Wow Kristina, you are the first person that I have head of that hasn't liked 1984. Didn't it make you feel good knowing you didn't have to live in a society like that?
Haha, an essay huh? What about when he had to read "The Theory and Practice of Oligarchial Collectivism?" That had to suck!

I remembered some others that i liked:

Blood Sinister
The hobbit
Flowers in the attic
The Lovely Bones
Ive read half of The Stand and its great so far
Ive read a little of 1984 aswell but need to finish...i really like it so far though

Hey everyone! I just finished reading some of the best writing ever! The book is called Twilight by Stephenie Meyer, and her sequel is called New Moon. They are most definitely chick flics...very well written and it is from a girl's perspective as she starts a new high school in a little town in Washington state called Forks. It relates her adventures there and I can't tell anymore or it would give it away . The 3rd book comes out August 7, and it should be just as good as the first 2. I really recommend it, so happy reading!

I like being different. lol. Yupp, I actually had to write two essays on that, one on the chapter, and one on the book. I'd say the word sucked would be an understatement. lol. True, I was glad I didn't have to live in that society, but the book bored me. I've liked everything else I've had to read for my English class this year (Five People You Meet in Heaven, To Kill a Mocking Bird, Night, Outsiders, and House on Mango Street), but I haven't been able to get into either of Orwell's books. Maybe there's something wrong with me...I don't know, but I just didn't enjoy them.

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Sorry kelli, missed your post. I agree, those books are amazing. I can't wait for the next one to come out. Do you know what it's going to be called? I read it someplace but can't remember and it's driving me nuts.

If this is the case for you, than I suggest that you read "Keep the Aspidistra Flying" by George Orwell. It takes a different approach than 1984 and Animal Farm, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. It's about a guy who has had multiple opportunities to gain wealth, but repeatedly turns it down.

Thats okay, I think that it is going to be Eclipse, and it has a pink ribbon connected with a few strands..it looks really good! I am sooo excited for it! Oh yeah, and did you hear that they are going to make a movie of Twilight?! You should go to her website and see who they have for the characaters!

Thanks for the tip witherwings09 I'll check it out!


Eclipse! Thank you! That was driving me insane. lol. I heard about the movie. I'll have to check out the website. Do you know what it's called??

Yeah, all you have to do is google Stephenie Meyer and one of the choices is the "official" website, and you click on that and it will pop up. Then you click on the Twilight button and when it opens up there will be buttons on the side and one of them says "Twilight: the movie". Tell me what you think of the choices for Edward!

No problem!

Ok, so does anyone else here like Edgar Allan Poe? I love all of his stuff, especially his short stories. I began to read his writings in 8th grade when I had to do a report on him, and fell in love with it. Now we're studying his works in my Literature class, and I'm really excited! So tell me if you're a Poe-freak, like me...Hah!

i use to be really into edgar allen poe but not any more... i guess i got so put off when i did a bio on him *shrug*

well right now i'm reading one of my really old books called a Year Without Michael by Susan Beth Pfeffer. a friend gave it to me a really long time ago and i love it!

Okay thanks, I'll let you know!


I love his poetry, I had to read some of it in 7th grade and fell completly in love with it. I haven't read any of his short stories though, I'll have to check those out too...I need to make a list. lol.


What's it about?? I may have to add it to the list. lol.

will it's about a 14 year old kid who just dissapears and it's the story of what happens to his family while he's gone!

see i'd make a list but there aren't very many libraries in mexico and book stores have no variety! *sigh* it sucks!

Sounds good. Well, not good, but interesting. I'll have to check it out.


Aw, I'm sorry Stef. That would suck. My library has no variety and it drives me insane!

it is good! it's rather sad tho

yeah it drives me bonkers not to have many books here!

i finished reading a nora roberts book that another friend brought for me when she came to mexico lol

yes they are amazing!

To go along with the Orwell books, though I haven't read 1984 ((but im thinking i should since it must be good)) I have read Animal Farm, and I remember gasping when the poig stood on two legs! I don't know why but that book really put me on edge!

