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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Thursday, September 13, 2007 - 9:47 am
Lori, I have that one in my TBR pile and most of the people in my online book group, loved it. They also loved her last book though and I found that to be lacking. I have the feeling I'll be feeling the same way as you.
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Jasper
Member
09-14-2000
| Thursday, September 13, 2007 - 7:14 pm
Teachmichigan - I am 400 pages into A Breath of Snow and Ashes it was well worth the wait so far.
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Thursday, September 13, 2007 - 9:00 pm
WOOHOO! Glad you're enjoying it. I'm listening to Outlander again (4th time), and it's been a lot of fun to compare the "new" Jamie and Claire w/the "older" couple in ABOSAA that I just finished.
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Knightpatti
Member
12-06-2001
| Saturday, September 15, 2007 - 8:31 pm
Finished Kite Runner. Great book, but a sad story. I am anxious to see the movie.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Sunday, September 16, 2007 - 4:45 pm
Knightpatti, in sort of the same vein, I highly recommend 'A Fine Balance'. The best book I've ever read.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Monday, September 17, 2007 - 3:30 pm
I'm reading Letter From Point Clear by Richard MacFarland
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Uncle_ricky
Member
07-02-2007
| Monday, September 17, 2007 - 9:08 pm
Sabbath's Theater by Philip Roth -- complex and really long. Yummy!
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Cablejockey
Member
12-27-2001
| Tuesday, September 18, 2007 - 5:25 am
I'm reading Jim Morrison: Life Death Legend by Stephen Davis. It's quite a tale of a talented, complicated man who was not very nice to be around. He cut off all contact from his parents and siblings when he was 21 and never spoke to them again. He used his friends for money, shelter, and meals when he needed to, then ignored them. He used huge amounts of drugs and alcohol, passed out while urinating on the street,ran thru the streets of Los Angelos dodging cars or balanced from high rise balcony rails---its a wonder he didnt die years before he did. yet he would insist that the Doors divide all the profits four ways equally and when other record labels expressed interest in him, he refused to dump the band and go solo. I think he must have had undiagnosed mental illness, that went back onto his life. Fascinating story nontheless.
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Lycanthrope
Member
09-19-2002
| Tuesday, September 18, 2007 - 9:08 pm
Dexter In The Dark just arrived on my doorstep. It will be finished in a few days.
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Supergranny
Member
02-03-2005
| Wednesday, September 19, 2007 - 11:21 am
Just finished Quickie by James Patterson. It is a good beach book. Nothing deep and symbolic but fun to read.
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Beckie03
Member
07-05-2007
| Wednesday, September 19, 2007 - 11:47 am
The Greatest Story Ever Told: From Katrina to 9/11 by Frank Rich Really interesting...would recommend it to Democrats
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Libshea
Member
08-31-2006
| Thursday, September 20, 2007 - 6:00 pm
Currently reading Water Like A Stone, Deborah Crombie's latest whodunit. Her books are all above average and easy, quick reads.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Thursday, September 20, 2007 - 6:28 pm
Agnes and the Hitman by Jennifer Crusie and Bob Mayer. Really cutely written.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Friday, September 21, 2007 - 11:20 am
Life On The Refrigerator Door by Alice Kuipers. I picked it up this morning and through tears, have finished it. It's told in a series of notes between a mother and her 15 year old daughter that are left on the refrigerator door. The mother is diagnosed with breast cancer and the notes change in their complexity. Very touching.
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Uncle_ricky
Member
07-02-2007
| Saturday, September 22, 2007 - 1:19 am
Beckie -- The title is actually The Greatest Story Ever Sold: The Decline and Fall of Truth from 9/11 to Katrina.
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Spunky
Member
10-08-2001
| Saturday, September 22, 2007 - 9:14 am
After The God Delusion am now reading God is not Great... wow, I already have my own opinion but it's nice to read so many points of view. I am a humanist but I respect religion. These two authors don't.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Saturday, September 22, 2007 - 11:34 am
Harvesting The Heart by Jodi Picoult
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Beckie03
Member
07-05-2007
| Saturday, September 22, 2007 - 12:38 pm
Oh...sorry...going off of memory, ricky...that's for clearing that up 
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Saturday, September 22, 2007 - 12:54 pm
Just finished Susan Wiggs first 3 books in the series of The Lighthouse Chronicles. (There's another one coming out in February and I'm looking forward to it.) I also have about 3 more of her books to read later. Currently I just started Outlander by Diana Gabaldon, cuz I wanted a change of literary pace.
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Supergranny
Member
02-03-2005
| Saturday, September 22, 2007 - 2:52 pm
I just laid down Still Summer by Jacquelyn Mitchard. Mamie you were right! Good book even if it made my eyes water and my heart pound in parts. Now starting Stolen In The Night by Patricia Macdonald. It looks like the same genre and I should have done a good old fashioned mystery in between. I will be calling my daughters and telling them to take good care of my grandchildren!
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Rvon
Member
12-11-2003
| Saturday, September 22, 2007 - 6:00 pm
Ophiliasgrandma, I read A Fine Balance a few years ago and it is still one of the most memorable books I have read. It is not a "feel good" book by any means, but certainly an eye-opener about life in India. An exceptional read, IMHO.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Saturday, September 22, 2007 - 6:04 pm
Supergranny, I'm glad that you enjoyed it. It sure was very suspenseful in various parts.
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Knightpatti
Member
12-06-2001
| Saturday, September 22, 2007 - 8:36 pm
Who is the author to A Fine Balance? May make a trip to Barnes and Nobles tomorrow.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Saturday, September 22, 2007 - 8:37 pm
Knightpatti - Rohinton Mistry wrote A Fine Balance.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Sunday, September 23, 2007 - 6:30 pm
Oh, goody, KP, let us know what you think of it. I've real all of Mistry's books and have enjoyed them all, but A Fine Balance is the best of the bunch.
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