so what are you reading lately??? any good?
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LSAT Study Books, very intriguing0
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This past month I "Old Man and the Sea" and "Dante's Inferno". I'm currently reading "A Man for All Seasons" , a play about Sir Thomas Moore. It's a bit dry however I'll plow through it.
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love hearing about all these grand books... bump0
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I just finished reading Room by Emma Donnahoughe (sp???) anyways, I've had it on my bookshelf for over 2 years and always started reading something else before I read it. It's amazing! Completely changes how you look at the world. It's about a little boy named Jack and his Ma . . . and he was born into a this "Room" and it's the only "World' he's ever known.
The story is told through Jack's eyes, and he is five so the writing is exactly like a five year old would speak - so that takes some getting used to. But once you're used to that it's awesome! He also calls things formal names, like it's not the table it's Table, and Bed, and Wardrobe, and Spoon, and so on. I really enjoyed it and am upset I didn't read it sooner.
I am now reading I'll Be Seeing You by Suzanne Palmieri-Hayes. It's shaping up to be pretty good as well! I read a lot, and I'm in 2 book clubs.
Has anyone on here ever thought about a book club? I know it's not a site for that, but to meet people who also love to read?
love to have one !! how about starting one ...love to join...good thought !!0 -
always a great post...trying to keep it going.... bump0
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I just finished reading Room by Emma Donnahoughe (sp???) anyways, I've had it on my bookshelf for over 2 years and always started reading something else before I read it. It's amazing! Completely changes how you look at the world. It's about a little boy named Jack and his Ma . . . and he was born into a this "Room" and it's the only "World' he's ever known.
The story is told through Jack's eyes, and he is five so the writing is exactly like a five year old would speak - so that takes some getting used to. But once you're used to that it's awesome! He also calls things formal names, like it's not the table it's Table, and Bed, and Wardrobe, and Spoon, and so on. I really enjoyed it and am upset I didn't read it sooner.
I am now reading I'll Be Seeing You by Suzanne Palmieri-Hayes. It's shaping up to be pretty good as well! I read a lot, and I'm in 2 book clubs.
Has anyone on here ever thought about a book club? I know it's not a site for that, but to meet people who also love to read?
love to have one !! how about starting one ...love to join...good thought !!0 -
I just finished reading Room by Emma Donnahoughe (sp???) anyways, I've had it on my bookshelf for over 2 years and always started reading something else before I read it. It's amazing! Completely changes how you look at the world. It's about a little boy named Jack and his Ma . . . and he was born into a this "Room" and it's the only "World' he's ever known.
The story is told through Jack's eyes, and he is five so the writing is exactly like a five year old would speak - so that takes some getting used to. But once you're used to that it's awesome! He also calls things formal names, like it's not the table it's Table, and Bed, and Wardrobe, and Spoon, and so on. I really enjoyed it and am upset I didn't read it sooner.
I am now reading I'll Be Seeing You by Suzanne Palmieri-Hayes. It's shaping up to be pretty good as well! I read a lot, and I'm in 2 book clubs.
Has anyone on here ever thought about a book club? I know it's not a site for that, but to meet people who also love to read?
love to have one !! how about starting one ...love to join...good thought !!
There was a book club here about six months ago. We shared book titles and our thoughts on each book. Didn't last very long though. I would enjoy a book club that discusses the books more.0 -
I just finished AYSE'S TRAIL (ONE WOMAN'S HIKE THROUGH TURKEY AND TIME) by Atulya K Bingham
Only because I was lent a copy by a friend who is a personal friend of the author. The book was selected for One Big Book Launch 2014.
It was actually a really interesting and enjoyable read, there are three points of view throughout the book, Ayse who is hiking the Lycian Way, a more mysterious narrator and General Harpagos seen through time.
Should you have access to a copy (ecopy) then give it a go. The writing style has a beautiful poetic touch from time to time and pretty quickly I was transported from busy Istanbul to a mysterious , hot, landscape full of dangers and stories.0 -
I just finished reading Room by Emma Donnahoughe (sp???) anyways, I've had it on my bookshelf for over 2 years and always started reading something else before I read it. It's amazing! Completely changes how you look at the world. It's about a little boy named Jack and his Ma . . . and he was born into a this "Room" and it's the only "World' he's ever known.
The story is told through Jack's eyes, and he is five so the writing is exactly like a five year old would speak - so that takes some getting used to. But once you're used to that it's awesome! He also calls things formal names, like it's not the table it's Table, and Bed, and Wardrobe, and Spoon, and so on. I really enjoyed it and am upset I didn't read it sooner.
