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Post by LadyEowynOfRohan03 on Jan 6, 2005 14:48:45 GMT -5
[glow=white,9,900]As I was looking through the posts on books, and favorite books etc. I found many books that I have been planning to read for a long time. I also realized that it is very annoying to have to scan through all the conversations. I think we should post here what our favorite books are, with a brief (I said BRIEF!) description of the plot line, why we like it, and our rating on a scale of 1-10. Keep the chit chat down, so it's easily readable. Please underline your titles and make sure that your post isquickly readable. Here's an example:
Eragon
About a boy and his dragon, and the dragon riders, and how the choices he makes will win or lose the battle between good and evil. Awesome book.
I like the good use of vocabulary, and it has given me cool ideas to work with for my story. I also like how he put so much dragon lore into it, I don't care if it is from actual legends or if he made it up, it's good. And the ending is not a bad one either.
Genre: fantasy
Rating: 10 (so far)
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Post by StarWarsOnTheBrain on Jan 21, 2005 21:03:27 GMT -5
Um Eowyn, I don't think this is going to work because I know several people that have more than one favorite book. In fact I know several that have a ton of "favorite books".
But one of mine.
Cheney Duvall, M.D. series
By Gilbert Morris
(I know i can heart the groans from here)
This is a series about a young, female doctor right after the civil war. I can't tell you too much without giving away the entire plot, but I'll try. The first book is about her first job which happens to be with Mercer's Belles. It goes thorugh the entire journey that she and her nurse, Shiloh Irons, go through. I think the best book so far is book three or maybe book seven. And the romance is not pointless as it is in some books. If you are looking for books that will leave your sides sore with laughter this is the series for you.
Genre: Historical Romance
Rating: 10+
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Post by Princess Gia on Jan 22, 2005 14:38:00 GMT -5
I agree with Marille. I have a ton of favorite books. Will we able to say all of them one at a time? I mean, you know, wait for someone to say theirs, and then post another one? Anyway... Here's one of mine:
Interview With the Vampire
Book 1 of the Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice
This is about a vampire named Louis who tells a mortal reporter about his life as a vampire.
This is a fantastic book. If you like the movie, you will like this book, I guarantee it. It is a good book. She has a very good way of showing you exactly how the character feels, and making you feel it, too. She's great. If you like reading these kinds of books, you have to read this.
Genre: I'm not really sure... Horror maybe.. *shrugs* Sorry...
Rating: 9 or 10
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Post by FlightsRelease on Jan 28, 2005 21:38:22 GMT -5
[glow=red,2,300]The last guardian by Shane Johnson[/glow]
[glow=red,2,300]The story of a man,a destany beyond imagination...an alternate dimension on the brink of destruction, and a love that overcomes all...*sigh* workd cannot describe the wonderfullness of this book[/glow]
[glow=red,2,300]Genre: Fantasy[/glow]
[glow=red,2,300]Rating:100[/glow]
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Post by Aranel on Jan 29, 2005 18:07:59 GMT -5
The Twinkie Squad by Gordon Korman
It's about this Ambassdor son who doesn't seem to fit in anywhere . . . on purpose. After an accident with a guy nicknamed Commando, both boys get put in the all dreaded discussion group . . . or the Twinkie Squad.
The book is really about finding yourself, being a true friend, and having a real family. I love it! It's so funny, too.
Genre: Real Life fiction, or School fiction if that counts.
Rating:100
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Post by StarWarsOnTheBrain on Feb 26, 2005 22:52:43 GMT -5
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The Circle Trilogy by Ted Dekker
This series was almost better than Cheney Duvall, and that's saying alot. I finished it a week, no, two weeks ago and my happy meter is still really high. In fact, I was ready to defend the friend who recommended it to me to the death, he was like my best friend for a week. But don't worry I'm back to normal now.
Anyways, this series is about Thomas Hunter. He starts dreaming about another world one day, only he's not sure that it is only a dream. In this other world he finds out about a virus that will wipe the world out in three weeks. The rest of the series is about the race for the cure. If you've never read Ted Dekkers books before, start with this series. Flight doesn't recommend reading Thr3e first (it's another book that he wrote).
Genre: Sci-fi
Rating: 10
Now I'm going to bed so that I don't start losing my insanity.
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Post by Aragorn714 on Apr 7, 2005 14:31:15 GMT -5
Ok I have two series of books that are both funny and good, and if you read them they will explain my name at the moment (Skeeve Phule)
The first series is The Myth Books, by Robert Asprin
The second series is Phule's Company (thats also the title of the first book) read those and see if you like them...
Genre: Fantasy/Sci-Fi
Rating 7 and 8 respectively... (I'm a hard judge...)
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Post by Erutanie on Apr 7, 2005 17:35:57 GMT -5
that explains it
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Post by Iure on Apr 8, 2005 11:04:56 GMT -5
Does anyone know the Spiderwick chronicles? I just bought book 1 yesterday. It is achildren's book, but rather funny. (It's about faeries, so I think it is cool, hehehehe...)
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Post by Aranel on Apr 8, 2005 11:20:32 GMT -5
I read the first one . . . it was okay. I thought it was going to be more like the Series of Unfortunate Events.
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Post by Erutanie on Apr 22, 2005 21:41:21 GMT -5
Here are a few suggestions:
Ender's Game
Speaker for the Dead
Xenocide
Children of the Mind (haven't read it, but it's part of the series)
Ender's Shadow
Shadow of the Hegemon
Shadow Puppets
Book explinations:
Ender's Game and Ender's Shadow are the same story, but from different perspectives. Ender's Game is from Ender's point of view, and Ender's Shadow is from Bean's perspective.
Speaker for the Dead, Xenocide, and Children of the Mind tell what happen to Ender after Ender's Game.
Shadow of the Hegemon and Shadow Puppets are what happens to the Battle School kids, and the Wiggin family.
Plot summary(i guess summaries is the better word):
Earth has been attacked by the Formics (AKA buggers) and it nearly wiped out all life on earth. So a school is set up to train the best of the best children military strategy. The students are from age 5-17 (five or six when they are accepted, 17 upon graduating). Those with enough intellect, are sent to the Battle School, where they learn mililtary strategy and play games to reveal their potential.
Ender Wiggin was a third child, this is unusual because there is a law enforcing only up to two children per family to prevent the population from growing too much. He was chosen to lead the war against the buggers. Ender's game tells how ender was prepared to fight the bugger army and any more would be a major give away. Ender's shadow tells how Bean got to the battle school and what he did with his intellect.
This is an exciting series, but Bean's side is more interesting than ender's side.
Warnings:
Shadow Puppets has some adult themes in it, nothing explicit, but it does show a couple debating about whether or not to have kids
as the series progresses, this is getting better, but there is a lot of swearing in it (it's the military, go figure)
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Post by Miss_Anthropic on May 3, 2005 23:16:14 GMT -5
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Post by Erutanie on May 4, 2005 12:45:05 GMT -5
the other one is for the discussion of the books, this one is to post the recommended book on and not discuss other things like we currently are.
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Post by Iure on Apr 26, 2006 10:07:07 GMT -5
Some books by James Patterson that are really great:
When the wind blows
The Lake House
Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment.
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Post by Erutanie on May 16, 2006 15:36:49 GMT -5
The Bartimaeus Trilogy by...some person or another...
it's a really funny book. The footnotes are hilarious. It's about magicians and demons. Ask if you want a better summary.
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