What's the Last Book You Read/Finished? - Part 1 Page 1 Chapter 1 Paragraph 1 Line 1 - Page 5

Crockett · 03-10-2011, 06:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Sgt.Pepper

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

I finally read it after being told countless time by my brother to read it.

I'm happy that I did it because I was completely engrossed by it. It is dangerously addictive.

I was just finished with The Passage by Justin Cronin, a superbly crafted and rousing novel, it's simply a real page-turner.

Crockett · 03-12-2011, 12:05 PM

Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami.

hammerhedd11 · 03-13-2011, 01:58 PM

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

Specter313 · 03-14-2011, 05:42 PM

Soul of the Fire ~ Terry Goodkind

Nave 'Torment' · 03-15-2011, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by hammerhedd11

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

Ah this brings back memories

We actually had to study it as part of Post-colonial material for O-levels, every one of us had to struggle with the names for the first time and a faulty English teacher didn't help things either. But it brings back real fond memories nevertheless. The lot of us ended up studying it on our own and to good effect. I loved that book. There are apparently a two sequels, one involving Okwonko's son and other a spiritual successor to that? I haven't had the chance of picking them up yet. This one really opened my eyes to the diversities of culture within Africa, and more importantly how a non-English writer can use the language effectively in a positive light. For me, that's really important.

Did you read this for school work or pleasure? Just curious.

Nave 'Torment' · 03-15-2011, 12:16 PM

Finished Plum Island by Nelson DeMille. Took me a while with it. It's very much like your standard detective story with a wise-ass narrator. It's okay for a pleasure-read. Very genre-specific.

And yes, the narrator still reminds me of Charlie Sheen. If they made a movie off this (and it has the potential to be one of those mediocre films about detectives pretending to be a noir-hero) Sheen wouldn't even have to act. (Though I don't think he does anyway).

EDIT: On second thought, the book was terrible. It's one of those things you read when you have absolutely nothing better to do. It's pandering to a very base audience, filled with a pretentious sense of wit, and just about manages to put in every known cliche you can see in a general Hollywood movie. It tries to hide all that under some bizarre sense of 'It's how New Yorkers are!' but frankly, I've known New York writers, I've read about them, they are a lot better than Nelson DeMille. Stereotyping is not wit.

Yodaman · 03-15-2011, 09:25 PM

Witchcraft, Oracles, and Magic Among the Azande by E. E. Evans-Pritchard

AndThePickles · 03-15-2011, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by hammerhedd11

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

Love that book, although I haven't read it since high school.

Punisher Rising · 03-16-2011, 06:45 AM

Aliens Vs. Predator: Prey by Steve Perry and Stephani Perry.

hammerhedd11 · 03-16-2011, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Nave 'Torment'

Ah this brings back memories

We actually had to study it as part of Post-colonial material for O-levels, every one of us had to struggle with the names for the first time and a faulty English teacher didn't help things either. But it brings back real fond memories nevertheless. The lot of us ended up studying it on our own and to good effect. I loved that book. There are apparently a two sequels, one involving Okwonko's son and other a spiritual successor to that? I haven't had the chance of picking them up yet. This one really opened my eyes to the diversities of culture within Africa, and more importantly how a non-English writer can use the language effectively in a positive light. For me, that's really important.

Did you read this for school work or pleasure? Just curious.

For my literature class.

hammerhedd11 · 03-16-2011, 10:23 AM

Stranger than Fiction by Chuck Palanhiuk

Crockett · 03-17-2011, 09:46 AM

Aesop's Fables by Aesop.

ComicChick · 03-17-2011, 11:53 PM

The Help by Kathryn Stockett

was very good and enjoyable and left me wanting to know what happened with certain characters, actually wishing it was longer

found out a movie comes out soon so thats pretty cool

Specter313 · 03-19-2011, 08:23 AM

Shakespeare's Counselor ~ Charlaine Harris

AndThePickles · 03-19-2011, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by ComicChick

The Help by Kathryn Stockett

was very good and enjoyable and left me wanting to know what happened with certain characters, actually wishing it was longer

found out a movie comes out soon so thats pretty cool

That one was definitely interesting.

WalkingDeadMike · 03-19-2011, 02:28 PM

The Road - Cormac McCarthy

Great piece of post-apocalyptic fiction with very vivid imagery. The movie did it no justice.

