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*ebony*

*ebony*

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what are some great books that you feel are powerful and stunning, flawless.

i'm reading The Kite Runner after i saw the movie a few weeks ago. i just started and its already pulled me into the story.

i really get into books I'm reading, especially tear jerker books, ones that will make you cry.

discuss?
 
Smurfy said:
i dunno
i cant read 3 pages without falling asleep
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grab a book by Sandra Brown-my favorites are Fat tuesday, Dead Aim, Mirror Image, or The witness.

or a book by Nora Roberts/ Jayne Ann Krentz/ J.D Robb-one that i've read more than once by her is Carolina Moon.

you'll get hooked quick
 
ebonycurves said:
what are some great books that you feel are powerful and stunning, flawless.

i'm reading The Kite Runner after i saw the movie a few weeks ago. i just started and its already pulled me into the story.

i really get into books I'm reading, especially tear jerker books, ones that will make you cry.

discuss?
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You rawk.
Highlights is my favorite mag. -not funny, Ariel-
Okay, yeah I've read a book or two.
Yeah, thing is when I'm not posting weird shit, I'm reading.
I'm not gonna drop all the esoteric shit that collects dust now, but I will give you some recs on shit that you will dig.

One of my all time faves is Memoirs of a Geisha. Never saw the movie.
You will so dig it.
How come every time we talk, my shit comes off like I'm some bish from the View? LOL
Also if you want like a philosophical thing that kinda gives insight into life.
I strongly recommend just the Penguin version of the Bhagvad Gita.
Great fucking read.
It just hits me though, gotta feel sorry for my future kids and what they get read at bedtime. LOL
Nice Thread Ebony.
 
ebonycurves said:
grab a book by Sandra Brown-my favorites are Fat tuesday, Dead Aim, Mirror Image, or The witness.

or a book by Nora Roberts/ Jayne Ann Krentz/ J.D Robb-one that i've read more than once by her is Carolina Moon.

you'll get hooked quick
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Oh Ive been hooked. Carl Hiaasen is my favorite author. It just takes me forever to finish a book because I fall asleep too fast
 
-Ariel- said:
You rawk.
Highlights is my favorite mag. -not funny, Ariel-
Okay, yeah I've read a book or two.
Yeah, thing is when I'm not posting weird shit, I'm reading.
I'm not gonna drop all the esoteric shit that collects dust now, but I will give you some recs on shit that you will dig.

One of my all time faves is Memoirs of a Geisha. Never saw the movie.
You will so dig it.
How come every time we talk, my shit comes off like I'm some bish from the View? LOL
Also if you want like a philosophical thing that kinda gives insight into life.
I strongly recommend just the Penguin version of the Bhagvad Gita.
Great fucking read.
It just hits me though, gotta feel sorry for my future kids and what they get read at bedtime. LOL
Nice Thread Ebony.
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LOL, i already bought the book. at the book store i kept picking it up and putting it down and i was carrying it with me the whole time i was browsing the shelves. so i ended up with some magazines, the kite runner, the davinci code, and Memoirs of a Geisha. i've seen the movie but you can never compare a movie to a book. for example: confession: i've read all the Harry Potter books too! and the movies take out alot of the details in the book that are pertinent IMO=movies sucked.


p.s. book stores are addicting...just sayin
 
hurricane said:
yea pretty much .. i would rather read something that means something and i can learn from ..
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don't get me wrong i read nonfiction too. i also enjoy a piece that is maybe embellished with fiction a bit too. like historical events that the novel revolves around, but real event nonetheless.

but i read mostly fiction. i love stories and fiction books tend to have the more interesting plots. i like that they provide an escape from reality for me. When i read fiction i get swept off to another world, a different dimension and you can just get lost there for a few moments, have that same "experience" the characters feel without ever leaving your couch. makes you forget the hassle and stress of everyday life.
 
ebonycurves said:
don't get me wrong i read nonfiction too. i also enjoy a piece that is maybe embellished with fiction a bit too. like historical events that the novel revolves around, but real event nonetheless.

