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I've been trying to get my 12 year-old to read The Golden Compass, but he's not interested. I guess it's going to take a friend of his to recommend them before he will read them. I mean, I'm only his mom. I don't count. If I read one, and have it around the house, he may decide to pick...

Thanks for the info. They all sound intriguing. I'll give Siddhartha a try first and let you know what I think.

dpreview.com is a good site for digital photography, if you're looking for reviews and technical help. It was a great resource for me when I purchased a digital camera for work. While I had operated 35mm cameras and TV cameras, I didn't have a clue about digital cameras. The site also has...

Arwin (or Arwen) is in the books. She doesn't play a major part in the Fellowship of the Ring, however, but she is mentioned in it. The love story is told, I believe, in an appendix. I remember reading that her father was not happy with her relationship with Aragorn. The few female...

I hope you're enjoying The Dark Tower series. The next long-awaited book in the series should be coming out soon.

I believe that answers my question. Which book would you recommend for starters?

OK, you've peaked my insterst. What genre do Hesse's book fall in? Not that it matters, but I'm curious.

I've read a couple of them. One of them had the word "Lion" in the title. Lie Down with Lions? Welcome!

Since I don't keep a good book list, I tend to forget the names of the books I read. I recently picked up one from the library that sounded interesting, started reading it and realized by Chapter 3 that it was a bit familiar. Sure enough, I'd read it a couple of years ago.

Speaking of children's books... has anyone read "The Golden Compass" books? I've been hearing alot about them. They're getting alot of notice here from adults and older children.

Thanks for the heads up. I can't wait 'til the movie comes out. I got my boys to read LOR because of the Fellowship film. Hey...whatever works!

Welcome, Lucy. What's your favorite genre?

Welcome. You will find a few Harry Potter fans here. I read the first to my two sons and they flew through the others themselves. They've both reread them at least twice. The current arguement has been who gets to read the new one first when it comes out. I'm debating on buying them...

Glad to have you on board!

Welcome and congrads on your soon-to-be fatherhood. once the baby's born we probably won't hear from you much. ;)

I haven't read the Shadow series, but loved the rest of the Ender's series. I'm reading The Runelords by David Farland. I'm curious if anyone is familiar with this series or with the author. I'm going to read the Hobbit and Four Feathers next.

It takes me about 3-4 days to read a 500 page book. Of course it could take longer depending on my level of interest and level of difficulty.

Keep it going! It does move a bit too quickly, but the plot is interesting. It can be a bit hard to follow at times. Your punctuation and spelling could be better, but I am able to understand it. Can't wait to see what happens. Maybe you could go back and develop the characters and the...

Marie, it WAS decided that we'd do LOR in Nov. It was my goof. Sorry.

Ouch. I just realized that the BOM has already been decided. Sorry about that. Darren, can we possibly have a separate section for BOM so we can keep the latest discussions, polls, etc. in one place? I got lost! Of course that's nothing new for me.