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Eldest, by Christopher Paolini. Yes, yes, I'm very behind, I know.
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"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." -Matthew 11:28
"Even when our eyes are closed, there's a whole world out there that lives outside ourselves and our dreams." --Edward Elric, Fullmetal Alchemist
“To put alcohol in the human is like putting sand in the bearing of an engine." --Thomas Edison
[color="RoyalBlue"][font="Trebuchet MS"]The simplest way that I can understand therapy is that we're born a certain way, we're taught to be something different, and we spend our whole lives trying to unravel it and ultimately align ourselves with who we really are. Life, experiences, traumas -- whatever -- they all add up to make you some altered version of what you are. So there's this battle that goes on between what you are and what you become, and it's been very important for me to unravel what I was taught to be or what I became. and to draw a direct parallel to music -- the closer I get back to being who I really am, the stronger the music gets..." --Billy Corgan (Smashing Pumpkins frontman)[/font][/color]
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"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." -Matthew 11:28
"Even when our eyes are closed, there's a whole world out there that lives outside ourselves and our dreams." --Edward Elric, Fullmetal Alchemist
“To put alcohol in the human is like putting sand in the bearing of an engine." --Thomas Edison
[color="RoyalBlue"][font="Trebuchet MS"]The simplest way that I can understand therapy is that we're born a certain way, we're taught to be something different, and we spend our whole lives trying to unravel it and ultimately align ourselves with who we really are. Life, experiences, traumas -- whatever -- they all add up to make you some altered version of what you are. So there's this battle that goes on between what you are and what you become, and it's been very important for me to unravel what I was taught to be or what I became. and to draw a direct parallel to music -- the closer I get back to being who I really am, the stronger the music gets..." --Billy Corgan (Smashing Pumpkins frontman)[/font][/color]
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Fionn Fael - Posts: 197
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Hay all how are you doin well the last book I read was Glorious Appering I am not done on last couple chapters and I am also reading "A Song of Ice and Fire" its a series of boks fantasy knights dragons krakens but the authoer is very perverted sorry for that word but he is I like ths plot and story but there is a lot he could have done with out but I like it I do not recomend you reading it.(some s..)not good. Hay did any one read "the present"?
The Lord my God Rarely works the same way twice but the out come is always the same.[/SIZE]
C. S. Lewis is such a great writer. I have read his Screwtape Letters, his Great Divorce, and am no working on his Mere Christianity.
C. S. Lewis is such a great writer. I have read his Screwtape Letters, his Great Divorce, and am no working on his Mere Christianity.
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Rambo - Posts: 113
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I re-read Howl's Moving Castle yesterday, and for class I am partway through Flannery O'Connor's Wise Blood.
Let others believe in the God who brings men to trial and judges them. I shall cling to the God who resurrects the dead.
-St. Nikolai Velimirovich
MAL
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Kaori - Posts: 1463
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I just finished "Steppenwolf" by Herman Hesse for a class. It was kinda weird but interesting. Either tonight or tomorrow I'm going to start *shudders* "A Clockwork Orange" by I Have No Clue Who The Author Is for a different class. I'm so dreading that.
The last books I read for pleasure were "Knife of Dreams" from the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan, "A Feast for Crows" from the Song of Ice and Fire series by George R.R. Martin, "Memiors of a Geisha" by Aurthur Golden(that is his name, right?), .hack//AI buster - the first book in the .hack series, and "Monster" by Frank Peretti.
I too read "A Song of Ice and Fire." Martin really doesn't need lots of the things he puts in (in fact, most fantasy writers could take out stuff), but I really love the story line. I just wish "A Dance with Dragons" would come out soon.
The last books I read for pleasure were "Knife of Dreams" from the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan, "A Feast for Crows" from the Song of Ice and Fire series by George R.R. Martin, "Memiors of a Geisha" by Aurthur Golden(that is his name, right?), .hack//AI buster - the first book in the .hack series, and "Monster" by Frank Peretti.
Rambo wrote:I am also reading "A Song of Ice and Fire" its a series of boks fantasy knights dragons krakens but the authoer is very perverted sorry for that word but he is I like ths plot and story but there is a lot he could have done with out but I like it I do not recomend you reading it.(some s..)not good. Hay did any one read "the present"?
I too read "A Song of Ice and Fire." Martin really doesn't need lots of the things he puts in (in fact, most fantasy writers could take out stuff), but I really love the story line. I just wish "A Dance with Dragons" would come out soon.
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In those days spirits were brave, the stakes were high, men were real men, women were real women and small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri were real small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri. - Douglas Adams
I smell cinnamon roll-y!!
