Bookclub - what are you reading?

Heehee Levynn, then u say liao make me gian to find out.... heehee... hrmm but if Rhyme can move more would make the story more interesting.. cos then he would be able to do more stuff..

Ah Serene, there u are! heehee.. tennis fun? one of my fren is a coach too... earns a lot... u started reading Legends yet?
 


bear bear i'm starting 2 enjoy tennis kekekeke more n more siong...started 2 run after the ball liao hahaha

i haven started legends leh..tink i will start only when tis period of bz work passed..coz haven been reading faithfully recently keke n i dun wanna take breaks if i wanna read legends hehe
 
bear...
aiyah... told u dun say liao mah... see now, u even more impatient. haha. hmmm... if Rhyme can move, do wat more stuff ah?? wif Sachs ah??? *oops*
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anyway, can't wait for his new book... "The Cold Moon". heh.

btw, u read "The Garden of Beasts"??? my sis read a bit n said it's quite boring n draggy... is this the historical setting one?
 
Good morning ladies

Well, I've watched the latest HP movie! And the verdict? It's my favourite movie so far in the series
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While I did not like book 4 as much as 3, I think the movie did well by removing alot of irritating plot points, like SPEW, Rita Skeeter etc. It moved at a fast pace, had a good amount of humour (love Fred & George), and of coz loads of drama. The acting for all the young stars have improved tremendously, making it more of a joy to watch.

*SPOILER bit for those who have not read the books*





The part where CD died...and when Harry brought his body back...I got a little teary eyed. That didn't happen when I read the book. Usually, books can affect me more than movies, but this movie did it more for me than the book. I guess credit goes to Daniel Radcliff..he did all the emotional parts well, whether being angry at Ron, mooning over Cho, terrifed of the challenges etc.

Ahh..more Ginny Weasley this time. The actress, while not very pretty, does seem to be have to potential to portray the very spunky Ginny.
 
morning alhana!

fwah u watched liao...sounds exciting! i'm gonna catch it this week i hope kekeke i caught the trailer n the prom party scene..like so nice leh kekeke i always wished i had a ballroom prom like dat keke
 
morning...

eh... actually i juz find this HP movie so-so only. i dun read the books... i only watch the movies, so i can't really compare wif the actual story. but overall, nothing overly exciting, esp the part @ the graveyard... i would expect a little more action n fighting... n also maybe CD died a little too early...

but like i said, i never read the book... so maybe they followed real close to it n that's wat it was.

so far, my fav is the Chamber of Secrets.
 
Gd morning gals!

Heehee.. i also watched liao.. Hubby surprised me with tixs.. erm to me it was a BIG disapptm!! heehee.. completely opposite of Alhana.. my fav book of the series is GoF. was sad to see a lot of things cut out.. Like the Quiditch World Cup and Madeye Moody's lessons and the SKREWTS!!
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i feel like the movie gave the merest of glimpse of what was actually written... my hubby also felt the same.. However *spoiler ahead*, the graveyard scene was exactly the way i tot it would be...so is LV.. Fienes did a great job!

But have to agree with ALhana that the part where CD dies, Radcliffe really portrayed a grieving soul very well.. could hear his voice break. Hermione seemed to be shouting a lot in the movie... But i like the coy coy looks she gave when she was with Krum... not a girl, not yet a woman either... Ron did well too... But the best character of all is... Moaning Myrtle!! heehee... she was hilarious!

Alhana, i m struggling to finish the Clash of Kings.. left 2 more chapters.. the funniest thing is that this book is really captivating but i can never seem to finish it... i think got 1000 pages right? was just wondering how did Stannis lose the battle at King's Landing? and why isn't Lord Tywin marching against Robb?? Oh I HATE Theon Greyjoy!!!
 
fwah bear bear u sound so excited on a monday morning lol

looks like the reviews r really extreme hehehe nevertheless i'm still looking 4ward 2 it!
 
helo helo helo! yeah, can I talk about it here then!? since bear oredi watched!

