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Cablejockey
Member
12-27-2001
| Sunday, April 03, 2005 - 4:34 pm
I've just finished "Like A Lampshade in a Whorehouse" by Phyliss Diller. It was interesting reading about her childhood, and her first marriage. I was surprised to learn she had 5 children, that she was born in 1917, and that her health has deterioted so much that she doesn't perform anymore. When I finished I felt sad for her, it doesn't sound as if she had a good relationship with her kids either. I was left with the feeling that a lot of the story was left unsaid.
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Jedisan
Member
01-11-2002
| Thursday, April 07, 2005 - 4:58 pm
Just finished Wicked today. I loved it - how original - getting geared up to see the show here in chgo in June! I am going to read G. Maguire's other books too! I literally am stopped on the street by strangers asking how I liked this book. (I actaully did that once, when I saw a girl on the train reading "Geek Love" - you just don'r see that everyday.)
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Scout
Member
01-20-2005
| Tuesday, April 19, 2005 - 11:17 am
I'm reading "Absent Friends" by S.J. Rozan It's very good so far - a different kind of thriller.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Thursday, April 21, 2005 - 8:03 am
I finished Everything She Thought She Wanted and I was very glad at how it all tied together in the end. Last night, I started Lucy Sullivan's Getting Married by Marian Keyes. I wanted to read something with some laughs in it and I just love her books for that.
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Mak1
Member
08-12-2002
| Thursday, April 21, 2005 - 9:07 am
Yesterday, I finished Olivia Joules and the Overactive Imagination by Helen Fielding, who wrote the Bridget Jones books. The heroine is British and humorous, so there are funny moments in the book, but it ends up being more of a suspense-filled spy thriller with interesting people and exciting locales. Last night, I started Ten Big Ones by Janet Evanovich. It must be almost time for the 11th Stephanie Plum to come out. I love reading these. It's like watching a soap opera. You can pick one up any time and get right back into the story.
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Monday, April 25, 2005 - 10:50 am
Mamie, here I am checking in on what you all are reading...very eclectic group! Everyone here puts me to shame as I am no longer the voracious reader I once was. I am currently reading a book about my own home town by a man whom I know...strange but fun! I'll tell you about it later once I have finished. Maybe I'll take a risk and post my review on Amazon. It won't be easy since I don't have glowing things to say, but still want to be encouraging. The poor writer often wallows in a pronoun pit making it difficult to know who is doing what. (Since he might be talking about me or someone I know, I'd really like to know! ) Just found this website this morning and thought it might be helpful for those deciding on a new book: http://www.readersread.com/excerpts/. Gotta run...have spent too much time online today reading first sentences. lol
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Calamity
Member
10-18-2001
| Monday, April 25, 2005 - 11:52 am
*Sigh* Those Jack Finney tales just really get to me! I tell you, short stories are an underappreciated art form. Anyway, my library just got in Broadway: The American Musical. It's the companion volume to the PBS series that I watched last year. I'm also going to re-read The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy because even though I saw a positively dire review for the upcoming movie, those commercials have got me feeling nostalgic. Or maybe it was those Finney stories, lol.
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Cablejockey
Member
12-27-2001
| Thursday, April 28, 2005 - 5:42 am
I'm reading Stiff by Mary Roach. It tells of the ways human cadavers have helped science and other areas of our culture. They tested the first guillotines, Army rifles in 1904, helped with new surgical procedures, and human decay research at the Body Farm in Tennessee. Although it may seem a gruesome subject, its written well and lightly, and is very informative.
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Jasper
Member
09-14-2000
| Friday, May 06, 2005 - 10:11 am
The Outlander by Diane Gabaldon
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Rvon
Member
12-11-2003
| Sunday, May 08, 2005 - 4:28 pm
The last book I read that I have not stopped talking about is The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud by Ben Sherman (I think that's his last name). So far, it is my favorite of the year.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Sunday, May 08, 2005 - 4:52 pm
Rvon, I really liked that one too!
