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Archive through May 03, 2003

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Djgirl5235

Monday, April 28, 2003 - 10:13 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Bobbie - Armaggedon (Book 11) came out 3 weeks ago... Happy Reading!

Mak1

Monday, April 28, 2003 - 10:45 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I think Hot Six was the funniest Stephanie Plum adventure so far!

I'm off to buy a fun hat of some sort for reading SLOB, lol.

Seamonkey

Monday, April 28, 2003 - 1:11 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Finished The Future Homemakers of America last night.. enjoyed it.

Started Son of a Grifter: The Twisted Tale of Sante and Kenny Kimes, the Most Notorious Con Artist in America: A Memoir by the Other Son by Kent Walker with Mark Schone.

Calamity

Monday, April 28, 2003 - 1:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I've finished Sabriel and didn't guess what would ultimately happen to the bad guy until the last minute. Although it did seem perfectly obvious afterwards! Good book, I'd like to finish the series. (This contrasts with when I finished the first book in the His Dark Materials trilogy and was so disturbed and shaken, it was a good 4-6 months before I picked up the second book.) Will have to wait though because my library didn't have the second novel available.

I also read Holes, the book the new movie is based on - loved both of them. I read way too many kids' books!

I'm just starting The Power of Place by Winifred Gallagher. It's about why Californians are different than New Yorkers, why some people prefer the city to the country, how the seasons and natural phenomena affect us, etc.

This is kinda OT. I stopped off at the book store the other day and was looking at The Spoken Word Revolution: Slam, Hip Hop & the Poetry of a New Generation. It includes a CD with, as far as I can tell, the writers performing their own works. I noticed Viggo Mortensen was included so for any of you who are fans of his, you might want to check this out.

Jedisan

Tuesday, April 29, 2003 - 11:39 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Just finished "The Lovely Bones".
Am starting "Harry Potter" #1 next.
Then "The Nany Diaries"
And hopefully, by then, DH will have finished "The Devil and the White City", so i can start that one!

anybody read "The Devil..." yet - would love to hear some critique.

Seamonkey

Tuesday, April 29, 2003 - 12:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I have "the Devil.." in my cache of books to read next.. The Nanny Diaries will entertain you (but I bet it will make you sad/angry as well).

Speaking of the Devil :).. I'm reading about Sante Kimes and her son reports that several attornies have characterized her as a "devil worshipper", the "most evil person ever" or one said the only client as evil as Sante was Charles Manson. So.. hopefully I'll be able to deal with The Devil in that book as well :)

Jedisan

Tuesday, April 29, 2003 - 3:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
hey Sea. I will look forward to your review.

What is the name of the book you are reading about the Kimes's's''s's?
I would be interested in reading that as well.
did they ever find that last woman they killed?
the one who owned the building (and i will not say "aledgedly", cause i just KNOW they did it!)

Seamonkey

Tuesday, April 29, 2003 - 6:46 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Son of a Grifter.. that victim was never found..

Jedisan

Wednesday, April 30, 2003 - 12:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
muchas gracias SEA.

Knightpatti

Thursday, May 01, 2003 - 9:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Finished Daddy's Little Girl by Mary Higgins Clark. Loved it! Bought her new book today. It is in the truck. I think the title is Second Time Around = not sure, though.

Zachsmom

Thursday, May 01, 2003 - 9:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I have Iris Johansen's Body of lies that I am thinking of starting tonight. I have been holed up reading techincal books the past month and I really need an escape..

Spygirl

Thursday, May 01, 2003 - 9:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Zmom, I read it last weekend - it is awesome!

Djgirl5235

Friday, May 02, 2003 - 8:01 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I've read all Johansen's books to date, and LOVE them all!!!

Zachsmom

Friday, May 02, 2003 - 11:10 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I haven't started it yet..went to bed with a technical book..lol..I wanted to ensure I got some sleep..I love Johansen's books and I tend to stay awake until the wee hours of the morning reading (you know the "I'll just finish this chapter and then go to sleep" then 5 chapters later I am STILL reading)..I will probably start it tonight!!!

Seamonkey

Saturday, May 03, 2003 - 1:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Finished Son of a Grifter.. talk about toxic moms..

Started Bruce Feiler's Under the Big Top: A Season with the Circus.. which just sucked me in so far.. I've read his book about teaching in Japan Learning to Bow and Abraham.. He also wrote Walking the Bible and about Nashville, and Oxford/Cambridge.. anyway the 2.33 books read so far.. I like this author :)

Hermione69

Saturday, May 03, 2003 - 6:16 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Hi everyone!!

I just read Holes by Louis Sachar and loved it SO MUCH. It was a quick read and I highly recommended it. It is a young adult book, but entertaining and engaging and story just falls right into place seamlessly. I can't wait to read it again just to reexamine how the author put it all together. I see that Calamity enjoyed it, too.

Myjohnhenry

Saturday, May 03, 2003 - 6:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I haven't read Holes, but my teens reading teacher read it to her class and now they are working on earning the privilege of going to the movie before school gets out. I am hoping to be able to check it out soon as a book on tape for us to listen to. :) We have listened to most of Louis Sachar's books on tape...our favorites being the WaySide School ones.

Zachsmom

Saturday, May 03, 2003 - 8:29 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Okay..went to K-Mart and picked up a few books..now I don't know what to read.

Along with Johansens "Bodies of Lies" (which I was going to start last night but didn't)
Here are the choices:

Kellermans "Mortal Prey"
DeMilles "Up Country"
Pattersons "The Beach House"

I really don't know what one to start..lol..I am contemplating technical book again unless I can make the choice!

Perhaps I will write all the books titles on a separate peices of paper and draw!

Seamonkey

Saturday, May 03, 2003 - 8:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Too funny.. I've only read the Kellerman and I love his stuff. I have the DeMille but so far it is still in the pile, and has been for awhile.

Zachsmom

Saturday, May 03, 2003 - 8:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Actually I made a mistake..it's

Johnathan Kellermans "The Murder Book"

John Sanfords "Mortal Prey"

Zachsmom

Saturday, May 03, 2003 - 8:58 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Seamonkey..I love Kellerman books too..so I kinda want to start with that..but then again..perhaps save the best for last..ahhhhhhh..

Going to go put the titles in a hat and draw!

Kady

Saturday, May 03, 2003 - 9:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I started Clan of the Cave Bear last night. I have heard so many people rave about and well it was just sitting on my son's bookshelf so I thought I would give it a whirl. I am a very slow reader so it will take me awhile to finish but it has grasped my attention in the first few chapters.

He also has Holes, I'll read it next. :)

Seamonkey

Saturday, May 03, 2003 - 9:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Kady, you won't regret any time spent on COTCB.. I'm guessing you'll be wanting to pick up copies of the rest of the series, but the first one alone is still classic.

Murder Book was a good Kellerman :)

Kady

Saturday, May 03, 2003 - 10:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Sea...my son has all the others too. Even has Shelter of Stone but he didn't rave about it. My son is only 11 but has been reading novels for years. We read to him since the time he was born and boy it sure paid off. He enjoys fantasy/science fiction which was never my forte. I stuck more to romance novels so I am trying to expand my horizons a bit. I told him about all the books you have and well he wishes you were our neighbor.

Seamonkey

Saturday, May 03, 2003 - 10:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I wish we were neighbors, too..

I've been an avid reader all my life and never for a moment have regretted that fact.