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 Post subject: books?Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2003 5:25 am 
hello hello-id like to know what are the eisley peoples' fvourite books and authors-as i have realised that my neohew should read more-of course-books loved by others is also tres good information thanks _________________ in my mind,ill dream http://www.xanga.com/kinzguybrush |
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2003 6:04 am
anything by nick hornby is one of my fav writers he did about a boy, high feidlity awsome awsome books , right now im re reading narnia by cs lewis i saw one of eisleys journal dealies and they had a picture of narnia and i was like aw i miss that book, umm lord of the rings, the dune saga is also awsome stuff, um a hundred years in solitude by gabriel garcia marquez , the perks of being a wallflower also a great book forgot who its by, my copy ive lent it to so many people and so many people have thank me, i lent it to a teacher in high school and now he makes his students read it _________________ www.capricorn15.net http://img17.photobucket.com/albums/v50/tgukempire/ 
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Joined: 09 Dec 2003 | Posts: 629 | Location: san diego (city on the edge of forever) california
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2003 6:23 am
By "eisley peoples'" do you mean the band members or the fans? I assumed you meant the former, but I could be wrong... |
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2003 8:47 am
I'm not in the band, but I'll recomend books anyway. Well sto start, The Lord of the Rings should be pretty much required reading for everybody. Even people who don't normally read fantasy should give it a look. Building on Tolkien's works, The Hobbit goes hand-in-hand with the "trilogy" and is a good primer for the later works. If your nephew enjoys the professor's work and wants to learn more, The Silmarillion, History of Middle-Earth, and Book of Lost Tales are great but only for experienced Tolkienists. If your nephew likes fantasy genre books, then some other heavy weights in this field are The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan and A Song of Ice and Fire by George RR Martin. For a "guilty-pleasure" go with the Dragonlance novels (The Chronicles and Legends series) by Margeret Weis and Tracy Hickman. Some other interesting titles I've read include Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card (I've heard the rest of this series is good, but I haven't read any yet), andA Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket. _________________ Audioscrobbler Now 
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Joined: 29 Oct 2003 | Posts: 4250 | Location: Up here in Connecticut
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2003 9:09 am
the rest of the ender series that i've read has been as good or better than ender's game. of course i've only read ender's shadow and speaker for the dead but they were amazing. |
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2003 9:32 am
Ok, here are my recommendations. House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski Probably one of the creepiest, unsettling, mind-altering books I've ever read. The meat of the story is a critical analysis of a movie made by a Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist to document his family's transition from living in the middle of New York to a large house in rural Virginia. Over the course of the family's residence in the house, the interior proportions of the house begin to change; pitch black hallways as long as entire football fields begin randomly appearing and disappearing along with a strange growl emanating from within those hallways. Here's the kicker though; despite the appearance of these enormous hallways, the exterior dimensions of the house don't change AT ALL. (And I'm just scratching the surface of the plot) Definitely worth checking out. Go Ask Alice by Annonymous To put it briefly, this is an actual diary of a teenage drug addict (though no timeframe is given, my guess is that it took place sometime during the late 60's and early 70's). Despite the inherent gruesomeness (for lack of a better word) of the topic, this is one of the most touching books I've ever read, and it's easily one of THE saddest books I've ever read (one of the few that's made me cry my eyes out). _________________ Coprophiliacs make sh*tty lovers. Flickr Transvaal IV - Myspace : Virb Deep Thoughts About Shallow Subjects |
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Joined: 02 Sep 2003 | Posts: 2455 | Location: Grapevine, TX
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2003 9:39 am
The Long Walk by Stephen King is my favorite book of all time. im not a big reader, but everythingthat Stephen King writes i enjoy. right now im reading Don Quixote and its pretty good. _________________ http://www.myspace.com/eightieseducation Website - www.kristuphil.com/phil |
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Joined: 03 Jul 2003 | Posts: 410 | Location: SF
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2003 9:49 am
oh yes, the Ender Series is phenomenal. Check them all out. Might I suggest Les Miserables, The Count of Monte Cristo, and Catcher in the Rye. THose are usually read in school, but they are good. Also, try out The True Believer: The Nature of Mass Movements by Eric Hoffer. _________________ signed: Omygosh, Emperor of Shmo **the turtle stamp of approval** www.soulstrum.com |
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Joined: 03 Jul 2003 | Posts: 1195 | Location: West Texas
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2003 10:56 am
I'll strongly second Nick Hornby. Great stuff. Siddhartha by Hermen Hesse is brilliant. Uhh.....anything by Chuck Palahniuk (author of Fight Club) is very thoughtful, humerous reading, if you've got a strong stomach and an open mind. _________________ My epitaph, should I ever need one, God forbid: 'The only proof he ever needed of the existence of God was music.' -Kurt Vonnegut "...dance when you forget to wear pants..." -Seanbaby |
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Joined: 02 Nov 2003 | Posts: 194 | Location: on the corner at the end of the block...