GoblinWhirlwind · 03-19-2011, 02:30 PM

The Dark Tower II - The Drawing of the Three

p.marlowe · 03-19-2011, 03:36 PM

The Rise and Fall of the Bible by Timothy Beal.

It makes me view the Bible in a whole new way.

Yodaman · 03-20-2011, 04:16 PM

Before Freedom, When I Can Just Remember edited by Belinda Hurmence

hammerhedd11 · 03-20-2011, 06:07 PM

Lullaby by Chuck Palanhiuk
Frenchtown Summer By Robert Cormier

Crockett · 03-23-2011, 08:43 AM

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle

hammerhedd11 · 03-24-2011, 01:10 PM

A Clockwork Orange

GoblinWhirlwind · 03-24-2011, 05:27 PM

The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born

Carmine Falcone · 03-25-2011, 09:10 AM

Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut. for the second time. Abolsutely brilliant book, one of the best I've read.

nite-owl · 03-26-2011, 07:50 AM

Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane

03-12-2011, 12:05 PM	#102
Crockett With Teeth Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 5,587	Re: What's the Last Book You Read/Finished? - Part 1 Page 1 Chapter 1 Paragraph 1 Lin Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami. __________________ The stuff that dreams are made of.

03-13-2011, 01:58 PM	#103
hammerhedd11 OHaiMark Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 4,980	Re: What's the Last Book You Read/Finished? - Part 1 Page 1 Chapter 1 Paragraph 1 Lin Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe __________________ Avatar made by Kane VIDEO-CLick to Watch!:

03-15-2011, 12:16 PM	#106
Nave 'Torment' Vigilante Detective Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: The Bat-Garage Posts: 4,724	Re: What's the Last Book You Read/Finished? - Part 1 Page 1 Chapter 1 Paragraph 1 Lin Finished Plum Island by Nelson DeMille. Took me a while with it. It's very much like your standard detective story with a wise-ass narrator. It's okay for a pleasure-read. Very genre-specific. And yes, the narrator still reminds me of Charlie Sheen. If they made a movie off this (and it has the potential to be one of those mediocre films about detectives pretending to be a noir-hero) Sheen wouldn't even have to act. (Though I don't think he does anyway). EDIT: On second thought, the book was terrible. It's one of those things you read when you have absolutely nothing better to do. It's pandering to a very base audience, filled with a pretentious sense of wit, and just about manages to put in every known cliche you can see in a general Hollywood movie. It tries to hide all that under some bizarre sense of 'It's how New Yorkers are!' but frankly, I've known New York writers, I've read about them, they are a lot better than Nelson DeMille. Stereotyping is not wit. __________________ THE JUSTICE BULLETIN published some of my thematic analysis on the symbolism in Nolan's superhero saga. I call it Heroic Archetypes. You can read the parts on Batman Begins in the following links: (pt 1; pt 2; pt 3; pt 4; pt 5; pt 6; pt 7) Last edited by Nave 'Torment'; 03-16-2011 at 06:14 AM. Reason: frustration

03-15-2011, 09:25 PM	#107
Yodaman Legend Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: The Swamps of Dagobah Posts: 6,481	Re: What's the Last Book You Read/Finished? - Part 1 Page 1 Chapter 1 Paragraph 1 Lin Witchcraft, Oracles, and Magic Among the Azande by E. E. Evans-Pritchard Last edited by Yodaman; 03-15-2011 at 09:31 PM.

03-16-2011, 06:45 AM	#109
Punisher Rising Mechanical Psychopath Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: On urban pacification duty Posts: 3,444	Re: What's the Last Book You Read/Finished? - Part 1 Page 1 Chapter 1 Paragraph 1 Lin Aliens Vs. Predator: Prey by Steve Perry and Stephani Perry. __________________ *Please put down your weapon. You have twenty seconds to comply...* *...I am now authorized to use physical force!*

03-16-2011, 10:23 AM	#111
hammerhedd11 OHaiMark Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 4,980	Re: What's the Last Book You Read/Finished? - Part 1 Page 1 Chapter 1 Paragraph 1 Lin Stranger than Fiction by Chuck Palanhiuk __________________ Avatar made by Kane VIDEO-CLick to Watch!:

03-17-2011, 09:46 AM	#112
Crockett With Teeth Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 5,587	Re: What's the Last Book You Read/Finished? - Part 1 Page 1 Chapter 1 Paragraph 1 Lin Aesop's Fables by Aesop. __________________ The stuff that dreams are made of.

