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5/19/2010 8:10:42 PM

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"1. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 2. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief 3. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 4. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 5. A Dolls House 6. Auntie Mame 7. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters 8. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Titans Curse 9. The Girl Who Chased the Moon 10. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Battle of the Labyrinth 11. Dead Until Dark 12. Living Dead in Dallas 13. Club Dead "

sawahash, are you 13 years old?



I keed, I keed

5/19/2010 8:23:25 PM

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"Glad I could help! I'm looking for some great modern space opera/dystopian/cyberpunk reading. I say modern because most of the cyberpunk genre was written from like 1975 to 1995. I'm looking for something written in the past ten years at least."

I haven't read this but I have heard really good things about these from people into that kind of stuff:

http://www.amazon.com/Windup-Girl-Paolo-Bacigalupi/dp/1597801577
http://www.amazon.com/Affinity-Bridge-Newbury-Hobbes-Investigation/dp/0765323206/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1274315723&sr=1-1

Also have you ever read John Brunner's "The Jagged Orbit." It is an older book (1969) but good.

5/19/2010 8:37:22 PM

Quote :

"sawahash, are you 13 years old?"

Haha, the majority of that list are rereads of books. But yeah I guess I just now noticed that too. I haven't really had time to read more grown up books, but there are some on my list.

I need to read
Running With Scissors
Kite Runner
My Sister Keeper

The books I'm reading now are sooooo not for kids though

5/19/2010 10:34:09 PM

running with scissors is odd, but entertaining
kite runner is SOOOOOOO good (ask thumper i was immersed in that book to the point of not hearing people talking to me)
my sisters keeper - meh - i mean her books kind of got old to me

wooohoooo emily giffin (something borrowed, something blue, baby proof...) has a new book out that'll be next for me... and since i'll be unemployed soon, i will have a TON of time for reading.

5/19/2010 10:35:58 PM

I like A Thousand Splendid Suns more than Kite Runner but they're both good books.

I couldn't really get into Running With Scissors. It felt like the author was trying too hard to make his childhood sound kooky

5/19/2010 10:44:04 PM

Well I saw the movie and I really liked it...I figured I might as well read the book.

5/19/2010 10:53:02 PM

1. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
3. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
4. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
5. A Dolls House
6. Auntie Mame
7. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters
8. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Titans Curse
9. The Girl Who Chased the Moon
10. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Battle of the Labyrinth
11. Dead Until Dark
12. Living Dead in Dallas
13. Club Dead
14. Dead to the World

5/20/2010 2:04:47 AM

Quote :

"is it weird that i cant find the night watch series at my library? is it super obscure or something?"

Not sure. Maybe they don't like Russians. They have all four at most bookstores.

5/20/2010 8:26:01 AM

Here is what I'm reading now:

The Lightness of Being: Mass, Ether, and the Unification of Forces
http://www.amazon.com/Lightness-Being-Ether-Unification-Forces/dp/0465018955/

Here is what's next:

The Quiet War
http://www.amazon.com/Quiet-War-Paul-J-McAuley/dp/1591027810/

5/20/2010 8:30:00 AM

1. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
3. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
4. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
5. A Dolls House
6. Auntie Mame
7. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters
8. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Titans Curse
9. The Girl Who Chased the Moon
10. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Battle of the Labyrinth
11. Dead Until Dark
12. Living Dead in Dallas
13. Club Dead
14. Dead to the World
15. Dead as a Doornail

5/21/2010 10:54:19 AM

^That's basically the same reading list as my girlfriend

5/21/2010 10:54:50 AM

1. The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
2. I Am Charlotte Simmons by Tom Wolfe
3. Naked Pictures of Famous People by Jon Stewart
4. You Can't Drink All Day If You Don't Start in the Mornin' by Celia Rivenbark
5. True Believer by Nicholas Sparks
6.Belle Weather: Mostly Sunny with a Chance of Scattered Hissy Fits and Conniptions by Celia Rivenbark
7. Bless Your Heart, Tramp: And Other Southern Endearments by Celia Rivenbark
8. The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks
9. A Tale of Love & Darkness by Amos Oz
10. At First Sight by Nicholas Sparks
11. None to Accompany Me by Nadine Gordimer
12. The Choice by Nicholas Sparks
13. One Hundred Years of Solitude Gabriel Garcie Marquez
14. Dear John by Nicholas Sparks
15. The Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult
16. Message in a Bottle by Nicholas Sparks
17. My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
18. Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
19. The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks
20. The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein

