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Vixeninvegas
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10-07-2002
| Friday, August 26, 2005 - 3:50 pm
Hi all ;) I love walking around B&N at lunch and picked up a book called "A Widow's Walk" by Marian Fontana. I haven't put it down since I bought it Wednesday - it’s an amazing true story that is making me feel very humble. The book is about her husband Dave who was a firefighter in NY and died in the 9/11 tragedy. Amazing Read. Amazing Man & Woman.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Saturday, August 27, 2005 - 2:05 am
I'm just finishing Desperation by Stephen King. Real page turner. I have to keep forcing myself to put it down and go do something else so I don't read it all in one day! LOL
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Mameblanche
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04-13-2005
| Sunday, August 28, 2005 - 10:25 pm
OMG... a new area for me to explore... this book section is fantastic! Other than tv and Scrabble and UPwords - another word-board game, I LOVE LOVE LOVE to read. (As a writer, it does come in handy - lol) Now here's my confession - I am NOT a literature reader... that's what those Classic Comics were for when I was growing up. Kinda like Coles Notes, but way easier and more fun. BUT every now and again, I do attempt to read something less fluffy than those delicious Nora Roberts Novels. And at the moment (I cannot believe the timing of discovering this thread today) I am reading the novel THE WAY THE CROW FLIES. Here's an excerpt from the Barnes and Noble site: "Anne-Marie MacDonald has officially been blessed by the Book Club phenomenon. With her first novel, Fall on Your Knees selected as Oprah's 45th selection, and her second, The Way the Crow Flies tapped for the Today show's Book Club, it's a safe bet that MacDonald's name is on the lips of book group members everywhere." Its a huge book and I am in the first quarter of it. Just started it a couple of days ago. I usually read fluff fast, but the 'literature' I tend to read in smaller bites, as they are more work. lol But that's not to say I'm not enjoying it, because, so far, I am. Although I found her previous novel Fall On Your Knees harder-going, but I felt compelled to finish it. It was a bizzare story, but thought provoking, at the same time. Sidenote: A few years ago I met actress/author MacDonald at the premiere of her show Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) which is a clever, humorous play she wrote, and which, for the first time, she was performing in, with a very talented cast. Probably rambling too much. 'Nuff said for now.
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Escapee
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06-15-2004
| Monday, August 29, 2005 - 9:50 am
I bought "the wedding" on Saturday night and had finished it by Sunday afternoon. Every husband should HAVE to read the wedding.
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Cablejockey
Member
12-27-2001
| Friday, September 02, 2005 - 1:13 pm
I've just finished You Got Nothing Coming by James Lerner. Fascinating true story of a middle aged man who goes to prison, and his experiences there. Like a guided tour of another world with its own language and customs. Very compelling. Here's a little review on it. http://www.allreaders.com/Topics/info_29220.asp?BSID=23839388
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Supergranny
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02-03-2005
| Wednesday, September 14, 2005 - 2:50 pm
I just finished "Sarah" by Orson Scott Card. I have always thought of him as science fiction writer but he has written this interesting book about the love of Sarah and Abraham. He has made them into real people with jealousies and faults but a strong connection to God. It is a good read.
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Marej
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09-20-2002
| Friday, September 16, 2005 - 11:14 am
I recently finished the 2 books by P.J. Tracy. "Monkeewrench" and "Live Bait" Mysteries. Very good.
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Kattatude
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04-28-2005
| Friday, September 16, 2005 - 12:36 pm
I just finished East of Eden. I don't know why it has taken me so long to read that book. I've never seen the movie, either, but am going to make an effort to do so. I'm now reading Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood. I DID see that movie. LOL
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Not1worry
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07-30-2002
| Friday, September 16, 2005 - 7:07 pm
Marej, be sure and check out Dead Run, which is the next P.J. Tracy book. It is really good, but very tense! I literally could not go to sleep until I finished it, then I couldn't sleep thinking about it! Another good tension thriller is "One Shot" by Lee Child. It's the latest in his series about Jack Reacher, and I highly recommend you start at the beginning. The books do stand alone, but there are some interesting details that make reading them in order more fun. A very interesting book I finished today was "Unspoken" by Angela Hunt. Fascinating questions it raises. What if we can teach animals to communicate, talk? What will they tell us and are we willing to listen? I'll be thinking about this one for a long time.
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Scout
Member
01-20-2005
| Friday, September 16, 2005 - 8:47 pm
Supergranny - I'm really into Orson Scott Card books right now. I really liked his "Lost Boys" (not the same story as the movie of the same name) and Treasure Box. He's really a diverse writer - hard core sci-fi, ghost story, historical fiction, etc. Right now I'm reading his book, "Pastwatch, the Redemption of Christopher Columbus". It's an interesting story of a futuristic group who want to go back in time to correct wrongs. I also have his book called "Stone Tables" about the lives of Moses and Aaron.
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Pepper
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09-02-2005
| Monday, September 19, 2005 - 9:16 pm
Right now I'm reading White House Nanny about childcare for the rich and famous in Washington DC, written by Barbara Klein. Rich people are so annoying!
