false 6 81 63 true 5622091 read 3 true 5072628 currently-reading 15 true 5072627 to-read 28 false 5251645 audiobooks 11 false 6895155 botn 7 false 5261947 slam 6 false 5251529 beowulf-on-the-beach 5 false 5392188 man-booker 5 false 6895163 dystopya http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/45420-what-are-you-currently-reading Tanya made a comment in the Books on the Nightstand group:

Tanya wrote: "I finished THE NEON RAIN by James Lee Burke; narrated by Will Patton. ..."

A Foodie Follow-Up:

In THE NEON RAIN (by James Lee Burke; narrated by Will Patton), Dr. Nut, a soft drink apparently popular in New Orleans is mentioned a couple of times (It is also the favored drink of Ignatius in A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole.) By the time The Neon Rain was written, Dr Nut had already stopped being made, though it did not officially cease as an entity until the year 2000 (squirrel trademark invalidated.) In searching the internet, I came across a bar drink that is apparently close in taste to a Dr. Nut: 4 oz Amaraetto and 2 oz Dr. Pepper.

So today, whilst grocery shopping, I picked up a bottle of Amaretto and a Dr. Pepper. A few minutes ago, I mixed myself a Dr. Nut cocktail and poured it over crushed ice. It's very sweet and "thick," but oddly appealing and I'm enjoying it very much! I suspect, like the novel, it's not to everyone's taste, but if you ever get a chance, you should try it!

Next week, I'm out to find candied cherries (NOT Maraschino cherries,) a Mexican Coke (it's made with sugar instead of High Fructose Corn Syrup) and a fresh lime; all so I can try another drink recipe from the book.

Last night I did go out for dinner at a fish house and order the Jumbalaya, but even though I wasn't expecting much here in Southern Oregon, I was still a bit disappointed. Perhaps I should have gone with the "Cajun" oyster shooter and the catfish instead! ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/239778-fads-in-books Tanya made a comment in the Books on the Nightstand group:

Booksexy wrote: "Tanya wrote: "Also, there are a number of sequels or derivative works of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice (search "Mr Darcy" at amazon.com and there's a slew of them!) as well as works heavily in..."

I agree, I'm not a fan of what I see as the corruption of the original texts. There's one making the rounds now, Dr Darcy, Vampyre, which is triply offensive to me: 1) it corrupts P&P; 2) It's another vampire novel; 3) it's a knock-off of P&P& Zombies. It doesn't get much more derivative than that!
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77694302 The Secret Scripture (Audio CD) by Sebastian Barry
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]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76572258 to: Neon Rain (Audio CD) by James Lee Burke
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]]> http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/239475-register-to-win-a-kindle Tanya made a comment in the Books on the Nightstand group:

I'm not particularly interested, but for those who may be, perhaps a link? or details? ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75444663 to: The Bloomsday Dead (Audio CD) by Adrian McKinty
bookshelves: audiobooks
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76703755 A Case of Exploding Mangoes (Hardcover) by Mohammed Hanif
bookshelves: currently-reading, man-booker
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76571903 to: A Happy Marriage: A Novel (Hardcover) by Rafael Yglesias
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76568824 Life As We Knew It (Moon, #1) by Susan Beth Pfeffer
bookshelves: botn, currently-reading, dystopya
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66817185 The Time Traveler's Wife (Paperback) by Audrey Niffenegger
bookshelves: to-read
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