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Kady
| Thursday, January 01, 2004 - 11:49 pm
I finished The Last Time They Met by Anita Shreve. It started slow but once I got into, it got good. Kinda suprised at the end. I started my Chick Lit book...Cofessions of a Shopholic. I must admit I am finding myself actually laughing aloud. Just the kind of book I needed today!! 
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Spygirl
| Thursday, January 01, 2004 - 11:56 pm
FYI, the paperback bookset of the LOTR trilogy and The Hobbit are currently on ebay for $9.95. I got the whole thing on "buy it now", including shipping for $14.90. The same set is at hastings for $30, so if you need the books, check out those auctions. Schedule-wise, it looks like we'll start a little club about 9 weeks from today for those interested in joining in. I watched Return of the King today, and since I made a decision to wait to read the books until after the last movie, I'm ready! Just have to get through teaching a difficult class in the next 8 weeks and I'll be ready
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Reiki
| Friday, January 02, 2004 - 12:38 am
I have set up a thread in the TVCH Book Club area in the Library - here: The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings book thread
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Grannie
| Friday, January 02, 2004 - 7:26 am
Ms. Eggie, were you able to finish reading Cold Mountain? Just wondering.............
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Sillycalimomma
| Friday, January 02, 2004 - 3:37 pm
My brother is on a search for at least The Hobbit if not the entire collection-original not revised editions. He has been on ebay all day and even books printed in 1968 show that they are revised. Does anyone know where we might locate an original of the hobbit?
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Reiki
| Friday, January 02, 2004 - 4:16 pm
Original Hobbit as in with the original Riddles in the Dark chapter? The Hobbit was originally published in 1937 in England by Allen and Unwin. The second edition was published in 1951. All editions of the Hobbit printed after the first edition of LOTR have the revised story of how Bilbo gets the ring. I think you would need to find one printed before 1954, which is when the Fellowship of the Ring was originally published in England. Houghton-Mifflin is the authorized American publisher. The first paperback version of the LOTRs published in 1965 was an unauthorized version.
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Egbok
| Friday, January 02, 2004 - 4:33 pm
Hi Grannie....nope, haven't finished Cold Mountain yet but I'm more than half way through. I was really hoping to finish it by this weekend so I could go see the movie but it doesn't look like it will be happening due to other stuff coming up. So I'll keep reading this great story which I am enjoying very much and maybe I'll see the movie the following weekend.
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Reiki
| Friday, January 02, 2004 - 4:43 pm
Upon further investigation, even the 1951 edition of the Hobbit has been revised as he was already at work on The Fellowship when the Hobbit was going to reprint and wanted to make the story of the ring consistent in both stories. Also, many of the revisions were of a typographical nature. Editors would "correct" Tolkien's spelling on words that he didn't want to be corrected. Or continuity errors would come to light that he wanted corrected.
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Reader234
| Friday, January 02, 2004 - 6:13 pm
Reiki, I had no idea!! Thanks for all that info, (Sailmarillion - we have a copy we bought in the '70s, but cant/havent gotten thru it - we're hoping maybe one of our ds's will take up the task!!,) GrannIE arent you RosIE now? or are you just making sure I'm paying attention? I'm easily confused you know!! BTW for The 5 people, dh cried when he read it so no way can I even think of reading it yet!! Reiki I'll be looking forward to your review on Jimmy Carter's book, I have a gift certificate to a bookstore... Meanwhile, no luck on finding a copy of the secret life of bees at the Goodwill!! I did however strike it rich in several other books!!
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Not1worry
| Friday, January 02, 2004 - 6:32 pm
Okay, how weepy is 5 people? I don't think I can handle anything too sad. My emotions are pretty close to the surface with DH gone. Doesn't take much to set off a crying jag for me. Maybe I should save it that book for a few more months.
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Mak1
| Friday, January 02, 2004 - 8:18 pm
Very weepy, Not1, plus one chapter takes place on a Vietnam war battlefield. You'd better save it for later.
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Not1worry
| Friday, January 02, 2004 - 8:56 pm
Nuff said, Mak! Thanks for the heads up, I really don't need another excuse to be weepy.
