 List for English books (besides HP) |
Lucia
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Dabei seit: 09.05.2004
Alter: 35
Herkunft: Leipzig
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I just started reading them recently, but I really can recommend by Jim Butcher.
I love reading Detective-fiction, especially Noir-Fiction like the Phillip Marlowe stories by Raymond Chandler. But I also love reading stories about magic (Harry Potter, of course, but also "Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell", also very recommendable!), and the two of them are combined in the stories of Harry Dresden and his cases in Chicago.
The books by Terry Pratchett are also very funny, but I guess that isn't a secret anymore. 
But with all funny books, the English original is always better than the German translation.
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22.07.2011 14:12 |
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Labella
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Dabei seit: 28.07.2011
Alter: 32
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I have read a lot of English or American books so far and there are many others that I really like but I totally love J.D. Salinger's "The Catcher in the Rye", I am sure most of you know it. I guess, it is one of my all-time favorite books.
Moreover, I kind of like Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World" but also more modern novels, for instance, Nick Hornby's "Slam".
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09.08.2011 14:06 |
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Alatarielle
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Dabei seit: 16.10.2011
Alter: 36
Herkunft: München
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currently I'm reading George R. R. Martin series. I'm at book 4 right now. They are really good, but some of the stuff in there is pretty graphic.
Other than that, if you love Potter, you'll love Percy Jackson. The first one of the series is. There are 5 books in the first series and they are all amazing. Witty and sarcastic humour! A clever plot and cool characters.
I'd also recommand John Green. I'd say is my favorite of his. But I also love .
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16.10.2011 23:49 |
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I kind of loved "The Great Gatsby" what we read in school.
But I think "Peter Pan" will always remain my favourite English book because it is written so beautifully.
I also really liked Alice in Wonderland although it makes me confused everytime I read it. 
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17.10.2011 19:35 |
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sweetdark
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Dabei seit: 03.12.2010
Alter: 27
Herkunft: Gallifrey
Pottermore-Name: CentaurSky39
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My favourite English books are , and at the time.
I only read the third, fourth and fifth volume of the tunnel series in English, but they're really, really good and with a good dictionary, I think, everyone with basic English knowledge can read English books 
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Pride & Prejudice is sometimes a little bit difficult to understand, because there are many not-often-used words in it, but Sherlock Holmes is brilliant!
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17.10.2011 21:43 |
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lenkpflaume
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Dabei seit: 27.11.2011
Alter: 29
Herkunft: hogsmeade
Pottermore-Name: MarauderLight207
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I loved the Catcher in the Rye. It's just so..classy 
I also enjoyed reading the great gatsby..such a great novel. You know, they're going to release a new movie next year with leonardo di caprio as jay?
well, I'm in the classic literature, for sure. There is so much to discover and to learn. I just finished reading by John Steinbeck. It was hard to get into the story, but in the end I quite liked it. I liked how the characters all spoke in this colloquial language and after reading it, my head was full of "aint's" and "purty's" and "somepin's". So I wouldn't recommend it to people who aren't confident english readers. It could be too hard.
SO other great english books, as mentioned before: or jane austen novels (I have to admit I'd never read one in english), but I can highly recommend to anyone who likes english 18th century novels.
I didn't enjoy Hemingway, I think this is a book, more suited for boys and when I was younger I read the series by philip pullman, maybe rather known as the northern lights.
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sweetdark
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Dabei seit: 03.12.2010
Alter: 27
Herkunft: Gallifrey
Pottermore-Name: CentaurSky39
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I have found a new series that I really like. It's called "" von Ben Aaronovitch. I've read the first volume in german and the second one ("") in English and I have to admit that the jokes are better to understand in German, but the first volume is really totally funny. The second isn't as good at the first, but also good to read. I have already bought the third part and haven't read it yet.
It's a magical criminal series:
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