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Yeah it was Shelley.. never even heard of the latter.

Anyone else read House of the Spirits or Wuthering Heights?

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Last three books I've read were:
The Dark Half

Needful Things

Dreamcatcher



And I am also reading The Rise of the Red Sun.

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You are absolutely correct in that it is geared more towards women. That is why I originally said that I didn't think it would interest you all much. It has a lot of historical facts in it, but they're mixed up in romance and chivalry. Knights and handsome men of that sort...etc.

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Hahah, ok. Yeah, I'm not one to read a romance novel. Not to say I jib romance completely, though. Some times it's interesting to read what women are thinking. It's like I'm decoding Ancient Aztec.

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I read Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince over the summer as well as The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

I'm currently re-reading The Lord of the Rings. Currently halfway through The Fellowship of the Ring.

I want to re-read the other Harry Potter books and also read the other books in the Hitchiker's series.

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I'm trying to get my hands on the second and third Magic: The Gathering books for the Kamigawa block, without much luck. At the moment i'm reading the Dragon Lance Chronicles, first book: Dragons of Autumn Twilight

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I just finished Stranger in a Strange Land. Everyone who saw me reading it couldn't resist asking me "You grok it?"

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Well, I finally finished Shogun. It didn't end how I wanted it to but I was satisfied with the wrap-up. I still highly recommend it to anyone who hasn't read it yet.

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I've got it somewhere in my house and have been thinking of reading it lately, overview?

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Pretty much the book that gave insight to the casual American about Japanese ethics. Sure, America may have bombed them and then supported them in the 50's, and that formed somewhat of a link, but the release of Shogun was really a good step towards greater relations between the two countries.

It takes place in Medieval Japan. The main character is John Blackthorne, an English/Dutchman, and it goes through in painful detail the differences between English ethics and Japanese ethics. Like, how in Japan, there is no word for Love, and here Blackthorne is a Christian, and christianity is based on Jesus's "Love one another."

I won't say much more because it's a heck of an experience, and a great long read. 1152 pages of war, of romance, of pervertedness (really, you'll see), of tradition, and of honour. Go read it. Right now.

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I read that book, but I have to read it this year in order to get a credit for my class.

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I read dreamcatcher in 7th grade, I enjoyed it very much.