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rudager
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Who acttually reads on this site. by reading i mean getting a novel of a specific genre(lets not hope you read fantasy) and reading it
not half way and then watch a movie, but read the whole thing
then read the sequels,trilogies or series


Im on the 4th book in the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy trilogy and i read the first one without seeeing the movie

if you dont read, shame on you
if you do read lots
get a life
Aug 14 2007 6:53PM
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[_KyLe_]
Posts: 263 - Karma: 15
i read, i've read all of dan brown's stuff (the davinci code, angels and demons, digital fortress, and deception point) and i loved them all, check them out if you like books that keep you guessing and are exciting.
also not ashamed to say i read all the harry potters and loved them.

bring on the hate but w/e
Aug 14 2007 7:01PM
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Scharff2003
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dont read it makes me fall asleep
Aug 14 2007 7:01PM
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ski72685
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i hate reading
Aug 14 2007 8:12PM
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eheath
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I can't say that I don't not read.
Aug 14 2007 8:15PM
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fillup
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ya
Aug 14 2007 8:16PM
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Jake...
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nope
Aug 14 2007 8:19PM
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CLO
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i like to read, only shit that interests me, dan brown is good, baseball stuff, im reading black hawk down right now, its amazing, so much better than the movie
Aug 14 2007 8:19PM
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pns513
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since when are there 4th books in a trilogy?

Aug 14 2007 8:19PM
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P.J.S.
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I read as much as I can. Dan Brown books are good, Chuck Palahnuik books are amazing, and I like reading the Harry Bosch series by Michael Connelly. Oh and the Cannabibles by Jason King are a must own, volumes 1,2&3.

http://www.thecannabible.com/
Aug 14 2007 8:19PM
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TheButterHashira
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i read sometimes. i prefer really just reading the news or mags but sometimes i pick up a book and get my read on.
Aug 14 2007 8:20PM
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twix_182
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haha, owned
Aug 14 2007 8:45PM
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rudager
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there isnt
there's 5 books in the increasently inaccuarate trilogy
Aug 14 2007 8:48PM
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EH_DUBS
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i used to read so much...

sometimes if im really bored and cant find anything to do i'll pick up an old book and read it for a few days till i finish it

im reading fear and loathing in las vegas right now haha
Aug 14 2007 10:00PM
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kepler.
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haha unless you've read hitchhikers guide you don't know whats up.

watch out the last two books suck

i used to read constantly in elementary school. we got an hour a day. i read the 4 first harry potter and like 20 some books in the redwall series. i don't have time to read but i still do. i've read every john grisham book ever written. i read alot during summer.

the answer to the meaning of life.....42!
Aug 14 2007 10:04PM
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MissMontana
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I'm a huge Greek Dramady geek. I read Lysistrata and The Bacchae over and over again. In my opinion, The Bacchae is the best piece of literature ever written. In the genre, most people prefer Lysistrata because its all sexual innuendos but The Bacchae is by far the greatest.
"Yes, I am old, but I mean to go dancing. Put vine leaves in my hair, I am not afraid."

Adise from that, The Stranger by Albert Camus is the first book to ever really make me "think." If you haven't really read it, DO IT.
Flannery O'Connors and Tennessee Williams keep me really on my toes, too.

In more normal literature, for some reason I love the Dogtown books. Kind of gangster thrillers.
Anything on the NY Times bestseller list I read.
Also, any Lauren Weisberger books (Devil Wears Prada, Everyone Worth Knowing) and most horrible brit chick lit are my version of crack. Nothing to them but excellent none-the-less. And, of course, romance novels.


