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the movie I decided to begin reading the Lord of the Rings after seeing the first movie last year. I liked the movie well enough, but after reading the book I watched the movie again and I was struck by the differences. There are some things that the movie just did not (could not?) capture...

I think the "test of time" is important in defining a classic. Among my favorites would be The Great Gatsby, I just read that one again and enjoyed it the second time more than the first. Tale of Two Cities would be another favorite.

I had completely forgotten until I read one of the posts above that mentions Enid Blyton... There was a series of books about four young children who had adventures, beginning I think with "The Island of Adventure". I *lived* these books!!! Another one was called "Circus of Adventure" and I...

I just finished a book called "Pope Joan" by Diana Woolfolk Cross. It is an historical fiction based on the story of a woman who lived as a man in the ninth century and rose in power to actually reign as Pope for two years. No one knows if the story is based on truth, but it was a commonly...