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Hello! My name is Mae. I've had this account for years but I only really started using it this year. I don't have a preference when it comes to genre, I'll read anything except romance novels. I'm not too keen on the romance genre so I usually stay away from that. I just finished Ready Player One by Ernest Cline and am now trying to decide what to read next. Kinda torn between The Snow Child and The Flame Alphabet.Thanks for accepting me into the group and I'm looking forward to discovering new books and having interesting discussions with you guys. :)
Welcome back MAE!!!!Anyone from Tarlac ba? Baka pwedeng magka F2F din. Tarlac Chapter hahhaha
Welcome Newbies!well, i like the Twilight Saga. To be more specific, Twilight and Eclipse. Never mind New Moon and Breaking Dawn. Never mind the movies.
Kumpara mo naman sa taong naging vampire tapos nang mamatay, naging spirit or angel (Vampire Diaries series), yan tlg ang WTF. katanggap-tangap pa ang glittery skin ni Edward.
Rollie: fave mo to db! LOL
Hello Mae!I did like The Flame Alphabet, although it does lean more towards a contemplative writing style as opposed to Ready Player One.
Hello Mae, welcome to the group. If you are kinda torn, uhm, pagsabayin mo na lang, hehe.
Maria wrote: "Welcome Newbies!well, i like the Twilight Saga. To be more specific, Twilight and Eclipse. Never mind New Moon and Breaking Dawn. Never mind the movies.
Kumpara mo naman sa taong naging vampire ..."
Ehhhh???? Naging angel or spirit???? Ano na lang ang sasabihin ni Bram Stoker?????? (although hindi naman talaga sya ang original na nagsulat about vampires pero sya ang pinaka-sikat)
Rollie wrote: "Maria: Excuse me?"ooops. Toilet pala ung fave mo, hnd Twilight. wahahaha
Maldita: ikr. these vamp-themed books are getting ridiculous by the second.
Thanks for the welcome, guys!Charles wrote: "Hello Mae!
I did like The Flame Alphabet, although it does lean more towards a contemplative writing style as opposed to Ready Player One."
I ended up choosing The Flame Alphabet. I'm about a third in and I like it so far. You're right about the writing style and I find it a welcome change from the my previous read.
Angus wrote: "Hello Mae, welcome to the group. If you are kinda torn, uhm, pagsabayin mo na lang, hehe."
Minsan ginagawa ko yan, pero pag may time lang. :)
Hi! My name is Tin and I love to read Fantasy YA followed by dystopia, contemporary, historical and fairy tale retellings. Some of my favorite books are: Harry Potter Series, The Hobbit, LOTR Trilogy, His Dark Materials Trilogy, Bartimaeus Trilogy, Sabriel, Hunger Games Trilogy, Chaos Walking, American Gods, Anansi Boys, Queen of Attolia, A Northern Light, etc. I am also a member of the Filipino Book Bloggers Community and am blogging for about a year now. :D http://rabbitin.blogspot.com/
wow tin, kaw din ba si rabbitin sa readphilippines?
Maldita wrote: "wow tin, kaw din ba si rabbitin sa readphilippines?"Hi Maldita. Yup, we are one and the same. I am 'that' Read Philippines Member. :)
wehehehe...bat andto kayong dalawa ha hehe...heldervert pangalan ko dun..teka..pareho lng pala..
its a small book-world after all...welcome tin...lagi ko binabasa ung sa blog mo...
binabasa ko naman reviews nya dito. How i wish ganun din ako ka-articulate katulad ng mga tao dito hahhaha.Heldervert, hinahabol ka na ng mga hapon! =P
haha...na ke ka minno pa ako..aynaku, ung GOT book 2 e naka glue na naman sa kamay ko hakhak...kahit nga sa gym gusto ko isama hehe...asan ka na dun??
sa GOT nandun pa lang sa nag desisyon si Lord Stark about sa offer. Di pa ko nag progress. Na hook ako sa FoTR
hehe...lapit ak na sa magandang part...iiwan mo na rin yang FOTR kunsakali hehe
Uy! Nandito din pala kayo, Heldervert and malot1182: alter ego Maldita! Haha! Small world nga. :)I've read FOTR, pero noon pa, just borrowed a copy. How is GOT compared to FOTR?
hahaha!! eto lang masasabi ko. basahin mo na ang GOT , basahin mo na, read read read it! bibili na nga ko ng set bukas. ayoko na ng ebook version. har har har
Huy, join kayo sa F2F tomorrow! It will be wonderful to meet everyone. :)
Hi, Tin! I believe you commented on my blog for my Bittersweet review? :) Welcome!GoT is 800+ pgs (MMP), FoTR is 400+ pgs (HB). It took me 2 months to finish GoT, FoTR 3 days at most (ung first read ko).
Astig ang GoT, but i don't like GRRM killing off MCs. Major badtrip for me.
Tin: bumisita yung mga taga-Read Philippines dito earlier this month :P
Oh my. Sino na namang dead??? Wish ko sana maki F2F pero tarlac pa ako hehhe.
Sana mamatay si BELLA. (change topic) =p
i want TRUE DEATH for Bella. hahaha!!!Naiiyak ako kapag nakikita ko syang pathetic slash constipated.
