Sadia Tahna

Thanks! I'm really looking forward to it!

So I have my TBR list for the next few weeks. I've added Misery by Stephen King and The great Gatsby by Fitzgerald. Misery is suppose to be a psychological thriller. I've never read anything by King so I'm looking forward to it. Gatsby is of course a classic. I hear its really good. I'll reach for them once I finish people of the book by Geraldine Brooks. The constant pressure regarding my studies has made me a very slow reader. Need to read more books every week. I need to stop feeling pathetic about not reading enough.

First, I love the name Hayley. I love it I tell you! You really should read the Raven. I didn't really get the whole thing the first time I read it. Just got the gist of it. When I read it a second and a third time, I realized that it is a poem about a man's slow fall into insanity. Its like a psychological thriller poem lol

Poe had been fascinated with death and mystery. It seems that death contemplation had been a part of his life. He was also one of the first writers to earn commercial success through writing, I think. I could be wrong. His writing has always made me think. And I like thinking. For what better thing to do than think when you're sitting on the last bench in class and the teacher is rattling on about chemistry?

I've seen the ads on Amazon. In the new editions a few of them have such amazing cover illustration! Lucky you!

I actually checked out the specification on the Kindle paperwhite. Seems like a great gadget. I really should get one. Thanks for all your kindness. Grimms fairy tale is on my TBR list as well. I hope to read it soon.

I actually started reading the 2nd book of the trilogy by McGuire just last night. Its titled "Walking disaster". The 2nd book spins off from Travis's point of view. I'm half way through already in just one sitting. Hopefully, I'm gonna finish it by today! Loving it! I love being into mushy chick lit from time to time!

We all know this bitter looking brilliant man. (I'm sorry but he just looks very bitter in most of his pictures) Anyway I love this guy's poetry and short stories. I've read all of his poems, though he has only written a few, they're really nice. Of course I loved 'The Raven' a little more than the other ones. I've read a few of his short stories as well. 'A tell-tale heart' left me breathless. Magnificent writing. Short stories can be very exciting. I think everyone should try his books. Gripping and thrilling they are and breathless they will leave you. *Attempting and failing to be cheesy* Cheers!

Hi there vodkafan (peculiar choice for a name, I must say) I'm sure you're familiar with the phrase 'black sheep' as in different from the rest and being treated as a disgrace to the rest of the family or society. So white sheep is opposed to black sheep. As in blending in. Being of the same cut and color as everyone else, because apparently everyone has to be made out of the same mold. Just some random phrase I came up with lol. Sorry for the confusion. I guess I just mean that the teachers and almost all our parents want us to think and behave in a certain way. We can only dream of becoming a doctor or an engineer. Or maybe an accountant or a teacher. Having the dream of being a singer, writer or actor or something like that is off limits. The conservative mentality makes me frustrated. Are you from England? How funny it must be, calling your male buddies love! I look forward to buying an e-reader. I've got a lot of saving up to do.

I finished this book in a day! It grabbed me so bad. I fell in love with Travis Maddox. Yeah I know its a complete chick lit. Nevertheless I enjoyed it very much. Travis is your ideal damaged hero with a very loose character. 'A walking one night stand', until he falls in love with Abby. Sweet story.

I've seen it! Loved it! Ian Somerhalder forever owns my teenage heart :3

In the book, Elena is blonde, selfish, self-centered and bossy. Damon is a smitten cartoonish jealous wannabe evil guy. Stefan is well, in, the same. Yeah.

have you seen the tv series? much better than the novels.

The tv series was much better than the books. I love Ian Somerhalder playing Damon. I've only read the first five books of the series. To be quire honest, they kinda sucked. lol I read the books after seeing the first season of the tv show and I was immensely disappointed. Damon seems kinda cartoonish in the books. None of his anti-hero appeal is present in the books as it is in the tv series. The characters lack depth.

I'm actually in the 12th grade. On my way to pass high school. Most of the subjects I study are fundamentally science ( Physics, Chemistry, Math. Ugh. I also have English and my native language, Bangla) I'm not a very bright student. The education system in my country could use some correction. Its so conservative. Memorize and puke them up in the exam hall. We forget what we've studied as soon as the exams are over.

lol. I'm not very bright at remembering these things so I'm always quick to save any text thats of use to me

I've only read I shall wear midnight from the disc world. I absolutely loved it. Saving up to buy the other books from the series. I want to have all of then gracing my book shelf.

Oh my you guys are so nice! Thank you so much! I actually wanna a buy a kindle as soon as possible. You must've read a lot of books. My mom used to love books as well but she gave up reading as the years passed by. I'm glad you're 40 and still kicking-ass reading! Its difficult to keep up any sort of passion these days. Even reading. I'm not even through with my student life and already I have a hard time finding free time to read in peace. How did you manage to hold your interest?

Hey. Thanks so much for your reply! I'm actually looking forward to passing high school in 4 months. I'm taking preparations for my final exam. I'm having busy days as I'm a science major and we have to study a lot just to keep our heads above water. The education system in our country was constructed to breed 'white sheep only' in the schools. They hate the idea of a human being growing up to become anything that's not a doctor or an engineer. Hopefully once I get into university and get a part-time job, I'll be able to buy books more and more I love Bangla literature. It has been enriched by writers like Rabindranath Tagore and Kazi Nazrul Islam. Their thoughts on life and love are deep and melancholy. its what drew me towards literature in the first place when I was a kid. The complex portrayal of the human heart. The boundaries of society. Love and betrayal. They wrote thought provoking stuff. But English lit has a lot more variety regarding genres and I fell in love with it after devouring the entire Sherlock Holmes collection in 6 days. I went on reading without bathing and sleeping. I was 11 at the time and I knew English lit had grabbed me for life. and OMG your boyfriend is British! Does he call you love? d'aaaaw.

who has read the vampire diaries books? Drop a word about it!

I'm from Bangladesh. No library in the country keeps English books of various genres. Libraries here are fundamentally useless to me. I borrow some from my friends but its not enough. I have to buy every book I want to read. Which is very expensive for me. I'm 18, a student. One can easily guess that I don't come across a lot of money. To top my misery, God has blessed me with poor eye sight. My minus 7.65 glasses don't allow me read a lot of e-books. I get nasty headaches. I don't like digital books anyway. I have to save up and buy books. Though I love owning books, sometimes I feel that its too troublesome. I want to read a lot of books, most of which are unavailable here. I have to order them and that costs me even more. See what I mean?

Vimes, oh and I totally saved your recommendations in a text file on my android. I hope to read all of these as soon as a get my hands on them.

oh wow. You've read a lot of books! Sometimes I get sad thinking about all the great books I am yet to read. Now a days, I can't seem to find the time and drive for reading most of the time. Have you read anything by Terry Pratchett? The disc world?

Yeah it was a really great read. The murder itself isn't all that complex, but the psychology of the characters is great. I hope the author extends it into a series of books.