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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Tuesday, July 31, 2007 - 8:49 am
I am reading "The Lawless" By John Jakes.
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Supergranny
Member
02-03-2005
| Tuesday, July 31, 2007 - 12:58 pm
I just finished this book and wish I belonged to a book club that discussed it. On one hand this woman is trying to justify why it is good to live under their strictures but then wants to beable to choose their own husbands for love. Very interesting read and great insight into the Saudi's customs. Girls of Riyadh by Rajaa Abdullah Alsanea A bold new voice from Saudi Arabia spins a fascinating tale of four young women attempting to navigate the narrow straits between love, desire, fulfillment, and Islamic tradition. In her debut novel Rajaa Alsanea reveals the social, romantic, and sexual tribulations of four young women from the elite classes of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Originally released in Arabic in 2005, it was immediately banned in Saudi Arabia because of the controversial and inflammatory content, while black-market copies of the novel were widely circulated. The daring originality of GIRLS OF RIYADH continues to create a firestorm all over the Arab world, and the excitement has spread far beyond the Middle East-to date, rights to this novel have already been sold in eleven countries
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Saturday, August 04, 2007 - 9:40 pm
Read a few good books this week. The first was, The Rest Of Her Life by Laura Moriarty. It was about the after-effects of a teenager hitting and killing another girl in a tragic car accident. Very good even when I wanted to yell at her mom. I also read The Gatecrasher by Madeleine Wickham (aka Sophie Kinsella). It was a lot of fun. I am now reading Past Perfect by Susan Isaacs. I usually love her books so I'm hoping this is no exception.
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Dolphinschild
Member
06-22-2006
| Saturday, August 04, 2007 - 10:42 pm
I'm reading Harry Potter book 1. I am half done. 
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Marysafan
Member
08-07-2000
| Sunday, August 05, 2007 - 7:20 am
I read two books on my latest sojourn to the north. The first was "A Girl Named Zippy". I loved, loved loved Zippy. The second was a book leant by a new neighbor and long time friend of the family. After looking over the books in my bookcases that I had just finished filling, she thought it would be right up my alley...and it was. I couldn't put it down. Oh well...it was hot and I wasn't going to get much work done anyway...besides I needed a break. The book was "The Touch" by Collen McCollough, who wrote the "The Thornbirds."
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Sunday, August 05, 2007 - 10:17 am
Mary, I loved Zippy as well. I didn't care to much for the follow up book though, She Got Up Off The Couch.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Tuesday, August 07, 2007 - 11:30 am
Fanged & Fabulous by Michelle Rowen
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Tuesday, August 07, 2007 - 11:46 am
The Americans By John Jakes.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Tuesday, August 07, 2007 - 11:49 am
I am reading a wonderful novel. It's so beautifully written, so descriptive in it's telling. It's called Bride Island by Alexandra Enders.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Tuesday, August 14, 2007 - 4:03 pm
Still on final Harry Potter. I'm trying to make it last. Started the day it came out and now have about a quarter of the book left...sob!
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Tuesday, August 21, 2007 - 7:48 am
Ain't Gonna Be The Same Fool Twice by April Sinclair
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Tuesday, August 21, 2007 - 8:00 am
I just finished reading The Other Mother by Gwendolen Gross. Started out really interesting, following the dynamics between neighbors, one a stay-at-home mom and one a working mom. But it veered off into some strangeness with dead animals on the doorstep and ended with the WTC tragedy. I wouldn't recommend this one. I also read The Way Life Should Be by Christina Baker Kline. Loved it! It seems that lately I've been reading books where the heroine of the story ends up in Maine at some beach house. (I know you'll love that Vee.)
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Wednesday, August 22, 2007 - 2:08 pm
Picked up Pieces Of My Sister's Life by Elizabeth Joy Arnold yesterday and finished it today. Wow! You run the gamut of emotions with this one. Wonderful book and I look forward to many more by her. I am now going to start reading Swim To Me by Betsy Carter. I read her first book, The Orange Blossom Special last year and truly enjoyed it so I have high hopes for this one as well.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Saturday, August 25, 2007 - 8:10 am
The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Sunday, August 26, 2007 - 10:15 am
Mame, I read TOBG several months ago. I am eagerly awaiting the movie.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Sunday, August 26, 2007 - 10:28 am
I'm reading The Secret Of Lost Things by Sheridan Hay. It's about finding a missing Melville manuscript and the cast of characters in a little book store that include a young girl from Australia, an albino and a transsexual mother figure.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Sunday, August 26, 2007 - 10:18 pm
OG - I know what you mean about anticipating a film after reading a book... I read the Nanny Diaries, and even though it didn't rock my world, I'm thrilled the movie has opened and I'm hoping to catch it. As for TOBG I'm just in the very beginning of it, but it seems engrossing. I've just finished a biography (Anne-Margaret) and am ready for some FICTION. 
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Monday, August 27, 2007 - 6:53 pm
Mame, this was highly touted in the literary section of our local Sunday paper. I think I'll give it a read. It is fiction.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Monday, August 27, 2007 - 7:16 pm
I keep seeing that one in all the magazines and papers, OG. Sounds like it's good.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Monday, August 27, 2007 - 8:18 pm
OG & Mamie, it DOES look good... I'll keep it in mind for my next book shopping spree. 
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Dbald
Member
08-04-2007
| Monday, August 27, 2007 - 8:50 pm
Im reading this thread.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Monday, August 27, 2007 - 8:57 pm

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Uncle_ricky
Member
07-02-2007
| Tuesday, August 28, 2007 - 12:02 am
"Rachel Ray" by Anthony Trollope, one of his lesser known works, written in 1863. It's nonetheless first-rate.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Tuesday, August 28, 2007 - 4:09 pm
Key Lime Pie Murder by Joanne Fluke
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Friday, August 31, 2007 - 6:26 am
Name & Address Withheld by Jane Sigaloff
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