Book Bistro, 8th grade
Book Bistro for 8th graders meets once a week to discuss their latest great reads! This page is for the kids from Book Bistro to post what they are currently reading and what they think of it. Please remember, kids, to write the title and author at the top of the post!
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Book Bistro, 7th Grade
Book Bistro for 7th graders meets once a week to discuss their latest great reads! This page is for the kids from Book Bistro to post what they are currently reading and what they think of it. Please remember, kids, to write the title and author at the top of the post!
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Leif Huot on October 14, 2007 12:01 am
Hello seventh graders, I Leif Huot have obtained the first posting here! What is it that you are reading?
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Nancy B. on November 5, 2007 3:28 pm
We are all reading “Summerland” by Michael Chadon for the next month! Thank you to the TC Library Foundation for getting these books for us.
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J Espenoza on December 3, 2007 7:42 pm
Oh yes indeed, I never got to see him though =*( how was he? I would like to let you know I’m in the Process of writing a novel, maybe we can all read that 4th Quarter!
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Ott’s Page
Double click on the pictures to see a larger view, to read its caption, AND to read commentary on the picture. Ott gives more detail on the circumstances behind the pictures….
8th grader Ott Lindstom is on a ’round-the-world sail with his family for the 2007/2008 school year. One of his assignments from his “home sail school” is to write an ongoing account of his adventures. Here you will find his latest posts and also be able to respond to him in the blogosphere. Please enjoy! You won’t be disappointed as Ott is also a “world class” writer and makes the adventure come alive on the printed page. You can read Ott’s postings by either clicking on the hyperlink below and downloading or by reading the comment column.Feel free to post a comment below. Ott is checking regularly! 
Ott, posting #3, Sleeping in Salem
Ott, posting #4, Fear of the Noodle
Ott, posting #5, Crashing of the Boat!
Ott, posting #6, Slow! Demonic Forces at Work
Ott, posting #7, Jan08, Bring ‘Em Back Photographed
Ott, posting #8, Feb08, Fiesta Key Westa
Ott, posting #9, March08, What is Snow?
Ott, posting #10, April08, Back in the USFCW (United States of Freezing Cold Weather)
Ott’s last posting, May08, Boat Wars
Some views from the trip! Double click on the picture to enlarge and to read the caption. Double click on the images below to read the caption, read Ott’s commentary, and/or leave a comment about the picture.
6 new pictures, May08!
3 new pictures! March 2008
February 2008
Pictures (December 10, 2007)!
42 Responses to “Ott’s Page”
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Steve on September 5, 2007 9:15 pm
Hey Ott, it’s your uncle Steve.
Great stuff; sounds like the typical rotten beginning to a wonderful adventure. Reminds me of someones’ visit to the Prancing Pony. Maybe not quite a dangerous.
Look forward to hearing more about the trip from your view after reading your Mom’s version. And hope to see you all in the Chesapeake. There ARE sharks in the Bay; I saw one with my own eyes when I lived there, so keep a lookout posted.
Steve Ashby
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Christi Roberts on September 7, 2007 1:58 pm
Ott- Love your first entry! Let me know if you see any pirates- I’ve always wanted to meet one- especially if he looks like Johnny Depp from Pirates of the Caribbean. By the way, how’s the algebra? Everyone says hi! from class & we’re missing your sense of humor. Also, I’m embarrassed to say that this is the first time I’ve “blogged”. I guess you can teach an old dog new tricks!
Hang in there. Think of us when it starts to snow and you’re still a lovely shade of tan…Mrs. Roberts and the Algebra Crew
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Ott Lindstrom on September 10, 2007 1:45 pm
Hi everyone! Thanks for responding to my blog! I’m somewhere in Maine at the moment (Waiting for hurricane season to be over!)
Ott
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How could I forget anybody? I have a photographic memory! Oh, okay, I also have the yearbook, so I guess I cheated a little. Hehehehehehe, I’m so evil
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These anti-spam words are so non-sequiter. Sorry, just thinking out loud.
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Hey - Ott I have one of those photogenic minds also… it looks great on film! hehehe
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Ms. Riley on September 10, 2007 8:33 pm
Hey Ott,
I am envious of your trip. It will be an experience you will never forget. Keep up the good blogging and we will be waiting for the next episode. Take lots of pictures!
