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Old 11-26-2003, 02:02 PM
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Intro/ re-intro thread

Howdy and welcome to books board. We like to think of the board as a community of like minded folk. So wanted to start a thread so that folks could intro or reintro themselves.

So how about a classic quick poll:

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If you were stranded on a desert island what three books would you take with you?

What is your favorite genre of book?

Favorite Book series?

Favorite Character?

ETA by Kim
Hello since we merged the threads I thought I would put the birthday list at the top of here too


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Hello everyone I thought it would be nice if we had a birthday thread I will post birthday posts on your birthday. Please be sure to let us know you bday! Also, each month is going to have a different theme!

January - Travel: because we all dream of vacations when it is snowing outside!
14: Sugar_Fix
28: Olderroswellfan
31: Star21

February - Romance the month of love!
18: wiccagurl
20: SweetPea345
21: taressa05

March - Science Fiction - Ready to blast off to galaxies far far away
01: Angela12
03: 80sBabygirl
13: paradisecity
18: Evelina
23: Elithraniel
30: Soz

April - History - Steps in time
09: quarterley
11: The Dreamer
19: Lady Eliza
16: **Courtney**
19: xO_tasha
28: SkidoCat

May - Drama & Plays - To Be or Not to Be that is the Question
08: TheAngel & gilmorefan91
27: imfunnygal511
28: Pickle-Weasel!

June - Fiction - Beach reads are the best!
8: BehIndxHazELxEyes & Thief of Love
11: 22 Umbrellas & CrazeePinkee
13: DarkAngel88
21: Leyton_is_love

July - Fantasy - Wizards, Witches and Fireworks
03: ParkerPotterWhitterEvans & QuinCess
08: froggiepopple
14: ANGELforBUFFY
19: Kimberly
24: Lunitari

August - Action - Bang Bang Boom
08: Em17sK
09: GrissomRules
17: Scythe
21: Polythene Pam
26: pebbles826
29: secret boyfriend

September - Poetry - Roses are Red Violets Are Blue
12: Wild Pikachu
13: Cadence
27: Marilyn_19032002

October - Horror - Pumpkins, Monster and Blood Oh My!
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17: lost lullaby
20: MalloryKeaton

November - Political Science / Social Science: Vote or Die
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19: -Jenn- & sacredheart125
23: .::ToTally::.DizZY & ReachOut
29: **ellie**

December - Cooking - Cakes, cookies, turkey... Tis the Season to Eat!
04: *ADARA* & beauty_queen & readingissexy
18: MissRemember
19: bballplayer30
23: ~*Echo*~
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Bridge to Terebithia
Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Angel Books
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A Child Called It
Confessions Series by Sophie Kinsellas
Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime
Dark Hunters
DaVinci Code
Eats, Shoots & Leaves
Fast Food Nation
The Five People You Meet in Heaven
The Fountainhead
The Giver
Gone With The Wind
Goodnight Moon
Gossip Girl Thread
Harry Potter
Hatchet
His Dark Materials by Phillip Pullman
Just Like Heaven by Mark Levy
Left Behind
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Lolita
Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Rings
Love Stories Thread
The Lovely Bones
Memoirs of a Geisha
A Million Little Pieces
My Life by Bill Clinton
Outlander Series
Outsiders
Perks of Being a Wallflower
Phantom by Susan Kay
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Roswell Series
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
Sloppy Firsts, Second Helpings by Megan McCafferty
Southern Vampire Series by Charlaine Harris
Stargirl
Sweep
A Time For Dancing
The Time Traveler's Wife
Twilight (by Stephenie Meyer)
Vampire Chronicles
Wheel of Time Series
Wicked

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Old 11-26-2003, 02:09 PM
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Hobbies/Interests/Obsessions: Buffy/Angel/Witchblade/Anita Blake/Red Dwarf etc

If you were stranded on a desert island what three books would you take with you?

Bible
A Wilderness medicine text
A blank book I could fill up. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]


What is your favorite genre of book? Fantasy then Horror then Sci fi then Mystery then Romance [esp books that are a delightful mix of these categories]

Favorite Book series?
Antia Blake Vampire Hunter

Favorite Character?
Edward - ABVH
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Old 11-26-2003, 04:43 PM
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If you were stranded on a desert island what three books would you take with you?
Weaveworld by Clive Barker
Primary Inversion by Catherine Asaro
Mirror Dance by Lois McMaster Bujold

What is your favorite genre of book?
science fiction and fantasy, followed closely by romance

Favorite Book series?
it's a tie between Asaro's Saga of the Skolian Empire and Bujold's Vorkosigan series

Favorite Character?
I don't really have one favorite and the list of favorites is too long to post.
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Old 11-27-2003, 01:01 AM
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If you were stranded on a desert island what three books would you take with you? Circle Of Friends will be my first choice. The other two books would be something by James Patterson, Sandra Brown or John Grisham.

