Ben Posted March 23, 2009 Author Share Posted March 23, 2009 Hm, will start a book called The Siege when I get home from school, after writing some reviews. It looks good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookJumper Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Glad you enjoyed "Witches Abroad" ! I do love Pratchett's witches, best characters on all Discworld along with Death in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rawr Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 I read The Hobbit when i was around 13 and i found no trouble in getting into it and finishing, i actually think it rivals any of the 'main' LOTR tales quite easily, it's absolutely brilliant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted March 24, 2009 Author Share Posted March 24, 2009 Glad you enjoyed "Witches Abroad" ! I do love Pratchett's witches, best characters on all Discworld along with Death in my opinion. Yeah, I loved the witches; especially Granny! And Death is also one of my favourite characters. I read The Hobbit when i was around 13 and i found no trouble in getting into it and finishing, i actually think it rivals any of the 'main' LOTR tales quite easily, it's absolutely brilliant. Yeah, it's brilliant. I absolutely loved it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted March 24, 2009 Author Share Posted March 24, 2009 By the way, I had a change in 'next book to read'. I started Swallows and Amazons instead of The Siege. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kate Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 Ooo I really enjoyed Swallows and Amazons - I read it when I was about 15 too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted March 24, 2009 Author Share Posted March 24, 2009 Well, I can't remember if I've read it before. I think I have, but it wont hurt to read it again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted March 26, 2009 Author Share Posted March 26, 2009 Finished Swallows and Amazons. Was impressed, a great book. Starting The Magician's Nephew. - C.S. Lewis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted March 27, 2009 Author Share Posted March 27, 2009 Not getting very far, but ah well.. I'll get there eventually. Anyone read the Chronicles of Narnia? What did you think.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookJumper Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 I read them when I was very young so I can't remember much in terms of details; all I remember is that they were really, really good - the fact that I can't remember much probably signals it's time for a re-read, and the fact that the feeling of it being really, really good has stuck with me through the ages probably signals it will be worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted March 28, 2009 Author Share Posted March 28, 2009 Ah, gives me a reason to get a move on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted March 28, 2009 Author Share Posted March 28, 2009 (edited) Finished The Magician's Nephew. Reviewed shortly.. along with the rest of the reviews I need to do. Starting The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe tomorrow. Edited March 29, 2009 by Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted March 29, 2009 Author Share Posted March 29, 2009 Finished: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.. moved onto The Horse and His Boy. Reviews: Got a lot to do, very behind.. sorry about that everyone! - The Gaudi Key. - The Hobbit. - Witches Abroad. - Swallows and Amazons. - The Magician's Nephew. - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Hmm. I went to my Auntie's today.. to look through and sort some of her stuff. I felt a bit strange taking things that were hers, but everyone said that she'd want me to have what I liked. So I got some books; The Time Traveler's Wife. - Audrey Niffenegger. Never Let Me Go. - Kazuo Ishiguro. Codex. - Lev Grossman. Far from the Madding Crowd. - Thomas Hardy. Girl With a Pearl Earring. -Tracy Chevalier. Sacred Games. - Vikram Chandra. A Room With a View. - E.M. Forster. A Clockwork Orange. - Anthony Burgess. Atlantis. - David Gibbins. Angels and Demons. - Dan Brown. The Reader. - Bernhad Schlink. The Kite Runner. - Khaled Hosseini. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucybird Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 Sounds like your auntie had good taste, there are some good ones in there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrysalis_stage Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 Hmm. I went to my Auntie's today.. to look through and sort some of her stuff. I felt a bit strange taking things that were hers, but everyone said that she'd want me to have what I liked. So I got some books; The Time Traveler's Wife. - Audrey Niffenegger. Never Let Me Go. - Kazuo Ishiguro. Codex. - Lev Grossman. Far from the Madding Crowd. - Thomas Hardy. Girl With a Pearl Earring. -Tracy Chevalier. Sacred Games. - Vikram Chandra. A Room With a View. - E.M. Forster. A Clockwork Orange. - Anthony Burgess. Atlantis. - David Gibbins. Angels and Demons. - Dan Brown. The Reader. - Bernhad Schlink. The Kite Runner. - Khaled Hosseini. I can totally relate to that! My uncle died in the summer and I took some of his books and dvds and was in two minds whether too. It's best we appreciate them than throwing them away or giving them to charity when you will only buy them in the end. In a way I feel closer to my uncle knowing I'm reading books he read and possibly enjoyed too. I agree with Lucy she had taste! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Some great books there, Ben. I'm sure your Aunty would be very pleased that they have gone to someone who loves reading as much as she did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted March 30, 2009 Author Share Posted March 30, 2009 Thank you everyone. The amount of books, cd's and dvd's she has is unbelievable really.. I'm just glad I've got something that will help me remember her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Finished: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.. moved onto The Horse and His Boy. I read all of the Narnia books as a child and have recently reread The Magician's Nephew and TL,TW & TW but The Horse and His Boy is currently sitting on my coffee table but somehow I don't fancy it (can't remember the story) so I keep putting it off! I look forward to hearing your views on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookJumper Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 ditto what they said. Your auntie's books are her legacy to you, and through your appreciation of those books she will always be there. I must say I'm impressed by the range of her taste, there's quite a bit of diversity going on in that list. Some are indeed very good; especially E.M. Forster's "Room with a View". Let us know how you get on with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted March 31, 2009 Author Share Posted March 31, 2009 Of course I'll let you all know what I think of them.. she had many more, I just picked out ones that I recognised from on here, and some that I went with by reading the blurb. Thanks for the comments though, I understand it's what she would've wanted. I don't believe this though, I've actually had to compose a TBR for the first time ever in my life! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookJumper Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 I don't believe this though, I've actually had to compose a TBR for the first time ever in my life! A historic moment, methinks...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Andrea~ Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 Ah. I did the same with my great Aunt's books after she passed away. It's a lovely reminder to have them sitting on my bookshelf. I loved the chronicles of Narnia. The first two are my favourite but the whole series is pretty good. I spy Codex by Lev Grossman on your list there. It got some bad reviews on amazon but I thought they were unfair. I think people were expecting it to be some kind of pacey thriller like the da vinci code. I found it to be well written and interesting, and a bit geeky (like me ). Two major factors in the plot are a book and a computer game so if you like books and computer games you can't go far wrong. The pace isn't furious but I didn't find it particularly slow. Enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted March 31, 2009 Author Share Posted March 31, 2009 A historic moment, methinks...! Yes, indeed! I spy Codex by Lev Grossman on your list there. It got some bad reviews on amazon but I thought they were unfair. I think people were expecting it to be some kind of pacey thriller like the da vinci code. I found it to be well written and interesting, and a bit geeky (like me ). Two major factors in the plot are a book and a computer game so if you like books and computer games you can't go far wrong. The pace isn't furious but I didn't find it particularly slow. Enjoy. Thank you for that; it's one of the ones on my pile that I didn't really know much about. So thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted April 1, 2009 Author Share Posted April 1, 2009 Finished The Horse and His Boy lastnight. So I will start my first book of April tonight. And I am getting some reviews done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted April 4, 2009 Author Share Posted April 4, 2009 Finished Prince Caspian lastnight, and making good head-way on The Voyage of The Dawn Treader. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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