Well, I promise if I'm ever in Mexico I'll come baring a large stack of books for you. lol.


I read Animal Farm right before I read 1984 and I wasn't all that fond of that one either. Like I said before, maybe something is wrong with me, considering I seem to be the only person on the planet who doesn't like them.

Okay, I just finished reading House on Mango Street and it was really really good.

You definitely should. My personal favorite are "The Fall of the House of Usher" and "The Masque of the Red Death", but there are so many good ones to choose from.



Yeah I felt that way too. It was really surprising, yet I kind of knew it was going to happen...wierd, huh.

Wow you saw that coming? I didn't at all, which is probably why I found it so surprising!
Because of the discussion over 1984 I just might have to read that one soon!
I'm debating what to read next out of my collection... decisions decisions! lol

ummm books love them all. but the last book that i read was the series of "Landover for sale-sold" by Terry Brooks, who also wrote the shannara series. I really enjoy reading his books, they are all fiction, with magic,knights,and quests. And i was just wondering if anyone else has read any of his books? Another book that i finished reading was the series called "Emperor" by Conn Ingualdo i think thats his last name im not sure, but he writes about the life of Julius Ceasur its really good even though i didnt like the ending.

Mmmm, nope, never heard of him, but maybe I should check out his writing...was it good? What does he write about...fantasy? I love fantasy....obviously, since I like HP. . I also love the author Robin McKinley...some of her books are really good, they are twists on the well known fairy tales..like Beauty and the Beast, Cinderella, and Robin Hood, etc. They are childrens books, but hey..they are good. .

Hahaha yah kelli I never heard of Robin McKinley, but I definitally will look her up and probably read one of her books, just to see what her books are like. Terry Brooks is a really good author. All of his books are fantasy, whith wizards, knights, and stuff like that, they are all very interesting. With Conn Igualdin, I dont think that you would like his books Kelli.

Terry Brooks... *thnks* i've heard that name before *thinks* oh darn i don't know if i have read any thing by him darn memory!
currently i am reading runaways by V.C Andrews it's a really good book even tho i don't like all of V.C Andrews books i like some

hmph...I haven't heard of any of these authors before...*goes and sulks in a corner* lol. Have any of you guys heard of Gregory Maguire? He wrote Wicked and Son of a Witch, and a few other things. I have read 3 of his books and really love his stuff.

lol this is so funny!!! we all have our own fav authors, but no one else knows them lol.

Weasly_Girly_83- lol never heard of that author
fany_monkey-also i have never heard of that author.

A book that i am planning on reading is The Devil's Dictionary by Ambrose Briece, he wrote this book in like 1914 so i would not be surprised if no one heard of him. lol

What does he write about? You should read the Beauty one...thats the best one...do NOT read Spindles End, my friend says that isn't very good. A few other ones of hers are The Blue Sword, and Hero and the Crown. They are some of my favorites..especially The Blue Sword...

Okay, have the book with me, the author is Indu Sundaresan. I read it today. Great book. The sequel is Feast of Roses

I love to read so much and I love fantasy series the most.

#2(Harry Potter being #1) The Series of Unfortunate Events
#3 The Inkheart, Inkspell series
#4 The Septimus Heap series
#5 Sharon Creech books
#6 Thoroughbred series
#7 ttyl, ttfn, l8r g8r trilogy
#8 Ok, you get the point. I LOVE TO READ!!

Hey! Another Snicket fan! I love that series. What did you think about the 13th book? I thought it was pretty good. I would have liked to learn more, but a good author never gives away all his/her secrets, do they?

By the way, nice signature lol. Widdershins.

You know I see those books everytime I go into the bookstore, and I always wonder what they're about, and if I would be able to read them if theyre in all shorthand writing ((like the title suggests)) lol thats probably just me overthinking it! haha

Another good series, though I've only read the first book so far is Uglies, Pretties, and Specials!

I read part of the Uglies. I couldnt get into it.

