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  • #41233
    Alassiel
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    Ooh!  I’ve got that reserved at my library, so I hope I get it soon.  How is it?

    The Phantom Tollbooth was a fun read.  Some interesting points to ponder as well.

    I’m reading The Switherby Pilgrims now.

    #41234
    Sarah
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    Ooh!  I’ve got that reserved at my library, so I hope I get it soon.  How is it?

    I finished it this morning… It was all right. Pretty typical Redwall stuff, and I wasn’t super impressed.

    #41235
    Kyle
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    I’m rereading The Hobbit.

    #41236
    Sarah
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    Rereading the Prydain Chronicles now. :)

    #41237
    Alassiel
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    I’m reading The Coral Island.

    #41238
    Jordan
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    I’m reading whichever of the four books I packed to read on the road I decide to read when the time comes.

    #41239
    Alassiel
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    But you didn’t tell us what those were!

    #41240
    Adalin
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    I just finished The Swiss Family Robinson.

    #41241
    Alyosha
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    The Invisible Child by Katherine Paterson. Fantastic. Love it.

    Also Bridge to Terabithia, which I like much more after seeing the film than I did before. Shocking.

    #41242
    Owan
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    I am reading God’s Smuggler by Brother Andrew. I started it at 6-6:30AM this morning and am, so far, about 6-8 chapters into it. It’s very interesting and, I think, well-written.

    Adalin, did you like The Swiss Family Robinson? I recently read it and got really annoyed with the fact they never got hurt/sick, were perfect survival geniuses, beyond brilliant biologists, and they killed everything. :P

    Alyosha, is that the lady who wrote Perfect Gentle Knight?

    #41243
    Alyosha
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    Whoa, Owan, you’re like…still alive! Hi.

    No, not her. Katherine Paterson is much better–technically speaking. I like her writing about writing better than her actual writing, in general. (After a recent reread, I’m not sure what I saw in Kit Pearson way back when…)

    My issue with Swiss Family Robinson is that the climax happens in the first chapter. No. No. No. :P

    #41244
    Owan
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    Hehe, Alyosha. You cannot get rid of me that easily. :P I didn’t think Kit Pearson was that great, either, I didn’t notice the quality of the writing so much when I read her books (I think) but I did think the plot was a little off. Sebastian was a little freaky. :P I mean, I can’t say a whole lot about how good of an author she is, I just recall that her book wasn’t my cup of tea.

    I am currently reading Ethics: An Early American Handbook. It is a reprint of the book A Primer of Ethics which was originally published in 1890, I think. So far it is, um, convicting. I have very poor ethics. ;)

    #41245
    Adalin
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    The Swiss Family Robinson did sorta annoy me for the reasons you mentioned and because it was so, almost preachy at times.  Then I read the introduction and discovered that the book was written by a British army chaplain for his sons back home.  It was supposed to be guidelines for what sort of men he wanted them to be, which explained a lot.   So while it wasn’t my favorite book I enjoyed it.     

    #41246
    wyatt
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    Right now I’m reading The Vanishing Sculptor. It’s a bit confusing right now but I think I’ll understand it more as I keep reading

    #41247
    Jordan
    Member

    My book ended up being Swallowdale. I’m about a third of the way done and I’ll probably read some more of it on the way home.

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