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Old 12-15-2007, 04:45 PM
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I decided not to join first we have different interest in the genre second i am not used to meet other people laslty i am not good at discussion
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Old 12-15-2007, 09:19 PM
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hello!

1. I Am Legend by Richard Matheson



- Novel
- Speculative fiction/ science fiction/ horror/ fantasy
- American author and screenwriter
- Adapted into film four times, including the upcoming one

2. Atonement by Ian McEwan



- Novel
- Drama
- English writer
- Adapted into a movie
- Best novel of 2002 (Time magazine); shortlisted for the Booker prize; NYT best seller

3. The Kite of Stars and Other Stories by Dean Francis Alfar



- Short stories
- Fantasy/ science fiction/ horror
- Pinoy fictionist and playwright; first novel, "Salamanca," won first prize in last year's Palanca
- http://deanalfar.blogspot.com

4. Banyaga: A Song of War by Charlson Ong



- Novel
- Historical fiction/ drama
- Pinoy fictionist and scriptwriter; first novel, "An Embarassment of Riches," won the Centennial Literary Prize
- "The novel tells of four Chinese lads who become “sworn brothers” when they meet on the boat that will bring them to their new home, the Philippines... As they disembark from the big boat that has carried them from mainland China to Manila, the narratives of these four young men will parallel the historical saga of the lannang (Chinese migrants) in the Philippines." -- Books A-Z (http://booksa2z.blogspot.com/)

@gareb: interesting lagi na bro...

@egoist: okay lang na bai, ako pud i'm a bit anxious kay wala pud ko'y kaila dire.. si velvette pa og si luthienne ako kaila heheh
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gnahan ko ani da
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Old 12-16-2007, 02:34 PM
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@gareb and josephdc: nice recommendations!

My suggestion: Living History by Hillary Rodham Clinton. it's an autobiography and a best seller but i think with mixed reviews.

just wanna bring nonfiction also to our Recommended Reading list.

keep them coming people...suggest pa mo

NExt Week's Meeting
Date and Time: based on participants' availablity. murag weekend siguro ta ani...
Place: Calabria or Bo's

suggest lang mo!
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Old 12-16-2007, 04:41 PM
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THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH - heard that this is a good read.
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Old 12-16-2007, 08:36 PM
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bitaw week end na siguro no kay most ppl are busy during week days. ako free next week kay mon and tues (afternoons). thurs (2pm onwards). then starting friday vacation na mi woohoo!

@luthienne: naa kay suggestions? =)
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^ I have one. It's a spiritual autobiography that I came across from a past episode of Oprah (it's also in her bookclub). Galing lang it's been in my 'wishlist' for months now so I have not read this one yet.

The Measure Of A Man by Sidney Poitier
http://www.amazon.com/Measure-Man-Sp.../dp/0061357901

I'm free Wednesday and Thursday lang gihapon.


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Old 12-17-2007, 04:15 PM
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murag kakita ko og copy ana sa national. i think nice pud na basahun.
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Old 12-17-2007, 05:15 PM
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Sayang oy...I wish I could join pero imposible para nako. Hope y'all will think about maybe starting an online version in the near future.

Anyway...here's my virtual bookshelf http://www.shelfari.com/veronicaz

Share some more titles people! Thanks!
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Old 12-17-2007, 07:09 PM
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...and sharing my virtual bookshelf here as well: http://www.shelfari.com/d-moirai

My humble suggestion is Rift In Time by Michael Phillips. It's "end-times" Christian fiction, and I find some interesting theories in it.

You can find additional info on it here.
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Old 12-18-2007, 04:21 PM
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^great

this one too--The Tale of Juliet. autobiography, filipino author, easy read, easy to finish (a few hours), rags-to-riches story / inspirational.

Meeting Schedule Suggestion: would saturday, dec. 22, 4Pm, calabria cocomall or bo's ayala, be convenient for everyone?



@luthienne: sent you a pm
@josephdc: would like to return to you the book so that you can also study it (hehehe). btw, your inbox is full.
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Old 12-18-2007, 07:23 PM
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hehehe, okay ms. velvette ako lang nya kuhaun... ako na gilimpyohan ako inbox, didn't know mapuno diay..

okay ra ko ana na time...

vee: hmm that would be nice...

you might find this site interesting: http://www.read-or-die.org
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Old 12-18-2007, 08:45 PM
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@velvette:

sent you a PM pero full pud imo inbox hehe...
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Old 12-19-2007, 02:07 PM
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^ooops

inbox has space now
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Old 12-19-2007, 08:55 PM
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Hello guys!

Just wanna inform you that we will be having our second meeting for the (unofficial) istorya book club this week end...

When: December 22, 2007, Saturday, at 4pm.
Where: Bo's in Ayala

We will be talking about our book suggestions and decide what we're going to read and discuss for January and the coming months. Gareb, Galenostiel, mam Galadriel, Foxyvain, Egoist, Wsraxe, Brownprose, Prakx and others adto nya mo ha if makalugar mo hehe...

See you!

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