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Postby Jman » Fri Nov 09, 2007 2:26 pm

ich1990 wrote:^Ichigo? What are you talking about? It sounds like your representativeness heuristics are getting the better of you. Either way, you are right, the foundation is a good trilogy. I am currently part way through the actual trilogy right now.

Also for those of you reading Dekker's books (good choices, a highly commend you) I would reccommend his books in the following order.

Thr3e - Because it is his best book, and is a standalone.
Skin - Because it is almost as good as Thr3e.
Obssessed - Because it is another stand alone book. Not to mention a good one!

Next he starts a series of books that, to be fully understood and appreciated, should be read in the following order.

Black
Red
White
Showdown
Saint
House

Those are all his famous books anyways, happy reading.


Showdown, Saint and Skin are all a series type read. however I don't know which one comes first, all I know is Skin is the most recent.

and to stay on topic, i'm reading Monster by Peretti.

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Postby Alexander » Fri Nov 09, 2007 11:19 pm

I'm working through Perelandra as a school project. After that I'm going to read Dirty Magic that I got from my library.
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Postby the_wolfs_howl » Sat Nov 10, 2007 7:00 am

Just today, I finished Dune by Frank Herbert. ("About time too!" cries a chorus of all the books sitting on my shelf, waiting to be read.) This was an outstanding read, about a desert planet and her prophet, Muad'Dib. I loved all the abstract thoughts about prescience and prophecy, as well as the political intrigue. And to top it off, there was a ton of reference to Middle Eastern culture and language :jump: It caught me up in such a whirlwind of confusion and excitement that Robert Jordan's twelve-book series (with every book at least 700 pages, I might add) doesn't seem all that daunting anymore. I'm very happy to have read Dune, though it might be a while before I read the other books in the series.

Next book on the list: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon.
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Postby Sanji07 » Sat Nov 10, 2007 10:07 am

I've been reading the Left Behind series. I'm on book 2 of the adult version, and I just finished book 17 of the kids version. :angel:
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Postby uc pseudonym » Sat Nov 10, 2007 4:20 pm

The Politics of the Apocalypse by Dan Cohn-Sherbok

A book on Christian Zionism by a Jewish rabbi. So far I am not finding it tremendously engaging, but this is probably just writing style - the ideas themselves are significant and interesting. My hope is that once he gets out of the historical roots section it will flow better for me.
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Postby uc pseudonym » Mon Nov 12, 2007 2:44 pm

Under Vine and Fig Tree by Alain Epp Weaver

With a variety of authors, it should provide a decent variety of perspectives on the subject of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. However, I am somewhat disappointed by how much some of the chapters take one side of the matter.
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Postby the_wolfs_howl » Tue Nov 13, 2007 2:33 am

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon

A very interesting story written from the perspective of a boy with Asperger's Syndrome. I'm loving every minute of it.
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Postby uc pseudonym » Tue Nov 13, 2007 2:04 pm

The Famished Road by Ben Okri

So far I am not enjoying it at all, so I am glad it reads so quickly. If he is aiming for magical realism or symbolic plotting, I'm not seeing it. If it is simply fantasy or a more spiritual view of the world, I find it rather uninteresting.
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Postby Htom Sirveaux » Tue Nov 13, 2007 6:03 pm

Still reading Showdown, only it just occurred to me that if a movie is ever made based on it, Project 86's "My Will Be a Dead Man" would be perfect as the opening theme music.
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Postby the_wolfs_howl » Mon Nov 19, 2007 12:16 am

Oh, forgot to post in here. I finished The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (and loved every minute of it!), then went to finish Myst: The Book of Ti'ana, a book I'd been putting off finishing for a long time. And then I was so caught up in the feeling of Myst that I started Myst: The Book of D'ni, and that's the book I'm reading right now. I've discovered that I enjoy the books with Atrus as the main character more than The Book of Ti'ana, probably because I already feel as though I know him from the games, and there's constant references to the games in his words and thoughts. And because I was practically breathing Myst, I went back to play the old original game (I laughed when it said the space required on the hard drive was 4 MB :lol: ).
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Postby uc pseudonym » Mon Nov 19, 2007 2:21 pm

A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn

This is a classic critical history of the US, but I'm actually reading it because I'm doing a massive paper on Howard Zinn. More accurately, I will be reading as much it as necessary. While it is well-written and interesting, it is also 600+ pages.
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Postby the_wolfs_howl » Tue Nov 20, 2007 10:37 am

I finished Myst: The Book of D'ni. Wow, that went fast. I was happy to see my suspicions about a certain race of people confirmed. It made me feel smart :hits_self

Next up: The Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens.
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Postby mitsuki lover » Sat Nov 24, 2007 12:28 pm

I've read some of Zinn's book.

