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I finished Fiery Cross and A Breath of Snow and Ashes (books 5 and 6 from the outlander series). Next up - the 7th Outlander book (An echo in the bone, I think). Then maybe Night Circus or Fall of Giants both are on my Kindle from the library.
Love the ideas on this thread! I read more "beach reads" type books, but I'm a little embarrassed to post them as others books sound so intelligent. I wish we had a better library in our town. I'd love to check out some of the recommendations.
I read a lot of young adult trash, so post your "beach reads." Very little I read is intelligent and you might just give someone who you thinks reads "intelligent" books a new author to read.
I'm the same way. Reading is an escape for me, I am not too inclined to read biographies or non-fiction. I love fiction, YA fiction, paranormal... |
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I finished four books this week.
Blessed Are Those Who Thirst by Anne Holt. This is the second in a mystery series set in Oslo. I had picked up the most recent at the library and enjoyed it, so I went back and read the first in the series which I didn't particularly like. I gave the series one more chance and am glad I did. The books are older and are gradually being released in English. I will have to wait until the next one is translated.
How to Talk to Anyone, Anytime, Anywhere by Larry King. My mother (who is 81) is a huge Larry King fan and gave me this to read. It was some pretty common sense advice interspersed with stories about people King has met. It was okay (and very short).
The Little Bookstore of Big Stone Gap by Wendy Welch. This was mentioned here, I believe by Batya. It is the story of the bookstore that the author and her husband open in a Virginia coal mining town. Some chapters I really enjoyed, others I found a little tedious. I did especially like the chapter on other used bookstores they visited, as I have been to several of the ones they visited in Missouri.
Dog Tags by David Rosenfelt. Another in the Andy Carpenter series that I am reading. Very good. |
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I've been reading the Wizard of Oz Series. Just finished Ozma of Oz.
Ozma of Oz was one of my FAVORITE books as a child. So much imaginative fun in that book! |
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Love the ideas on this thread! I read more "beach reads" type books, but I'm a little embarrassed to post them as others books sound so intelligent. I wish we had a better library in our town. I'd love to check out some of the recommendations.
I'm the same way..I read alot of young adult trash too. It's a nice escape from reality! I do also read more "intelligent" novels but lately I've been stuck on the trashy ones! 
Let me know if you are looking for some recommendations! |
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I read all the Oz books when I was a kid. I loved them.
I finished Running With the Kenyans by Adharanand Finn based on recommendations here (maybe Batya's?) and really enjoyed it. It was fun to read about such a different culture and the priorities of the runners there. I couldn't put it down.
Then I read Dying Light, the second Logan MacRae book by Stuart MacBride. Another gruesome and gory Scottish crime mystery. Loved it. I'm starting the third in the series next.
I got the second one off Kobo for 99 cents. Now that's a price I'm willing to pay.
I love this place -- both books and Kobo were recommendations from this thread. Where would I be without you all?
I'm another one who doesn't keep many books around. I don't have room in my house for my reading habit. I only have the books I'm currently reading and one bookshelf. I love that I can fit 57 books at once on my ereader. Isn't it awesome to be able to go on vacation with all the books you want, and some extras? And not have to pack an extra suitcase to do it? | |
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Linda H, they are coming out with a sequel to Firefly Lane. It's called Fly Away. I couldn't stand her daughter in the book, so it was hard for me to read it. I can't stand when I don't like a character. But I do love her books!
Thanks, I saw that! I am definitely going to read the next one, but I am a little nervous since I am not a fan of Tully or Marah. We'll see.
Oh, and Maryland, go ahead and post your "beach reads". I love them! I read a lot of YA fluff too. I try and pick up something a little heavier in between, but lately it has been a lot of fluff. That's ok! I don't feel bad about it. I just read what I enjoy at the time. | |
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I'm nearly finished with Cleopatra's Daughter by Michelle Moran. I had previously read (and loved) her Madame Tussaud . This isn't nearly as good - took a long time to get started and I find myself wishing that it was about Cleopatra and not her daughter, , but I love historical fiction.
Lisa I have read quite a few Michelle Moran books that I loved but Cleopatra's Daughter was not one of them. I gave it up after a few chapters. |
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Good, I'm glad I'm not the only one who enjoys beach reads! My favorite authors are Elin Hildebrand, Kristen Hannah, Barbara Delinsky, Debbie Macomber.
