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Started by Eimi, April 03, 2008, 07:25:59 AM

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#15
April 03, 2008, 05:11:27 PM
When I was younger I loved all the Pern books, but when I got older they did not seem as good anymore.  Dragonflight, however, will always be my favorite of all the three books. In the end, I think it went down hill after Moreta, and no I really did not like "All the Weyrs of Pern" because it began to remove the Pern that I always loved, and it got too out there for me. I mean come one, dragons moving a planet with the strength of engines? It's just not believable. And don't get me started on "The Skies of Pern" :p

Vix

#16
April 03, 2008, 05:46:21 PM
I can't remember most of what I've read this year -- I've been alternating between Temeraire and Bartemaus series. I also caught up with Anne Bishop's Belladonna and Sebastian and Terry Pratchett's Going Postal. Aside from that, I've read several books for my job, lots of children's books, and have researched various topics for our curriculum themes.
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Dana

#17
April 03, 2008, 08:22:40 PM
Quote from: "Amanda N"Oh yes, those are on my list to read.  I also recently got an unabridged version of Tarzan.  I refuse to read abridged books.  I want the entire thing, not some watered down version!

Did you ever watch the "All Creatures Great And Small" Series?  I loved it.

Amanda, I won't read anything abridged either!  And I love the "All Creatures Great and Small" series  :love5:  They make me so happy.
Listen as the wind blows / From across the great divide / Voices trapped in yearning / Memories trapped in time

Dana

#18
April 03, 2008, 08:28:54 PM
Quote from: "Eimi"Dana - I LOVED the original Tarzan of the Apes.  I actually read it at my grandmother's house when I was in jr. high.  It was a first edition copy too!  But I thrashed the binding.... ooops!  But still, so good!

And Jane - Elizabeth Peters - Nice!  My mom and I read all the Cadfael books aloud.  We just loved them.

Oh, and Amanda - reading chapter books to the kids, you're on my hero list!  My mother did that when we were kids too.  She read us all the Narnia books and James Harriet :D

Yeah, Eimi, Tarzan of the Apes was awesome  :D  There is something very charming about it....something fascinating....  I really enjoyed it!  :love5:

My mom read chapter books to me when I was little too  :)  And picture books.  "Where the Wild Things Are" was one of my favorites.  And "Goodnight, Moon," "The Napping House," "Elbert's Bad Word," "Big Al," "Are You My Mother?," "Go Dog Go"....many of the Dr. Seuss books and others I can't recall at the moment :D  I'll be reading to my kids too, when I have some  :)
Listen as the wind blows / From across the great divide / Voices trapped in yearning / Memories trapped in time

Paula

#19
April 03, 2008, 10:24:35 PM
I've lost count but here some books I've read during the last three months: (most are finnish translations)

Harry Potter and the deadly hallows
Jules Verne: To the Centre of the Earth (can't remember the english name)
David Eddings: King of Murgos (re-read)
Terry Pratchet: Masquerade and Feet of Clay (but in Finn...I've read them before in english.)
Clive Cussler: Treasure of the Khan and Black Wind? (I like Dirk Pitt, althoug the later books aren't as good as the early ones.)
Murder in Via Appia (detective story in ancient Rome)

Currently reading: Oscar Wilde: the picture of Dorian Gray.
"The truth is out there but the lies are inside your head." Terry Pratchett

Gabriel Lorca: "I still don't give a damn.  .

Chloe: A list of everyone you've slept with in the past eight weeks.
Lucifer: Right. You'll need a much bigger notepad.

Maze to Lucifer: I'm worried that humans are rubbing of

Amanda N

#20
April 03, 2008, 10:32:36 PM
Quote from: "Dana"My mom read chapter books to me when I was little too  :)  And picture books.  "Where the Wild Things Are" was one of my favorites.  And "Goodnight, Moon," "The Napping House," "Elbert's Bad Word," "Big Al," "Are You My Mother?," "Go Dog Go"....many of the Dr. Seuss books and others I can't recall at the moment :D  I'll be reading to my kids too, when I have some  :)

Kurt recently found a compilation of stories that were animated and put on a DVD.  "Where the Wild Things Are" was among them.  Kat loves the book, so of course, she loves this DVD.  It also has a couple of songs from "Really Rosie" if anyone remembers the Nutshell Kids.  

And we have several other  classics. :)

One of the things I'm doing is trying to gather up a collection of children's books that have a quilting theme.  There are quite a few of them out there!

kurt

#21
April 04, 2008, 11:06:27 AM
I need to read more.  I recently finished C.S. Lewis' The Great Divorce.    Prior to that I read Farewell My Lovely, by Raymond Chandler.

Most of my reading these days is blogs and the like.  I suck.  :angry7:
"Who?"
"The poor."
"The poor?"
"Oh, you must meet them. I just know you\'ll like them. Charming people. Of course, they haven\'t got two pennies to rub together, but then, that\'s because they\'re poor."

Eimi

#22
April 04, 2008, 03:36:53 PM
I love "The Great Divorce".  I brought that one with me from America.  CS Lewis is my favorite author.
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