Reading
Have you read a good book lately? Was it light reading or a challange? Give a brief description of what the book was about.
N Posts: 17
i know this is an old post but i'd like to share what i've been reading. i realize that some of these books may be considered child's play, but i had never read them and wanted to take the chance to read them while i could.
here goes:
the chronicles of narnia series
*not a challenge but a really great read
the hobbit/lord of the rings series
*great books, but slow
Ines of my soul, Isabelle Alende
*not a challenge, but one of the greatest books i've ever read. really good writing.
Shogun, James Clavell
*My favorite book of all time. Excellent writing, description, story, everything.
Drown, Junot Diaz
*my formerly favorite book. really gritty and real. very relatable.
like i said, i know this is an old post, but when you read a good book you can't help but want to talk about it and share it with other readers.
thanks
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here goes:
the chronicles of narnia series
*not a challenge but a really great read
the hobbit/lord of the rings series
*great books, but slow
Ines of my soul, Isabelle Alende
*not a challenge, but one of the greatest books i've ever read. really good writing.
Shogun, James Clavell
*My favorite book of all time. Excellent writing, description, story, everything.
Drown, Junot Diaz
*my formerly favorite book. really gritty and real. very relatable.
like i said, i know this is an old post, but when you read a good book you can't help but want to talk about it and share it with other readers.
thanks
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N Posts: 6
hi charlie, i read the hobbit and LOTR a long time ago.
good books. i have heard good things about shogun. can you tell me more about it?
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B Posts: 463
Old topic but I couldnt help but tell the world about the Book of Awesome.
I picked it up in Makassar at the airport bookstore and thought ok this should get me through the flight and found I couldnt put it down. Its one of those easy to read great for travelling books. Its about the little awesome things in life that we take for granted and remembering to acknowledge them. Things like -
Bakery air - hot fresh rolls when the bakery opens
When another driver flashes his lights to let you know theres a cop up ahead.
Hearing someone laugh in their sleep
Track pants, because, theyre an old familiar friend.
So many more little things that will make you smile. I ended up having the book shared around while on Bunakin with the staff and guests...it really is AWESOME.
If you find it for 150,000 rupes or however many dong on your travels - grab it, it will make you smile.
There is also a book of holiday awesome which I have on order..hoping theres a few good travel anecdotes in there.
Neil Pasricha is the author :) Reply to this
I picked it up in Makassar at the airport bookstore and thought ok this should get me through the flight and found I couldnt put it down. Its one of those easy to read great for travelling books. Its about the little awesome things in life that we take for granted and remembering to acknowledge them. Things like -
Bakery air - hot fresh rolls when the bakery opens
When another driver flashes his lights to let you know theres a cop up ahead.
Hearing someone laugh in their sleep
Track pants, because, theyre an old familiar friend.
So many more little things that will make you smile. I ended up having the book shared around while on Bunakin with the staff and guests...it really is AWESOME.
If you find it for 150,000 rupes or however many dong on your travels - grab it, it will make you smile.
There is also a book of holiday awesome which I have on order..hoping theres a few good travel anecdotes in there.
Neil Pasricha is the author :) Reply to this
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Has anyone read the true accounts, by Jennifer Worth, who was a nurse and midwife to London east enders, in the 1950s?
I am currently reading 'Call the Midwife', by Jennifer Worth and am astonished by the miserable poverty people managed to survive in the 1800s and early 1900s in London, England. Makes me wonder why so many insist on glorifying the good old days. Reply to this
I am currently reading 'Call the Midwife', by Jennifer Worth and am astonished by the miserable poverty people managed to survive in the 1800s and early 1900s in London, England. Makes me wonder why so many insist on glorifying the good old days. Reply to this
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astonished by the miserable poverty people managed to survive in the 1800s and early 1900s in London, England. Makes me wonder why so many insist on glorifying the good old days.
‘A combination of disillusion about the here and now with illusion about the there and then’.
...The past is a foreign country... The grass is always greener...ignorance is bliss...and other clichés.
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