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Re: The Good Books Thread/ATARnotes Book Club!
« Reply #705 on: September 21, 2018, 05:43:38 pm »
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I can highly recommend Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card. It is the second in the sci-fi Ender quintet, however it is written in quite a different style to the first book (Ender's Game). I still enjoyed Ender's Game, but it is targeted at a younger audience following a more typical young-adult fiction style, and it doesn't have the same depth as Speaker for the Dead.
It's kind of hard to explain without spoiling Ender's Game, but it has a very interesting and intricate premise and plot, the world and all the characters are extremely well developed, the alien races (yes there are aliens) are unique and also well developed, and it cleverly deals with emotional/philosophical issues.
Usually I'm not a huge sci-fi fan, but I absolutely love this book and felt I should share  :)
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Re: The Good Books Thread/ATARnotes Book Club!
« Reply #706 on: October 11, 2018, 02:48:37 pm »
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For John Green fans- his brother Hank released a book a few weeks ago called "An Absolutely Remarkable Thing".

(I finally got a copy today 😍)
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Re: The Good Books Thread/ATARnotes Book Club!
« Reply #707 on: November 01, 2018, 08:56:24 pm »
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Found this little gem just before: http://readingvictoria.cityofliterature.com.au/ , which explores several towns/suburbs/places and gives stories, prose or poetry about each one. I think it's pretty cool! :)
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« Reply #708 on: November 01, 2018, 09:12:59 pm »
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You might find some good ones here: Recommend me a good book to read

I personally prefer books like:
Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
We - Yevgeny Zamyatin
Animal Farm - George Orwell
Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury


Hello. Okay, I realise this is utterly ancient, but YOU READ WE BY YAMYATIN!!
How is it?!
Has anyone else read it?? I really want to start as soon as my exams are over. If anyone else has read please let me know!! :)
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« Reply #709 on: November 29, 2018, 07:58:25 pm »
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For Handmaid's Tale fans: Margaret Atwood is writing a sequel, due out around September 2019! ^-^
For fans of Rainbow Rowell: A sequel to Carry On should be out sometime next year also! ^-^
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« Reply #710 on: November 29, 2018, 09:19:29 pm »
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Does anyone have a book that they can recommend to me with great vocabulary and just writing styles in general? I want to improve my English so if anyone has any books that may be able to assist essay writings, I'd appreciate it. (Year 10 student)

Thanks in advance.

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Re: The Good Books Thread/ATARnotes Book Club!
« Reply #711 on: November 29, 2018, 10:03:03 pm »
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Does anyone have a book that they can recommend to me with great vocabulary and just writing styles in general? I want to improve my English so if anyone has any books that may be able to assist essay writings, I'd appreciate it. (Year 10 student)

Thanks in advance.
Depends what genre your looking for.

For the best English, I'd have to recommend Dickens.

"A Christmas Carol" or "Oliver Twist" is probably the easiest read, but "Hard Times" would be my next suggestion.

Basically any classic would do though, and I would personally recommend any of L. M Alcott's work (Little women, Good Wives, Little Men, Jo's Boys), because the series has a good story line and is infinitely re-readable. :D

Also, for vocab I would try the Russian classics... Crime and Punishment being my personal suggestion.
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Re: The Good Books Thread/ATARnotes Book Club!
« Reply #712 on: November 29, 2018, 10:41:58 pm »
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Depends what genre your looking for.

For the best English, I'd have to recommend Dickens.

"A Christmas Carol" or "Oliver Twist" is probably the easiest read, but "Hard Times" would be my next suggestion.

Basically any classic would do though, and I would personally recommend any of L. M Alcott's work (Little women, Good Wives, Little Men, Jo's Boys), because the series has a good story line and is infinitely re-readable. :D

Also, for vocab I would try the Russian classics... Crime and Punishment being my personal suggestion.
Ok thanks, I preferably like horror and adventures genres.But thanks, I will definitely have a read of Crime and Punishment!

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« Reply #713 on: November 29, 2018, 11:08:05 pm »
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Ok thanks, I preferably like horror and adventures genres.But thanks, I will definitely have a read of Crime and Punishment!
Yeah, ok. I personally don't read a lot of horror books, but the best suspense/adventure author I know is Alistair MacLean. Would recommend any of his books. ;D

(ask my about any title and I should be able to give a decent syopsis/spoiler)
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Re: The Good Books Thread/ATARnotes Book Club!
« Reply #714 on: November 30, 2018, 02:13:16 pm »
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For fans of Rainbow Rowell: A sequel to Carry On should be out sometime next year also! ^-^

Huge fan of Rainbow Rowell! I have a section of my shelf dedicated to her  8) Looking forward to the sequel and seeing my babies again  ;D

Colleen Hoover's It ends with us is one of the best novels I have ever read and I have read a LOT of books. I was introduced to the book by a friend of mine in Year 10 and it absolutely raised my standards on romance fiction. I can't provide much of a synopsis without spoiling the book; it's one of those where you have to go in completely blind. All I will say is that it does a fantastic job at portraying contemporary romance and its complexities with characters that you really become attached to  :) Would recommend to any romance readers or those who want to try getting into the genre if they haven't already been into it.
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Re: The Good Books Thread/ATARnotes Book Club!
« Reply #715 on: November 30, 2018, 02:27:11 pm »
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Huge fan of Rainbow Rowell! I have a section of my shelf dedicated to her  8) Looking forward to the sequel and seeing my babies again  ;D
I too have a whole section dedicated to her works! 😍
(I also have sections for Robert Muchamore, John Green, and Sarah J Maas 😍)
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Re: The Good Books Thread/ATARnotes Book Club!
« Reply #716 on: December 04, 2018, 11:16:53 pm »
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Speaking of SJM.... Who ripped it up at the Goodreads Choice awards?

Third , 12th and 18th with ACOMAF, TOGQOS and ACOWAR in Best of the Best, and winner of YA Fantasy and Science Fiction with TOGKOA
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Re: The Good Books Thread/ATARnotes Book Club!
« Reply #717 on: December 05, 2018, 05:04:04 pm »
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Speaking of SJM.... Who ripped it up at the Goodreads Choice awards?

Third , 12th and 18th with ACOMAF, TOGQOS and ACOWAR in Best of the Best, and winner of YA Fantasy and Science Fiction with TOGKOA

I finally read ACOFAS this weekend which wasn't as good as the others but it was nice to go back to that world. I'm excited that she's continuing the series though, I thought that it would be the final book!
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« Reply #718 on: December 06, 2018, 01:01:41 am »
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I finally read ACOFAS this weekend which wasn't as good as the others but it was nice to go back to that world. I'm excited that she's continuing the series though, I thought that it would be the final book!
I think it'll be really hard for her to surpass ACOWAR.
I guess theres a reason that ACOFAS is listed as “Book 3.1” rather than book 4... :-\
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Re: The Good Books Thread/ATARnotes Book Club!
« Reply #719 on: December 30, 2018, 09:03:46 pm »
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Don’t know if this has been said before, but I would highly recommend Misery by Stephen King. King captures the antagonist so perfectly and makes her extremely terrifying, every page is a nail biter.