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message 551: by Michael Ryle (last edited Aug 10, 2010 08:36PM) (new)

Michael Ryle (ikel) | 12 comments Hello! I'm currently reading Paulo Coelho's "By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept". ☺


message 552: by Faye (new)

Faye (fayeann) | 84 comments Michael Ryle wrote: "Hello! I'm currently reading Paulo Coelho's "By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept". ☺"

it's a good read! enjoy!


Tuklas Pahina (TP) | 1191 comments I'm reading Brida by Coelho also


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Faye (fayeann) | 84 comments Po wrote: "I'm reading Brida by Coelho also"

oh, it's a nice read too!


message 555: by Ascalon (new)

Ascalon | 3 comments I'm currently reading FOUCAULT'S PENDULUM by Umberto Eco
So far so good!


message 556: by K.D. (new)

K.D. Absolutely (oldkd) | 6065 comments Ascalon wrote: "I'm currently reading FOUCAULT'S PENDULUM by Umberto Eco
So far so good!"


That's a nice one, Ascalon. Have you read his THE NAME OF THE ROSE? It is awesome!


message 557: by Mina (new)

Mina Esguerra (minavesguerra) | 36 comments So late to the party, but I read a few pages of Hunger Games at Fully Booked a few days ago. Seems like my kind of thing! I hope I find a cheap copy somewhere.


message 558: by Tina (last edited Aug 16, 2010 02:04AM) (new)

Tina (tinamats) | 2665 comments Mina wrote: "So late to the party, but I read a few pages of Hunger Games at Fully Booked a few days ago. Seems like my kind of thing! I hope I find a cheap copy somewhere."

Hi Mina! There are paperback copies na but they're kind of flimsy. NBS has the hardboard for 20% off I think :)

On to topic, reading two books now:

Love Starts with Elle by Rachel Hauck
Hunger by Jackie Kessler

The second book is an ARC ebook from NetGalley. If you don't mind reading books, it's a great place to get advance reader copies. :)


message 559: by Apokripos (new)

Apokripos (apokalypse) | 3321 comments Okay, started reading The Hunger Games in anticipation and preparation to the much awaited launched of the third and final book in the series.

Here's to hoping it'll be a good read! ^_^


message 560: by Regine (new)

Regine | 121 comments I just finished The Hunger Games, and enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I would :)

Right now, I'm reading Sense and Sensibility. I just LOVE Jane Austen.


message 561: by Apokripos (new)

Apokripos (apokalypse) | 3321 comments Bluemoon wrote: "JZHUN: HG is good."

Thanks for the further encouragement, Bluemoon. ^_^


message 562: by Mina (new)

Mina Esguerra (minavesguerra) | 36 comments Tina wrote: "Mina wrote: "So late to the party, but I read a few pages of Hunger Games at Fully Booked a few days ago. Seems like my kind of thing! I hope I find a cheap copy somewhere."

Hi Mina! There are pap..."


That's what sales are for!

And just started Mrs. Mis-marriage by Noelle Chua.


message 563: by Sheryl (new)

Sheryl | 238 comments Reading "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou.


message 564: by Louize (new)

Louize (thepagewalker) | 1831 comments Currently reading The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde (ebook) and gradually digesting All I Really Need to Know... by Robert Fulghum (paperback).


message 565: by Tina (new)

Tina (tinamats) | 2665 comments Louize wrote: "Currently reading The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde (ebook) and gradually digesting All I Really Need to Know... by Robert Fulghum (paperback)."

Have fun reading The Eyre Affair! Jasper Fforde is one of my favorite authors. :)


message 566: by K.D. (new)

K.D. Absolutely (oldkd) | 6065 comments Same here, Bluemoon. Book 1 is a lot better than Book 2. I wonder how Book 3 will turn out. Few more days!


message 567: by Louize (last edited Aug 17, 2010 08:42AM) (new)

Louize (thepagewalker) | 1831 comments Tina wrote: "Have fun reading The Eyre Affair! Jasper Fforde is one of my favorite authors. :) "

Thanks Tina. It's my first book of his, and I'm enjoying it so far. I like reading alternative worlds.


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Apokripos (apokalypse) | 3321 comments Louize wrote: "gradually digesting All I Really Need to Know... by Robert Fulghum (paperback)."

Have fun reading Fulghum, he's one of my favorites and "Kindergarten" is his wittiest, hilarious book I've read. I specially like his character sketch of Mother Teresa and you'll ceratainly salivate when he begins to talk about Fried Chicken Steak! ^_^


message 569: by Louize (new)

Louize (thepagewalker) | 1831 comments jzhunagev wrote: "I specially like his character sketch of Mother Teresa and you'll certainly salivate when he begins to talk about Fried Chicken Steak!"

I was already through with the Fried Chicken Steak. I'm not really fond of that, but like what Fulghum said: "You eat yours, I'll eat mine."