You fight like a dairy farmer!
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No - My birthday isn't really on the Ides of March, but that is the fake date I use everywhere on the Internet.
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Doe Johnson wrote:I just finished "Steppenwolf" by Herman Hesse for a class. It was kinda weird but interesting. Either tonight or tomorrow I'm going to start *shudders* "A Clockwork Orange" by I Have No Clue Who The Author Is for a different class. I'm so dreading that.
The last books I read for pleasure were "Knife of Dreams" from the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan, "A Feast for Crows" from the Song of Ice and Fire series by George R.R. Martin, "Memiors of a Geisha" by Aurthur Golden(that is his name, right?), .hack//AI buster - the first book in the .hack series, and "Monster" by Frank Peretti.
I too read "A Song of Ice and Fire." Martin really doesn't need lots of the things he puts in (in fact, most fantasy writers could take out stuff), but I really love the story line. I just wish "A Dance with Dragons" would come out soon.
Clockwork Orange is by Anthony Burgess. And you have every reason to shudder. I read it myself, I should know. That guy is a real psycho.
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I am getting quite a bit of reading done on breaks at work. I finished 1984 and Joyce Meyers "Enjoying where you are on the way to where you are going" and now am about halfway though War of the Worlds. It took a little bit to really get into the book, but the impending doom and hopelessness of the situation is really starting to come through.
You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness. Rom. 6:18
God can do anything, anytime, anyway He wants to.......if He wants to paint me blue and hang me upside down nekkid from an apple tree, thats alright, as long as it's God doing it. Of course, if He comes through with a directive like that, I might have to ask for some I.D. Michael Wanke
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righteous_slave - Posts: 393
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Help! I'm a Student Leader - Doug Fields
Our Pastor passed these out on saturday and were supposed to read through them. Too bad i'm done already. Tiny book, but tons of things to learn.
Our Pastor passed these out on saturday and were supposed to read through them. Too bad i'm done already. Tiny book, but tons of things to learn.
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When you find yourself in the company of a halfling and an ill-tempered
Dragon, remember, you do not have to outrun the Dragon......you just have to outrun the halfling.
Dragon, remember, you do not have to outrun the Dragon......you just have to outrun the halfling.
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I'm going to start "Things Fall Apart" soon for my Cultural Core class.
~Life is the art of drawing without an eraser~
Lady Arianrod, lover of nature and fire.
Hello there! I'm back after a long break! I started watching anime again in 2016. I still check the forum too!
"But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us." Romans 5:8
"I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world." John 16:33
Lady Arianrod, lover of nature and fire.
Hello there! I'm back after a long break! I started watching anime again in 2016. I still check the forum too!
"But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us." Romans 5:8
"I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world." John 16:33
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Lady Arianrod - Posts: 651
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I got The Fushigi Yugi Ultimate Fan Guide in the mail and can't wait to read it.
Now I have to get the anime as well!
Now I have to get the anime as well!
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mitsuki lover - Posts: 8486
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I finished A Clockwork Orange. It wasn't quite as bad as I've had it described to me (or maybe I've just learned to ignore certain parts of stories) but it was rather weird. I actually think the nasdat slovos helped me ingore some of the real "horrorshow" parts since I couldn't fully viddy them, o my brothers. I don't know if I said that right, lol. I have yet to grasp exactly what was meant by the term horrshow, I swear it was used in both good and bad ways.
Next week I'm starting The Quest for Christa T. by Christa Wolf. No clue what it's about, just know the author wrote it in German.
Next week I'm starting The Quest for Christa T. by Christa Wolf. No clue what it's about, just know the author wrote it in German.
The #1 Fan of mastersquirrel's Voice!
In those days spirits were brave, the stakes were high, men were real men, women were real women and small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri were real small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri. - Douglas Adams
I smell cinnamon roll-y!!
You fight like a dairy farmer!
The Giver of Quality Hugs
I felt a great bump in the Thread, as if millions of posts suddenly bumped in terror and were suddenly silenced.
No - My birthday isn't really on the Ides of March, but that is the fake date I use everywhere on the Internet.
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I'm readign Soon by Jerry Jenkins and I'm also reading my frined's notes on time travel.
