What Books Have You Recently Purchased?

AquaBlue · 02-23-2008, 08:08 PM

Tell us what books (fiction or non-fiction) you have just purchased. If you want to share a review or two on your read books, go right ahead. This is the book corner of AD. Welcome!

AquaBlue · 02-23-2008, 08:09 PM

I just came back from the Goodwill Store and purchased a couple of good books for a few pennies:

Three Junes by Julia Glass
The Beautiful and Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald

AquaBlue · 02-23-2008, 08:10 PM

A Review:

You know when you first crack open an unread novel for the first time- preparing yourself for a journey that might excite or disappoint you? Well yesterday I began reading Kazuo Ishiguro's The Remains of the Day and after a few pages I knew...I just knew that this one was going to be, not just good, but great. His prose carries me along like a cloud on a trip to somewhere. All I know now, as I begin this Ishiguro journey, is the ride will be worth the price of the ticket. I like the book already!

AquaBlue · 02-23-2008, 08:26 PM

I own this book but I had to get a new one because I wore out the old one- the pages were turning brown and they (some) were falling out. The bad news is that in the old book I had notes written on the margins. So I will use the new one and refer to the old one (notes) when I need to do so. This is the book:

In June of this year, the same author will release a bigger and more intense version of an unabridged dictionary (note image below). I called Barnes & Nobles today and reserved a copy for myself.

I am really getting into this ASL (American Sign Language) thing big time; and I am progressing very, very well too.

lumbingmi · 02-23-2008, 08:52 PM

I have no choice but to buy textbooks for my classes

They re so expensive LOL.

Aside from school, I brought Ben Bova's 'Saturn" last month and haven't time to read it. heh.

AquaBlue · 02-23-2008, 09:12 PM

This Buds for you lumbingmi.

lumbingmi · 02-23-2008, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by AquaBlue

This Buds for you lumbingmi.

Oh crap! I should had brought textbooks at that website. Thanks for head up

restless_heart · 02-23-2008, 09:21 PM

Hey if you want to talk about books. You have to go to Creative writing thread.

I have purchased too many books lately. Most are the lastest books of Iris johensen, Patricia Cornwell, Karin Slaughter, Stephen King, etc...

You are addict to books too? Welcome to the club heh.

restless_heart · 02-23-2008, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by AquaBlue

A Review:

You know when you first crack open an unread novel for the first time- preparing yourself for a journey that might excite or disappoint you? Well yesterday I began reading Kazuo Ishiguro's The Remains of the Day and after a few pages I knew...I just knew that this one was going to be, not just good, but great. His prose carries me along like a cloud on a trip to somewhere. All I know now, as I begin this Ishiguro journey, is the ride will be worth the price of the ticket. I like the book already!

Well the beginning of the story is always boring...so I would say my most favorite part is the middle and the ending of the story in any novels. Sometimes the beginning are quite interesting. I have never heard of any books you have post lately...except for that sign langauge books. Do you ever read most popular author's books? Like Dean Koontz or Stephen King for one? I know that already you do not like Stephen King's Cell hahaha....

AquaBlue · 02-23-2008, 09:30 PM

Which Stephen King book(s)? When I was a younger reader (no offense) I was into King big-time...the Dark Tower series was incredible!

restless_heart · 02-23-2008, 09:43 PM

The towers are great too. I have them all. Remember I got the orignials. And I kept buying new one (up to date because I like the book cover hahaha...)My most fav is Secret Window. I watch the movie too many times. I love Johnny Depp thou.

AquaBlue · 02-23-2008, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by restless_heart

The towers are great too. I have them all. Remember I got the orignials. And I kept buying new one (up to date because I like the book cover hahaha...)My most fav is Secret Window. I watch the movie too many times. I love Johnny Depp thou.

You have the originals? Did I read that right?? If so, you must take a snapshot or two and post them here on this thread.