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I read The Fifth Witness by Michael Connelly. It was my favorite in The Lincoln Lawyer series so far. |
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I am currently listening to The Doomsday Book by Connie Willis.
It got off to a slow start-kind of hard to figure out what was going on-but now, I am engrossed. When I stop the car, and sit and listen for "five more minutes" because I need to hear what's happening next. I may get the Kindle edition so I can keep reading it after I get home. |
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I read The Crying Tree by Naseem Rhaka. A great middle America book. The big reveal was somewhat of a shock. I recommend it. |
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Love the ideas on this thread! I read more "beach reads" type books, but I'm a little embarrassed to post them as others books sound so intelligent. I wish we had a better library in our town. I'd love to check out some of the recommendations.
I read a lot of young adult trash, so post your "beach reads." Very little I read is intelligent and you might just give someone who you thinks reads "intelligent" books a new author to read.
Add me to this list. I have a few trash reads that I'm waiting on sequels so I happened to pick up some other books that I'm not embarrassed to share the title. But I know some of my more trashy reads have been mentioned here, so I must be in good company. | |
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I've read Pheonix Rockstar & heart song by Bec Botefuhr. Dirty Red by taryn Fisher, sinners on Tour series by Olivia Cunning, unleashed by cherrie Lynn, reading the second book as soon as I finish Iced by KMM. Anxiouslyawaiting Edge of Dawn! Love me some good vamp smut! |
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I am currently listening to The Doomsday Book by Connie Willis.
Connie Willis is one of my favorite authors, but this is one of the few I haven't read.
My favorite, though long, were the Blackout/All Clear books. My favorite shorter book would probably be Lincoln's Dreams. |
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Today I finished THE RECKONING by Sharon Kay Penman. It is the third in a trilogy about medieval Wales. As I neared the end of the book, I already knew that all the characters would be dying horrible deaths (oh the pitfalls of historical fiction! ) and I was reluctant to read the end of the book and have that happen.
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World War Z was interesting. I liked that it chronicled how they dealt with the aftermath of the Zombie apocalypse and not just surviving the initial outbreak. It didn't keep me hanging on as much as I expected, I think because of the format. There weren't really main characters followed, it's interviews all over the world of different people. Some of the interviews are the same people at different time frames, but I found it hard to follow. I think it would probably work well as a movie though because it would be easier to realize you are visiting the same people again later in the story when you have a visual.
I really enjoyed A Discovery of Witches. I actually liked it more than I thought I would as I got into it. I'm beginning to get tired of reading books where it's ultimately a love story between the 2 main characters, but there were enough differences in this book from all the other vampire/supernatural stuff I've read that it stayed interesting. I can't wait to read the sequel, but my e-library doesn't have it in their catalog yet.
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I finished Running With the Kenyans by Adharanand Finn based on recommendations here (maybe Batya's?) and really enjoyed it. It was fun to read about such a different culture and the priorities of the runners there. I couldn't put it down.
Yes! I'm glad you liked it. I found it pretty interesting, too.
And PLEASE post about your beach reads, chick lit, whatever. It's a reading thread. Not a reading only a certain type of book that will probably be on the National Book Award lists. I've picked up so many books I never would have found if not for this thread and we'd cast a wider net if everyone posted whatever they liked and are reading/looking for. |
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I read Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Book description: Barcelona, 1945: A city slowly heals in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War, and Daniel, an antiquarian book dealer’s son who mourns the loss of his mother, finds solace in a mysterious book entitled The Shadow of the Wind, by one Julián Carax. But when he sets out to find the author’s other works, he makes a shocking discovery: someone has been systematically destroying every copy of every book Carax has written. In fact, Daniel may have the last of Carax’s books in existence. Soon Daniel’s seemingly innocent quest opens a door into one of Barcelona’s darkest secrets--an epic story of murder, madness, and doomed love.
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Batya- we should definitely share ALL of our reads! My "smart book" this week is Game Change" about the 2008 election. I saw the movie on HBO last year and loved it but the book is more than just the Sarah Palin story. It's very interesting but I have to really think when I read which leads me to my "chick-lit" read- Jennifer Weiner's "Little Earthquakes" which is about 3 women with new babies and their friendship . I really like it so far.