I like Twilight, and New Moon, that hole thing, and I love You Dont Know Me by David Klass, and Born Blue by Han nolan

YAY SNICKET!
In response to witherwings09, I really liked number 13.
My favourite was probably The Slippery Slope, but they're all pretty good.
I read the first book from the TTYL/TTFN/l8r g8r series, and I thought it was pretty good. My sister liked it more than I did, and has read all three... yeah.
Has anyone read "It's Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini? I think it's really good... He has a different way of writing I find.

Really? huh thats surprising to me! I thought it was really good! lol
Who knows? I've never heard of the book that you talked about though, another one to look in to!

haha. Yes! I have heard of him! I loved Wicked, despite how utterly strange it was. I also read Mirror, Mirror...which I didn't think was as good, and Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister..which I think is my favorite..I tried to read Son of a Witch..could not get into it.

I will pretty much read anything...I am so bad that I order books through my libraries network online so I can get the books I want. I read like..maybe a book in a day or two or three. I usually always have books. If anyone has suggestiond of books PM me cause I'm always looking for something new.
I love A-List, Gossip Girls, and It-Girls, The Au-Pairs are pretty good too, thought I didn't finish them yet, sisterhood of the traveling pants...umm..numerous other books, oh and Twilight and New Moon..I really loved that series...Eclipse the third is comming out in August.

Oh VC Andrews' books are sooo good, well yeah most of them. I haven't read the series runaways yet, but I will soon after I'm done reading the book I'm reading now. It's called Twisted Roots in the De Beers family series and it's really good.


Oh yeah, Snicket is awesome! The way the last book ended was odd, it was actually a relatively happy ending! I wish he had told more secrets though, I'm still a little confused. You should read his autobiography, it's interesting. I want to read the Beatrice Letters that I heard he has out, but I can't seem to find them. Ok, no I haven't really been looking. Ah, I'm soo lazy.

He's really good. I definitly suggest you check out some of his books. I've read three, Wicked and Son of a Witch (Wicked is based off of Wizard of Oz, Son of a Witch is the sequal, it's about a boy named Liir, who thinks he might be Elphaba's son), and I've read Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister (Which is bassed off of Cinderella). I've been meaning to read Mirror Mirror for a while now (based on Snow White, I think...). And he has another one out called lost which is supposed to be a scary one...which is why I haven't read it yet. lol.


The Series of Unfortunate Events, yet another example of why I'm wierd. lol. My aunt gave me the whole series for Christmas one year, I read the first book and just couldn't get into it, and gave it up. My little sister found them laying around my room and asked to borrow them and she loves them though...I don't know, maybe it's just me...

Oh ttyl, ttfn, l8r g8r, I've been meaning to read those for a while now. I've seen them at the book store and looked at them, and then ended up buying something else. Okay, I'm seriously gonna have to get a pad of paper or something and start writing titles down. lol.


Oh I love that series, I've read Uglies and Pretties so far and have been trying to find Specials for a while. I love Scott Westerfeld, I've read a few other books by him and they are all really good.


Pretties is really good as well, don't know about Specials yet.



I found the beging kind of hard to get into as well, but I thought it got a lot better towards the middle, so I suggest you give it another try.


Twilight and New Moon are amazing books. I haven't heard of any of the others though...what are they about?


Son of a Witch, again, the begining was slow, but I thought it got a lot better towards the end.


haha, I do the same thing! but that's because my library is awful and never has any good books...


I've read A-List, Gossip Girls, and It Girl, all really good books, especially if your looking for a way to make your life seem less dramatic. I don't think I've heard of Au-Pairs, what's it about? Sisterhood I've read the first three, and loved them, but haven't read the newest one yet.

More really good drama books are the Summer Boys series by Haley Abbot, and The Fast Boys, Hot Girls Series, I'm not sure who the author of that one is...

haha. I know the feeling my library is small so they really don't have many books...and I think that I've read mostly everything that would interest me there lol.