Hey alhana! I feeel the same as you! I love this show most of all! I felt its the most well done. kudos goes to mike newell the director who brings the characters to life in this version, and who inject a lot of fun into the movie to make you appreciate the life in an english boarding school. i love the part where prof macgonagall taught them to dance, and she said something like she don't want the gryfinddors to look like a bunch of blubbering, bumbling baboons. at this, fred and george challenged each other to repeat that at twice the speed, da*n funny hehehehehe!

and yes the actors acting have improved tremendously! esp daniel! he's getting better and better, and same as you, i cried when he brought cd back from the graveyard. the way the audience erupted, fleur screamed, daniel slumped over the body, it was heartwrenching.

but hey, anyone felt the same as me and my friends? that dumbledore could have done better??? Levynn, to this, I agree with you that chamber of secrets is better, at least for dumbledore's acting. i prefer the 1st dumbledore. this new one do not know how the real dumbledore is like, and do not know how to act it out. do you know that in an interview, he actually said he dun feel its necessary to read the potter books? he understand the script enough oredi. but therein lies the essence of the headmaster! he could not potray it at all. the mad and rough shaking of harry's shoulders, the lighthearted and sorta nonchalant way he speaks to harry at the end of the show, all reeks of inadequate understanding of the character's wiseness and commanding and soothing presence. even the boy who played krum, bought the 4th book to read after he got the part.

and I am also sad like Bear that quidditch world cup was not filmed! that was a super disspointment. in the book it was one of the highlight.

oooohh....hermoine is sooooo pretty!!!!
 
HAHAHa Serene, I didn't slp well last nite hence I am a bit xiao today.. heee... busy like hell... u started on the Legends yet?

Bin, heehee... seems like i m the only one who doesn't really like the movie... =P... I agree with u abt Dumbledore. Only rem that i wanted to comment on it aft i saw ur post. This Dumbledore like very violent like that. totally not calm and serene as the character in the book.. the part where he reacted to Harry's name being called out was not was i expected! he was so rough... the Dumbledore i had in mind was one that will asked Harry calmly and act as if he could control his emotions... the ending also made Dumbledore look very flippant. And I dun like his voice!! He is too energetic for my liking!!!

Yups Hermoine grown up liao.. But Ron looks sloppy though...
 
bear bear no i haven started coz i wanna do a intense read after tis bz period of work..haven been diligently reading recently so i guess i will start only when i noe i can finish each book in a week or so kekeke
 
helo bear, yah man, dumbledore not supposed to react like that loh. makes me mad. he shouted harry's name so loud, shoke him so hard. and yes u are right, the ending where he asked harry if he saw his parents, and harry said yes, dumbledore only said "just rem, the dead don't come alive" and changed the topic. what the !!!! not the reassuring and fatherly character i know. and the movie did not show how dumbledore recalled the OoTP within hours after discovering voldemort is back. so somehow i find the movie ending a bit abrupt and dismissive of voldemort.
 
Hi ladies
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Have to agree on Dumbledore. He didn't seem as caring as the Dumbledore in the books. Yeah, I did wish that he had mentioned the OoTP at the end...when I read that part, I was so eager to get book 5, just to see Sirius and Lupin again. He came across as distracted and unfeeling. Not sure if not reading the books was the problem....Colin Firth never read P&P before doing the BBC miniseries, and he rocked as Mr Darcy. Ah well. There's always the wonderful Prof McGonagall and Prof Snape to make up for it :P

I didn't mind them cutting short the Quidditch World Cup. While it was fun to read in the book, I felt that it was not crucial to moving the plot of the movie. I just wanted them to get right into the story, ya know.

Bear, Stannis lost on the blackwater river right? Is that what you were referring to? Do you remember reading abt Tyrion making the chains, and getting the pyromancers to make wildfire? They essentially trapped Stannis's fleet in the river (the chain) and burned all his ships with wildfire. That's why he lost. As for Lord Tywin vs Robb...go read book 3 :P Hah...if you think CoK is long, wait till you start on Storm of Swords. Yeah, I hate Theon too..but if you read more, you'll find that he doesn't have a pleasant ending either. Well, no one ever does in GRRM's books :P
 
Hi gals! how was ur wkend?

Alhana, started on book 3 liao.. kinda feel sorry for Tyrion... His father was so mean to him. He actually saved King's Landing for that bimbotic Cersei.... poor thing.. Lady Cat also.. what in the world made her release the Kingslayer?? haizzzzzz... Arya too... kena all the misfortunes.. Honestly does any of the characters have a happy ending???

Serene, still haven't started the Legends?
 
Hi Bear

Weekend was ok, save for a bad headache all through Sunday
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Was watching Rome on HBO, and had a really bad migraine..couldn't enjoy it. Sigh.

