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I'm glad I'm not the only one in grade 12 ;__;. (But I'm about to graduate lol so weeee ~ ) Glad to see books such as Allegiant, Book Thief and Maze Runners, they are seriously great books! :)
Richard > Yeah, but you are luckier than me from what I saw on the ,,New here'' thread. I only graduate on 29th of May and I have exams during June and July ;.;But the Uni starts 29th of September. :D
I heard good things about Divergent series, so I gave it a go. Although I don't even know what the stories are about. Only that the action is placed in a dystopian future. And that's enough for me. I wished I had the time and money for Hunger Game series.
But I saw the movie Book Thief and it was amazing, but kind of sad ;.;
And I fall in love with Maze Runner after I saw the movie. At that time I didn't even knew that the movie is based on a book.
I'm pretty happy with my list, although I wished I had also time for: Hunger Games, If I stay duology, Twilight series and Gone Girl. Meh, maybe next year.
Books mentioned in this topic
The Catcher in the Rye (other topics)Wuthering Heights (other topics)
The Count of Monte Cristo (other topics)
Wrong Groom, Right Bride (other topics)
The Shining (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Ion D. Sîrbu (other topics)Jules Verne (other topics)




Also, I'm Romanian. So, some books are written in Romanian (5-10%). And if the books are in bold, it means that I have them (physical or ebook) or I can borrow them. The book with [RO] means that I own that book in Romanian and the book with [RE] means re-read. Ok, here we go...
#1 A book with more than 500 pages: Fifty Shades Darker
#2 A classic romance: Wuthering Heights
#3 A book that became a movie: The Book Thief I saw the movie, AMAZING.
#4 A book published this year: The Bazaar of Bad Dreams I really want to read a book published in 2015, not 2014.
#5 A book with a number in the title: Fifty Shades Freed
#6 A book written by someone under 30: Divergent
#7 A book with nonhumans characters: The Gods Themselves
#8 A funny book: Will Grayson, Will Grayson
#9 A book by a female author: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
#10 A mystery or thriller: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
#11 A book with a one-word title: Insurgent
#12 A book of short stories: Four: A Divergent Collection + Free Four: Tobias Tells the Divergent Knife-Throwing Scene
#13 A book set in a different country: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
#14 A nonfiction book: Plan diabolic [RO] Romanian author.
#15 A popular author's first book: Carrie I don't have the book in English, but I can borrow it in Romanian from my aunt.
#16 A book from an author you love that you haven't read yet: Paper Towns
#17 A book a friend recommended: Selected literary works
#18 A Pulitzer Prize-winning book: The Orphan Master's Son
#19 A book based on a true story: Povesti: Amintiri; Povestiri [RO] - but only the chapter called: ,,Amintiri din copilarie'' It's by a Romanian authour.
#20 A book at the bottom of your to-read list: The Count of Monte Cristo
#21 A book your mom loves: La Medeleni vol. 1-3 [RO] Although we own a much older edition. Again, a Romanian author.
#22 A book that scares you: The Shining [RE] Also, I can borrow it, but in Romanian.
#23 A book more than 100 years old:[the story] Viaţa la ţară .Tănase Scatiu .În război [RO] Although we have the 1983 edition. Romanian author.
#24 A book based entirely on its cover: Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls
#25 A book you were supposed to read in school but didn't: The Catcher in the Rye Well it wasn't compulsory as it was for ,,Universal literature''. And I also read all my compulsory books in Romanian.
#26 A memoir: On Writing
#27 A book you can finish in a day: Stapinii Adincurilor [RO] Romanian author.
#28 A book with antonyms in the title: Wrong Groom, Right Bride
#29 A book set somewhere you've always to visit: A Geek in Japan: Discovering the Land of Manga, Anime, Zen, and the Tea Ceremony
#30 A book that came out the year you were born: The Notebook
#31 A book with bad reviews: The Almost Moon
#32 A trilogy 1: The Maze Runner
#33 A trilogy 2: The Scorch Trials
#34 A trilogy 3: The Death Cure + the perfectionst in me say: The Kill Order
#35 A book from your childhood: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass [RE]
#36 A book with a love triangle: Maybe Someday
#37 A book set in the future: Allegiant
#38 A book set in the high school: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
#39 A book with a color in the title: Black Beauty [RE]
#40 A book that made you cry: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
#41 A book with magic: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
#42 A graphic novel: Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea
#43 A book by an author you've never read before: Invitaţia la vals [RO] Romanian author.
#44 A book you own but have never read: Recreaţia mare [RO] Romanian author.
#45 A book that takes place in you hometown: [my hometown is small, so..., but I chose an author who lived here, but sadly died]: ,,Soarecele B'' by Ion D Sirbu [RO] Romanian author.
#46 A book that was orignally written in a different language: ''Around the world in 80 days [RO] by Jules Verne I wished I knew French :(.
#47 A book set during Christmas: Let It Snow [RE]
#48 A book written by an author with your same initials: The Maytrees
#49 A play: The Pillowman
#50 A banned book: Lolita
#51 A book based on or turned into a TV show: A Game of Thrones: The Story Continues Yep, I will buy all of them because I'm a perfectionist and book collector. I've never watched the show. But, at the same time I heard that he is still writing, and I don't know, maybe I will wait until he finishes and then I will buy another collection. Also, do you have some recommendations of book/book sets that turned into a TV show that are finished (the books)? Just in case I chose something else, instead of A song of ice and fire.
#52 A book you started but never finished: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
I know that some of the Harry Potter book don't fit quite well in that category, but they fit somehow. As I said I have a tight budget, which means I use as many books I have , instead buying others. ^^
If you have suggestions I would love to hear them.