Today, if you count ebooks.

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If you've ever thought or said "Nice Guys finish last" and really meant it, then you should probably read this LJ post by DivaLion. It's incredibly insightful whether you're male or female.

From a bumper sticker I like:
"If you're gonna ride my ass, at least pull my hair."

Today. I read a bit of Jane Eyre and The Brothers Karamazov.

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Looking for... shoujo with a canned peach confession. Don’t English me I’m panic.

See, and I thought that they felt nearly unrelated - like it was the same characters but in rather very different stories. There are so many details different between them, that saying one was based off the other felt weird to me. There's enough different to consider both individually, and I like both.

Just finished a book called "Bonds of Love" (M/M BDSM) and adored it!

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If you've ever thought or said "Nice Guys finish last" and really meant it, then you should probably read this LJ post by DivaLion. It's incredibly insightful whether you're male or female.

From a bumper sticker I like:
"If you're gonna ride my ass, at least pull my hair."

oh yeah i read alot of books, all the time.
Cover to cover, mayeb even the label on the side and sometimes i even read the synopsis.

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I believe in letting people do as they wish, as do I myself. Sometimes, of course, what I wish to do is kill them and they do not wish to die. This gives life interest.

Book as in paper book I think it was this thursday, but I also read ebooks (cheaper and don't kill any trees ).

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I love vampires.

I mainly choose books after reading some reviews of them. I've got a few thousand books on my wish list, and I do read other types of books, and I enjoy them, but the ones I've listed were just the ones I've read recently, mostly from the lack of available books at the library there.
My parents reacting against my reading books isn't exactly because the books I read are crap. I'm from a pretty traditional family, and they would rather I cook and look after my siblings, rather than read. They would actually kill me if they knew how much time I spent on forums xD

And yes, I was born in 1994.

On topic, read the Poison Study trilogy a while ago. Liked the first book, more than the other two. Didn't like the spin-off much either.


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let's see i just finished reading vol. 4 of The Twelve Kingdoms, i'm reading a book series about vampires by christine feehan, and i'm listening to The Codex

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I BECAME INSANE, WITH LONG INTERVALS OF HORRIBLE SANITY.
- E.A.POE
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I never sit down to read anymore. I think the last time I read sitting was like 3 years ago?

I read on the train nowadays. If that's fine, too then the last time was last week.

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I just realised I'd dropped a "reading" from that sentence, it's supposed to be: "statement that reading books is a waste of time"



So I was pretty much right in my original assumption then.
Obviously it's good to help out at home but one should still have the right to some time for reading (at least it's better than a lot of other activities). Also, shouldn't the fact that your reading time is limited make your choice of books all the more important?



Ahh, 16, fresh-faced, bright-eyed, youth!



If fantasy is your thing, have you read the Assassin trilogy by Robin Hobb? (I read that back in my teens when it first came out, I remember it having a great emotional impact on me. I recently re-read it and it was quite wonderful to be able to compare my reading of it today with that of my much younger self.) Or maybe The Steel Remains by Richard Morgan?

If you want to please your parents and read what they might consider a more improving book, then I would recommend A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson. It's general science for the layman, written in a very enjoyable and pleasant way.

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Well, I guess I read books everyday(if you count ebooks ). I'm reading "The Lucifer Effect:Understanding how good people turn evil"; finished "Shuttle Island" two days ago; it is a very good book with twisted plot.(haven't seen the movie though)

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I have (it's Farseer Trilogy). It wasn't really my kind of book (I prefer more literary fiction—lots and lots of exceptions though), but it was worth the read, and for a mainstream high fantasy it was very enjoyable. Now this was ten years ago I read them, so I don't know if I'd enjoy them as much were I to read them again.

I'd recommend Jack Vance (Dying Earth and Lyonesse books are fantasy).

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Far-off places with sweet sounding names.

I spit in their very direction!

Seriously... nothing, to me at least, can replace a real book. The smell... the feel... and everything else. It adds to the magic. Ebooks are just... convenient, nothing more. Not magical.

Anyway, I started Black Beauty this morning for a bit of (very) light reading. Pretty good so far.

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Ah, yes. My mistake, I couldn't be bothered to go into the other room and find them, but you're perfectly right, it's Farseer, not Assasin. (Easy to misremember though, considering the titles. Heh.)

Yes, as do I in fact. (Speaking of which, have you read any Robertson Davies? He's quite worthwhile.) My favourites are usually older works, Hypnerotomachia Poliphili makes frequent appearances in my "currently reading" list. (Does this make me a geek, I wonder?) Oh, and I only recently got around to reading The Enchantress of Florence and I really wish I'd gotten to it earlier because I thoroughly enjoyed that one.
Still, I believe it's healthy to explore a variety of genres and types. (Though I personally draw the line at such things as Twilight and its ilk. I tried reading that and had to give up after a very short while.) I'm of the opinion that if the reader gets something out of a book then reading it was worthwhile.

That recommendation was made to Hira1994, keeping her age and the fact that she didn't really seem too keen on literary fiction, and more into mainstream fiction, in mind. And if it's mainstream fantasy one is after then one might as well read some of the better ones, no?



It was absolutely ages since I read those, but I seem to recall that I rather enjoyed the Lyonesse trilogy. I preferred it to Dying Earth.
Though I was never terribly fond of his science-fiction, I don't really know why.

There should be a timer on computers that cause them to lock after a certain time at night, because you write some rambling and messy stuff at night. Apologies.

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My reading time wasn't exactly limited before... I read all the time, so sometimes I just grabbed random books when I was in a hurry.

Nope, fantasy isn't exactly my thing. I prefer tragic stories, mostly where one deals with someone who was close to them, their death. Mainly to make myself feel better...
No, I haven't read that, I'll try it out though

Haha, well, I'll try that as well, though I get no pleasure in pleasing my parents

Thanks for the suggestions ^^

Read Prophecy of the Sisters a while ago...forgot to finish it, and now I've forgotten what it's about...<_<

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couple months ago, book report for english. i think the last book i read was "The God of Small Things", really good book!