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Rieann
Member
08-26-2006
| Friday, December 25, 2015 - 10:21 am 
I have got to read You. I've had it on my Kindle for too long. Two of my favorite people raving about it... it must be good! And I enjoy a twisted thriller. I'll read your review after, Mamie. 
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Friday, December 25, 2015 - 6:50 pm
I finished Dr. Feelgood: The Shocking Story of the Doctor Who May Have Changed History by Treating and Drugging JFK, Marilyn, Elvis and other Prominent Figures
Whoa..
Apparently family blamed the meth for Jackie's lymphoma that ended up killing her.
So many people were treated by this guy who was himself hooked on his own meth concoctions.
Now reading Giant Journeys: Becoming an Ironman by Douglas W. Thomson. He had run three marathons in his life before he decided to challenge himself by training to do an iron man triathalon.
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Rieann
Member
08-26-2006
| Saturday, December 26, 2015 - 4:03 am
Sea, I went and picked up, Dr. Feelgood. Sounds interesting. I didn't know JFK and Jackie were involved with him.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Saturday, December 26, 2015 - 10:20 am
I'm reading Chris Bohjalian's new book The Guest Room. A bachelor party gone wrong with dead bodyguards, Russian sex slaves and the aftermath. Very engrossing.
I am also finally reading Gilead which I have had on my TBR shelves forever.
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Reenie
Member
06-24-2006
| Saturday, December 26, 2015 - 12:45 pm
Just finished "Big Little Lies" by Liane Moriarity. I am a fan of hers, but not this book. First of all it was way too long at 460 pages. The story was good (domestic violence) but it all seems so drawn out that after a while I struggled to finish.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Saturday, December 26, 2015 - 7:32 pm
Riemann, you will be shocked. I did know about the "vitamin" shots and of course in time it came out that JFK suffered from Addison's and from horrible back pain, but I didn't realize about the meth, or how many politicians and celebs were treated by this man..
I finished Becoming an Ironman, which was mixed but had some good points about how to accomplish a major goal and not be overwhelmed.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Saturday, December 26, 2015 - 7:34 pm
Mamie, I have enjoyed several of Bohjalian's books over the years..
Gilead I read... hmm... mixed feelings but it was quite some time ago.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Saturday, December 26, 2015 - 7:39 pm
OK refreshed my memory.. it was quite well done.. and I remember liking Housekeeping very much, before seeing the movie, which starred Christine Lahti, as I recall.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Sunday, December 27, 2015 - 3:45 pm
I read an interesting book with many aerial photos taken over Israel, coupled with historical narrative AnNe's Testament excerpts.. places in the life of Jesus. Sight from Above: Amazing Photos Book: The Holy Land: Discover the Great Sites of History.
Interesting, for sure.
Now starting Talking to Skeletons: Behind the Scenes with a Radiologist.
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Egbok
Member
07-13-2000
| Sunday, December 27, 2015 - 6:58 pm
I received a hardcopy of "The Book Thief" for Christmas. I hadn't read it yet and started it yesterday. I cannot put it down and I'm pretty sure I'll finish it late tonight.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Sunday, December 27, 2015 - 10:18 pm
That is good one...
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Monday, December 28, 2015 - 12:16 am
Reenie - I felt the same way about Big Little Lies. I felt like it got "preachy" at the end rather than telling the story and letting the message speak for itself.
I finished Ways to Die in Glasgow (enjoyed it as a light read) and am now reading Primal Origins. It's a special ops kind of book with a lot of guns and violence - not sure I'll read the second book of the series, although it isn't badly written.
I'm STILL listening to Gulliver's Travels. It is The Longest 16-hour book EVER! LOL I intersperse it with my continual Gabaldon listening (on A Breath of Snow and Ashes at the moment), but I can listen to Gabaldon for 3-4 hours no problem, whereas after 1 hour of Gulliver, I am at my limit.
