Isa
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Post by Isa on Sept 17, 2006 8:26:59 GMT -5
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Name a book. Not just any book, a book that is barely known, whose author is barely known, but is a good book. No classics. Tell whether you've read the book the person before you named. Then name a book yourself, plus who the author is if you know. No repeating books.
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Post by Isa on Sept 18, 2006 9:41:29 GMT -5
"Revolution and the Word" by Cathy Davidson. It traces back the history of the novel, from its early status as a mediocre literary genre to its importance in the education of women and current-day popularity. Really interesting!
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Kristie
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Post by Kristie on Sept 18, 2006 16:30:24 GMT -5
Nope, in fact I've never even heard of it.
Mr. Darcy Takes a Wife by Linda Berdoll (EXCELLENT BOOK, but not Jane Austen-like at all)
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Post by Dominique on Sept 18, 2006 18:46:11 GMT -5
No but I'd like to
The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory (I hear they're making a movie of this one starring Scarlet Johannson, Natalie Portman and Eric Banna)
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Post by Isa on Sept 19, 2006 8:23:07 GMT -5
No, but I should if you say it's good. I'm strangely fascinated by Anne Boleyn...
A Prison Diary by Jeffrey Archer (his account of his two years spent in prison)
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czarval
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Post by czarval on Sept 19, 2006 11:54:56 GMT -5
No, I'd like to though.
A Scholar of Magics by Caroline Stevermer. Set in 1908, there is a magical university where there are many secret projects underway. Frustratingly though, no one seems to really care about the main secret project.
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Paige
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Post by Paige on Sept 20, 2006 13:05:06 GMT -5
nope
the dante club
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Post by czarval on Sept 20, 2006 17:31:41 GMT -5
No, can't say that I have.
Flowers of Evil. Poetry by Charles Beaudelaire.
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Post by Isa on Sept 20, 2006 18:46:00 GMT -5
Yes, I have! But a while ago. Even though I'm not a big fan of poetry, I actually enjoyed Baudelaire's poems.
As For Me and My House, by Sinclair Ross
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Paige
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Post by Paige on Sept 21, 2006 10:26:55 GMT -5
nope, haven't read it
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
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czarval
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Post by czarval on Sept 21, 2006 11:58:14 GMT -5
No. A girl I worked with was really keen to read it though. I'm not sure if she ever did.
Cautionary Verses by Hilaire Belloc.
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Bina
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Post by Bina on Sept 21, 2006 12:32:26 GMT -5
Nope. HavenĀ“t even heard about it.
Plainsong- Kent Harouf
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Post by czarval on Sept 21, 2006 12:39:12 GMT -5
No, haven't heard of that book, or that guy.
The Abhorsen Trilogy by Garth Nix.
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Post by Paige on Sept 21, 2006 17:56:31 GMT -5
YES!!!! ;D I LOVE LOVE LOVE those books!!!!!!!!
A Separate Peace by John Knowles
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Post by Isa on Sept 22, 2006 7:53:17 GMT -5
No, but Ive got a copy at home - it's sitting on my stack of books to be read.
The Life Before Us (Madame Rosa), by Romain Gary
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