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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Monday, April 23, 2012 - 2:30 pm 
THT .. the title is A Wish and a Prayer.
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Monday, April 23, 2012 - 5:52 pm
Sea - how funny! I was coming back here to ask that very question! I will certainly put it on my wish list at the library!
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Nala63
Member
09-20-2005
| Tuesday, April 24, 2012 - 11:31 pm
has anyone read george r.r. martins game of thrones series? i thought 5th book was going to be the end, but nooo he is going to write two more. as fast as he writes, either i or he will be dead before his last book is published, lol.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Wednesday, April 25, 2012 - 5:47 am
I've read the first two so far. LOL - I'm pacing myself. He's a very slow writer. I've enjoyed the books though.
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Wednesday, April 25, 2012 - 10:41 am
I have requested my local library to purchase the new Blessings book!
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Wednesday, April 25, 2012 - 11:50 am
Just got an email from the library informing me that they are ordering the book! Quick work, that!
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Wednesday, April 25, 2012 - 12:56 pm
Just finished the loveliest book, Wonder by R.J. Palacio. I'm still teary-eyed. It's a book written for middle school kids but everyone should read it. It's really a story about how being kind can change the world. The lead character of Auggie, has a severe facial/cranial abnormality and he's going into a real school for the first time and it happens to be the 5th grade, middle school. It's touching, heartwarming, just wonderful.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, April 25, 2012 - 6:59 pm
That is super, TNT!!
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Supergranny
Member
02-03-2005
| Wednesday, April 25, 2012 - 9:56 pm
Just started Kate Collin's FlowerShop mystery series "Mum's the Word". I'm about half way thru the book and enjoying it. It does remind me of Janet Evanovich's writing but lower keyed.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Wednesday, April 25, 2012 - 10:02 pm
I started Gossip by Beth Gutcheon.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Thursday, April 26, 2012 - 10:11 am
Finished A Wish and a Prayer and am already missing these people and their town. The good news is that she mentions next time.. just have to endure the wait!
Started Growing Up Amish which is a memoir.
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Thursday, April 26, 2012 - 4:29 pm
Thanks, Superg! I have added Kate Collins in my list of new cosy authors to read!
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Mmq1943
Member
02-22-2011
| Thursday, April 26, 2012 - 7:06 pm
I finished "Still Alice" by Lisa Genova earlier this year. I would recommend it to everyone who loses a word or their keys at times.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Thursday, April 26, 2012 - 7:08 pm
Mmq, that's a really good book.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Thursday, April 26, 2012 - 10:27 pm
Oooh, I went to look and found out I bought Still Alice in 2009 (and I got it before the Steve Jobs price jump, too), so I downloaded from the cloud to read soon..
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Cablejockey
Member
12-27-2001
| Friday, April 27, 2012 - 9:59 am
I picked up a book entirely because of the title! Turns out it is pretty good!
Birthdays Are For The Dead by Stuart MscBride is a murder mystery that I couldnt put down!
http://www.harpercollins.co.uk/Titles/51222/birthdays-for-the-dead-stuart-macbride-9780007344178
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Cablejockey
Member
12-27-2001
| Friday, April 27, 2012 - 10:04 am
Sorry but I got the title wrong for the book above! Its "Birthdays For The Dead".
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Supergranny
Member
02-03-2005
| Friday, April 27, 2012 - 2:35 pm
I don't know if this has been posted but you all of been talking about the book and this is so funny when Ellen reads the book "50 Shades of Grey"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=on3JCwnwHbU&feature=player_embedded
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Friday, April 27, 2012 - 6:27 pm
LOVED this! I haven't read the book (yet), but now I want Ellen to read the whole thing! LOL
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Saturday, April 28, 2012 - 5:31 am
Isn't that book part of a series?
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Rieann
Member
08-26-2006
| Saturday, April 28, 2012 - 10:44 am
That clip is hysterical!!!!
Tnt, yes it is the first of a trilogy. I bought all three as I started off enjoying the first one. It became so repetitive and cliche that I couldn't finish. I really don't understand all of the fuss. I found it a bit juvenile.
If anyone wants the trilogy, send me your address and I'll mail them to you for free. Otherwise I'll be donating them to my local library.
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Maris
Member
03-27-2002
| Sunday, April 29, 2012 - 10:04 am
I just read a really interesting book; Unorthodox by Deborah Feldman. It is an autobiography of a young girl (she was 22 when she wrote the book) who was raised in the Satmar group which is related to the Hassidic sect of Judaism. It is the story of her life and how she ultimately left the sect. Being from NY you frequently see Hassidic women and their children but you know so little about them, what their life is like and this was such an interesting read for me. It gave a glimpse into their ultra conservative life style and here they are living in the middle of NYC. they are not allowed to speak english, so much interesting information. An easy read too. Check it out if it comes to your library.
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Sunday, April 29, 2012 - 1:41 pm
Sounds very interesting, Maris!
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Egbok
Member
07-13-2000
| Sunday, April 29, 2012 - 3:46 pm
FYI: Audible.com is having a sale through May 1st on all the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon. These 7 audio books are unabridged and read by Davina Porter. Each audio book is going for $7.95 each which is a great price.
MODS if this post isn't appropriate for this thread, please go ahead and remove, thanks!
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Sunday, April 29, 2012 - 4:29 pm
I had all of them but Outlander, so my set is complete. That is indeed a fabulous price! I remember when I was paying over $100 for the cassette versions of the first five!
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