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Libby Richert on September 11, 2007 12:01 pm
Hello Ott! What an amazing adventure already…just for the simple reason that you and your family are doing this!! We missed seeing you this summer, but know as the winds are changing here on the shores of Lake Michigan we’re praying for great weather and God’s protection all around you. Your journal postings are thoroughly enjoyable and beautifully written…and witty to say the least! Keep it up-we can’t wait for more! Sounds as tho’ you are greatly missed at your school, but how cool is it to be the adventurer and stay in touch this way?!!?
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Thank you, everyone, for sending me responses on the blog. Unfortunately, to those of you who have asked me to e-mail you directly, the internet situation is not reliable on the boat. Sorry! I will try to answer all questions in future postings.
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matt Hoelscher on September 18, 2007 9:51 pm
Ahoy matey! You should work on a pirate murder/mystery/adventure story for the literary magazine this year. Otherwise, the magazine will miss its star author! Keep us in mind during your literary pursuits. And, I look forward to more postings in the future.
Mr. hoelscher
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Hazel Blumberg on September 21, 2007 7:28 pm
Hi, Ott. You don’t know me, and I’ve never met you in person, but I’ve heard plenty about you from your mom, Jessica. She and I were roommates in graduate school at Indiana University-Bloomington about six kajillion years ago. She used to sit in the middle of our dorm room and play the cello, something that seemed an impossible deed to me. (I played the flute and didn’t understand stringed instruments.)
Your mom and I were both teaching assistants for IU’s German Department, and we both foolishly agreed to teach 7:30 a.m. German 101 classes. At least I had the great pleasure of throwing chalk and erasers at drowsing students and screeching, “If I’m awake at this hour, so are you!”
I hope German is your favorite language in the whole world.
Like your mom, I’m not a techie. I can easily imagine letting my fingers walk away from my computer, even though I’ve owned and operated the wretched things since 1985. I laughed wildly about how you were going to need to have your cold, dead fingers pried from your keyboard. I don’t own an iPod. I don’t even use my cell phone much. I don’t have a BlackBerry. Or a laptop.
Hope you enjoy the trip, even if it means less computer time for you.
Hazel Blumberg in Tallahassee, Florida, who hopes to see all you folks whenever you get near southern Georgia or northern Florida
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I notice no one has commented on how my boat crashed into another boat yet (Really). So…please read column number 4.
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Cousin Cricket from Michigan on October 17, 2007 7:25 pm
You are doing a great job Ott! Keep up the great writing!
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Tj on October 27, 2007 3:42 am
>O i told you not to get eaten by a spuid!!!!
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sky_feather on November 1, 2007 11:02 am
hi there its me sky_feather, one of the observationists from the underground newspaper! ott, im really sad that u left, ans it feels wierd to talk to u only through the computer. i wih yod come back!!
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hey, ott. where are you on the map?
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For the person who asked where we are now: we are in Oxford, Maryland, about ready to turn the boat over to Hinckley workers to fix various “glitches” and are going to spend Thanksgiving in Annapolis, Maryland, with my grandparents.
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shannon b. on November 15, 2007 7:21 pm
hey ott it’s shannon! i’ve missed you sooooo much….when you coming back?! i so cant wait to see you uhhhhh….whenever you get back…bye!
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Summer on November 21, 2007 11:22 pm
Ott , that is crap that you are gone well yeah uh Tommorrow is Thanksgiving and I cant wait cause Friday we are going to Disney world in Florida! how cool is that? well i’ll take a bunch of pics 4 u but what is really sad, is when you get back, I am moving to river hollow in the summer. well bye bye niebor
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madison Pachoe on November 26, 2007 4:20 pm
are you going to be going anywhere away from the states?
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From Annapolis (where we still are) we head to Florida. From Florida, we’ll be heading to the Bahamas and then onto the British and US Virgin Islands. We might also stop in Puerto Rico.
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hi……i think thats it…. man, im good at procrationation…
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Hmm.. Quite an Adventure. Please continue to elaborate. I am looking forward to reading more!