Yeah, Tyrion has quite a sad life. His dad hates him..blames him for killing his beloved wife (since Joanne Lannister died giving birth to Tyrion)..his sister loathes him..only Jaime treats him half-decently. I love this character alot..he's not in Book 4, which makes the book less fun to read than the previous 3. I always look fwd to Tyrion's chapters. I wouldn't call Cersei a bimbo. She's not an airhead. She is power hungry and can be ruthless. However, she gets too smart for her own good later on. As for Catelyn, she released Jaime for the slim hope of getting her daughters back. It's what a mother would do. It screwed things up for Robb though...although Robb won't fair much better later. You'll see..hehe.

I just borrowed VC Andrew's 'Heaven'. Hehe...need to read a brainless trashy novel during my flight to and from HKG this weekend. Never really plan what to do while there...actually, I wish we were going Krabi instead..Haha.
 
Hi all booklovers,

i like reading self-improvement and inspirating books, feeling quite down lately. Not very "sho li" these days. Hai~

Hope that noone is unhappy like me.. : |

Feel free to PM me if you have any books to recommanded! : )

Have a wonderful day!
 
Alhana, why nobody in the book has a happy ending??? so strange! i think i m looking more for a fairytale... Why isn't Tyrion in the 4th bk?? Why why why??? Did he die or something? Gd riddance to Cersei... i dun like her... Jaime is ok though, except i dunno why he would wanna slp with his own sis. Robb leh? he dies also??? Is there any hope for any of the characters??? Jon Snow? Arya? Davos (funny guy), Loras???

Serene, ur Legends grow mold lo... heehee... my hubby just finished.. he finds it better than the Chronicles...
 
bear bear dun like dat say lah..i haven unwrap yet so wun 'seh gor' whahahaha

i finally started xmas shopping liao! keke juz now went tampines mall try 2 buy but buy a few nia...

alhana n bear bear u all leh? started xmas shopping?
 
Hi Bear

Err..I dunno if anyone will have a happy ending since we're still miles away from the end of the story. :P Apart from people dying (yes, more will die..won't say who), the rest still hv uncertain futures. Tyrion and a few of the characters (Jon, Dany, Bran) are not in book 4 as GRRM chose to only focus on people in the south for that book. Actually, he cldn't finish it on time, so he decided to split the story between books 4 and 5. Dany, Jon and Tyrion will feature in 5. I'm also a big fan of Jaime..you will see why as the story progresses..he is a better person than Cersei..at least for now.

Hi Serene

Hmm..not much in a mood for Xmas shopping. Maybe will do some shopping while in Hong Kong. Anyway we usually only buy gifts for the kids.
 
Hiya gals!

Alhana, what i mean abt happy ending is, must all the characters suffer until like that? I took a sneak peek at the end of Book 3 and found out that Sansa was married to the Imp! and Tyrion and Jamie fell out! And what abt Bran and lil' Rickon??? will they be reunited with Cat? and that Littlefinger too.. so cunning... who actually murdered Joffrey??? Tell me please!!!

Serene heehee.. make sure u check ur Legends to see if there are mushrooms sprouting around it... nowadays the weather so damp! Hrmmm haven't started X'mas shopping yet.. will do it later in Dec. or else dunno where to hide the pressies...
 
morning ladies! hehe

alhana y not in the mood leh? i always in the mood 2 shop kekeke but its always a headache...ya hor u shld shop in hkg..my boss juz flew there tis morning..bringing his kids 2 disneyland..i asked him 2 buy a xmas prezzie 4 mi kakakaka

bear bear i shld haf started xmas shopping even earlier..now i stress liao..coz next weekend got a early party wif gfs..every yr its a challenge buying 10 diff gifts them..we would all chk into a hotel n haf fun kekeke each gift muz b diff..dats the tough part..
 
Serene, wah then every Christmas u must spend a bomb! so many pressies to get! i normally just get for my 2 nieces, my younger (& greedier) sis and for my hubby only... some smaller ones for my colleagues, that's all. i wanna shop BUT i m seriously broke... cos i starting reno liao... haizzz.. dunno how to survive till payday! haizzzz... so depressing....
 
bear bear ah nor every xmas veli siong but not as siong as CNY! kekekeke i love shopping 4 presents altho its a challenge keke n i duno wad 2 get 4 my ah lao yet...dats the most shang nao jin part...
 
