50 Book Challenge

Aug 31, 2008 01:14


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ageless_smile September 1 2008, 13:44:52 UTC
I loved Looking For Alaska! We've got a fairly similar taste in books sooo you might like:

Elsewhere - Gabrielle Zavin
A Note Of Madness - Tabitha Suzuma
Noughts & Crosses [Trilogy] - Malorie Blackman
Exhange - Paul Magrs
Shopaholic series - Sophia Kinsella
Girl With A Pearl Earring - Tracy Chevalier
Skin - A.M. Vrettos
Behind The Scenes At The Museum - Kate Atkinson
Someone Like You - Sarah Dessen
PS I Love You - Cecilia Ahern
Just So Stories - Rudyard Kipling

I was just about the recommend the 'Twilight' series - that was a massive seller in Young Adult at work, but then I realise you'd read it. Was it good? The vampire side of it didn't make me want to buy it :( mainly though I'd say I [almost] prefer YA to actual Fiction titles.

I've just read a proof copy of "Before I Die" by Jenny Downham. It was okay...not spellbinding or anything but fairly good, I'd deffo say to read it but not to expect much if that helps!

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monodramas September 1 2008, 15:39:02 UTC
Thanks! The only one of those I've read was PS I Love You, such a cute book. Twilight is quite engaging, a really easy read, but it's not very well written. I bought it when I missed a flight and was looking for something easy-going. I'm not planning on reading any of the sequels.

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ageless_smile September 1 2008, 18:54:08 UTC
I loved PS I Love You. I never bothered with the film, I didn't want to ruin it. Have you read the Louise Renninson series? I'm going to guess that you have...everyone has!

I don't think I'll bother with the Mayer trilogy, doesn't sound great.

Kipling's stuff is good. Classic. Must read! I really fancy reading The Self Preservation Society by Kate Harrison, too.

Have you seen the LJ Communities of the 50 Book Read Challenge?

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monodramas September 1 2008, 23:22:43 UTC
Yeah I avoided the film like the plague cause I knew it'd be a total bastardisation of the book - same with the Louise Rennison books! I loved those all through my late teens, haha.

I've seen the 50 book challenge, but never thought I could do it. Eventually I figured, why does it have to start in January? I doubt I'll make it since it's my last year of uni but it's fun either way =)

I haven't heard of that book community thing btw, thanks. I'm on green metropolis but I'm yet to swap/sell anything on any of them. I should try to trade away my old English books for stuff I want.

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have you tried... ageless_smile September 1 2008, 13:47:57 UTC
also, have you seen www.bookmooch.com

it's a trading book community and it's rather great :)

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monodramas September 9 2008, 22:44:22 UTC
Thanks! It's a play, so it's virtually identical to the film. It was different to read it though, and the introduction is quite long. I enjoyed it a lot.

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lessthan3books April 1 2011, 00:32:22 UTC
Because you're a member of iheartbookclub

I created a new community called lessthan3bkclub because iheartbookclub appears to have died before the fun even started. I wish the mods would have handed the community over to another member, but that doesn't seem to be the case. I promise this will be an active community if the members partcipate. I hope you are still interested in participating in a livejournal book club and will join!

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