Do you agree that Cell is the worse novel ever!? You know which of his novel (from way back) I recall most? It's an unheralded one. This one:

Oceanblue7 · 02-23-2008, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by AquaBlue

I just came back from the Goodwill Store and purchased a couple of good books for a few pennies:

Three Junes by Julia Glass
The Beautiful and Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald

I am a big fan of F. Scott Fitzgerald, his writings are so classy

AquaBlue · 02-23-2008, 10:07 PM

Yep. He's a contemporary of Hemingway- one of my most loved writers. The other two are Steinbeck, Capote.

Oceanblue7 · 02-23-2008, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by AquaBlue

Yep. He's a contemporary of Hemingway- one of my most loved writers. The other two are Steinbeck, Capote.

I like that pic of him very handsome

restless_heart · 02-23-2008, 10:42 PM

Very rare to get these orginials. Haha my mother had them but when she had to sell the house, she had no choice. She said I can have a few paperbacks. Yes, you can say I am lucky. She is the same age as Stephin King. If I find the time to get them out of my shed and to scan it, I will. (I rather have hardcovers here than paperbacks. So my paperbacks are buried in the shed. I have TOO many!!!) I have his first book thru Duma Key. That is how many I have. Some I have two of each because one is the orginail and other is maybe ten years old or newer. If you have Duma Key, go see how many books he got. That is how many I have.

Besides fiction I love Walt Whitman and others. Other Classics like Charles Dickons, etc... I have the orginal poets' books also. Very, very old and I would say fraigle. Haha...Way, way back in 1800's. It is in my antique bookcase with glass door. Now you can see I am an addict to books.

Oceanblue7 · 02-23-2008, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by restless_heart

Very rare to get these orginials. Haha my mother had them but when she had to sell the house, she had no choice. She said I can have a few paperbacks. Yes, you can say I am lucky. She is the same age as Stephin King. If I find the time to get them out of my shed and to scan it, I will. (I rather have hardcovers here than paperbacks. So my paperbacks are buried in the shed. I have TOO many!!!) I have his first book thru Duma Key. That is how many I have. Some I have two of each because one is the orginail and other is maybe ten years old or newer. If you have Duma Key, go see how many books he got. That is how many I have.

Besides fiction I love Walt Whitman and others. Other Classics like Charles Dickons, etc... I have the orginal poets' books also. Very, very old and I would say fraigle. Haha...Way, way back in 1800's. It is in my antique bookcase with glass door. Now you can see I am an addict to books.

Restless_heart that's soo cool you have Fritzgerald originals those are worth a lot of money. That's awesome! I would love to see it hehe

restless_heart · 02-23-2008, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Oceanblue7

Restless_heart that's soo cool you have Fritzgerald originals those are worth a lot of money. That's awesome! I would love to see it hehe

No picture thou. The book covers are in leather hide. Almost velvet. I love the feel of it hahaha....The pages are very, very yellowish or brownish. Must be with care bec it could come apart easily. That I can take photos of it bec these books are in my hallway.

KarissaMann05 · 02-23-2008, 11:10 PM

I brought some books:

- "Scribbles of Dreams"
- "Third Child"
- "Poppy"

They are pretty old but I still like them.

I also make my own novel, too. I'm still working on that.

restless_heart · 02-23-2008, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Mann_K05

I brought some books:

- "Scribbles of Dreams"
- "Third Child"
- "Poppy"

They are pretty old but I still like them.

I also make my own novel, too. I'm still working on that.

Never heard of the books. Who writes them?

How many have you written so far? me five complete and four not complete. Working on two uncomplete little at a time. I try 500 to 1,000 words at a time. Maybe more if I get lucky.

GarnetTigerMom · 02-23-2008, 11:22 PM

Ah, I have so many good books, and even my college text books as well. I got so many books it like a libarary here lol. So I got new books called 1. Obesessions can be murder by Connie Shelton, 2. White Out by Vicki Delany and 3. The Coldest Winter by David Halberstam. I do love to read Stephen Kings and so many good authors. I prefer to read the book before they show the movie. Reading the books is more depth then the movies. It also help me fall alseep when I read a book.

KarissaMann05 · 02-23-2008, 11:28 PM

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Originally Posted by restless_heart

Never heard of the books. Who writes them?

