2016 5:31 am

I'm recently finished reading Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. The novel beautifully captures the life and times during the Great Depression. The story is about two ranch workers George and Lennie and the dreams they harbor. Whether or not they manage to make them come true, that's something you'll have to find out by reading the book. The book also emphasizes on the role the society essays when it comes to the lives of common people. Of Mice and Men is both inspiring and heartbreaking.

I also finished reading The Cuckoo’s Calling by J.K. Rowling and totally loved it! The story is about a private investigator who investigates the suicide of a celebrity. This crime thriller surely thrilled me to bits! Love Rowling's style of narration. The pace of the story is just perfect and it doesn't once lose its steam. A great read!

JuliaCaval · Post by **JuliaCaval** » Wed Sep 07, 2016 2:11 pm

"A curious incident of the dog in the nighttime" and this is amazing book that made me crying like a 5 years old. It is a beautiful book about a boy and the way he saw this world.

Richland · Post by **Richland** » Thu Dec 29, 2016 12:51 pm

I finished Such Good Girls: The Journey of the Hidden Child Survivors of the Holocaust by R.D. Rosen. The book follows the lives of three different children and how they survived Holocaust. It's one of the best non-fiction books I've read in a while. I picked up Palahniuk's Beautiful You a couple of days back (something tells me I'm going to be disappointed by this one eventually )

myocean · Post by **myocean** » Sun May 14, 2017 9:13 am

I read The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry many times.
In my judgement it is the best. The book is full of love and philanthropy.