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Saggkl

Thursday, September 12, 2002 - 06:00 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Roland Cat I think your talking about John Sanford for the Prey series. And anyone who likes John Sanford and Nelson DeMille should try Jeffery Deavers books. If you like medical mystery you might try Jonathan Keller. His wife also writes good police mysterys.

Rolandcat

Friday, September 13, 2002 - 06:23 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Saggkl,
Thanks you are right John Sanford. I did not even see my typo! LOL!

I am going to go get a Jeffery Deavers book. I think I have read some of J. Keller but will check that out too.

Classycassfan

Monday, September 16, 2002 - 05:49 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Sometimes I feel so stupid...
I was bored tonite with the BB boards so I decided to look around the site... IF I had known there were all these great topics I would of been here sooner... lol

I am a big fan of Janet Evanovich even though I was a bit disappointed with Hard Eight, there was so much more that could of been built up about Stephs liason with Ranger... I was really let down on that one. But I still can't wait for Nine to come out.

I also have read all of Nelson DeMille, Plum Island is my favorite of his works.

I have also read all of Sue Graftons ABC books or what is out so far.

Any sugestions on a Author that is like these?

Seamonkey

Monday, September 16, 2002 - 08:33 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Welcome cassfan! I'm sure someone (or more than one) will have suggestions. Not my genre, tho I do have a DeMille sitting in my stack to be read.

I finished Elvis in Jerusalem, which probably raised more questions about Zionism and Post-Zionism, Jewish homeland, Jewish State, etc.. than it answered.. but food for thought.

Now Reading "Lucky" by Alice Sebold.. her true story (she also wrote "The Lovely Bones".

Lslb

Tuesday, September 17, 2002 - 04:28 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Fannie Flagg's new one, "Standing in the Rainbow."
Some of the same characters as "Welcome to the World, Baby Girl." A nice slice of Americana from the 40's onward. Really enjoying it. "Fried Green Tomatoes" got me hooked on her.

Jazzcat

Thursday, September 19, 2002 - 01:27 am EditMoveDeleteIP
cassfan, have you ever read philip margolin? he is an author from oregon and has written some really good mystery novels. 'gone but not forgotten' would be good to start! lots of plot twists.

on the janet evanovich type, try lawrence sanders 'mcnally' series. they are funny, hip, mystery's. the author died a few years ago and has left behind tons of books to enjoy of all varieties, serious and not so serious!

good luck!

Marysafan

Thursday, September 19, 2002 - 08:02 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Lslb, I love Fannie Flagg! I absolutely loved Fried Green Tomatoes... Probably one of my favorite books. I have Welcome to the World Baby Girl...but haven't got to it yet...now you tell me there is another new one...Yikes! I better move her up on the list!

Heyltslori

Thursday, September 19, 2002 - 09:26 am EditMoveDeleteIP
How exciting... I was looking around...wondering what I was going to do with my time after Big Brother ends...and I found this area! Yay! I just finished reading The Lovely Bones... I cried a lot during the first half of the book... but honestly felt that the second half dragged out too long.. had some good parts, but I just think the book could have been shorter... Still, overall a good read. I'm getting ready to start on Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris... he's usually very funny! Thanks for all the great posts and great book suggestions...this is a fun thread!

Marysafan

Thursday, September 19, 2002 - 09:47 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Hey Lori! Welcome aboard! I haven't read Lovely Bones yet...but it is on my wish list. I hope you stick around...there is life after Big Brother!

Seamonkey

Thursday, September 19, 2002 - 11:18 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Marys.. I think you'll like Welcome to the World, Baby Girl.. I read that in the past..

I finished up Lucky.. about 20 pages in I knew I'd read it before, but it was compelling enough to re-read, and I did.

So now I'm on to "The Cell: Inside the 9/11 plot, and why the FBI and CIA failed to stop it" by John Miller (Barbara Walters' sidekick on 20/20), Michael Stone, Chris Mitchell.. So far, so good.

Classycassfan

Thursday, September 19, 2002 - 11:54 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Thanks Jazzcat I am off to the book store now, see you all in a couple days :)

Neko

Thursday, September 19, 2002 - 12:36 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I'm reading the Harry potter books again

Wink

Thursday, September 19, 2002 - 12:49 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Classycass you might want to give Ridley Pearson a try. He writes thrillers based mainly in Seattle and surrounding areas.

Marysafan

Thursday, September 19, 2002 - 06:55 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Saeamonkey ...I want a full report! That book sounds like it has the information I want to know!

