Haven’t started Fahrenheit 451- it’s just sitting in my bag, all forlorn, waiting to be read. School and NaNo are taking away all my recreational reading time.

The Sword of Shannara is decently-written, although it fairly shamelessly takes a lot from Lord of the Rings. Despite the similarities, it’s still a good book in its own right, and the later books get better (and more original).

Basically, it’s like what would have happened if Christopher Paolini had learned how to be a fabulous writer after writing Eragon, assuming he was already a good writer when he wrote Eragon, just using a very cliche plot.

Haven’t started Fahrenheit 451- it’s just sitting in my bag, all forlorn, waiting to be read.

Oh, well. When you finish all of your obligations, you will have an awesome book to read.

/gushing about Fahrenheit 451

Funny, I enjoyed both Fahrenheit 451 and what I’ve read from the Olympians series (which is everything but the last novel).

@ Marquis- being a Greek mythology junkie, I found them very enjoyable, even if they’re geared for kids.

I just watched the movie on youtube.
No, it was not good. No, it was not completely horrible. No, I don’t want to watch it again.

The Percy Jackson books are great! I just got my sister to start reading them the other day, and even though she’s 21, she loved the first one. Also, I’m rereading the third. (because it has Blackjack, my favorite character, on the front cover and it was sitting out in my school’s library. :))

gasp! Are you saying… you don’t like P+P?

gasp! Are you saying… you don’t like P+P?

That’s exactly what I’m saying. I hate that time period, and I don’t care if they get married or not. I don’t really like the characters all that much, but Mr. Benett is my favorite. Most of the things he says are funny, though other characters are funny at times too. I don’t find the endless conversations about who is agreeable and who isn’t to be at all interesting. I do, however, understand why it is so popular and why it is good literature. I just don’t find it interesting.

(Hey, maybe you should try P+P+Z instead.)

I would give that a try, but I have to read P+P for school. I don’t want to be writing about how Elizabeth didn’t like Darcy until he started killing zombies on a test or something. I need to know what happens in the original.

@451
It is sooooooooooo amazing. I wuv it so much. Huggles book

I started The Grapes of Wrath which I am enjoying so far. It seems to me that John Steinbeck has a unique way of discussing really interesting values and ideas all the time. You can’t turn more than two or three pages without having the philosophical part of your brain activated. I like that.

I started The Company They Keep by Diana Glyer. Its about the Inklings, C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, etc. I’m enjoying it so far. :D

Either reading Soul Music or And Then There Were None soon.

It’s great so far!

It’s kind of like Alice in Wonderland, but more modern.

Also, I found out that I unintentionally plagiarized Neil Gaiman without even reading any of his books, because Richard Mayhew and my male protag are very similar. Oops. (But I’d be lucky if mine turns out half as well as Richard. On a slightly related note, why girls go for Edwards instead of Richards is beyond me.)

I am so proud of you two for spelling ‘plagiarism’ properly.

bows

I won the fifth grade spelling bee. (Not with ‘plagiarized’...but then again, I remember that half the contestants got knocked out with the word ‘filthy’.)

Anyway, I finished Neverwhere. It was awesome and amazing and utterly great. It would also make a great movie in a quality adapter’s hands.

It would also make a great movie in a quality adapter’s hands.

Agreed. I’m still waiting…

I’ve seen it in my library, but as soon as it mentioned something about a ‘super hawt guy’ in the summary inside the cover, I ran.

Saw that there was a Stephenie Meyer quote on the books, so I pretty much steered clear of them.

Anyone read :

i read it quite some time back, and i gotta say i was (and still am) impressed by it… (just throwing a recommendation out for y’all)

The only thing I’ve ever read by Colfer was The Supernaturalist (I think that’s what it’s called). I liked it.

Oh, I think I’ll read LotR before Artemis Fowl, plus a bunch of other stuff, but maybe I’ll get around to ‘em eventually. I’ll put them on my list.

I liked the cunning twists.

Not as good as the earlier ones, but I liked them well enough.

Kind of like how it’s a pity they never made any sequels to The Matrix?

I like Reloaded, because of the Twins, the chase scene, the many Smiths and the Chataeu fight.

OK, so Reloaded was pretty awesome. The music was amaaaazing, and I love both the chateau and the freeway fights.

Don’t worry, I’ve been thinking them since the film came out.

8D

You must immediately rush out and buy/read all Artemis Fowl books at once right this instant now.

SECONDED. GO. NOW.
Jeni, actually, I share your views on the subject. :D

Okay, even though I read all the spoilers, I will read no more and instead go buy books five and six. D:

ahem I’m done now. Promise. :D

After finishing From Russia With Love, I was in the mood for an even more mindless, pure fun story.

Enter scene: Jimmy Coates: Killer. And it’s fabulous. 8D It’s so gloriously fun, not as mindless as Alex Rider, but fuuuun. There are some really hilarious parts, too.

Yes, I know it’s in the 8-12 age bracket, but I don’t care. :3 The protagonist is 11, which I try to forget because it makes me O_o and think a little more how unbelievable at times it is.

Oh but I did sit in the coffee shop today and almost finish it. I left the last chapter for tonight.

I’ve just started The Wheel of Time: Book 12: A Memory of Light: Book 1: The Gathering Storm.

Or they might have dropped the subtitle, I’m not sure.

Spanman, yaaayyy!

I’m now reading The Goose Girl. ‘Tis très cute. ;)

Oh yeah, I liked that book! Try Princess Academy it’s by the same author, and it’s pretty good. But I liked The Goose Girl better.

I remember reading Enna Burning but I don’t remember what happened.

So, I finally got Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief and have now added it to my ever growing collection of ‘books I am currently reading. :D

Yes, I is excited also. :D

I finished Of Mice and Men today. It was a very good story, but I feel like I missed something. I keep going over it again and again in my head trying to really understand it.

Ooh I want to read that too. That was a great series.

I read Stardust...it was pretty good, I liked it. It was a more fairy-taleish fantasy, which I enjoyed. I especially liked the line:

Have been unavoidably detained by the world. Expect to see us when you see us.

XD

I keep going over it again and again in my head trying to really understand it.

What didn’t you understand, Pearl? I can help! :)

YES. YOU SHOULD BE. YOU SHOULD BE JUMPING UP AND DOWN. YEAH.

*obliges *

You didn’t cry?

No.

Yes!

(I think I cried after finishing Of Mice And Men.)

I felt pretentious, so I checked out Crime and Punishment from the library. I’ll let you guys know if I ever actually finish. XP

WHY did I have to read those Artemis Fowl spoilers? Thanks alot, Steph.

Artemis Fowl stopped at book 3. The rest is a what-if story, and I stand by it.

Also, just finished reading The Invisible Man again. I read it the first time by accident, because I meant to pick up Invisible Man. That was kinda embarrasing.

Picked up The Moon is a Harsh Mistress (at Sly’s recommendation) and am loving it. :D