but i read mostly fiction. i love stories and fiction books tend to have the more interesting plots. i like that they provide an escape from reality for me. When i read fiction i get swept off to another world, a different dimension and you can just get lost there for a few moments, have that same "experience" the characters feel without ever leaving your couch. makes you forget the hassle and stress of everyday life.
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yea if u read an anne rice book .. u can learn how to fight off a vampire .. pretty helpful in life
 
hurricane said:
yea if u read an anne rice book .. u can learn how to fight off a vampire .. pretty helpful in life
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don't worry if your ever confronted by a vampire, i will handle the situation for you; i know all the basics and then some. i will protect u. you will be in good hands with me.:)
 
Shogun

Pillars of the Earth

Trilogy by Sharon Kay Penman
- Here be Dragons
- Falls the Shadow
- The Reckoning

All great books.
 
billfred said:
Shogun

Pillars of the Earth

Trilogy by Sharon Kay Penman
- Here be Dragons
- Falls the Shadow
- The Reckoning

All great books.
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Billfred, nice post.
Shogun is one of my alltime faves.
I even read the other one... I forgot the title after it.
Shogun was the shit, awesome how many characters just kept appearing and you could understand and empathize with.
Fucking great read.
 
javaguru said:
Ebony...you don't have to buy the book...here is the lecture...



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very interesting. i was raised to believe in god, that there is a higher power we must fear and abide by. religion is man's idea, a series of mythical stories passed down. and when you tell a lie too many times it becomes truth does it not. and when you break it down however you like; bottom line is truth comes second to faith. you can shower a person with fact after fact and you will not get through if they are closed off the idea. but implying religion is the root of all evil as so many atheist have claimed is simply delusional. the world will not be a peace and total harmony and we will all live happily ever after if...if religion was not a factor or if religion was absent in our lives. that is simply crazy, the only way people will be conflict free is if we all looked the same, dressed the same, ate the same, thought process was the same, ect.

that being said i still believe in god, cant say I've been or is very "religious" but i find comfort in faith, in the idea that when a loved one dies, that he or she is going to a better place and that we'll meet again some day. it is soothing to think there is a presence watching over you as I've been told so many times.

then again you might ask why would i believe in a god that created a world full of and based on evidence if there is none of himself to find. that pretty much anything we cannot directly sense in this world is discovered by collecting evidence for it through observation and experimentation, but there hasn't been any of God yet, b/c he doesn't exist? but then agian if there hasn't been proof how can we disprove? its all about perception. it all boils down to faith. and weather you choose to believe of not. i believe because i find solace in the thought and comfort, a kind of sanctuary. i am guessing atheists feel something similar, maybe a kind a freedom that they do not base thier lives or "fallow" the the teaching of a higher power that may not exist.
 
EC, I was born and taught to believe in jeebus. My undergrad is in history and the more I studied religion the more of an atheist I became.
 
-Ariel- said:
Billfred, nice post.
Shogun is one of my alltime faves.
I even read the other one... I forgot the title after it.
Shogun was the shit, awesome how many characters just kept appearing and you could understand and empathize with.
Fucking great read.
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Shogun was one of the very few books that I did not figure out until the very end. There was so many plot twist in that book it made you head spin.

I think I read all of James Clavell's books except Whirlwind.
Gaijin
Taipan
King Rat

All great books.
 
billfred said:
Shogun was one of the very few books that I did not figure out until the very end. There was so many plot twist in that book it made you head spin.

I think I read all of James Clavell's books except Whirlwind.
Gaijin
Taipan
King Rat

All great books.
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Tai pan, that was it.
Yeah, dude shogun was the shit. So many plot twists.
The movie was complete shit compared to the book though.
But yeah, how much did you want a shogunate lady like his woman.
Yeah great pick, Clavell is a flat out genius. A narrative pimp.
 
-Ariel- said:
Tai pan, that was it.
Yeah, dude shogun was the shit. So many plot twists.
The movie was complete shit compared to the book though.
But yeah, how much did you want a shogunate lady like his woman.
Yeah great pick, Clavell is a flat out genius. A narrative pimp.
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Oh man - you hit that nail on the head.

Movie was complete crap - how can you have Richard Chamberlain play that role??

They need a re-make.
 
The Harry Potter series....

