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You're right, Sleepy. And the same can be applied to the classics. I think a book is not good only because it is a classic, just like you say it is not good only because everyone have read it. Actually, I think the chances of a classic book to be taken as good are the same as an ordinary's...

Hey, thanks! And I can see now these forums keep the fun discussions and the great book suggestions. Awesome.

I think I'll buy this book. I found a good price in an on line shop. As far as I know, this is a good drama story, isn't it? I love serious subjects related with drama. I've also read that Sara Gruen fights for the animals' rights or something alike.

Hi all. I've been away from Book & Reader for a long time. I was having no time for reading. Now I'm on vacation, since Wednesday. I took a time to read again. I've read Dostoevsky and Conan Doyle. SO GREAT to have time to read again! lol

OK, I'm going to type a very weird thing... Actually this idea from the quote above is not wrong. If it was possible to create a robot or a microchip that was capable to realize that it was only a simple robot or a microchip, this device would not feel so different from us. Maybe it would...

Learning a new language requires time and as people say all over the world, time is money. Yet, for me there are two things that don't make me feel bad for learning foreign languages: firstly, it will (actually it already does) help me in my professional life; secondly, I have fun by reading...

Fax Machines Actually, I think such invention was not bothering by the time it was invented. I don't have an idea when was it, but surely it was better than the mail service. But nowadays--and I mean probably in the last 15 years--these fax machines became kind of antiquated things, don't you...

"Father Goriot" or "Old Goriot" is great. I finished this reading yesterday.

LoL liktareadmore63, that's for sure. A good thing to do when I'm laid in bed but unable to fall asleep is to read a book. And I don't know if this device you dream of would serve only to this purpose, but I'd like a book holder that cold hold the book on top of me wile I'm laid in bed so I...

Hum... here is another one who likes Balzac :) . My main particular reason to enjoy balzacian literature is the the same as yours, saliotthomas. Yes, if Balzac did the achievement of daguerreotyping the Paris--and even a great part of the France--of his époque I can also recognise many...

Oh you mates are talking so much about giving a try in this "War & Peace"... I'm starting to have a notion to read it too! :) I know where I can buy it, I saw the book in a used book store a few days ago and I don't think it will be already sold when (or if) I come back there (people usually go...

Yeah, no one could be so naive to say law is perfect. It really isn't. And as I can see, I have the same opinion of yours and also of the great majoryt of the people taking part in this tread. A system that could replace this one would be something that would make a huge benefit for all the...

I don't think so. I've seen this scene before. It's great that people have interesting ideas sporadically. I myself have it all the time and I recommend such thinkers to work out their thoughts, doing fruitful researches in the Internet, books, or any font alike, so they will be able to...

Portuguese and I'll start my French classes next month. Oh, I can't wait to be able to read Balzac, Victor Hugo, etc. in the original versions :)

Wow! every time I go to a bookstore I aways find Georges Simenon's Maigret books but I've never buy any. After reading your opinions, I think I'll give try next time I see any of these books. I was wondering if it would be something that would worth the money and the time, but now I got the...

What's the meaning of having a gigantic library composed with fake books only? Would it be a way to say "hey I'm an intellectual. See how many books I have... I've read all of them, 'cause I'm a damn intellectual"?? I think it's a silliness. If I had decorated my place with this stuff (and this...

oh, by the way... I don't like audio books so I don't know anything related. Audio devices are better to play music, for me.

I've downloaded some e-books from Project Gutenberg once, but they were not so good as a non-free book. There were some typing errors and only two options of file terminations: .txt and .zip (whose brings that same .txt file after unziped...). So I don't know if this is a good e-books site, once...

Surely "Lost Horizon" by James Hilton, for me.

I've never had to read a literary book for academic reasons. My academic area does not include this sort of reading, so whatever literary book I decide to read it will be always for self enjoyment. So I agree with you, Sybarite, life is too short for wasting time with something that will not be...