Not sure which of these on my list I'm going to read next...but finished The Art of Racing in the Rain last night and it was wonderful

5/23/2010 10:18:34 AM

1. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
3. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
4. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
5. A Dolls House
6. Auntie Mame
7. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters
8. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Titans Curse
9. The Girl Who Chased the Moon
10. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Battle of the Labyrinth
11. Dead Until Dark
12. Living Dead in Dallas
13. Club Dead
14. Dead to the World
15. Dead as a Doornail
16. All Together Dead

5/23/2010 11:40:52 AM

Borders has a pretty good deal today. Free 5$ in Borders bucks and it stacks with a 33% off coupon. I picked up a new hardback for $2.75.

5/24/2010 9:34:51 AM

A Bend in the Road - Nicholas Sparks
The Blind Side - Michael Lewis
The Last Song - Nicholas Sparks
The Lucky One - Nicholas Sparks
Dear John - Nicholas Sparks
The Politician - Andrew Young
Game Change - John Heilemann, Mark Halperin
Good in Bed - Jennifer Weiner
The Guardian - Nicholas Sparks
The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini
The Girls from Ames - Jeffrey Zaslow
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Stieg Larsson
Heart of the Matter - Emily Giffin

Next Up:
The Girl who Played with Fire - Stieg Larsson

5/24/2010 10:11:22 AM

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"running with scissors is odd"

yes it is. the part that scarred me was when he was talking about his first gay experience

5/24/2010 12:03:21 PM

1. The Big U by Neil Stephenson
2. Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier
3. Push by Sapphire
4. Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffeneggar
5. Mudbound by Hillary Jordan
6. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon
7. The First Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
8. Dune by Frank Herbert
9. The House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III
10. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
11. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
12. Insatiable by Gael Greene
13. A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers
14. The Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult
15. World War Z by Max Brooks
16. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski
17. The Boy who Didn't Sleep and Didn't Have To by D.C. Pierson
18. The Eyes of the Dragon by Stephen King
19. Ender in Exile by Orson Scott Card
20. Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs
21. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
22. Crank by Ellen Hopkins
23. Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
24. Across the Wall: A Tale of the Abhrosen and Other Stories by Garth Nix
25. Glass by Ellen Hopkins
26. I Was Told There'd Be Cake by Sloane Crosley
currently reading: 27. The Zombie Survival Guide by Max Brooks

[Edited on May 24, 2010 at 12:28 PM. Reason : space]

5/24/2010 12:27:51 PM

1. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
3. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
4. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
5. A Dolls House
6. Auntie Mame
7. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters
8. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Titans Curse
9. The Girl Who Chased the Moon
10. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Battle of the Labyrinth
11. Dead Until Dark
12. Living Dead in Dallas
13. Club Dead
14. Dead to the World
15. Dead as a Doornail
16. All Together Dead
17. From Dead to Worse

Once my mom moves down here I'm gonna read some of the book I was supposed to read in high school. The ones I bought but never read.

5/24/2010 5:30:21 PM

finished up No Surrender: My Thirty-Year War yesterday

that dude was paranoid as fuck

5/24/2010 5:32:10 PM

For those of you who like the Sookie Stackhouse series, I would like recommend two books I just finished reading. They are about the only living female werewolf, and the books are definitely action packed and well written. "Bitten" and "Stolen" by Kelley Armstrong.