Maldita wrote: "hahaha!! eto lang masasabi ko. basahin mo na ang GOT , basahin mo na, read read read it! bibili na nga ko ng set bukas. ayoko na ng ebook version. har har har"Hinihintay ko pa matapos yung pinsan ko. Sinabihan ko siya na bumili ng GOT boxed set at manghihiram nalang ako. Naniwala naman. Hihi. :)
Maria wrote: "Hi, Tin! I believe you commented on my blog for my Bittersweet review? :) Welcome!GoT is 800+ pgs (MMP), FoTR is 400+ pgs (HB). It took me 2 months to finish GoT, FoTR 3 days at most (ung first r..."
Hi Maria! I think it was for your review of Monstrumologist and you had a comment on my review for The Ask and The Answer. :)
800 pages? Yiii! It might take me longer than 2 months to finish that. I remember that it took me a long time to finish each of the books in the LOTR trilogy (and The Hobbit). Mainly because of how it is written, which made it difficult for me to get into. But all ended up as favorites. I hope GOT would be the same for me. From what I've heard it is grislier, with LOTR being more wholesome. :)
Ay, I don't like authors killing off MCs either especially if I have grown fond of a certain character. Masakit sa loob. ;)
Charles wrote: "Tin: bumisita yung mga taga-Read Philippines dito earlier this month :P"Hi Charles! Talaga? :) I'm glad to be a member of both communities. :D
Hi guys! :> I'm Janelle, 20 years old, unemployed and bum! :)I like to read horror/thriller/suspense/crime novels. I like Stephen King, Chuck Palahniuk, and Paulo Coelho's books. :>
So yeah, that's basically it. Hihi. Hope to meet friends here!
Really happy meeting you guys yesterday! sa uulitin.
Nice to meet you, Billy! see you soon!Hi Jannelle, i like that genre, too. welcome!
Tin, wag lang sana sumama loob mo kay GRRM ha. lol
Ahhh maria.. kelan yun sa AGOT? im grieving na while reading it. lolzzzzz
Hi EJ. naniniwala akong may panahon sa lahat ng bagay. lalo na ang pagbabasa. nasa sa priority lang yan. :D Hellow Billy! Hi Tin! Late man ang bati, nakabati pa rin. :D
Maria Ella wrote: "Hi EJ. naniniwala akong may panahon sa lahat ng bagay. lalo na ang pagbabasa. nasa sa priority lang yan. :D Hellow Billy! Hi Tin! Late man ang bati, nakabati pa rin. :D"
Hello Maria Ella! Hi to Billy and EJ too! :)
TIN! I thought it was another Tin, but it's you pala. Hiiii! *waves*
Tina, sino itong Tin? Ang cute lang ng pagkakatanong ko... TinaTin. YEY! :D
Maria Ella wrote: "Tina, sino itong Tin? Ang cute lang ng pagkakatanong ko... TinaTin. YEY! :D"Haha medyo nahirapan nga rin ako mag-type. We're blog friends! She was one of the winners of my
Tina: Ito ba yung giveaway mo na may Feed ni Grant at iba pang pagpipilian, Katapos dalawa yung mananalo ? I remember joining once sa blog mo. Haha!
Rollie: Yep! Pero mali pala, second blog giveaway ko pala yun, kasi first ko yung namigay ako ng extra copy ko ng Feed. :))
End of the year giveaway mo ata yun Tina. That was my first book giveaway win. The Knife of Never Letting Go ang pinili ko. :) Love Chaos Walking. I've been a fan of Patrick ness since then. Monsters of Men nalang kulang ko. :D
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Hello there!
This is DC. I'll be moderating the book discussion for TFG's October book-of-the-month.
In case you're not aware of it, the group talks about one book each month, taken from the TFG's Top 100 list, as may be seen HERE . This discussion (online and face-to-face) allows the members of the group to explore different books - effectively spreading the word that there ARE great books that may lie outside your preferred genre!
(By the way, our current book of discussion is The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro. You may find the current discussion for this book HERE .)
Now, I'd like to ask for your help in choosing the book for October (seeing as the months prior to that already have a set book, as you may see HERE ). Our theme for that month would be relating to Women and Classics. The choices are as follows:
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE by Jane Austen
THE SECRET GARDEN by Frances Hodgson Burnett
LITTLE WOMEN by Louisa May Alcott
Right now, the set book for October is Pride and Prejudice . It's not too late, though! You can still change this by voting on our poll HERE . (We need around 180 members to VOTE in order to change this.)
Is there a book among the three that seems challenging or different from what you're reading right now? Maybe you've thought of reading one of these, but haven't actually pushed through with it? If so - VOTE for it, and maybe you'll end up reading it in October! Your voice counts! (Oh, and please note that the poll ends by July 7.)
"A single grain of rice can tip the scale. One man may be the difference between victory and defeat."
I sincerely hope to see your participation in this endeavor :) Thank you very much for reading this, and may you all have a great day!
Cheers!
-DC
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Go DC! Vote for Pride and Prejudice! :D
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Maldita, binalahura ni Meyer ang Vampire myth. Katawa rin yung glitter thing. Parang tanga lang.
Jayvee, I haven't read Clancy yet, but whatever suits you, go! :D