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Kattatude
Member
04-28-2005
| Tuesday, October 24, 2006 - 7:18 am
Marysafan, sorry it took me so long to get back to this thread. I liked the book Sea Glass, but I wasn't real happy with the ending. Oh well, that happens a lot with me and books. lol. I love the atmosphere of Shreve's books and am on a Shreve reading tear! I'm reading the fourth one right now and have two more waiting. I've found that so far I like the books set in an earlier time period than the ones set in an up-to-date period. That's just me, though. I read A Wedding in December last week, and while it was set during the year following 9/11, it still had a bit of a story set back towards the turn of the 20th century. I will confess that that storyline was more interesting to me than the real story. LOL. I hope that makes sense. Mameblanche, I will definitely have to see if my local library has the new Binchy book. I really like her stories. I always want to curl up with a bowl of cream soup and warm crusty bread when I read her books.
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Marysafan
Member
08-07-2000
| Wednesday, October 25, 2006 - 8:37 am
I recently read "Durable Goods" by Elizabeth Berg. It is about a young army brat named Katie and her life on an Army base in Texas. It was a good story, but a very short read. Fortunately there are two more books with this young lady, so I'll be making a visit to local library to get the rest of the story. Last night I finished "Gardenias" by Faith Sullivan. It is the sequel to "The Cape Ann", which was one of favorite books of all time. It did not disappoint. It was every bit as good. It takes in San Diego during World War II. Again it's about a young girl living with her mother and her Aunt Betty in the "projects" of Pacific Beach. I will carry these characters with me for a long time. I am just starting "Blessings" by Anna Quinlen which comes highly recommended.
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Chewpito
Member
01-04-2004
| Wednesday, October 25, 2006 - 11:29 pm
Mary, I started listening to Blessings on disc, but grew weary of the way it was read, not very exciting and slow (to me anyway)..so I gave up on disc 3. Half of me regrets not finishing it because I do want to know what happened, if you say the book is better(then the audio) then maybe ill just give reading it a try instead... let me know.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Thursday, October 26, 2006 - 10:05 am
I didn't like Blessings that much either. I recieved and read For One More Day by Mitch Albom, yesterday. Keep a tissue handy for that one. I am now reading The Breakdown Lane by Jacquelyn Mitchard.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Thursday, October 26, 2006 - 11:08 pm
I've ordered Hugh Laurie's novel The Gun Seller, at my local megabookstore. It's supposed to be hilarious. Can't wait to get my mitts on it.
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Chewpito
Member
01-04-2004
| Friday, October 27, 2006 - 2:23 pm
somthing im reading right now... Bitter is the new Black..by Jen Lancaster...so far it couldnt be further from what I am all about, (a levi wearing,boot stomping country gal)...but im finding it quite funny... front page describes this as "confessions of a condescending egomaniacal, self-centered smart-ass or why you should never carry a prada bag to the unemployment office... Its a fun read.. Heck, I wouldnt know what a prada bag was if it hit me, but im laughing as I read it...
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Marysafan
Member
08-07-2000
| Saturday, October 28, 2006 - 8:05 am
Blessings. I'm not sure what to say. I don't want to give anything away. I liked it. A lot. But I can see where it might not be everyone's cup of tea. There was way to much attention given to the description of the estate. Apparently the author started to write the book about an estate, and I think that it detracted from the story about the characters. There were times when I thought that she had probably written the story and came up short...so she went back and added a whole bunch of unnecessary stuff. But I am patient, and was willing to go off with her when she meandered. (There was a significant amount of meandering). I was in no hurry. But I can see where less patient people would get frustrated. (I won't be recommending this for my highly impatient daughter.) I'll just say that I was deeply touched...and that I narrowly escaped the "fictional characters" lecture from hubby.
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Snee
Member
06-26-2001
| Saturday, October 28, 2006 - 4:23 pm
i just finished reading 'the thirteenth tale'. it is a bit lurid in parts but totally engrossing. ate it up in two sittings.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Saturday, October 28, 2006 - 4:32 pm
I've been wanting to get that one, Snee. Now, I will!
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Saturday, October 28, 2006 - 7:13 pm
I'm finding the second book in Nora Roberts Circle Trilogy even better than the first, and I highly enjoyed that one. LOL. More than halfway through it, then I have to get my mitts on the 3rd one.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Saturday, October 28, 2006 - 8:31 pm
I just finished reading Angels and Demons by Dan Brown and now I'm starting Priestess of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley. A&D was very good and I LOVED the other Avalon book I read years ago so I'm looking forward to this one.
