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Post by anela on Feb 22, 2017 8:15:02 GMT
I really liked Helter Skelter when I was in high school. I was fascinated not only by the entire scenario, but by the detective (was it Bugliosi?). I used to watch the real life Cold Case Files religiously, because...well, 8th house and heavy Pluto, lol. Pluto trine Mercury, etc. But yes, I would probably not want to read it now. I actually read it a few times over the years. Same copy is still on my bookshelf, as is my first copy of A Wrinkle in Time that I bought when I was in 3rd grade (read: 1983). 2nd house Virgo Moon loves her books. It's really well-written - the lawyer prosecuting them, was the author. He also apparently wrote about O.J. Simpson. That's what reminded me of the book early last year. I read A Wrinkle In Time, some years back. I finally read Watership Down, in 2005. The Secret Garden, I keep starting and not finishing.
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Post by anela on Feb 22, 2017 8:17:21 GMT
I used to love Enid Blyton. I liked The Enchanted Wood. I read that every year, when I was in England. I also had a huge Grimm's Fairy Tales, and The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe. I miss being a kid, sometimes, checking the back of the wardrobe once I'd read the book *just in case*. It was the first book I bought through the book club at school, when I was eight.
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Post by anela on Feb 22, 2017 8:19:11 GMT
I've just remembered: a book I wanted to read two years ago (already - it seems like only a year), was made into a TV show, as well. I saw it on Netflix earlier.
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Post by Ava on Feb 22, 2017 13:52:21 GMT
anela"It's really well-written - the lawyer prosecuting them, was the author. He also apparently wrote about O.J. Simpson. That's what reminded me of the book early last year." I read his book about OJ and then bought the book on tape and made my Pisces moon friend listen to it with me. Funny memory...but it was so good, I knew she would like it. www.astro.com/astro-databank/Bugliosi,_Vincent
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Post by Violets on Feb 22, 2017 15:31:38 GMT
I really liked Helter Skelter when I was in high school. I was fascinated not only by the entire scenario, but by the detective (was it Bugliosi?). I used to watch the real life Cold Case Files religiously, because...well, 8th house and heavy Pluto, lol. Pluto trine Mercury, etc. But yes, I would probably not want to read it now. I actually read it a few times over the years. Same copy is still on my bookshelf, as is my first copy of A Wrinkle in Time that I bought when I was in 3rd grade (read: 1983). 2nd house Virgo Moon loves her books. It's really well-written - the lawyer prosecuting them, was the author. He also apparently wrote about O.J. Simpson. That's what reminded me of the book early last year. I read A Wrinkle In Time, some years back. I finally read Watership Down, in 2005. The Secret Garden, I keep starting and not finishing. Yes, he wrote it. He really is a good writer. I cannot handle Watership Down, lol. We had to read it in high school, but I remember the cartoon coming out when I was younger, and it was upsetting to me. It left a bad taste in my mouth after that, I think. I love The Secret Garden so much...it does start out a bit slow, but when you get into it it's one that I could never put down, even though I know how it ends.
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Post by Ava on Mar 7, 2017 18:56:41 GMT
Ava , I looked at the clock today and it was 1:11. That's very unusual for me, and I actually thought of you! I rarely see the 11:11 or 1:11. I saw 11:11 this morning! And I bought A Wrinkle in Time. I'm a few chapters into it. So good! (Yes, I'm in the habit of reading books that people recommend to me.)
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Post by Violets on Mar 7, 2017 19:02:12 GMT
Yaaayyy!!! 💕💕💕💕
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Post by justjuni on Mar 17, 2017 13:57:53 GMT
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Post by angelfox on Mar 21, 2017 3:18:13 GMT
Faith I would love to read the true story about the pen pals. Sometimes reality is better than fiction. Have you seen the movie... oh, how is it called in English? "Intouchables"... it's based on a true story. And then there is this movie called "Me Before You", based on a novel by Jojo Moyes. The themes of the two stories are very similar, but the one based on a true story is much more positive, and I wonder whether reality is actually more optimistic than fiction. In my language there is a phrase I don't know how to translate exactly, but it means that reality is more incredible than anything one can imagine.
