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Yesitsme
Member
08-24-2004
| Thursday, May 10, 2012 - 4:05 am 
I just read the first Fifty Shades of Grey book. I always have to explore for myself what people are talking about. OK...yeah....maybe "literary porn" is one way to describe it and if you are someone who would focus on the porn part it may not be for you (unless you like that and want to!) But it really is more than that. What captivated me is that the characters and writing style have this old world feel, but yet are very modern. They are smart/funny, as are their dialogue/emails with each other. It does a great job of exploring those things that attract and those things that repel and how a mind works as someone deals with those things. How you can feel one thing when something is happening and another when you remove yourself from the situation a bit. And on another level, the mystery of how we get to be who we are. So like I said....it intrigued me and I enjoyed it!
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Thursday, May 10, 2012 - 9:43 am
Reenie, I didn't mind the price for 11/22/63, not that I pay by the word, but that is a big book, worth reading every word and I like long books and I like King. But for a novel that might be very good, I probably will wait and read some very good books that cost less.
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Reenie
Member
06-24-2006
| Thursday, May 10, 2012 - 10:19 am
Sea...$16.99 just seems so expensive for 11/22/63! BUT, with your high recommendation, I might just go for it!
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Thursday, May 10, 2012 - 1:47 pm
It is expensive.. but I'm a big fan and pre-ordered it months ahead (pre-order on Kindle is safe in that if there is even a one day price dip before the drop date, you will get that price.. but that didn't happen) and I respect all the work he puts into his writing.
The paperback wasn't an option then. Now, I'd think they'd reduce the price of the kindle format to that of the paperback but that agency model, thanks in part to the late Steve Jobs, probably keeps the kindle price up.
I couldn't imagine, now, lugging around the hardback version and the paperback.. depends on the format of that. I remember years ago reading the paperback of Norman Mailer's The Executioner's Song and just how THICK and unwieldy it was. Funny story about that.. I was flying to Wisconsin (via Chicago and rented van since one of our party was bringing dogs to show) with two members of our lab club and when we got settled in our seats, Winnie said she had a big thick book to read and pulled out.. the same book just as I pulled out my copy. Third woman wasn't much of a reader. We were both deep into the book. During the days we were there, Cindy managed to throw away Winnie's copy.. it was in a paper bag and clearly very heavy but.. not the brightest bulb was Cindy.
I managed to finish my copy on the long flight home and handed it over to Winnie so she could finish the book.
I just recently got the download on Kindle as Mailer's books are now available. And it was only $9.99.
As for 11.22.63, just a matter of personal choice. I certainly have refused to buy many a potentially good book over even a $12 price!
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Friday, May 11, 2012 - 4:27 pm
So, I finished Still Alice and agree it was excellent! I do not feel this way about the next book which was Still Alice: Behind the Story.. my own fault because I didn't check the length (79 pages and those pretty sparse) and spent $4.99.. and then the writing was not the best and the information was nothing new, really. Arrgh. So read the book (though it is up in price since I bought it) but not the book about the book.
I just downloaded her second book, Left Neglected to read soon.
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Heckagirl631
Member
09-08-2010
| Friday, May 11, 2012 - 7:09 pm
I'm on the waiting list at my library for "11/22/63". Just can't afford to buy it right now. Def. want to read it. I've heard the wait can be really long. So my sister gave me a series of books to read. The first is "Lord of the Fading Lands" by C.L. Wilson. Slightly more than halfway through it. It is pretty good and there are four more in the series. She gave the whole series to me, so I will read them all.
I was reading that "50 Shades of Grey" is "Twilight" with sex. They even went so far as to call it plagiarism. And it did start as fanfic of "Twilight" by the writer. I had not heard that at all. I have read all of the Twilight books. I may or may not read the Grey books. We will see.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Saturday, May 12, 2012 - 11:44 am
Well, I decided to read Left Neglected now. So far, the main character is frustrating, but she's describing the past..
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Saturday, May 12, 2012 - 2:20 pm
I just finished David Baldacci's "The Sixth Man" for my book club tonight. Not my usual sort of book, but I enjoyed the change - LOTS of twists and turns to keep it interesting.
