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Archive through September 17, 2004

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Denecee
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09-05-2002

Thursday, August 26, 2004 - 2:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Denecee a private message Print Post    
Mak1, it is the best one imo. Even through all the tears that I have been shedding for my mother, I could pick that book up and read her humor. I think my husband thinks I have gone off the deep end. One minute I was crying about my mother and the next I was laughing at Janet's book so hard I was crying. She really gets Lulu and grandma involved.

Mak1
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08-12-2002

Thursday, August 26, 2004 - 5:33 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mak1 a private message Print Post    
I love Lulu and Grandma!!

Not1worry
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07-30-2002

Thursday, August 26, 2004 - 6:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Not1worry a private message Print Post    
Very rarely do books make me cry, but I was teary today when I finished Kristin Hannah's The Things We Do For Love. Wonderful story. I loved the whole Italian family restaurant thing. Seems like I've read that scenario many times before, but it was written very well in this book. It's also about the youngest daughter in the family and her infertility that led to divorce. Well, there's lots more in the book so I recommend it!

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Thursday, August 26, 2004 - 9:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
Not1, I loved that book! Another good one by Hannah is Between Sisters.

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Saturday, August 28, 2004 - 8:41 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
Started reading Name All The Animals by Allison Smith. She really has a strong voice and writes with such clarity.

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Monday, August 30, 2004 - 8:22 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
I finished Name All The Animals and it was such a wonderful book. Being raised a Catholic and going to Catholic school, I could relate to the family's need to hold on to their religious beliefs in the face of tragedy.

I am now reading We're Just Like You, Only Prettier (Confessions Of A Tarnished Southern Belle) by Celia Rivenbark. I am not from the South but her observations are hilarious!

Not1worry
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07-30-2002

Monday, August 30, 2004 - 1:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Not1worry a private message Print Post    
Mamie, Celia Rivenbark was a local columnist for my mom's newspaper in Wilmington, NC. Mom has been sending me Celia's columns for years. I can't remember the details, but she wrote about the J.C. Penney Bra and Panty club. Something about it being the only club she belonged to anymore. Too funny. I'm sure her book must be a stitch.

Lycanthrope
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09-19-2002

Friday, September 03, 2004 - 2:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lycanthrope a private message Print Post    
For a pure fantasy adventure read, try out S.M. Stirling's "Dies The Fire". Deep, likable characters, high adventure, understated romance, and unexpected humor...this book has it all, and what's even better is it's the first in a trilogy.

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Friday, September 03, 2004 - 9:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
I finished the Celia Rivenbark book and it was funny! There was a very touching chapter on Mother's day gifts that I think every mother/daughter should read.

I now am starting The Big Love by Sarah Dunn about a woman who's boyfriend breaks up with her with a phone call after he leaves to go get Dijon mustard for their dinner party. She is a very funny writer.

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Wednesday, September 08, 2004 - 9:40 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
I guess I am the only one reading anything lately! The Big Love was great. The writer is very witty.

I am now reading Return Engagement by Lynn Michaels. It's about a couple who starred in a hit show when they were young, sounds like a Dawson's Creek type show, who haven't seen each other for 20 years and are doing a little town play together.

Mak1
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08-12-2002

Thursday, September 09, 2004 - 4:23 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mak1 a private message Print Post    
I just read Sea Road by Ursula Leguin, short inter-connected stories with interesting characters and situations.

Yesterday I started a British chick lit book, Can You Keep a Secret? by Sophie Kinsella. It's hilarious!

Kaili
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08-31-2000

Thursday, September 09, 2004 - 6:40 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kaili a private message Print Post    
Nickel and Dimed- by Barbara Ehrenreich... I've been wanting to read this for a few years (since it came out). I used to always read parts while I was working at the campus bookstore. I forgot about it for awhile, then remembered and picked it up from the library yesterday. I haven't gotten far- I started it late last night and only made it 13 pages before I couldn't keep my eyes open. It's interesting though- this woman goes and does waitressing, housekeeping and other low pay service jobs to see how (and if) it's possible to get by and pay rent, eat, etc.

Not1worry
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07-30-2002

Friday, September 10, 2004 - 1:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Not1worry a private message Print Post    
Mak, I enjoyed Can You Keep a Secret too. I liked it better than the Shopaholic books.