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Scout
Member
01-20-2005
| Monday, May 09, 2005 - 11:03 am
Still waiting on some new books from Amazon, so I'm re-reading the last of my Rosamund Pilcher books - "September". Except for the cold, her descriptions of the Scottish landscapes and the people, make me wish I lived there.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Wednesday, May 11, 2005 - 9:23 am
I'm reading The Three Mrs. Parkers by Joan Medlicott and I am really enjoying it.
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Jen
Member
07-27-2003
| Wednesday, May 11, 2005 - 6:12 pm
I am just finishing Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons. I don't know if it has been mentioned here before, but I really like it! The pacing is good, the story unravels nicely, and you really can relate to the women. I know Lorna Landvik has a new book out. Has anyone read it?
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Wednesday, May 11, 2005 - 10:26 pm
I finished The Three Mrs. Parkers and really enjoyed it. It was a very quick read and exactly what I had wanted at the time. I am now reading A Lotus Grows In The Mud, Goldie Hawn's book.
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Thursday, May 12, 2005 - 12:03 am
Can I share (probably an unwanted opinion) about this thread? I have stopped in a couple of times, and find it unsatisfying, as this thread consists of members posting what they are reading, and a short blurb of opinion about each. I think what would be really helpful to other members here is another thread within this thread with a table consisting of a running tally: For example, on the horizontal axis: book titles under type of book (novel, sci fi, romance, etc) and then (on the vertical axis): of rating, comment, etc., who has read the book, recommendation score (A,B,C or stars or yes or no or check or none) sections, etc. I would be able to look there for a recommendation and find it easily. Right now, this thread feels like everyone galloping off on horses in different directions, throwing books down as markers for where they've been. Tough to find and follow! Not sure if anyone would want to take that on or not. But I'd think it would be fun to see it grow! (And lack of such a listing is one of the reasons I've found this thread unhelpful.) No offense meant, by the way. Just good criticism intended.
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Thursday, May 12, 2005 - 6:34 am
hp, we used to have a chart like that somewhere. i don't remember who did it. it was a great idea. i was just going to ask mamie to let me know how she liked goldie's book. if she bought it or got it from the library, and if she'd let me borrow it if she owned it when she was done.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Thursday, May 12, 2005 - 7:38 am
I did buy it and I would gladly let you borrow it when I finish Seamonkey did do a chart and it's still here somewhere I think but no one else has added anything to it.
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Egbok
Member
07-13-2000
| Thursday, May 12, 2005 - 10:13 pm
Seamonkey!! We need a chart in here....please??
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Friday, May 13, 2005 - 7:58 pm
I finished Goldie's book and it was very upbeat and spiritual, just what you would expect from her. Very sunny! I am now going to start A Good Yarn by Debbie Macomber which is a sequel to The Shop On Blossom Street.
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Scout
Member
01-20-2005
| Friday, May 13, 2005 - 8:20 pm
I started to buy The Shop on Blossom Street the other day. I guess it must have been pretty good since you're reading the sequel? I'll have to add it to my list.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Friday, May 13, 2005 - 8:33 pm
I ought to just ship you a bunch!
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Calamity
Member
10-18-2001
| Saturday, May 14, 2005 - 1:36 pm
Herckleperckle: Here's a link to the "Books We've Read" thread. It's similar to the table you requested although there aren't any ratings. But if a reader's name is in red ink, that means she/he really recommends the book. Since for me a book's subject matter factors a whole lot into whether I'd be interested in reading it, a table of just titles & ratings isn't as useful to me as are the mini reviews some folks post here. I still treasure the book about books that I got as a kid (it was was in my Easter basket). Its lists and reviews introduced me to many wonderful (and some not-so-wonderful) stories and authors. But for those who just want to find great books, of any genre, I'm sure the table would be much appreciated.
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Cablejockey
Member
12-27-2001
| Wednesday, May 18, 2005 - 7:03 am
I've finished American Gods by Neil Gaiman. Very readable, part horror, part adventure story.
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Calamity
Member
10-18-2001
| Wednesday, May 18, 2005 - 1:47 pm
Cablejockey: I thought AG was very good! Actually, I just like Neil Gaiman's writing - it's the only thing that gets me through the creepy parts. But I'm still disturbed by sections of that book.
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