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Sugar
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08-15-2000
| Friday, May 25, 2007 - 9:32 pm
Escapee I agree about Lovely Bones. I had recently left the book business when it was a hit. I was quite surprised it was such a big seller. Very over rated. I recently read it was going to be a movie...boring.
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Kattatude
Member
04-28-2005
| Saturday, May 26, 2007 - 4:48 am
I'm just about finished with Maeve Binchy's Whitehorn Woods. Nothing earthshaking, but like all her books, a nice relaxing read. Up next for me is Body Surfing by Anita Shreve.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Saturday, May 26, 2007 - 9:32 am
I was disappointed in Whitethorn Woods. It started out well for me but then there were just two many characters.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Monday, May 28, 2007 - 6:43 pm
The New Yorkers was a big bore. Read Peach Cobbler Murder by Joanne Fluke. Those are always fun. Just finished a wonderful book titled How To Be Lost by Amanda Eyre Ward. It's about a lost child and what happens to everyone afterwards and beyond. I highly recommend it.
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Supergranny
Member
02-03-2005
| Tuesday, May 29, 2007 - 9:56 pm
I'm listening to the audio Whitethorn Woods and I'm loving it. There are several readers and that makes it very enjoyable.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Wednesday, May 30, 2007 - 7:22 am
I could see how maybe the audio version would be more entertaining, especially with all the accents. I'm reading Dark Tort by Diane Mott Davidson. I've finally gotten all caught up with this series.
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Jhonise
Member
07-10-2003
| Wednesday, May 30, 2007 - 2:30 pm
Sleeping with Strangers by Eric Jerome Dickey
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Beachcomber
Member
08-26-2003
| Wednesday, May 30, 2007 - 3:22 pm
I just finished Mango Sunsets (new book) by Dorothea Benton Frank and it was a great beach read. Also read Ms. Julia Strikes Back by Ann Ross and it was much better than the last Ms. Julia book. I love the hilarious situations that she gets herself into!
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Wednesday, May 30, 2007 - 4:14 pm
Jhonise how is that? I was just looking at it yesterday on Amazon.
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Marysafan
Member
08-07-2000
| Thursday, May 31, 2007 - 2:04 pm
Man! I haven't visited this thread in forever! I just finished "Ordinary Life" by Elizabeth Berg. There are times when the right book comes along at the right time. This was one of those. Thank you Lori! Well I'm offering up thanks, I suppose I should be thanking my sister-in-law for not doing what she promised she would do. She was supposed to take my recently deceased father-in-law's clothing to the Goodwill store, but 10 weeks later, that job was still not done. We were in the process of transforming the back bedroom from this horrible shade of dark orchid (My apologies to all fans of dark orchid bedrooms) to a much more cheerful bright yellow. However, our paint selection turned out to look more like the color of egg yolk on freshly fried eggs, so it was back to Menard's for a lighter shade...(think banana cream pie). Being that Menard's is close to the Goodwill Store, we decided that we would take the clothing because we were going that way anyway. After dropping off the clothing, hubby asked if I wanted to go inside the store. I quickly replied, "Of course!", before he had a chance to change his mind...then added, "Because I just don't have enough books!" (For those of you that don't know, this could be one of the gross exaggerations of the century. I practically have my own personal library.) Inside the store, I was pleased to find a couple of the newer hardcover Maeve Binchey's that I have hoping to find, one of which was on sale for 99 cents! And then I hit the jackpot! There on the shelf, tagged with a green sticker was the new Nelson De Mille "Wildfire"! I grabbed it right away, not minding the $6.99 price tag. This was my lucky day! Then I happened to see the sign that said, "All green stickers half off!" I tell you it was like hitting the lottery! It made my whole day! And turned out to be quite the great fortune because I had it with me on the trip home, when I needed something to kill some time and keep my mind off the mechanical problems confronting us on I-35 during torrential downpours. But that's a whole other story that I am just too exhausted to go into right now! But the good news is that I am about 160 pages into "Wildfire" and enjoying tremendously! OH! And we made it back to the farmhouse a bit worse for the wear...but back home again...finally!
