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Title: Re: What are you reading?
Post by: Sweetdeath on October 27, 2012, 08:52:05 PM
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
the best Harry Potter in my opinion. (entertainment wise)
Title: Re: What are you reading?
Post by: TheWalkingContradiction on October 28, 2012, 03:11:25 AM
Quote from: Sweetdeath on October 27, 2012, 08:52:05 PM
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
the best Harry Potter in my opinion. (entertainment wise)

Slight disagreement, I am afraid.  Of the seven Harry Potter books, my favorites are 3, 4, and 5--in that order.  2 is my least favorite.

But 3...  The time-travel Azkaban tale is just brilliant.
Title: Re: What are you reading?
Post by: Claireliontamer on October 28, 2012, 08:49:27 AM
ooo it's a difficult one to say which is the best.  I haven't seen any of the films so my judgement is based purely on the books.  I love the first one but it's more of a scene setter and no that deep in terms of actual plot.  If I had a gun to my head I'd say the Goblet of Fire was my favourite.
Title: Re: What are you reading?
Post by: Claireliontamer on October 28, 2012, 08:51:31 AM
On recommendation from a friend I added another book to my reading list last night - Me Before You by Jojo Moyes.  It's a bit chick litty which isn't usually my favourite genre but I couldn't stop reading it last night - it's a definite page turner even if it's a bit of "bubblegum for the brain".
Title: Re: What are you reading?
Post by: DeterminedJuliet on October 28, 2012, 11:22:41 AM
The Last Unicorn comics.  :)
Title: Re: What are you reading?
Post by: *Ace* on December 14, 2014, 02:41:07 PM
The last two works of fiction I've read were The Mists of Avalon (Marion Zimmer Bradley) and The Lost Sisterhood (Anne Fortier). I loved both, and it's probably no coincidence that they both expanded my thinking about religion right before I found myself seeking membership to this board.
Title: Re: What are you reading?
Post by: OldGit on December 14, 2014, 06:59:43 PM
"Did Muhammad Exist?: An Inquiry into Islam's Obscure Origins"  by Robert Spencer.  It seems that Islam is built on even shakier historical foundations than Christianity.  The book is a bit turgid and at times it's like swimming through treacle, however it's seriously researched stuff and the conclusion amazed me.
Title: Re: What are you reading?
Post by: Icarus on December 14, 2014, 07:23:52 PM
The Peoples Republic Of Amnesia. A book about the people of China who have deliberately and willfully forgotten the Tianamen incident as well as much of their other recent past tribulation.