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Mamie316
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07-08-2003
| Friday, August 22, 2008 - 7:28 am
I'm reading The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. It's written in letters to and from a writer named Juliet. Very good so far.
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Libshea
Member
08-31-2006
| Friday, August 22, 2008 - 3:44 pm
The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry. It was touted as a can't put down kind of book but I wouldn't give it that much credit. It is about a 99+ year old women in a mental hospital in Ireland being evaluated by one of the doctors who ends up doing research on her background. Good, but not great. I had just recently read a similiar type story, The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox (written by an Irish woman!) about Esme, a Scottish woman who was wrongly locked up in a mental hospital, and released after 50 or 60 some odd years to a neice that didn't even know her aunt existed. IT was a can't put down kinda book. One of my favorites this year. My book club loved it, too.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Friday, August 22, 2008 - 8:19 pm
Just bought the last 2 Twilight books in the series. So now I have all 4 and am about 2/3 through the 2nd one. I am surprised at how much I am enjoying it, as I am not one for creepy stuff. Since it's only mildly creepy it's fun for me.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Saturday, August 23, 2008 - 10:21 am
Libshea, I enjoyed Esme Lennox as well. I'll have to check out Secret Scripture.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Saturday, August 23, 2008 - 8:19 pm
This Charming Man by Marian Keyes
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Libshea
Member
08-31-2006
| Sunday, August 24, 2008 - 1:50 pm
Just started reading Water For Elephants by Sara Gruen and am loving it.
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Mak1
Member
08-12-2002
| Sunday, August 24, 2008 - 3:00 pm
Libshea, I finished it recently and just loved it.
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Libshea
Member
08-31-2006
| Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 11:06 am
George Pelecanos' latest -- The Turnaround. He's a pretty good crime writer. All of his books are set or connected to Washington D.C. He is a great lover of rock and roll and jazz music, and he weaves that into every story. I have read all of his books, and I would say my favorite was the Night Gardener. I started reading him because he was a contributing writer to the HBO series the Wire.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 11:32 am
I finished This Charming Man. It was different. I had a hard time with the way that she had one of the girls' speak, I'm not sure if it was supposed to be some kind of shorthand but eventually, she became my favorite. I'm now reading Without A Backward Glance by Kate Vietch.
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Marysafan
Member
08-07-2000
| Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 1:14 pm
Currently reading "OH My Stars" by Lorna Landvik.
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Calamity
Member
10-18-2001
| Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 2:31 pm
It's been a bit of a slog but as of last night I've made it up to page 500 (good grief) of New Dawn. If things stay the same, then I think Jacob should thank his lucky stars because he'll have dodged a bullet - a thoughtless, needy, childish, narcissistic bullet.
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Supergranny
Member
02-03-2005
| Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 2:46 pm
I just finished Eclipse and thought I just can't face New Dawn yet so I started Classic Crime Stories. Sure enough the first story by Ruth Rendell has a guy who thinks he is a werewolf. The young'uns will all be here over Labor Day and wanting to talk about the books too...oh well I can discuss the first three in the series.
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Calamity
Member
10-18-2001
| Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 3:07 pm
Oops, that should be New Moon!
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Crzndeb
Member
07-26-2004
| Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 6:07 pm
SG, New Moon is second in the series and then Eclipse. I read both Twilight and New Moon in the last 4 days and had to run to Target this afternoon to get Eclipse and Breaking Dawn. I kept having to go look at the cast for the movie Twilight to see who was playing who...LOL!
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Crzndeb
Member
07-26-2004
| Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 6:29 pm
SG....Wait, Now that I think about it, you probably meant Breaking Dawn. Scratch that previous post...LOL!
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Supergranny
Member
02-03-2005
| Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 6:30 pm
Your right! I have read the first 3 and have Breaking Dawn to go. I wish I could get up the enthusiasm that everyone else has about this series. It's like custard...I just don't like custard and then I will see others really enjoying the stuff so I try it again and it's still yuck!! This is why there are so many different authors, something for each of us lol.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 6:44 pm
I enjoyed the first and third books the most. My daughter was reading some excerpts online from her new book which will be told through Edward's eyes.
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Nickovtyme
Member
07-29-2004
| Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 7:20 pm
You can read the first chapter of Stephanie Meyer - Midnight Sun As told from Edward's perspective.
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 8:31 pm
I've read all four. I didn't like a big chunk of Breaking Dawn, but ... yeah. And I really dislike the person they have cast to be Edward in the Twilight movie. He doesn't fit. Bella fits, he doesn't. Sort of turns me off of the movie.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 8:59 pm
I like the actor playing Edward. I see it and I see the actress who plays Bella. It will be interesting to see how it turns out.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 10:01 pm
Thanks Nick! I am so thrilled I got to discover and read about Midnight Sun, after reading the first chapter, I can't wait til it comes out! Although it does need some serious editing, which the author admits herself - that it's just a draft. And I just bought her newest book 'HOST' tonight.
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Hussy
Member
08-06-2004
| Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 10:11 pm
I couldn't find anything to read the other day at the library so I found an older james patterson book. The Lake House. Today I went to another library and thought i had found another book with the same characters. After reading a few chapters I was confused. So I did some internet searching and found he had reworked a character from The Lake House into a series about bird children. I just thought it was confusing as hell and I love James Patterson normally...
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Supergranny
Member
02-03-2005
| Thursday, August 28, 2008 - 10:03 am
I have the first 3 from Nevada Barr's Anna Pigeon series. In each book she plays a park ranger and works in all the National Parks. Plus they are mysteries. Sounds like they are right up my alley and I am excited to start. Track of the Cat is first.
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Thursday, August 28, 2008 - 10:38 am
I've ordered the first three books in the Masters of Time series by Brenda Joyce. The excerpts I read sounded pretty good. Has anyone else read these? The titles are Dark Seduction, Dark Rival, and Dark Embrace
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Prisonerno6
Member
08-31-2002
| Thursday, August 28, 2008 - 12:39 pm
Supergranny, I've listened to the Anna Pigeon books from Audible.com, and I really enjoyed them.
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