Seamonkey

Friday, September 20, 2002 - 07:48 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Mary: 77 pages in.. compelling, well-written, chilling as he!!. <shiver> John Miller is one of a few reporters to ever interview Osama bin Ladin, just for starters.

Jo_5329

Saturday, September 21, 2002 - 06:56 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I just finished the latest book in Margaret Maron's Deborah Knott mysteries, "Slow Dollar" If anyone wants a good mystery wrapped around the south - you will like this series.

Vanillarose

Saturday, September 21, 2002 - 02:22 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Jo: If you like mysteries set in the South, have you tried Anne George's Southern Sisters mysteries? Thet're a real hoot!!!

Jo_5329

Sunday, September 22, 2002 - 06:54 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Vanillarose, I sure haven't! I will check her out when I head to the bookstore this next weekend. Our local book store is running a huge sale next weekend. Those of us with discount cards will get more discounts <rubs hands together>

It's amazing. We just had a Barnes and Noble open up here. They want $25 for a year discount card. The Books a Million only wants $5 a year for the same type card. I am sticking with BAM, B&N can put their expensive card somewhere else!

Nicoleme

Monday, September 23, 2002 - 07:35 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Heyitslori~ im reading THE LOVELY BONES right now, i havent gotten into it to far, but now that you say the second 1/2 drags im worried...I can never start another book without finishing the one im on...i cant have 2 going at the same time and i hate not finishing one so im going to have to stick to it. reading the inside cover it sounded so good.

Seamonkey

Monday, September 23, 2002 - 08:31 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Nicole.. well if it helps, the second half of The Lovely Bones didn't drag for me.. in fact it could have been longer.

Teatime

Tuesday, September 24, 2002 - 07:31 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Seamonkey, did you finish the John Miller book yet? I have seen numerous interviews with him discussing his meeting with bin Laden, and yes it's chilling just hearing him talk about it. I get all my books at the library so I may have to wait awhile, but I will want to read that.

I don't read much fiction, but thanks to several poster's comments I will look for the Fannie Flagg books. I LOVE the south, especially when it's written about by those who live there and love it and want to share with the rest of us.

Speaking of the south...I just finished Alabaman Rick Bragg's 3rd book Ava's Man, which is the story of the moonshiner-carpenter-catfisherman grandfather he never knew, and Rick's 1st book All Over But the Shoutin', which focuses on his hard-working, harder-living mother, and also chronicles his own adventures in the journalism world. I read them in that order (the 3rd, then 1st) and was glad I did. I laughed and cried hard with both books, probably because his family acts like mine so I can relate!

I've followed this thread a long time...one of my favorites. Happy reading, all.

Seamonkey

Tuesday, September 24, 2002 - 10:06 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Teatime.. I highly recommend the John Miller book (The Cell); I'm on page 260/336.. jump on that list :)

Vanillarose

Tuesday, September 24, 2002 - 01:27 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I finally finished Villette by Charlotte Bronte. It was a bit slow reading, but well worth it! I really did enjoy it. You could certainly tell that it was by the author of Jane Eyre. There was much the same mysterious, yet romantic ambience. The main character, too had some similarities. It was, however, uniquely it's own story, and stands very well in its own right. I enjoyed it very much.

Now, on to....Shogun by James Clavell. (I know, what a leap!!!) I'm really looking forward to this one! I'm sure it will take me forever to finish it, but I am anxious to really begin digging into it! A few months ago, I read Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden. It was such a wonderful book, and it really put me in the mood to read more about Japan. I saw the mini-series, Shogun about 20 years ago, and I read the book at that time. I can barely remember any details now, but I do remember it was a wonderful production, and a wonderful book!! It will almost be as if I'm reading it for the first time.

Romans8_1

Friday, September 27, 2002 - 10:52 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I'm usually reading 4 books at any given time, I know it's weird, just the way I am. I get in different moods and have several books going.

Right now ...
1) "In the Grip of Grace" by Max Lucado
2) "Rogue Planet" by Greg Bear (Star Wars series)
3) "If Chins Could Kill" autobiograghy by Bruce Campbell (stared in Evil Dead series) {Very interesting}
4) "Luke" in-depth commentary on the Book of Luke.

Max

Friday, September 27, 2002 - 11:03 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Vanillarose, Shogun is wonderful, as are all the other Clavell books in that series. I read them years ago and still have them on my "good books" shelves. If you like Shogun, be sure to read the rest of the books, too.

Memoirs of a Geisha is also great!