ravenzord:

The Eleventh Commandment - Jeffrey Archer

Excellent book! It's Jeffrey Archer's best espionage novel IMO. . . .borrowed the book from a friend way back in sec school and read it overnight cos it had to be returned the next day. Are you reading a hard copy or the e-version of the novel?

The hard copy, wonder why Jackson had to die BTW, and Dexter got away with errthing, interesting book all the same.





@ OP: Back to Isle Of Avalon, book's frigging large.

THE AMAKA:

I know the title of the book, its my favorite book series. . .i just didn't say which it was.

There is something quite coy about u.

@Tatatse: That's quite impressive for the average class except u didn't state precisely how long it takes you. I finished Lord of the Rings (Trilogy) in 2days during my exam period as far back as my SS3. I read on an average of 800wpm for most novels and books with simple grammar and style.

@ lightwalk,

I don't know my exact wpm speed but 800wpm sounds suitably impressive! That's really intense that you know that about yourself. I'll figure it out sometime (maybe when I figure out how to figure it out ).

@ topic,

Small Island by Andrea Levy

A bashful wagging female tongue, We'll cut it in pieces! anyway, if you care google up Evelyn Wood

Weldone guyz nd gurlz

Twilight (at last!!) by Stephanie Meyer. Very sweet and childish, but I will finish it. I've seen the movie now I need to read where it all started. Just what made people like it enough to make it a film beats me. There must be better-written tween novels out there .

Presumed innocent by scot turrow

unaccustomed earth by Jhumpa Lahiri.

moliere ( I think)

-a collection of plays

The Hunt for Atlantis by Andy McDermott (when on my lappie)
and
Final Theory by Mark Alpert (on mobile phone when I am on the road)

"Lucky" by Jackie Collins.

semid4lyfe:

Excellent book! It's Jeffrey Archer's best espionage novel IMO. . . .borrowed the book from a friend way back in sec school and read it overnight cos it had to be returned the next day. Are you reading a hard copy or the e-version of the novel?

sure is, never seen a thriller like that.

@post

the purpose driven life. lovely book.

The Magus - John Fowles

hehehehe, . . Ibukun reads.

Who dash monkey banana

doyin13:

hehehehe, . . Ibukun reads.

Who dash monkey banana

Pffft

doyin13:

Oh well. . .lemme recommend two books far removed from pessimism as you can get.

Wole Soyinka's Ake and Andrea Levy's Small Island/

You will literally Roll on the floor by the time you are done.

Ok thanks soooo much for recommending Small Island. I LOVE LOVED it. It was happy and sad and thought-provoking and just really really good. Only it was Caribbean lit, not African as you kind of said. And whilst it was funny in parts, it wasn't like roll-on-the-floor funny. But it was really good so it didn't matter, so thanks!!


@ topic,

Re-reading The Red Scarf by Kate Furnivall

Oh. . .do pardon me. I should have warned you it was ''Caribbean Lit''.

And honestly, if you have read funnier books, I would like you to recommend me
some.

It was so sad and unfair (with the racism issues and dashed expectations) in some places, I couldn't ROTFL the whole book. I laughed at some things that were said, but no, I wouldn't be like "oh, that book is comedy, so funny!"

Hmm. . The racism is not funny admittedly.

I actually thought the racist episodes
were the poorer parts of the book, not entirely
a fault of its own, but because I have read so
many books with such scenes, one's response is
''hmm. . .we have been here before''. Its hard to bring
subtlety to such a subject.

But Gilbert and Hortense had me cracking up repeatedly
especially with the cupboard.

Finished reading 'The Collector' a few days ago, brilliant, intelligently thrilling to say the least, I got so annoyed at the main character too, no I was angry actually, really really angry, gosh he was annoying

I just felt irritated with Hortense. She was sooooooo obnoxious. I liked Gilbert, though. I LOL-ed at the end where Queenie made her request completely out of the blue (the "wtf, how can we leave this psycho's parlor" feeling G and H had. . .) even though it felt a bit inappropriate because she was distraught etc. The book was good sha, its the kind of thing that whilst I was reading it, I couldn't stop talking about it and kind of harassed everyone I know with it.

Foucault's Pendulum - Umberto Eco

[size=13pt]The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
Wow. This is one of my all-time one of my best favorite books! It is very thought-provoking and intense. The[i] Da Vinci Code[/i] was one of those books that kept me up really late because I simply couldn't stop reading it! I am a sucker for mysteries in general (I am far too curious for my own good), but when a mystery is surrounded by history? I'm sold. All the controversy around the book made it all the more appealing to me. The plot was fast-paced and kept me on edge, and I absolutely LOVED the characters! Sophie is very strong-willed and Robert is well. . . . . what's NOT to love? I admit that it is not the most sophisticated book in the world, but it is definitely one of the better ones out there.[/size]

OgAgA. U're DAMNEd!!

I finally got Push by Sapphire!!!


Cant wait till I finish it

Currently re-reading The Last Concubine by Lesley Downer, but have been distracted by re-reading my collection of Julia Quinn regency romance novels at the same time.

Tatase:

Currently re-reading The Last Concubine by Lesley Downer, but have been distracted by re-reading my collection of Julia Quinn regency romance novels at the same time.

I was beginning to worry o after not seeing here in a while. . . I feared you were slacking from your former torrid pace.

doyin13:

I was beginning to worry o after not seeing here in a while. . . I feared you were slacking from your former torrid pace.

I HAVE slacked in pace because I'm a little busier and have a little more going on right now. But I'm never not "currently reading" something. I just hadn't been on NL in a few days to update is all. What are YOU reading?

Tatase:

I HAVE slacked in pace because I'm a little busier and have a little more going on right now. But I'm never not "currently reading" something. I just hadn't been on NL in a few days to update is all. What are YOU reading?

a thousand acres - - - -jane smiley. American midwest farming family saga. Pulitzer prize winner no less.

Has been boring so far though