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underground eight on December 5, 2007 12:20 pm
wow. those are beautiful pictures you took, ott. you should email some to us at the underground email. wed love it!
undewrground 8
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Morgan Patterson on December 5, 2007 5:23 pm
Hey Ott,
It sounds like your having fun and reading a lot hope you deside to come back
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hola otto! just here to say hey and wish safety and stuff towatds wherever ya headed!ttyl
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Ott Lindstrom on January 1, 2008 12:36 am
Happy New Year.
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Hannah Scofield on January 7, 2008 12:13 pm
when are you coming back to jackson?
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We are returning to Jackson in August of this year.
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Tessa on January 22, 2008 7:47 pm
hey ottster!! hehehe ottster. hahahaha. HHHHYYYYPPPPEEEERRRR!!!!!
so whats up? where are you now? did u get cool stuff for xmas? KKKEEEEWWWWLLLL!! kewl. yep. okbye. -
wow. that whole um, “crashing of the boat” incedent sounded very scary. its a good thing that you didnt know that you could have become whale chow, though. oh and by the way, you had rum cake? R-U-M cake?
hahaha
tessa
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Fabulous Maddi on January 29, 2008 10:10 pm
Wow, you’re right Ott. People do… make interesting comments. Lookin’ forward to your next posting, this whole thing so far sounds very ill-fated. You best not take “Octopus Garden” so seriously, you can drown in the ocean you know.
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koroneko on February 27, 2008 11:49 pm
*funk music*
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so are you coming back next year?
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Yes. In August (I answered that question earlier).
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Gaara on April 24, 2008 4:17 pm
I will see you in AUGUST.
You should of been with me for spring break, I saw a lady with a do-rag (spelling?) and I thought I’ve seen some stuff…Muffins are just ugly cupcakes
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hey ott just wantin to say hey…hopfully i’ll see you b4 i leave T_T…i might move to florida and i would hate to miss not sayin bye to all my bff’s…anyway i miss ya and wish safety and stuff to you and ya family…see ya when evers possible..shannon
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The trip (at least the boat part) is over! I’m in a hotel now and will be back in michigan in about a week.
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toshia on August 19, 2008 10:53 am
haha i wonder how many ppl come on here during the summer. but any way wb soon
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tessa, i hope you know that when you bake rum cake, the achohol evaporates. i made an italian cake with an italian liquor, and it was good
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oh, also the fair was fun. tessa and i went around asking people about they’re hair. one guy styled his hair with elmers glue. i have it on tape too ^^
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!!!!!CAUTION!!!!!
manatee area.
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What are you reading?
What are you currently reading and what do you think? Let us know by posting a comment here. Be sure to tell us the title, the author, and why you liked the book (or didn’t).
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I just finished reading The Beach by Alex Garland. It’s about an oasis that the main character, Richard, comes across after the man in the hotel room next to him leaves a map taped to his door. The man then commits suicide by slitting his wrists. So… Richard comes in contact with some French people, Etienne and Françoise, and they set out for the beach. The beach itself is completely surrounded by cliffs, so they have to jump off a waterfall to go there. The people there panic because visitors are not wanted (they don’t want it to become ruined by tourism). And the story continues, in a captivating writing style. I recommend this to people who enjoy beautiful places, but I should warn that it contains adult language and situations.
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I attempted to read Finnegan’s Wake By James Joyce, but promptly sustained a head injury (that’s what it felt like) from his style, it is full of puns, words from different languages, references to art, books, music, news, and made up words. If you enjoy a challenge, try reading it!
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Amanda McMullen on September 15, 2007 2:07 pm
i am currently reading the golden compass it is good
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the currently sick Toshia J. on September 17, 2007 6:21 pm
Just a couple days ago i finished reading “chibi vampire”. Its a hilarious comedy (btw, is Young Adult) about a backwards vampire who doesnt suck out peoples blood, but rather gives it. here, I’ll read the back:
“Karin Maaka bites throats like a proper vampire, but where others of her kind need hot red blood, she has too much of it! Every month, she’s compelled to inject blood into her victims the way a snake injects venom. And her handsome classmate Kenta Usui makes her feel like she’s going to spurt blood like a geyser. Talk about embarrassing!
when karins latest victim turns out to be as rich as he is good looking it causes hilarious chaos at her school. Will she ever live in peace?
The much talked about manga is now a supernatural-love-comedy-mystery novel starring our favorite clumsy blood injector, Karin!
