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Best of the Worst

Apr 01, 2009 13:18

I recently read "The Forest of Hand and Teeth" by Carrie Ryan. Enjoyed it a lot. It's like an Ayn Rand novel, but shorter and with zombies ( Read more... )

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vividlyemily April 1 2009, 20:45:51 UTC

Two Years Before the Mast makes my worst list.

woodspider April 1 2009, 21:45:23 UTC

I kind of have a rule against reading anything that has a ship on the cover anyway.

andesmusings April 2 2009, 04:37:11 UTC

But but but--Master & Commander (the whole series) is wonderful....And Moby Dick, tho' that often has a whale not a ship on the cover

woodspider April 2 2009, 05:19:29 UTC

well, I never said it was a good rule.

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woodspider April 1 2009, 22:03:14 UTC

Anthem wasn't bad, as I remember. short enough to be tolerable.

as for Celestine Prophecy... you can't see my face, but I'm judging you.

eh. who knows. maybe the second time throug I'll like it.

well, so much for that theory woodspider April 1 2009, 23:26:27 UTC

“You know, all this sounds awfully sophisticated for a Manuscript written in 600 B.C.”

“I know,” she replied. “I raised the question myself. But the priest assured that the scholars who first translated the Manuscript were absolutely convinced of its authenticity. Mainly because it was written in Aramaic, the same language in which much of the Old Testament was written.”

“Aramaic in South America? How did it get there in 600 B.C.?”

“The priest didn’t know.”~"The Celestine Prophecy" by James Redfield, p.8-9 ( ... )

Re: well, so much for that theory madmoisellestar April 2 2009, 00:42:51 UTC

Do I mention often enough how much I love you?