Aiyo Bear

You go and read lah...I don't want to spoil it for you :P If I tell you, then you won't have any incentive to continue reading the book..hehe. Don't sneak peeks! Yah, his characters all suffer alot..but you must remember that suffering helps build character. If everyone's life all came up roses, it wld not be so interesting liao.

Hi Serene

I've nvr been much of a shopper. Hehe..very unlike most gals. Well, my hubby is quite thankful for it..haha! The only place we've really enjoyed shopping is in Bangkok. Dunno y that is.
 
Hello all I'm back from my Krabi trip! Actually back last week but so busy with work.

Am reading "Further Under the Duvet" by Marian Keyes. Quite funny... light reading.
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alhanaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa do u noe if P&P is out in the movies yet?? i tot it was out n wanted 2 catch it 2day but seems like no listing...even when i chk online..onli 2 theatres showing...so i'm wondering if its ending or it haven started ekekekke
 
serene...so late already don't ah so loudly can?!! I was gonna ask you how's Mr Darcy and Lizzy like in this flick. And what abt the bossy Mrs Bennet and her other dizzy daughters, the Bingleys, the Wickhams and the Hursts????
 
lol yuletide i very ji dong mah!! coz i wanted 2 watch it then was 2 bz even 2 watch harry potter then laz evening i tot can watch sekali....cant find tix!!! aiyo..i tink muz wait 4 the dvd liao..arghhh
 
HAHAHA Serene I got a shock when i saw ur post in the 12 hrs page.. i tot wat happened, made u shout so loud! Heehee... I have got my hands on P& P yet.. waiting for my cousin to pass to me.. think she did lit for it...

Alhana, me in the middle of book 3, now i know why u like Jaime.. He was doing the the kingdom a favour by killing Aerys... poor Arya kena captured by the Hound and Jon Snow too... he had to make difficult choices to save the Wall... Sansa also so poor thing. but the worst i feel is poor Tyrion...ugly yet noble but nobody sees it. And Stannis! is the spell he cast going to kill Robb? Robb was rather dumb too... go and marry another gal...

Alhana tell me more leh.. i wanna know.. plouging through 3 books of 1000+ pgs each is no joke!
 
morning bear bear!
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hehe ya alot of ppl did P&P in school n dat was oso when i 1st read it tho it was not 1 of the books 4 my literature...i had Midsummer Nite's Dream hehe n i love it 2 kekeke
 
Hi ladies

Came back from Hong Kong on Monday..so tired. I must say the food there is wonderful. However, didn't hv much time to shop n sightsee as we were busy visting relatives and attending the wedding celebrations.

Ok..back to books! P&P is out this week I think...I read the review in Life! tdy. I'll probably wait for its rental release since it's not something that has to be watched on the big screen. Must save money!! Will however wanna watch Narnia and King Kong on the big screen. Can't wait!

Eh..so lucky to hv read P&P for Lit! I nvr had that..read Romeo & Juliet in Sec school, then Much Ado Abt Nothing and Anthony & Cleopatra for JC. Also read Thomas Hardy, whose books are depressing. I wld've loved to hv P&P for lit..so easy to read and fun to discuss!

Hi Bear

Book 3 is even better than the first 2 right? I read 3 pretty quickly coz the pace is faster, and things are so much more exciting. Now you see why I like Jaime so much....he's not as evil as people think. Of coz what he did to Bran was monstrous, but he did feel guilty abt it. Yah, Robb made a BAD decision in marrying Jeyne. I actually wonder if that was a plot by Tywin actually...to get Jeyne to marry Robb so that Robb wld incur the wrath of the Freys. I won't put it pass Tywin to do that. He is a smart man.

I'm reading VC Andrews now. Reading the Casteel series, which was my favourite. It's easy reading (ie brainless) and addictive..like a soap opera! Finished the first book during my HKG trip.
 
Gd morning gals!

Alhana, I m depressed man... GRRM's books are so dark... Read till the part that Tyrion was deemed guilty and his father didn't believe him... But Jaime did a very noble thing by believing in him and releasing him. Robb Stark's death was very sad too... Was it really Melisandre's curse that worked? And poor Catelyn... she thinks she lost all her children when she only lost one... I couldn't slp last nite aft reading it... now feeling light headed and depressed.... Please tell me book 4 is lighter than this one...