I got this book in Idaho Falls, (Barnes and Nobles) if you cant go there, you can order it online at http://www.TOKYOPOP.com (jeez, i sound like a comercial…)
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I’ve finished my second consecutive book this year. This time the book is called Skinny Dip and is written by Carl Hiaasen (HIYA-SEN!) it starts with a husband pushing his wife overboard on a cruise ship because he thinks she say him faking the polution readings for the Everglades. Needless to say…she gets revenge, ultimately. I recommend this book for people who like nature and revenges.
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maddi n. on September 27, 2007 6:04 pm
…i’m reading “the shining”
…it’s too scarry *cry*
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I’ve finished a book that doesn’t need much said about it because I don’t want to give too much away because you HAVE TO read it. The book is Into The Wild By Jon Krakauer. I know, it’s about to be made into a movie; that’s not why I read it. It is basically about man versus nature. It is a true story about a man named Chris McCandless. READ IT!
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I am in the act of reading “Dave Barry’s History of the Millennium (So Far)” by Dave Barry. It’s basically a history of the world since 2000. If you have ever read anything by Dave Barry, you’ll know what to expect (laughs, guffaws, rolling around on the floor). If you are in a really bad mood, read this. Then you’ll be sent to the hospital for uncontrollable giggling.
Ott Lindstrom AKA The Guy on the Boat
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kswiggum on September 29, 2007 1:56 pm
Leif,
I like what appears to be weekly postings on good books by Leif! Here’s one that I just finished this morning (and also just started this morning). The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie with artwork by Ellen Forney. Alexie is primarily a writer of adult novels. He is also a poet and filmmaker. This is his first book for young adults and delivers all of the same great writing, humor, and pathos that all of his other work contains. It is a contemporary story (based upon much of his own life) of a 14 year old Spokane Indian boy living on the “Rez”. It is funny, sad, honest, and heartbreaking all at the same time. I think it would be a great read for you and will tie into your history project as well.
See ya in the MC!
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I am now reading a novel called “Watership Down” by Richard Adams.The main characters are rabbits. If you have read the Redwall series, you might have the jist of what “Watership Down” is like. However, “Watership Down” is a lot more gruesome and gritty than Redwall, more like George Orwell’s “Animal Farm” in its content. It’s an amazing read, but not for the faint of heart. If you like novels about happy little talking animals frolicking in the warm spring sunshine, don’t read this.
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I am wagering a guess that I am the only student in the middle school who has even tried to read “Moby Dick” by Herman Melville. It’s actually a lot more interesting than one would guess, despite its reputation as being extremely tedious and dull. I’m on page 100 at the moment (I got it two days ago). If you are one of the people who is phobic of books over two hundred pages in length, read something else (Moby is 821 pages long).
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Tatiana Luchetta on October 13, 2007 7:13 pm
wow, I would not have the guts to read a book that long. I am currently reading Inkspell which is about 650 pages long. By the way, click on my name on this entry. It will take you directly to my website. Let me know what you think about my poems on my shoutbox. By the way, for those of you who don’t know, my website is called http://www.honukitty99.piczo.com. Go to it, PLEASE! I’m practically begging!
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Currently I’m also in the middle of reading the book posted by Mrs. Swiggum by Sherman Alexie, it sure is hilarious and has splendid illustrations.
Two books I’ve finished but won’t say much about because I already wrote about them in the book bistro page are Kesey’s Jail Journal: Cut The M************* Loose and The Portable Obituary. Good Night! -
I finished the book Mrs. Swiggum did a review on, but since she explained it so well you can just scroll up and read her review for that particular book. Today I will tell you primarily about God Grew Tired of Us By John Bul Dau. Along the lines of Dave Egger’s What is The What? God Grew Tired of Us is a fantastic primary account of the Civil War of Sudan told by the brilliant and tall John Bul Dau who I unfortunatly missed due to a test when he came to talk to the students here at the Middle School. It is a must read book about finding redemption in the U.S after fleeing from his village which was subsequently attacked by djellabas (Arabs, angry ones)…it is a must read as it teaches you the proper way of life via Dinka customs, get on that holding list now!
