Cathy (Catsluvbooks)'s comments (member since Apr 03, 2009)

Cathy (Catsluvbooks)'s comments from the M/T Reading Friends group.

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I've been reading all of the Agatha Christie. Some I have already read; some I have not.

I was reading the Father Brown series by G.K. Chesterton but I am finding a steady diet of them somewhat boring. So I ordered a number of books on the library Web site and picked up an Ellis Peters' Cadfael to reread. I think I'm going to buy the Father Brown omnibus for occasional reading.

Cheryl wrote: "I like Stuart Woods books. They are usually quick reads.

Stone Barrington has a tendency to be oversexed. If it bothers you to have a main character jump into bed with anybody and everybody, I..."

Yeah, I don't like those...

Nancy (Hrdcovers) wrote: .."

Re: Richard Russo: I have read several of his books and really liked/loved most of them but one book I could not stand and had to take it back unfinished. I can't remember the name of it but it was about a college professor.

Barry wrote: "I sense another Housewright fan!!!!
Barry"

Had not heard of him. Our system has two entries and I ordered the first.

Ann wrote: "Dan:
This GR format is great for book talk, but misses the mark for a "stream of conciousness" sort of dialog that encouraged posters to drop in and chat."

I do agree with that....I read unthreaded and you can't do that with this format. This is not a good format for off topic.

Gail/Ladyvolz wrote: "King, Laurie…………….. The Green Man (Mary Russell & Sherlock Holmes)"


Yay!!!!

I had the Wedding Song at my wedding....but my marriage didn't last so that's probably not a good recommendation!

I should clarify...I love birthday wishes, as all of you on Facebook know. I didn't like them cluttering up the BOOK boards because I wanted to read about BOOKS and really didn't care for the "chatter." It's not so bad on Goodreads,where it is easier, imo,to avoid off topic.

Sherry wrote: "i'm not wishing cathy a happy birthday because i know she ignores the birthday threads"

Sherry, I actually did and only saw this by accident! LOL.
thanks anyway, gang.

JanOMalleycat wrote: "Ann said: "that is because I am terrible at answering the trivia questions!"

Oh believe me, Ann, when that trivia monkey is on your back you don't even need to be good at it. You just must be abl..."

Among my group of Goodreads "friends" Jan is ranked number 1!!!!

Marcy wrote: "Ann wrote: "I had an ok July, with forty-seven books so far this year, not a bad count.
[Zusak, Markus The Book Thief read 7/9/2009, Audio 10 of 10 this was such a thought provoking book full of h..."

I am one of the few people on the planet who didn't care for this book. I thought it was a "ho hum" and ditched it about halfway through.

Carol/Bonadie wrote:

And, apropos of nothing but my own annoyance, why when I search the "add book/author" feature do my top five results, including "Who Moved My Cheese?" (?!), have no sign of "the help" in the title? GR's search engine in this feature is perplexing to say the least.
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Carol, you may have figured this out already but there are two different places to search books. One is books to add to your books. One is a search of your books. You are probably searching your books instead of the more global search mechanism. Hope that makes sense to you....

Brakedrum wrote: "Gail/Ladyvolz wrote: "Parker, Barbara…… The Reckoning
Jance, J. A……….. Trial by Fire
Grafton, Sue…….. U is for Undertow
Hoag, Tami……. Deeper than Dead
O’Shaughnessy, Perri…. Dreams of the..."

yeah, a new Sue Grafton!!!!

I followed this almost obsessively, I admit. He is from Mississippi. I figured it had to be a domestic from the beginning, but I don't think I could have figured it the way it happened.

I Know this is not a M/T...but...

It's a good thing for me that Wally Lamb isn't more prolific or I'd be mentally, physically and emotionally exhausted. His sweeping story of dysfunctional family makes you look at your own family differently and if you're lucky realize it wasn't as dysfunctional as you thought. But more than he invokes lots and lots of introspection. His books aren't "Christian" books, per se, but there is a lot to make you think about REAL morality. Love vs. indifference. People really doing the best they can. Forgiveness for the weaknesses of others - and yourself. His books are torture to read. They make you look in the mirror. WANT to be a better person, more caring, less judgmental. The biggest sins: self-absorption to the point where you can't see others' point of view or feelings. Indifference. But yet we are what we are and overcoming our own weaknesses to be that better person - much easier to vow than to follow through.
The frame of the story is a set of twins, Thomas and Dominick. Thomas develops schizophrenia. Dominick does not. He's the "stronger" twin but comes to resent his strength that made his brother his mother's favorite, the protected one. The strong do get tired of being strong and come to resent it. But yet that strength is ultimately what pulls him through. Gosh, so much I could say.....I rooted for Dominick all the way through though and to me with all his "issues" that's a testament to how good Wally Lamb is.

Tom wrote: "The FBI characters - particularly the women agents -from The Poet reappear frequently in the Harry Bosch novels.

My suggestion is that since all of Michael Connelly is so good, it's worth readin..."

Michael Connelly was here Monday and I couldn't go. sigh....but I just ordered The Scarecrow from the library.

I finished The Language of Bees yesterday morning after a marathon reading session. I'll reread it before the next one comes out. It has a cliffhanger. I've read some complaints that it was too little Sherlock and too much Mary, and I've had that complaint in the past. But I did enjoy this one very much. It'll get stars from me.

I have been mostly awol lately with two college graduations, visiting my mom who has been ill, moving my older daughter into her new apartment and transforming her room into a room for my grandbaby. <whew>
But I picked up The Language of Bees
yesterday and I am soooo excited. I got started a little last night.

Did you read In the Woods? Both of her books were great. I hope she writes another one.

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Yes....I gave it five stars although I sooo wanted the mystery solved.