I read "A Wrinkle In Time" and it's a great book.
Another great book is "The Neverending Story". It is a deep book, much deeper than the light-hearted movie that was based upon it. And there is "The Wind In The Willow"... ah, the memories... Books have actually made my childhood so much more beautiful than if it were without them.
I am reading now a manga called "Dororo" by Osamu Tezuka. I wouldn't recommend that specific book because it is violent, but this author is very imaginative and recommended. Before getting "Dororo" I read his manga series "Buddha" which is awesome - both funny and dramatic, filled with unforgettable characters and heart-rendering stories, and, of course, the Buddha. It is 8 volumes long. After finishing Dororo I may get some more of Tezuka, since he is an excellent story-teller.
I also highly recommend a trilogy - I don't remember its name, but the first book is called "The Circle", the second "The Fire" and the third is called "The Key". It is a swedish trilogy written by a couple of authors and is a fascinating read. If you loved "Harry Potter", you are surely to love this trilogy, even though it's not for kids (I'd say it's o.k. for teen-agers). It's about girls in high-school who discover they are witches, each with a special power, and they need to save the world from demons. And it is so interesting. I bought the first book to my friend as a birthday gift and she ended up reading the whole trilogy.
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Post by Ava on Mar 21, 2017 14:08:19 GMT
Thanks, angelfox, for the recommendations! You make me want to try these books...and I never even saw "The Neverending Story," nor did I know it was a book first. I'll see what my library carries. A Wrinkle in Time is excellent, but I'm so strongly in the non-fiction camp, I keep picking up my non-fiction books instead of it. So I'm still only halfway done. I'm a slooooowwwww reader!
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Post by anela on Mar 23, 2017 0:20:24 GMT
What did I miss? Wrong thread? I'm still on Helter Skelter, and The Fireman. I really need to get them back to the library.
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Post by Ava on Apr 30, 2017 3:01:43 GMT
I finally finished A Wrinkle in Time about two weeks ago. I am so proud of myself for finally reading that book! Thanks Violets . I can't say it was my favorite, but I might read it again because I like some parts a lot. Now I'm reading Scratch Beginnings, and almost finished: A guy sets out with $25 and basically nothing, trying to determine whether or not it's possible to go from homelessness to relative prosperity and comfort in one year, if you work hard enough. By the middle of the book I was about positive the author is a Libra, so I was happy when he revealed his birthday, and yes, he's a Libra. I have a new appreciation for Libras. He gets through some of the worst experiences and puts up with clearly annoying behavior from others, but manages to make everything sound mild and respectable.
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Post by Violets on Apr 30, 2017 4:40:40 GMT
Ah, sorry it wasn't a favorite, Ava! It really helped shape my life as a child, and the way I look at things still. Next were Siddhartha and Antigone, which I read when I was 14 or 15 I think, then Wuthering Heights, and later The Heart is a Lonely Hunter. I was also really struck by Edna O'Brien in my twenties, still good to read sometimes, for me. I've been trying to get through a book my mother in-law got me about Edgar Cayce and his take on angels... I haven't made it very far into it, though.
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Post by anela on Apr 30, 2017 4:59:21 GMT
I read an entire paperback at Barnes and Noble, last Saturday. I didn't even get up for tea - just eventually managed to snag an armchair, after sitting in a wooden one for hours. It was the latest by Jen Weigel - I posted a picture on instagram. I meant to buy it, but I got into it, and just kept going. Finished it just after dad got back from driving my sister across the border (about a two hour drive from there, and then another two back again).
Last week, I bought from the Ohio B&N, my "local" one, something like A Call From Heaven. I was reading it yesterday, but got emotional, so had to put it down for a while.