How many have you written so far? me five complete and four not complete. Working on two uncomplete little at a time. I try 500 to 1,000 words at a time. Maybe more if I get lucky.

- "Scribbles of Dreams" by Pearson (I don't remmy author's first name but her last name)
- "Third Child" (I dont remmy who wrote this, sorry)
- "Poppy" by Brian Floca

Scribbles of Dreams is a slight similar to Romane and Juliet story, but it's more dramatic and a bit of crueler than the Romane & Juliet story we know. It's not really a lot of emotion of love, my opinion.

Third Child -- It's pretty much similar to China's limit popularity if you know what I am talking about. A boy must to protect himself from being discovered as an illegally third child. It's very sad story...

I love it.

Poppy -- It's actually for children but I still like it. A mouse girl tried to save her people from a great owl. Nothing speical, actually. ^_^

AS for my own novel, I have more 1,300 pages and almost have 100 chapters right now.

I still need to revise, re-write, and etc etc blah.

restless_heart · 02-23-2008, 11:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mann_K05

- "Scribbles of Dreams" by Pearson (I don't remmy author's first name but her last name)
- "Third Child" (I dont remmy who wrote this, sorry)
- "Poppy" by Brian Floca

Scribbles of Dreams is a slight similar to Romane and Juliet story, but it's more dramatic and a bit of crueler than the Romane & Juliet story we know. It's not really a lot of emotion of love, my opinion.

Third Child -- It's pretty much similar to China's limit popularity if you know what I am talking about. A boy must to protect himself from being discovered as an illegally third child. It's very sad story...

I love it.

Poppy -- It's actually for children but I still like it. A mouse girl tried to save her people from a great owl. Nothing speical, actually. ^_^

AS for my own novel, I have more 1,300 pages and almost have 100 chapters right now.

I still need to revise, re-write, and etc etc blah.

Poppy sounds cute. Maybe I should get one for the kids lol.

Whoa!!! 1,300 pages? 100 chapters. Normally I do up to 600 pages with maybe 27 to 34 chapters in one novel. Wow. Your book is gonna be sooooo thick hahaha... Are you gonna divide them?

02-23-2008, 08:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
AquaBlue ASL Student Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Miami, Florida Posts: 1,338	What Books Have You Recently Purchased? Tell us what books (fiction or non-fiction) you have just purchased. If you want to share a review or two on your read books, go right ahead. This is the book corner of AD. Welcome! __________________ Currently Reading: The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski My Book List My Bipolar Page

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AquaBlue ASL Student Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Miami, Florida Posts: 1,338	I just came back from the Goodwill Store and purchased a couple of good books for a few pennies: Three Junes by Julia Glass The Beautiful and Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald __________________ Currently Reading: The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski My Book List My Bipolar Page

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AquaBlue ASL Student Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Miami, Florida Posts: 1,338	A Review: You know when you first crack open an unread novel for the first time- preparing yourself for a journey that might excite or disappoint you? Well yesterday I began reading Kazuo Ishiguro's The Remains of the Day and after a few pages I knew...I just knew that this one was going to be, not just good, but great. His prose carries me along like a cloud on a trip to somewhere. All I know now, as I begin this Ishiguro journey, is the ride will be worth the price of the ticket. I like the book already! __________________ Currently Reading: The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski My Book List My Bipolar Page

02-23-2008, 08:26 PM	#4 (permalink)
AquaBlue ASL Student Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Miami, Florida Posts: 1,338	I own this book but I had to get a new one because I wore out the old one- the pages were turning brown and they (some) were falling out. The bad news is that in the old book I had notes written on the margins. So I will use the new one and refer to the old one (notes) when I need to do so. This is the book: In June of this year, the same author will release a bigger and more intense version of an unabridged dictionary (note image below). I called Barnes & Nobles today and reserved a copy for myself. I am really getting into this ASL (American Sign Language) thing big time; and I am progressing very, very well too. __________________ Currently Reading: The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski My Book List My Bipolar Page

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AquaBlue ASL Student Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Miami, Florida Posts: 1,338	This Buds for you lumbingmi. __________________ Currently Reading: The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski My Book List My Bipolar Page

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02-23-2008, 08:52 PM	#5 (permalink)
lumbingmi Invigorated Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,609	I have no choice but to buy textbooks for my classes They re so expensive LOL. Aside from school, I brought Ben Bova's 'Saturn" last month and haven't time to read it. heh.

