Danielle Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist got my full attention. Expecting consistency (what was I thinking!) and some connection, I bought The Devil and Miss Prym, By The River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept, The Zahir, and Eleven Minutes. The Devil and Miss Prym - I read, re-read, and re-read sooooooo many times (hoping to find some inspiration/enlightenment) but just can't get past page 17.By The River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept - page 3 the most.The Zahir and Eleven Minutes - both are still sealed and starting to discolor (come on, inspire me goddess of books!)...Mitch Albom's Have A Little Faith - this one has hope. I'm "moving on" and loving every page of it.Tuesday's with Morrie - It's next in line. All I need is "a little faith." John Grisham's The Brethren - sorry brothers, I'm such a sister. LOL! (one day...one day...) Quote Link to comment
Mango Man Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe - i got stuck in the middle, haha. Danielle, The Alchemist was great, albeit a bit way-out towards the end. I read one of his other works, just couldn't remember which. quote name='Danielle' timestamp='1335423343' post='8184758']Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist got my full attention. Expecting consistency (what was I thinking!) and some connection, I bought The Devil and Miss Prym, By The River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept, The Zahir, and Eleven Minutes. The Devil and Miss Prym - I read, re-read, and re-read sooooooo many times (hoping to find some inspiration/enlightenment) but just can't get past page 17.By The River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept - page 3 the most.The Zahir and Eleven Minutes - both are still sealed and starting to discolor (come on, inspire me goddess of books!)...Mitch Albom's Have A Little Faith - this one has hope. I'm "moving on" and loving every page of it.Tuesday's with Morrie - It's next in line. All I need is "a little faith." John Grisham's The Brethren - sorry brothers, I'm such a sister. LOL! (one day...one day...) Quote Link to comment
Danielle Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe - i got stuck in the middle, haha. Danielle, The Alchemist was great, albeit a bit way-out towards the end. I read one of his other works, just couldn't remember which. Hey dear friend,How about Mistress of the Game? LOL! And I don't forget promises. I simply wait until the "Art of War" is learned. *nagpaparinig lang Quote Link to comment
bods1000 Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Gravity's Rainbow, by Thomas Pynchon. In fact any Pynchon book. In his Mason and Dixon, he writes in an archaic 19th century style by capitalizing nouns, not just proper nouns. But his name always gets mentione when Nobel time come around. Quote Link to comment
dungeonbaby Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 "The God of Small Things".....Booker Prize winner, my foot, its so convoluted and dull. i know this thread is about cheering each other on to finish books we can't seem to, but arundhati roy? i wouldn't bother Quote Link to comment
ramonalito Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 There was this book I was really wanting to read back in high school I think... Bram Stroker's Dracula unabridged edition. Flipped thru the first few pages then just had it on my sidetable. Had nightmares the whole time so never got back to reading the whole thing and ended up returning it to the library. After that just read a couple of short versions of the book. Wasn't that scary at all but makes me think of reading the thick version again.... Quote Link to comment
jsa2009 Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 i've just finished "stolen life" by jaycee dugard lent to me by a special friend. am trying to pick up my reading on a book bought three months -- "the name of this book is secret" by pseudonymous bosch. the very first in the secret series Quote Link to comment
immatureandunstable Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 i know this thread is about cheering each other on to finish books we can't seem to, but arundhati roy? i wouldn't bother What's wrong with Arundhati Roy? Is it because she supports the Maoist revolution in India? Back to the topic, I can't seem to finish 19Q4 of Murakami. Downhill na para sa 'kin ang Murakami novels after Kafka on the Shore. A quote from Roy (a great dialectician): "To love. To be loved. To never forget your own insignificance. To never get used to the unspeakable violence and the vulgar disparity of life around you. To seek joy in the saddest places. To pursue beauty to its lair. To never simplify what is complicated or complicate what is simple. To respect strength, never power. Above all, to watch. To try and understand. To never look away. And never, never, to forget" Quote Link to comment
Leyna Posted June 21, 2012 Author Share Posted June 21, 2012 I've been a Koontz fan ever since reading Intensity, Watchers, Strangers, Dark Rivers of the Heart, One Door Away From Heaven, etc. But I agree with you. The sequels to the Odd Thomas series just aren't the same, not as quite memorable. Wow! No one knows about Odd Thomas in my circle, except my sister, whom I just forced to read the book lol. If you haven't heard yet, a movie adaptation has already been completed. A new book, Odd Apocalypse, will also be released in July. A three part novella, Odd Interlude (only in ebooks), has also been released. Kinda exciting but I'm still reluctant to read another Odd book after Odd Hours which was so-so. I might take a look at Odd Interlude sometime next week though. On topic: Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood I seriously forgot the reason why I haven't finished this book. I'm guessing I have abandoned it when I got Palahniuk's Choke. Quote Link to comment
kimkinnison Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 The Sleeper Awakes by H.G. Wells. Quote Link to comment
aspadeisaspade Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 oxford's world history Quote Link to comment
bods1000 Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 Wow! No one knows about Odd Thomas in my circle, except my sister, whom I just forced to read the book lol. If you haven't heard yet, a movie adaptation has already been completed. A new book, Odd Apocalypse, will also be released in July. A three part novella, Odd Interlude (only in ebooks), has also been released. Kinda exciting but I'm still reluctant to read another Odd book after Odd Hours which was so-so. I might take a look at Odd Interlude sometime next week though. On topic: Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood I seriously forgot the reason why I haven't finished this book. I'm guessing I have abandoned it when I got Palahniuk's Choke. Methinks I will never read another Atwood after finishing her THE BLIND ASSASIN, as nothing may ever top it. The book is just plain amazing. A novel within a novel. Back to topic. Curiously, I abandoned Austen's PRIDE AND PREJUDICE a third of the way through. Dunno why. Must be something wrong with me haha. Quote Link to comment
KristinLavransdatr Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 The Gospel According to Jesus Christ by Jose Saramago. Now, I know why the Portugal government banned it. Quote Link to comment
Leyna Posted September 25, 2012 Author Share Posted September 25, 2012 Methinks I will never read another Atwood after finishing her THE BLIND ASSASIN, as nothing may ever top it. The book is just plain amazing. A novel within a novel. Back to topic. Curiously, I abandoned Austen's PRIDE AND PREJUDICE a third of the way through. Dunno why. Must be something wrong with me haha. That's interesting. I'll check it out. The Ruins by Scott Smith, another one from my ever growing list. Quote Link to comment
Eddy Syet Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 Scarpetta by Patricia Cornwell Quote Link to comment
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