Book Lovers: What are you reading now?

[morningstar]

*wants*

Counters: well, I get Matthew Reilly coming to my school!

Meh. I actually met Jeffrey Deaver and Lee child.

[pianochick93]

Sean Williams? A possible Fiona McIntosh?

[morningstar]

Sean Williams? A possible Fiona McIntosh?

Who? Lol.

[pianochick93]

Sean Williams writes sci-fantasy/sci-fi, he recently wrote a Star Wars book.

Fiona McIntosh is AWESOME!
Sorry...she's a fantasy author and has written some of the best books I've ever read.

[morningstar]

Sean Williams writes sci-fantasy/sci-fi, he recently wrote a Star Wars book.

Fiona McIntosh is AWESOME!
Sorry...she's a fantasy author and has written some of the best books I've ever read.

OK. Which Star Wars book? Fiona McIntosh...don't know of her, any favourites?

[pianochick93]

OK. Which Star Wars book?
The Force Unleashed. He's also written others though.

Fiona McIntosh...don't know of her, any favourites?

The Trinity series is my favourite: Betrayal, Destiny, Revenge. They're very typical fantasy, but they're good. Also the Percheron series: Odalisque, Emissary, Goddess. I haven't read the last one yet but that's going to change soon.

[morningstar]

The Trinity series is my favourite: Betrayal, Destiny, Revenge. They're very typical fantasy, but they're good. Also the Percheron series: Odalisque, Emissary, Goddess. I haven't read the last one yet but that's going to change soon.

I have the game, its' good fun. Where can you buy the book from that's not on the net? OK I'll check it out.

[pianochick93]

I have the game, its' good fun. Where can you buy the book from that's not on the net? OK I'll check it out.

A game??
As far as buying the book, I don't usually buy books, but I get them from librarys. Apart from that, bookstores should have them. I know Angus & Robertson definitely does, at least where I am.

[morningstar]

A game??
As far as buying the book, I don't usually buy books, but I get them from librarys. Apart from that, bookstores should have them. I know Angus & Robertson definitely does, at least where I am.

Yeah Star Wars: The Force unleashed is a game too. Oh fair enough, I have a library of my own lol. OK we have one on southside still I think, just have to get there

[concerto_love]

Okay... 
Pramoedya Ananta Tour - "Wanita dalam cengkeraman militer"
Andrea Hirata- book 3 of Laskar Pelangi trilogy, "Edensor"

[pianochick93]

Yeah Star Wars: The Force unleashed is a game too. Oh fair enough, I have a library of my own lol. OK we have one on southside still I think, just have to get there

Oh, that game. I thought you were talking about Fiona McIntosh still...
We got to see a couple of previews of the game when Sean Williams came, as the game designer person came with him and talked to us. It looked really good.

[morningstar]

Oh, that game. I thought you were talking about Fiona McIntosh still...
We got to see a couple of previews of the game when Sean Williams came, as the game designer person came with him and talked to us. It looked really good.

It is good fun. Get to go completely nuts too

[shinerl]

Steven spielberg

[concerto_love]

Ortodoxy-Keith Chesteron...  Curse the bahasa teacher!! (nah, joking)

[cai hong]

Kira-Kira by Cynthia Kadohata

[concerto_love]

Kira-Kira

Hmm... death note?? >: ), woops!! Death note is a manga.... >.<

[wert718]

G.A. Henty.

Wert718

[momopi]

The books concerto and cai hong are reading sound really interesting.
In what language do you read?
Indonesian? Chinese?

I haven't seen those books around, maybe it would be nice if you talk about it. 

[cai hong]

The books concerto and cai hong are reading sound really interesting.
In what language do you read?
Indonesian? Chinese?

I haven't seen those books around, maybe it would be nice if you talk about it. 

well,the Cynthia Kadohata one is English,and Death Note is...manga

yeah sure,it would be a delight to talk about it.

By the way,have you guys ever read about series of novels called 'wuxia novels'? I need to know because I'm confused @_@ some friends recommended them for me to read...

[concerto_love]

which one momo, I dun like to read books, I just read a few for my essay refference.. >__<

[momopi]

Empress Orchid by Anchee Min
Kira-Kira by Cynthia Kadohata
The Royal Diaries series

Did Anchee Min write in English or in Chinese? Or in something else?
I think I've seen her books somewhere before...
Fictionalized Chinese history?

Kira-Kira? Japanese?

'wuxia novels'?

no, never heard. are they popular?

which one momo, I dun like to read books, I just read a few for my essay refference.. >__<

LOL, i know hehehe, you want to eat books instead of reading them... 

[concerto_love]

Yep.. they're DELICIOUS!!! They're look like warm bread in my eyes... yuum....

[cai hong]

Did Anchee Min write in English or in Chinese? Or in something else?
I think I've seen her books somewhere before...
Fictionalized Chinese history?

Kira-Kira? Japanese?

Anchee Min is a chinese writer,but she wrote 'Empress Orchid' in English and has been translated to various languages.She wrote about Chinese History,some parts of the story has been fictionalized,but she also did researches to make the story as real as possible (okay,my English is bad,sorry if I confuse you.)

Well the author of 'Kira-Kira',Cynthia Kadohata,is an American-Japanese.Her books were mainly stories about the early Japanese transmigran who lived in America after the Pearl Harbour event during the World War II.The stories are interesting and easy for everyone to enjoy (because 'Kira-Kira' is actually children literature...)

Yep.. they're DELICIOUS!!! They're look like warm bread in my eyes... yuum....

pervert to literature world.LOL jk jk

[concerto_love]

Any refference?? >.< I have to read short essay bout Indonesian Communism bout 1960...