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2003 11:24 am
no one here has sais it yet, so i must. HARRY POTTER OWNS ALL OTHERS!!!!!!!! so let him read it. _________________ http://www.audioscrobbler.com/user/Gameboybob/ http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=gameboybob http://www.myspace.com/thegameboy |
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Joined: 01 Aug 2003 | Posts: 5453 | Location: Nagoya, Japan
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2003 12:16 pm
uhh, hello people, The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy series by Douglas Adams! Instant classics... that 'trilogy' is totally awesome, and if you haven't read it, you should. Honestly, it's like, my favorite series.. hmm indeed _________________ "strength is just an accident arising from the weakness of others." ~Joseph Conrad --------------- 
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2003 12:18 pm
if you're into cyberpunk William Gibson's "Pattern Recognition" is pretty good. _________________ "Religions have started on lesser revelations" - investor on MarketWatch.com |
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Joined: 01 Jul 2003 | Posts: 4403 | Location: Dallas
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2003 12:21 pm
Anything by Ray Bradbury is worth reading, especially Fahrenheit 451 and The Martian Chronicles. Bravo Two Zero and Immediate Action by Andy McNab are two of the most amazing books i have ever read. And I very very highly recomend Lords of Chaos by Michael Moynihan and Didrik Soderlind. |
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Joined: 05 Nov 2002 | Posts: 434 | Location: Bridgewater, VA
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2003 12:42 pm
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's The Little Prince - The most touching analysis of the differences between adults and children. It reminds you of the most important things in life. Oh, and anything by Kurt Vonnegut; the man who gives me the most excitement through several hundred flattened sheets of wood pulp. Not only is he wild, cock-eyed and frankly pretty offensive, his writing always rings true; he has a true comic ear. _________________ "A little less love, a little more common decency." - Kurt Vonnegut |
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Joined: 21 Aug 2003 | Posts: 5268 | Location: Ipswich, Suffolk, England
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2003 3:04 pm
I concurr with those who suggest reading Lord of the Rings. Don't see the movies until you read the books I say! They're amazing. I much preferred The Hobbit and The Silmarillion was good too if you're into that stuff. J.R.R. Tolkien is brilliant. But I also really really love J.K. Rowling and the Harry Potter books. The Prisoner of Azkaban was my personal favorite but the last book, The Order of the Phoenix just sucks you right into the story. I'm also a sucker for Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice is really good. I quite enjoyed it. I even read it in my head with an English accent. You have to with British books. It's a requirement I think. Well that's enough from me. Those are my picks, choose as you will. _________________ Elizabeth: You two could never make out. You'd start a fire! Me: Why? Because we're so hott that we'd just combust into spontaneous flames of hottness? Elizabeth: No, because that's what happens when two sticks rub together! My brand spankin' new xanga! http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=matchbox17 ~Madi |
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Joined: 16 Oct 2003 | Posts: 94 | Location: Whitehouse, TX
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