lopeanha
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I thought the book was quite disapointing. I love the movie so much and saw it several times before I read the book last month. That's why I prefer to read the books first and watch the movie second, it's so much better to be disapointed in the movie than in the book
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I'm totally into Roald Dahl right now!! Never read any of his books before and now, once I started, I can't get enough
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I just started to read Roald Dahl this month, I'm working at the public library here in Kununurra (Western Australia) and they have a lot of his books. I just wanted to read Charlie and the chocolate factory but it was so good that I go on reading all the other books I can lay my hands on.
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I really didn't like the part when Susie takes over Ruths body, that was totally stupid. It kinda ruined the whole book for me. All together it was quite boring, it started promising but than nothing else happened.
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Winter was ok, it had a twist I didn't expect but otherwise quite boring. My favourite is So much to tell you!
Down Under was funny and informative. I like Bill Bryson's books, he writes so entertaining! I thought it was the perfect book to start my traveling year.
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Hey Inver, I made a reading list!
All the books I've read since I'm in Australia.
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My Work & Travel Down Under reading list:
August 2008
Bill Bryson - Down Under
Joy Fielding - Mad River Road
Trisha Stratford - Blood Money
Carlos Ruiz Safon - The shadow of the wind
Marian Keyes - Anybody out there?
Tony Hawks - Round Ireland with a fridge
Tim Winton - Cloudstreet
September 2008
Judith kellman - Summer of storms
Sara George - The Beekeeper's Pupil
Cecelia Ahern - Where rainbows end
Kathy Reichs - Deja Dead
Kathy Reichs - Death du jour
Georgia Blain - Names for nothingness
Harlan Coben - The Woods
Mary Higgins Clark - While my pretty one sleeps
Tate Hallaway - Tall, Dark and Dead
Mary Higgins Clark - Loves music, loves to dance
October 2008
Jeff Apter - Tomorrow never knows-the Silverchair story
Mary Higgins Clark - The Anastasia Syndrome
Katie Fforde - Restoring Grace
Anne Rice - Interview with the vampire
Mark Haddon - The curious incident of the dog in the night time
Carl Hiaasen - Skinny Dip
Elizabeth Fensham - Goodbye Jamie Boyd
John Marsden - Winter
Justin D'Ath - Pool
John Flanagan - Ranger's Apprentice 1-The Ruins of Gorlan
November 2008
Cecelia Ahern - If you could see me now
Sergio Mambaren - Samantha
Jon Krakauer - Into the wild
Roald Dahl - Charlie and the chocolate factory
Mary Higgins Clark - A stranger is watching
Christopher Paolini - Eragon
Alice Sebold - The lovely bones
Roald Dahl - James and the giant peach
Roald Dahl - Matilda
Roald Dahl - The magic finger
December 2008
Chris d'Lacey - The Fire Within
Chris d'Lacey - Icefire
Roald Dahl - Charlie and the great glass elevator
Roald Dahl - George's marvellous medicine
Roald Dahl - Danny the champion of the world
E. B. White - Charlotte's Web
L. Frank Baum - The Wizard of Oz
Christopher Paolini - Eldest
Carole Matthews - The Chocolate Lover's Club
Neil White - Lost Souls
Katie Fforde - Paradise Fields
Kerstin Gier - Ach waer ich nur zu Haus geblieben
Kai Meyer - Dschinnland
January 2009
Barbara Delinsky - Vertrau nur meiner Liebe
Jack Kerley - The broken souls
Carole Matthews - The Chocolate Lover's Diet
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We read that one at school a few years back, I found it quite disturbing, a little disgusting but also quick to read 'cause it kinda sucks you in. A very weird book...
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I'm from Germany
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I read The shadow of the wind just a few weeks ago, I had a problem wirh geting into the story though. It took me quite a while to read it, I stopped and read something else first and then got back to this book. But then I found it easier to read. Quite strange.
I really don't know what to think of this book, it was weird, hard to start and easy to read in the end and I really wanted to know how it ends.
Bit I'm not sure if I will read other books of this author.
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I love children and teen books!!!
As I read a lot of crime/thriller, I really enjoy to read a kids or teen book between. That lightens everything up a bit, you know?
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I rembember that I loved the animated movie when I was a kid. My sister and I even called her save pig (a pig made of porcelaine to put money in, to save) Wilbur.
I never know there was a book... Goes straight to my wishlist!!
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I started 'Little women' once, in english and it was too hard to read and so I gave up after just a few pages. I may try it in german one day though. I plan to read 'all' the classics when I'm back home.
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Allan Frewin Jones - The mole and Beverly Miller
Myron Levoy - Three Friends
Anonymous - Go ask Alice
Chris Crutcher - Staying fat for Sarah Byrnes
Eve Bunting - If I asked you would you stay
those are my all time favourite books, I got them when I was about 13 and re read them over and over.
Since this year I totally love the fantasy books of KAI MEYER, a german author. Two of his trilogies are available in english, I know for sure. Really great!!!
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You really read a lot!
I've got the Barbara Gowdy book on my 'want to read list'
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oh that's what you mean...
I do have a list at home, what I wanna read and what I've read. Don't have access to that for the next 10 months or so.
But I started a list on books I've read while I'm in Australia.
Maybe I make something like this here, I'm just not good in writing reviews and stuff...
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I am about half way through reading my first book by Harlan Coben - The Woods.
So far it is an excellent read. It is one of those books, that if I have a spare 5 minutes, I have to pick the book up and read a few pages. If it keeps up like this it will be a 10/10.
I read The Woods on tuesday/wednesday and it was really good! I couldn't put it away!
It was aslo my first Harlan Coben book.
I saw it in the bookshelf of the hostel I stayed and because I've read good things about his books, I gave it a try.
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This is so great, only a few days without internet and already sooooo many wonderful Welcomes
Thank y'all!!
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G'day grabit! I'm new here, too. Everybody seems to be very nice in this forum!
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I just finished the first two books yesterday. They were 2 in 1 and I luckily found the book at a roadhouse book exchange shelf.
I liked them and really want to read the others (in order), I hope I find more while I'm here in Australia (can't buy normal price books as being a poor backpacker
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I liked that one, too. I read it in german though. It was this kind of book you finish fast, entertaining but not too much to think about.
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I've read some books in one day but not in one sitting. I get unpatient or hungry or the dogs need a walk or whatever.
No wait, I've read Roddy Doyle - The Giggler Treatment in one sitting, outloud to my bigger sister
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I've got mostly novels: young adult, crime, fantasy, chick lit, thriller....
and lots of cooking and baking books
a few sewing and other crafts books and travel guides
not so much all together, just really started 3 years ago, before I was much more into tv:blush:
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I read on my way to work and school (bus, train, tram), while having breakfast, during lunchbreak or at dinner (if I'm eating alone), while preparing food (if I have to wait until its cooked), in the evening if nothings interesting on tv, in bed every night until I'm too tired, if the book is really good I continue reading while walking (home from bus station), when I have to wait somewhere (waiting to meet a friend, or waiting for the train)....
I carry a book with me everywhere I go, even two if the first book will be finished soon.
That was during my job training. Now I'm traveling and I can read whenever I want, all day even. I soon start a job in Katherine/Northern Territory as a mango packer, I wonder how much time I will have to read then...
lopeanha's reading Down Under
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Matilda was great!
But I saw the movie before so I missed a few things that happen in the movie. That's why you should always read the book first and then watch the movie..