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Racinrach
Member
11-16-2006
| Wednesday, December 03, 2008 - 2:32 pm
Dogrivergirl: I know I read the last part of the Jacob part in Breaking Dawn and my mouth hit the floor and she was like WHAT WHAT WHAT!!! I could only laugh and tell her to read faster... I have just a few more pages of midnight sun to read on line (it's Twilight through Edwards eyes) it only goes a little past when she finds out what he is but I really wish she would just go ahead and finish it because it give so much more to the twilight book having the other half filled in.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, December 03, 2008 - 5:01 pm
I do hate it when I fall in love with a book or the characters and then it ends... I'm liking the Wally Lamb so far, but I guess I'm sort of predisposed to like his wordy/quirky/damaged characters..
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Wednesday, December 03, 2008 - 6:53 pm
Testimony by Anita Shreve
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Thursday, December 04, 2008 - 9:25 am
FINALLY got my mitts on PAGAN STONE, the third in the Nora Robert's Sign of Seven trilogy. Yay me. 
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Marysafan
Member
08-07-2000
| Thursday, December 04, 2008 - 10:44 am
Sea! So glad to see you posting in this thread again. You always have such awesome recommendations. I'm always seeking out books that you have read and liked! You have to introduced me to so many authors that I wouldn't have found on my own. Thanks so much! I am forever grateful. I am at the library right now looking to load up for another onslaught of snow this week!
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Saturday, December 06, 2008 - 8:14 am
Testimony was a very interesting read. It really was a trickle down effect of tragedy. I'm now reading Maureen McCormick's Here's The Story. I may never watch The Brady Bunch the same way again. LOL
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Knightpatti
Member
12-06-2001
| Tuesday, December 09, 2008 - 2:35 pm
I read recently Mary Kay Andrews' southern novels, Savannah Bliss and Itty Bitty Lies. They were a fast read and enjoyable.
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Marysafan
Member
08-07-2000
| Wednesday, December 10, 2008 - 11:19 am
I recently read "First Class" The women join the Naval Academy. It is an absolutely fascinating read. It was written by a member of the first class. She wrote it following two female characters, one of whom was a real person, and the other was a compilation, but all incidents were true. It reads like a novel, and has all the humor, history, romance, hard work, breaking traditions, falling in love, breaking up, and all the stuff that comes with being a gal in a man's world. Just a terrific read. I would like to see it in all high school libraries, as there are many lessons to be learned about individuality vs conformity, following traditional paths vs following your dreams, how to go along to get along, keeping your femininity without appearing weak, how people come together and grow apart, how just because you love someone ...it doesn't mean the whole world is going to stop turning because of it, life sometimes requires compromises, making relationships work in the real world requires a lot of hard work, etc.. I just can't say enough good things about this book. Can you tell I just loved "my girls" and admired them greatly. While I was reading it, I kept trying to figure out which one was the "real" girl and which was the compliation...and I was sure I had it...but when I got to the end I was astonished how wrong I was! Proud and happy to report that of the 81 girls that started out...55 graduated!
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Libshea
Member
08-31-2006
| Wednesday, December 10, 2008 - 2:10 pm
I feel so lowbrow compared to most of you because I only seem to be reading crime novels! Currently am reading The Dirty Secrets Club by Meg Gardiner.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Wednesday, December 10, 2008 - 3:36 pm
Crime novels are good. I enjoy a really good cozy mystery. I'm reading Milkrun by Sarah Mlynowski. I'm going chick lit, not too much to think about, reading.
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Wednesday, December 10, 2008 - 3:38 pm
Just finished the constant princess. not as descriptive as I would hope, but not bad, fast read.
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Supergranny
Member
02-03-2005
| Wednesday, December 10, 2008 - 4:14 pm
I am reading Stephen King's Just After Sunset. It's his latest and a collection of short stories. There is some really good ones in there too!
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Saturday, December 13, 2008 - 11:36 am
I'm kind of addicted to Ann Rule myself Libshea. True crime stories always fascinate me. Is that an illness?
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Tuesday, December 16, 2008 - 10:01 am
Songs For the Missing by Stewart O'Nan I got an email today that said I won a collection of Christmas books. The funny thing is that I probably won't get them until after Christmas!
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Libshea
Member
08-31-2006
| Tuesday, December 16, 2008 - 1:58 pm
Live Flesh by Ruth Rendell. She's really one of the best crime/suspense writers around. I seem to recall there was a movie made loosely based on this -- by the Spanish director Pedro Almodovar and Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardam have roles in it.
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Tuesday, December 16, 2008 - 4:28 pm
The Other Boleyn Girl, Philippa Gregory, so far.....meh.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Tuesday, December 16, 2008 - 10:28 pm
Pieces Of My Sister's Life by Elizabeth Joy Arnold. I hated it the first go round, but gave it another try and it's not quite so bad this time, just that the characters aren't endearing themselves to me.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Thursday, December 18, 2008 - 3:40 pm
Off Season by Anne Rivers Siddons Mame, I liked that book. The characters were hard to love but I really got into the story.
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Libshea
Member
08-31-2006
| Thursday, December 18, 2008 - 5:59 pm
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson. Of course, it's a mystery novel -- but this time I have the excuse that it was my book club's next pick. It got great reviews and so far I am loving it.
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Yesitsme
Member
08-24-2004
| Thursday, December 18, 2008 - 6:19 pm
Mamie, I am listening to Off Season in the car at the moment. I had a difficult time with it at first...too bogged down with overdone prose for my taste. But I stuck with it and now am enjoying it. Still only about halfway through, though.
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Supergranny
Member
02-03-2005
| Saturday, December 20, 2008 - 8:13 pm
Just finished a great "feel good" book that I recommend for the season. DH rolled his eyes seeing me bawl over the end of the book...but they were tears of joy I told him! A Dog Named Christmas by Greg Kincaid. When Todd McCray, a developmentally challenged young man still living on his parents Kansas farm, hears that a local animal shelter is seeking temporary homes for its dogs during the days leading to Christmas, he knows exactly what he wants for the holidays. His father objects, but Todd’s persistence quickly wins out. Soon the McCrays are the short-term foster family for a lovable pooch the young man names Christmas. But what about all the other dogs who will be forced to spend the Yuletide season in cages? In the days that follow, Todd uses his special gifts of persuasion to encourage his hometown to participate in the “Adopt a Dog for Christmas Program.” What follows from his small act of kindness will teach his family, and his community, about peace on earth and good will toward men—and animals.
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Saturday, December 20, 2008 - 11:49 pm
Now reading book 2 of the Sign of Seven Trilogy by Nora Roberts. I refused to read any of them until all of them came out. I hate the way she leaves me hanging between books, lol ...
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Sunday, December 21, 2008 - 8:57 am
I asked Santa for Nora's Key Trilogy and the Twilight series an more importantly the new Laurell K Hamilton book. Soooo now have to wait to see which I get lol.
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Elizabeth116
Member
11-26-2006
| Monday, December 22, 2008 - 8:27 am
I'm reading Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Thursday, December 25, 2008 - 12:34 pm
I got 4 different gift cards for Borders for Christmas. I am a very happy camper/reader.
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