Sobrang addict ako sa Kindergarten, I gave title to every short story. So far, favorites ko 'yung Trees, Russians, Gummy Lump, Sardines, and A Mermaid.


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Apokripos (apokalypse) | 3321 comments Louize wrote: "Sobrang addict ako sa Kindergarten, I gave title to every short story. So far, favorites ko 'yung Trees, Russians, Gummy Lump, Sardines, and A Mermaid."

You should have gotten hold of the 25th Anniversary Edition of the book where Fulghum put titles and a footnote to the essays. Plus, he updated some of them and even included some new essays. It's more like a DVD director's cut of a film. Hehehe... ^_^


message 571: by Louize (new)

Louize (thepagewalker) | 1831 comments jzhunagev wrote: "You should have gotten hold of the 25th Anniversary Edition of the book where Fulghum put titles and a footnote to the essays. Plus, he updated some of them and even included some new essays. It's more like a DVD director's cut of a film. Hehehe... ^_^ "

I did not know that, thanks for the info. I think I'll hunt for that copy.


message 572: by Matrim (new)

Matrim (joephil) | 12 comments Hi I'm new here and I'm currently reading Flash Forward by Robert J. Sawyer. ;-)


message 573: by Faye (new)

Faye (fayeann) | 84 comments Matrim wrote: "Hi I'm new here and I'm currently reading Flash Forward by Robert J. Sawyer. ;-)"

hi Matrim, nice to meet you! welcome to the group! ^_^


message 574: by Apokripos (new)

Apokripos (apokalypse) | 3321 comments Matrim wrote: "Hi I'm new here and I'm currently reading Flash Forward by Robert J. Sawyer. ;-)"

Hullo Matrim!

Welcome to the Filipino Group!

My warm regards and happy reading! ^_^


message 575: by Ranee (new)

Ranee | 1902 comments Hi matrim! Is this your real name?


message 576: by Matrim (new)

Matrim (joephil) | 12 comments Matrim is not my real name,I got it from Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series since Matrim cauthon is my favorite character,It's nice o finally find a great group like this ;-)


message 577: by K.D. (new)

K.D. Absolutely (oldkd) | 6065 comments Welcome to TFG, Matrim. I hope you will be active in posting your thoughts in our threads. It is always fascinating to read other people's views especially regarding books and literature.


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Matrim (joephil) | 12 comments Bluemoon wrote: "Matrim wrote: "Matrim is not my real name,I got it from Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series since Matrim cauthon is my favorite character,It's nice o finally find a great group like this ;-)"

Ah ..."


It's a cool series although it has a few books that makes the story dragging but by then you'd have been hooked already that it wont matter anymore.


message 579: by Matrim (new)

Matrim (joephil) | 12 comments K.D. wrote: "Welcome to TFG, Matrim. I hope you will be active in posting your thoughts in our threads. It is always fascinating to read other people's views especially regarding books and literature."

I'll try to be as active as posible. ;-)


message 580: by Jinky (new)

Jinky | 24 comments Just finished Catching Fire!! ..will review on the web later ... NOW I'm going to read Mockingjay! Yeap, you read that right ...NOW.. as in, I have the book in my hands(legally)..since Thursday but I didn't have my hands on CF til the weekend!! ...okay, I need to cook and clean first ...and nap! Long shifts at work so I only had 4hr sleep last night, 6hr Sat., and 4hr Fri. *yaaaawnnn*


message 581: by K.D. (new)

K.D. Absolutely (oldkd) | 6065 comments Jinky wrote: "Just finished Catching Fire!! ..will review on the web later ... NOW I'm going to read Mockingjay! Yeap, you read that right ...NOW.. as in, I have the book in my hands(legally)..since Thursday but..."

Jealous. Jealous.


message 582: by Faye (new)

Faye (fayeann) | 84 comments K.D. wrote: "Jinky wrote: "Just finished Catching Fire!! ..will review on the web later ... NOW I'm going to read Mockingjay! Yeap, you read that right ...NOW.. as in, I have the book in my hands(legally)..sinc..."

KD, don\t be, isang tulog na lang!


message 583: by Regine (new)

Regine | 121 comments Everything Is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer


message 584: by Ranee (new)

Ranee | 1902 comments ey regine, i think there is a movie lifted from that book...


message 585: by Regine (new)

Regine | 121 comments Yep there is. I enjoyed the movie, but they left a lot out.


message 586: by Apokripos (new)

Apokripos (apokalypse) | 3321 comments Bluemoon wrote: "Reading Timeline by Michael Crichton. "

Yey! ^.^


message 587: by Apokripos (new)

Apokripos (apokalypse) | 3321 comments Reading Mockingjay....

