Bookworm's Lair - Book answers

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Name:	Annery (December 00)
eMail:	BoonRag@AOL.com
Which book to you consider totally unnecessary?	Self Help Guides
Which book would you like to write yourself?	any
Anything else?	Your eclectic choice of books to review is greatly appreciated by those of us who share a wide range of tastes from romances to critical essays. Thanks

Name:	Susi (December 00)
Your favourite childrens book?	All books by Karl May
Which book has changed your live?	My life has just started.
Your favourite book today?	The Harry-Potter-books by J.K. Rowling; Clive Cussler
Which book are your reading right now?	Clive Cussler: "Das Todeswrack"
Which book to you consider totally unnecessary?	Books about Daily Soaps: most of the time they are worse than the series
Which book would you like to write yourself?	Harry Potter
Which book have you still not read yet?	Stephen King: "Cujo"; I stopped with the last King-novel ... don't ask why
Anything else?	In most cases movies based on novels are bad because the characters are not like one imagined them.

Name:	Karen Roth (December 00)
eMail:	MacungieMa@aol.com
Your favourite book today?	too many to say
Which book do you like to give as a gift?	Martin Goldstein
Which book are your reading right now?	"Into The Wilderness" by Sara Donati
Which book to you consider totally unnecessary?	most of Danielle Steele's
Which book have you still not read yet?	many
Anything else?	I'd like to know when Diana Gabaldon, Sara Donati, Sue Harrison, Vince Flynn and Greg Isles are coming out with another book.

Name:	Anna (December 00)
eMail:	nimmermehr@priester.de
Your favourite childrens book?	-
Which book has changed your live?	changed is exaggerated ... but...
Which book do you like to give as a gift?	non-fiction books ... poetry ... art books with lots of pictures ... etc.
Which book are your reading right now?	Marianne Fredriksson: "Hanna's Daughters"
Which book to you consider totally unnecessary?	F. Duerrenmatt: "The Judge and his Excecutioner" ... I didn't find the ending surprising at all.
Which book would you like to write yourself?	In the style of Wolfgang Hohlbein
Anything else?	äh..?? no..bye bye... SUBWAY TO SALLY RULEZ.. nothing else

Name:	Michaela Monika Steiner (November 00)
eMail:	nikita6@gmx.at
Your favourite childrens book?	Astrid Lindgren: "The Children of Noisy Village"
Which book has changed your live?	Lucy Maud Montgomery: "Anne of Green Gables"
Your favourite book today?	J.K. Rowling: "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone"
Which book do you like to give as a gift?	F. Dürrenmatt: "The Judge and his Executioner"
Which book are your reading right now?	J.K. Rowling: "Harry Potter and the Philosopers Stone"
Which book to you consider totally unnecessary?	Franz Grillparzer: "Der arme Spielmann"
Which book would you like to write yourself?	The new Harry Potter
Which book have you still not read yet?	Margaret Wheaton-Tuttle: "Der rote Käfig"
Anything else?	Yes, I do have a request: Where do I find a good summary in German and English of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" (by chapter)? It's really important, for a diploma. Thanks in advance and keep up the work. Toi toi toi [Translation]

Name:	Tilman (November 00)
eMail:	tb@junetz.de
Your favourite childrens book?	Als die Wale kamen (I don't know the author anymore)
Which book has changed your live?	Bert's romantic catastrophes
Your favourite book today?	Ken Follet: "Pillars of the Earth"
Which book do you like to give as a gift?	ööh. ääh. Also...
Which book are your reading right now?	Ken Follet: "The Hammer of Eden"
Which book to you consider totally unnecessary?	exactly this one
Which book would you like to write yourself?	A complete history of humankind
Which book have you still not read yet?	J.R.R. Tolkien: "The Lord of the Rings" (sadly)
Anything else?	no

Name:	Frank Connell (October 00)
eMail:	fconnell@anselm.edu
Your favourite childrens book?	"Maniac Mcgee" by Jerry Spinelli
Which book has changed your live?	"Mere Christianity" by C.S. Lewis
Your favourite book today?	"A Prayer for Owen Meany" by John Irving
Which book do you like to give as a gift?	"Joshua" by Joseph Girzone
Which book are your reading right now?	"The Clown" by Heinrich Boll
Which book to you consider totally unnecessary?	Anything by Dean Koontz

Name:	- (October 00)
eMail:	vleo1@gmx.de
Your favourite childrens book?	Michael Ende
Which book has changed your live?	Truman Capote
Your favourite book today?	Paul Coelho
Which book are your reading right now?	Houellebecq
Which book would you like to write yourself?	Travelbooks
Which book have you still not read yet?	endless numbers
Anything else?	Nice page, I like it. Best regards [Translation]