Hey guys!!!
I'm just BURSTING to recommend this book!!!
It's called "...then he ate my boy entrancers"
ITS HILARIOUS!!! A must read for hyperactive teenage girls!! I think its the 6th book but i read it first by accident [i finished it today, started , and bought it yeasterday] The author is Louise Rennison. I don't think I'm aloud say the name of the first book on here but "...then he ate my boy entrancers" is the 6th book of "the fabitty fab confessions of Georgia Nicolson"
I know it sound kinda wierd but it's the funniest thing i've ever read.
Oh ya. Don't judge a book by its cover!
TTYL!!

lol x <3

Ok. I love this opther series but I read them all that are in my school library *wipes tear*

Its called 'Alice!' There are many different things that go on in these books and they are great for everyone. And I found out they are making a movie so I cant wait!

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I like "My Teacher is an Alien" series because although it's mostly fiction, some realizations can be found in the latter part.

I also like "Teen Angels: Heaven Can't Wait". It's a love story that almost made me cry. It got me teary-eyed and very few books have made me do that.

What else? Hmm...

I dont know. Maybe I'll try reading Eragon sometime... I'll just borrow from a classmate.

lol I feel kinda stupid for never hearing about any of these books. I just started reading this new book yesterday. Its called the pillars of the earth by ken follett. wow it came out in 1989....long time ago, but my dad says its good. so i started reading it and the story opens with a hanging lol nice. i wont say more cause thats all iv read so far.

Flowers in the Attic
Petals on the Wind
If there Be Thorns
Seeds of Yesterday
Garden of Shadows

All by VC Andrews. Amazing with something for everyone. Content in some could be a bit mature/offesive but its not over the top

i LOVE all of the books on this list below!!!!

-Ghosts I Have Been
-HP series
-End Of The Spear
-Phantom Of The Opra
-The Giver
-Ella Enchanted
-Garfield

that's pretty much all that i can think of right now.....but if i think of more then i will post here again..... ......nice topic!!!!!

I started reading this book : A world lit only by fire its by william manchester. i will not be surprised if no one has ever heard of it. its like a history book about the medieval mind and the renaissance. normally i would not read these kind of history books, that just have info and no story, but i love medieval time and history and i was i have to read this. and plus its a national bestseller- but then again dont all books say that?

There's three series of book that i've fallen in love with!
Specky Magee, It's a book about a young AFL Football champion. By Felice Arena and Gary Lyon.
Deltora Quest, A book about what else, a mysterious quest! By Emily Rodder.
And the Princess Diaries, It's about a young princess with many chaotic happenings in her life. By Meg Cabot.
LLP

I have to agree with everyone who has said Twilight and New Moon by Stephenie Meyer...........those books are AMAZING.....im also recommending them to anyone who hasnt read them, youll love them, trust me For me, theyre on the same level as HP......which is amazing, seeing how obsessed i am with the HP series (hence my profile on an HP site)

Besides Harry Potter my favorite books include:

The Secret Life Of Bees By: Sue Monk Kidd
Angela's Ashes By: Frank McCourt
His Dark Materials (Trilogy) By: Philip Pullman
The Pact By: Jodi Picoult
My Sister's Keeper By: Jodi Picoult
19 Minutes By: Jodi Picoult
Pride and Prejudice By: Jane Austen
Little Women By: Louisa May Alcott

Those are only just a few, but they are all amazing books .

i like all of the books by James Patterson. my favorite though is probably Cat and Mouse and Along Came A Spider. i like them the most because they have Sonjei (sp?) and he is the best baddy. i also like other random books about mystery, suspense, and fantasy. my favorie fantasy book, besides Harry Potter of course, is Eragon + Eldest by Christopher Paolini. they are similar to LOTR and a little bit of star wars but they are really well written especially considering the authour was 15 when he started.
i also read a book called I Have Lived A Thousand Years. im not exactly sure who it was written by but it was about the holocaust and it was frightening how real everything sounded and made you feel.

I've started to read the series :Fearless FBI- by Francine Pascal. I'm reading the 4th book and its really good. For the "back of the book" reviw. "This girl Gaia, has a genetic defect, she can't feel the emotion fear. She's seen many people die, including her mother, and boyfriend(who were both shot). She is working and traing to be an FBI agent and is having alot of trouble adjusting."

