Books and Ali-- yum yum yum, what a combination. :3
Really good funny book: The Big Over Easy by Jasper Fforde. It takes nursery rhymes and connects them to the mysterious crime world of Reading, England, so it's funny but also has serious stuff, but the fact that the serious stuff is serious makes it funny... yes!
Really good old book: Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens. We're reading it right now in Brit Lit and it's AWESOME. I like it a lot better than Great Expectations, and that was a good book.
Really good younger book: Time Stops for No Mouse by Michael Hoeye. It's for like the sixth-grade age group probably, but I read it for the first time this year and it was so much fun. Very absorbing and lots of twists and turns. Sometimes I wish adult novels were more like books like these.
Right now I was reading a book I got for Easter called The Third Circle, but it was only okay and so I've put it on hold for now in favor of re-reading the Harry Potter series. The last movie is coming out July 15 so it's a really big deal!!
Except for A Tale of Two Cities, because I believe I have read that...twenty times at least, in my lifetime. Did you know Charles Dickens is my favorite author? His book "Hard Times" is my favorite book in all the world.
Are you excited for the last Harry Potter movie, Eldr?? I saw a trailer the other day and almost died. Looks amazing.
I hadn't known the new trailer was out!!!!!!!! So of course I had to go and watch it and couldn't respond until I did.
Wow, I did not know he was your favorite author. I have so far only read one book by him, Great Expectations, but this book is flying along! Unfortunately our study sheets ruined a surprise for me by foreshadowing, and talking with some other kids about it showed me their very insightful guesses about other stuff that will happen, but I'm still having a blast reading it!
Let me know if/when you read any of the other books I recommended. :)
I was on the fast track to being a Dickens scholar when I was in undergrad. I've read probably 90% of what he's written. My favorite is "Hard Times," like I said, but I also think that "A Christmas Carol" is one of the most perfect stories ever told. The structure of his stories and the journey of his protagonists are totally compelling and original, to me. He was a genius. A Tale of Two Cities is so wonderful, and I hope you enjoy it in spite of spoilers. D:
Oh, I have 3 of my favorite books to recommend to you.
1 - Seven Types of Ambiguity by Elliot Perlman. I really love the writing style in this book. It was a lender from a friend and I'm going to buy it when I get my butt to the bookstore.
2 - A Spot of Bother - Mark Haddon. Easy read, and sooo soo funny. I'm english so I can relate to a lot of the quirks in this book, but it's a very funny read IMO.
3 - Oh heck, I need to remember the name. I'll get it for you...
3 - A Fraction of the Whole by Steve tolz. Oh I laughed out loud in this one. Its smart and strange. Its about this incredibly intelligent guy who is just mental. Its so funny, and then more about his family, etc. I recommend this one too.
Ah, those are great books! They're also on my to-read list, though I haven't gotten around to reading them yet. XD Murakami is amazing. And I've heard really good things about The Remains of the Day, too.
Tbh, I didn't really like The Time Traveler's Wife - but a lot of my friends love it, so I guess that's just me. :D
Have you tried reading The Kite Runner? It's really good. I'm also a big fan of author Jerry Spinelli, whose characters are usually adolescents/kids - he wrote books like Stargirl, There's a Girl in my Hammerlock, Who Put That Hair in my Toothbrush, Milkweed, etc. The ending of his stories are mostly bittersweet.
For YA, there's The Hunger Games - it's definitely not about vampires. XD And it's got lots of action and politics for a YA novel.
His stuff are compelling. I've only read two of his works *Wind-Up Bird Chronicle and Kafka at the Shore*, but I'm planning to read the rest soon. :D Do you have a favorite?
I was reluctant to read it at first, because I assumed it would be like a Lifetime Original Movie or some shit-- BOY WAS I WRONG. It's INTENSE-- the characters, storyline and narrative style are SOLID and the whole time-travel thing actually becomes somewhat believable in its own way. And just a warning: have a box of tissues handy. Or ten. This is one of the VERY FEW books I've read in my life that made me cry hysterically. Not just tears coming out... like... oh-god-I-can't-breathe-need-to-put-book-down-and-wipe-away-all-my-tears-and-snot-with-extra-strength-paper-towels-I-can't-take-it SOBBING.
