Last Book You Bought and Why

I tend to avoid films made from good books, if I can help it. In primary school I absolutely refused to watch any part of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone during an English lesson, because at the time I sincerely felt that the film had ruined my life. I was somewhat obsessed with the Harry Potter books at a young age, until the first film was released, to which I reacted ...quite negatively.

Films always tend to be disappointing if you've actually read the book, even if the film in and of itself is superb.

...sorry, off topic.

Lucky me, I never read the book.

And I added Rawls- A theory of justice to my libary.
If I would only read books at the same rate I buy them.

I recently went on a book buying trip just because i felt like it. I got three boks. Here they are:
The Importance of Being Earnest-Oscar Wilde- Because I watched the movie and wanted to see what the book was like. Btw, I loved it!!!

The Scarlet Letter- Nathaniel Hawthorne- I just started reading it. It seem interesting but the language is complicated. We'll see.

A Passage to India- E. M. Forester- The back of it looked good. And it was relatively cheap. only 5 or 6 dollars.

So, now you know.
Bethy

Welcome to the forum, Beth! I have read all of the books below and love them all exceedingly. I love other books by the same authors. I read a lot of each. I am sure you will enjoy all three of these books.

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I recently went on a book buying trip just because i felt like it. I got three boks. Here they are:
The Importance of Being Earnest-Oscar Wilde- Because I watched the movie and wanted to see what the book was like. Btw, I loved it!!!

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I loved the film based on the play "The Importance of Being Ernest"; if you enjoyed that one, try "An Ideal Husband". I like that one even more. I believe that Rupert Everet is in both.

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The Scarlet Letter- Nathaniel Hawthorne- I just started reading it. It seem interesting but the language is complicated. We'll see.

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Incredible book; great complex characters; language may be a bit difficult, but stick with it, since it is worth the effort. Several films I found to be good, which are based on the novel. Another novel by Hawthorne which I enjoyed was "The House of the Seven Gables".

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A Passage to India- E. M. Forester- The back of it looked good. And it was relatively cheap. only 5 or 6 dollars.

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Great book and wonderful film version directed by David Lean. I own both and love them both equally. I also love his book "Room with a View". I read it twice. The movie with Helene Boheme Carter is marvelous.

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So, now you know.
Bethy

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Yes, now we know you real name. Nice to meet you!

The Grateful Dead and Philosophy.

I couldn't help myself. I'm a Dead Head.

Sense and Sensibility, because JBI said it was the only Austen novel he wouldn't recommend.

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The Grateful Dead and Philosophy.

I couldn't help myself. I'm a Dead Head.

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But of course you are dear boy.

I'm reading more non fictions these days and these are the last 3 books I bought in the last few days.

The Economic Naturalist: Why Economics Explains Almost Everything by Robert H. Frank
More or less like the series of Why Pinguin feet don't freeze. The book contains questions on many practical things that we found in every day life, which probably most people in general wouldn't know the answer. Maybe because we, in general, already have lots of important questions to answer, or simply because we just don't care about why milk is sold in rectangular container boxe yet soda drink is packed in a cylindrical can, or why cleaners charged more on women's clothes than men's, or why DVD box is larger than CD box though the two CDs are in the same size.

Why don't Spiders Stick to their Webs? by Robert Matthews.
Same genre, if I may call it genre. Questions and answers on practical things in life or things that we often found or heard every day from epxlained from scientific point of view. And it's pretty good for me personally as some of the explanations in the book deal with things that I used to believe to be true just because my mom told me while I was still a kid :) (don't read with dim light, you'll ruin your eyes!).

Falling off The Edge: Globalization, World Peace & Other Lies by Alex Perry
Award winning journalist shared his investigations and foundings on the victims of globalization, economic disparities, and the international efforts to achieve world peace.

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But of course you are dear boy.

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:lol::lol::lol:outta the ballpark!

Hubbub: Filth, Noise and Stench in England 1600 - 1770 by Emily Cockayne


How can you not buy a book with a title like that?

I just ordered following books:

Out of the Silent Planet - C.S. Lewis
The Elder Gods - David Eddings
Grass for His Pillow - Lian Hearn
Brilliance of the Moon - Lian Hearn
The Harsh Cry of the Heron - Lian Hearn
Heaven's Net is Wide - Lian Hearn

Has anyone read any of these books, and have an opinion about them? :) No spoilers though, thanks.

The last two books I bought were "Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World" by Haruki Murakami and "The Master of Petersburg" by J.M. Coetzee. I loved Murakami's "The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle" so I wanted to read more of his works and I read about Coetzee on wikipedia and thought he would be interesting to read.

Narrative of the Life - Frederick Douglass

I had just read Invisible Man and found it really interesting and wanted to read more African American literature, so I started with Douglass, since I had already read some of his work.

Green Lantern/Green Arrow Volume 2. Adams/O'Neill

Very good read.

'Nights in Rodanthe' by Nicholas Sparks
I bought it because I wanted to watch the movie, but I had to read the novel first. The novel was waay better!