Mr. Pumpkinhead Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Out of Oz (4th and final book in the Wicked Years series) by Gregory Maguire Link to post Share on other sites
Nephilim Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks Link to post Share on other sites
hobbitses Posted April 3, 2013 Author Share Posted April 3, 2013 The Two Towers by JRR Tolkien. Link to post Share on other sites
Ashley Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 wintergirls by laurie halse anderson Link to post Share on other sites
Badab Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Rom sei dank. Its about how rom and Greece and there society are living forth in our own society and daily living. Interesting but most of the things i read until yet i already knew. Link to post Share on other sites
The Runner Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 The Americans-It is a book that I had back in middle school about the history of different civilizations and how they started. Very interesting. ^ Link to post Share on other sites
Emma_Rules Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 World War Z, by Max Brooks. Link to post Share on other sites
Nephilim Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 wicked game by lisa jackson and nancy bush Link to post Share on other sites
Ashley Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 twisted by laurie halse anderson Link to post Share on other sites
Arie Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Sense and Sensebility by Jane Austin Link to post Share on other sites
Lady Deadpool Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Try not to judge it by modern day standards. By that I mean in comparison to modern day literature it's not going to be anything like Harry Potter, Twilight, The Hunger Games, ect. in terms of ease of reading or even really catching your attention. I specialize in 19th century literature and creative writing, and Frankenstein is more of a classic example of Romanticism and the legitimation of the novel, in those regards and in terms of what it did for the gothic genre it was a pretty big deal. By today's standards though it's not going to be as action packed or engaging to the modern reader as the aforementioned books. If you're not into analyzing literature you probably won't enjoy it too much, but it's still worth reading so I'd encourage you to finish it, if nothing else you will be one of the few who knows all the common misconceptions surrounding Frankenstein. I'm about to read Titus Andronicus (Shakespeare) then I have Atonement by Ian McEwan up on deck. How come I haven't answered to this? xD All I wanted to say is that not everyone reads a book the way we, who have majored in literature, do. We notice a lot of things that concern not only the obvious meanings but also the subtle ones, the language, the historical background, the era it was written, the author's influences and so many other details. A lot of people don't actually do that, and they judge a book, based on the very story alone, based on their taste, and that's about it. I really don't blame them I don't want to come off like that and I really don't consider myself superior in any way. But I speak from experience, the first time I read Frankestein long ago I was not thrilled and I never got why people liked it. I read it again this very year, when I took an online course on Fantasy and Sci-Fi lit, and I understood so many more things, so many incredible motifs that people tend to overlook. ---Just finished Doctorow's Little Brother and currently reading North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell. I only recently saw the TV series so I thought I'd read the book as well. Link to post Share on other sites
Emma_Rules Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Valhalla Rising - Clive Cussler Link to post Share on other sites
Badab Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 (edited) The Wise Mans Fear, The Kingkiller chronicles, Day Two - by Patrick Rothfuss In my memorie the first book (the Name of the Wind) was better but i´m ready to give it a second chance. It is still good written and i like that its almost complete the memories of one man. And of course the silence of three parts is just brilliant. as i first rode it i could not believe what i was reading, rode it all again and again and was in love with the book, the first one^^ Edit: Don´t You think that Kingslayer sounds better than Kingkiller? Edited April 18, 2013 by Badab Link to post Share on other sites
Emma_Rules Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 The Passage - Justin Cronin Link to post Share on other sites
Badab Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 James Swallow - Black Tide Link to post Share on other sites
hobbitses Posted May 14, 2013 Author Share Posted May 14, 2013 The Return of the King by JRR Tolkien. Link to post Share on other sites
Ashley Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 Marilyn Monroe: Private and Confidential by Michelle Morgan Link to post Share on other sites
Badab Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 Feuerblüte, Im Reich der Wolkentrinker by Katja brandis translated - fireflower, in the land of the clouddrinkers saw it in my bookshelf and haven´t read it since 2006, so i thought why not. Link to post Share on other sites
Jade Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Looking for Alaska Link to post Share on other sites
Nephilim Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 No Laughing Matter by Betty Rowlands Link to post Share on other sites
Ashley Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 the satanic bible Link to post Share on other sites
Emma_Rules Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 Rise Again, by Ben Tripp. new zombie apocalypse novel for a little summer reading fun. Link to post Share on other sites
Nephilim Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 Rosebush by Michele Jaffe Link to post Share on other sites
Ashley Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 will grayson, will grayson by john green Link to post Share on other sites
Emmafan456 Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone <3 Link to post Share on other sites
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