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Old 07-23-2007, 04:41 AM   #1276
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Yeah! Actually I did! Very much so... Apart from the epilogue. I mean, it wasn't awful, just made me cringe a little. But all in all, I thought it was good. =D
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Old 07-23-2007, 08:00 AM   #1277
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That's exactly what I was thinking. There was no need for that end bit.

& the names he gave them were a bit cheesy.
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Old 07-23-2007, 09:48 AM   #1278
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I've never been much of a Potter fan, but that could be a result of suffering through way too many years of jokes on my name (Harry) and the fact that my initials are H.P.

I'm currently starting on Anne Rice's Interview With The Vampire, I like her portrayel (sp?) of vampires, it is an interesting change.
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Old 07-23-2007, 01:30 PM   #1279
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BH - it's "portrayal". Anyway, I absolutely agree with you; I was absolutely fascinated with the first four books or so, mainly because of the characters (esp. Claudia and Lestat).

At the moment I'm reading "Angélique" by Sergeanne Golon and (re- reading) Oscar Wilde's "The Picture of Dorian Grey". I just can't get enough of that book.
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Old 07-23-2007, 11:41 PM   #1280
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I'm reading A Farewell To Arms by Ernest Hemmingway at the moment! I love the way he writes, theres something very unique about him that's kind of sucked me in. >.<
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Old 07-24-2007, 05:53 AM   #1281
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Well Ive just finshed Anne Rice- Tale Of the body theif. And am currently now reading Stethen King- Pet Sematary. Lol Im such a book nerd I like have 10+ diffrent books which I have yet to start reading ...
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Old 07-24-2007, 10:49 AM   #1282
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as is half the rest of the western world

...just finished reading Harry Potter.

Next up is actually a non-fiction book:

The Natashas: Inside the New Global Sex Trade by Victor Malarek
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Old 07-24-2007, 11:53 AM   #1283
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My dear sweet mother just chock full of lavendar recently returned from France with a gift for me:

Charles Baudelaire's Fleurs du Mal, in French no less! Tres bien!
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Old 07-24-2007, 12:34 PM   #1284
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Question Suggestions for good goth books?

I've read Dracula, and I'm a big fan of the Demonata series. Any other books that are a goth must-have?
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Old 07-24-2007, 12:48 PM   #1285
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I've read Dracula, and I'm a big fan of the Demonata series. Any other books that are a goth must-have?
I'm sure you'll get a load of responses there, but a quick word to the wise, the board regulars like it if you go to the introduction forums, read the stickies and post your answers to the 13 questions there before you get stuck into the forums...

Quick! do it now!
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Old 07-25-2007, 08:20 AM   #1286
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& the names he gave them were a bit cheesy.
A bit cheesy is an understatement!!! Haha I was laughing so much at the names... it was a total 'wtf' moment!
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Old 07-25-2007, 11:36 AM   #1287
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Well Ive just finshed Anne Rice- Tale Of the body theif. And am currently now reading Stethen King- Pet Sematary. Lol Im such a book nerd I like have 10+ diffrent books which I have yet to start reading ...
Hah, you're not the only book nerd, don't worry. I've got nearly 20 books lying around that I still need to get to. They'll have to wait until I finish HP 7 though, which may take a while because I seem to suddenly have tons of other crap to get done.
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Old 07-25-2007, 08:51 PM   #1288
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I just started From The Dust Returned, by Ray Bradbury. I picked it up on a whim from the bookstore today, and I'm having trouble putting it down. It has a feel to it that I think will appeal to many of the people that frequent this site.
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Old 07-25-2007, 10:14 PM   #1289
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Good stuff. ^.^
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Old 07-25-2007, 11:36 PM   #1290
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I loved ******, though the teach took it away when she saw it. Sigh.

I am currently reading impulse, by Ellen Hopkins. It's written in verse, very interesting.
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Old 07-27-2007, 05:44 PM   #1291
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Well, I finished 'Interview With The Vampire'. Damn I love that book. I agree that Lestat is a very interesting character.

I'm now beginning Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe's Faust, as translated in the original meters by Bayard Taylor.

When I finish Faust, I was pondering hunting down my father's old copy of Dante's "Inferno". Good idea? Bad Idea?
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Old 07-27-2007, 06:48 PM   #1292
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I am currently reading THE GREAT GATSBY by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

Again.
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Old 07-28-2007, 06:08 AM   #1293
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Breathless - wonderful idea! Great book.
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Old 07-28-2007, 09:48 AM   #1294
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Othello for school, then A Doll's House.

Ungh, while I like Othello, I'm dreading A Doll's House. Bad.
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Old 07-29-2007, 10:10 AM   #1295
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Just finished Robert McCammon's Swan Song. Starting Are You Loathsome Tonight? by Poppy Z. Brite. I"m catching up on the stuff by her that I haven't read yet.
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Old 07-29-2007, 10:32 AM   #1296
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I just finished reading The Red Tent by Anita Diamant. Very interesting and different.
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Old 07-29-2007, 10:40 AM   #1297
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Just finished "the Stand" & now am reading "No One Here Gets Out Alive" which is a biography of Jim Morrison. I never knew he was a Mensa-quality genius.
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Old 07-29-2007, 05:10 PM   #1298
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Hah, you're not the only book nerd, don't worry. I've got nearly 20 books lying around that I still need to get to. They'll have to wait until I finish HP 7 though, which may take a while because I seem to suddenly have tons of other crap to get done.
That's nothing, I've got over 50 books at home that I haven't read yet
Don't ask....
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Old 07-29-2007, 09:42 PM   #1299
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iv just startrd romeo & juilet
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Old 07-30-2007, 12:49 AM   #1300
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The last book I read was the conclusion of the Soldier Son Trilogy by Robin Hobb. I need to get down to forbidden planet to get another book - probably next weekend.
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