02-23-2008, 09:21 PM	#8 (permalink)
restless_heart ...Forever undefeated... Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: somewhere in the mountain, Pennsylvania Posts: 1,048	Hey if you want to talk about books. You have to go to Creative writing thread. I have purchased too many books lately. Most are the lastest books of Iris johensen, Patricia Cornwell, Karin Slaughter, Stephen King, etc... You are addict to books too? Welcome to the club heh. __________________ Never Give Up: My Stroke, My Recovery & My return to NFL...by Tedy Bruschi

02-23-2008, 09:30 PM	#10 (permalink)
AquaBlue ASL Student Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Miami, Florida Posts: 1,338	Which Stephen King book(s)? When I was a younger reader (no offense) I was into King big-time...the Dark Tower series was incredible! __________________ Currently Reading: The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski My Book List My Bipolar Page

02-23-2008, 09:43 PM	#11 (permalink)
restless_heart ...Forever undefeated... Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: somewhere in the mountain, Pennsylvania Posts: 1,048	The towers are great too. I have them all. Remember I got the orignials. And I kept buying new one (up to date because I like the book cover hahaha...)My most fav is Secret Window. I watch the movie too many times. I love Johnny Depp thou. __________________ Never Give Up: My Stroke, My Recovery & My return to NFL...by Tedy Bruschi

02-23-2008, 10:07 PM	#14 (permalink)
AquaBlue ASL Student Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Miami, Florida Posts: 1,338	Yep. He's a contemporary of Hemingway- one of my most loved writers. The other two are Steinbeck, Capote. __________________ Currently Reading: The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski My Book List My Bipolar Page

02-23-2008, 10:42 PM	#16 (permalink)
restless_heart ...Forever undefeated... Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: somewhere in the mountain, Pennsylvania Posts: 1,048	Very rare to get these orginials. Haha my mother had them but when she had to sell the house, she had no choice. She said I can have a few paperbacks. Yes, you can say I am lucky. She is the same age as Stephin King. If I find the time to get them out of my shed and to scan it, I will. (I rather have hardcovers here than paperbacks. So my paperbacks are buried in the shed. I have TOO many!!!) I have his first book thru Duma Key. That is how many I have. Some I have two of each because one is the orginail and other is maybe ten years old or newer. If you have Duma Key, go see how many books he got. That is how many I have. Besides fiction I love Walt Whitman and others. Other Classics like Charles Dickons, etc... I have the orginal poets' books also. Very, very old and I would say fraigle. Haha...Way, way back in 1800's. It is in my antique bookcase with glass door. Now you can see I am an addict to books. __________________ Never Give Up: My Stroke, My Recovery & My return to NFL...by Tedy Bruschi

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KarissaMann05 Jessie's Character Join Date: May 2007 Location: Oregon Posts: 2,552 Blog Entries: 6	I brought some books: - "Scribbles of Dreams" - "Third Child" - "Poppy" They are pretty old but I still like them. I also make my own novel, too. I'm still working on that. __________________ Credit by KarissaMann05

02-23-2008, 11:22 PM	#21 (permalink)
GarnetTigerMom Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 4,592	Ah, I have so many good books, and even my college text books as well. I got so many books it like a libarary here lol. So I got new books called 1. Obesessions can be murder by Connie Shelton, 2. White Out by Vicki Delany and 3. The Coldest Winter by David Halberstam. I do love to read Stephen Kings and so many good authors. I prefer to read the book before they show the movie. Reading the books is more depth then the movies. It also help me fall alseep when I read a book. __________________ GarnetTigerMom "The rain may be falling hard outside, But your smile makes it all alright. I'm so glad that you're my friend. I know our friendship will never end." -- Robert Alan