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Post by Ava on Apr 30, 2017 12:36:02 GMT
anelaI love reading at B&N...that sounds like such a relaxing time. Violets"It really helped shape my life as a child, and the way I look at things still." I kept thinking that you must have been a smart kid to follow all that. I don't recall reading anything thought-provoking and philosophical back then. I went to Catholic schools and I guess that wasn't their thing....they didn't assign much philosophy. On my own, I didn't seek it out either. It wasn't until college and beyond that I read Brave New World and 1984. I tried to read Animal Farm but got bored. One book that shaped me: I read this just before college. Her sun conjunct my 9H Jupiter in Aries and this book set me on fire to move to the Southwest. And the feeling has never left me (her Saturn is conjunct my NN ~ lasting impression.)
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Post by Violets on Apr 30, 2017 14:34:38 GMT
Ava it is odd that I stumbled onto the books I did as a kid, given the small mountain town I lived in when I found A Wrinkle in Time at the school library, and my weird little redneck hometown, where Siddhartha and Antigone were assigned reading in 9th grade. I lucked out with my high school English and French teachers, honestly. My high school French teacher used to read The Prophet to us, and I got a lot from being around her (including my love of Gauguin). I suppose that makes me minimally more comfortable with the thought of raising my kids here now that I've moved back, lol.
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Post by Violets on Apr 30, 2017 14:53:26 GMT
I tried to read Animal Farm and also got bored, ha. I'll have to look up The Bean Trees (sorry, my phone won't do italics, so everyone will just have to live with capitalization ), and see if it might be a good read for me.
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Post by the89freespirit on May 2, 2017 4:12:57 GMT
anela, we would be really good friends in person because I love my Barnes and Noble days! I can spend quite hours in there. I do gravitate toward the astrology section a lot. Haha, although I think it's titled "New Age" or something and astrology is only a small part of it. I need to find me a new novel to read. I have been so busy lately and I haven't been reading as much on a day-to-day as I'd like to. I would love to treat myself this week to a new book. I really like Rumi's poetry. I have a book of his poems that I read whenever I can. It's so spiritual and philosophical. It really speaks to my 12th House Saturn, especially these days. So, I guess that's my recommendation.
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Post by anela on May 5, 2017 19:38:55 GMT
anela , we would be really good friends in person because I love my Barnes and Noble days! I can spend quite hours in there. I do gravitate toward the astrology section a lot. Haha, although I think it's titled "New Age" or something and astrology is only a small part of it. I need to find me a new novel to read. I have been so busy lately and I haven't been reading as much on a day-to-day as I'd like to. I would love to treat myself this week to a new book. I really like Rumi's poetry. I have a book of his poems that I read whenever I can. It's so spiritual and philosophical. It really speaks to my 12th House Saturn, especially these days. So, I guess that's my recommendation. I try to get there every week. I go to Books-a-Million, too. That store, they let a homeless man stay in there, when it's too hot or cold outside. I love it. Sometimes he just sleeps in the corner of the cafe. I love to sit in the plant section of Lowes, too - in the greenhouse area, where they keep the garden furniture. I'll wait in there with a book, while dad looks for whatever he needs in the rest of the store. One evening last year, when the snow was falling outside, and they had the heater on overhead - it was perfect. I was just missing some tea.
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Post by anela on Jun 5, 2017 5:02:19 GMT
I have eight books out of the library. Currently reading The Girls, although it isn't as good as I'd hoped.
I'm also reading apparently true scary stories, on Jezebel, a little at a time. I'm still on the thread from 2012, but keep seeing references to the previous year's stories, so will have to look that up. The ones that are freaking me out the most, are those where the person was living - like the girl whose dad was probably the guy in a white car, that Manson spoke of almost killing, in Helter Skelter. Others of people trying to get into houses, or a crazy person stabbing something in front of them. I just got up and closed the back door, when my cat let out a shriek. He was probably fighting with another one, but I didn't see it, if he did.
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