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Really good funny book: The Big Over Easy by Jasper Fforde. It takes nursery rhymes and connects them to the mysterious crime world of Reading, England, so it's funny but also has serious stuff, but the fact that the serious stuff is serious makes it funny... yes!
Really good old book: Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens. We're reading it right now in Brit Lit and it's AWESOME. I like it a lot better than Great Expectations, and that was a good book.
Really good younger book: Time Stops for No Mouse by Michael Hoeye. It's for like the sixth-grade age group probably, but I read it for the first time this year and it was so much fun. Very absorbing and lots of twists and turns. Sometimes I wish adult novels were more like books like these.
Right now I was reading a book I got for Easter called The Third Circle, but it was only okay and so I've put it on hold for now in favor of re-reading the Harry Potter series. The last movie is coming out July 15 so it's a really big deal!!
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Except for A Tale of Two Cities, because I believe I have read that...twenty times at least, in my lifetime. Did you know Charles Dickens is my favorite author? His book "Hard Times" is my favorite book in all the world.
Are you excited for the last Harry Potter movie, Eldr?? I saw a trailer the other day and almost died. Looks amazing.
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Wow, I did not know he was your favorite author. I have so far only read one book by him, Great Expectations, but this book is flying along! Unfortunately our study sheets ruined a surprise for me by foreshadowing, and talking with some other kids about it showed me their very insightful guesses about other stuff that will happen, but I'm still having a blast reading it!
Let me know if/when you read any of the other books I recommended. :)
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I was on the fast track to being a Dickens scholar when I was in undergrad. I've read probably 90% of what he's written. My favorite is "Hard Times," like I said, but I also think that "A Christmas Carol" is one of the most perfect stories ever told. The structure of his stories and the journey of his protagonists are totally compelling and original, to me. He was a genius. A Tale of Two Cities is so wonderful, and I hope you enjoy it in spite of spoilers. D:
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1 - Seven Types of Ambiguity by Elliot Perlman. I really love the writing style in this book. It was a lender from a friend and I'm going to buy it when I get my butt to the bookstore.
2 - A Spot of Bother - Mark Haddon. Easy read, and sooo soo funny. I'm english so I can relate to a lot of the quirks in this book, but it's a very funny read IMO.
3 - Oh heck, I need to remember the name. I'll get it for you...
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I hadn't been to a bookstore in years--it was so wonderful to just walk around and smell the books. <3
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Tbh, I didn't really like The Time Traveler's Wife - but a lot of my friends love it, so I guess that's just me. :D
Have you tried reading The Kite Runner? It's really good. I'm also a big fan of author Jerry Spinelli, whose characters are usually adolescents/kids - he wrote books like Stargirl, There's a Girl in my Hammerlock, Who Put That Hair in my Toothbrush, Milkweed, etc. The ending of his stories are mostly bittersweet.
For YA, there's The Hunger Games - it's definitely not about vampires. XD And it's got lots of action and politics for a YA novel.
P.S. Sorry if the recs are all over the place.
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Murakami is one of my favorite authors. ^_^
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I've been rec'd the Hunger Games quite a bit. I had read some, but wasn't interested, but people keep insisting, so I might try again.
And no worries at all--I love books of all genres and styles, so I'll put your recs on my list for sure!!
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Let's not talk about the shitty movie adaptation.
I was reluctant to read it at first, because I assumed it would be like a Lifetime Original Movie or some shit-- BOY WAS I WRONG. It's INTENSE-- the characters, storyline and narrative style are SOLID and the whole time-travel thing actually becomes somewhat believable in its own way. And just a warning: have a box of tissues handy. Or ten. This is one of the VERY FEW books I've read in my life that made me cry hysterically. Not just tears coming out... like... oh-god-I-can't-breathe-need-to-put-book-down-and-wipe-away-all-my-tears-and-snot-with-extra-strength-paper-towels-I-can't-take-it SOBBING.
Enjoy!
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