I am now reading I'll Be Seeing You by Suzanne Palmieri-Hayes. It's shaping up to be pretty good as well! I read a lot, and I'm in 2 book clubs.
Has anyone on here ever thought about a book club? I know it's not a site for that, but to meet people who also love to read?
love to have one !! how about starting one ...love to join...good thought !!
i think i would like to read this!! going to call my local library ( where i'm will know lol) to see if they have a copy or if they can get a copy from another branch for me ...ty
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Second Silence by Eileen Goudge and The Wheel of Fortune by Susan Howatch0
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bump keep it going............0
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I just started Prince of Fire by Daniel Silva. This is the 4th book by him I have/will have read by him. His books are about an Israeli spy/art restorer.0
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Wuthering Heights- love, love, love it.0
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Just read The Picture of Dorian Gray. I don't think I'd ever read it all the way through. Definitely worth it. Otherwise, just a slew of mysteries on the Kindle chosen because they were free. Am about to start The Omnivore's Dilemma.
Dorian Gray.. one of my all time favorites.
Currently reading Game of Thrones, (never watched the show.. or read the books, but liking it so far.. in book 1).0 -
If we're starting a book club, count me in!0
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any one gamed to start a book club??? bet that a lot of pals will join.... bump0
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Stiff by Mary Roach. A humorous look at dead bodies and what happens to them after a person dies, such as when they are donated to science and crash testing. Very interesting and funny. I recommend it.0
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Washington by Meg Greenfield. My wife picked it up at a book sale for a buck or two and it's just my style. Winner winner chicken dinner!
http://www.amazon.com/Washington-Meg-Greenfield/dp/15864811850 -
howdy to all you book lovers !! just finished " the jester" by James Patterson.. it was ok i usually like him. he usually co writes with many others . it is set during the middle ages and it tells the tale of hugh he usually writes thrillers/ murder
now i'm finishing . " the unbreakable child" written by Kim Michele Richardson. a story about forgiving the unforgivable true tale of her being put ( with her sisters ) were put in an orphanage . the author survived years of physical and emotional abuse at their hands in the 1960s. very powerful book. it was set in kentucky.... it's an important read . it was run by the roman catholic church...
you ( I ) can't put it down it's amazing that such places were in the u.s.a.0 -
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I love to read but have a hard time finding the time. I recently grabbed a book off the new arrivals shelf at the library, not fiction which I prefer, but a quick interesting read for those of us who think about food a lot. The "Tastemakers" by David Sax. The subject is along the lines of "Sugar Salt Fat " (don't know if I have those in the correct order
! He explains the tremendous competition, manipulation, research and success of the business of catering (no pun intended) to foodies, food snobs, restaurants, producers, all in search of new food fads. It is fascinating look at the evolution of an industry that is actually (to me) rather ridiculous, wasteful and immoral in light of the ill nourished and starving populations of the world. I know, I know Capitalism . Didn't love it but keep thinking about it as I meander through my own eating life. 0 -
I decided to read more nonfiction, so now I'm in the middle of "Washington: A Life" by Ron Chernow. It's 800+pages, but a pretty fast read (for me) and VERY compelling. So much so that at several points during the account of the Revolutionary War, I found myself worried about how things were going to turn out. Had to remind myself that I know how it ends.
Up next, I'll probably read more books about this era. I want to read biographies of Patrick Henry and Alexander Hamilton, for sure.0 -
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A Lesson Before Dying, by Ernest J. Gaines
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Just finished "The Stranger" by Albert Camus. I find the French to be very interesting.0
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Just finished Prey by Michael Crichton
On to the Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
Both (at this point) have turned out fantastic...
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Just finished The Arsonist by Sue Miller, one of my favorite authors. LOVED The Senator's Wife by her as well. Next is Child of the Jungle and/or Phantom of 5th Avenue, both non-fiction, which I usually don't read but got good write ups in the NewYork Times. Child of the Jungle is about the caucasian daughter of missionaries who grew up in the jungle and then came back to finish her schooling and how jarring that contrast was. 5th Avenue is about the heiress Hugette Clark who lived in seclusion since 1968 and just died leaving behind three New York apartments full of art, sculpture, treasure, basically.0
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At the moment nothing fun, lol,.... I have read 5 books in the last 3-4 weeks allllllll work related...( only 2 more to go!!! ) Hoping to get to read the label on a chocolate cake box soon!!!! :glasses: 0
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