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Jasper
Moderator
09-14-2000
| Monday, May 14, 2012 - 11:08 am
Just finished Sill Missing by Chevy Stevens. Really good thriller.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Monday, May 14, 2012 - 10:06 pm
I'm reading Garry Marshall's book, My Happy Days in Hollywood. It's okay so far, nothing earth-shattering.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Tuesday, May 15, 2012 - 9:19 am
I finished Left Neglected by Lisa Genova and thought it was better than Still Alice, which I liked very much. When her book about autism comes out next year, I'll be reading that.
Starting Jackson Galaxy's Cat Daddy: What the World's Most Incorrigible Cat Taught Me About Life, Love and Coming Clean.
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Tuesday, May 15, 2012 - 2:55 pm
Sounds enticing, Sea! Want to hear your review!
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Rieann
Member
08-26-2006
| Tuesday, May 15, 2012 - 3:22 pm
Just went and ordered Jackson Galaxy's book. I hope I can read it when it arrives. I've had so many migraines and sinus headaches lately that I haven't been able to crack a book in a while.
Anxious to hear your review as well, Sea.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Tuesday, May 15, 2012 - 3:52 pm
Well, I'm predisposed to like it since I've met him and heard him speak and I like him very much. But I will report back. I pre-ordered because for each pre-order a dollar went into a fund for three of his favorite charities (Best Friends, Stray Cat alliance in LA and a third group something like Cats in the City in NY).
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Jmm
Moderator
08-15-2002
| Wednesday, May 16, 2012 - 3:26 pm
I read a book recently that was written by a friend of mine titled "Call Me Tuesday" by Leigh Byrne. It was a very hard read since it is all about her childhood and the abuse she suffered at the hands of her mother. I started reading it and literally did not put it down until I finished. I have talked to her since and while she fictionalized the names and locations she assures me that all of the abuse it true. While I realize that the subject matter is very hard for some people, the book is wonderful. You can purchase it from Barnes and Noble or Amazon, it is also in e-format for those who like to use readers.
I'd be really interested in seeing what you all think of the book.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, May 16, 2012 - 4:12 pm
It is now in the large queue of kindle books waiting for me to read.. The price is right, for sure.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Thursday, May 17, 2012 - 4:11 pm
I'm really enjoying the book I am reading right now, "More Like Her" by Liza Palmer. It starts with a 911 call and goes from there. The writing is very witty. I also enjoyed her book "A Field Guide for Burying Your Parents".
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Sunday, May 20, 2012 - 6:11 pm
Just finished reading The Singles by Meredith Goldstein about people attending a wedding without a plus one. Some are friends from college, one the uncle of the bride and another the son of a friend of the bride's mother. It was okay.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Sunday, May 20, 2012 - 7:52 pm
I finished Cat Daddy.. he's had quite a life, overcoming multiple addictions, including to food.. even had a stomach bypass.. and interesting cat tips too.
Now reading Sybil In Her Own Words: The Untold Story of Shirley Mason, Her Multiple Personalities and Paintings. Glad this has been published now. The author, Patrick Suraci, PhD., was a friend and co-worker of Flora Rheta Schrieber, who wrote Sybil. He later became a friend of Shirley Mason, AKA, Sybil.
Since there is a recent book purporting to debunk anything to do with Sybil, it is nice to read this book, which jibes completely with what I know about these people, having met Flora and Connie Wilbur myself..
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Sunday, May 20, 2012 - 8:21 pm
I started The Odds by Stewart O'Nan.
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Idolworship
Member
05-07-2003
| Sunday, May 20, 2012 - 8:28 pm
I just finished "Odd Jobs," and am partway through
"50 Shades of Grey.";)
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Sunday, May 20, 2012 - 8:32 pm
Reading - The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection by Alexander McCall Smith, it's the latest in the No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency series.
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Knightpatti
Member
12-05-2001
| Monday, May 21, 2012 - 7:37 am
Guilty Wives by James Patterson. Fast read.
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Monday, May 21, 2012 - 7:47 am
I've been searching for something to read. Nothing has jumped out or excited me. Blah. I'll take a suggestion.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Monday, May 21, 2012 - 7:57 am
Escapee when I'm stuck for something to read, I'll usually grab a biography.
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