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    Quote Originally Posted by Iceglow View Post
    I attempted to read 50 Shades of Grey to see what the fuss was all about (my girl kinda blackmailed me in to it) I got to chapter 9 before I was begging her to let me stop it. I honestly have found a book I think is worse written than Twilight! I know it's impossible but it's true. The amount of grammatical faux pas, errors and the continuity issues along with the least sexy sex scenes ever witnessed in literature I couldn't continue.

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    I stopped at "Twilight fan fiction"

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    I still haven't been reading because I don't know why. I could be reading right now but apparently I'm just going to sit here and be on EoFF.

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    The Sorrows of Young Werther

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    Oh man, that's a good book. Takes me back to freshman comparative lit. Old times.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Del Murder View Post
    That took you nine whole chapters to discover?
    9 chapters is frankly speaking one sitting. The chapters were not long. Also my girlfriend was kinda forcing me in to doing this.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Iceglow View Post
    I attempted to read 50 Shades of Grey to see what the fuss was all about (my girl kinda blackmailed me in to it) I got to chapter 9 before I was begging her to let me stop it. I honestly have found a book I think is worse written than Twilight! I know it's impossible but it's true. The amount of grammatical faux pas, errors and the continuity issues along with the least sexy sex scenes ever witnessed in literature I couldn't continue.

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    i read The Sparrow by Maria Doria Russell
    it's about a jesuit mission to an alien planet
    it's really good! really well written and it seems like a lot of research went into it

    now i'm back to reading the prince by machiavelli which i was going to use as a cid's knight to take over eoff

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    A Fan's Notes by Fred Exley

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    Quote Originally Posted by krissy View Post
    i read The Sparrow by Maria Doria Russell
    it's about a jesuit mission to an alien planet
    it's really good! really well written and it seems like a lot of research went into it

    now i'm back to reading the prince by machiavelli which i was going to use as a cid's knight to take over eoff
    The Sparrow has been on my to-read list for awhile now. I'm kinda scared that it might be disturbing though. Was it?

    Recently I've read:

    Shadow of the Wind - Not a genre I usually care for, but what a brilliantly written book. I really enjoyed it, despite some of the gruesome bits.
    Anna and the French Kiss - Would have liked this way more if I were 15 years old. But still, nice fluffy read.
    This is Where I Leave You - It was decent enough. Nicely written, but I can never really get into books where a middle aged white man with no special or discerning qualities is the main character, which leads me to...
    High Fidelity - Again, white middle aged man as main character. Well written. Thought it was ok.

    Reading now:
    Les Miserables
    Rosewater and Soda Bread

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    there's some trigger material in it, but it doesn't take up the majority of the book. however there's a lot of premonition and foreshadowing that sort of steels your resolve as you continue through the book. a lot of things are revealed loosely rather early on, and the remainder of the book is putting the pieces of the story together.

    edit: i am going thru stephen king's The Stand, the uncut edition, it is kind of huge

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    Ooooh, Miriel, I really hope you like Les Mis. It's one of my favorites of all time. My one complaint is that Hugo can get so goddamn annoyingly tedious with details that don't seem to matter at first, but all of the details he shares allows you to paint such a vivid picture of what is going on in your mind. The story is beautiful.

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    Finished A Fan's Notes, onto Humboldt's Gift by Saul Bellow. Really into it so far.

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    Pillars of the Earth. It's pretty epic so far.

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    77 Shadow Street by Dean Koontz
    Love Koontz, his writing is always pleasing to my mental palate and yet again I'm feasting upon one of his novels.
    Really recommend this book to anyone interested in unconventional horror fiction.

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    reading sophie's world again
    i stopped halfway last time
    this time im taking notes and trying to learn something

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