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Thursday, May 31, 2007 - 3:09 pm
I'm reading Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See. I'm having a problem trying to read through the chapter on foot binding.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Saturday, June 02, 2007 - 5:59 pm
Finished Snow Flower and the Secret Fan. Beautifully written novel. This morning, I picked up The Department Of Lost & Found by Allison Winn Scotch. I finished it this afternoon! Absolutely loved it! It follows a young woman through her treatment for breast cancer and her path to finding out what she really wants in life.
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Jhonise
Member
07-10-2003
| Monday, June 04, 2007 - 6:01 am
Mocha, it started off slow, but at around page 99 it gets really good takes off from there.
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Lurkin
Member
02-15-2002
| Saturday, June 09, 2007 - 6:02 pm
I have been Lurkin (apt name) on here for a while and gotten some great books from you all, thanks The list compulation is great. I have been reading a series by Curtiss Ann Matlock. They are really sweet books. About characters in a small town in the midwest. Thought I would pass it on Also a Susan Elizabeth Phillips fan. I like fun light hearted reads in the summer and heavy duty stuff in the winter by the fire
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Saturday, June 09, 2007 - 10:29 pm
Lurkin, love both of those authors. They really are uplifting reads and lots of fun. I just finished reading The Kite Runner. What an amazingly heart-wrenching novel. Wonderfully written and just amazing! I had to get up and get a Kleenex at many parts of this book.
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Westtexan
Member
07-16-2004
| Sunday, June 10, 2007 - 11:52 am
I just finished reading Water for Elephants and really enjoyed it! Excellent writing. Great historical piece about a depression era traveling circus. The book also is set in modern time nursing home and while my grandmother was recently living in one as well, this part of the story I found quite touching.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Sunday, June 10, 2007 - 1:11 pm
Water for Elephants is an excellent book! I am now reading Khaled Hosseini's second book, A Thousand Splendid Suns.
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Sunday, June 10, 2007 - 2:26 pm
I'm reading "light" now that school is out. Just finished Laurie Notaro's We Thought You Would Be Prettier and am working on finishing up Andrew Greeley's Irish Linen. I'm re-reading all my AP books this summer (gotta' finish annotating some of them), but I'm also going to attack the stack of books on the nightstand. I think I've things like "Son of a Witch," "Flyboys," "Where Have All the Leaders Gone," "Art of Happiness," and a few Robert Ludlum in there. WOOHOO for summer reading!
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Beckyann675
Member
01-06-2006
| Monday, June 11, 2007 - 8:10 pm
Marysafan, I was just going to come in here and recommend Elizabeth Berg. She is an amazing writer with a voice that just reaches out to her readers. I love her. I recommend "Open House" by her. I am getting ready to read "Talk Before Sleep"
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Monday, June 11, 2007 - 9:06 pm
I spent a year avoiding 'Wicked - The life and times of the wicked witch of the west'... but was desperate for some fresh reading material and succumbed. It took forever to get into it, but it wasn't quite as awful as I expected. Definitely not my cup of tea tho.
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Wink
Member
10-06-2000
| Tuesday, June 12, 2007 - 9:39 am
Mamie I just finished Kite Runner as well and ditto on the kleenex. What a beautifully crafted story. I'm looking forward to A Thousand Splendid Suns.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Tuesday, June 12, 2007 - 9:48 am
Wink, have the kleenex ready for that one too.
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Supergranny
Member
02-03-2005
| Tuesday, June 12, 2007 - 10:21 am
I am reading The Refuge a Maxie and Stretch mystery by Sue Henry. Maxie is a widowed senior with a home in Alaska for summer and the winters she travels the lower states in her Winnie Minnie with her doxie Stretch. This book she goes to Hawaii to help a friend move back to Alaska and is immediately plunged into a mystery. I always enjoy Sue Henry's descriptive narratives and Hawaii comes alive in her writing. For a delightful read I recommend it highly.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Tuesday, June 12, 2007 - 10:29 am
I'm reading Life's A Beach by Claire Cook. I wanted to go lighter after reading two very heavy books.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Thursday, June 14, 2007 - 12:38 pm
Life's a Beach was a fun, cute getaway. I am now reading Three Junes by Julia Glass, and though it is beautifully written, I'm having a hard time getting into it. Hope it picks up soon.
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