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Read two books recently!
They're both really dark and pessimistic, I like that kind of stuff tho sorry aha (not young adult fiction sorry)
The Secret History
I like this book because well it's so dark! (tells you on the first page that they murder their friend) and the rest of the book is about how and why really
The Little Friend
This one's end is so anti-climatic but I enjoyed it, it's written from the perspective of a child but her family is really problematic and she gets left alone a lot. She becomes involved in like criminal stuff so it's pretty interesting
They're both really dark and pessimistic, I like that kind of stuff tho sorry aha (not young adult fiction sorry)
The Secret History
I like this book because well it's so dark! (tells you on the first page that they murder their friend) and the rest of the book is about how and why really
The Little Friend
This one's end is so anti-climatic but I enjoyed it, it's written from the perspective of a child but her family is really problematic and she gets left alone a lot. She becomes involved in like criminal stuff so it's pretty interesting
I finished the Lunar Chronicles series and it was really anticlimactic.
Cool!
Also finished Cress. Way better than Scarlet.
And Bud, Not Buddy is amazing!
Scarlet
It was a runaway teenage vampire romance novel. Definitely like Cinder better.
Also finished Cress. Way better than Scarlet.
And Bud, Not Buddy is amazing!
// unrelated but I handed in my 5 minute script and got a really good mark so YAY now I have to write 2 poems //
About to read Scarlet once I get it..... Cinder is the best book ever!
haha can't wait to see what you think! And teen fiction will always be awesome. I agree xD
I didn't find the Maze Runner that good. :/ I felt the plot was predictable and the writing wasn't for me. (you might have more luck with it than me if you find it.) Cool! I might take a look into it if you like it!
I shall definitely do some reading after I've cleaned my room aha! I'll let you see how it goes. I watched the film for Maze Runner and it was OK, I haven't read teen fiction in ages aha (it's my guilty pleasure) Then again 19 is still TEEN so... I can do what I like x'D
Cinder is incredible so far. It's a science fiction twist on Cinderella, where Cinder, the main character, is a cyborg mechanic.
I finished reading the book of The Martian. It curses quite a bit, but it was still an extremely good book. The author checked his facts.
It's also an incredibly accurate Book to Film adaptation.
It was great.
It's also an incredibly accurate Book to Film adaptation.
It was great.
oooo I need to read that! Absolutely loved the film!!!
Definitely read it. The book is amazing. Just, don't read it if you mind cursing.It curses a lot.
Also, I'm writing a book, actually.
Also, I'm writing a book, actually.
Writing is so fun, I have to write a 5 minute script for creative writing aha x'D
Writing is great. But I actually do plan to publish this book. I have One fourth of it done.
That's awesome! Writing is like the best <3
OK so I went on holiday so I read LOADS:
- Fangirl -> quite a cute book about a girl and her struggle to start University
- The Red House -> this is actually a pretty dark book it's by Mark Haddon who wrote The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime I really enjoyed it though, but it's not for younger readers aha
- All The Light We Cannot See -> I thought this was a really beautiful and artistic book, it's set during the war and follows two main characters, a blind french girl and a German soldier. Very nice book, I love the language used in it
OK so I went on holiday so I read LOADS:
- Fangirl -> quite a cute book about a girl and her struggle to start University
- The Red House -> this is actually a pretty dark book it's by Mark Haddon who wrote The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime I really enjoyed it though, but it's not for younger readers aha
- All The Light We Cannot See -> I thought this was a really beautiful and artistic book, it's set during the war and follows two main characters, a blind french girl and a German soldier. Very nice book, I love the language used in it
I just finished Mr.Lemoncello.
I also started The WAR That Saved My Life! Loving it so far.
I also started The WAR That Saved My Life! Loving it so far.
I recently read Gone Girl - even though I had seen the film the book was still SO good. The plot twist is so epic like WOW x,D - if you wanna read a book which makes you question characters I would definitely read Gone Girl. Think I am gonna read more from that author!
Will check out! I'm rereading The Hunger Games. And will read Cinder.
I tried to find the Maze Runner the other day >.< but I couldn't find the teen section in the book store (I was too afraid to walk up an unlabeled staircase x'D) I did however find The Revenant, haven't seen the film but the book sounded interesting - I'll let you guys know how it goes !
Speaking of sci-fi, one of the best books I have ever read to this day was from that genre: it was called "Ready Player One" by Ernest Cline and is a definite recommendation from me.
It's basically a race through an online platform to find a hidden easter egg - there's various stages and hints throughout, as well as corruption, murder and an abundance of sci-fi references.
It's basically a race through an online platform to find a hidden easter egg - there's various stages and hints throughout, as well as corruption, murder and an abundance of sci-fi references.
I've actually read that. i remember really liking it.
I started rereading Dune.
That's always a good story.
That's always a good story.
Is that a sci-fi or am I thinking of a film xD
It's one of the Landmark Sci-Fi novels, and it inspired a lot of Science Fiction after it came out.
It did have a film made of it, yeah.
It did have a film made of it, yeah.
I'm going to read Mr.Lemoncello's Library Olympics soon. I recommend the first one as well. It's called Escape From Mr.Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein
That sounds good! It's a children's book right? I really liked the Secret Garden when I was younger, I think it's a children's classic not sure!
It is! I remember the secret garden... it is a classic.
