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Thinking about tackling The Pilgrims Progress (Bunyan) for the fourth time. I catch something new every time I read it.
Sense and Sensibility
I'm on Braingle far too long, I stay on the computer from dusk to dawn. Playing games and chatting with friends, the novelity of it never ends.
I'm on Braingle far too long, I stay on the computer from dusk to dawn. Playing games and chatting with friends, the novelity of it never ends.
I just finished Five Little Pigs by Agatha Christie. Some people would say it's boring, and I can understand why, but I loved it (along with every other book written by Christie that I've read so far). It seemed simple at first, but the plot turned out to be so complex. A beautiful story, too.
Every book of Christie is so thrilling that you can barely resist taking a peak to see who is the murderer.
My Antonia by Willa Cather
Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan
.....and short stories by O. Henry. (Love that man's stuff.)
I'm reading Caddie Woodlawn aloud to my little brothers and sister. I remember it being one of my very favourite books in the whole world when I was in fifth grade.
Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan
.....and short stories by O. Henry. (Love that man's stuff.)
I'm reading Caddie Woodlawn aloud to my little brothers and sister. I remember it being one of my very favourite books in the whole world when I was in fifth grade.
I'm currently reading "Skeleton Key" by Anthony Horrowitz. 
A CNN Reporter was interviewing a USMC Sniper and the following conversation took place. Reporter:"What do you feel when you shoot an insurgent in the head? Sniper: *Shrugs* Recoil.
A CNN Reporter was interviewing a USMC Sniper and the following conversation took place. Reporter:"What do you feel when you shoot an insurgent in the head? Sniper: *Shrugs* Recoil.
I felt a bit curious, and in the mood for reading - even though I probably shouldn't as I'm actually busy with proper duties for the first time in a while - so I opened ... Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. 
I haven't read 5 or 6. So hooray for incongruity! 
[What's that? Why is there a magic snake? Satanist cults? Who's that? When did he die? Why did that happen? What's that for? Nani?! Wakarimasen!]
I also checked out some books on Urban Legends and Ghost Stories. It was a beautiful cloudy day and I felt like scaring myself with tales.
With the catching up I need to do for class, I ain't going to finish anything. Lol.
Why didn't the Libertarian cross the road?
I haven't read 5 or 6. So hooray for incongruity! [What's that? Why is there a magic snake? Satanist cults? Who's that? When did he die? Why did that happen? What's that for? Nani?! Wakarimasen!]I also checked out some books on Urban Legends and Ghost Stories. It was a beautiful cloudy day and I felt like scaring myself with tales.
With the catching up I need to do for class, I ain't going to finish anything. Lol.
Why didn't the Libertarian cross the road?
Oh...that'd be hard to follow without reading the last 2 
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets...again.
"That's my girlfriend, you numpties!" - Ron Weasley
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets...again.
"That's my girlfriend, you numpties!" - Ron Weasley
I'm about to begin Murder at the Powderhorn Ranch by Donald Bain and Jessica Fletcher.
Just read To Cut A Long Story Short by Jefferey Archer. My first Archer book and I loved it!
Of Mice and Men ~ John Steinbeck
Definition of LEADER: Someone who dares to stand up in a group of people, helps that group become a team, and then helps that team reach their goal however big or small it may be. ~Yazmeen (me!) Û Have 4wheels' amazing cookies! Ramadan Mubarak!
Definition of LEADER: Someone who dares to stand up in a group of people, helps that group become a team, and then helps that team reach their goal however big or small it may be. ~Yazmeen (me!) Û Have 4wheels' amazing cookies! Ramadan Mubarak!
Ugh. I've put The Emperor's Children on hold until Christmas break. While the her prose is quite good, Claire Messud's pacing is not. I swear, sometimes I want to throw the book across the room and shout "MOVE THE PLOT". Other than that, I like the ideas and themes she is exploring, but I'd rather read it when I don't have as much school work.
Anyways, next up is The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe. So far so good. A nice little romp through the history of the Salem witch trials.