*yawns*


message 588: by K.D. (new)

K.D. Absolutely (oldkd) | 6065 comments Kieron Smith, Boy by James Kelman.


message 589: by Joyzi (new)

Joyzi (joit) | 1768 comments I just finished Mockingjay, I actually did a readathon, Hunger Games, Catching Fire and then Mockingjay. Right now I want to read some light happy-happy novels, especially those books really depressed me.


message 590: by Tina (new)

Tina (tinamats) | 2665 comments Currently juggling two books again:

The Crepe Makers' Bond by Julie Crabtree - light middle grade book, ARC from Netgalley
Unwind by Neal Shusterman - because everyone seemed to have read this already except me. :P


message 591: by Apokripos (new)

Apokripos (apokalypse) | 3321 comments Tina wrote: "Unwind by Neal Shusterman - because everyone seemed to have read this already except me. :P"

Haven't read that one yet Tina.
Ace lend me his book.
And thanks by the way for lending me Demon by Tosca Lee.
Come to think of it, what's with devils lately with me. The book that Godfather Ace gave me has a demon character too. Oh yeah! That comes with being a horror fan I suppose. Ahehehe! :D
Thanks Tina!


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I just didn't really liked Mockingjay. The trilogy didn't just really impressed me. Sorry guys.

Anyway, I'm reading HOLES by Louis Sachar . It's funny and a light read. I really like Sachar's style here; his prose is right on! Well unlike Collins's fragmented words that badly in need of a good editor. Urgh!

Anyway, my warm regards and happy reading to all TFG peeps!!! ^_^


message 592: by Tina (new)

Tina (tinamats) | 2665 comments jzhunagev wrote: "Tina wrote: "Unwind by Neal Shusterman - because everyone seemed to have read this already except me. :P"

Haven't read that one yet Tina.
Ace lend me his book.
And thanks by the way for lending me..."


I loved Demon. :) I have a review of it on my site, but it's kind of short, and I feel that it doesn't give this justice. Tosca is a really good writer, and she's very friendly, too! Here's the story on why she wrote Demon: http://www.shereads.org/2010/08/why-i... :)


message 593: by Apokripos (new)

Apokripos (apokalypse) | 3321 comments Thanks for the link, Tina!

Tosca Lee, ahhh my kind of woman: Beauty and Brains whilst I'm Brawn-less and Brain-less...
Ahahaha! :D


message 594: by Tina (new)

Tina (tinamats) | 2665 comments jzhunagev wrote: "Thanks for the link, Tina!

Tosca Lee, ahhh my kind of woman: Beauty and Brains whilst I'm Brawn-less and Brain-less...
Ahahaha! :D"


Hahah hindi naman :)) Her second book is about Eve (as in Adam and Eve) which I have yet to read. I can't wait for her third book though, it's about Judas Iscariot. :D


message 595: by Apokripos (new)

Apokripos (apokalypse) | 3321 comments Tina wrote: "Her second book is about Eve (as in Adam and Eve) which I have yet to read. I can't wait for her third book though, it's about Judas Iscariot. :D"

Wow!
I really like how she spins Catholic themes in modern settings. This is what I have in mind when I suggest that you go and do a Catholic-Themed books for October. Not the oh-sooo overtly Chrisitan-Catholic religious books we've come to know commonly.
But still as a moderator the choice is still up to you, Tina.


message 596: by Tina (new)

Tina (tinamats) | 2665 comments jzhunagev wrote: "Tina wrote: "Her second book is about Eve (as in Adam and Eve) which I have yet to read. I can't wait for her third book though, it's about Judas Iscariot. :D"

Wow!
I really like how she spins Cat..."



I'd recommend her book for October but I don't think it's readily available here. I had to have my copy of Demon ordered through my dad so I can read it.

Its ebook is free for a limited time, though (http://bit.ly/dqDPWL), but I know not everyone likes reading through ebooks.


message 597: by Apokripos (new)

Apokripos (apokalypse) | 3321 comments Tina wrote: "I'd recommend her book for October but I don't think it's readily available here. I had to have my copy of Demon ordered through my dad so I can read it."

Yeah, it's pretty interesting and the discussions it might engender Tina. Really something to talk about.


message 598: by Sheryl (new)

Sheryl | 238 comments Demon by Tosca Lee seems interesting Tina. It is only now that I come to know the existence of Catholic-themed fiction books. Thanks! :)


message 599: by Jasmin (new)

Jasmin (princ3ssjasmin) | 102 comments Just finished
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

Currently reading
Dracula by Bram Stoker The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner An Eclipse Novella by Stephenie Meyer Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

Up next
Again The Magic by Lisa Kleypas


message 600: by K.D. (new)

K.D. Absolutely (oldkd) | 6065 comments Jasmin wrote: "Just finished
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

Currently reading
Dracula by Bram StokerThe Short Second Life of Bree Tanner An Eclipse Novella by Stephenie MeyerRomeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
..."


Jasmin, I like your new photo! Sexier!


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