Aug 14 2007 10:46PM
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mothaeast
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I'm digging through The Left Hand of Darkness right now. Very good book.
Aug 14 2007 10:49PM
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Sufferboy
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i luv reading man
Aug 14 2007 10:54PM
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Mat.
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reading makes me s-m-r-t
Aug 14 2007 10:56PM
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rudager
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yea, im not really liking the 4th right now
my fav so far is the 3rd
Aug 14 2007 11:29PM
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purplejumpsuit
Posts: 2207 - Karma: 157
I like to read, but im rather slow..
I tend to do the stupid thing and pick a book by the cover, but almost every book iv read I like.
Aug 14 2007 11:41PM
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josh.
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the best book ive read in a while has been flowers for aldgeron and angles and deamons
Aug 15 2007 5:07AM
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toominator
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bks r gud!
Aug 15 2007 5:47AM
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Holte
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i wish i had time to read more. i just finished atlas shrugged but it was the only book i read all summer besides harry potter.
Aug 15 2007 6:12AM
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kepler.
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geometry!
Aug 15 2007 7:26PM
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Frenchish
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My favorite book series was the Golden Compass ones, and Dune.
Aug 15 2007 7:29PM
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skijunkiedtm
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same
Aug 15 2007 7:30PM
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charmander
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i read political stuff, and nature stuff... basically angry hippy books
Aug 15 2007 7:37PM
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artfullydodged
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bahhaha, pwned
Aug 15 2007 8:12PM
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fourhundred
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tuesday's with marty
Aug 15 2007 8:20PM
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Commonwealth
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dude, its tuesdays with morrie
Aug 15 2007 9:50PM
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STREETS
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I used to read quite a bit but I haven't found a lot of good books. Although I did read an awsome book a while ago called Fate is the Hunter.
Aug 15 2007 10:20PM
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TheQuailman
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chuck palunhuik = dopesauce
Aug 15 2007 10:36PM
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[_KyLe_]
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jeaaaaaaaaaaaaa
all of the his dark materials trilogy was sweet (the golden compass, the subtle knife, the amber spyglass), i read them when i was younger but just finished re-reading them, such an awesome story
Sep 15 2007 12:36AM
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StealthSteez
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ban

Sep 15 2007 12:37AM
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soulskier
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i read
Sep 15 2007 12:42AM
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potato_man
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4th book in a trilogy! thats crazy! how u do dat?

but i read a lot, mostly sci-fi fantasy and stuff like that
Sep 15 2007 3:51AM
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t-roy
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i read about 10 books this summer...i also somewhat learned to speed read while doing it so i could read a book in an afternoon if i just sat down with a good one. everything written by dan brown is amazing. harlan coben is another one of my favorite writers. i read a few nonfiction history books too, but those were mostly boring.
Sep 15 2007 11:28AM
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Microcosm
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I used to read so much when I was little, now I find myself having less time to but I still do when I get the chance. I've got a bookshelf filled with books I've read over the years. If you get the chance go see the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy movie, I liked it a lot but I don't know how it compares to the books.
Sep 15 2007 11:55AM
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thenakedcellist
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I used to read a little, now i've stopped. Best book biography of Dr. Dre
Sep 15 2007 12:00PM
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rudager
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its a bit off when you watch the movie
parts are made up or missing.
the third one is the best.
im halfway through the 5th(havent had much time to read with school and work again) and its good

and for 5 in a trilogy, i the douglas adams had it planned out for being a trilogy then wrote "so long and thanks for all the fish" he put a "the fourth novel in the increasingly inaccurate trilogy and same with mostly harmless
Sep 15 2007 1:16PM
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chickenwang
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i have 2 read 200 pages by monday :(

Sep 15 2007 1:27PM
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TheMajesticLife
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the alex ryder series were sweet
Sep 15 2007 5:10PM
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Microcosm
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cool, maybe I'll pick up some of the books one of these days when I get the chance. the movies never seem to do the book justice, they're always missing something.
Sep 15 2007 7:33PM
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Charley.
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I read...




...freeskier most of the time
Sep 15 2007 7:39PM
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b-ladd
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I read alot, lots of different stuff. I love sci-fi stuff, I'm kind of a geek- I used to read alot of Star Wars books. Lately I've been reading a bunch of punk/anarchist related stuff-Salad Days, Evasion, and 1984 are easily my most favorite books of all time.
Sep 15 2007 7:49PM
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t-roy
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200 pages of what? if it is just a novel it shouldn't be too hard, if you just sit down and do it
Sep 15 2007 7:52PM
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GatoGordo
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i don't read, and i like it that way. im more of a math and science person, not an english person.
Sep 15 2007 8:00PM
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Crackaghan
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sometimes i read butter labels

then i use the butter for cooking
which i read a cookbook to cook
then when im eating what i cooked i read the newspaper

which usually says stuff about cooking
which i read a cookbook to cook

and then im done



and take a shit
Sep 15 2007 10:55PM
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freezed
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the Hitchhikers' Guide series is hilarious. The problem with making a movie was that most of the humor is in how the books are written, not what the plot is.
Sep 15 2007 11:09PM
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SlickRick.
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ive read all dan browns and thats abot it. angels and demons was just amazing
Sep 16 2007 1:19AM
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