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Ott, I like the books you are reading! You got Herman Melville’s classic, Moby Dick, about Whalers and Battleship Down (which is somewhat science fiction-esque) then there’s Dave Berry’s delightful blend of satire and Floridian wit, Dave Berry’s History of The Millennium (So Far)! Happy Halloween.
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I finished God Grew Tired of Us By John Buld Dau. It is about the Lost Boys journey! It is absolutely fantabulous. My mouth was agape with amazement when I finshed it. O
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Actually, Watership Down is about rabbits killing each other as opposed to a sci fi. But it was great!
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No reading for me, it’s really a lot more writing right now. Have to have a whole book done by christmas to get it published. So viva la writing?
Have a good Week to any of the few who read these blogs- Jimmie
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And just because I want to show some of the upcoming joy of a new book with you here’s a excerpt from the story:
The days began to grow shorter and shorter. Everyone could tell that old man winter was at the door and knocking, eager to spread his white blanket over the landscape. He had seemed a bit reluctant to send out his snowstorm friends to leave their own marks, but his courage was growing and already he was blowing his frosty breath upon the valley.
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I just finished reading “Old Yeller” by Fred Gipson. I know that everyone says that it’s really depressing and really good, but I disagree. Sure, it might be depressing, but I don’t think it was written very well. Gipson utilizes a very simplistic, anarchic style that I think really takes away from the story. There was very little plot and it was quite dull with all the boring, frontier dialog (”I was fixin’ to thrash ‘im real good” and that sort of thing). If Gipson had written it with a bit more description and feeling, it would probably have been a fairly interesting read. As it is, however, I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone except dog lovers.
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I thought it was okay, but I agree, I’ve read better I book I am reading is Called Brother Odd, by Dean Koontz, it’s really has an interesting story to it, monks and dead that refuse to die, lots of neat stuff. Interesting book, worth checking out if you’re up for a “Odd” Read
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I am currently reading the novel “The Sword of Shannara” by Terry Brooks. I’ve finally gotten around to reading it after someone named Fitch Fmith (not his real name)recommended it. It’s a high fantasy novel about a human-elf hybrid who is destined to defeat the Warlock Lord in the fictional land of Shannara. Anyone who liked “Lord of the Rings” will really enjoy this book.
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Oh yes Shannara, that’s probably my favorite book ever, but It’s been a while since I’ve read it. Incredibly good book, plus Terry Brooks wrote an epic-sized amount of other Shannara books too. Another good fantasy series are the Icewind Dale books and they too have an incredible amount of books in the Series and I must claim that R.A. Salvatore is a great writer.
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I am reading right now One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest… has anyone read it? I’ll update you with all the books I’ve read since last post later…
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Here is ten books I’ve read since I last posted reading God Grew Tired of Us…
1.I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead: The Life and Times of Warren Zevon by Chrystal Zevon-This book is an indepth look at the rockstars life. It shows the good points and the low points of his career.
2.Sick Puppy By Carl Hiaasen- The sixth Carl Hiaasen book I’ve read this year is about how a man trys to stop an island from becoming overdeveloped. As with most Carl Hiaasen books it involves Florida’s ecosystem and his hatred of tourists.
3.Esio Trot By Roald Dahl. Yes, Esio Trot is Tortoise backwards, that is what this book is about, a woman whose turtle won’t grow and a neighbor-man who switches turtles on her to make it look like her turtle is growing.
4.Your Disgusting Head By Dr. and Mr. Doris Haggis-On-Whey. This book is all about your head. It’s an absurdist fictional nonfiction encyclopedia writen by Dave Eggers and his brother Christopher under strange pseudonyms ask me if you want to borrow it, I garuntee (dire misspelling :() you won’t regret it!!!
5.Under The Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer. About those scary Mormom Fundamentalists and their multiple wives whomb they abuse. Two brothers even murdered one wife.Nonfiction, not for the faint hearted; very emotional (if you can picture how different their lives are).
6.The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. Required reading book about clique conflicts in a big city.
7.Nature Girl by Carl Hiaasen. Once again, I’ve read a Carl Hiaasen book! This one is about a girl who dislikes telemarketers and her ultimate revenge!
8.Dress Your Family In Corduroy And Denim by David Sedaris. This is a strange collection of rather well written essays.
