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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Thursday, February 02, 2012 - 10:53 am 
I started reading it the same time I read Backwoods (O'Dell) I didn't finish Wideacre. I was getting pretty tired of incest relationships in books, not that Game Of Thrones is much better, which is what I'm reading now.
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Thursday, February 02, 2012 - 12:47 pm
Widecre is the first of a series of three books about that estate and the same family - The second book also exceeds 600 pages, but the last one is barely over 400!
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Saturday, February 04, 2012 - 5:20 pm
Stephanie's stories are the only books that consistently make me laugh out loud and it usually has something to do with Lula's shenanigans.
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Saturday, February 04, 2012 - 8:32 pm
The bad thing is that I love both of her guys! I would probably be personally drawn more toward Ranger, but then gain, maybe not!
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Kappy
Member
06-28-2002
| Monday, February 13, 2012 - 10:49 am
Wideacre? Evanovitch wrote a book called Wideacre? 
Knightpatti ~ Thanks for your review of the first movie!
Like Ophiliasgrandma, I too laugh out loud while reading these books but it's usually over something the grandma did! 
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Monday, February 13, 2012 - 10:52 am
Kappy, no we got off on a tangent with wideacre, which is a P. Gregory book.
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Monday, February 27, 2012 - 3:36 pm
On the 7th book right now. I hate that these are $9 on kindle. I've reserved some from Library to go, but it seems that takes FOREVER so I've had no luck with the waitlist stuff. I read books too fast for that. Going to the library for 8 on, I guess.
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Monday, February 27, 2012 - 5:38 pm
Go tomorrow and reserve numbers 8 through 18! There is not a strong enough back-story that it makes much difference what order you read them in.
Then find another author that you can enjoy while you wait! There are lots of great cozy series out there! I read between four and six books a week and manage fine with our library system, although a little pre-planning is necessary
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Thursday, March 22, 2012 - 8:00 am
I finished all 18 books. lOl. They really need to make a TV series of this show. It's too perfect. I loved every single one of them. Now that I am finished with them, I sure feel like something is missing...
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Sunday, June 10, 2012 - 5:00 pm
I just finished watching the move 'One For The Money'. I was pretty disappointed. Grandma and Lula were totally wasted. Sherry could have knocked Lula out of the ballpark if they'ed given her anything to work with.
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Countrydaze
Member
11-07-2003
| Sunday, June 10, 2012 - 7:23 pm
I am so enjoying this series. I am on number 8 and I also find my self laughing out loud. When I am reading I so can see Sherri Shepard as Lulu, but I can't see Debbie Reynolds as Grandma. The perfect actress for her, has unfortunately passed away. I could see Estelle Getty playing Grandma. The new book comes out in November.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Sunday, June 10, 2012 - 7:29 pm
LOL Countrydaze, I always laugh out loud at the books. I do reread the series every so often because I enjoy it so much.
OG I enjoyed the movie but I know it could be better.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Monday, June 11, 2012 - 8:58 am
Estelle Getty was who I always pictured when I read the very first book years ago. Reynolds wasn't goofy enough and way too glamourous.
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Monday, June 11, 2012 - 4:53 pm
Don't you hate it when casting doesn't match your inner vision? David Suchet as Poirot and the guy who played Lord Peter Whimsey were perfectly as I had always "seen" them!
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Wednesday, November 07, 2012 - 10:55 am
YAY!
Notorious Nineteen
On November 20, 2012, Stephanie Plum is back in an all-new adventure. No guts, no glory, Notorious Nineteen!
Read part one of chapter one now!
New Jersey bounty hunter Stephanie Plum is certain of three truths: People don’t just vanish into thin air. Never anger old people. And don’t do what Tiki tells you to do.
After a slow summer of chasing low-level skips for her cousin Vinnie’s bail bonds agency, Stephanie Plum finally lands an assignment that could put her checkbook back in the black. Geoffrey Cubbin, facing trial for embezzling millions from Trenton’s premier assisted-living facility, has mysteriously vanished from the hospital after an emergency appendectomy. Now it’s on Stephanie to track down the con man. Unfortunately, Cubbin has disappeared without a trace, a witness, or his money-hungry wife. Rumors are stirring that he must have had help with the daring escape . . . or that maybe he never made it out of his room alive. Since the hospital staff’s lips seem to be tighter than the security, and it’s hard for Stephanie to blend in to assisted living, Stephanie’s Grandma Mazur goes in undercover. But when a second felon goes missing from the same hospital, Stephanie is forced into working side by side with Trenton’s hottest cop, Joe Morelli, in order to crack the case.
The real problem is, no Cubbin also means no way to pay the rent. Desperate for money—or maybe just desperate—Stephanie accepts a secondary job guarding her secretive and mouthwatering mentor Ranger from a deadly Special Forces adversary. While Stephanie is notorious for finding trouble, she may have found a little more than she bargained for this time around. Then again—a little food poisoning, some threatening notes, and a bridesmaid’s dress with an excess of taffeta never killed anyone . . . or did they? If Stephanie Plum wants to bring in a paycheck, she’ll have to remember: No guts, no glory.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Wednesday, November 07, 2012 - 1:43 pm
Yay!!!
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Saturday, January 12, 2013 - 9:46 am
Finally started reading 'Nineteen' last night. No opinion yet.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Monday, January 21, 2013 - 3:13 pm
Enjoyed it but no surprises.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Tuesday, July 30, 2013 - 9:33 am
Coming November 19th..I'm in line at the library for it pretty near the front.
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Sunday, August 04, 2013 - 11:35 pm
I got on the library waiting list yesterday! It seems once they order it, you can get on the list - who knew? Anyway, I am #78, and they have ordered 55 copies, so I should have it before Christmas!
My Phi Beta Kappa book club has chosed Pat Conroy's "The Water is Wide" for our next book. Is anyone familiar with it? Not a big Conroy fan myself -
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Yesitsme
Member
08-24-2004
| Wednesday, August 14, 2013 - 2:45 pm
Not a list for our library yet. I need to remember to keep checking!
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Milosmom
Member
06-10-2006
| Thursday, October 31, 2013 - 1:30 pm
There are several Stephanie Plum books on sale today for $1.26 for Kindle. Mostly the higher series book. I got 5 so far! I use that ereader price drop website and it alerts you. Got some good deals that way!
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Yesitsme
Member
08-24-2004
| Sunday, February 16, 2014 - 9:38 am
Finally watched the One for the Money movie. Thought it was pretty good. Was surprised I liked Katherine Heigl as Stephanie...I hadn't thought I would. She looked good as a brunette. Didn't like the casting of Debbie Reynolds as Grandma or the guy playing Ranger. They didn't match my images. Both were likeable enough, I just had a hard time matching them with what I knew. Think the script could have been better, but it was OK overall. (Not a real shiny endorsement, now that I think about it.)
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Sunday, February 16, 2014 - 11:55 am
But it was fun to see them on the screen wasn't it Yesitsme. I really enjoyed the whole thing and was sad when it was over.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Sunday, February 16, 2014 - 11:59 am
Probably heresy to admit I'm not a fan of these books, but I really enjoyed the fluffy film. Are any sequels in the works?
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