5/24/2010 8:37:23 PM

^ thanks! i will add them to my list

5/24/2010 11:13:57 PM

1. The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
2. I Am Charlotte Simmons by Tom Wolfe
3. Naked Pictures of Famous People by Jon Stewart
4. You Can't Drink All Day If You Don't Start in the Mornin' by Celia Rivenbark
5. True Believer by Nicholas Sparks
6.Belle Weather: Mostly Sunny with a Chance of Scattered Hissy Fits and Conniptions by Celia Rivenbark
7. Bless Your Heart, Tramp: And Other Southern Endearments by Celia Rivenbark
8. The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks
9. A Tale of Love & Darkness by Amos Oz
10. At First Sight by Nicholas Sparks
11. None to Accompany Me by Nadine Gordimer
12. The Choice by Nicholas Sparks
13. One Hundred Years of Solitude Gabriel Garcie Marquez
14. Dear John by Nicholas Sparks
15. The Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult
16. Message in a Bottle by Nicholas Sparks
17. My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
18. Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
19. The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks
20. The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
21. Handle with Care by Jodi Picoult

went to the library today, and got a library card
checked out 4 & 21...started reading 13 last night. I'll probably finish 4 & 21 over the weekend.

5/25/2010 12:36:19 PM

I'm gonna go try to get a library card soon. It's just that I don't know if they will let me since I haven't gotten my license changed to my address here yet.

5/25/2010 12:53:33 PM

if my license didn't have a current address they just needed a piece of mail with it on there and my ID

5/25/2010 1:06:22 PM

LK: add "Snuff" by Chuck Palahniuk to your list

5/25/2010 1:07:48 PM

Oh man, The Zombie Survival Guide has been such an engrossing read. I don't really know how considering it plays very straight, little humor included. I've just gotten to the "Recorded Attacks" section and I can really see how this led to World War Z, which I wholeheartedly recommend.

5/25/2010 1:54:27 PM

1. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
3. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
4. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
5. A Dolls House
6. Auntie Mame
7. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters
8. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Titans Curse
9. The Girl Who Chased the Moon
10. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Battle of the Labyrinth
11. Dead Until Dark
12. Living Dead in Dallas
13. Club Dead
14. Dead to the World
15. Dead as a Doornail
16. All Together Dead
17. From Dead to Worse
18. Dead and Gone

5/25/2010 6:03:54 PM

since jan 1...

finished

1. twilight by stephenie meyer
2. new moon by stephenie meyer
3. dead as a doornail - book 5 by charlaine harris
4. definitely dead - book 6 by charlaine harris
5. all together dead - book 7 by charlaine harris
6. from dead to worse - book 8 by charlaine harris
7. dear john by nicholas sparks
8. frommers hawaii from $80 a day by jeanette foster
9. frommers kauai by jeanette foster
10. dead and gone - book 9 by charlaine harris
11. grave sight by charlaine harris
12. grave surprise by charlaine harris
13. the lovely bones by alice sebold
14. a touch of dead by charlaine harris
15. the memory keeper's daughter by kim edwards
16. the road by cormac mccarthy
17. a reliable wife by robert goolrick
18. fahrenheit 451 by ray bradbury
19. falling angel by william hjortsberg
20. lost on planet china by j. maarten troost
21. what the dog saw by malcom gladwell
22. showdown by tilly bagshawe (audiobook-- cheesefest)
23. manhunt by janet evanovich (cheesiest audiobook evarrr)
24. pirate latitudes by michael crichton
25. an ice cold grave by charlaine harris
26. tokyo vice: an american reporter on the police beat in japan by jake adelstein (my library finally bought a copy!!)
27. a grave secret by charlaine harris
28. abraham lincoln: vampire hunter by seth grahame-smith
29. one amazing thing by chitra banerjee divakaruni (my library finally bought a copy!!)
30. the last song by nicholas sparks
31. lord of the flies by william golding
32. chelsea chelsea bang bang by chelsea handler
33. thanksgiving by janet evanovich (cheesiest audiobook evarrr, again)
34. miracle by danielle steel (another audiobook, gotta love long drives)

i have a slug of books & memorial day weekend ahead of me, watch out!

5/26/2010 8:07:17 PM

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"LK: add "Snuff" by Chuck Palahniuk to your list"

will do

what was the other book you recommended me?? Was it the other book by the woman who wrote The Glass Castle???

