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OT4 Book Thread #1: 2018 Harry Potter Series Read: Chapter 1 SS/PS: The Boy Who Lived: July 8 - July 15

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Hello! Welcome to the 1st Book Club Thread!

In this thread, it's all about the books. If you have a current book you're
reading or a favorite book you'd love to discuss, it's all welcome. Any ideas
are encouraged and never discouraged. We value everyone's opinion.

However...we must remind everyone that not everyone reads on the same level.
So if are reading a newer book, please use spoiler tags in those posts...
giving everyone ample enough time to catch up and not be spoiled. :)

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**PM THREAD STARTER TO ADD YOUR FAVORITE BOOK**

Alan
The Crow
Shannara by Terry Brooks
Watchers by Dean Koontz
Mercy Thompson series by Patricia Briggs

Betty
everwoodfan52
The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty
The Orphan Train by Christina Baker Klin
Where'd You Go, Bernadette? by Maria Semple

Michelle
The Apt
"Harry Potter Series" by J. K. Rowling
"Pretty Little Liars" Series by Sara Shephard
"It" by Stephen King
"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll

Patricia
fulfilledღ
"Gone Girl" by Gillian Flynn
"Pretty Little Liars" Series by Sara Shephard
"The Notebook" by Nicholas Sparks
"Safe Haven" by Nicholas Sparks
"Best of Me" by Nicholas Sparks
"A Walk To Remember" by Nicholas Sparks

Shu
ds44
"1984" by George Orwell
"Animal Farm" by George Orwell
"Walden 2" by B.F. Skinner
"The Hunger Games" Series by Suzanne Collins
"Ten Little Indians" by Agatha Christie
"Ten Little Indians" Published as "And Then There Were None"
"Outlander" by Diana Gabaldon

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Everyone who wants to participate in the
Harry Potter Series Read...

1. We will do one chapter a week.
2. Just read the chapter and post any thoughts you have.
3. I'll change the title each week when a new chapter is up.
4. Hopefully we'll produce some good discussion and thoughts together. :)

Patricia, the opening is absolutely gorgeous! Thank you for it and thanks for being behind the creation of this thread! :hug:

For years and years, we've included books in OT2 and yet no one talks about books! It's either because it's dominated by TV, film and music and as a result, people feel like a book topic is hijacking the thread... or I don't know. But I do know that books (outside of Harry Potter every once in a while but hasn't happened forever) were not talked about on OT2 so this was a wonderful idea. Especially since as a rule, Everwood fans are mature intellectuals who love to read. Just thinking about our posters, past and present, so many love literature, writing, reading.

I am so glad for this thread! Thanks again! :D

I love gone girl. It's an amazing character study.

Patricia!! The opening post is wonderful!! Thank you.

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Originally Posted by ds44 (Post 79559372)

I love gone girl. It's an amazing character study.

I loved the book, but was so disappointed in the ending.

I generally don't read books that are 'critically acclaimed' or would be considered 'literature.' :D Most of my reading is firmly in the fantasy/sci-fi genre, and recently it has tilted more heavily into the 'Urban Fantasy' genre. My current reads include Patricia Briggs' Mercy Thompson and Alpha and Omega series, Karen Chance's Cassie Palmer series, Jim Butcher's Dresden Files series, Kevin Hearne's Iron Druid Chronicles, and I have found the Castle tie-in books ostensibly written by Richard Castle to be surprisingly fun reads.

The books that I've liked that are more traditionally fantasy: the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind, pretty much anything by Terry Brooks, and of course the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling even though I find some of her behavior and comments since the series has ended to be off-putting.

I'm currently reading The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski. It is a translation of the original Polish Witcher stories that the Witcher game series is based on.

would you like me to add those to the OP post Alan?

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Originally Posted by Betty (Post 79561273)

I loved the book, but was so disappointed in the ending.

IKR! It just....ended and that was it. The movie didn't do much better. I was flipping pages and I was landed at the book credits. I mean..WHATTTT?!?!?!? How can this be...it just ends? :shrug:

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Originally Posted by ds44 (Post 79559372)

I love gone girl. It's an amazing character study.

That it was. It's a true story of how marriage can really change people's perception of others and change themselves.

Spoiler:

I just ordered the first four books of the PLL series from amazon. They'll be here next week :woot:

I think that's why I love the ending it was totally unorthodox.

it was totally unexpected for sure.

tbh, I think the book wouldve come off totally different if the book ended differently.

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Originally Posted by fulfilledღ (Post 79571553)

it was totally unexpected for sure.

tbh, I think the book wouldve come off totally different if the book ended differently.

I agree. I don't think I would love it like I do if it had a different ending. Right now I am reading book1 of outlander.

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Originally Posted by fulfilledღ (Post 79570086)

would you like me to add those to the OP post Alan?

You can add the Shannara novels by Terry Brooks, Watchers by Dean Koontz, and the Mercy Thompson series by Patricia Briggs to the OP if you'd like.

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IKR! It just....ended and that was it. The movie didn't do much better. I was flipping pages and I was landed at the book credits. I mean..WHATTTT?!?!?!? How can this be...it just ends?

That's exactly how I felt. Wh3n the book ended..all I thought was..WTF!!

It's like Nick's nightmare will never end

Patricia... for me add:

"Harry Potter Series" by J. K. Rowling
"Pretty Little Liars" Series by Sara Shephard
"It" by Stephen King
"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll

For me add:
1984-George Orwell
Animal Farm-George Orwell
Walden 2 B.F. Skinner
The hunger Games series-Suzanne Collins
Ten little Indians-agatha Christie
Outlander

lol I have a dystopian theme