No really, I'm being serious. If you haven't read them they are great, and much better than the movies. Depending on how often you read you could prolly finish the series pretty quickly. Also I hear that new series "twilight" is supposed to be good to.
 
Basikstylz said:
The Harry Potter series....

No really, I'm being serious. If you haven't read them they are great, and much better than the movies. Depending on how often you read you could prolly finish the series pretty quickly. Also I hear that new series "twilight" is supposed to be good to.
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What Up Basik...
Hey gave up the weed for 3 weeks, gotta clean her out ya know.
Yeah dude, my brother is 38 a Radiation Oncologist and love the entire series.
He loves it, I never checked it out, but shit there's gotta be somethin there.
Yeah, JackAngel posted the author's story, dude if ya getta chance check this shit out.
She spoke at the Harvard graduation. Dude, story was like unreal. I have mad respect for her after reading that shit.
 
i can't believe i went out and bought more books when I'm not evan close to finishing the ones i already have. it was so nice out today, all sun and blue skies, complemented by a nice cool breeze. after treating myself to a caramel frappuccino(one of my favorites). it was sooooo good! anyways i was a bit jumpy after that little piece of heaven from Starbucks, so i headed over to our local book store again, which is just around the corner from starbucks. i forgot all about being hyper and jumpy when i stepped in, the place is awesome; just the right amount of light not too dim or bright, smells of old parchment, and musk or something, just a light scent wafting in the air, quiet and homey looking with them big comfy chairs. book stores have such a calming, soothing effect.

so i got---
"Chancing Destiny" by Eric Jerome Dickey, great urban writer. i read "drive me crazy" and it was def a page turner. great suspense.
"The Pact" by Jodi Picoult
"Song of Solomon" by Tonni Morrison, awesome author
"The Book Theif" by Marcus Zusak,
"Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
"Wild Seed" by Octavia Butler
"Full House" by Janet Evanovich, her books are so entertaining, laugh out loud and well written. i read most of her Stephanie Plum series.

lol..the twilight books were sold out. new shipment coming in tom.
 
billfred said:
Shogun

Pillars of the Earth

Trilogy by Sharon Kay Penman
- Here be Dragons
- Falls the Shadow
- The Reckoning

All great books.
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i had "here be Dragons" in my hand and set it on top of a bookself so i could get another book higher up using a stepping stool. i got distracted and forgot all about it.lol
 
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ebonycurves said:
i had "here be Dragons" in my hand and set it on top of a bookself so i could get another book higher up using a stepping stool. i got distracted and forgot all about it.lol
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Stay focused. It is a seriously good book.

Pillars of the Earth is actually a really trendy book now since it got recomended recently on the Operah book club. Too bad it came out about 20 yrs ago.
 
The Kama Sutra is one seriously revealing read.

But seriously:

The Dark Tower: Series by Stephen King..........I totally got roped into it............7 books....could stop reading.

Odd Thomas: by Dean Koontz

I AM LEGEND: Richard Matheson: Kicks the movie's ass.

Harry Potter: Yeah you heard me. The books just read well. Teh woman obviously sold her soul for this. Screw the movies....the last ones have sucked....badly.....the books are truly remarkable. And yes....ahahahahahah....I do have testicles.
 
Chrisco915 said:
The Kama Sutra is one seriously revealing read.

But seriously:

The Dark Tower: Series by Stephen King..........I totally got roped into it............7 books....could stop reading.

Odd Thomas: by Dean Koontz

I AM LEGEND: Richard Matheson: Kicks the movie's ass.

Harry Potter: Yeah you heard me. The books just read well. Teh woman obviously sold her soul for this. Screw the movies....the last ones have sucked....badly.....the books are truly remarkable. And yes....ahahahahahah....I do have testicles.
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what does having your testicles have to do with the series. the harry potter books are awesome! quick read cause its a total page turner. i loved the forth one! like i stated before, the movies have nothing on the books. they're pretty much all sucked compared to the books.

i'm too chicken to read Stephen King. i read "IT" and had nightmares for weeks, but i couldn't stop reading it evan though it was freaking me out.
 
