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Archive through October 06, 2003

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Seamonkey

Thursday, September 25, 2003 - 1:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Finished Red Zone and I'm very sorry that these two scumbags will be back in society because their raison d'etre seems to have been, for many years, manipulation and obstruction of of the court and prison system basically for their own amusement and power trips. I think they are also seriously scary people.

Good read.

Starting on a book that I believe TVCHer MyJohnHenry included in a list when we were reading Finding Fish in the book club.

The Lost Children of Wilder: The Struggle to Change Foster Care,by Nina Bernstein.

Not1worry

Thursday, September 25, 2003 - 2:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Just finished "The Guardian" by Nicholas Sparks. I've read some of his other books and enjoyed them, but this was terrible. I only finished it to confirm to myself the ending was as bad as the rest of it.

Now beginning "And the Shofar Blew" by Francine Rivers. It's a 7 day loan from the library, so I need to get busy. She's the author of one of my all-time favorite books, "Redeeming Love".

Marysafan

Thursday, September 25, 2003 - 4:46 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
In one of those "I can't believe this" moments, my hubby came in tonight and said I have a present for you...(No special occassion he just likes to surprise me from time to time)...and reaches into a bag and pulls out "Charleston" by John Jakes. It looks like it is now in the "on deck" circle...and will be up next just as soon as I finish with "The Last Convertible".

Marysafan

Thursday, September 25, 2003 - 4:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
ooops sorry double post.

Not1worry

Thursday, September 25, 2003 - 7:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
That's neat Mary! I wish my hubby would buy me a book. And not something like "The Ultimate Guide to Welding".

Crazydog

Friday, September 26, 2003 - 8:34 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
That's cool Mary! I'm about a third of the way through. It's a good quick read. The characters aren't getting developed as much because he pretty much has to go through a generation in about 150 pages, but it's still great.

One piece of advice I'd give to you is to resist all temptation to study/examine the family trees that are in the book before it starts. They contain more than a number of spoilerish info, so it takes some of the suspense out as far as who marries whom and who dies and when.

Marysafan

Friday, September 26, 2003 - 10:21 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thanks for the advice Crazydog...for sure that is the first thing I would have done just to get the "lay of the land" so to speak. I'll save the family charts for the end.

Not1worry

Saturday, September 27, 2003 - 4:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
"And the Shofar Blew" turned out to be very, very good. I was disappointed midway when it seemed too predictable and the characters were not using the brains they had in the first few chapters. But then it surprised me at the end and I was sorry to put it down. If anyone is interested in good Christian fiction, Francine Rivers is wonderful.

Kaili

Monday, September 29, 2003 - 7:44 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I just started reading After Dachau by Daniel Quinn. I only read his Ishmael series of books before, and his Vision Quest book. This one is really good too. It's about reincarnation and I haven't gotten too far into it yet. It's fiction...about this guy who does reincarnation research by talking to people who have memories. Right now this woman was in a car accident and when she woke in the hospital she has no memory of who she is- just of her past life and she can't accept that she is Mallory with her condo, library job, family, and friends. Based on the title, I think she must have been at Dachau in her past life. She decided she hates the condo, and found a warehouse space to rent. She just angrily told the research guy she is able to live without a kitchen or a bath.

Heyltslori

Monday, September 29, 2003 - 8:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I just finished Say When by Elizabeth Berg, and like all of her books, I loved it. If you haven't read any of her books do yourself a favor and give them a try!! :)

Not1worry

Monday, September 29, 2003 - 2:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Kaili, that book sounds very good. I'm going to reserve it at the library right now. I visited Dachau in 1993. You could just feel the sorrow in the air.

Kaili

Monday, September 29, 2003 - 7:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Not1worry... Well, I'm not quite as sure about Dachau now...she was asking him if he "digs it" and said she wanted to decorate her "pad" so her slang is probably not from that period (unless I'm wrong? I don't know how dated those terms are). Good book though. I had to stop reading, but the last part I read, the guy had come over to her place, realized she was an artist and all it said was basically something about the emotion he felt looking at her paintings. I didn't get far enough to see what they were of.

Still a good read though :)

I can't even imagine visiting Dachau or any of those places. Erie I'm sure. Very sad...

Not1worry

Monday, September 29, 2003 - 8:33 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Kaili, my library didn't have it anyway, unfortunately.

It was a weird visit. Another soldier and I had just won this huge award. We were stationed in Italy and went to Heidelberg, Germany to compete and eventually win this competition. We were high on our victories and for some reason decided to stop at Dachau. Boy, did that ever change the mood. Still, it's one of those things that I might never have gotten another opportunity to do and I'm glad I took it.