Currently I have been going through The Dick Tracy Casebook but decided to stop after 'Spots'.
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Postby Htom Sirveaux » Sat Nov 24, 2007 4:21 pm

Just started Glenn Beck's An Inconvenient Book: Real Solutions to the World's Biggest Problems. He was just at the Barnes & Noble down the street yesterday doing a book signing. I really wanted to go but I had to work.
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Postby the_wolfs_howl » Mon Nov 26, 2007 2:54 am

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens. I've only read the first chapter so far, but it's wonderful to read such heavy stuff again, after reading several much lighter books.
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Postby Sanji07 » Mon Nov 26, 2007 4:52 pm

Left Behind: Vol.2 Tribulation Force, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, and The Secret Garden =3
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Postby jon_jinn » Mon Nov 26, 2007 5:02 pm

i just started reading A Midsummer Night's Dream, by Shakespheare...
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Postby mitsuki lover » Wed Nov 28, 2007 11:53 am

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Postby Kokhiri Sojourn » Thu Nov 29, 2007 9:39 pm

I've got about 150 pages left in The Brothers Karamazov. It is an incredible read, but I'd advise to read it with someone, to keep you going, as well as for great discussion.
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Postby Etoh*the*Greato » Thu Nov 29, 2007 11:16 pm

A major problem I've noticed among my non-christian friends is that most of them came from Christian family backgrounds and then got burned by the Church, or more specifically, by a "bad Christian." Thus I picked up a book from work called When Bad Christians happen to Good People. It's an interesting read.
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Postby the_wolfs_howl » Fri Nov 30, 2007 7:01 am

Kokhiri Sojourn wrote:I've got about 150 pages left in The Brothers Karamazov. It is an incredible read, but I'd advise to read it with someone, to keep you going, as well as for great discussion.


Awesome! Someone else has read that mammoth? XD I enjoyed BK, though I'll admit that if I hadn't already known that I love Dostoevsky, I might never have gotten through. I was reading a used book, where the last owner had written some notes in the margins, so I added some of my own. One of my favorite chapters is the one where [spoiler]Ivan Fyodorovitch sees the Devil in his room.[/spoiler]

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Postby uc pseudonym » Fri Nov 30, 2007 2:22 pm

Bethlehem Besieged by Mitri Raheb

Short stories from a Palestinian Christian pastor living in Bethlehem during the occupation. The writing isn't excellent but has a simple style that doesn't get in the way of the power of the stories. Overall I've been impressed by this guy's theology.
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Postby Technomancer » Sat Dec 01, 2007 11:37 am

I've just finished The Siege of Vienna: The Last Great Trial Between Crescent and Cross by John Stoye.

I'm now reading The Stone of Heaven: The Secret History of Imperial Green Jade by Cathy Scott-Clark and Adrian Levy. Basically, the book details the history of jadeite (which is not true jade, or nephrite) since the mid-eighteenth century.
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Postby mitsuki lover » Mon Dec 03, 2007 11:44 am

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Postby GrubbTheFragger » Fri Dec 07, 2007 12:51 pm

I am currently reading the book the Mist
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Postby SnoringFrog » Fri Dec 07, 2007 6:08 pm

Unfortunately, I have to read A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens for school; fortunately, it does seem to be getting a little better now that I'm farther into it.
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Postby the_wolfs_howl » Sat Dec 08, 2007 3:42 am

SnoringFrog wrote:Unfortunately, I have to read A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens for school; fortunately, it does seem to be getting a little better now that I'm farther into it.


I'm reading that too! Isn't his writing simply amazing?!! I'm all over the writing. I don't quite get the point of the plot yet, but I'm not very far into it yet. My brother said that it's worth reading all the boring parts just for the ending.
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Postby Htom Sirveaux » Sun Dec 09, 2007 10:19 am

GrubbTheFragger wrote:I am currently reading the book the Mist


You mean the single-story joint? For about a buck more you can get Skeleton Crew, which contains that and a bunch of other stories. Not all of those are good though, but a number of them are definitely worth reading.

Me, I'm reading Xanth book 2 -The Source of Magic.
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Postby Warrior 4 Jesus » Tue Dec 11, 2007 2:04 am

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

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