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Reply #15 - Mar 8th, 2006 at 7:12pm

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Finished "Fall of Berlin" by Anthony Read and David Fisher earlier this year.  It was very very good, and had accurate retelling of the war and its' cultural and miltary affects on Berlin, as well as the Battle of Berlin.

I Followed with "Fatherland" by Robert Harris, which is an excellent book about what might've happened if Germany forced America into a Cease-fire and had essentially "Won the War."  I Highly recommend it, especially to those of you who like 1984-esque books.

I'm currently reading "Downfall: The End of the Imperial Japanese Empire" by Richard B. Frank.  Some of the events before the war with Japan, and then it deals entirely with the last few months of the Pacific War, and what might have happened had we gone in to Invade (Operation Olympic and Coronet and so on.).  It's well-written but very factual (think lots of statistics) so it can be a tad tedious at times.

Also, throw in Jane Eyre for my English class right now too.
 
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Reply #16 - Mar 8th, 2006 at 11:06pm
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i finished the last two books on that series. im about to begin reading "to kill a mockingbird"

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Just read that for english a couple weeks ago...Good book Wink

Didn't relize how short Night is.  Only around 120 pages...the rest of the book is just notes.  Almost finished it now.  Recamended reading if your interested in stories from the Holocaust Wink
 
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Reply #17 - Mar 8th, 2006 at 11:36pm
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Just read that for english a couple weeks ago...Good book Wink

Didn't relize how short Night is.  Only around 120 pages...the rest of the book is just notes.  Almost finished it now.  Recamended reading if your interested in stories from the Holocaust Wink



NIght, always a touching story, read that a few times. also the Diary of Anne Frank, Schindler's List, and so on. i like holocaust stories, how amazing yet terrifing they are.

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Reply #18 - Mar 18th, 2006 at 6:37pm

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Decline and Fall by Evelyn Waugh is my latest read. Also plodding steadly along with the Master and Commander series.

My biggest recommendation though is Riotous Assembly by Tom Sharpe. Funniest book I've ever read. Grin
 
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Reply #19 - Mar 23rd, 2006 at 2:29pm
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Started the Da vinci code this afternoon... lovely book! Hope to finish it later today( or early tomorrow)
 
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Reply #20 - Mar 23rd, 2006 at 2:42pm

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Just received First Light by Geoffrey Wellum in the mail this afternoon...Can't wait to read it 8) 8)
 
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Reply #21 - Mar 23rd, 2006 at 7:46pm
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Just finished the Da vinci code.

Great book!
 
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Reply #22 - Mar 24th, 2006 at 5:00am

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DAMN! Where there pages missing???
I can't read that fast, usually takes me a week or so to read through a average sized book, hell I couldn't finish a Cliff Notes book in a day!  Grin
 
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Reply #23 - Mar 24th, 2006 at 5:28am
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DAMN! Where there pages missing???
I can't read that fast, usually takes me a week or so to read through a average sized book, hell I couldn't finish a Cliff Notes book in a day!  Grin


Dunno there were about 428 pages... Gonna get the Bennini mystery today.. I'm quite a fast reader and so is my sister.. she read the latest harry potter ( over 600 pages) in one day
 
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Reply #24 - Mar 24th, 2006 at 10:58am

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I Followed with "Fatherland" by Robert Harris, which is an excellent book about what might've happened if Germany forced America into a Cease-fire and had essentially "Won the War."  I Highly recommend it, especially to those of you who like 1984-esque books.


If you liked that you may like to try and get hold of "SS-GB" by Len Deighton, set in a post 1940 invasion Britain under Nazi control. Fascinating read...
 
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Reply #25 - Mar 24th, 2006 at 3:35pm

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Dunno there were about 428 pages... Gonna get the Bennini mystery today.. I'm quite a fast reader and so is my sister.. she read the latest harry potter ( over 600 pages) in one day


Mmm...I love reading...I finished 3/4 of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince in 2.5 hours...don't believe me? Sorry I can't prove it...but just ask my parents...I got the book at 11 p.m. on July 16th when the book came out in the States...and by 2 a.m,  I was nearing the end...Oh well...I read Da Vinci Code a while back...like 4-5 months ago...

I love reading...one of my favorite pass times besides FS and...um...other stuff Tongue
 
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Reply #26 - Mar 24th, 2006 at 4:38pm

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I don't read much anymore, but I did get a nice chunky book about the history of aviation - entitled "Flight - 100 years of aviation" written by R.G. Grant, lots of info in here Cheesy

Other than that, no, I haven't read any good books lately Wink Cheesy
 
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Reply #27 - Mar 28th, 2006 at 4:21pm
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Also read the bernini mystery yesterday. except for the first 45 pages....which I read earlier , I started at 2230-ish and finished the book at 05:16 this morning...  I like to read!
 
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Reply #28 - Mar 28th, 2006 at 5:16pm

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I used to read like that. But I take my time now. Take Moby Dick for example, I started that christmas day 2003 and have only got to chapter 14. Admittedly I havn't read any of it since 2004 cause it's boring but you get the picture. Grin

So I now put this question forward:

Ashar, what happens in the first 3/4 of Harry Potter?

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Reply #29 - Mar 28th, 2006 at 5:49pm
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If I read good books I read fast! Read the first three Harry Potter books in two days.... If it wasn't for the fact that four wasn't out yet I would have read 4!
 
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