The thing that stands out the most were the Bosnia/Czech refugees who were camped out at Dachau. This was before the major fighting started and they were just living in ragged tents in Dachau. The rest in my group had gone on to see the gas chambers and I just couldn't stand it so I wandered over to an area full of memorials from various countries. That was when I realized there was a mini-camp there. I have a picture of about 8 teens that were so eager to get a snapshot.

Slothkitten

Tuesday, September 30, 2003 - 10:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Went to the library today..mostly nonfiction this
week.1#-Random Family:love,drugs,trouble and coming of age in the Bronx...follows the story of
the subjects for several yrs.
2#-No More Words..a diary by Reeve Lindbergh,
about being her mother's caretaker(Anne Morrow L.)

Lot's of Bio's and memoir's....Dorethy Dandridge,
James Herriott,also re-reading Clan of the Cave Bear series.

Not1...thanks for sharing you're Dachau story,I
went there a few yrs. ago..the weird thing to me
beyond it's intial purpose was..it was smack dab
in the middle of town!No words...
Was surprised and gladdened to hear that the refugees were getting some shelter and use from
it..perhaps it helped the town to help them.

Carrie92

Thursday, October 02, 2003 - 11:18 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
OMG I just discovered this section of TVCH! Guess I should have scrolled down sooner, lol.
OK - currently reading The Wings of the Dove by Henry James.
When that's done I'm reading a Christmas collection of Dickens.
Just ordered from Literary Guild: The Wedding by Nicholas Sparks, The Bleachers by John Grisham, and Who's Looking Out for You by Bill O'Reilly.

Kimmo

Thursday, October 02, 2003 - 12:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I re-read the Harry Potter books, read "The Hobbit" for the first time, and am now reading "The Silmarillion" also by Tolkien...

My husband gave me a bunch of Tolkien books *as an anniversary present* because I read Lord of the Rings a few months ago, so now I feel obliged to read them. I am enjoying these, though.

After that, "Motherless Brooklyn" and...I can't remember the titles or authors, sorry!

Mak1

Friday, October 03, 2003 - 6:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I finished Watermelon. Surprisingly, I didn't like it. I liked the author's writing style, but hated the story.

Now I'm reading Psycho: Behind the Scenes of the Classic Thriller by Janet Leigh.

Slothkitten

Saturday, October 04, 2003 - 3:28 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I finished "No More Words"..beautifully written,
enjoyed very much.

"Random Family" followed gang members from the Bronx over several yrs...writing was readable,
the story was depressing.Interesting at 1st..the lifestyle so limited and it just never changed.

Loved this memior!"Learning Joy from Dogs Without
Collars" by Lauralee Summer....this womans story is facinating,beautiful writing...in a nutshell..her story is from" From homeless to Harvard"..hope she keeps writing.

Pannie

Saturday, October 04, 2003 - 8:12 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Since some of you discussed Dachau, I'll mention a book I am just finishing: Fiet's Vase and Others Stories of Survival, Europe 1939-1945 by Alison Gold. It's a collection of memoirs of the few people who escaped camps or hid in forests during that catastrophy known as WWII. Very heart-felt book with a focus on those who survived, such as the pianist, Szpilman. I recommend it.

Slothkitten

Saturday, October 04, 2003 - 6:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Sounds very interesting,Pannie,thanks!

Mak1

Sunday, October 05, 2003 - 11:13 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
This morning I started Murder Off Mike by new author Joyce Krieg. I already hate to put it down!

Pannie

Monday, October 06, 2003 - 6:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Mak1: Is Joyce Krieg a mystery writer? Sounds like you are really enjoying the book. I was like that while reading the The Pilot's Wife

Mak1

Monday, October 06, 2003 - 7:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Yes, Pannie. She's a former radio broadcaster and uses her knowledge and experiences in this, her first book. The book was published as the result of winning The Best First Traditional Mystery Novel contest. (what a mouthful!) I am enjoying it and can't figure out whodunnit...or even if it really was done, lol.

Max

Monday, October 06, 2003 - 8:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Have any of you seen this site: BookCrossing.com?

It's a great concept. You read a book, register it to get a specially assigned number, then 'tag' it with that number and 'release it in the wild,' which basically means leave it somewhere public for someone else to find.

When the book is found, the person can go to the website and write something about where it was found and how they liked it, then release it again.

If all goes well, your book takes a wonderful journey around and lots of people get a chance to read something they might not otherwise have chosen.

I signed up and will be releasing several books in the next few days. I really like this idea! :)

Oh, if you sign up, my username there is MaxFun if you want to say I referred you. :)

Mamie316

Monday, October 06, 2003 - 10:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I just finished reading "She's Not There (A Life in Two Genders)" It was an excellent read. Jennifer Boylan takes you through the whole sex change process but with lots of humor and love. It was a great love story. Good book.


I just started reading "The Devil Wears Prada" Hope it is good!