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inkycathy
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# Posted: 13 Aug 2008 10:06
Just finished
Life is Short - Wear Your Party Pants
(Couldn't resist that title)!
9/50
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jocelynneb
Style Addict (1346)
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# Posted: 13 Aug 2008 16:13
I'm up to 21 now, finished Why I'm Like This by Cynthia Kaplan.
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marliese
Vogue SISter (3255)
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# Posted: 13 Aug 2008 16:19
Thanks Allison for recommending The Book Of Lost Things - what a fun read!
wasn't it wonderful??
totally not what i was expecting, which i think is why i enjoyed it so much!
Ohh I bought that one too and it's on my vacation pile! Yay!!
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rhirhi
Big SIS (4744)
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# Posted: 13 Aug 2008 19:23
Life is Short - Wear Your Party Pants
(Couldn't resist that title)!
i don't think i can either! i want to read it!
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Cre8art
Stylin' SIS (201)
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# Posted: 13 Aug 2008 19:40 - Edited by: Cre8art
I just finished
The Beach House by Jane Green. It was a quick fluff novel. Nothing earth shattering.
Last night we met Jennifer Haigh at our book group to discuss her newest book The Condition. It was fun to ask her direct questions about how she develops a story and the characters. She wouldn't tell me her opinion at all thoughabout the story line. She said every book belongs to the reader, uggggggggggg!!!!!!!! For me its kind of like meeting the person who wrote a song that you've always wondered about and when you get a chance to meet the writer but he refuses to tell you his point of view. OK i'm rambling. Off to my next book.
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allison11
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# Posted: 14 Aug 2008 12:03
She wouldn't tell me her opinion at all thoughabout the story line. She said every book belongs to the reader, uggggggggggg!!!!!!!!
isn't it frustrating??
that's how i feel about lois lowry's the giver.
i read an interview with her about how the story ends and she said that she left it to the reader's interpretation and didn't want her opinion to influence anyone else.
grrrr....
i just wanted to know her intentions, ya know??
but, i do in a way think it's cool how they want to allow the reader to create their own little world whilst reading the story.
i have mixed feelings on it all.
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Korbyn
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# Posted: 14 Aug 2008 13:07
Update: 40/120
Finished Violets Are Blue by James Patterson last night and started Nora Roberts the MacGregor Brides which I should finish tonight...just need to step away from the Patterson for a day or two...:)
not to mention that seeing as the boy lives 4 hours away, I need some romance right now..LOL
Still haven't picked up The Host yet. I wanted to this week and just haven't had a chance...Hopefully soon!
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Stacijo
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# Posted: 14 Aug 2008 20:12
56/50
Breaking Dawn
I know....this book took me forever to finish but that is because my husband woke up 3 weeks ago and decided to totally gut our kitchen. So I tried to read in between jobs and when we would finally get to bed...around 12:30-1:00 a.m. I totally loved it!! I too feel that there is plenty of opportunity for her to write more books about different characters.
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Stacijo
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# Posted: 14 Aug 2008 20:15
isn't it frustrating??
that's how i feel about lois lowry's the giver.
Allison,
have you read the other books that she wrote that follows The Giver?
Gathering Blue
Messenger
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allison11
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# Posted: 14 Aug 2008 20:27
staci- they are on my list.
just trying to find the time, and a break in my library holds list to read them.
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Stacijo
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# Posted: 14 Aug 2008 20:57
So I was in an independent book store last Saturday and picked up their flyer on what to read after you finish Breaking Dawn[/u]. Thought I would share it with you all.............
[u]The Mortal Instruments Trilogy by Cassandra Clarke
1) City of Bones
2)City of Ashes
3)City of Glass yet to be published
The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod Series by Heather Brewer
Book 1- Eighth Grade Bites
Book 2- Ninth Grade Slays
The Secrets of the Immortal Series by Nicholas Flamel
Book 1- The Alchemyst
Book 2- The Magician
Evernight
by Claudia Gray
More Fanged Fiction:
Thirsty by M.T. Anderson
Bloodline by Kate Cary
The House of Night SEries
Bluebloods by Melissa De La Cruz
Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause
Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr
Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
The Darkangel Trilogy by Meredith Ann Pierce
Vampire Kisses by Ellen Schreiber
Cirque Du Freak by Darren Shan--great series especially for that reluctant teen boy reader!!!
Tantalize by Cynthia Leitich Smith
The Vampire Diaries by L.J. Smith
Peeps and The Last Days by Scott Westerfeld
Hope you find some good books in this list!!!
** Staci
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Stacijo
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# Posted: 14 Aug 2008 21:01
I also wanted to share this website with you all...
In search of the next great read?
The next undiscovered gem?
The next "big buzz" book?
Go to IndieBound.org
There are some fantastic books on this website and great conversations !! Have fun!
**Staci
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allison11
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# Posted: 14 Aug 2008 21:04
The Secrets of the Immortal Series by Nicholas Flamel
Book 1- The Alchemyst
Book 2- The Magician
do these have anything to do with the harry potter series??
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Stacijo
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# Posted: 14 Aug 2008 21:28
do these have anything to do with the harry potter series??