Hello Serene.. Cheer me up???
 
gd day ladies
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i finally watched Harry Potter last fri kekeke aiya really not as nice compared 2 the previous leh...nv even show how he killed the dragon! argh...

bear bear aiyo...u r depressed becoz u read dat book ah? then muz sue the author liao..i not in a bery cheery mood 2day oso..coz i noe my da yi ma coming soon...can feel tummy abit guai guai...after work still got tennis lesson...tian ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh wo de ming hao ku ahhhhhh
 
Serene, Harry nv kills the dragon lah... who told u he kills the dragon? i agree that this movie didn't do justice to the story... haizzz and its my fav bk some more...

Dun mention abt ur da yi ma.. last wk mine came and i had such bad cramps that i puked my guts out.. first time that i cramped until so bad. haizzz really very weak hor me? I feel very depressed cos i like those bks with fairytale endings... haizzz i didn't feel like reading it anymore.. too depressing liao.

Hey anyone know what is Narnia: The Witch, the wardrobe and the lion is abt?? read it before? is it a new book or old one? By C.S. Lewis right? is he still alive.
 
bear bear nv ah ? lol but oso nv show how harry shook the dragon off! he juz suddenly appear a winner n got the egg....!

hehe i oso intend 2 watch Narnia..i nv knew abt the story tho...tink i will catch P&P later tis week kekekeke

eh..mayb u shld stop reading dat book lah..like dat no gd leh..pls dun go into depression hor
 
oh, that part in HP ah. i only know the dragon crashed into the bridge of dunno where n then harry juz flew back n claim the egg...
 
ya lor.. if i saw correctly. maybe dragon got concussion, then memory loss... so never come back n chased harry...
 
Hi Bear!!!

CS Lewis died in 1963 liao lah!!! He is a prolific Christian writer of his era.

Basically, "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" is abt 4 siblings sent to live in the country with the a crazy Professor during World War II. The children explore the house on a rainy day and Lucy, the youngest, finds an enormous wardrobe. Lucy steps inside and finds herself in a strange, snowy wood. Lucy encounters the Faun Tumnus, who is surprised to meet a human girl. Tumnus tells Lucy that she has entered Narnia, a different world. Tumnus invites Lucy to tea, and she accepts. Faun Tumnus confesses that he is a servant of the evil White Witch. The Witch has enchanted Narnia so that it is always winter and never Christmas. Tumnus explains that he has been enlisted to capture human beings. Lucy implores Tumnus to release her, and he agrees.

Lucy exits Narnia and eagerly tells her siblings about her adventure in the wardrobe. They do not believe her. Lucy's siblings insist that Lucy was only gone for seconds and not for hours as she claims. When the children look in the back of the wardrobe they see that it is an ordinary piece of furniture. Edmund teases Lucy mercilessly about her imaginary country until one day when he sees her vanishing into the wardrobe. Edmund follows Lucy and finds himself in Narnia as well. He does not see Lucy, and instead meets the White Witch that Tumnus told Lucy about. The Witch Witch introduces herself to Edmund as the Queen of Narnia. The Witch feeds Edmund enchanted Turkish Delight, which gives Edmund an insatiable desire for the chocolate. The Witch uses Edmund's greed and gluttony to convince Edmund to bring back his siblings to meet her.

Then the story goes on...
 
Wah!! so funny.. the dragon didn't kena concussion lah!! the whole idea was that Harry has to use his strength to beat the dragon. And his strength was flying on the broom stick.. nothing to do with knocking the dragon and giving it a concussion lah!! heehee... AHAHAHAH.. i can't stop laughing!! Serene u gotta go read all the Harry Potter books! then u will have a better idea as to wat is really happening!

Yuletide (its gonna be Yuletide soon!!), thanks for the brief summary.. heehee i distinctively rem that C.S. Lewi mati liao cos my hubby loves his bks.. he told me most of his stories were based in the early 20th century. Sounds very interesting. Is it one book or a series? HAHAHA Turkish delight! so nice to have an insatiable desire for chocs.. dun we women suffer the same fate?
 


oh, bear... thanks for the explanation. actually i got the HP books la... but they r my sister's n i'm too lazy to read it. i stil prefer my thrillers n romance. heh.

yule...
thanks for the Narnia summary. sounds interesting. will b waiting for it!
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