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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Tuesday, February 21, 2006 - 8:29 pm
I had the same reaction, Tabby. I thoroughly enjoyed the book until the end when the nanny is forced to leave w/o saying goodbye. That upset me so much I could hardly keep reading!
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Thursday, February 23, 2006 - 3:25 pm
Chaplin, I go and read Ann's blog quite often. She is very entertaining and I also love to read updates on her true crime stories. I have been hooked on her books since "The Stranger Beside Me." That book freaked me out so much that I had to leave it in the back seat of the car - didn't even want it in the house! I couldn't read "The Silence of the Lambs" when I was at home alone either.
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Yesitsme
Member
08-24-2004
| Tuesday, February 28, 2006 - 6:47 pm
I echo Mamie's recommendation of The Myth of Me and You. Very well written. Engrossed me at the start and never lost me.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Thursday, March 02, 2006 - 8:25 am
I just finished a wonderful book called The Kindness Of Strangers by Katrina Kittle. The subject matter is very serious and hard to read about at times (child molestation and pornography) but it's ultimately about healing and love. Really good book.
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Wendo
Member
08-07-2000
| Wednesday, March 08, 2006 - 6:01 pm
Currently, I'm reading The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon. So far, I'm enjoying it very much. Click HERE for information from Amazon about this title.
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Tabbyking
Member
03-11-2002
| Thursday, March 09, 2006 - 11:04 pm
finished 'in her shoes'. it was okay but not anything great; i guess i was expecting more since there is a film with such big stars in it. the princeton idea just seemed so much like 'with honors', where joe pesci's character lives in the library at first...not a horrible book, but nothing great. the first chapter of her next book was in this book, and it seems more interesting, but a little 'stilted' in the writing. i didn't feel i 'knew' any of the people she described... hmmmm....i really thought i would love jennifer weiner, but she's not as good as marian keyes.
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Cablejockey
Member
12-27-2001
| Saturday, March 11, 2006 - 7:46 pm
I am reading Natasha, The Biography of Natalie Wood by Suzanne Finstad."Natalie Wood was always a star, her mother made sure this was true. Natasha is the haunting story of a vunerable and talented actress many of us felt we knew. But the story of what Natalie endured, of what her life was like when the doors of the sound stages closed, has long been obscured." Anyone interested in this period of Hollywood history will find this book fascinating.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Saturday, March 11, 2006 - 8:32 pm
I am reading Love And Other Impossible Pursuits by Ayelet Waldman. I am having a hard time feeling for the main character of Emilia, even though she has just lost a child. She doesn't seem to be able to relate to her 5 year old stepson. I am assuming this changes as the book goes on.
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Supergranny
Member
02-03-2005
| Sunday, March 12, 2006 - 11:32 pm
I just finished Vanish by Tess Gerritsen. A great well written thriller. This author has strong female protagonists in her books and they keep getting better. I highly recommend it for an exciting read.
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Tabbyking
Member
03-11-2002
| Monday, March 13, 2006 - 7:30 pm
i love tess gerritsen!
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Friday, March 17, 2006 - 12:54 pm
I'm reading Babylon Rising by Tim LaHaye and I also got Angels and Demons by Dan Brown and Priestess of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley. Her book, The Mists of Avalon, was one of my all time favorites that I read many years ago.
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Wendo
Member
08-07-2000
| Friday, March 17, 2006 - 4:00 pm
I enjoyed Angels and Demons Twinkie. I read it just after visiting Rome which made it even more interesting since I could recognize the places. Hope you like it.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Sunday, March 19, 2006 - 4:24 pm
I've just started a really fun cozy mystery called Have Your Cake And Kill Him Too by Nancy Martin. It's the fifth book in the Blackbird Sisters mysteries. Lots of fun!
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Cablejockey
Member
12-27-2001
| Monday, March 20, 2006 - 7:25 am
I'm reading John by Cynthia Lennon. A fascinating look at the Beatles as well as John Lennon from a unique point of view. Cynthia was there from the beginning and history hasnt been too kind to her--relegating her and her place in John's history to the backburner. WE see John warts and all. The book starts out when she hears of his death. She had been staying with Ringo's ex-wife who was a friend still, when Ringo called in the early hours of Dec9 to let Maureen know the awful news. Cynthia rmembers how John would always try to sign autographs for the fans who he felt were responsible for the Beatles overwhelming success. So ironic that a 'fan' killed him. I am only half way thru the book and have read about so many things I never knew about John, Cynthia or the Beatles. A must read for anyone interested in this subject.
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Wendo
Member
08-07-2000
| Monday, March 20, 2006 - 1:28 pm
Finally finished The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon last night. Great book and one I highly recommend.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Tuesday, March 21, 2006 - 7:27 am
Wendo, I lived near Naples and visited Rome many years ago so I love reading about the places I've been also. I can't wait to start the book.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Tuesday, March 21, 2006 - 10:42 am
I must share this: Yesterday I took a 4 hour bubble-bath and read Nora Robert's Gabriel's Angel front to end. It grabbed my from the beginning and was totally engrossing. I added to the bathwater with quite a few tears... and it had a wonderful ending too! A perfect bath book. <G>
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Tuesday, March 21, 2006 - 10:43 am
Today I started Friends, Lovers, Chocolate by McCall-Smith.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Tuesday, March 21, 2006 - 2:29 pm
A 4 hour bath?! Wow!
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Tuesday, March 21, 2006 - 2:45 pm
Yep in at 4 and out by 8.
I'm forever blowing bubbles... Usually its about 1 1/2 hours, but my record was almost 6 hours... with lots of hot water replenishment, and a very good book.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Tuesday, March 21, 2006 - 2:46 pm
I'm going to start calling you Pruney! LOL
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Tuesday, March 21, 2006 - 2:47 pm
LOl, well in high school my best galpal and I called each other Priscilla and Prunilla and we both insisted we were Prissy and not Pruney. LOL.
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Supergranny
Member
02-03-2005
| Wednesday, March 22, 2006 - 5:02 pm
Last nite I had to stay up to finish S Is For Silence by Sue Grafton. Don't you just hate it when you can't lay down a book because you just have to find out who did it? I do enjoy her books for a good solid mystery. And I can never pick out her villain ahead of time!
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Wendo
Member
08-07-2000
| Wednesday, March 22, 2006 - 5:15 pm
Supergranny, that happens to me. Then I'm exhausted the next day. LOL! Twinkie, cool, I think you'll enjoy the book all that much more.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Friday, March 24, 2006 - 8:44 pm
I am reading Abide With Me by Elizabeth Strout. It's a gentle tale of a minister who loses his faith when his wife dies.
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