I also read "hopeless" early in the week and I liked it; the story was very interesting and went in a direction I wasn't expecting BUT I'm not a real "sexy romance" reader and got tired of Holder and Sky being all over each other  . I guess that's why I chose "game change"
@Mystie- I loved "The Center Of Everything." I'll have to check out more if her books. | |
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Ozma of Oz was one of my FAVORITE books as a child. So much imaginative fun in that book!
I remember reading most, but not all of the books as a child. All we had was a bookmobile and I don't think they had the whole series. The only ones I could remember bits and parts of was the first one and Ozma of Oz. A queen switching heads on her body as she pleases sticks with you when you are a kid.
And Maryland. I need to read the last of Debbie MaCombers Cedar Cove series. I skipped the Christmas one and read 8&9. I need to move on to 10, but keep forgetting to go to the library. Yet, another fine to pay. | |
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I finished 3 books this week.
One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are by Ann Voskamp. I love the message of the book. It is about being thankful in all things, and I find that I am looking at things with a different perspective. The writing style was a little strange to me which was both good and bad. Bad because I often had to read a sentence several times to get the point, but good for the exact same reason. Because I had to reread, I was forced to slow down and really think about what was being said.
Keeper of the Bride by Tess Gerritsen. This was a quick mystery. Some of the story line wasn't really logical (the motive behind the crime), but I enjoyed the story nonetheless. Not her best book, not "great", but good.
Murder, Money & Marzipan by Leighann Dobbs. This was an even quicker read--as in one night. It is a cozy mystery taking place at a baker's competition a la food network. It was ok. This is not my favorite genre. It was a kindle freebie at the time I downloaded it. I liked the characters, and I would read another in the series if it were free or if I checked it out from the library. I might spend a small amount on it if I was really in the mood for something light.
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World War Z was interesting. I liked that it chronicled how they dealt with the aftermath of the Zombie apocalypse and not just surviving the initial outbreak. It didn't keep me hanging on as much as I expected, I think because of the format. There weren't really main characters followed, it's interviews all over the world of different people. Some of the interviews are the same people at different time frames, but I found it hard to follow. I think it would probably work well as a movie though because it would be easier to realize you are visiting the same people again later in the story when you have a visual.
This was almost exactly my opinion of this book. Should be a much better movie than book.
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Zoeybug, Game Change is on my Audible wish list, but I rarely do non-fiction well on audio. Do you imagine it might work? |
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I've read One Thousand Gifts mentioned above. It is a fantastic book. The author writes very poetically. It's beautiful and complex. The great thing is it makes you slow down and not gloss over the meaning behind her words. Fantastic book! I highly recommend.
This week I read Sparkly Green Earrings . Very few books have me literally laughing out loud, but this one did! I also read her blog (Big Mama blog) so I was familiar with her writing style. She writes in a down to earth, comical style. She can look at herself and see the absurd. Thought it was a really sweet, light book and I would definitely recommend. | |
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Well, despite having bought an outrageous number of books over the last few weeks, I downloaded yet another one last night...just started In the Garden of Beasts , by Erik Larson. I loved his Devil in the White City, so I'm hoping this one will be just as good.
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I just finished the fifth Longmire book, "The Dark Horse"- series by Craig Johnson. It's a really easy, quick read and I enjoy it between heavier or longer books. The series is a sort of modern Western mystery with it's cowboys and Indians (word choice intended) and its rugged crimes that are solved by the sheriff with shotguns, horses, and his trusty sidekick, Dog (the dog). So not what I ever thought I'd read, but my husband bought me the first three last June for my birthday and 4-5 for our anniversary so I got into it.
Currently, I'm reading "The Nightmare" by Lars Kepler- swoon. I lovvveee this husband/wife duo. Often hailed as the next Stieg Larsson, I say they are wrong an that this duo is better than Steig Larsson. I am not far enough into this book to give a review, but the first one in the series was brilliant and dark and addicting. I'm really into Nordic Noir, so I've read a variety of authors, but this one is at the top of the list.
I do have a quick question for anyone who has read the book "The Good House" by Ann Leary. It looks really good! Anyone have any opinions? Know of any other modern witch stories with a witch trial history? I'm kind of into that- always have been. |
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I read Zoo , by Patterson and Ledwidge. It was just okay I thought. The one odd thing that happened that ties into the storyline of the book... There was a huge dolphin pod spotted off the southern California coast this past weekend. Eye witnesses say it was 7 miles long by 5 miles wide! The biggest ever seen. Truth or Fiction? Hmmmm... | |
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I read Arranged by Catherine McKenzie. It was a really quick read but good.
