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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: J.K. Rowling

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

Description: Book 5 in the Harry Potter series

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: 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