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Type: fiction

Status: I recommend

Author: P.G. Wodehouse

Tags: comedy wodehouse pg_wodehouse

Description: A very clever and funny book that I enjoyed reading. l hope to find the time to read more novelsA very clever and funny book that I enjoyed reading. l hope to find the time to read more novels in the Jeeves series....

2008-02-17

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Type: fiction

Status: I recommend

Author: Nick Hornby

Tags: british comedy men boy modern_classic nick_hornby

Description: This book is very well written and hilarious, but since I'd already seen the movie, itThis book is very well written and hilarious, but since I'd already seen the movie, it was quite boring for me. Nonetheless, it's a great book and I recommend it to anybody who hasn't seen the movie yet (you can watch it afterwards!)....

2006-04-19

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Type: fiction

Status: I recommend

Author: Jeffrey Archer

Tags: family_saga abel jeffrey_archer kane

Description: My mom actually suggested this book to me. I told her that I might read it when I got the time.My mom actually suggested this book to me. I told her that I might read it when I got the time. It ended up with that I finished the book in one week, and she's still not done with it... I really liked the writing of Jeffrey Archer, and I think this he's one of the best story tellers I've ever come across.

From Amazon: William Kane and Abel Rosnovski both enter the world in 1906. One is born to a wealthy, socially prominent Boston family. The other is born in poverty in Poland to an unwed woman who dies during childbirth. Meanwhile, young William Kane is growing up in the lap of luxury, attending the finest schools, and winning every honor his father before him achieved. They each have a remarkable life story that makes for spellbinding reading until the finale in 1963. ...

2006-01-10

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Type: fiction

Status: I recommend

Author: J.K. Rowling

Tags: fantasy british fiction magic harry potter series wizard jk rowling j.k.

Description: The third book in the Harry Potter series.
In this book Harry meets for the first timeThe third book in the Harry Potter series.
In this book Harry meets for the first time his godfather Sirius Black. Sirius has been in Azkaban for many years and is known by the wizarding community to be one of the worst murderers and a big supporter of "you-know-who"....

2005-10-12

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Type: fiction

Status: I recommend

Author: J.K. Rowling

Tags: fantasy harry potter wizard jk rowling j.k.

Description: The first Harry Potter book which I actually read after I've read the second one. WhatThe first Harry Potter book which I actually read after I've read the second one. What can I say? It's good :)
From Amazon: "Harry Potter is a miserable orphan. True, he's not living in an orphanage, but his uncle and aunt treat him horribly. He has to live in a closet and watch as his spoiled cousin gets everything he wants. All that changes one day when he starts getting mysterious letters. Every day, his uncle tries to destroy them, but more keep arriving. Finally, Harry learns the truth - he is a wizard and a relatively famous one for surviving the attack that killed his parents. Arriving at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Harry begins to make friends for the first time in his life."...

2005-10-12

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Type: fiction

Status: I recommend

Authors: J.K. Rowling Mary GrandPré

Tags: fantasy british harry potter wizard jk rowling j.k. grandpé half-blood

Description: The sixth book in the Harry Potter series. Like all the other books, it exciting with funnyThe sixth book in the Harry Potter series. Like all the other books, it exciting with funny bits, but it's also a little darker than the other books.
From Amazon: "Well, after having to come to face with the fact that Lord Voldemort is alive, the wizard community is in an uproar, and quite frightened. Cornelius Fudge has been sacked as Minister of Magic, and an Auror has been named in that position. Harry, Ron and Hermione get their O.W.Ls (Ordinary Wizardry Levels), and have to decide what courses to take for their N.E.W.Ts (Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Tests), something that will define their future careers. Plots abound, and danger is omnipresent throughout the book. There is a new teacher of Defense against the Dark Arts, and also an eccentric new Potions' teacher."...

2005-10-12

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Type: fiction

Status: I recommend

Author: Oscar Wilde

Tags: british classic play wilde oscar

Description: This book is hilarious! I love it. A must-read definitely.

2005-10-01

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Type: fiction

Status: I recommend

Author: George Orwell

Tags: british classic satire allegory orwell

Description: "A satirical allegory of the Russian Revolution, particularly directed against Stalin's"A satirical allegory of the Russian Revolution, particularly directed against Stalin's Russia. Led by the pigs, the Animals on Mr Jones's farm revolt against their human masters. After their victory they decide to run the farm themselves on egalitarian principles. Inspired by the example of Boxer, the hard-working horse, the cooperation prosper. The pigs become corrupted by power and a new tyranny is established under Napoleon."

I read this book in English class, and I thought it was loads of fun reading. It's funny and serious at the same time. You would need to know the historical background of the Russian Revolution in order to understand the book entirely....

2005-09-23