I also read Best Kept Secret by Amy Hatvany. I enjoyed it. It's about a single Mom who is an alcoholic and how it affects her life.
Next up is A Book Thief. Please tell me it gets better. Having a hard time getting into it.
Love the ideas on this thread! I read more "beach reads" type books, but I'm a little embarrassed to post them as others books sound so intelligent. I wish we had a better library in our town. I'd love to check out some of the recommendations.
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Jodi S--I loved THE BOOK THIEF. I think many readers are put off in the beginning because of the writing style/narrator. I hope you stick with it! |
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Jodi-The Book Thief was excellent. I usually give up if I can't get into a book at about 30-50 pages. But It took me 50 pages to adjust to the unique narration and then it took off. I'd stick with it. It really was a unique story. |
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"The Book Thief" is one of the best books I've ever read, I'd keep going.
I finished up "Gildenford" by Valerie Anand about the pre-Norman invasion English nobility. I found that it moved pretty slowly, and didn't love it.
I also read "The Tiger's Wife" by Tea Obreht. It was odd, there were beautifully told side stories but the main story was lacking.
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Oh, please stick with The Book Thief. I really liked it and recommended it to my son and several good friends. They all really liked it. My son was glad to learn that "death" had a sense of humor. | |
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Just started The House of Velvet and Glass from some reviews here. Can't wait to read the Outlander Series either. Love this weekly thread! |
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I am almost finished with Darkfever- which someone in one of these threads recommended. It's not bad. It's light reading...and after "Saving Fish from Drowning", I wanted fluff.
STILL reading "The Weird Sisters" (it's my purse book) and still not liking it much. Just barely enough to continue.
Not sure what's next. I should probably read something that's been getting pushed back instead of a new one. I have a new Stephen King (new to me) called "Secret Windows"- I think it's all essays on writing. I loved his book "On Writing" so I think this will be great. | |
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I finished 11/22/63 last week and I didn't really care for it. I wanted the story to go in a different direction and I didn't care for the end. I really wanted to like it because I have always liked Stephen King's books.
I'm listening to Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah and I'm almost done with it. I have liked it fine but now it's so sad that I'm ready for something happy!
Thanks everyone for sharing the books you're reading! I love getting ideas from this thread. | |
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I have watched these threads for a while now but have been hesitant to jump in. I'm kind of a slow reader and don't have as much time to read as I would like. I also tend to read several books at one time so it might take me a while to finish any one of them. But anyway...jumping in now.
I just finished A Reliable Wife I loved it and the feeling of the book reminded me a lot of "East of Eden" I was also interested to find out that the author was partially inspired by Wisconsin Death Trip I'm familiar with that book and it really is a trip.
I just started I'm Your Man, The Life of Leonard Cohen I'm a big fan of Cohen's and am finding it quite interesting. I'm not very far into it though, so we'll see how it goes.
I'm also rereading The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn I love that book.
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I just finished A Reliable Wife I loved it and the feeling of the book reminded me a lot of "East of Eden" I was also interested to find out that the author was partially inspired by Wisconsin Death Trip I'm familiar with that book and it really is a trip.
I read Wisconsin Death Trip after I read The Reliable Wife. It was an interesting read.
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I'm jumping in (my first time in these threads) because I really need some book recommendations. I've just finished my 48th book of 2013... Crazy, I know.
This week (we do the last seven days?) I've...
Read books 9, 10, 11, and 12 (the last four, currently) in the Love at Stake series by Kerrelyn Sparks. Eat, Prey, Love, Vampire Mine, and Sexiest Vampire Alive were better than a few of the others in the series, but Wanted Undead or Alive was another bomb for me. It's definitely not the best paranormal series, by any means.
Finished off the Matched trilogy with Reached. Overall, as far as final books in dystopian trilogies this was one of the better ones for me.
Finally read Divergent and Insurgent, and am eagerly waiting for the final book. I really delayed on this series... We've seen so many of these trilogies and I didn't love Hunger Games, The Uglies, or Matched, but I think this is far better than the others.