1. The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
2. I Am Charlotte Simmons by Tom Wolfe
3. Naked Pictures of Famous People by Jon Stewart
4. You Can't Drink All Day If You Don't Start in the Mornin' by Celia Rivenbark
5. True Believer by Nicholas Sparks
6.Belle Weather: Mostly Sunny with a Chance of Scattered Hissy Fits and Conniptions by Celia Rivenbark
7. Bless Your Heart, Tramp: And Other Southern Endearments by Celia Rivenbark
8. The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks
9. A Tale of Love & Darkness by Amos Oz
10. At First Sight by Nicholas Sparks
11. None to Accompany Me by Nadine Gordimer
12. The Choice by Nicholas Sparks
13. One Hundred Years of Solitude Gabriel Garcie Marquez
14. Dear John by Nicholas Sparks
15. The Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult
16. Message in a Bottle by Nicholas Sparks
17. My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
18. Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
19. The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks
20. The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
21. Handle with Care by Jodi Picoult
22. Snuff by Chuck Palahniuk


[Edited on May 26, 2010 at 8:38 PM. Reason : list]

5/26/2010 8:37:45 PM

Read The Lucifer Principle... Shits amazing, will blow your mind.

5/26/2010 8:42:39 PM

Now that school's out I've been on a rampage. In the past few weeks I've gone through some serious nonfiction:

Freakonomics
Guns, Germs, and Steel
Citizens of London
Kitchen Confidential
Unholy War

Some humorous nonfiction:
Lost on Planet China
The Sex Lives of Cannibals
Getting Stoned with Savages (These all by J. Maarten Troost, who I recommend to people who like travel writing by pretentious people who are still somehow entertaining)
One Night Stands with American History

Some science fiction:
Plague of the Dead
Thunder and Ashes (these two are both zombie books in the same poorly written but still engaging series)
Death Star (Yes, it's a Star Wars book. I'm a nerd. We know this.)

So I guess that's 12. There are some that I've re-read from previous years because I'm poor and books cost money, but I won't count those.

How many weeks into the year are we?

5/27/2010 4:01:50 PM

1. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
3. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
4. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
5. A Dolls House
6. Auntie Mame
7. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters
8. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Titans Curse
9. The Girl Who Chased the Moon
10. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Battle of the Labyrinth
11. Dead Until Dark
12. Living Dead in Dallas
13. Club Dead
14. Dead to the World
15. Dead as a Doornail
16. All Together Dead
17. From Dead to Worse
18. Dead and Gone
19. Dead in the Family

5/27/2010 11:22:48 PM

Other that the Nicholas Sparks books, are there any other good books that are set in Eastern North Carolina?

5/28/2010 12:26:06 AM

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"How many weeks into the year are we?"

It doesn't actually need to be from the start of the year, just from whenever you start counting. If you start today, you want to have 52 read by 5/28/11. Anyway, http://whatweekisit.com/ says it's week 21 of 52.

5/28/2010 8:02:59 AM

1. Batman, The Dark Knight Returns - Frank Miller
2. Fever Pitch - Nick Hornby
3. World War Z - Max Brooks
4. Catcher in the Rye - J.D. Salinger
5. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Stieg Larsson
6. High Fidelity - Nick Hornby
7. Choke - Chuck Palaniuk
8. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll
9. The Sirens of Titan - Kurt Vonnegut
10. Club Dead (Sookie Stackhouse Book 3) - Charlaine Harris
11. Dead to the World (Sookie Stackhouse Book 4) - Charlaine Harris
12. Slaughterhouse Five - Kurt Vonnegut
13. Lord of the Flies - William Golding
14. Percy Jackson and the Olympians - The Lightning Thief - Rick Riordan
15. Percy Jackson and the Olympians - The Sea of Monsters - Rick Riordan
16. Percy Jackson and the Olympians - The Titan's Curse - Rick Riordan
17. Percy Jackson and the Olympians - Battle of the Labyrinth - Rick Riordan
18. Percy Jackson and the Olympians - The Last Olympian - Rick Riordan
19. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
20. The Name of the Wind - Patrick Rothfuss
21. Currently Reading: Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
22. Currently Reading: The Red Pyramid - Rick Riordan (not surprisingly, this is pure shit )
23. Currently Reading: The Girl Who Played with Fire - Steig Larsson

I haven't read much fantasy, but The Name of the Wind was excellent for the first 400 pages. I might have to read the Assassin's Apprentice or Game of Kings after I finish up the pile on my bookshelf.