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The Case for Faith by Lee Strobel
I felt Your hands move mine aside, as those nails were driven down [[color=Gold]†][/color]
"There is a time for everything. A season for every purpose under heaven." Ecclesiastes 3:1
~Do not have feelings of animosity and resentment towards the depressing times in your life, but turn to God in praise for the days He gives you. Along with the times of joy He blesses you with, also come the times of hardship. For how can one reach for the stars without darkness?~
"Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good." Romans 12:21
"And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love." 1 Corinthians 13:13
"But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed." Isaiah 53:5 (NIV)
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"There is a time for everything. A season for every purpose under heaven." Ecclesiastes 3:1
~Do not have feelings of animosity and resentment towards the depressing times in your life, but turn to God in praise for the days He gives you. Along with the times of joy He blesses you with, also come the times of hardship. For how can one reach for the stars without darkness?~
"Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good." Romans 12:21
"And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love." 1 Corinthians 13:13
"But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed." Isaiah 53:5 (NIV)
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Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein
"To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society."
-Theodore Roosevelt
When asked what wine he liked to drink, he replied, “That which belongs to another.â€
-Theodore Roosevelt
When asked what wine he liked to drink, he replied, “That which belongs to another.â€
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mitsuki lover - Posts: 8486
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Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
In the Shadow of No Towers by Art Spiegelman
The former I have just finished. Overall an enjoyable read, despite being written for a younger audience, though the ending disappointed me. I have only browsed the latter and will seriously read it later tonight when I have free time.
In the Shadow of No Towers by Art Spiegelman
The former I have just finished. Overall an enjoyable read, despite being written for a younger audience, though the ending disappointed me. I have only browsed the latter and will seriously read it later tonight when I have free time.
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uc pseudonym - Posts: 15506
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Took three days to read Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince and [spoiler=the ending]I don't believe that Snape was a traitor.[/spoiler]
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mitsuki lover - Posts: 8486
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mitsuki lover wrote:Took three days to read Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince and [spoiler=the ending]I don't believe that Snape was a traitor.[/spoiler]
To quote Naruto: "Believe It!"
Though, in all honesty, I kinda sorta expected it. My Toe Sock Sense started tingling.
Joshua: Hebrew -The LORD is Salvation
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I added spoiler tags to that, because I can imagine some people who are behind on the series being really angry about learning that detail. Meanwhile, I will soon begin reading Crucifixus Etiam by Walter Miller Jr. No comment about it yet, of course.
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uc pseudonym - Posts: 15506
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The Screwtape Letters by CS Lewis.
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[color="Red"]As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. - Proverbs 23:7[/color]
The Sundries
Robin: "If we close our eyes, we can't see anything."
Batman: "A sound observation, Robin."
The Sundries
Robin: "If we close our eyes, we can't see anything."
Batman: "A sound observation, Robin."
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War in Heaven by Charles Williams and The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein.
"To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society."
-Theodore Roosevelt
When asked what wine he liked to drink, he replied, “That which belongs to another.â€
-Theodore Roosevelt
When asked what wine he liked to drink, he replied, “That which belongs to another.â€
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Sennin - Posts: 124
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One day, I randomly picked up a book by Danielle Steele ('Irresistable Forces') out of curiosity and halfway through, I refused to read the whole thing after peeking at the ending. It was slightly depressing as it involved a happily married couple who was torn apart due to their hectic schedules, which led to affairs.
Sigh. No more DS for me.
Sigh. No more DS for me.
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Mave - Posts: 3662
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Maus by Art Spiegelman
Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula Le Guin
I'm half way through the former and enjoying it much more than In the Shadow of No Towers. The author tells his father's story of surviving the Holocaust, but also shows his father telling him that story and their current lives. This aspect of it is really sad, as there are so many things wrong with his life and he's responsible for many of them.
The latter I am not far into, but so far I am neither impressed nor turned away. If the theme is truly only what the literary critics say it is, however (preconceived ideas about gender are bad), then I will be disappointed.
Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula Le Guin
I'm half way through the former and enjoying it much more than In the Shadow of No Towers. The author tells his father's story of surviving the Holocaust, but also shows his father telling him that story and their current lives. This aspect of it is really sad, as there are so many things wrong with his life and he's responsible for many of them.
The latter I am not far into, but so far I am neither impressed nor turned away. If the theme is truly only what the literary critics say it is, however (preconceived ideas about gender are bad), then I will be disappointed.
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uc pseudonym - Posts: 15506
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I found my copy of Redwall by Brian Jacques last night when I was cleaning my room, started it too. Why I love this book is the simple fact that Jacques makes an epic out of an ordinary story.
Maybe I'll read Triss next.
Maybe I'll read Triss next.
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When you find yourself in the company of a halfling and an ill-tempered
Dragon, remember, you do not have to outrun the Dragon......you just have to outrun the halfling.
Dragon, remember, you do not have to outrun the Dragon......you just have to outrun the halfling.
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