I spent all day yesterday reading Ten Big Ones,the latest Stephanie Plum. I got to the end and wanted to start it all over again. Terrific fun.

Wendo
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08-07-2000

Friday, September 10, 2004 - 3:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wendo a private message Print Post    
I just finished two books by Augusten Burroughs, Running with Scissors and Dry. Enjoyed both and many times laughed out loud. Haven't done that with a book in years. Looking forward to his upcoming book of stories, Magical Thinking. Highly recommend both books.

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Saturday, September 11, 2004 - 6:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
I just started A Body To Die For by Kate White. It looks like it should be a fast read, which is what I need right now. I'll be at Stanford all day Tuesday with my mom so I can start something meatier then.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Monday, September 13, 2004 - 6:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
I love the Augustin Burroughs books!!

I just finished a timely book, The Sewing Circles of Herat: A Personal Voyage Through Afghanistan by Christina Lamb.. this British foreign correspondent spent considerable time in Afghanistan during the Russian occupation and met and interviewed many people, including some who later became key figures in the Taliban, as well as powerful warlords, some of whom are in and out of power up to this day. Current president Hamid Karzai was one, the recently (last weekend) removed governor of Herat, Ismael Khan, was another. She returned after 9/11. I think it is an important book.

Now reading Last Call a novel by Laura Pedersen, who wrote Beginner's Luck. Both books are quirky and touching and delightful. I hesitate to equate them to any other books, but I feel like I've found a another favorite writer. Hermi, I have a feeling you would really like these.

Wendo
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08-07-2000

Monday, September 13, 2004 - 6:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wendo a private message Print Post    
Sea, Burroughs is a riot isn't he? I couldn't believe how many times I was laughing out loud hysterically. His new book is expected out the first or second week of October. I wish I had hear of him before.

Just picked up The Lovely Bones. I'll probably start it tonight or tomorrow. My sister recommended it. (I try to go for paperback books; cheaper and easier to read in bed. LOL!)

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Monday, September 13, 2004 - 10:59 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Wendo, have you read Burroughs other book, Sellevision.. a riot, especially if you've ever watched QVC or HSN.. I've got the new one on my wish list.

Oh and for you Jennifer Weiner (Good in Bed and In Her Shoes) fans, her new book comes out in the next couple of weeks.

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Monday, September 13, 2004 - 11:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
The Jennifer Weiner book is called Little Earthquakes. I have never read any of her books but I think that I would like them. They just don't have them in my book clubs so I guess I actually have to go to the store and buy them.

I finished the Kate White book. I love her "detective" Bailey Weggins. I am going to start reading Beach Girls by Luann Rice next.

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Thursday, September 16, 2004 - 8:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
I am now reading Eat Cake by Jeanne Ray. I have a lot of time to read while I am taking care of my mom!

Wendo
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08-07-2000

Thursday, September 16, 2004 - 10:16 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wendo a private message Print Post    
Seamonkey, I was able to pick up Sellevision the other day; thanks for the recommendation. The Borders near my apartment didn't have it, but I was in the Michigan Ave. store the other day and, thankfully, they had several copies. Looking forward to reading it!

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Friday, September 17, 2004 - 2:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
I already finished Eat Cake and I really enjoyed it. It was a quick read about family and what happens when things change suddenly. I will now start Kissing Your Ex by Brooke Stevens. And who knows, by tomorrow, I could be on to something else!

Vee
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02-23-2004

Friday, September 17, 2004 - 3:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vee a private message Print Post    
I just recently finished reading a trilogy by Ruth Doan MacDougall. The books are The Cheerleader, Snowy, and Henrietta Snow.

It follows the title character and her friends from high school days to the 21st century. I didn't know what to think in the beginning, because of the strong sexual overtones, but these characters really grew on me. I miss them all!

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Friday, September 17, 2004 - 3:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
I love when you read a book and you just want to know what happens to these people afterwards. You just grow to love them.

Vee
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02-23-2004

Friday, September 17, 2004 - 3:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vee a private message Print Post    
Yes, and one watches them grow and experience life in a way that one recognizes. Snowy, the title character goes from 15 to 60 or so. I started off with a teenager and then she was my age and, now, she is older than I am...yes!

Apparently, RDM plans a fourth book...I just hope that I don't have to follow any of them to a nursing home or a grave!