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rubyphoenix

For my own information

Jul 30, 2009 18:57

The following books from my bookshelf MUST be read in full before I can buy/swap anymore:

1. Them by Nathan McCall
2. Towelhead by Alicia Erian
3. Wicked by Gregory MaGuire*
4. The Godfather by Mario Puzo
5. East of Eden by John Steinbeck
6. The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd7. New Moon by Stephenie Meyer ( Read more... )

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rubyphoenix April 14 2009, 13:47:36 UTC

oh, so it's not just me lol.

luvleelocs April 13 2009, 23:09:52 UTC

Phillipa Gregory wrote the other boleyn girl. I am reading the sequel now.

rubyphoenix April 13 2009, 23:11:05 UTC

there's a sequel??? i need to settle down, counting my chickens before they hatch.

luvleelocs April 13 2009, 23:12:24 UTC

there is a whole series. I think a total of 4 or 5 about the family.

onemeatball April 13 2009, 23:29:29 UTC

Wicked the book and Wicked the musical are very, very different. And even though James Frey made some shit up A Million Little Pieces is still a great read.

rubyphoenix April 14 2009, 13:47:14 UTC

I've heard the book and musical are different, but I'm so afraid I'll judge the play based on the book if I read it first.

I started A Million Little Pieces when it came out and he was still credible, then my mom borrowed it to read "real quick" and the big uproar happened where they found out about the lies. So I wasn't going to finish it, but now it's been so long, I figure I can enjoy it as fiction.

espnchick1920 April 14 2009, 13:16:53 UTC

I've read #3, #4, #6, and #9. I actually know where #6 is so I could send it to you. Even if you see the play, I HIGHLY HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend reading #3. Seriously. And if you're like me and look for social commentary within your novels, I suggest that you have a highlighter nearby. There's some DEEEEEEEEEPPPP shit up in that book, especially if you are a womanist/WOC-feminist.

rubyphoenix April 14 2009, 13:24:23 UTC

I actually own all these books, I've just been too lazy/busy/excited (weird as that sounds) to read these particular books. I want to read Wicked. Charmane bought it for me for Christmas and I actually started it, but I don't want to judge the play based off the book. I'm one of those people who says, "The ____ was ok, but the book was waaaaaaaaaay better." I don't want to run the risk of saying that at all since I've wanted to see the play for so long.