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BonFire's comments from the The Next Best Book Club group.

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A few hours ago I purchased The Shadow of the Wind and Brimstone. I was taking a break while I eat, and then it's back to the books. :)

I just started The Shadow of the Wind. I am still at the beginning but so far I am enjoying it.

Okay first I have to say to those that want to read "A Tale of Two Cities" and "Les Miserables":
Yes! Read them as soon as you can! Because they both are just that good. :)

As for me:

Shakespeare. All the ones I can get my hands on. Sure I have read some before, but that was back when I was in school and I don't remember much. Time to re-read!

Moby Dick. I am pretty sure I read this back in elementary school, but since I can't remember anything but "Call me Ishmael." I think I should read it again to be sure, lol.

Any and all Jane Austen.

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Any D.H. Lawrence. I have Women In Love on my computer, just waiting for me.

A Portrait of Dorian Gray. Also on my computer.

The Count of Monte Cristo. I first wanted to read it after watching Sleepers, then I saw everyone here talking about it, which only made me want to read it more.

Animal Farm and 1984. I would like to re-read these to refresh my memory.

@ Becky - I read The Thorn Birds back when I was around 13 or 14, and I still remember it. It is an epic story, and so very, very good.

I started reading Midnight in the Garden of Evil again. I started it before but got distracted by A Confederacy of Dunces. So far, it's really good.

Off the top of my head:

Fiction

Monster
Animal Farm
1984
Invisible Monsters

Non-Fiction

Animals in Translation Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior
Genome The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters

Shannon wrote: "I gave Their Eyes Were Watching God 5 stars. I really enjoyed the story, the voice and feel like I am priveledged to be invited to peak into a life so different from my own."

Terri wrote: "Shannon wrote: "I gave Their Eyes Were Watching God 5 stars. I really enjoyed the story, the voice and feel like I am priveledged to be invited to peak into a life so different from m..."

I loved that book!

Eric wrote: "I really liked reading Where the Red Fern Grows and Summer of the Monkeys by Wilson Rawls. I read those two a bunch of times when I was young.

Plus I was..."

I loved the Sideways Stories books! I was trying to think of the name to add to my list, and I couldn't remember. Glad to see someone else remembers them.

Both my parents love to read, and it rubbed off on me. By the time I was 4 I was reading anything I could get my hands on, lol.

A Wrinkle In Time ( the whole series)
R.L. Stine
Christopher Pike
Beverly Cleary
Judy Blume
Dr. Seuss
Island of the Blue Dolphins (and the sequel, don't remember it's name)
The Face on the Milk Carton (and series)
Julie of the Wolves ( and series)
Where the Sidewalk Ends
The Giving Tree ( if you never read this, please do!)
The Little Prince
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Halloween Tree
White Fang
Call of the Wild
Little Women (and the one about the boys)
To Kill A Mockingbird
Seven Little Australians
Arabian Nights
Treasure Island
The Hardy Boys
The Boxcar Children
A Little Princess
Where the Red Fern Grows
The Secret Garden
Little House on the Prairie (series)
The Chronicles of Narnia
Where the Wild Things Are
Shiloh
Corduroy
How to Eat Fried Worms
Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery
The Indian in the Cupboard
The Wind in the Willows

Okay wow. Sorry, I will stop here. When it comes to books, I talk too much.

I am in-between books at the moment. I just finished reading A Confederacy of Dunces the other day, and I haven't decided what book I want to read yet. So instead of novels, it's poetry.

Good Poems, Garrison Keillor
The Anchor Anthology of French Poetry
The Essential Rumi

I never denied that I have an eclectic taste in what I read. :p

Sorry, but I remembered another one.

Island of the Blue Dolphins

Well, I guess I should join the club of people who can't handle books about animals, lol. I don't like to cry in general, so I usually avoid anything that looks like it might be a tearjerker.

...Unfortunately I was tricked into watching A Walk To Remember and just recently, Marley & Me ( and yes, I sobbed my eyes out in the theater at that one).

Okay, on to books:

Shiloh
Where the Red Fern Grows
Flowers for Algernon
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius

There was this book I read once, about a stray dog a boy finds. The boy grows up and goes to college or something, and the dog waits for him the whole time. When the boy returns to his childhood home, the dog finally dies. Wish I could remember more.

Oh, and to show you how bad I am, I even cried at the Futurama episode with the stray dog.

There was a used book store where I used to live in Georgia named The Book Worm. I miss that store, because I could trade in my books. I live in Raleigh now and haven't found any used book stores yet.

In response to Li, neither do I.

However, I just finished reading (finally) "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole, and it definitely had me laughing throughout the book.

David Sedaris can usually make me laugh out loud, and even though I didn't really like "Rant An Oral Biography of Buster Casey" by Chuck Palahniuk and didn't even finish reading it, there was one childhood scene that was gross but made me laugh on and off for days just thinking about it.

Also, "Mr. Perfect" by Linda Howard definitely has moments that caused me to LOL.

I know there are more, but I can't think of them at the moment. Plus I am sure this comment is long enough as it is. :)

I just realized that I read too much, but not nearly enough.

Hi and welcome. :)

Right now I am reading eat pray love by Elizabeth Gilbert and On Writing by Stephen King. I couldn't start just one. It's hard enough trying to ignore all the other books lying around, lol.

Okay, I have to confess I read some of When Engulfed In Flames by David Sedaris. I couldn't help myself.

The library called today and said they have The Gargoyle in. I may be in trouble.

I did good today. I didn't buy anything. Of course, having to work probably had something to do with it. >.>

I am on the lookout for "Invisible Monsters" by Chuck Palahniuk. It's one of my favorites and I lost it when I moved, so I need a new copy.

Lori, that's so funny that we both got the same book at a thrift store today. I have heard good things about it, I can't wait. By the way, am I the only one who never realized it was nonfiction? lol
And I live in Georgia. I am so ashamed... :p

Lori, what other books did you get?

By the way, thank you Stacie! I love mysteries and crime thrillers, so I am sure I will enjoy it.

As for How To Be Good, this will actually be my first time reading Nick Hornby. I noticed the reviews for it weren't as good as the ones for his other novels. But oh well, it still looks pretty interesting.

Stacie, what is your favorite by Nick Hornby?

My roommate and I went to the thrift store today. It is right up the road, and I was bored. I prefer to get books from the thrift store because they are cheaper and I don't feel so bad for buying a ton of them. Today I got lucky! I found:

How To Be Good by Nick Hornby
A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
Midnight In The Garden of Good And Evil by John Berendt
some stuffed animals (I know, but I'm a kid at heart, lol.)
and then a bunch of vhs movies. I love my combo vcr/dvd player. :D
a phone, because it was blue and unique looking

And THEN we went to the library, and I checked out the other books on my currently reading list.

...I'm in heaven.

There were also a bunch of novels by Stephen King, John Saul and Danielle Steel. I am definitely going back for the Stephen King books when I have finished reading these, but I will have to pass on Danielle Steel.

Is John Saul any good?

I would just like to say that I watched The Lost Boys 2 and I was presently surprised. It's actually pretty decent.

Welcome Sharee! Yeah, I know I am late with it. But I am not as new as I was, so I figured now I can welcome people. :p