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"It may help to understand human affairs to be clear that most of the great triumphs and tragedies of history are caused, not by people being fundamentally good or fundamentally bad, but by people being fundamentally people."-Good Omens
Anyways, next up is The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe. So far so good. A nice little romp through the history of the Salem witch trials.
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"It may help to understand human affairs to be clear that most of the great triumphs and tragedies of history are caused, not by people being fundamentally good or fundamentally bad, but by people being fundamentally people."-Good Omens
Finished Deliverance Dane. I liked it, but that's just it; I just liked it. There were a couple of plot hiccups, like the antagonist being her academic adviser who's gone mad and is looking for the Philosopher's Stone. Seriously? He's so cliche that he even goes into a long rant about how he did everything a la a James Bond villain. Overall, fun and delightful, but nothing too serious.
Nest up: It Can't Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis. It's a 1930s political satire about how a fascist dictator could take hold in the U.S. I love how sharp Lewis' prose is; several parts have me chuckling out loud which is extremely hard for a book to make me do.
"It may help to understand human affairs to be clear that most of the great triumphs and tragedies of history are caused, not by people being fundamentally good or fundamentally bad, but by people being fundamentally people."-Good Omens
Nest up: It Can't Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis. It's a 1930s political satire about how a fascist dictator could take hold in the U.S. I love how sharp Lewis' prose is; several parts have me chuckling out loud which is extremely hard for a book to make me do.
"It may help to understand human affairs to be clear that most of the great triumphs and tragedies of history are caused, not by people being fundamentally good or fundamentally bad, but by people being fundamentally people."-Good Omens
The Lightning Thief - Graphic Novel Version
Rick Riordan
I hope to read The Lost Hero next, if I get the chance to visit the bookstore.
Music is my life. Ciao.
Rick Riordan
I hope to read The Lost Hero next, if I get the chance to visit the bookstore.
Music is my life. Ciao.
Lord of the Flies - William Golding
Also, Lord of the Flies - William Golding
"I need to be myself. I can't be no one else." - Noel Gallagher
"I need to be myself. I can't be no one else." - Noel Gallagher
Form what I have heard, Lord of the Flies is a very don't-read kind of book 
Those people are obviously wrong. 
It is a great novel looking at the pitfalls of civility.
Anyways, Sinclair Lewis' It Can't Happen Here was great. Satire so sharp that it stings, remarkable prescience to today's political climate, and darkly funny. Characters are a bit flat, but since the point of the satire was to take extremes of conservative and liberal politics, they fit well. I'm putting more of his stuff on my to read list.
I'm moving on to Stiff by Mary Roach and God Knows by Joseph Heller. I've read books from these authors before: Bonk and Catch-22 respectively, so I'm prepared to laugh out loud in public a bit too often.
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"It may help to understand human affairs to be clear that most of the great triumphs and tragedies of history are caused, not by people being fundamentally good or fundamentally bad, but by people being fundamentally people."-Good Omens
It is a great novel looking at the pitfalls of civility.Anyways, Sinclair Lewis' It Can't Happen Here was great. Satire so sharp that it stings, remarkable prescience to today's political climate, and darkly funny. Characters are a bit flat, but since the point of the satire was to take extremes of conservative and liberal politics, they fit well. I'm putting more of his stuff on my to read list.
I'm moving on to Stiff by Mary Roach and God Knows by Joseph Heller. I've read books from these authors before: Bonk and Catch-22 respectively, so I'm prepared to laugh out loud in public a bit too often.
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"It may help to understand human affairs to be clear that most of the great triumphs and tragedies of history are caused, not by people being fundamentally good or fundamentally bad, but by people being fundamentally people."-Good Omens
Death From the Skies
*forgot who it's by...*
*forgot who it's by...*
I've got several new mysteries in my book pile. Two are old Nancy Drew, because I'm in the mood for nostalgia. Also have another of the endless works about Marie Antoinette and her court. She's just fascinating.
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