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Marysafan
Member
08-07-2000
| Friday, November 03, 2006 - 8:12 am
I am currently reading "Night Fall" by Nelson Demille, and enjoying it immensely. The main character is John Corey who was the protagonist in "Plum Island" and "Lion's Den." I haven't read either of those yet, but have them on my bookshelf and will soon. I love this guy! He has this sense of humor that makes me laugh right out loud. I needed a total change of pace after "Blessings", and this has been a perfect match. It's about the crash of TWA 800, and takes place 5 years later. The official explanation of the cause of the crash hasn't sit well with some of the folks involved in the investigation, so they start doing some digging on their own. Not since "The Davinci Code" have the lines between fiction and non-fiction become so blurred. I spend half the time wondering, "Is this true? Or he is making this up?" It's a great read and highly entertaining.
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Mamapors
Member
07-29-2004
| Friday, November 03, 2006 - 8:17 am
And Nelson DeMille, my very favorite author, has a new book coming out Monday titled Wild Fire. I can't wait!!!
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Friday, November 03, 2006 - 10:48 am
90 Minutes in Heaven by Don Piper is an awesome, inspirational book for those of you who need that kind of book. It was ... I can't even tell you how much this book meant to me. It truly changed my perspective on how I view the thought of going to Heaven and how much I look forward to that time.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Friday, November 03, 2006 - 11:38 am
I got a call from the bookstore that the book The Gunseller by Hugh Lawrie (he plays Dr. House on tv) has arrived for me! Yay! Hope to nab it by tomorrow! I also hope that Nora Roberts 3rd and final book in the Circle Trilogy is now out and I can nab that too while I'm there. Last night I started reading Everyone Worth Knowing by Lauren Weisenberger. She wrote the Devil Wears Prada. Not connecting with the story much or her breezy, sarcastic, style of writing. But will probably finish it and then get on to some really good stuff. LOL.
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Friday, November 03, 2006 - 6:32 pm
According to a friend w/very "deep" connections, the line between fiction and non-fiction was almost non-existent in Nightfall -- especially the conclusion that the characters come to! I'm looking forward to Wild Fire as well - but I must say I enjoy Demille's earlier works even better than the John Corey series. They were more complex and seemed to have more twists.
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Supergranny
Member
02-03-2005
| Friday, November 03, 2006 - 7:31 pm
One day in the library an older gentleman came in returning Demille's book Charm School. He raved on and on again about what a great book it was. I learned later that he had a son MIA. Made me feel a warm spot for Demille that he could give that father some solace.
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Mamapors
Member
07-29-2004
| Friday, November 03, 2006 - 7:37 pm
I agree that early DeMille was the best. Charm School, The General's Daughter, and my all time favorite Gold Coast!! I am looking forward to Wild Fire.
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Beachcomber
Member
08-26-2003
| Monday, November 06, 2006 - 6:09 pm
John Jakes has a new book out "The Gods of Newport" about Newport RI and the golden age. I have ordered it and cannot wait since he is my favorite writer. Has anyone read the new novel by Charles Frazier named "Thirteen Moons - A Novel" - he also wrote Cold Mountain.
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Lycanthrope
Member
09-19-2002
| Thursday, November 09, 2006 - 10:31 am
You guys that like DeMille(as do I) will like John Sandford's new novel 'Dead Watch' and Eric Van Lustbader's 'The Testament'. Testament has the full endorsement of DeMille. And Sandford is just a great writer.
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Friday, November 10, 2006 - 12:38 pm
H E L P !!!!! I need to buy my grandmother some books for Christmas (doing my shopping now because I'll be in New Zealand for most of December). I need some recommendations, please -- it would be ever so much appreciated. She likes Nora Roberts -- and mysteries with romance. She is in her 80s and suffers from mild dementia, so she needs something relatively light and easy to read. Nothing too heavy. Can you provide me with some suggestions for authors -- and even specific books? thanks so much!
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Friday, November 10, 2006 - 12:42 pm
Barbara Michaels Jennifer Crusie Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plus series. Is she an animal lover? If so, she may enjoy Rita Mae Brown's Sneaky Pie mysteries. Mysteries that have older main characters are the Southern Sisters mysteries by Anne George and the Mrs. Pollifax series by Dorothy Gilman.
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Marysafan
Member
08-07-2000
| Friday, November 10, 2006 - 1:05 pm
I highly recommend "Welcome to the World Baby Girl" by Fannie Flagg. It's light reading, and has a mystery, some romance, a whole cast of likable characters, and humor. I'd also recommend "Shoot the Moon" by Billie Letts for the same reasons.
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Prisonerno6
Member
08-31-2002
| Friday, November 10, 2006 - 1:08 pm
Yankee, I love Nora Roberts' books. I also enjoy Jayne Ann Krentz for mysteries with romance. For something light and funny (but not so much mystery), try Katie MacAlister's contemporaries (The Corset Diaries and Men in Kilts are my two favorites).
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Friday, November 10, 2006 - 1:16 pm
Thank you all very much - I love this site!! thank you thank you thank you
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