Allison,
The description is as follows:
This highly acclaimed young adult series by irish author Michael Scott- so far consisting of The Alchemyst and The Magician-has been dubbed "the next Harry Potter." Scott melds grand elements of myth and legend with modern-day California and a pair of 15-year-old twins, Josh and Sophie, who are about to stumble into a dangerous world of magic-a world that they themselves may be the key to. When the Codex, an ancient volume of magical wisdom, is stolen, Josh and Sophie join up to find it with Nick Fleming, aka Nicholas Flamel, a 14th century alchemist who has concocted a potion for immortality.
Hope that helps!! I know that I will be adding them to the bookshelves at my middle school this fall!!
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allison11
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# Posted: 14 Aug 2008 21:36
okay.
i had read that description on goodreads, but the storyline is very similair to harry potter and the sorcerer's stone.
same idea, same name.
did j.k. rowling borrow flamel from somewhere else??
or are she and scott working together?
that is what had me confused.
i can see how it could be the next harry potter, considering that it seems so alike...
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leateach
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# Posted: 14 Aug 2008 21:42
The Secrets of the Immortal Series by Nicholas Flamel
Book 1- The Alchemyst
Book 2- The Magician
I need to check these out..I loved Harry Potter :)
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MistyD
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# Posted: 15 Aug 2008 14:47
Hey girls! I came to see what everyone is reading after Twilight. I checked out goodreads.com and joined under Mistyd so find me on there if you belong!
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weebbt
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# Posted: 15 Aug 2008 15:05 - Edited by: weebbt
There is ANOTHER one called The Alchemist - this one that I read a while back on accident, thinking it was the bestseller with the same title. Anyway, this is a great book, quick and suspenseful. RIYL fantasy, magic. It is not a series.
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Stacijo
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# Posted: 15 Aug 2008 15:10
I checked out goodreads.com and joined under Mistyd so find me on there if you belong!
Hey Misty! just sent you a message through Goodreads to add as a friend!!
**Staci
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Korbyn
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# Posted: 15 Aug 2008 15:19
Oh Staci!! Thanks for that list!!!!
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Stacijo
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# Posted: 15 Aug 2008 15:49
Thanks for that list!!!!
Anything I can do to keep us all reading and avoiding housework!!!
**Staci
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scrapprincess2002
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# Posted: 15 Aug 2008 17:00
WOOO hoo I am a readin fool i have read the second and third of the Huouse of night series and now have to wait till later in fall for the next one so I am now at 25/50
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scrapprincess2002
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# Posted: 15 Aug 2008 17:11
hey staci thanks for the list had know idea of all the great series I have only read the house of night and the book one of mortal instrument so I will be on a hunt for the list of great books thanks!! huby will be so happy hahahahhaha
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inkycathy
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# Posted: 15 Aug 2008 17:56
did j.k. rowling borrow flamel from somewhere else??
Nicholas Flamel is a historical figure - I guess he caught the imagination of both authors.....
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Ladymisssusan
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# Posted: 16 Aug 2008 02:21
Thanks Staci!!!
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rhirhi
Big SIS (4744)
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# Posted: 16 Aug 2008 06:09
did j.k. rowling borrow flamel from somewhere else??
well she "borrowed" everything else, so why the heck not.
not a rowling fan, over here!
staci thankyou for the indiebound link. such an interesting site!
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MelBG
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# Posted: 16 Aug 2008 06:17
Hi, can I still join the bookworms? My goal would be 40 books and I just finished no 14 = 14/40.
I am now reading Wuthering Heights (guess why?) - it has been lying on my pile of classics but I never had the stamina to actually start, let alone finish it. But since it is Bella's favourite book...
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allison11
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# Posted: 16 Aug 2008 10:37
Nicholas Flamel is a historical figure - I guess he caught the imagination of both authors.....
hmm...didn't know this.
i knew that she got a lot of ideas from mythological creatures and whatnot, but i guess i assumed that she made this character up...
now i really want to read the other series, to see his spin on things.
Hi, can I still join the bookworms?
of course!
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Stacijo
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# Posted: 16 Aug 2008 19:15 - Edited by: Stacijo
57/50
Crow Lake by Mary Lawson
I found myself really liking this book and as some others had stated not sure why...but I wanted, no needed to know how it was all going to end. I've got her next book, "The Other Side of the Bridge" on a hold list at the library so I will be getting it soon. This book only took me a day to read. I love the way the author writes and her main character Kate is who I found so intriguing.
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Stacijo
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# Posted: 16 Aug 2008 19:24
thankyou for the indiebound link. such an interesting site!
My dream if I were to strike it rich tomorrow would be to buy a huge Victorian home and make each room a different genre. I would have a cafe, couches, reading rugs, and just make it very inviting and fun for people. Of course I would be rich so I wouldn't mind very much if people purchased books or not but I would hate it if people could buy the same book from me, an INDEPENDENT bookstore owner, and they choose to buy it from B&N, Amazon, or a box store. So I thought the link was pretty cool and hope that others will see what indie stores are in their area and go give them some local business!!
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