What is your favorite genre of book? Mystery, drama, law

Favorite Book series? I don't really have a favorite book series.

Favorite Character? Hmm. One of my favorites is Jake Briggance from A Time To Kill.
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Old 11-27-2003, 12:27 PM
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If you were stranded on a desert island what three books would you take with you?
Anne Rice - The Witching Hour
Dean Koontz - Watchers
Any from the Antia Blake series

What is your favorite genre of book?
Mystery, Drama, Fantacy and Romance

Favorite Book series?
Anita Blake Vampire Hunter

Favorite Character?
Anita Blake
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If you were stranded on a desert island what three books would you take with you? Goblet of Fire, one British Chick Lit book, and a How To Survive on A Deserted Island.

What is your favorite genre of book? Tie between Young Adult and British Lit.

Favorite Book series? The Georgia Nicholson books. They're too funny.

Favorite Character? Off the top of my head, Mona Mayfair.
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If you were stranded on a desert island what three books would you take with you? "Because I'm Worth It" (Gossip Girl), "The Princess Diaries" - Meg Cabot, "Bitten" - Kelley Armstrong

What is your favorite genre of book? Young Adult, Romance

Favorite Book series? Gossip Girl, Princess Diaries

Favorite Character? Serena, Mia.
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If you were stranded on a desert island what three books would you take with you?

Have a Nice Day- Mick Foley
Interview with the Vampire- Anne Rice
Lord of the Rings- J.R.R. Tolkien

What is your favorite genre of book?
fantasy

Favorite Book series?
the LOTR Trilogy and Anne of Green Gables (I was obsessed with that when I was younger)

Favorite Character?
Louis the vampire
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If you were stranded on a desert island what three books would you take with you?
The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide To the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Paradise by Judith McNaught
The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations

What is your favorite genre of book?
I go through stages. But lately it's been fantasy and romance.

Favorite Book series?
Too many to count. The Wheel of Time, Anita Blake, Valdamar...

Favorite Character?
Again too many to count. Edward, Angharad, Daemon...
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Old 11-30-2003, 04:11 PM
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Wonderful idea, jjt!

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If you were stranded on a desert island what three books would you take with you?

Gone With The Wind by Margaret Mitchell
The Runaway Jury by John Grisham
Some psychology text/book

What is your favorite genre of book? typically crime novels, mystery, historical, and romance.

Favorite Book series?

Way too many to name....

Favorite Character? Ack too many to name.

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If you were stranded on a desert island what three books would you take with you? something long. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] Uh, Star Wars: The Crystal Star, Dance Upon The Air by Nora Roberts and Imzadi by Peter David.

What is your favorite genre of book? Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror. I also love romance novels.

Favorite Book series? Star Wars. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

Favorite Character? Don't really have one.
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If you were stranded on a desert island what three books would you take with you?

The Deptford Trilogy by Robertson Davies.

What is your favorite genre of book?

Literature.

Favorite Book series?

The Deptford Trilogy by Robertson Davies
The Benjamin January series by Barbara Hambly
The Star Wars: New Jedi Order series

Favorite Character?

Um ... Lots. The Vampire Ysidro is one I've always wanted to read more about.

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If you were stranded on a desert island what three books would you take with you?

Aisha by Federica de Cesco
Down and Out In Paris and London by George Orwell (Not sure if that book or another of his)
Complete Stories Vol. 1 by Julio Cortázar. (It's pretty long... a story for each day; maybe volume 2 instead, but I have to read Vol. 2 first.)

What is your favorite genre of book?Romance, mystery, crime novels, young adult, ...

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Favorite Character? Hmmm... probably Aisha
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If you were stranded on a desert island what three books would you take with you?
-Les Miserables
-Wuthering Heights
-Complete Works of Oscar Wilde (it's technically one book [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img] )

What is your favorite genre of book?
-science fiction, fantasy, horror, romance, classics (that's not really a genre, though...)

Favorite Book series?
-Harry Potter, I guess.

Favorite Character?
-Way too many to name.

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Old 12-02-2003, 10:31 PM
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If you were stranded on a desert island what three books would you take with you?

first off, i'd cheat and take the 5/1 douglas adams hitchhikers book, 3 book dean koontz comilation (any will do) and war and peace.

What is your favorite genre of book? pretty much anything but westerns.

Favorite Book series? uh, uh, uh, cheating again - v.c. andrews serieses (sp?), fearless, svh senior year, hitchhikers and discworld. i lurve my serieseseses.

Favorite Character? toss up between anita blake and catherine dollanganger.
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