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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Friday, June 18, 2004 - 1:17 pm
Good to know because I just ordered that one!
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Saturday, June 19, 2004 - 3:31 pm
Beginner's Luck is a FIND! I'm half way through and keep picking it up, then wanting to go slow.. But based on the firsr half, I recommend this novel and plan to check out her other writing as well.
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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Saturday, June 19, 2004 - 4:54 pm
I ended up starting Greg Palast's The Best Democracy Money Can Buy: The Truth About Corporate Cons, Globalization, and High-Finance Fraudsters today on the bus. I have the revised American edition. It's a pretty scary book. If even half of what's written is true, geez.
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Monday, June 21, 2004 - 5:04 am
Finished Beginner's Luck and I hesitate to compare, but I think I love the characters almost as much as the ones in SLOB.. and that is really saying something.. a reveiw compared it to Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistlestop Cafe and I can see that too.. Next starting Louise Erdrich's The Bingo Palace).
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Friday, June 25, 2004 - 12:45 pm
Finished that book and now staring on Dick Pound's Inside the Olympics: A Behind-the-Scnenes look at the Politics, the Scandals, and the Glory of the Games. Seemed timely...
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Marysafan
Member
08-07-2000
| Friday, June 25, 2004 - 1:36 pm
Sounds VERY interesting Sea....let me know how it goes...I have an extensive collection of books on the Olympics and this sounds like something right up my alley.
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Friday, June 25, 2004 - 2:04 pm
If you come to Mystic, I'll give it to you.
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Friday, June 25, 2004 - 6:09 pm
I'm coming to Mystic! Bring me books, Seamonkey! I have an Elizabeth Peters and a Kathy Reichs book that I am taking to the beach with me next week. Can't remember the title of either of them! Also taking the LOTR series, since I never got it together for the book club and I reallyreallyreally want to read them!
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Friday, June 25, 2004 - 7:36 pm
I don't think they ever started LOTR.. I bought them and read The Hobbit.. oh well.. Hermi, I will bring you a book to Mystic..
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Friday, June 25, 2004 - 8:08 pm
I am almost finished with Sam's Letters To Jennifer by James Patterson.
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Friday, June 25, 2004 - 8:26 pm
WOOHOO...just got The Bronze Horseman at BN for $2.50...HARDCOVER! That's less than 10% of original price! I've heard wonderful things about it, but first I've got to finish The Weight of Water by Anita Shreve. Shouldn't take more than a day or so. Any advice on The Mists of Avalon? I've got that one and Anna Karenina to read this summer along with TBH. Where do I start??
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Jen
Member
07-27-2003
| Friday, June 25, 2004 - 9:12 pm
How is Sam's Letters to Jennifer? What is the basic plot? Is it worthwhile? I used to love James Patterson. Thanks!
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Friday, June 25, 2004 - 9:26 pm
Did you read Suzanne's Diary For Nicholas? It's in that same vein. Jennifer goes to her grandmother's side when she lapses into a coma and finds a stack of letters that Grandma Sam has written for her about her life. It's quite good and a very fast read.
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Jen
Member
07-27-2003
| Saturday, June 26, 2004 - 9:25 am
Nope, I didn't read that one either. Sounds good. I think I will check them both out of the library! Thanks.
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Saturday, June 26, 2004 - 10:59 am
Teach, I'd suggest starting on page one ..
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Saturday, June 26, 2004 - 5:41 pm
LOL!! Yup, got that covered. Now...which book??? Bronze? Avalon? Anna? Grrrr...worst part about summer...picking priorities! LOL
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Saturday, June 26, 2004 - 7:35 pm
I am reading The Lost Girls by Laurie Fox. It's about the generations of Darling women starting from Wendy Darling. Are they delusional or do they really possess the magic to fly with Peter Pan? Great writing so far.
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Sunday, June 27, 2004 - 6:14 pm
I've got that one too for the summer Mamie! Glad to hear it's a fun read.
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Sunday, June 27, 2004 - 6:15 pm
Oops...meant to also say, I went w/ Bronze Horseman....and it's WONDERFUL! I'm only 140 pages in, but it's set in Russia during WWII...when Germany is invading. Excellent so far (and gets your interest right from the first page!)
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Prisonerno6
Member
08-31-2002
| Tuesday, June 29, 2004 - 6:12 am
I didn't exactly read them (listened to them on my PocketPC) but I recommend the two Books Dan Hecht has written in the Cree Black series, City of Masks and Land of Echoes. Cree Black is a degreed psychologist who specializes in parapsychology. Her partner is an engineer who tried to find scientific explanations for the phenomenon they observe. I slightly preferred City of Masks because it is set in New Orleans, a city I was preparing to visit when I listened to it. Land of Echoes is set on an Indian reservation. Both were non-stop listens, though, and I highly recommend either one.
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Mak1
Member
08-12-2002
| Tuesday, June 29, 2004 - 7:29 am
I'm reading The Trick of It by Michael Frayn. It's funny so far. The story is told via the main character's letters to his oldest friend. It's a quick read.
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Not1worry
Member
07-30-2002
| Tuesday, June 29, 2004 - 4:29 pm
I was reading People magazine (something I'm not proud of) and they had a "where are they now" thing on Shannon Faulkner, the young woman who fought to get into the all-male Citadel in SC. I thought it was interesting that Citadel alum and author Pat Conroy paid for Shannon's college education after she left the Citadel. Apparently he felt that the Citadel handled it all wrong and wanted to do something to make up for it. I know it doesn't really go with the "What Are You Reading" thread, but I didn't know where else to mention it. Pat Conroy is a great writer, so it caught my interest.
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Tuesday, June 29, 2004 - 8:10 pm
Works for me, Not1.. I've been known to indulge in a People magazine ..
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Tuesday, June 29, 2004 - 8:45 pm
I've also been known to indulge in a People magazine...about once a week
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Tuesday, June 29, 2004 - 9:11 pm
Hee.. actually I used to subscribe to it Nowadays I usually snag one if I"m flying somewhere, at least..
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