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Luck said:
Oh really? Just see how fat The Sum Of All Fears is, and try reading that in two days.
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Isn't there a movie version of that? or is it a different book? |D
 
Luck said:
Oh really? Just see how fat The Sum Of All Fears is, and try reading that in two days.
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Um... read it in 7 days while also being busy with school back when I was your age. (b'-')b

At least, I think it was Sum of All Fears. May have been another equally massive Tom Clancy book.

I did read The Hunt for Red October, in addition to whatever that other book was.
 
donavannj said:
Um... read it in 7 days while also being busy with school back when I was your age. (b'-')b

At least, I think it was Sum of All Fears. May have been another equally massive Tom Clancy book.

I did read The Hunt for Red October, in addition to whatever that other book was.
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How about any of the Harry Potter books? I'd read them(and TSOAF) but they are just sooo boring :[

You sound old when you say "when I was your age" XD
 
Luck said:
How about any of the Harry Potter books? I'd read them(and TSOAF) but they are just sooo boring :[

You sound old when you say "when I was your age" XD
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I had read them within a day or two. They have considerably less text than Clancy books in the same number of pages.

Well, it's trufax, Luck. :(
 
Luck said:
How about any of the Harry Potter books? I'd read them(and TSOAF) but they are just sooo boring :[
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I read up to and through the fifth one then stopped. I got really tired of the whole formula the books had going, how it was very "This happens which leads to this which leads to this etc." Of course all of my friends who read past that were like "OMG YOU NEED TO READ THE REST THEY'RE SO GOOOOOD!" Since I know what happens I don't really need that many details.
 
Bookwise, I'd really really really suggest 'The Name of the Wind' by Patrick Rothfuss, simply put it is amazing. I also really enjoyed Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell. Dune is a good series as well.
 
Ebook reader? Ewie:/ am I the only one who really doesn't see the point in any "e books" or "e reader"? I love sitting down and opening a new book for the first time, I'm not a fan of any of the virtual books... I mean I appreciate articles and fanfictions but when it comes down to it I prefer actual books.
 
E-books are just like books except they waste electricity.
The only advantage they have is that they are easy to access if your area might not have books of interest, but if I'm ever interested in a book, I'll just go to my local library for it. :/
 
I think E-books are nice when it comes to college. It be great if you could have the books for the year on a couple cards. When it comes to just casually reading a book for your own enjoyment though I don't really see the point. It seems nicer to have a nice shelf of books that everyone can see.
 
Zeph. said:
It's amazing how reading - once a prime source of recreation - is turned into such a chore... :(
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reading is still a recreation, maybe not always with books but everyone reads to learn about music, new discoveries, or whatever they are interested in

NarutoActor said:
Those books where boring. I rather read short storys, or poems and try to figure out the hidden meaning.
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now some people would say that's boring
 
I read because I have to at my uni, but also because I enjoy it. I never really thought of it as a chore even when we had to
 
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