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Ten great books/series I have read:
Tuesday, March 7, 2006
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 | Wheel of Time, a HUGE series by Robert Jordan. I love these books, but they're not for everyone. You really need to be into liking long descriptions, and making a huge commitment to reading all 11 books (and counting!). Think of this as a LOTR with a much more defined world, lots and lots of girl characters, and no hobbits.
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 | The Sabriel Trilogy these books are great, once again they're adventure books. They're about Sabriel, a girl who is a necromancer like her father, and in the later books, about a girl named Lireal. They're very good books, interesting, and I really like the concept.
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 | A Great and Terrible Beauty This book is really good, I like stories about girls in boarding schools, they're cool. This one is about a girl called Gemma who's mother was mysteriously killed in India, and who is trying to puzzle out the weird happenings going on around her.
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 | Angels and Demons This the prequel to the very famous Da Vinci Code, but to be honest, I prefer this book much more! Join Robert Langdon on his first adventure to the Vatican. If you like art and religion, or if you just like mystery.. or if you liked DaVinci code. Or if you like books in general, this one is for you!
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 | The DaVinci Code I love art. I love Robert Langdon, and I love this book. I know everyone has read it. I know it's long. But do yourself a favor and get it anyways!
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 | The Great Train Robbery Based on real events, this book by Michael Crichton is really interesting! I absolutely loved it. It's nice and long, and there's some dialect, but I'm a big dialect fan.
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 | Timeline Hated the movie, loved the book. Again this is for those who like history, dialect and adventure. This one is about a group of researchers who go back into time to find one of their co-workers, who is stuck in the Middle-Ages.
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 | Lord of the Flies A must-read book in most high schools, Lord of the Flies is about a group of boys stranded on an island in a planecrash, with no adults to help them. They kinda go a little nuts. This is quite an intense story, though. I guess this book isn't for those with a sensitive stomach.
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 | Farenheit 451 I am absolutely in love with this story. Basically, it is about a futuristic world where books are banned and critical thought is supressed. One man, Guy Montag, is determined to find out why.
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 | Confessions of Georgina Nicolson "Bridget Jones for the younger set, Georgia records the momentous events of her life--and they are all momentous--in her diary, which serves as a truly hilarious account of what it means to be a modern girl on the cusp of womanhood. No matter that her particular story takes place in England, the account of her experiences rings true across the ocean." If you love humor, these are definetely for you. (Angus, Thongs, and FFS)
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 | Sorry, I know there's only supposed to be 10.. But I have another must-read. It is called Night. It is a true story by Elie Wiesel, a Nobel Peace Prize winning author who recounts when he was taken from his home, seperated from his family, and sent to the Auschwitz concentration camp during the second World War. It is a very intense, moving and powerful book. It's short, so if you have a week, or a night, read it. You'll be hooked from beginning until the end. And even after you've finished, it's hard to shake off his words. This story is chilling. But man is it good.
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