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Message board > THE ESL BOOK CLUB!
THE ESL BOOK CLUB!
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JulietaVL
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As a latin girl I �ve read all of the books of Gabriel Garc�a Marquez but still my favorite one is "Cien a�os de soledad" ... "A hundred years of loneliness" (I don not know if this is the proper name in English)
I love this author
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19 Aug 2009
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libertybelle
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Julie - I love that book too.
In English it is called A hundred years of Solitude.
Great list Silke - I just read all of Steig Larsson �s books this summer and love them!
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19 Aug 2009
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manonski (f)
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Silke, we have the same tastes in those kinds of "bloody" books. I give my books when I �m done reading them and at one time, a friend of mine said "Could you read a romance novel once in a while? Seems to me that a head must roll in the first chapter in all the books you choose to read" I do like a good thriller that keeps me on the edge of my seat. |
20 Aug 2009
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wakebeauty
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Hey dear colleagues, WHAT A GREAT TOPIC TO *R*E*A*D*!!!
I �ve seen some colleagues talk about Paulo Coelho �s book as their favorite ones. Paulo Coelho is Brazilian and I �ve never read any of his books for when I was at college my literature professors used to tell me that he was a bad writer, that he hadn �t style, that he didn �t know any thing about literature, etc. In Brazil he isn �t respect by the people involved in literature, though he is very well know and admired outside Brazil...
But now I won �t listen to what all my professors told me and I �ll start reading his books...
BTW, my favorite books are:
- the last two I read:
* A great biography: * A great novel
I also loved: Pride and prejudice by Jane Austen, The Little Prince by Saint-exup�ry, Antoine but favorite one is The Relic by E�a de Queiroz
A little kiss,
wakebeauty.
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20 Aug 2009
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JulietaVL
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Oh Manon... now I remember where you spend your weekends!! hahaha
You are the best customer of those book stores
Hugs my friend =)
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20 Aug 2009
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manonski (f)
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Yeah Julieta... Sometimes I �m the one making suggestions to employees...They should deposit my paychecks directly at the bookstore.  |
20 Aug 2009
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Zora
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Can I make a reading suggestion to our gore loving crime lovers Silke and Manonski??
A great thriller is "Out" by Natsuo Kirino.
I picked up this novel by the Japanese writer on sale - it was cheap and I thought "what the heck" for that price...
It was probably one of the most interesting books that I �ve read in a long time; simply because it �s not your typical crime story and the story is set in modern day Japan - it shows what the "real" life of normal (and not so normal) people is like there... it was an eye-opener to say the least.
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20 Aug 2009
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manonski (f)
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LOL Zora... Thanks for the idea.
In my defense, I not only read these types of books, I �ll enjoy any kind of stories that are well written. That �s why I wrote earlier that Cutting for Stone (Abraham Verghese)was a book that blew my mind recently. A lot of times, you can skip paragraphs in a book and it won �t make a difference. This one is different, not only you can �t skip paragraphs but you enjoy every single one of them.
Like a lot of people, I read the Twilight series. For me, this was fast food literature. (hope I �m not offending anyone here). Cutting for Stone was a 5-course meal and every course was delicious. |
20 Aug 2009
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Isabelucha
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Great great topic!!! It �s good to get to know other titles and learn a bit more!!
Well, one of my favourite authors is Nicholas Sparks. I �ve already read many of his works but I loved A Bend in the Road and The Lucky One.
I also liked Isabel Allende �s The House of the Spirits a lot!!! It �s really great! |
20 Aug 2009
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moravc
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I have just finished reading Twillight. I love detective stories - Dick Francis - English - original - of course... Just trying to read P.D. James - excellent English - quite difficult though...
I also love all books by Jane Austen, Bronte sisters - Jane Eyre !!, Charles Dickens, many classics - The French Lieutenant �s Woman, Portrait of a Lady, Lorna Doone, Tess of d �Ubervilles, Memoirs of Geisha, The name of the Rose, Anne of Green Gables, Secret Garden, ...
I have seen The Thorn Birds as well, The Horse Whisperer, I have read The Little Prince hundred times! , Gerald Durrell books - all of them - so funny and entertaining!
I have recently listened to North and South and I had read Gone with the Wind again :-)
I like spooky stories as well - Christmas Carol, Tales of Mystery and Imagination, Day of the Triffids, Midwich Cuckoos, Crysalids, Chocky - all by John Wydham - psychological sci-fi, and mysteries by Mary Stewart - easy to read...
I cannot live without bbc radio dramatisations... They are all fabulous! If you don �t listen to bbc audio, you miss a looot ! Many classics on air every month :-D
I would like to read some romance, classics... Any suggestions? 
Love in the time of Cholera? Girl with the Pearl Earring? The Lady and the Unicorn? 
Please PM me if you have any good tips for me :-D Thx!
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20 Aug 2009
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