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Books. That I liked!
Since this seems...

Since this seems to be the thing to do at the moment and because I'm bored of farming Gorgok on DF... In no particular order...

1. Les Miserables by Victor Hugo. Lovelovelovelovelovelovelove...

2. Old Possom's Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot. Because it's awesome.

3. Cry of the Icemark, Stuart Hill I think (to lazy to look it up).

4. Prey by Michael Crichton whose name probably isn't spelt right.

5. Harry Potter, SS-HBP by J.K. Rowling. Didn't like DH except for the Bellatrix scenes.

6. Dracula by Bram Stoker.

7. Anything by Edgar Allen Poe.

8. Anything by Terry Pratchett.

9. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy "Trilogy" by Douglas Adams, who, like Paolini, wrote five books in a trilogy but didn't randomly switch the title to "cycle", because he's a ba like that. *nodnod*

10. Skullduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy

11. Death in Yellowstone b Lee H. Whittlesey. Nonfiction account of every death in the first national park FTW, oh yes.

12. The Beast in the Garden by David Baron. Nonfiction, again.

13. Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Waterson. Well, it's a comic and not a book but I don't care.

14. Jennifer Government by Max Barry.

15. 1984 by George Orwell

16. Animal Farm by George Orwell

17. Jumper by Steven Gould. Infinitely superior to the movie, plot's totally different too. 

18. Wicked by Gregory Maguire. Despite all the squick in the Emerald City.

19. The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis.

20 Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury.

21. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnenblick

22. Notes from the Midnight Driver by Jordan Sonnenblick

23. Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Melissa Pessl (spelling?)

24. Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls

25. State of Fear by Michael Crichton.

More may follow. Or not. I dunno. Back to farming Gorgok, I suppose. *sigh* 

submitted by TNÖ, age 16, Deep Space
(July 29, 2009 - 3:03 pm)

back to the Blab about Books

Huh. I think I've actually read the majority of these. I like HP, Dracula, EAP, Douglas Adams, Skulduggery, Fahrenheit 451, and Narnia to a certain extent, though CSL could have done better (less family histories and prose, more action? Yes. I think that may have worked.). I must disagree on Calvin and Hobbes (dull, if memory serves). Also, I found Calamity Physics disappointing. See thread on CRR when I finally have the time to type up my thoughts...

submitted by Mary W., age 11.57, Saint Louis, Mi
(July 29, 2009 - 3:27 pm)

Also, Calamity Physics was Marisha Pessl, not Melissa. Front!

submitted by Mary W., age 11.57, Saint Louis, Mi
(July 29, 2009 - 3:57 pm)

I like Calvin and Hobbes! Calvin is a stuck-up brat, but Hobbes is cool!

submitted by Brynne, age 14, Flying away on
(July 29, 2009 - 8:00 pm)

I've only read 5 and 19 - great, in my opinion.

submitted by Ima
(July 29, 2009 - 6:16 pm)

Calvin and Hobbes is so awesome! Have you read Zits? It's another funny comic book! And Baby Blues is good too! And of course, Peanuts and Garfield! :D

submitted by Julia, age 12, Oregon
(July 30, 2009 - 10:22 am)

The only comics I really like are Calvin and Hobbes and Far Side. The rest just... I dunno... Don't really appeal to me much.

submitted by TNÖ, age 16, Deep Space
(July 30, 2009 - 11:32 am)

Well, and JtHM. <3 for JtHM.

submitted by TNÖ, age 16, Deep Space
(July 31, 2009 - 12:52 pm)

I've have read some of those books. But I didn't finish Animal Farm, for some reason. i think that you would like books by Chris Wooding.

submitted by MeadowSage, age 11, IL
(July 31, 2009 - 9:08 am)