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Mocha
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08-12-2001

Thursday, June 22, 2006 - 10:34 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
Dime Store Magic. Can't think of the author right now though...

Native_texan
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08-24-2004

Thursday, June 22, 2006 - 10:46 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Native_texan a private message Print Post    
I have to admit that not being a big CNN fan I didn't know much about Anderson Cooper until he starting promoting this book. I remember seeing him during Katrina and Rita and that's about it. I have learned in a short period of time that I like this man. What impresses me the most is that he could have sit around on his trust fund and instead chose a job that can often be very dangerous.

I love his writing style but I will say this book is not for the squeamish. There is a lot of death and some parts are so descriptive that you can almost see them and it's not a pretty picture (especially if you are reading while eating lunch).

I think what I like best about this book is that for the most part he is very unbiased and allows you to see both sides. I only have a few pages left and I'm really dreading it being over.

Suz
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10-13-2005

Thursday, June 22, 2006 - 2:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Suz a private message Print Post    
I am reading The Exile by Allan Folsom. It's taking me forever. Can't seem to stay with it. I'm like Cdbga and want to finish a book once I start it. I do have to admit, there have been a few I just couldn't get through. Some I loved so much, I zipped right through them.

Cdbga
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10-04-2004

Thursday, June 22, 2006 - 3:59 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cdbga a private message Print Post    
I have loved Anderson Cooper since his days as host of The Mole (figures I would learn about a news guy from a Reality show!).

Suz, I don't know about you, but I find myself doing a different kind of zipping through the bad ones...I find that I end up skimming through the dull stuff. I have been doing a lot of that with Digital Fortress! I'll be reading a paragraph that goes into some overly long, overly technical explanation and I just say "I don't care" and skip past it. And, to make matters worse, the only character I liked was killed in the last chapter. Aargh!

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Thursday, June 22, 2006 - 5:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
Cdbga, I've found myself doing that a lot lately. I just scan quickly over the pages. I hate that I do it but some books are just not keeping my attention long enough.

Supergranny
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02-03-2005

Thursday, June 22, 2006 - 7:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Supergranny a private message Print Post    
Finished Dispatches from the Edge. At first the flowery prose threw me but after I got into it I enjoyed it. I enjoyed the honesty I should say..no one enjoys the misery he writes about! It just shows how much is covered over and swept out of sight.

I have started listening to Twelve Sharp and it is the perfect way to cleanse my palate!! Janet Evanovich has such a gift to make you laugh at the silliest things!

Native_texan
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08-24-2004

Friday, June 23, 2006 - 6:11 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Native_texan a private message Print Post    
Granny, I finished the book last night and am awaiting the arrival of my copy of Twelve Sharp. Cleansing the palate is the perfect way to put it.

Calamity
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10-18-2001

Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - 12:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Calamity a private message Print Post    
Just began (have read the first six chapters) of The Stolen Child by Keith Donohue. I've loved it from the first page and the story and characters have already made their way into my dreams. I lay outside last night, reading, and can't wait to get home tonight.

My non-fiction title is The Quantum Zoo, written by Marcus Chown.

Westtexan
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07-16-2004

Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - 5:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Westtexan a private message Print Post    
I am in the middle of reading The Kite Runner. So far it's wonderful. Powerful.

Watching2
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07-07-2001

Saturday, July 01, 2006 - 10:40 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Watching2 a private message Print Post    
I read The Kite Runner about two weeks ago and read the whole thing within two days or so. It IS powerful, haunting, sad, and very enlightening. I'd recommend it to everyone. I actually read it because my DS found it to be the only book assigned to him in HS English which he really liked and read the whole thing. It was nice to be able to discuss a book with him since he's not a pleasure reader at all! When I mentioned it was sad, he had to point out the "good, happy" parts. :-)

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Saturday, July 01, 2006 - 11:11 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
I am reading Lost And Found by Carolyn Parkhurst. It's about the participants in a reality show, similar to The Amazing Race. Great fun so far.

Max
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08-12-2000

Saturday, July 01, 2006 - 4:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Max a private message Print Post    
I loved The Kite Runner! I'm finally reading The Secret Life of Bees and I love that, too. On my iPod, I'm listening to Angels and Demons by Dan Brown (of The DaVinci Code) and it's okay so far. :-)

Mocha
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08-12-2001

Saturday, July 01, 2006 - 4:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
The Secret Life of Bees is on #1's summer reading list.