Nice one! I also read a horror recently, The Monk ;o; (I like horror aha)
I enjoyed it though it's really really dark 0_0
I enjoyed it though it's really really dark 0_0
The most memorable recent read has to be the "The Testing" trilogy by Joelle Charbonneau. They're a brilliant set of books, and although an obvious comparison to the Hunger Games, I think they stand up for themselves and branch out into a new sub-genre of YA dystopia.
Would definitely recommend the set.
Would definitely recommend the set.
Sounds cool.
oooo I love YA dystopia, will try that out! How did you like The Canterbury Tales, Silver? T.T I had to study The Wife of Bath in school. At the moment I had to look at Anglo-Saxon literature/Viking Icelandic Lierature.
If you guys like Lord of The Rings type stuff you might like Beowulf (translation by Seamus Heaney) it's a long heroic, sort of poem type thing. Tolkien was inspired a lot by anglo-saxon literature c: Also if you like Loki... Thor... those type of stuff there are translations of the Edda around, which has original stories about them, not the comic book stuff 'Runes' is also a more 'truer' version of the Nordic Gods ^o^
If you guys like Lord of The Rings type stuff you might like Beowulf (translation by Seamus Heaney) it's a long heroic, sort of poem type thing. Tolkien was inspired a lot by anglo-saxon literature c: Also if you like Loki... Thor... those type of stuff there are translations of the Edda around, which has original stories about them, not the comic book stuff 'Runes' is also a more 'truer' version of the Nordic Gods ^o^
I loved Chaucer. He's great. We read The Knight's Tale, Wife of Bath's Tale, The Nun's Priest's Tale, the Clerk's Tale, and one more that I forget...
I've also read Beowulf. That's great, and I have a book of Norse Myths by Deaulaires, I believe it's spelled, which has these pictures in it, and they're simple to learn, but still pretty good.
I've also read Beowulf. That's great, and I have a book of Norse Myths by Deaulaires, I believe it's spelled, which has these pictures in it, and they're simple to learn, but still pretty good.
I've been reading Arthurian Legends.
Geoffrey of Monmouth, Thomas Malory, and The Pearl Poet.
Those are always cool. I also read some of The Canterbury Tales.
Geoffrey of Monmouth, Thomas Malory, and The Pearl Poet.
Those are always cool. I also read some of The Canterbury Tales.
Oh gosh I have been reading loads t.t (doing an English degree after all) x'D One book I really want to read is some of Kazuo Ishiguro's work! My lecturer recommended him to us so I wanna see what he's like c:
Daaaaamn that was a big necro
I'll join! Right now I'm on the 6th Harry Potter book. *Several months later*
Oh, I'm about to read "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" Which is the novel by Phillip K. Dick that the film Blade Runner is based off of.
I just finished reading the book "Night" by Elie Wiesel, which is about a Concentration Camp...
It was...
I just finished reading the book "Night" by Elie Wiesel, which is about a Concentration Camp...
It was...
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Reading Seraphina, by Rachel Hartman.
Reading a murder mystery, it's called 'the fifth gospel' and it's really good. I recommend it.
Just read ZeroZeroZero, a novel by Roberto Saviano. Recommending it for anyone that wants to get into more mature book themes.
Can I get a plot summary?
Just basic?
Oh, I'm also reading Ready Player One, which I really like.
Just basic?
Oh, I'm also reading Ready Player One, which I really like.
Well, once again, I am rereading "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."
It is seriously one of the funniest books I have ever read.
It is seriously one of the funniest books I have ever read.
I highly recommend the Chaos Walking trilogy by Patrick Ness. Simply fantastic.
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Tech recommended the His Dark Materials series to me. I watched The Golden Compass film but never really read the books. So far this is interesting and honestly infinitely better than any generic fantasy books.
Tech recommended the His Dark Materials series to me. I watched The Golden Compass film but never really read the books. So far this is interesting and honestly infinitely better than any generic fantasy books.
Not dead yet.
I read some witty short stories Kipling told to his children, those were fun.
I read some witty short stories Kipling told to his children, those were fun.
I'm reading Catch-22.
Really great book. It's like a humorous "All Quiet on the Western Front." It's a really hilarious book with some inappropriate bits.
Really great book. It's like a humorous "All Quiet on the Western Front." It's a really hilarious book with some inappropriate bits.
I'll do it too.
Wow. haven't been here in a while.
Yeah, I'll make a list.
Yeah, I'll make a list.
Alrighty. Here's my list in no particular order:
1. George Orwell
2. Philip K. Dick
3. Jules Vergne
4. Edgar Allan Poe
5. Ambrose Bierce
6. Michael Scott (am currently reading that alchemyst series, not too bad...for a fantasy book)
On an unrelated note, I once read a little heartwarming book, similar to Oliver Twist in plot but not quite the same. I can't seem to remember the name or the author, I know the name in Macedonian but we change the meaning of things once we translate them. If anyone can think of it, the main character is named Remi and by that I'm assuming the book is French or something.
EDIT: Nevermind, found it. Sans Famille (original title)/Nobody's Boy (English title).
1. George Orwell
2. Philip K. Dick
3. Jules Vergne
4. Edgar Allan Poe
5. Ambrose Bierce
6. Michael Scott (am currently reading that alchemyst series, not too bad...for a fantasy book)
On an unrelated note, I once read a little heartwarming book, similar to Oliver Twist in plot but not quite the same. I can't seem to remember the name or the author, I know the name in Macedonian but we change the meaning of things once we translate them. If anyone can think of it, the main character is named Remi and by that I'm assuming the book is French or something.
EDIT: Nevermind, found it. Sans Famille (original title)/Nobody's Boy (English title).
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