9.The Pig That Wants To Be Eaten: 100 Experiments For The Armchair Philosopher by Julian Baggini. I always have been interested in Philosophy.This book compiles philosophical musings by Plato, Socrates,Ludwig Wittgenstein, Frederick Nietzche, and many other great philosophers from the past including some of the authors own and explains them. This book will get you thinking until your head hurts and ultimately explodes.
10. Readymade by Shoshanna Berger. A book of Do-It-Yourself home projects like a waterbottle chair etc. Most are made from materials found around your house.
Until next time this is Leif Huot signing out.
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I recently finished reading “Hotel Patis” by Peter Mayle. It’s a sort of romance/crime novel set in Provence, France. It’s about this guy who quits his job as the CEO of an advertising company and starts a hotel. At the same time he’s doing this, a group of bank robbers are planning a grand master plan to rob the high security vault at a nearby bank. They end up kidnapping the hotel owner’s friend’s son. The book is well written (and fairly funny), although the ending is a little disappointing.
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Pam on February 11, 2008 6:39 pm
Hi, this is Tyler, (I’m using my mom’s account) and lately I’ve been reading the Dragonlance series. Great for all fantasy freaks!!!!!
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I finished another Carl Hiaasen book, my 6th Carl Hiaasen book this school year! This one was called Double Whammy and was about a guy with a dogs head permanately attached to his arm, cheating bass fishermen, and crime. Carl Hiaasen writes some great mystery novels about Florida! I’m reading currently Songbook By Nick Hornby. It features essays on the Nick’s favorite songs. A great read for musicians and music lovers alike.
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Mi nombre es Maximos on February 13, 2008 3:21 pm
Well, I just finished the entire series of THE RANGERS APRENTICE, which is basicly about a kid becomes the rangers aprentice. Quite self explanatory isn’t it, and he goes through things that every kid expiriences like killing trolls and monstrous creatures. Just the average life of a teenager.
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I just finished reading The Polysyllibic Spree By Nick Hornby, it’s predecessor Housekeeping Vs. The Dirt and The Latke Who Couldn’t Stop Screaming By Lemony Snicket. The Polysyllibic Spree and Housekeeping Vs. The Dirt is about a fellow bibliophile and the books he reads. The Latke Who Couldn’t Stop Screaming is about a misunderstood fried potato who screams…a lot.
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Well. Over Spring Break I read Oil! the newest issues of Paste and Rolling Stone along with various Believer magazines, a bathroom reader on the topic of music, and am currently driving through Secret Lives of Great Authors. Oil! was a book written by Upton Sinclair in 1927. It centers around Bunny the son of an oil tycoon, and how he changes as he grows up and develops his own opinions. It starts with a car ride to the new oil field, it shows you how to buy a lot of land at the same time (without telling the property owners about the black gold beneath them), he becomes friends with a boy named Paul Watkins whose family is religious fanatics, Paul becomes a key member of the oil field worker strikes during the war, bulsheviks and Socialism comes up after the war, Socialism in a positive light (basically arguments for socialism are many throughout). Bunny becomes a socialist and is shunned by some newspapers calling him a “red”. College, love and lost love happens. The father marries a spirtualist and dies shortly after, and the ending I would be a fool to give away. I highly recommend this book. Like many classics it is rather long and at times can feel a bit slow, but an interesting view or plot twist is always within fifteen pages ahead. Rolling Stone and Paste are good music magazines and have my stamp of approval, they are well written, not trashy,and informative in the music, movies, and books of today (with emphasis on the music, of course). The Believer is one of the greatest magazines published today, and one of the most difficult to find in bookstores. It is foremost a literary magazine with no limit on length. The short stories and book reviews in this magazine are some of the best being released today by only the best writers. Nick Hornby has an excellent regular column on the books he reads and buys and all of the cover art is by the most fantastic illustrator of modern day, the great, Charles Burns! You can find it by googling it, or going to the mcsweeneys.net site then going to the McSweeney’s store then click on the believer. Some issues come with a dvd (the film issue) or a cd (the music issue). I recommend it to anyone who loves to read or likes art. I actually have an extra copy of the magazine (with a DVD!) available to anyone who is interested. Famous lives of Great Authors will be my next post. Also for those of you who like art. The art books I’ve read (or more accurately, looked at) lately are a book on African Tribal art and one on Photography. Oh! Oh! And I also read GIraffes! Giraffes? by Doris Haggis-on-Whey! I bet you didn’t know that giraffes came on a giant conveyor belt from the planet Neptune! Or that Giraffes’ necks are made of papier-mâché or that there tail is a pendulum. Or that Giraffes control what you see in mirrors! It’s all in this book published by McSweeney’s, The Haggis-on Whey World of Unbelievable Brilliance (The H.O.W. series) is a very interesting series on a wide variety of topics from heads to giraffes to giant squids. Thanks!-Leif
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Wow, Leif, you certainly are reading a lot. I’m currently reading Chesapeake by James Michner. It is a 1000 page chronicle of a fiction family called the Steeds and how they were part of the historical events that took place in and along the Chesapeake Bay (The Revolutionary War and the Watergate scandal, for instance). The time line reaches from the 1600s to the 1970s (the book was published in ‘78). The book, although long, is a fascinating read. I would recommend it to anyone who is interested in American history.
