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  1. JCMoney218

    which poem/poems left a permanent impression on you?

    'The Raven' by Poe has always been my favorite. 'The Road Not Taken' Robert Frost 'Funeral Blues' W.H. Auden
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    What did you read in August??

    A Salty Piece of Land - Jimmy Buffett From The Dust Returned - Ray Bradbury Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury Started Wicked - Gregory Maguire I joined this site hoping it would increase the amount I read, and now thats 3 more books than the past 6 months combined :blush:
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    Gregory Maguire: Wicked

    I am currently in the process of reading Wicked. While I agree with some of the previous posts about not enjoying the politics of the book, I have found it hard to put the book down. Any free time I have I find myself reaching for this book. I am looking forward to reading Son Of A Witch and...
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    The first sentence in the book you're reading

    "A mile above Oz, the Witch balanced on the wind's forward edge, as if she were a green fleck of the land itself, flung up and sent wheeling away by the turbulent air." Wicked - Gregory Maguire
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    Which Was the Last Book You Read in One Sitting?

    Interesting question it doesn't happen often for me, but it has been done: Skipping Christmas- John Grisham Animal Farm- George Orwell Anthem- Ayn Rand Boy's Life- Robert McCammon (multiple sittings in one day) The last two were for school when I had a bad habit of leaving them to the...
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    The first sentence in the book you're reading

    "It was a pleasure to burn." Fahrenheit 451- Ray Bradbury
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    Recently Purchased/Borrowed

    That is a great book!! I just purchased: Fahrenheit 451- Ray Bradbury A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Stories- Charles Dickens Wicked- Gregory Maguire
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    [ Old Movies ]

    I've just recently started to watch and enjoy some of the older movies. Some of my favorites include: The Apartment (1960) The Fortune Cookie (1966) Rear Window (1954) North By Northwest (1959) But my all-time favorite is 12 Angry Men (1957)
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    Nicholas Sparks: The Notebook

    Read it a few years ago while in college. My roommates gave me a hard time at first when they saw I was reading it. I can't even remember why I started reading it. I thought it was a good story, that explores all of the readers emotions. I just remember reading the last 100+ pages deep into the...
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    The first sentence in the book you're reading

    "In the attic where the rain touched the roof softly on spring days and where you could feel the mantle of snow outside, a few inches away, on December nights, A Thousand Times Great Grandemere existed." From The Dust Returned- Ray Bradbury
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    What are you listening to Right now?

    Oh wow!! The hockey team I coach would listen to this song after every win. Anyways, back on subject, "Love, Reign O'er Me"- The Who
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    Where are you? (in the book you are reading) - please read 1st post

    Navigating the reefs of the Caribbean on a 140' schooner.
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    Autumn Read

    Well I'm currently in the process of finishing up A Salty Piece of Land by Jimmy Buffett and as you can imagine it is a fantastic book to read outside on a summer day with a cool drink. Everything about the book says summer!! It is full of beaches, sailing and summer fun. With fall rapidly...
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    Chapter's of books you Reread when Short of time

    I will usually go back over sections in non-fiction books. Wooden on Leadership and The Big Book of Small Stuff, to name a few. As far as fiction there is a chapter in A Time To Kill by John Grisham that I will re-read from time to time just for the visualization I get in my head. The chapter...
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    Current Non-Fiction reads

    Well I'm in the middle of two, I read from both every now and then. The Devil In Massachusetts: A Modern Enquiry into the Salem Witch Trials- Marion L. Starkey I actually stopped reading this one for a bit because of a few strange events that occurred while reading it. It was just...
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    The first sentence in the book you're reading

    "It all simply comes down to good guys and bad guys." A Salty Piece of Land - Jimmy Buffett
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    Recently Purchased/Borrowed

    Store had a sale on some classics soo: One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest- Ken Kesey Pride and Prejudice- Jane Austen Wuthering Heights- Emily Bronte And the whole purpose of going to the book store was to get Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury but they didn't have it. So I got...
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    Hello Everyone

    Hello everyone. Just thought I'd introduce myself. My name is John. I am currently trying to get back into the habit of reading more frequently. I strayed away from casual reading while I attended school. Just couldn't find the time. I usually get distracted with other things (i.e. sports...
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