Reading from the Best Books

Reading from the Best Books
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If you love to read and love to read great books with great plots and values this is the group for you.

Get great book recommendations, make new friends, enjoy your old friends too.

Share your thoughts and your book recommendations. Come one come all. Share in the joy of reading.

We will pick a monthly book to read by voting as a group. This is optional to read the book or not, and share your thoughts.

If you are a good reads author, we ask that you pl...more

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Dracula
Dracula by Bram Stoker
Start date
October 1, 2009
Finish date
October 31, 2009
Why we're reading this
Voted for October book group read.
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Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Start date
October 1, 2009
Finish date
October 31, 2009
Why we're reading this
Austen AutumnOctober 2009
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+ General
Books Recently Bought
By Terra — 97 posts (97 new) — 243 views — last updated 2 hours, 35 min ago
What books are you reading?
By Emilee, Smurfy! — 1330 posts (1330 new) — 1346 views — last updated 9 hours, 41 min ago
what book did you finish?
By Emilee, Smurfy! — 683 posts (683 new) — 669 views — last updated 18 hours, 35 min ago
Introductions & welcome to the group
By Emilee, Smurfy! — 548 posts (548 new) — 640 views — last updated 2 days ago, 01:32PM
Nominations for November 2009
By Emilee, Smurfy! — 35 posts (35 new) — 95 views — last updated 2 days ago, 08:45AM
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+ Monthly Books
November 2009 - Remains of the Day Kazuo ishiguro
By Fiona — 3 posts (3 new) — 28 views — last updated 2 days ago, 03:58PM
August 2009 Interview with a Vampire by Anne Rice
By Emilee, Smurfy! — 21 posts (21 new) — 115 views — last updated 12 days ago, 11:29AM
October 2009 Dracula by Bram Stoker
By Emilee, Smurfy! — 9 posts (9 new) — 38 views — last updated 30 days ago, 10:49AM
September 2009 Still Alice
By Emilee, Smurfy! — 3 posts (3 new) — 29 views — last updated Oct 02, 2009 02:43PM
July 2009 In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
By Emilee, Smurfy! — 54 posts (54 new) — 134 views — last updated Aug 02, 2009 08:22AM
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+ Austen Autumn 2009
Emma ~ November 2009
By Emilee, Smurfy! — 28 posts (28 new) — 95 views — last updated 12 hours, 17 min ago
Pride and Prejudice ~ October 2009
By Emilee, Smurfy! — 17 posts (17 new) — 116 views — last updated 3 days ago, 08:03AM
Sense and Sensibility ~ September 2009
By Emilee, Smurfy! — 61 posts (61 new) — 163 views — last updated 6 days ago, 08:19PM
Austen Autumn 2009 (Jane Austen)
By Emilee, Smurfy! — 25 posts (25 new) — 130 views — last updated Aug 22, 2009 05:36PM
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+ Fiction Book Discussions
I, Robot by Asimov, Isaac
By Emilee, Smurfy! — 17 posts (17 new) — 72 views — last updated 17 days ago, 09:34AM
Loving Frank - **SPOLIERS**
By Donna — 6 posts (6 new) — 17 views — last updated 27 days ago, 08:24AM
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
By Emilee, Smurfy! — 54 posts (54 new) — 192 views — last updated 29 days ago, 07:20PM
The Greatest Salesman in the World by Og Mandino
By jzhunagev — 1 post (1 new) — 51 views — last updated Jul 29, 2009 01:39AM
Looking for a Particular Novel
By Basha1971 — 3 posts (3 new) — 80 views — last updated Jul 21, 2009 06:24AM
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+ Book Signings and Readings
Brandon Sanderson October 28, 2009, Oakbrook Illinois
By Emilee, Smurfy! — 1 post (1 new) — 16 views — last updated 22 days ago, 05:08AM
Signings & Readings
By Emilee, Smurfy! — 1 post (1 new) — 17 views — last updated 22 days ago, 05:06AM
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+ Writers
Tony Hillerman
By Schmerguls — 12 posts (12 new) — 77 views — last updated 17 days ago, 11:31AM
Who is your favorite Writer?
By Emilee, Smurfy! — 66 posts (66 new) — 270 views — last updated 21 days ago, 07:42PM
John Irving
By Emilee, Smurfy! — 41 posts (41 new) — 238 views — last updated Oct 05, 2009 11:05AM
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
By Andrei — 8 posts (8 new) — 41 views — last updated Oct 03, 2009 02:20PM
Haruki Murakami
By Fiona — 26 posts (26 new) — 104 views — last updated Sep 05, 2009 12:55PM
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+ Reading Goals
2009 challenge to Read 100 books
By Emilee, Smurfy! — 646 posts (646 new) — 760 views — last updated 2 days ago, 07:39PM
50 Books in 2009
By Lisa Julianna — 61 posts (61 new) — 243 views — last updated 6 days ago, 03:37PM
Julie P's 50 in 2009
By Julie — 30 posts (30 new) — 98 views — last updated 14 days ago, 01:16PM
Fiona's Goal to Read 150 this year
By Fiona (Titch) — 55 posts (55 new) — 122 views — last updated Oct 07, 2009 12:39AM
100 books from my tbr-shelf
By Liz — 87 posts (87 new) — 158 views — last updated Sep 24, 2009 10:51PM
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+ Fun, Games & Whatever
Lists
By Fiona — 95 posts (95 new) — 148 views — last updated 9 days ago, 10:32AM
Scrabble-Seven Letter Words
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Scrabble-Six Letter Words
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Scrabble-Five Letter words
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Scrabble-Four Letter Words
By Emilee, Smurfy! — 1632 posts (1632 new) — 451 views — last updated 19 days ago, 10:20PM
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+ SPAM
good group
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Next Book because I'm a spammer
By Craig — 14 posts (14 new) — 61 views — last updated Sep 30, 2009 06:04AM
REVIEWS/DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE BOOK, "MY MIRACLE"
By Rodney — 8 posts (8 new) — 70 views — last updated Jun 27, 2009 08:54PM
Don't you just Hate SPAM
By Emilee, Smurfy! — 51 posts (51 new) — 94 views — last updated May 14, 2009 05:39AM
Funniest book ever written by a dog!
By deleted member — 2 posts (2 new) — 60 views — last updated May 02, 2009 04:21PM

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bookshelf (showing 1-12 of 18)

Sense and Sensibility
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Sep 30, 2009
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Still Alice
Still Alice by Lisa Genova
Sep 30, 2009
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Interview With the Vampire
Interview With the Vampire by Anne Rice
Aug 31, 2009
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The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Aug 30, 2009
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In Cold Blood
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
Jul 31, 2009
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Tortilla Flat
Tortilla Flat by John Steinbeck
Jul 31, 2009
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Sweet Thursday
Sweet Thursday by John Steinbeck
Jul 31, 2009
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East of Eden
East of Eden by John Steinbeck
Jun 30, 2009
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson, Reg Keeland (Translator)
Jun 30, 2009
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The Handmaid's Tale
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Mar 31, 2009
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