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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Sunday, January 29, 2012 - 12:54 pm 
I am almost afraid to go see this! All of her characters are so alive and distinct in my mind that I don't know if the casting office had my same vision!
The very most satisfactory matching of casting and my mental image was Lord Peter Whimsey in a PBS series. That actor was MY LPW!!
Of all Christie's character, I had never warmed up to Poirot until I saw him played by David Suchet (spelling) on another PBS series! That was when he became "human" for me -
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Reenie
Member
06-24-2006
| Monday, January 30, 2012 - 6:03 am
Has anyone seen the movie? I'm just so totally "iffy" about Katherine Heigl as "our Stephanie". I just don't see her in the part.
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Supergranny
Member
02-03-2005
| Monday, January 30, 2012 - 9:40 am
Wens is senior day here and I plan on going in the morning...if anyone sees it before please give us a review. I've watched that trailer so many times LOL
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Cinnamongirl
Member
01-10-2001
| Monday, January 30, 2012 - 12:12 pm
I've never read any of the books and I loved Katherine Heigle as the lead.... and I loved Ranger too. and Joe...and gramma.
I liked the movie, kept me interested and I was blown away to see the lady from The View as the prostitute. wow...and she was GREAT!
but I understand where a lot of you are coming from... you get such a picture in your head about what someone should look/act like that seeing the movie can be a letdown.
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Monday, January 30, 2012 - 12:20 pm
I can't find 2 for the dough  I really don't want to download it on my kindle and I hate that there are NO bookstores within 40 miles of my house!
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Reenie
Member
06-24-2006
| Monday, January 30, 2012 - 1:07 pm
ESCAPEE - what about buying it "used" on-line? I just checked amazon.com and you could get it delivered for $6.00 total. I see Kindle has it for $8.99. That's expensive for a book that's been out for years.
CINNAMONGIRL - thanks for that info! Glad you enjoyed it.
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Knightpatti
Member
12-05-2001
| Monday, January 30, 2012 - 1:45 pm
Saw the movie! The characters were all great in their parts.
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Monday, January 30, 2012 - 2:37 pm
Amazon is $6 but another &3 to ship, so we are still at $9 and that pisses me off!
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Supergranny
Member
02-03-2005
| Monday, January 30, 2012 - 2:58 pm
Thank you so much for the reviews!! Now I can hardly wait til wens morning. The "critics" are giving it a bashing but to quote someone "the critics raved about Men Who Stare at Goats" and I couldn't even sit thru it.
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Reenie
Member
06-24-2006
| Monday, January 30, 2012 - 3:37 pm
ESCAPEE - I saw a "used" book for $2.00 plus $4.00 shipping. Better than $9!
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Monday, January 30, 2012 - 3:39 pm
Doesn't that just TICK you off?
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Reenie
Member
06-24-2006
| Monday, January 30, 2012 - 3:48 pm
I wish I still had the book - I'd just mail it to you!
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Monday, January 30, 2012 - 3:52 pm
Just ordered, free shipping at Thriftbooks.com for $4, ordered 3rd and 4th books too. Spent $10
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Reenie
Member
06-24-2006
| Monday, January 30, 2012 - 4:14 pm
Good deal for sure!! YAY!
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Countrydaze
Member
11-07-2003
| Monday, January 30, 2012 - 6:02 pm
Escapee, I am on a waiting list for Two for the Dough at the library.
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Tuesday, January 31, 2012 - 5:37 am
I am so excited for those of you who are just discovering Stephanie and her crew! I love it when I find someone I like who has a body of work all written and waiting for me!
That is where I am right now with my piles of P. Gregory books!
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Tuesday, January 31, 2012 - 10:29 am
Country, if I finish it before you get it, I'd be glad to lend it to you.
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Countrydaze
Member
11-07-2003
| Tuesday, January 31, 2012 - 11:48 am
Aw thank you. I can't believe how much I loved the first one. I can't wait to read them all.
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Tuesday, January 31, 2012 - 12:08 pm
I wonder if they get repetitive, though.
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Tuesday, January 31, 2012 - 12:11 pm
I'vve read all eighteen and did not find them repetitive. HOWEVER, I was reading them as they came out over aperiod of years, which is not the same effect as a couple a week to get caught up!
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Tuesday, January 31, 2012 - 6:17 pm
I re-read the entire series every couple of years when a new one comes out. They are still entertaining and I don't find them repetitive.
These are some of the very few books that make me laugh out loud and talk back to the characters, LOL.
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Wednesday, February 01, 2012 - 6:28 pm
WEll, it is official - "When She Woke" is in the car on its way back to the library.
I am, however, speeding along through the over-600 page "Wideacres" from P. Gregory!
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Wednesday, February 01, 2012 - 9:06 pm
And the post above should be in the General Discussions thread - but whatever!
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Thursday, February 02, 2012 - 9:17 am
Tntitanfan, I tried to read wideacre but was too grossed out by it.
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Thursday, February 02, 2012 - 10:50 am
I find it an interesting glimpse into a twisted mind! I HATE manipulators in RL, but Beatrice is so masterfully drawn as to be mesmerizing -
She makes Scarlett look like a pussycat!
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