Tell Me About The Last Book You've Read?

Question

That last book you had a read through, what was it about? What was it called? Tell me all about it ;)

Answer 1

The last book i read was burning for revenge by John Marsden, it is the 5th book of the tomorrow series and ive read it twise, the tomorrow series is about a group of teens that go camping in the bush for 5 days but when thay return Australia had been taken over, they are shocked at first but when they are chased form
the showground by the enemie and the main charactor Ellie is forced to blow up a lawnmower incidently causing the deaths of two soldiers. they do a few more guerilla attcks like they blow up a bridge and turner street and cobblers bay but this is the biggest challenge in burning for revenge when they find themselves in the airfeild after hitching a ride in a truck, after Ellie kills two soldiers they are forces to blow up tankers in awter to get out of the airfeild. then they run to the city of stratton and they find the "ferals" a group of city kids roaming around, they mug Ellie, Homer and Fi. at the end Ellie saves Lee even though he's cheats on her with the enemy, Ellie saves him by setting 3 hay stacks on fire then setting a truck on fire and relesing the handbrake so it goes towards the enemy who were going to capture Lee, sorry this is so long but it has to be lol

Answer 2

"Reunion" Book 19 in the Star Wars New Jedi Order series

Luke and his team finally track down the living planet in the Unknown Regions and convince it to help them fight the Yuuzhan Vong invaders. Leia and Han's Galactic Alliance team join up with a Imperial fleet to defend a communications base from a Yuuzhan Vong attack force.


I'm really enjoying the New Jedi Order era of books... this war with the Yuuzhan Vong carries through 21 books (counting the couple of e books too) and is a great read. With a couple of exceptions, I've enjoyed all of the Expanded Universe novels for Star Wars. I'm almost caught up to the "current" novel series. Just two more books to finish off the New Jedi Order, then the Dark Nest trilogy, and finally onto Legacy of the Force. I want to get caught up before the end of the month, when Legacy book 4 comes out.

Then I can reread the Harry Potter series to get ready for Deathly Hallows, then back to working on and rereading my Mythos Horror collection (HP Lovecraft Horror) have about 68 of the 110 or so books I want for that.

And of course my IT books for my certifications, but that's work stuff, not fun stuff.

Yes, I love books :)

Answer 3

O.K. I usually read a few at a time:

1) "Eragon" by Christopher Paolini, to see what the fuss was about, not impressed to be honest, you can tell the author is still very young, it is evident what his influences are, obviously all authors have their influences, but not all use them so obviously, it's just a re-hash of other famous fantasy novels, I didn't think there was much originality to it.

2) "The Historian" a twist on the Dracula legend, it's got more of a historical search angle to it, which makes it somehow more plausible, better than I was expecting, but it's more relevant to me now as I'm off to Transylvania in a few weeks, yay!

3) "The Hunchback of Notre-Dame" I try to keep reading classics to balance outh the amount of trash I read, so far, so good.

4) A guide book on Paris, because I'm finally going to go there, my first trip away from the good old U.K., I can't wait!

Answer 4

The last book I read was 'Magical Thinking' by Augusten Burroughs,it's the 3rd book in his memoirs (the other 2 being 'Running With Scissors' and 'Dry').It's all about his life now he's all grown up and in his 30's-his struggle with dependency and intimacy issues.It's an excellent book-just as good as the other 2 and I thoroughlly enjoyed reading it. Give him a go-read them in order though or most of it will puzzle you.He's very dark with his humour but real.

Answer 5

Once upon a time......Then they lived happy ever after!

Seriously, I am reading the book 'One Last Time' by
John Edwards. He is the American Psychic/Medium.
It is such good reading. He tells you his story from
when he was a child of 5 when he was experiencing
lots of spiritual things but thought that everyone was the
same. Until he was in his teens.... I wish I lived in New
York cause I would have to see him. If you are interested
in this type of thing you would find it mind blowing, If not
it would still make you think....

Answer 6

the last book i read was thunderstorms, it was about this kid growing up in the old days not knowing what sex was about or death and why people argue all the time, i only got half way into it, the best book i read was the child called it (now that's a sad story)it is about a child all though his life being abused by his mom after his dad left his cause she was a royally witch with a capital b.but u just got to read it to fine out how it ends and how it is good i can't explain it (JUST READ IT )

Answer 7

I'm always reading and usually more than one book at a time. The last book I finished was:

Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire.

See source #1 for more complete information. In a nutshell, though, it's about oppression, oppressors, and the oppressed. It is about liberating the down trodden, how that liberation is not a gift, not an achievement but a process. How liberating the oppressed gives both the oppressed and the oppressors back their humanity. Incredibly interesting, groundbreaking for its time and our own, and a must-read for anyone involved in education, social work, politics, theology, history, activism, social movements, minority groups, special interests, etc.

I am currently reading:
The Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin.
This is actually a re-read for me. it takes place in a make-believe world and is about a boy who becomes a wizard. A classic. See source #2 for more details on this one.

Puerto Rico: Sociedad, cultura, y educacion by Carlos Di Nubila & Carmen Rodriguez Cortes. In Spanish, it is exactly what the title proclaims: Puerto Rico: Society, culture, and education. I'm specifically looking at an article on the Puerto Rican migratory experience by Carlos Di Nubila.

Public Speaking by Michael and Suzanne Osborn. This text I actually started for a class but it is very interesting and I'm finding it helpful. It is, obviously, about public speaking. It is a step-by-step guide to researching, preparing, and presenting speeches as well as how to listen critically. See source #3 for this one.

And finally, for a list of books that I have read, check here: http://fuertesrafagas.wordpress.com/books-archive/

What a fun question! Thanks!

~ FR

Answer 8

"Notes from a Big Country" by Bill Bryson, (originally published in the Mail on Sunday's Night and Day magazine), published by Black Swan. Bryson, American author, lived in Yorkshire for a number of years. He then returned to America with his family and sent these articles to the paper recounting his new experiences in America. If you like to laugh then the book is unputdownable. Some of my favourite chapters cover filling in a tax form, trying to get his English wife permission to live in America, encounters with a moose, losing his first born son to University (which I found deeply moving as well as funny), and perhaps best of all "Your new computer" which certainly struck a chord with me. If you haven't read Bryson before take a look. PS I've just spell-checked this and the dictionary would prefer me to use "unpardonable" for "unputdownable" but I'm rejecting the advice!

Answer 9

Stardust by Neil Gaiman. I guess it would be classed as a fantasy book, is quite a short book but a good read. I think it's aimed at both children and adults so it does sometimes feel a bit like that but still very good. If your looking for a real good read then I recommend another book by him called American Gods, based in reality with a slight supernatural twist, very gripping, possibly now my favourite book!

Answer 10

The last book I've read is Eldest br Christopher Paolini. It and the Harry Potter series top the list of my favorite books. Its just enchanting.