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For the history book I read (mostly) Killer Angels By Michael Shaara. It didn’t really hold my attention- most likely due to four other books I’ve been dying to read stacked up by the fireplace and lack of interest in war stories- it was very well written and concise with vivid imagery and great detail. However like I mentioned it didn’t really hold my attention. I’ll post again when I complete this.
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Leif: Have you read “The Red Badge of Courage?” by Stephen Crane? It’s another novel about the Civil War, but told from the perspective of a grunt soldier. It’s a lot more action-packed and intense than “Killer Angels.” You might like it better than “Killer Angels” (although I didn’t).
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I haven’t read that book but I finished Killer Angels. The last few chapters were some of the best written in the book, in my opinion. Now I’m reading Freakonomics By Steven J. Dubner. It has very interesting theories and statistics/facts.
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You should also seriously consider Chesapeake by James Michner. An absolutely wonderful book.
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Hanna Todd on September 21, 2007 4:44 pm
Hi I noticed that the library has Fruit Basket books and I was wondering if you could get more because I know that there is 23 in the whole series so email me about your reply Thanks!
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You should get some Dave Eggers books or the funny nonfiction books by the Hagisonwheats both can be found at mcsweeneys.net look for the shop.
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Hanna!
This is a late response to your request for the Fruit Basket books. Thanks for staying on top of this series. I had no idea that there 23 of them! I will order them next week! Come and talk with me about it soon.
Thanks for your posting!
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Leif,
Hey, thanks for great postings regarding what you are reading. I have a suggestion for you that I think you may really like. See the What are You Reading page for details!
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The next book in Darren Shan’s Demonata series comess out next month (entitled “Blood Beast”). Just FYI!
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Also, the next Alex Rider novel (”Snakehead” by Anthony Horowitz) comes out next month too!
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Thanks for the heads up on these two popular series, Ott! I’ll put them on my order list.
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Thanks For responding to my message ,Hopefully I can read them all before there all checked out! Thanks
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I have a small correction to make. “Snakehead” comes out this month in the UK, so it will come out slightly later in the US. Sorry!
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hey! hows it goin?
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ott hows it going, we r missing some brains at the school , and this morning dodgeball was totally boring without your dramatic affect added miss you
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J Espenoza on November 16, 2007 5:20 pm
Hey, I have a book to recommend, it’s pretty hard to find, But it’s worth a read, some parts are kind of dark though. It’s called Shadows-by M Lovell. He’s got quite a few good stories in there, some about vampires and some about terroism. And it’s definatly worth a look! -Jimmie
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Hunter Collins on November 29, 2007 5:09 pm
I have just read a book called “To Rule the Waves”. There are millions of books about the Royal Navy, but this one is differnt. Instead of just focusing on the battles this book also talks about the lasting effect on history, which includes the Civil War, modern mapping, and many other suprising things. This is a great nonfiction read!
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Why is the Blog linked to a completely separate site? It’d be equally as easy to host it on the domain would it not.? Wordpress allows for that, and I have a blog hosted on my domain name too. So it can’t be to tough. I was just wondering if anyone knew why that was.