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Sillycalimomma
| Saturday, January 03, 2004 - 12:58 pm
Reiki-Thanks so much! I couldn't remember for the life of me where I had posted this question! Ha! I need another vacation!
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Mamie316
| Saturday, January 03, 2004 - 2:20 pm
Not1, don't read it yet! I cry very easily, I don't know about you, and at the end I was literally sobbing!
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Kimmo
| Monday, January 05, 2004 - 12:29 pm
I just read "Mr. Timothy" by Louis Bayard (great mystery and reflection on family ties, starring a 23-year old Tiny Tim), "Tragically I Was an Only Twin," a collection of writings by Peter Cook (various comedy sketches, articles and interviews, really funny)-- My two bookish Christmas presents (no Jacques Pepin )! In the European history realm, read Frederick Engels's "The Peasant War" (very interesting and straightforward, if punctuated by sudden, passionate outbursts about how horrible the bourgeoisie is), and now reading the excellent "The Reformation of the 16th Century," by Roland Bainton. Succinct and well-written, lays out all the church Reform groups (Anabaptists, Calvinists, Lutherans, et al) really well, as well as how the groups contributed to the success or failure of each other's efforts at Reformation. I don't think I'll be leaving the 16th century soon (most of DH's books are about 16th century Europe because that is when his progenitors emigrated to Canada)! Oh well.
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Kady
| Monday, January 05, 2004 - 1:58 pm
Egbok....and of course anyone else that read my post about overstock.com. I got my order today. It actually came in 4 different packages and I got 1 Saturday and the other 3 packages today. I placed the order on Saturday December 27th so I think it came in pretty quick. So remember if you order from them there is no tax and shipping is only $2.95 for the whole order. I got so many books to read now I don't know where to start!!! 
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Mamie316
| Monday, January 05, 2004 - 2:02 pm
I just got a delivery of 3 books, Curious Incident....Lost in a Good Book.....and We Need To Talk About Kevin. I'm glad I finally have the time to sit and read!
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Seamonkey
| Monday, January 05, 2004 - 3:02 pm
Mamie, I thought Curious Incident (of the dog in the night time, right??) was excellent.. good to look at life through the eyes of someone different.. in this case someone living with autism. I'll be interested in your opinion of We Need to Talk About Kevin.. that is still on my wish list. I reluctantly finished the Amy Tan memoirs and wow.. I loved it. Am now reading David Guterson's (he wrote Snow Falling on Cedars and other books) novel, Our Lady of the Forest so far so good. I'm very weepy today, so maybe I should read Five People.. and just go with it.
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Mamie316
| Monday, January 05, 2004 - 3:32 pm
Go for it!
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Lkunkel
| Monday, January 05, 2004 - 4:05 pm
I finished Key of Knowledge and Key of Valor last night. Tonight, assuming I don't stay up to work on the house, I'll resume Lucky You.
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Egbok
| Tuesday, January 06, 2004 - 11:59 am
Hey Kady, that was a quick turnaround! Enjoy your books...woo hoo! Last night I read for 3 hours and I'm down to the last chapter of Cold Mountain. This book has taken me places I've never gone before and I am not looking forward to finishing it tonight, but I will.
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Mamie316
| Tuesday, January 06, 2004 - 10:14 pm
I am almost 3/4 the way through Curious Incident...great book!
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Egbok
| Tuesday, January 06, 2004 - 10:31 pm
I just finished Cold Mountain. I enjoyed reading "new" words and phrases that I've never heard before when the characters would speak from their time period. I hope I just made some sense...lol. Now I'd like to try to see the movie version soon. Okay, time to pick up another book and start reading. I'll be back and let you know what I decided on... Enjoy reading everyone!
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Kady
| Tuesday, January 06, 2004 - 10:58 pm
I read the most disturbing book ever last night. It was A Child Called "It" by Dave Pelzer. It is based on the true story of his abuse as a child. He has two follow up books that I plan on ordering soon.
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Seamonkey
| Tuesday, January 06, 2004 - 11:04 pm
Yeah, Dave had a crazy childhood.. not the depths of some but he's certainly overcome much. I have read the first two, not the third.
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