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Rieann
Member
08-26-2006
| Monday, December 28, 2015 - 6:43 am
I put Bohjalian's The Guest Room on my TBR list. I haven't read him since Midwives. Oops! lol
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Reenie
Member
06-24-2006
| Monday, December 28, 2015 - 9:05 am
Egbok - that is one beautiful book isn't it? The movie was good too!
I am also putting the new Bohjalian book on my list.
After reading the reviews here for 'You' that might be my next read.
Teach - yes yes yes, I think you hit the nail on the head, Moriarity didn't let the story speak for itself.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Monday, December 28, 2015 - 10:29 am
I enjoyed The Guest Room. Kept me reading. It comes out next week. Hope you enjoy it.
I am starting Ten Girls to Watch by Charity Shumway. One I have had forever. Started it last night and liking it so far.
I am also going to start Wreckage by Emily Bleeker. It's about a couple who are found after being stranded on an island for two years and somehow there stories are not adding up.
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Egbok
Member
07-13-2000
| Monday, December 28, 2015 - 11:50 am
Reenie, you said it perfectly. The Book Thief is a beautiful book and I soaked it up. I now want to watch the movie.
I also want to add that I always come here to read everyone's post to learn what you all are reading presently. This is a great thread!! I'm so behind in my reading and look forward to diving back into books.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Monday, December 28, 2015 - 4:50 pm
Eggie, the movie is very good..
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Heckagirl631
Member
09-08-2010
| Monday, December 28, 2015 - 7:41 pm
Finished "Cat and Mouse" by James Patterson. It's an Alex Cross book. I was not prepared for the graphicness of it. It was good.
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Tuesday, December 29, 2015 - 1:30 pm
Finished Primal Origins and am on to Primal Unleashed; both are short, quick reads so a fun vacation style. I'm also starting Darkly Dreaming Dexter at my students' behest. We had read a selection from an essay titled "The Knife" (written by a surgeon), and more than half of them thought it was from Dexter. After they described the show, one of my readers suggested I'd love the books, and since I don't have time to binge watch ALL the seasons, the books were a no-brainer. Do my kiddos know me or what?
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Tuesday, December 29, 2015 - 3:43 pm
I did read at least one of the Dexter books, maybe two and loved the show until I got turned off by the plot, but that was a number of seasons into it.
I finished the short book, Talking to Skeletons, which was interesting and I gather an offshoot of a longer book.. not part of the book but the author, who was the daughter of a doctor I think in a rural setting.. Carolyn Jourdan.. she wrote a longer book that I don't have but over a period of years she would go in and sit for hours with a radiologist and followed what he did as part of her research. I discovered I have another of her books already, which is a memoir, the first of several, Heart in the Right Place, so I downloaded it from the cloud and that will be my next read. It is dubbed as "heartwarming" (two of many who loved the book were Dolly Parton and Fannie Flagg, so there ya go), so it won't be Dexter ;) (and I liked Dexter), but sounds good for the time of year and all.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Tuesday, December 29, 2015 - 3:45 pm
Also billed in one review as "All Creatures Great and Small of the Aplalachians, except most of the creatures are human".
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Tuesday, December 29, 2015 - 7:28 pm
Sea, I really liked Heart in the Right Place.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Tuesday, December 29, 2015 - 8:01 pm
I am sure I will, too.. good to know you liked it. And the good news was I got it on sale back when I bought it.
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Reenie
Member
06-24-2006
| Wednesday, December 30, 2015 - 9:11 am
Well, I was going to start "You", but after reading Sea's description of "Heart in the Right Place", I am starting on that. I could use a book like that right now and I love Fannie Flagg!
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Scout
Member
01-19-2005
| Wednesday, December 30, 2015 - 12:12 pm
Reenie - i just started on Seamonkey's recommendation, "Heart in the Right Place" also.
Fannie Flagg is one of my favorite authors, so if she likes it i'm sure I will, too.
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