Went against my instincts and bought a .99 boxed set for my Kindle called Tall, Dark, and Deadly... Three books for a buck, right? How bad can they be? SO bad. I'm not even going to link them, and I'm doing you a favor. ;P I can't even decide which of the three was the worst, but along with the one-dimensional characters and horrible plot, the editing and grammar mistakes were really bad.
Based on a FB friend's recommendation, I snagged Reason to Breathe and Barely Breathing, and these were FANTASTIC. I already pre-ordered the third.
I finally watched The Perks of Being a Wallflower tonight (and loved it!), so I'm contemplating reading that. I've never really liked the book if I see the movie first, though, so we'll see. |
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| Posted: 2/19/2013 10:27:46 PM
I just finished Winds of War and am now on War and Remembrance . | |
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svjuls
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| Posted: 2/20/2013 9:22:47 AM
Finished Safe Haven-- not a great read for me, I think Nora Roberts wrote this story before and did a better job.
Reading Surviving Dreaded Conversations for book club at work--it is interesting. If you are a manager or have to deal with challenging coworkers, this may be a helpful book for you.
Listening to The Tipping point in the car--really interesting though I can't help but wonder how much the social media has changed the conversation since the book was written. Glad to finally "read" it.
Reading Scarlet for fun--it is the sequel to Cinder, a retelling of Cinderella if she was a cyborg mechanic. Obviously sci fi, this YA book is really enjoyable and hard to put down. Definitely a quick, fun read!
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batya
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| Posted: 2/20/2013 10:17:13 AM
Fraidy-I don't know how it translates to audio, but I read Game Change a few years ago and it was pretty good. Give it a try.
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OK. Newbie. This is how it works. If your post consists of 80% sanity, 10% stupidity and 10% all kinds of crazy, we immediately focus on the 20% b/c it discredits the 80%.
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| Posted: 2/22/2013 6:53:54 PM
I think I spend all my time looking at all the books to read .I have several I can download from and have huge wish lists and holds .I just finished North and South and almost finished Love and War .They are good books .The movies have been on encore and the third book movie marathon will be on this Sunday .
I have enough books on my nook to last me a lifetime .I have had one for ever it seems .
My nook is my best friend besides my DH |
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kma
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| Posted: 2/23/2013 9:44:55 AM
I have enough books on my nook to last me a lifetime .I have had one for ever it seems .
My nook is my best friend besides my DH
LOL! Me too!  my Nook! |
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angievp
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| Posted: 2/23/2013 9:52:16 AM
I'm reading the firs 3 Harry Bosch novels by Michael Connelly.
They are excellent. | |
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mom2luke
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|  Posted: 2/23/2013 10:34:36 AM
Jodi - I have a confession. I did not love The Book Thief . I know I must be the only one on the planet. I am curious as to your review when you are finished! | |
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SueSume
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| Posted: 2/23/2013 4:37:17 PM
Finished listening to Whistlin' Dixie in a Nor'easter by Lisa Patton. Grabbed it from the library for a recent road trip, thought it was going to be a humorous memoir along the lines of The Egg and I by Betty MacDonald (which I loved)
Alas, it was not a memoir, nor that humorous, but it passed the miles.
(I would highly recommend Betty MacDonald's The Plague and I )
Also listened to The Rope by Nevada Barr. It's Anna Pigeon, the early years, and I enjoyed it but it had a few plot point problems. I'm impatiently waiting for a friend to finish it so we can dish.
And tried to listen to A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck (for children/YA) but the disc is too scratched. Heard enough to remind be how much I enjoyed this story (and A Long Way from Chicago) so I'll probably be reading them again.
Read Victims by Jonathan Kellerman and looking forward to Guilt |
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Reality is made up of words.-Ferdinando Buscema
Words are hard.-Hannah Kelly
NSBR: "We're like a big damn disfunctional family. We'll beat the crap out of each other, and it's ok, but dammit, if an outsider turns on one of ours, we circle the wagons." -Free~Bird
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| Posted: 2/23/2013 7:10:28 PM
After reading this thread, I have just requested, from the library:
Beyond Belief
The light between oceans
The book thief
Reason to breathe
thanks peas! |
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hellothere2000
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| Posted: 2/23/2013 10:07:58 PM
I read Where'd You Go Bernadette which I completely enjoyed!!! |
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