Name:	Nina (September 00)
eMail:	ni.na@web.de
Your favourite childrens book?	"Wie Mäuslein Spitzschwanz in die Ferne segelte" (Fairy tale with animals)
Which book has changed your live?	Donna W. Cross - "Pope Joan" (this was the first historical noval, I've ever read. Since then I only read books like this!) [translation]
Your favourite book today?	Barbara Erskine - "Child of the Phoenix", Diana Gabaldon - "Outlander"
Which book do you like to give as a gift?	Those I know the recipient would like to have
Which book are your reading right now?	Diana Gabaldon - "Voyager"
Which book to you consider totally unnecessary?	J.W. v. Goethe - "The Sorrows of Young Werther"
Which book would you like to write yourself?	A screenplay for "Outlander"
Which book have you still not read yet?	M. Zimmer-Bradley - "The Mists of Avalon"

Name:	Silvia (August 00)
eMail:	Henke@surfeu.de
Your favourite childrens book?	Michael Ende - The neverending story
Which book has changed your live?	Diana Gabaldon "Outlander" (really)
Your favourite book today?	Diana Gabaldon - "Outlander" and the sequels
Which book do you like to give as a gift?	Depends on the person
Which book are your reading right now?	"The Outlandish Companion" (Diana Gabaldon) before that "Pope Joan" (Donna W. Cross)
Which book to you consider totally unnecessary?	many
Which book would you like to write yourself?	I better leave that to others

Name:	Linda Wood (August 00)
eMail:	LWoodLou@aol.com
Your favourite childrens book?	F. Hodgson Burnett - The Secret Garden
Which book has changed your live?	The Bible
Your favourite book today?	Diana Gabaldon - Outlander
Which book do you like to give as a gift?	Depends on the recipient
Which book are your reading right now?	'The Search' by Iris Johansen
Which book to you consider totally unnecessary?	Lots of them!
Which book would you like to write yourself?	M. Mitchell - Gone With the Wind
Which book have you still not read yet?	L. Tolstoi - War and Peace
Anything else?	I once read a wonderful book called "The Nonesuch Lure" by Mary Luke, and haven't found anything by her in a long time. Is she dead? Anyone know?

Name:	Gina (August 00)
eMail:	lager03@stud.uni-passau.de
URL Homepage:	none
Your favourite childrens book?	Astrid Lindgren - Ferien auf Saltkrokan
Which book has changed your live?	don't know
Your favourite book today?	R. Ryman - Olivia and Jai, L. Tolstoi - War and Peace
Which book do you like to give as a gift?	only one that I have read (+ liked) myself
Which book are your reading right now?	Rebecca Ryman - Olivia and Jai
Which book to you consider totally unnecessary?	cookbooks
Which book have you still not read yet?	John Steinbeck - East of Eden

Name:	- (August 00)
eMail:	carrera1_2000@yahoo.de
Your favourite childrens book?	Othmar Franz Lang - Warum zeigst du der Welt das Licht
Which book has changed your live?	Heinrich Boll - The Clown
Your favourite book today?	Nick Hornby - About a Boy
Which book do you like to give as a gift?	T.C. Boyle - Budding Prospects
Which book are your reading right now?	Patrik Süsskind - Perfume
Which book to you consider totally unnecessary?	Nick Cave - Und die Eselin sah den Engel
Which book would you like to write yourself?	J.D. Salinger - The Catcher in the Rye
Which book have you still not read yet?	L. Tolstoi - War and Peace

Name:	Maria Mawyer (July 00)
eMail:	bbowles517
Your favourite childrens book?	Little Engine That Could
Which book has changed your live?	Richard Bach's "Illusions"
Your favourite book today?	You want me to pick just one?
Which book do you like to give as a gift?	It would depend on who I was giving it to
Which book are your reading right now?	Lady of Sherwood
Which book have you still not read yet?	lots

Name:	Caroline (July 00)
eMail:	Opheliaxy@yahoo.de
Your favourite childrens book?	The Year of the Wolves
Which book has changed your live?	Pride and Predjudice; Hanna's Daughters; Outlander
Your favourite book today?	"Outlander" by Diana Gabaldon
Which book do you like to give as a gift?	"Outlander" by Diana Gabaldon
Which book are your reading right now?	"Drums of Autumn" by Diana Gabaldon
Which book to you consider totally unnecessary?	Der Richter und sein Henker
Which book would you like to write yourself?	A modern version of 'Much ado about nothing'
Which book have you still not read yet?	"The Club Dumas" by Arturo Pérez-Reverte
Anything else?	With no other book I laughed so much, trembled and cried while reading "Outlander" by Diana Gabaldon. When you read it you're drawn out of reality and love and suffer with the characters so that you're totally consumed by the book. Just enchanting! [Translation]

Name:	Deborah D. Wilkinson (June 00)
eMail:	debwbookfan@aol.com
Your favourite childrens book?	Pig-Pig Rides
Which book has changed your live?	"The Flame and the Flower" by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss
Your favourite book today?	"Outlander" by Diana Gabaldon
Which book do you like to give as a gift?	Self-help Books
Which book are your reading right now?	"Voyager" by Diana Gabaldon (for the 5th time)
Which book to you consider totally unnecessary?	Julie Garwood Books
Which book would you like to write yourself?	"Olivia and Jai" or "Outlander"
Which book have you still not read yet?	"The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
Anything else?	The Outlander book series is a wonderful combination of adventure, incredible love and written prose