Prisonerno6
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08-31-2002

Saturday, July 01, 2006 - 5:11 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Prisonerno6 a private message Print Post    
Thanks to whomever recommended Kay Hooper. I'm on my third book of hers.

Mocha
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08-12-2001

Saturday, July 01, 2006 - 5:40 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
Oh yeah I love Kay Hooper too Prisoner. Even her fantasy books like the Wizard of Seattle.

Tess
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04-13-2001

Sunday, July 02, 2006 - 2:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tess a private message Print Post    
I read The Kite Runner several months ago and it was emotionally difficult but a very good book. Still haven't gotten to The Secret Life of Bees though it's in my stack of books to read.

Right now I'm reading Cross Bones by Kathy Reichs. She writes the books that are the basis for the series Bones which I think is on FOX. I haven't seen the show but my doctor loves it and recommended the books.

I also just finished a book by Ruth Rendell (and loved it!), Predator and At Risk by Patricia Cornwell (one of my favorite authors) and the latest book by John Sandford (another of my favorites).

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Friday, July 07, 2006 - 9:22 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
I just finished reading Revenge Of The Kudzu Debutantes by Cathy Holton. It was a fun kind of First Wives Club book.

I am now reading Cage Of Stars by Jacqueline Mitchard. Oh my! It's sucking me right in and not letting go.

Beachcomber
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08-26-2003

Friday, July 07, 2006 - 1:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beachcomber a private message Print Post    
Mamie, I bought Revenge of the Kudzu Debutantes and it is my next treadmill book. I only read it when I walk so I have incentive to walk more often and longer when I have a great book. I can't wait to start it now!

Cablejockey
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12-27-2001

Monday, July 10, 2006 - 5:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cablejockey a private message Print Post    
I am in the middle of The Camel Club. Its a fascinating story with spies, terrorsts, and a group of guys like the Smoking Gun from the X-Files trying to sort it all out. Here's a link to a better description. http://www.david-baldacci.com/novels/camelclub/
Good summer reading.

Cdbga
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10-04-2004

Monday, July 10, 2006 - 6:31 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cdbga a private message Print Post    
FINALLY finished Digital Fortress! You know, I think my biggest problem with this book is that, while the characters are all supposed to be so much smarter than me, I always figure things out before they do. I spent 20+ pages waiting for them to figure out the all-important code, which I figured out the moment I read the first clue...with no more information than they had, it was just that obvious (and that is one of many examples). I had the same complaint about The DaVinci Code. If Dan Brown can't write his brilliant characters as, actually brilliant, perhaps he should stop making them out to be so. That was also a reason so many of the characters were unlikeable. You just get sick to death of reading the descriptions of just how "perfect" they are. Anyway, rant over...I'm just so happy to be done with this book. If I ever come here again and post that I'm reading another Dan Brown book, please, just have me committed.

Am starting The Mermaid Chair today. Should be a much better reading experience!

Cndeariso
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06-28-2004

Monday, July 10, 2006 - 6:37 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cndeariso a private message Print Post    
Cdbga, I felt the same way when I read all 3 of Dan Brown's books. They were way too simple for such smart characters. His writing style is not that good. But, he never has to write again now that his movie made him so much money. If he does decide to write another book I hope he uses some of that money for some classes. LOL

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Monday, July 10, 2006 - 6:39 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
Cdbga, you'll have to let me know what you think of The Mermaid Chair. I was very disappointed in it but I hope that you enjoy it.

Max
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08-12-2000

Monday, July 10, 2006 - 7:49 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Max a private message Print Post    
Add me to the group about Dan Brown. I enjoy his books, but only because I suspend a lot of my logical brain while reading them. LOL Actually, I listened to them, so that made it a bit easier. I'm only about a third of the way through the audio of Angels and Demons but it doesn't grip me enough to make it a priority to listen. I doubt I'll buy any more of his stuff, either.

I have The Mermaid Chair on my iPod, but haven't started it yet. I'm really enjoying The Secret Life of Bees, so if it's anywhere near as good as that, I'll be happy.

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Monday, July 10, 2006 - 7:52 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
It's not like Bees at all. I loved Bees so I had high hopes for the Mermaid Chair but was very disappointed.

Cdbga
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10-04-2004

Monday, July 10, 2006 - 12:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cdbga a private message Print Post    
Aw, Mamie, now you have me wondering whether I should start Mermaid Chair yet. I don't know that I can take another bad read right after Digital Fortress. Might be better to read Borgia Brides, and save Mermaid Chair for after that!