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Yoo hoo! *waves hanky* It's me again with another special delivery!
Did you know that today is Book Lover's Day? No? Well, neither did I until Shaylmesse (#13314) brought it to my attention-- and I'm blushing to have to admit my ignorance, because there are few greater pleasures than curling up with a good book! If you're like me and would just love to have your own little personal library, why don't you try Shaylmesse's gift on for size?
The Book Lover's Background is available in the Advent Calendar for the duration of today and tomorrow, up until August 10th, 11:59pm.
Ooh, but wait! There's more!
Tell me your favourite book (and why!) in the comments and you could be in with a chance of winning this set of custom crystals! I'm in need of some good new holiday reads and I'm sure I can't be the only one. :3 Chime in by August 10th, 11:59pm to ensure your spot in the draw (one entry per account, please).
Ooh, but wait! There's even more!!!
Do you remember I mentioned earlier in the week that I was having a tidy of my inbox? The invitation (and encouragement!) to nudge your outstanding Artist Pay is still open, but today I am asking you to bump up PMs pertaining to Lunarii switches. That means if you picked up the wrong Lunaris for the month and you're still waiting on me to swap 'em around for you, point yourself to my inbox sharpish!
Phew! Okay! That's everything - probably! Who knows! Yay! Exclamation marks!
Thank you for the background, Shaylmesse!
Just smell those new pages!
Posted by Captain Visark
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- Kreideprinz
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Posted on: Fri Aug 9, 2013 2:36pm
Sabriel by Garth Nix C: Not too fond of the rest of that series, but sabriel held my attention hard.
- Ravenpaw🍬🍬
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Posted on: Fri Aug 9, 2013 2:38pm
My recent favorite book is American Gods by Neil Gaiman. It's really interesting to see an American twist on classical gods, and the writing is excellent. You don't see the plot twist coming until you get to it, but it seems obvious if you look back and think of all the little hints that have been left.
- ezzelin
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Posted on: Fri Aug 9, 2013 2:41pm
While it's hard to call a book my "absolute favourite" because they fall in so many different categories that they just cannot be compared, I'd recommend Haruki Murakami's Norwegian Wood. It gives you some thinking material, but it's not too heavy; and while it reminds me of Catcher In The Rye in many ways, it is also different in that one key aspect that the main character is actually trying to figure things out. I'd call it a book about searching... searching the truths, others, and mainly yourself.
- Skyfer
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Posted on: Fri Aug 9, 2013 2:42pm
But I have too many favorites!! D: If you like dragons and medievalness, Dragon's Keep was an amazing book! Or if you haven't read them yet, The Monstrumologist and The Curse of the Wendigo are also really good to read. I really loved them and I think I might have found some things really funny that weren't supposed to be funny :D
- Thorn
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Posted on: Fri Aug 9, 2013 2:43pm
My favorite book, or rather book series, is maximum ride. It is beautifully narrated and has wonderfully made characters. The books are about max and her Flock. They grew up in a science lab called the school, being experimented on. It gave them wings, and remarkable powers. But to what cost? They were made to be mindless weapons of mass destruction. However, the one thing the scientists didn't expect was for them to fight back, to break free. They weren't supposed to think, they weren't supposed to have minds of their own. They were supposed to be their mindless drones. I guess Max never got the memo.
Now the white coats will do anything to get them back. And the flock will do anything to be free and away from the school. Two forces opposing each other. Only one can win. And during all of this, Max has to save the world. And it wont be pretty.
I recommend these books to anyone looking for a good read. The first book is called The Angel Experiment by the way ;)
- SelenaWolf
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Posted on: Fri Aug 9, 2013 2:43pm
Uhm, it ok if I list 2? XD Retellings of two very awesome tales. And very awesome themselves!
Phantom by Susan Kay
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Beauty by Robin Mckinley
- Ria 'N Fawx
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Posted on: Fri Aug 9, 2013 2:45pm
Guardians of Ga'hoole series. <3 Been one of my favorite series since I was a wee girl.
- cappy and crystal
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Posted on: Fri Aug 9, 2013 2:46pm
Life of Pi, because the movie was stunning and the book even more so. It's at once fun to read and spiritually uplifting. ALSO TIGERS AND MANEATING PLANTS
- Sha and Aku
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Posted on: Fri Aug 9, 2013 2:46pm
Kafka on the shore by Haruki Murakami. It's the type of book that drives you nuts, since it seems like it doesn't make any sense (during the first time reading it) but it's a very amusing read. C;
Posted on: Fri Aug 9, 2013 2:35pm
That's a very hard question, the book coming to mind that I love is called The Fire Within, It is a brilliant book, and the rest of the series to go with it