03-17-2011, 11:53 PM	#113
ComicChick The River's Just a River SHH! Global Moderator Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: The Kitchen, Yall Posts: 45,203	Re: What's the Last Book You Read/Finished? - Part 1 Page 1 Chapter 1 Paragraph 1 Lin The Help by Kathryn Stockett was very good and enjoyable and left me wanting to know what happened with certain characters, actually wishing it was longer found out a movie comes out soon so thats pretty cool __________________ I drawl, and I drawl. My Art Thread yall

03-19-2011, 02:28 PM	#116
WalkingDeadMike #KNICKSTAPE Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Dirty Jersey Posts: 1,850	Re: What's the Last Book You Read/Finished? - Part 1 Page 1 Chapter 1 Paragraph 1 Lin The Road - Cormac McCarthy Great piece of post-apocalyptic fiction with very vivid imagery. The movie did it no justice.

03-19-2011, 02:30 PM	#117
GoblinWhirlwind Friend to Captain Solo Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Land of the '3 Suns' Posts: 9,344	Re: What's the Last Book You Read/Finished? - Part 1 Page 1 Chapter 1 Paragraph 1 Lin The Dark Tower II - The Drawing of the Three __________________ "Toby has been cruising for a bruising for 12 years, and I am now his cruise director, and my name is Captain Bruising." *- Michael Scott*

03-19-2011, 03:36 PM	#118
p.marlowe Use your inside voice Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 732	Re: What's the Last Book You Read/Finished? - Part 1 Page 1 Chapter 1 Paragraph 1 Lin The Rise and Fall of the Bible by Timothy Beal. It makes me view the Bible in a whole new way. __________________ I love you. I hope you are okay.

03-20-2011, 04:16 PM	#119
Yodaman Legend Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: The Swamps of Dagobah Posts: 6,481	Re: What's the Last Book You Read/Finished? - Part 1 Page 1 Chapter 1 Paragraph 1 Lin Before Freedom, When I Can Just Remember edited by Belinda Hurmence

03-20-2011, 06:07 PM	#120
hammerhedd11 OHaiMark Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 4,980	Re: What's the Last Book You Read/Finished? - Part 1 Page 1 Chapter 1 Paragraph 1 Lin Lullaby by Chuck Palanhiuk Frenchtown Summer By Robert Cormier __________________ Avatar made by Kane VIDEO-CLick to Watch!:

03-23-2011, 08:43 AM	#121
Crockett With Teeth Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 5,587	Re: What's the Last Book You Read/Finished? - Part 1 Page 1 Chapter 1 Paragraph 1 Lin The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle __________________ The stuff that dreams are made of.

03-24-2011, 01:10 PM	#122
hammerhedd11 OHaiMark Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 4,980	Re: What's the Last Book You Read/Finished? - Part 1 Page 1 Chapter 1 Paragraph 1 Lin A Clockwork Orange __________________ Avatar made by Kane VIDEO-CLick to Watch!:

03-24-2011, 05:27 PM	#123
GoblinWhirlwind Friend to Captain Solo Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Land of the '3 Suns' Posts: 9,344	Re: What's the Last Book You Read/Finished? - Part 1 Page 1 Chapter 1 Paragraph 1 Lin The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born __________________ "Toby has been cruising for a bruising for 12 years, and I am now his cruise director, and my name is Captain Bruising." *- Michael Scott*

03-25-2011, 09:10 AM	#124
Carmine Falcone So it goes. Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Holland/Belgium Posts: 19,576	Re: What's the Last Book You Read/Finished? - Part 1 Page 1 Chapter 1 Paragraph 1 Lin Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut. for the second time. Abolsutely brilliant book, one of the best I've read. __________________ Come back to nothing special, such as waiting rooms and ticket lines, silver bullet suicides, and messianic ocean tides, and racial roller-coaster rides and other forms of boredom advertised as poetry.

03-26-2011, 07:50 AM	#125
nite-owl Gipsy Danger Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 6,090	Re: What's the Last Book You Read/Finished? - Part 1 Page 1 Chapter 1 Paragraph 1 Lin Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane __________________ VIDEO-CLick to Watch!: There are only two things I can't stand in this world. People who are intolerant of other people's cultures... and the Dutch.

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