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Supergranny
Member
02-03-2005
| Monday, September 19, 2005 - 10:03 pm
Thank you Scout. I am going to get that book "Stone Tables". I was fascinated about the way the everyday lives of biblical figures was portrayed in "Sarah".
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Mak1
Member
08-12-2002
| Tuesday, September 20, 2005 - 7:33 am
I've just started The Nanny Diaries. It also has annoying rich people. I'm not enjoying it yet, but I'm only in the second chapter. I highly recommend The Memory of Running by Ron McLarty, which I just finished. I find myself still thinking of it sometimes during the day. The characters were well-drawn, with a mixture of tragedy, comedy and hope.
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Mamie316
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07-08-2003
| Tuesday, September 20, 2005 - 7:51 am
The Memory Of Running was a very good book.
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Tashakinz
Member
11-13-2002
| Tuesday, September 20, 2005 - 10:53 am
Has anyone else read "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini? I've just started it and it's wonderfully written. I don't know where the story will go, but it starts in Afghanistan before the soviet invasion.
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Nutsy
Member
08-14-2001
| Thursday, September 22, 2005 - 12:03 pm
Tasha, I've just started it too. My s-i-l loaned it to me.
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Tashakinz
Member
11-13-2002
| Friday, September 23, 2005 - 8:43 am
I just finished it last night. Very solid effort for a first time novelist. Very dark subject material though. Definitely a tough read.
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Mameblanche
Member
04-13-2005
| Friday, September 23, 2005 - 9:04 am
I hate to admit this, but since my post on Aug.28, I am still slogging through THE WAY THE CROW FLIES by Anne-Marie MacDonald. It is so darned depressing and upsetting (that's why I usually read fluff to get away from that kind of stuff...) that I've been stalling, and reading it in chunks, and then avoiding it for days. My hubby says if its depressing, why keep reading. Well, she's an excellent writer, and its compelling. And haunting, even though its not a scary story per-se. I am thankfully in the last 5th of the book, so hopefully I'll be done by the beginning of next week or sooner if I can help it. After slogging through both her books, I will save myself the trouble, and not bother with any subsequent ones, no matter how many further awards she may garner.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Saturday, September 24, 2005 - 9:10 am
I thought I posted what I was reading now but maybe I didn't. Or maybe this really is the Twilight Zone. I'm reading Whatever Makes You Happy by Lisa Grunwald. It's about a writer writing a book about happiness and then wondering if she really has it in her life or knows what it is.
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Melfie1222
Member
07-29-2002
| Sunday, September 25, 2005 - 11:26 pm
I finished Life of Pi a little while back, loved it. Bits of it turn up in my dreams. Now I'm in the middle of Broken For You by Stephanie Kallos. Love it so far.
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Twiggyish
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08-14-2000
| Wednesday, September 28, 2005 - 6:42 pm
I just finished Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson. Dave (why I bought the book) adds his humor and Ridley his action to a fun and entertaining book. The book centers around Peter an orphan who ends up on a ship called, "Neverland".. Yes, it's about THAT Peter. It's a fast and fun read. There are pirates, a treasure, mermaids and a hero! Want something to take your imagination on a little adventure? I highly recommend this book!
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Scout
Member
01-20-2005
| Thursday, September 29, 2005 - 2:03 pm
Finished up two books by Orson Scott Card - I love the way he writes. The first, "Stone Tables" about Moses was good, but the second, "Saints" was even better. It was more of an epic - a "Rich Man, Poor Man" type of book, with some real Mormon founders added to the mix. Part fact, mostly fiction, it's one woman's story of early poverty and life beginning in England and ending up in Nauvoo in a relationship with Joseph Smith. It's really interesting how Card writes in so many different realms. I like his historical fiction just as much as his sci-fi stories. Also finished John Saul's new book, "Perfect Nightmare". I was a little disappointed in it because the plot has been done so many times before, but it was still pretty scary.
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Thursday, September 29, 2005 - 4:48 pm
A BREATH OF SNOW AND ASHES by Diana Gabaldon!!! I've waited FOUR years for this book!! Now it's here in all it's 980 page glory, and I'm going into hermitdom to read it this weekend! WOOOHHOOOOO!!!!
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Supergranny
Member
02-03-2005
| Thursday, September 29, 2005 - 6:31 pm
LOL Teach! That is how I feel when a new Stephanie Plum (Janet Evanovich) book comes out. Simply because I know I am going laugh and laugh til I cry. I also have every episode of John Cleese's "Fawlty Towers" on video cause I know I'm going to get some good belly laughs. One time I was watching with my daughter. I know every episode by heart and end up laughing before the punch line. I looked over at her and said "Don't you think that's funny?" "Yes" she answered, "But not as much as you do Mom."
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Melfie1222
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07-29-2002
| Saturday, October 01, 2005 - 11:34 pm
I finished Broken For You. I can see it being made into a Hallmark Hall of Fame movie, and I mean that in a good way. Quirky characters, twists in the story, flashbacks, history, a little bit of melodrama, they all sort of work together in the end. On to Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain.
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