ebonycurves said:
LOL, i already bought the book. at the book store i kept picking it up and putting it down and i was carrying it with me the whole time i was browsing the shelves. so i ended up with some magazines, the kite runner, the davinci code, and Memoirs of a Geisha. i've seen the movie but you can never compare a movie to a book. for example: confession: i've read all the Harry Potter books too! and the movies take out alot of the details in the book that are pertinent IMO=movies sucked.


p.s. book stores are addicting...just sayin
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You and I should go hang out at the bookstore.
 
ebonycurves said:
what are some great books that you feel are powerful and stunning, flawless.

i'm reading The Kite Runner after i saw the movie a few weeks ago. i just started and its already pulled me into the story.

i really get into books I'm reading, especially tear jerker books, ones that will make you cry.

discuss?
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The Kite Runner was great.
The next by that author is Thousand Splendid Suns (haven’t started it yet) and is supposed to be even better.
 
ricco561 said:
The Kite Runner was great.
The next by that author is Thousand Splendid Suns (haven’t started it yet) and is supposed to be even better.
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For those of you interested, i agree with ricco that the kite runner is a great book. it is a simultaneously heart-wrenching and heart-warming story with an emotionally compelling plot. i confess that parts of that novel brought tears to my eyes. yep i was crying like a baby. It really is a beautiful story, a story of love and friendship twisted with tragedy and betrayal. And then in the end redemption. good stuff too is that all the while afghanistan history is relived.
one of my favorite lines from the book, "for you, a thousand times over."
 
ebonycurves said:
For those of you interested, i agree with ricco that the kite runner is a great book. it is a simultaneously heart-wrenching and heart-warming story with an emotionally compelling plot. i confess that parts of that novel brought tears to my eyes. yep i was crying like a baby. It really is a beautiful story, a story of love and friendship twisted with tragedy and betrayal. And then in the end redemption. good stuff too is that all the while afghanistan history is relived.
one of my favorite lines from the book, "for you, a thousand times over."
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I cryed a few times myself............but don't tell the other boys.
 
ebonycurves said:
your heart will go out to Hassan in the scene where he gets raped by Assef, you will cry when Amir abandons him..
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see that's the thing....there's enough of that crap that goes on in real life that, in my mind, that's not something I would read for leisure. I mean, I totally understand how others appreciate and like drama's and all that, but I'd rather read the funny pages. I just dont like to cry. And if I do cry, I'd rather it be a happy cry than a sad cry.



Plus, I cant pronounce all the names in that book, so it would just frustrate me. LOL
 
chris302001 said:
see that's the thing....there's enough of that crap that goes on in real life that, in my mind, that's not something I would read for leisure. I mean, I totally understand how others appreciate and like drama's and all that, but I'd rather read the funny pages. I just dont like to cry. And if I do cry, I'd rather it be a happy cry than a sad cry.



Plus, I cant pronounce all the names in that book, so it would just frustrate me. LOL
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i guess for me happily ever after books tend to be uninteresting and so predictable. i like funny books and watch alot of comedy but when it comes down to it, like you said shit like that happens all the time in real life. and because you know it happens it has a deeper impact on you, they leave a deeper impression on me, they're intriguing, realistic, surprising, unexpected, yet expected and they're stories that i will remember. happy books tend to be uninteresting, fairy-tale perfect and so damn unrealistic to the majority of people.
 
ebonycurves said:
i guess for me happily ever after books tend to be uninteresting and so predictable. i like funny books and watch alot of comedy but when it comes down to it, like you said shit like that happens all the time in real life. and because you know it happens it has a deeper impact on you, they leave a deeper impression on me, they're intriguing, realistic, surprising, unexpected, yet expected and they're stories that i will remember. happy books tend to be uninteresting, fairy-tale perfect and so damn unrealistic to the majority of people.
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I guess after days of dealing with people who are dieing due to teh fact that they wont take their bp meds b/c they cant get an erection, having conferences with parents trying to tell them that it's time to withdraw medical intervention from their infant (only child) after mom had to have an emergency hysterectomy, and seeing the aftermath of a guy who attacked a woman with a claw hammer, I've got all the unpredictability I need. And work isnt all shitty, but it's the shitty stuff that leaves such a strong imprint in you, and the stuff you wanna get away from.

I understand what you're saying though. I really do. To each their own.
 
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