I'm also reading the Alex Rider series. I'm on Eagle strike, the fourth book. It's interesting.

I'm getting into the adventure series type books, and if any people can tell me about another adventure series let me know.

Oh, Alice, I love that book, and I never knew that they were making a movie out of it. Ooh now I must see it, can't wait!

Right now I'm reading yet another V.C. Andrews book called My Sweet Audrina. So far it's really good yet there are some boring parts placed in between all the good stuff and it's sort of a slow read at first, but I love it!

Hmmm....here are a few off the top of my head, which I'll do this by movie ratings:

PG:

Mary, Bloody Mary!!!!! by Carolyn Meyer-- an AMAZING book, it's historical fiction abotu Mary I of England, very well done, you'll learn a lot, and yet it's a heart-breaking story at the same time!

Anna of Byzantium by Tracy Barrett--another amazing historical fiction book (though a little less historical) that will break your heart--I cried during this book and Mary, Bloody Mary

The Moorchild by Eloise McGraw--a fantasy that will also break your heart--so beautiful and touching, and exciting...read it!

Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer--sooo amazing! highly recommended as well, especially for HP fans! Colfer is hilarious, even in person! I saw him at a book signing...

The Chrestomanci Quartet--again, Witch Week in particular you'll love if you love HP

His Dark Materials trilogy by Phillip Pullman

Daughters of the Moon series by Lynne Ewing

R:

The Sevenwaters Trilogy by Juliet Marillier--some of my favorite books ever (more so than HP!) so beautiful, so exciting, so well-written--these books will entrance you, starting with the first one, "Daughter of the Forest"--the trilogy is a family epic spanning three generations, set in Celtic 10th century Ireland as the old magic and ways and the Fair Folk are beginning to die out, and one family who still uphold the old traditions fights to save a certain Island key to their religion which has been taken over by a certain family of Britains....this is romance at its best (forget the juvenile nonsense of HBP!), though with lots of action and suspense as well.

HOWEVER there are some disturbing scenes and some sex, so to be save I put it under R...I wouldn't read it until high school, depends on the person.

Kushiel's Legacy Trilogy by Jacquline Carey--WARNING, there is a LOT of graphic sex in these books--definitely not appropriate until high school, and then it depends on the person (I did want to post it here though, b/c I know there are tennagers and adults here who I think would really like these books)...I found it pretty shocking when I first read them when I was 15, but you get used to it, and it has a purpose--the heroine is a courtesan, in a country (in a skewed alternate Renaissance version of our world--she's from Terre d'Ange, which is France, England is called Alba, etc) where the religious principle is "Love as Thou Wilt", lol...

But yeah, the first book is Kushiel's Dart, with the others being Kushiel's Chosen and Kushiel's Avatar and if you're old enough these books have it all--romance (REALLY good romance too--Carey is excellent at writing it--another "romance done right" situation), adventure, action, intrigue, suspense, fantasy, drama, etc....Carey is excellent at characterization, you will fall in love with the characters, especially the heroine, Phedre, who is the most unique heroine I have ever read, but who is very convincing and entertaining to read, and the grand villainess, Melisande Sharizai, who is the best villain I've ever encountered as well--she's very sinister and malevolent, clever, deadly, yet not a cardboard cut-out two-dimensional bad guy like say, Voldemort--she's complex and exciting, and has an unforgettable and fascinating relationship with Phedre in the most extreme love/hate relationship you'll ever see, lol...I think it makes a difference that Melisande is capable of loving, when villains can't love they're just not as interesting....and she has a son who now has his own trilogy, with the second book coming out this June! (Honestly, I'm in some ways more excited about this than DH, b/c I know I'm guarenteed to like this next book, as I love all of her books, while it's not as safe a guarentee with HP as I've learned these days)...but yeah, I would HIGHLY recommend these books to people of age, I was hooked from the first chapter, and they remain some of my fave books, one of the series I can always count on...