[momopi]

Nice. I like to know more about China's history. I've only read few Chinese works like Shanghai Baby (Zhou Huiwei) and Falling Leaves (Adeline Yen Mah)...

I want to read Kira-Kira too~~~ 


con, maybe you can find in the library...
*momopi suddenly curious about Indonesian communism*

Has anyone of you tried Vietnamese literature?
I haven't yet.
I've met only one person who reads Vietnamese works (in English)
a bit hard to find since there are not too many translations...
how sad... 

[concerto_love]

suddenly I remember about asian ghosts story....

[momopi]

Really? Tell me! 

[concerto_love]

hmmm ,waiit... this is really happen in my school. There's a "killer" type math teacher in senior high. Someday, one of the student didn't bring her homework. The teacher mad at said that she must went home and took that homework book. The student walked sadly, for info she had some psychological syndrome (easy to get nervous). Then suddenly, a truck hit her and she died.

Few days after she died, her table-chair in her class released sweet fragrance from nowhere. Some students told me if u sat there, she will got into your body. The soul itself, came to teacher few times, bringing her homework with blood in her body... It was about 10-20 years ago.

But last year, when our library still in built, my classmate saw her. She somewhat had a "sense", her name was Tania. She just walked away from the new toilet with her friends when suddenly someone called for her. Then she felt sumthin touch her shoulder, and whe she looked back... Aaaw, there's a bloody, long-haired girl, wearing glasses in her back. She shrieked and cry... And she often saw that gitl since that day...

[cai hong]

Nice. I like to know more about China's history. I've only read few Chinese works like Shanghai Baby (Zhou Huiwei) and Falling Leaves (Adeline Yen Mah)...

umm how about wuxia novels? did anyone here has ever read it???

I want to read Kira-Kira too~~~ 

let me read it for you LOL

suddenly I remember about asian ghosts story....
hmmm ,waiit... this is really happen in my school. There's a "killer" type math teacher in senior high. Someday, one of the student didn't bring her homework. The teacher mad at said that she must went home and took that homework book. The student walked sadly, for info she had some psychological syndrome (easy to get nervous). Then suddenly, a truck hit her and she died.

Few days after she died, her table-chair in her class released sweet fragrance from nowhere. Some students told me if u sat there, she will got into your body. The soul itself, came to teacher few times, bringing her homework with blood in her body... It was about 10-20 years ago.

But last year, when our library still in built, my classmate saw her. She somewhat had a "sense", her name was Tania. She just walked away from the new toilet with her friends when suddenly someone called for her. Then she felt sumthin touch her shoulder, and whe she looked back... Aaaw, there's a bloody, long-haired girl, wearing glasses in her back. She shrieked and cry... And she often saw that gitl since that day...

wait wait wait,isn't this story HAPPENED IN OUR SCHOOL?

[goldentone]

I would like to get back to my Ben Franklin biography, "The First American" by H.W. Brands.  The prologue was captivating.

[concerto_love]

I'm not joking caii!!! Thta girl still here!!! and this story really true!! One the almamater give me the yearbook!!!!

[cai hong]

I'm not joking caii!!! That girl still here!!! and this story really true!! One the almamater give me the yearbook!!!!

HELP OUR SCHOOL IS HAUNTED

[concerto_love]

U dun realize it, cai?? Our school is really haunted!!! The school will be 150 years old next year, right?

[cai hong]

Travelers' Tale by some local writers

[morningstar]

Nothing to Lose by Lee Child.

[concerto_love]

Let see... Hmm... C.S Lewis, "Screwtape Letter". Another refference for writing another essay... >__<

[cai hong]

finished Kira-Kira.It was good.

Planning to read,ummm...I don't know

[concerto_love]

Hmm.... Let's see, I dun wanna read book next week, arrrgh!! Maybe I should go to the bookstore and buy some mangas... 

[imbetter]

Summerland by Michael Chabon and The Inferno by Dante

[pianoplayer88]

Love Comes Softly by Janette Oak. And then I'll be reading the next seven books of that series...

[morningstar]

Dune:The Butlerian Jihad By Brian Herbert and Kevin Anderson.

[lucylucy]

Finishing Madame Bovary (Gustave Flaubert).

Planning to read L'étranger (Albert Camus) next.

And you?

are u french .

[momopi]

are u french .

nope 
but i can read and speak in french.
i'm not that good though.
just trying my best.

[cmg]

"My Life as the Alaskan W*hore of Bablyon" by Sarah Palin.

it's a good read . . . if you can believe a word of it.

[momopi]

"My Life as the Alaskan W*hore of Bablyon" by Sarah Palin.

it's a good read . . . if you can believe a word of it.

I'd rather read Michel Foucault, Edward Said, Fredric Jameson, and Ryunosuke Akutagawa.

If I want something lighter, I can always read Calvin and Hobbes comics.

[cai hong]

currently reading La Barka by Nh. Dini for novel analysis project. @_@

[concerto_love]

the tetralogy of "Rumah Kaca" by Pramoedya Ananta Toer. Wow, it's fun to make the analyze!!

[healdie]

Just started a ook called "Shostakovich and Stalin" by Soloman Volkov

No prizes for guessing what its about 

On the first chapter called Tsars and Poets it is focusing alot about Stalins love for the poetry of Pushkin

[cai hong]

currently reading To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.It's  @_@ for me since it used Southern English that makes my head spins

planning to read Woman on the Other Shore by some Japanese author.I forgot who...

[morningstar]

You're not alone there, it was really hard for most of our class to read and English is 1st language here!