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Apr 02, 2015 10:22AM
Finished my translated book. Perfume: The Story of a Murderer brilliant book.
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Finished
which is written by someone inder 30, can cross that off my list now
I don't think Tinka liked it that much, 2 star rating.
I know many people love it, but honestly it wasn't mine. The writing style was gimmicky and pretenious and the charactera super flat. The plot was almost non-existent and everything revolved about an underdeveloped romance.
Just finished
which was published this year
Finished picture of Dorian gray today, I wonder if I can fit that in somewhere
Finished Carrie, loved it. Very good novel, and it crosses one off the 2015 and Gilmore challenges. woohoo
Just finished The Mermaids Singing by Val McDermid so that's an author with my initials. It was actually better than expected and I might read more of her books
And since I had to read
for undergradute thesis, I'm going to count it as the nonfiction book
I've just found this group and just found this challenge and I think it is brilliant. I know we are in the 4th month of the year but I'm sure I can already tick off a few boxes plus I noticed the top challenge was to read a book with more than 500 pages and the book I'm currently reading has 616 pages so that's a start haha.
Hi Shona, I think it would be ok to add any books you've read since the challenge started, hopefully that should help you.
Finished
and will put it under 'translated book'. Originally written in Swedish, I read it in German.
I finished
which has been made into a movie, but it's not out yet. Can I still count it for that?
I have read lord of the flies as my authors first book, also ticks one off on the Gilmore challenge.
I can add three books to my list, the one word title
, the book I never finished (but did now)
and the book I bought but never read
I have cheated a bit and added a book to the made me cry category. No book is ever going make my black heart cry but this book did make me really sad, quite shocking scene in it.Route Number 11: Argentina, Angels & Alcohol
I think the "makes you cry" book is one of the hardest of the challenge because you can't just pick one, it has to be spontaneous.I'm currently working on the trilogy, play and should've read in school
My only real chance is if I get a really bad paper cut on my eye.
One thing is harder though, a book that scares you. Movies, books they usually don't scare me
That one gives me the most trouble too. I hoped the Shining would scare me, but it's not that bad. I think I'm going to add it anyway because it does scare me a little when I have to go the bathroom in the middle of the night after reading it :D
Ness wrote: "That one gives me the most trouble too. I hoped the Shining would scare me, but it's not that bad. I think I'm going to add it anyway because it does scare me a little when I have to go the bathroo..."or when somebody starts attacking your door with an axe.
Maybe we should bend the rules a bit...something like 'so awful its scary' lol
And I finished the play
had to read it for a class, very bizarre.Btw anyone has any ideas for the antonyme in the title? I can't think of any book.
I was going to try and find the prince and the pauper, the only one I could think off.
I thought of War and Peace but that's so incredible big
Well ya gotta read that for the Gilmore challenge so give it a go. If you do I would recommend taking notes. Each character in the book is known by about 4 different names, I made a note of who was who and it helps you get past the first 200 pages, I think that's where most people give up.
Ahhh right it is on there as well. That book sounds super exhausting haha does it at least live up to the hype?
I thought it was amazing. The only issue was Tolstoy put on an essay at the end that went on and on and on. The characters in it are great there are some you'll love and some you'll hate big time.
Well I sure hope it will be great. Reading a book that big and then end up not liking it is really bad
Well you HAVE to read it to the last page if I have to read TWO!!!!! Harry potter books.... sigh!
Such a Drama Queen XDI will never understand that hatred when there's much worse out there
DRAMA QUEEN!!!! I'LL SHOW YOU DRAMA QUEEN!!!!*runs away crying*
I'd say I feel sorry for your suffering, but it would be a lie
I demand you read war and peace in Russian
Than I'll be super fast because I only have to turn pages
No you have to read it properly and do voices for everybody.
Hey Tinka how about beauty and the beast? I reckon that would count and it probably fills a slot on the Disney challenge.
Is it a true antonym? Because as far as I know its not.
I think it counts, an antonym is two opposite words. Beauty in the beast is about a beautiful creature and a beastly creature. Also I think Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde would count. And lady and the tramp.
Would probably be easier than War and Peace, on the other hand, Tolstoi I have at home XD
Just finished Oliver Twist for my reading challenge, book I should have read at school but didn't. Also it ticks one off for the Disney challenge and another from the mighty Gilmore challenge. wooooooo
My English lessons were poor, we pretty much just read Macbeth and that was it. So I picked a book we should have been taught and Oliver Twist would have been great.
I read Animal Farm for that one. I know I only semi read it in school
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