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Postby LadyRushia » Sat Feb 02, 2008 4:44 pm

I just finished Blue Like Jazz and now I'm reading Tales of the Otori.
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Postby Htom Sirveaux » Sun Feb 03, 2008 9:04 am

Ehh... I think I'm gonna give up on Coldheart Canyon. I like Clive Barker's short story stuff, but this is just repulsive. I need to get back to reading Neil Gaiman's American Gods. That one's more entertaining anyway.
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Postby Sheenar » Sun Feb 03, 2008 7:56 pm

I'm currently reading "Understanding Zoonotic Diseases" for my Animal Diseases and Public Health class --I just finished reading about Anthrax and now am reading about Brucellosis. This is one of the most interesting and fun classes I've had in a while --taught by a veterinarian and everything.
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Postby the_wolfs_howl » Wed Feb 06, 2008 3:30 am

Just finished A Tale of Two Cities today! :jump: I really liked it, especially the beginning and the ending, lol. I plan on reading something a little lighter next, though.
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Postby mitsuki lover » Wed Feb 06, 2008 11:42 am

O Ye Jigs & Juleps! by Virginia Cary Hudson
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Postby Shao Feng-Li » Wed Feb 06, 2008 10:09 pm

The Oath by Frank Peretti.
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Postby Sheenar » Thu Feb 07, 2008 11:46 am

Still reading the Phantom of the Opera. Can't seem to really sit down and read lately...
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Postby Mithrandir » Thu Feb 07, 2008 12:59 pm

Rereading The Belgariad (for, I dunno, the 8th time probably).

Currently on Book II.
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Postby uc pseudonym » Thu Feb 07, 2008 1:46 pm

The Roots of Evil by Ervin Staub

Beginning with school reading once again. Classes about genocide are great fun.
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Postby Fish and Chips » Sat Feb 09, 2008 8:49 pm

Theodore Rex by Edmund Morris

My American Presidency professor said to read up on a president of our choosing. Theodore Roosevelt was the man.
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Postby the_wolfs_howl » Sun Feb 10, 2008 6:06 am

More Adventures in Odyssey books than I can count.
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Postby animewarrior » Sun Feb 10, 2008 7:14 am

I'm reading a book called "The Princess and the Hound" as well as "Prophet" by Frank E. Peretti. And I finished "Saint" by Ted Dekker a couple days ago.
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Postby the_wolfs_howl » Mon Feb 11, 2008 5:47 am

The School Story by (*runs to get book*) Andrew Clements. It's about a girl in the sixth grade who's trying to get her story published, and it's really good. Hits home with me, too, since I decided I wanted to be an author when I was in fifth grade.
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Postby mitsuki lover » Mon Feb 11, 2008 12:14 pm

Finding Your Famous {& Infamous} Ancestors by Rhonda R. McClure.
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Postby uc pseudonym » Mon Feb 11, 2008 1:49 pm

Being Logical by DQ McInerny
Beowulf

I finally have an excuse to read this classic in a fairly literal translation. Unfortunately, I haven't gotten to the Grendal fight yet, so I can't make a judgment concerning it. Meanwhile, the other book is very readable and seems to serve as a solid basis for logic.
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Postby Felix » Tue Feb 12, 2008 10:50 am

Just finished The Circle and currently re-reading Showdown, both by Ted Dekker.
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Postby Htom Sirveaux » Tue Feb 12, 2008 5:01 pm

Felix (post: 1198950) wrote:Just finished The Circle and currently re-reading Showdown, both by Ted Dekker.


Ditto, minus the "re-."
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Postby the_wolfs_howl » Wed Feb 13, 2008 12:45 pm

Finished The School Story. Great book. I'm not sure what I'll be reading next....
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Postby Alice » Thu Feb 14, 2008 9:59 pm

Guns of Avalon, by Roger Zelazny
People talking without speaking
People hearing without listening
People writing songs that voices never share

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Disturb the sound of silence.
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Postby SnoringFrog » Sun Feb 17, 2008 5:15 am

Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift
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Postby mitsuki lover » Tue Feb 19, 2008 12:25 pm

Read Tolkien:A Look Behind The Lord of the Rings by Lin Carter yesterday and today.
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Postby uc pseudonym » Tue Feb 19, 2008 1:48 pm

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Continuing my coverage of old English literature. I don't like this one as much as Beowulf, given how excessive the descriptions are, but the plot seems interesting. Unfortunately, I know how it ends because this is such a common story.
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Postby Kkun » Tue Feb 19, 2008 3:41 pm

Starving Jesus by Craig Gross and J.R. Mahon, Seize the Day by Saul Bellow, and I'm re-reading Shakespeare's King Lear for my literature criticism class.

LadyRushia wrote:just finished Blue Like Jazz and now I'm reading Tales of the Otori.


What did you think of Blue Like Jazz? Donald Miller is far and away one of my favorite modern Christian authors, even if I don't agree with him sometimes (that's not why I read books, anyway). If you enjoyed it, I highly recommend Searching for God Knows What and Through Painted Deserts. To Own a Dragon is also very good, but it's hard to get through if you can't necessarily identify with the premise of the book.
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Postby yukoxholic » Wed Feb 20, 2008 11:50 am

The Chess Machine By: Robert Lohr as well as the Dragon Sword And Wind Child By: Noriko Ogiwara.
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Postby Supersith » Wed Feb 20, 2008 2:02 pm

Star Trek: Before Dishonor by Peter David
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Postby Alice » Thu Feb 21, 2008 10:05 pm

The Hand of Oberon, by Roger Zelazny.
People talking without speaking
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Postby mitsuki lover » Mon Feb 25, 2008 12:03 pm

More Steve Allen on the Bible,Religion,& Morality by Steve Allen.
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Postby uc pseudonym » Mon Feb 25, 2008 1:29 pm

Morte Darthur by Sir Thomas Malory, translated by William Caxton

Many of the Middle English spellings have been retained, so this inhibits swift reading significantly (though pondering how language evolves is fascinating, especially because I'm familiar with some of the archaic uses of words). But the stories themselves are interesting and well-written.
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Postby MomoAdachi » Sat Mar 01, 2008 2:44 pm

*A Traitor In Williamsburg: A Felicity Mystery
*Re-reading "Pretties" and "Extras" from the Uglies series
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Postby uc pseudonym » Sat Mar 01, 2008 5:03 pm

Discourse on the Method by René Descartes

I enjoy his writing, but I am still awaiting proof that his method can build up to significant matters. So far he has confined himself to mathematics as an example of broader principles, but I remain skeptical as to how easily it can apply to anything else.
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