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What are reading right now?
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| Arwen Evenstar |
Posted on May 05 2010 05:54 AM
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Jus-Anne Boleyn is my favorite of the wives. She's so fierce; I love her. If I can be half as fierce and strong as she was, I will be content hehe. |
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| elena532 |
Posted on May 09 2010 02:21 PM
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Last Rituals- Yrsa Sigurdottir
We need to talk about Kevin - Lionel Shriver
Triptych- Karin Slaughter
Don't annoy me, I am running out of places to hid the bodies |
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| justfoundout |
Posted on May 09 2010 02:59 PM
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5/9/10
Dear Arwen Evenstar,
The book 'The Concubine' contained, of course, a great deal of fiction, but it did coincide, in substance, with other things I've read about Anne Boleyn. Mostly, though, I think it's not such a great idea to marry a 'king'. ;) - jus' |
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| Pixie |
Posted on May 16 2010 02:45 PM
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I'm reading to kill a micking bird at school I have no idea what it's about though lol >.< |
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| CheshireKat |
Posted on May 16 2010 07:27 PM
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Pixie - To Kill a Mockingbird is one of my all-time favorite novels!  I would legitimately name my firstborn daughter Harper Lee if I could get my husband to agree to it.
"The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings." - Eric Hoffer |
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| Arwen Evenstar |
Posted on May 17 2010 05:54 AM
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Pixie, To Kill a Mockingbird is fantastic! Scout's one of my favorite characters.
And Jus-yea, marrying Henry didn't work out too well for poor Anna Regina. |
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| RottieWoman |
Posted on May 17 2010 01:18 PM
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yeah that was an intriguing book I read in high school- "mockingbird" - and I also really liked Scout! |
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| justfoundout |
Posted on May 17 2010 04:10 PM
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5/17/10
Dear Arwen Evenstar,
I didn't read about anyone named Anna Regina. - jus' |
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| elena532 |
Posted on June 03 2010 04:58 PM
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Location: Derry, N.ireland UK
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One flew over the cuckoos nest- ken kesey
Re reading it though.
1984- george orwell
Re reading it as well.
Don't annoy me, I am running out of places to hid the bodies |
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| justfoundout |
Posted on June 03 2010 07:33 PM
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6/3/10
Dear elena532,
I watched the movie One Flew Over the CucKoo's Nest long ago. I've never read the book. Please let me know if you think it's worth reading it, and also if you've seen the movie with Jack Nickleson. It's nice to see you back here again. - jus' |
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| Forever |
Posted on June 03 2010 08:12 PM
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Location: Poland
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"Chlopi" by Wladyslaw Reymont..  I know, no one knows what is it, but this is obligatory lecture in school ;(
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| justfoundout |
Posted on June 04 2010 12:42 AM
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6/3//10
Dear Forever,
I see that there's a 1973 movie based on that book. In English they've called it "The Peasants". And there is 1 customer review written about it (which I clicked on) that seems to be a pretty good report on that movie/ This site says that the book is considered a classic in Poland. Here's the link. - jus'
http://www.amazon...B000JMK6TY |
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| Arwen Evenstar |
Posted on June 04 2010 07:32 AM
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Jus, "Anna Regina" is Latin for "Queen Anne". I was referring to Anne Boleyn, sorry for not making that clear. My head is chock full of weird facts like that.
I'm currently re-reading the Harry Potter series. Good times. |
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| Forever |
Posted on June 04 2010 09:20 AM
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Arwen Evenstar wrote:
Jus, "Anna Regina" is Latin for "Queen Anne". I was referring to Anne Boleyn, sorry for not making that clear. My head is chock full of weird facts like that.
I'm currently re-reading the Harry Potter series. Good times.
Hahah, Arwen, I'm doing it in every summer break. Re-reading all of HP's |
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| justfoundout |
Posted on June 04 2010 04:32 PM
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6/4/10
Dear Arwen Evenstar,
I shun any books having to do with the occult. - jus' |
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| Arwen Evenstar |
Posted on June 05 2010 06:28 AM
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Forever-re-reading the HP series and LoTR series is my summer thing too. I'm going to bawl at the last two movies, especially the King's Cross scene.
Jus-awww, even the Lord of the Rings series? Although that's more fantasy/fairy tale than "occult" I suppose. I think it's brilliant how Tolkien combined the Norse/Celtic myths, Arthurian legends, and his Christian beliefs into one mytharc. The man was a genius and I think it's so sweet that he created the character of Luthien Tinuviel from his wife.
Their headstones even say "Luthien" and "Beren". That's so heartbreakingly beautiful. For non-Tolkien fans, Luthien is the foremother of Arwen Evenstar and the first Elven Princess to give up her immortality and eventually die to marry a human Prince. It's a bittersweet tale about star-crossed lovers and it's one of my favorites in "The Silmarillion".
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| justfoundout |
Posted on June 05 2010 02:05 PM
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6/4/10
Dear Arwen Evenstar,
I stay away from books dealing with the occult. - jus' |
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| elena532 |
Posted on June 06 2010 03:45 PM
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Location: Derry, N.ireland UK
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justfoundout wrote:
6/3/10
Dear elena532,
I watched the movie One Flew Over the CucKoo's Nest long ago. I've never read the book. Please let me know if you think it's worth reading it, and also if you've seen the movie with Jack Nickleson. It's nice to see you back here again. - jus'
Its a very good book in my eyes. I am not ment to be reading it saying I am 14, but I found all of alot better in the book.
I have seen clips of the movie, not all of it though.
Don't annoy me, I am running out of places to hid the bodies |
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| Nyx |
Posted on June 17 2010 02:38 PM
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Currently reading:
Agnes of God by Leonore Fleischer, it's based on John Pielmeier's screenplay of the same name. About a nun who's accused of murdering her newborn baby.
Good books all around:
To Kill a Mockingbird (thumbs up!!) Water ship down is also nice(bizarre but nice). John Wyndham's 'The Chrysalids' is one of my all time favs.
Favourite authors:
Stephen King (absolute favourite book being Night Shift)
lol, used to be obsessed with R.L.Stine's Goosebumps books (fav being A Night in Terror Tower)
Ann Rice
Dean Koontz
Michael Crichton |
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| RottieWoman |
Posted on June 17 2010 03:41 PM
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Nyx, I have read Watership Down tons of times - first read it in 5th grade and still have it somewhere....John Adams also wrote "Plague Dogs" - similar idea, dogs <which I love> as main characters-
have also really enjoyed King, Koontz and Crichton and did like a couple of the "Goosebumps" I read
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