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Brandon Hernandez on December 18, 2007 11:53 am
Hi I just finished the Lost boy by David Pelzer verry sad/good book
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hey!! hows it going?? i just read Peter and the Starcatchers and it is phenominal!! (sp??) its kinda like a… well… its basically like Perter Pan only, like WAAY more intense and descriptive. now im reading Twilight, and its about a girl who falls in love with a vampire. i know, right? its really good, and a fast read, too. i recommend both these books very strongly!! thanks!!!
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Peter and the Starcatchers is by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, right? You should read some of Dave Barry’s non-fiction. It’s really funny.
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Righto! The same Dave Berry that brings us those delightful humor collections!
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I am currently reading “Moby Dick” by Herman Melville. Despite its reputation, “Moby” is a very interesting read, with lots of seafaring adventure. If you dislike books that are over 200 pages long, definitely don’t read this book (821 pages).
Ott
ello… i am currently reading naruto Volumes 1-21 (i know, rigt?!?) very intetaining. About a kid (naruto) growing up and becoming a ninja. somewhat suspenceful. ^.^ but awsome
Two books shalt be discussed here (my other books can be found under the subject “What Are You Reading?)
1. Kesey’s Jail Journal: Cut The M–––––––––––– Loose- Written by Ken Kesey, it is his diary from his time spent in jail in 1967. A friend of Hunter S. Thompson’s his writing is similar, it is very stream of conscience filled and is absoloutly insane. The artwork is fantastic.
2. The Portable Obituary- Writen by the forever morbid Michael Largo, it is about how famous people REALLY died.
im also reading Tsubasa volumes one through 10, Kamichama Karin vol. 1-6, and One Child…^^
I finished God Grew Tired of Us By John Bul Dau. I also read the picturebook for childeren, Skippyjon Jones In The Doghouse…you can read reviews of both on the What Are You Reading? section of the blog…
het guyss! im reading– well i just read– a book called The Kingdom Keepers. its really good, and its about 5 kids who are holographic hosts that guide guests around disneyworld. because of a popular belief that Disney villains really exist, that means that they realy do exist. dont ask me. and they MAGICALLY become their DHIs (daylight hologram imaging OR disney host interactive) in the park when te fall asleep. pretty cool, right? well, they are the ones who have to defeat all the Disney villains (in they’re sleep) before all chaos breaks out. can they figure out what the mysterious stonecuters quill is so they can defeat the ruthless Malifecent?
(shes the witch from Sleeping Beaty, if u dont know. i didnt before i read this. lol)
The eighth graders are also reading Michael Chadon’s book, “Summerland” and will enjoy discussing this for the next month! We are very grateful to the TC Library Foundation for this gift. Read on!
Summerland is AWESOME, Mrs. Brumstead!
I am currently reading the fifth book of Darren Shan’s Demonata series (Blood Beast). It is one of the better ones, with more suspense and less violence. If you hav read other books by Darren Shan, you’ll know what to expect.
hey… i am reading fire girl. (or read) the ending is a little dissapointing…
I recently finished reading “The Land of the Silver Apples” by Nancy Farmer. It is the sequel to her other book, “The Sea of Trolls”. It’s a sort of fantasy novel, set in the time of the Norsemen. The main character, Jack, is sent to rescue his sister from a number of evil elves, only to discover a very nasty secret about his sister. The book isn’t as good as “The Sea of Trolls”, being a lot less realistic and straying more into an Arthurian-type adventure than a unique, Norse novel. If you are really into fantasy, you would enjoy this.
Ohh, I’m reading Innocent Traitor, who’s authour escapes me, about Lady Jane Grey. It’s very good so far! ^__^
I am now reading a Civil War historical novel entitled “The Killer Angels” by Michael Shaara. I’m not all that far, but it’s pretty interesting. The book teeters between fiction and non fiction, with much of the stuff in the novel being absolutely true, but the author’s characterization of people such as Robert E. Lee being fictitious. The book is pretty good, but a little weighty in its descriptions and language.
Just finished “Go Ask Alice” by… Anonymous. Seriously. It says “Anonymous” on the cover. True diary of a girl who had problems with drugs in the 70s. Super sad. Simmalar to “A Child Called It”
I read Oil! by Upton Sinclair, and what a read it was! About oil, corruption, politics, socialism, honesty, religion… this book has everything! A more in depth review, I’ll post on Books You’ve Read.