Jul -- Entertainment: What are you reading right now?

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Posted on 01-28-09 12:12:00 AM

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I'm reading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows for like the 7th time. I have a severe lack of new books at my disposal.

And for the hell of it. On the comic/manga side I am reading:

-Planet Hulk/World War Hulk crossover
-Gantz

Every so often I go back and read a crossover or a manga series from start to end (or latest current issue).

Obviously, the manga that I follow weekly and monthly are not posted.

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Posted on 01-30-09 11:20:28 PM

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Yankee-kun to Megane-chan

Friend recommended. Do like.

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Posted on 02-01-09 04:06:33 PM

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I just read Speaker for the Dead a couple of days ago, since I recently read Ender's Game and I saw Speaker for the Dead for like 6 bucks at the coffee shop/bar where I was getting drunk. I enjoyed Ender's Game immensely, but I think Speaker for the Dead was even more amazing. Probably due to the increased interpersonal relations, and how awesome Ender is.

Now I have to go find Xenocide.

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Posted on 02-09-09 08:01:38 PM

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I decided to start reading Magical Mystery Tours: My Life with the Beatles after putting it off for over a month--got it for Christmas. It's basically Tony Bramwell, a childhood friend who was literally with the band every step of the way, chronicling the lives of the Beatles throughout the years, starting with their childhood in the late 40s/early 50s.

John Lennon is especially interesting, seeing how is mischievous, rebellious, sexual youth contrasts his (and Yoko's!) peace activist years, later on in his life.

In short, the book's great so far, and I look forward to reading it more.

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Posted on 02-09-09 11:15:45 PM

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Heroes graphic novel #2. I got in December and I cannot believe that I haven't finished this yet! I read Book 1 in a day.... ____________________

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Posted on 03-16-09 03:48:48 AM

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Resurrecting this thread because I just read some sweet books.

I read the first three books of Isaac Asimov's Foundation series: Foundation, Foundation and Empire, and Second Foundation. They set up a great sci-fi universe, a good story, and a great idea to go on: psychohistory.

Psychohistory is basically a new branch of mathematical analysis of society that allows one to predict the future, to a certain statistical level. So the setup is that the progenitor of this science forsees the decline of the Empire and following that, 30 millennia of barbarism. So he sets up these Foundations at opposite ends of the galaxy as part of his grand plan to shorten the period of barbarism to only one millennium.

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Posted on 04-01-09 02:39:12 AM

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I am reading about Photoshop,Visual Basic,Visual C++,and The Chronicles of Narnia

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Posted on 04-01-09 02:58:19 AM

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Nothing...I've since finished Heroes book 2 and a Doctor Who graphic novel.....and I want something to read on my breaks at work....my hubby has been bothering me for years to read Dragonlance.....I might as well start it...again... ____________________

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Posted on 04-01-09 04:27:41 PM

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I finished reading John Grisham's newest, entitled 'The Advocate'. This was on a long train journey, so I could totally concentrate on the book. I suppose it was worth the money.

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Posted on 04-02-09 01:29:53 AM

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I'm reading a memoir called "Angela's Ashes" for english. I feel sorry for the main character.

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Posted on 04-02-09 03:05:47 PM

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I'm reading Catch-22. It's exceptionally good, except that if I read too much at one time, I feel like I might be going a little crazy.

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Posted on 04-25-09 05:58:48 PM

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Pulled a Russian Roulette on OneManga this morning and chanced upon Rappi Rangai. Not too bad so far.

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Posted on 05-04-09 04:02:01 AM

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I'm reading a play called "The Importance of Being Earnest" by Oscar Wilde as well as The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner, both for English classes at school. Wilde is hilarious and Faulkner fucking sucks. But I'm not done with either one yet, so the jury is still out.

Once summer starts and I can read books that I want to read, I'm going to finally get to Gone with the Wind. It is pathetic that I've never read it.

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Posted on 05-04-09 04:32:37 AM

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Originally posted by Danielle
I'm reading a play called "The Importance of Being Earnest" by Oscar Wilde as well as The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner, both for English classes at school. Wilde is hilarious and Faulkner fucking sucks. But I'm not done with either one yet, so the jury is still out.

Once summer starts and I can read books that I want to read, I'm going to finally get to Gone with the Wind. It is pathetic that I've never read it.

Wow...at least you're getting decent shit. Importance of Being Earnest was one of the few 'older' things I liked reading up on. Faulkner can die.

Worse would be Hemingway...but I also tire of classics easy. :\

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Posted on 05-04-09 04:55:53 AM

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Originally posted by Danielle I'm reading a play called "The Importance of Being Earnest" by Oscar Wilde... I remember reading that for my English class one year. Good stuff. ____________________

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Posted on 05-04-09 05:31:26 AM

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Originally posted by Yume Kusanagi
Wow...at least you're getting decent shit. Importance of Being Earnest was one of the few 'older' things I liked reading up on. Faulkner can die.

Worse would be Hemingway...but I also tire of classics easy. :\

Yeah, I'm liking it thus far. All of the drama I've read this semester has been enjoyable, so I can't complain about that class. It's my other English class that's making me read crap like Faulkner (and Hemingway, but thank sweet baby jesus that unit is over).

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Posted on 05-04-09 05:42:44 AM

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See...this is why if I ever have to go back and do Engrish again (I passed out of 2nd year classes with As fine) I would have a Creative Writing class or something.

Otherwise I would be bored shitless with reading comprehension or going over HOW YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO ANALYSE OR WRITE A SENTENCE AND AAHAGHAHGHasdfasdf...

I hate restrictive classes like that. :\ I had plenty of better times on my senior year of HIGH SCHOOL than I did most of my scruelwork in college.

Minus Philosophy. I will say that kicked ass. That and maybe the first sem I took of objected oriented programming.

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Posted on 05-04-09 05:54:25 AM

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The English classes that most all students have to take suck. They're just survey courses and GE courses that feel like high school English all over again. I'm taking two English classes this semester, one of those and one for my major. I love the major one and I can survive in the other one because as boring and patronizing as it is, it's easy.

Hopefully by this time next year I'll be done with all of the non-major courses that I'm required to take.

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Posted on 05-15-09 09:10:16 AM

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A book written about a vampire that's more biological than mystical. He doesn't have fangs, has a problem with romancing his prey and only drinks really pure blood. Really great stuff, especially in the face of Twilight. Things are getting a little nuts now that I'm almost at the end and I wasn't really crazy about one of the chapters that just described an opera until it was blue in the face. But, overall, pretty awesome.

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