[Edited on May 29, 2010 at 11:49 AM. Reason : :]

5/29/2010 11:44:42 AM

1. The Other Woman....Jane Green
2. You Could Do Better....Stephanie Lehmann
3. The Beach....Alex Garland
4. Don't Even Think About It... Lauren Henderson
5. Dear John...Nicholas Sparks
6. Piece of Cake....Cupcake Brown (great suggestion)
7. Beautiful Boy....David Sheff

Guess I'm 14 weeks behind....shoot!

[Edited on May 31, 2010 at 6:17 PM. Reason : **]

5/31/2010 6:13:00 PM

1. The Big U by Neil Stephenson
2. Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier
3. Push by Sapphire
4. Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffeneggar
5. Mudbound by Hillary Jordan
6. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon
7. The First Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
8. Dune by Frank Herbert
9. The House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III
10. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
11. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
12. Insatiable by Gael Greene
13. A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers
14. The Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult
15. World War Z by Max Brooks
16. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski
17. The Boy who Didn't Sleep and Didn't Have To by D.C. Pierson
18. The Eyes of the Dragon by Stephen King
19. Ender in Exile by Orson Scott Card
20. Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs
21. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
22. Crank by Ellen Hopkins
23. Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
24. Across the Wall: A Tale of the Abhrosen and Other Stories by Garth Nix
25. Glass by Ellen Hopkins
26. I Was Told There'd Be Cake by Sloane Crosley
27. The Zombie Survival Guide by Max Brooks
28. The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
Currently reading: The Book Whisperer by Donalyn Miller
Currently reading: Expectations: Teaching Writing from the Reader's Perspective by George D. Gopen

5/31/2010 8:01:32 PM

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"4. You Can't Drink All Day If You Don't Start in the Mornin' by Celia Rivenbark"

I started to read this. I need to recheck it out from the library.

So far I've read (can't remember if they were all read in 2010 but pretty close.
1. Dead in the Family
2. Dead and Gone
3. From Dead To Worse
4. All Together Dead
5. Definitely Dead
6. Dead as a Doornail
7. Dead to the World
8. Club Dead
9. Living Dead in Dallas
10. Dead Until Dark
11. Are you there vodka, it's me Chelsea
12. The Vampire Diaries The Awakening
13. The Vampire Diaries The Struggle
14. The Vampire Diaries The Fury
15. Marked
16. 1984 (audiobook)
17. To Have and To Hold (audiobook)

I get really into series books....especially supernatural topics.

I have a few I want to read:
The Secret Life of Bees
Candace Bushnell's series
Here Comes the Bride
Angels and Demons
The Lost Symbol

[Edited on May 31, 2010 at 10:19 PM. Reason : forgot three...]

5/31/2010 10:09:55 PM

1. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
3. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
4. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
5. A Dolls House
6. Auntie Mame
7. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters
8. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Titans Curse
9. The Girl Who Chased the Moon
10. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Battle of the Labyrinth
11. Dead Until Dark
12. Living Dead in Dallas
13. Club Dead
14. Dead to the World
15. Dead as a Doornail
16. All Together Dead
17. From Dead to Worse
18. Dead and Gone
19. Dead in the Family

Currently Reading: The Persia Cafe by Malany Nailson

I'm also going to start a list of Short Stories that I read. Just for the hell of it.

A&P by John Updike
A Rose for Emily by William Fulkner
The Lottery by Shirley Jackson

6/1/2010 12:16:18 PM

1. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
3. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
4. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
5. A Dolls House
6. Auntie Mame
7. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters
8. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Titans Curse
9. The Girl Who Chased the Moon
10. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Battle of the Labyrinth
11. Dead Until Dark
12. Living Dead in Dallas
13. Club Dead
14. Dead to the World
15. Dead as a Doornail
16. All Together Dead
17. From Dead to Worse
18. Dead and Gone
19. Dead in the Family

