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post Apr 11 2010, 7:03 AM
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I loath Harry Potter. Absolutely loath. I read books 1-5 and have seen like, 3 of the movies, and I hated them all. Yes, I know. I'm a complete freak. Also, I wasn't a huge fan of Little Women.



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post Apr 11 2010, 7:41 AM
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Never say you feel like a freak for liking/not liking something that isn't the general concensus. I mean, I didn't like the Dark Knight. (Yes, I didn't like THAT movie), shouldn't make me feel like a freak (Altough I WILL retreat to my bunker for a bit now......)
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post Apr 11 2010, 10:53 AM
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You're not a freak, Tea, Eragon is supposedly really popular and awesome but I really hate it.


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post Apr 11 2010, 10:54 AM
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And let's not forget the grandmommy of all conflicting opinions on the internet: Twilight. Some hate it, some love it.

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post Apr 11 2010, 11:41 AM
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I hate Twilight. Alot of my friends love it, but I hate it. And I have valid reasons, but let's not get into that >_>


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post Apr 11 2010, 12:44 PM
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Twilight=haet, and rants the size of my anti-Phantom sequel ones*, but of more coherity.

*See blog

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post Apr 11 2010, 9:15 PM
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QUOTE (dittadulla @ Apr 11 2010, 03:53 AM) *
You're not a freak, Tea, Eragon is supposedly really popular and awesome but I really hate it.


Oh. THAT. Yes, that was probably the greatest disappointment I've encountered movies based on books wise.


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post Apr 11 2010, 9:45 PM
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... well, I tried to read the book like thrice. I haven't made it past like I don't know... first 100 pages? And I'm stuck with the book because I got it for christmas in '08.


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post Apr 12 2010, 6:58 AM
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As far as books go, Twilight was probably the biggest disappointment ever, imo. 'Nuff said. {Oh, and I liked the first two books in the Eragon series...not a big fan of the third. Which is actually supposed to be the most popular. So you're not a freak at all, Teagosaurus.}


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post Apr 12 2010, 11:06 PM
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I haven't even read the third. I wasn't really a huge fan of the 2nd. The first was awesome though.

And now, my list. Some are quite self explanatory.

The Usual Rules- Joyce Maynard (About a girl going through the struggles of losing her mom in 9/11. It's written amazingly, and it made me cry.)

For Freedom- Kimberly Brubaker Bradley (About a girl who was a spy for the Resistance in WWII)

The Inkheart Trilogy- Cornelia Funke (They're amazing. That's all I can say.)

The Books of Pellinor- Allison Croggen (I don't even know how to describe these. Um, they're about a girl name Maerad. There, how's that? I'm sure if you enjoy the Wizard of Oz and/or Wicked, you'd like these.)

The Oz Books -L. Frank Baum (No, not just the Wizard of Oz. Read them ALL. There's 12 I do believe. I've read 8 I think, and all of them are fab. Strange, but fab.)

Alice in Wonderland- Charles Lutwidge Dodgson

The Secret Garden- Frances Hodgson Burnett

Black Beauty
- Anna Sewell

Maximum Ride Series.
- James Patterson (Okay, so 4 and 6 aren't that hot, but it's a good series.)

My Sister's Keeper- Jodi Picoult (About a girl who sues her parents for medical emancipation when she is expected to donate a kidney to her sister who has leukemia. If you've seen the movie, great. Good for you. The book is 500 times better.)

Also, anything Sara Dessen has written. Every single book of her's I've read, I've never been disappointed.







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post Apr 13 2010, 3:47 AM
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For Tea's list I agree with most of books under the Wizard of Oz(I've only read 3 of these though, most of them are REALLY hard to find here), but I haven't read all of the Maximum Ride books, which I don't really like or dislike. Lost interest after the second book. I really enjoyed the Alex Cross adult thriller books by James Patterson though. I haven't read any Sarah Dessen either.

For Jahn's list, everything down to again, the Wizard of Oz, minus Heidi, which I've only technically read a picture book version. I've read one Ramona book, which I liked, but wasn't really drawn to the others. And I liked Noughts and Crosses. Great series. The rest I haven't read, butI've been meaning to read the Westing Game.

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post Apr 13 2010, 5:21 AM
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Didn't Lewis Carrol write Alice in Wonderland?
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post Apr 13 2010, 5:43 AM
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Yup, but Lewis Carroll was a pseudonym, lol. His real name was Charles Lutwidge Dodgson~

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post Apr 13 2010, 6:28 AM
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Did someone already mention "the Odyssey" and "the iliad"?
I think they should be here too.

One question... is That "Lewis Carroll" is the same "Lewis Carroll" the Photographer? eer.... the pedophile Photographer?
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Offtopic:
Also. now that someone mention Twilight, did anyone of you look a that "Wings" BS? the little i hear sound like a lame WxClb ripoff, but don't know.... well, actually i don't care


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post Apr 13 2010, 6:33 AM
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...Uh, according to Wikipedia...yes. But I suggest we drop that matter at this, it's not exactly an MC-appropriate topic.


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post Apr 13 2010, 9:13 AM
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yeah agreed. OH UM heidi = classic ♥

i dont really like Jodi Picoult i mean she's emotional its sad yada yada but to be honest i dont like it. Its lacks for me, but then again im a bit strange when it comes to books.

And i will not, not figgen ever touch a twilight book EVER! i read a sentence and felt a part of my brain die. >.< sorry twili fans but nope never.


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post Apr 13 2010, 5:04 PM
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I have a series that just now I remembered. I don't see exactly why I forgot it.

His Dark Materials (trilogy) - Philip Pullman (The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, The Amber Spyglass)


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post Apr 13 2010, 8:42 PM
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Another Sci-Fi one... "Ender's Game"

*Sorry about that, i read it on a text of my photography class and wanted to know if anyone knows if it was true... ok, its buried.

**And why are you so mean about twilight... i mean I'm sure that its the best trilogy books for a dark cold outdoor night...
Yeah, I mean.. make them a pile and set them on fire, you will be warm and with light for a while, i think that you don't even need gasoline to keep it burning... the B.S works as fuel LOL


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post Apr 13 2010, 8:47 PM
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I think I read an avatar like that once:
I love Twilight!
The books make a good bonfire.

I found a bunch of these, but I know there are some Twilight fans on the board, and I don't want to spread any negativity.
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post Apr 14 2010, 4:24 AM
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QUOTE (W.I.N.X @ Apr 12 2010, 08:47 PM) *
For Tea's list I agree with most of books under the Wizard of Oz(I've only read 3 of these though, most of them are REALLY hard to find here),


Aw, really? They were all lined up all nice in my school library so I just started working my way through them. And that's actually something, because my library has nothing ever.

Ohmagod, I forgot a very important series!

The Hunger Games Series- Suzanne Collins (Definitely what I like to call a can't-put-down-until-you're-finished-even-if-it's-3am-and-your-about-to-pass-out-from-exhaustion kind of book.)


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