Name:	Uschi (June 00)
eMail:	ursula.stotz@gmx.de
Your favourite childrens book?	Karl May
Which book has changed your live?	Götter, Gräber und Gelehrte / Gone with the Wind / Lord of the Rings ...
Your favourite book today?	Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Which book do you like to give as a gift?	Historical novels which I've read myself
Which book are your reading right now?	"Die Fünf-Minuten-Ehe" by Joan Aiken
Which book to you consider totally unnecessary?	there have to be some
Which book would you like to write yourself?	I already have some ideas
Which book have you still not read yet?	Is this a joke? There must be thousands!

Name:	Anne Breder (May 00)
eMail:	o.a.bred@otelo-online.de
URL Homepage:	www.gizmo.purespace.de
Your favourite childrens book?	Astrid Lindgren: Pippi Longstockings
Your favourite book today?	Stephen King: The Green Mile, Insomnia
Which book do you like to give as a gift?	Everything written by Stephen King
Which book are your reading right now?	Stephen King: Cujo
Which book to you consider totally unnecessary?	Lovestories in general
Which book would you like to write yourself?	something like Stephen King
Which book have you still not read yet?	too many of my favourite author

Name:	Oliver Scheffler (May 00)
eMail:	Oliver@Scheffler.com
URL Homepage:	none yet
Your favourite childrens book?	all 'Schreckenstein' books
Which book has changed your live?	'Menschensohn' by Roa Bastos
Your favourite book today?	550 Tage in Saudi Arabien, Der Wachsmann
Which book do you like to give as a gift?	depends on the occasion and the person
Which book are your reading right now?	König Hussein (Biography)
Which book to you consider totally unnecessary?	Not without my daughter
Which book would you like to write yourself?	Travel reports (Near East)
Which book have you still not read yet?	The Name of the Rose (but it's standing at home for 5 years now)

Name:	Barbara Kaebe und Christoph Schierz (März 00)
eMail:	babs@fourx.de / christoph@fourx.de
URL Homepage:	www.fourx.de
Your favourite childrens book?	Pelle zieht aus, Die kleine Wolke die mal rennen wollte
Your favourite book today?	nothing special
Which book do you like to give as a gift?	Champagner und Kamillentee
Which book are your reading right now?	Tom Wolfe: "A man in full"
Which book to you consider totally unnecessary?	Arithmetic books...
Which book would you like to write yourself?	Childrens books
Which book have you still not read yet?	Ken Follett, Pillars of the Earth

Name:	Juergen Kucklinski (Feb 00)
eMail:	juergen.kucklinski@mch.siemens.de
URL Homepage:	www.doroundjuergen.de
Your favourite childrens book?	everything by Ottfried Preussler
Which book has changed your live?	Tolkiens Lord of the Rings
Your favourite book today?	Frank Herberts Dune Zyklus
Which book do you like to give as a gift?	everything I just stumble upon, most preferably good thrillers
Which book are your reading right now?	Clive Cussler, Sahara
Which book to you consider totally unnecessary?	Hellmuth Karasek, Mein Kino
Which book would you like to write yourself?	"We are much more than our hair: Interviews with anchor persons and actors"
Which book have you still not read yet?	Wolfgang Venohr, Fridericus Rex

Name:	Hans-Jürgen Kaebe (Feb 00)
eMail:	hans-juergen@kaebe.de
URL Homepage:	www.kaebe.de
Your favourite childrens book?	I couldn't read then ...Grandma read from "Heidi"
Which book has changed your live?	Bankbetriebslehre by (?)
Your favourite book today?	All books by Däniken
Which book do you like to give as a gift?	Hiltruds cookbook
Which book are your reading right now?	The Relativity Theory by Albert Einstein
Which book to you consider totally unnecessary?	Handbooks in general
Which book would you like to write yourself?	I don't know yet...
Which book have you still not read yet?	a lot
Anything else?	By the way: I'M ILLITERATE! This entry was dictated!!!

Name:	Doro Büttgen (Feb 00)
eMail:	doro[at]doroundjuergen.de
URL Homepage:	www.doroundjuergen.de
Your favourite childrens book?	Kai erobert Brixholm (I can't remember the author anymore)
Which book has changed your live?	Interview with the Vampire (Anne Rice)
Your favourite book today?	Queen of the Damned (Anne Rice)
Which book do you like to give as a gift?	Winnie the Pooh (A.A. Milne)
Which book are your reading right now?	With Nails (Richard E. Grant)
Which book to you consider totally unnecessary?	Every handbook you receive together with software
Which book would you like to write yourself?	A vampire novel or a Tortellini restaurant guide
Which book have you still not read yet?	War and Peace (Tolstoi)
Anything else?	I hope this won't be the only entry for long ;-)