Currently Reading: The Persia Cafe by Melany Nailson

Short Stories:
A&P by John Updike
A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner
The Lottery by Shirley Jackson
The Storm by Kate Chopin

6/1/2010 6:16:39 PM

1. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
3. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
4. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
5. A Dolls House
6. Auntie Mame
7. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters
8. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Titans Curse
9. The Girl Who Chased the Moon
10. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Battle of the Labyrinth
11. Dead Until Dark
12. Living Dead in Dallas
13. Club Dead
14. Dead to the World
15. Dead as a Doornail
16. All Together Dead
17. From Dead to Worse
18. Dead and Gone
19. Dead in the Family
20. The Persia Cafe by Melany Nailson



Short Stories:
1.A&P by John Updike
2.A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner
3.The Lottery by Shirley Jackson
4.The Storm by Kate Chopin

6/2/2010 4:17:36 PM

ugh has anyone been reading the stieg larsson books? the girl with the dragon tattoo, girl who played with fire & now girl who kicked the hornets nest?

i got the fire one from the library and its a small paperback over 700 pages. i got 200 pages into it and and just had to quit. i found the main character extremely annoying and manic and the story was absolutely boring

i know these books are super popular so people must like them. i hardly EVER quit a book and i even debated over it but in the end, i just couldn't do it.

im just glad i got the book from the library and saved myself $9

6/3/2010 12:44:08 AM

^ The first one got better after page 200. It's half murder mystery, half business scandal, and the business portion of the book bored me to tears. I enjoyed it overall, but I'm surprised it's so popular.

[Edited on June 3, 2010 at 6:54 AM. Reason : :]

6/3/2010 6:53:44 AM

i actually drop kicked the damn book across the room when i quit reading it

oh well, i'm glad other people enjoy it. its just not for me.

6/3/2010 9:34:27 AM

Currently reading "The Assault On Reason," "9 Steps to Financial Freedom, and "Eat. Pray. Love."

All rock!

6/3/2010 9:36:48 AM

Because of this thread I went and got a library card. My friend told me that he pretty much knows that when he calls me if I'm not working on homework or doing something that I have to be doing then I'm reading or in the library. I kinda like that.

6/3/2010 9:37:05 AM

woohoo! congrats on getting yourself a library card. its a pretty great resource and you already pay for it through taxes so might as well use it.

seriously, due to the library, i read at a rate of probably 5 times what i normally would. since i dont have to buy the books, and there is a deadline on the borrowing period, i make a lot more time than i use to for reading.

aaand for any nook owners out there-- you get 1 hour of free reading in store. i've been reading the latest sookie stackhouse book at B&N since im like # 300 on the waiting list at the library and i don't want to buy it since i don't own any of the others. score!

6/3/2010 10:20:55 AM

1. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
3. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
4. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
5. A Dolls House
6. Auntie Mame
7. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters
8. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Titans Curse
9. The Girl Who Chased the Moon
10. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Battle of the Labyrinth
11. Dead Until Dark
12. Living Dead in Dallas
13. Club Dead
14. Dead to the World
15. Dead as a Doornail
16. All Together Dead
17. From Dead to Worse
18. Dead and Gone
19. Dead in the Family
20. The Persia Cafe by Melany Nailson



Short Stories:
1.A&P by John Updike
2.A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner
3.The Lottery by Shirley Jackson
4.The Storm by Kate Chopin

Currently Reading: The Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult

6/3/2010 6:41:11 PM

1. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
3. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
4. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
5. A Dolls House
6. Auntie Mame
7. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters
8. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Titans Curse
9. The Girl Who Chased the Moon
10. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Battle of the Labyrinth
11. Dead Until Dark
12. Living Dead in Dallas
13. Club Dead
14. Dead to the World
15. Dead as a Doornail
16. All Together Dead
17. From Dead to Worse
18. Dead and Gone
19. Dead in the Family
20. The Persia Cafe by Melany Nailson
21. The Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult - FOR THE RECORD THIS BOOK IS AMAZING


Short Stories:
1.A&P by John Updike
2.A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner
3.The Lottery by Shirley Jackson
4.The Storm by Kate Chopin

6/3/2010 10:51:22 PM