Books & Authors - August 2006

I found _Tristram Shandy_ collecting dust in the corner. It was one of those books which I just could not get past the first few pages. With all due respect to Sterne, I never want to deal with that book ever again. Apart from _Tristram_, are there any books out there that you absolutely couldn't finish? Just curious!

2006-08-22 15:26:34 · 26 answers · asked by starsinthemidnightsky 2

I liked it what'd u think?

2006-08-22 14:47:17 · 2 answers · asked by iluvanimals 1

I remember reading this book in elementary school, it was a diary of this girl whose father was a soldier but he had died, and the diary was about how she didn't like her mother's new boyfriend, and having to go to a new school and I remember one of the entries was talking about her writing the school newspaper. It was a very good book, and I would love to try to find it. Also, there's another book which precedes the one that I am looking for, which shows the main character younger, and it shows her dad in it more, if that helps at all. Thank you!

2006-08-22 14:13:10 · 3 answers · asked by ocfan1217 2

I mean I am like totally fanatical so I mean you have to really love Harry Potter.

2006-08-22 14:11:16 · 28 answers · asked by DIVA 1

This story is about a teen age girl who witnesses the shooting of her mother, and is forced to shoot her mother's murderer, to save her own life. She then has to move from L.A to England to live with her only living relative, her 60 year old grandmother who she never met. Also living there is her cousin, who is the same age and who is completly different from the main character. They fight and play tricks on each other, but are forced to work together to save their grandmother's house, since she cannot afford to keep it much longer.

2006-08-22 14:02:15 · 13 answers · asked by Music~Is~Life! 2

actually ron is going to die . let me tell you how.. voldie is going to say "AVADA CADABRA" and ron is going to jump in front of harry and yell "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO" IN SLOW MOTION and ron is going to die saving harry.... harry will get mad and kill voldi.


but really hagrid will die
what do u think?

2006-08-22 13:49:18 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Could be any kind of book - novel, fact, fiction, textbook, how-to-book..... What would be that opening line that would make me want to read on????

2006-08-22 13:30:56 · 21 answers · asked by Helga J 3

2006-08-22 13:07:47 · 1 answers · asked by Christopher W 1

2006-08-22 12:01:41 · 16 answers · asked by mr_mcfuzz 1

2006-08-22 11:58:56 · 6 answers · asked by DEAN S 1

thanks and God Bless!!

2006-08-22 11:41:40 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I need to know this answer because I have to write a paper saying what I think the quote means or what is he saying... (H.L. Mecken)

2006-08-22 11:32:28 · 13 answers · asked by CaramelKisses16 2

NONE of my friends are finished yet-- I have to talk to someone about this!!

I loved those books! But I can't believe Flagg was Martin? They didn't match up at all in my head.
Also:
What a cheap way for Mordred to die!!
I wish I knew what happened to Patrick. . .

Email me if you like-

2006-08-22 11:24:22 · 10 answers · asked by Seth W 2

or any you would recomend?

2006-08-22 11:16:35 · 75 answers · asked by XxLabelxFreexX 2

ok well i dont like any historical fiction, science fiction, or fantasy.
i hate books like jane eyre or little women.
i like the authors meg cabot, sarah dessen, sharon creech, and margaret peterson haddix 2 give u an idea.
what books would u recommend??

2006-08-22 11:10:19 · 12 answers · asked by me 2

2006-08-22 11:08:40 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-22 10:54:17 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

According to the Koran (i'm catholic,btw) and probably some wack job thought this one up, the world (doomsday) is Aug 22,2006...

2006-08-22 10:50:15 · 21 answers · asked by snorkelman_37 5

2006-08-22 10:22:34 · 2 answers · asked by b3rn91 1

2006-08-22 10:11:24 · 3 answers · asked by max 1

Should a poet or novelist read a lot, to help his/her own skills and style - or should he/she avoid books and poems so as to preserve his/her own style?

2006-08-22 09:58:05 · 43 answers · asked by McAtterie 6

Hi, a want to read a fantasy, Do you know of any good ones? My type is Lord of the Rings,Harry Potter, Green Rider, Wizard's First Rule, stuff like that. If you know of good one's that are kind of like that, do tell.

Thanx

2006-08-22 09:53:32 · 23 answers · asked by bloom_luvr 1

2006-08-22 09:43:14 · 10 answers · asked by Mondschein! 5

I'm writing a new chapter about a young girl who just finds out that she is an activated Vampire Slayer after watching her parents ripped apart by werewolves. She has the strength to get the job done, but is so grief stricken that she really wants to die by taking out as many of them as she can.

2006-08-22 09:32:53 · 11 answers · asked by SFC_Raptor 4

2006-08-22 09:07:34 · 16 answers · asked by kantaranas 1

2006-08-22 09:07:10 · 9 answers · asked by tmurlatt 1

2006-08-22 08:54:37 · 60 answers · asked by My dad ate my homework 3

I have read mostly everything by Stephen King but are there some good authors out there that don't get too much into the supernatural like King does?

2006-08-22 08:42:11 · 10 answers · asked by Dan 2

I'm trying my hand at writing a non-fiction novel of a technical nature. I used to be a relatively good writer, but years of writing project proposals and such in corporate america have negatively impacted my writing abilities. I'm trying to write on topics of a technical nature, but when I go back to read my writing and explanations, it all feels very stiff. What can I do to give my writing more of a fluid, lively feel, even when writing about technical topics? Any suggestions to help me improve and get over this?

2006-08-22 08:41:42 · 10 answers · asked by BAM 7

Would you recommend it?
The fact that it is by Jordan is putting me off from reading it.

2006-08-22 08:29:11 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous