I know, but try telling Dean that. He started it by saying Alexander was the best author ever.

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Thanks RA, Elenriel, PD/Aliana Dawn, Arwen, Aramel, Shadowcat, Nurr, Tar-Dis!
Pippin of Herenya's Line - "...give nothing back!"
Got fed up and eloped with Ragetti 1-3-08
PHYLLIS, THE ANTI-SUSPIAN!

I just started The Ground Beneath Her Feet by Salman Rushdie.
It's my first Rushdie read and it says on the cover it's a rock 'n' roll novel - rawr!

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I'd go so far to say that this is one of my top five favorite series ever.


Oh, and did I mention that I'm reading the newish Dragonlance series? I think I did. I'm almost down with Dragons of Dwarven Depths.

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Be with me always - take any form - drive me mad! only do not leave me in this abyss, where I cannot find you!

The Fellowship of the Ring

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It feels strange going back to the original heroes after finishing WoS and Dark Disciple and all that. Dwarven Depths answers some interesting questions, but I still don't think it compares with the original Chronicles. The ending was worthwhile, though. I'm looking forward to reading the second one

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Chase a couple hearts, we could leave 'em in shreds
Meet me in the gutter, make the devil your friend
Just remember what I said, cause it isn't over yet

Get.Lost.In.The.Dark.To.Find.Yourself
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Just finished reading Night, by Elie Wiezer, and am now reading A Million Little Pieces, by James Frey.





I agree with you, actually. It was weird after all of them dying off and then us worrying about the next generation...and then lo and behold! back to the original companions again.

I like it though. I only noticed it because I saw the second book, Dragons of Highlord Skies. Finally, one about KIT!

Oh, and was it just me, or did they make Raistlin less confident in this series?

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Be with me always - take any form - drive me mad! only do not leave me in this abyss, where I cannot find you!

I finished <b>Twilight</b> yesterday evening.
Out of all the Cullens, I think Jasper intrigues me the most... or at least his "ability" does. I'm going to be really intrigued to see what happens with him in the other two books. I hope it's nothing bad. =/ Another thing - I can't wait to read the next two!! The Edward/Bella romance is so refreshing compared to most modern romances - which are either complicated or smutty. The self-sacrifice that both of them exhibit is exactly what love SHOULD be. It actually reminds me more of a Jane Austen-ish or Charlotte Bronte-ish romance than anything modern. Very lovely.

I'm very near to finishing <b>The Thirteenth Tale.</b>
The book is so haunting and gothic, that it's almost impossible to set it down. I think anyone who has ever lost a sibling knows what it's like to feel haunted. Even though I scarcely believe in ghosts, sometimes my brother's life that never was weighs on my mind like a drug. I can't even imagine then, what it must be like to lose a twin. This book is a twisted labyrinth of a story, mostly in a dark mist, and occasionally emerging for a sparkling glimpse of something ethereal and beautiful. I'm hoping that, by the end, we emerge for good and stay in the light.

I started <b>Rocket Boys</b>.
It's much better than I imagined. The memoir is fresh and vivid, not stale at all like some, but transporting one straight back to the time and people. The rocket descriptions makes me happy too, since I've always been mildly obsessed with NASA proceedings. I'm glad our library got this in, since it was evident from page one that it's an easily-read joy between binding.

I'm rereading <b>A Tale of Two Cities</b>.
...and I'm more enamored with Sydney Carton than ever. Of course, I love redemptive characters in general, but Carton is the EPITOME of a redemptive character. He's sympathetically bad, wonderfully annoying, definitely human, ridiculously interesting. He makes the ultimate sacrifice, with heroic composure... and if there ever was a mere man who represented sacrificial love in fiction, then it is him. I think this is my 32th time through the book.

I can't wait to get <b>The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes</b>.
It's coming! In the mail! On it's way! Oh frabjous day...callooh! callay! This volume, which I've never read, is attracting me in more ways than one. Mostly because it has The Adventure of the Three Garridebs in it, and for all Sherlock Fans, that is a milestone in the stories. It's the one in which he openly displays emotion. "It was worth a wound—it was worth many wounds—to know the depth of loyalty and love which lay behind that cold mask. The clear, hard eyes were dimmed for a moment, and the firm lips were shaking. For the one and only time I caught a glimpse of a great heart as well as of a great brain. All my years of humble but single-minded service culminated in that moment of revelation."

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"The piano is able to communicate the subtlest universal truths by means of wood, metal and vibrating air."

The Jungle by Upton Sinclair. We've been talking about the ill treatment of immigrants in America in the early 1900s in my history class, and Sinclair's novel was mentioned in the text. It seemed very interesting, so I thought I'd give it a read.

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I'm back!

The Blood King by Gail Martin

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About two weeks ago I started "The Harperhalls of Pern" by Anne McCaffrey. I'd say it's a very good book, and I've only a few chapters to go.

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Married Cloud Strife 9/17/08

I just finished reading Great Expectations. I actually enjoyed it.

I am currently reading The Robe ~ By Loyd C. Douglas. I love this book. It's my fifth time reading it.

I think that Raistlin's enigmatic air made him seem more confident in Chronicles. After Margaret Weis went through Legends with him, she knew him better and gave him more spotlight in Dwarven Depths. He is a bit insecure, as a Red Robe at least. And yes, I can't wait to get my hands on the second one too

I read Night by Elie Wiezer last year. Very profound book. I still have dreams about the Holocaust.

Right now I'm reading Hot Zone, by Richard Preston. It goes into intense descriptions on the effects of lethal viruses. I consider myself fairly capable of handling gore/graphic stuff, but I must admit that this is one of the most disturbing books I've ever read.

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I know what you mean. We had to read that one for school. Yeck! I was very glad when we were done with that one. (Forget what class it was for.)

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^I'm almost through, and it's not a bad book. I like it, actually. Thus far, the first chapter has been the worst. I'm never going near Africa in my life.

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In the Realms of the Elves. Forgotten Realms anthology edited by Philip Athans. It's intriguing, I like seeing the different perspectives of the FR world from different authors.

And for school...A Severe Mercy by Sheldon Vanauken. I just started it today, but it seems like an interesting book, if not the type I read often. I'm not into autobiography, really.

My current purse-book, which is different from my other one because I carry it around with me, is Magician's Gambit, the Belgariad #3.

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