Jim’s Comments (group member since Nov 12, 2007)

Jim’s comments from the What should I read next?: The book ending support group group.

Valipocella when reading light fun books
Scotch when reading dark mysteries
whatever is the national drink when reading a travelogue or a book set in a certain country- vodka when Russia, sake when Japan
Campari when Italy, Guiness when Ireland etc

I think I'm going to re-read Ulysses by Joyce as I'm sure there is a lot I missed but first will read some books about Ulysses so that I don't re-read it again and miss the same things I missed the first time

I usually don't re-read but probably have read Shakespeare's s various plays many times
same with a lot of poetry books

I read this book to get some insight into what would happen to my Daughter when she turned 13

not only did the book give me a lot of information about that age but is womb-to-grave and covers a lot more than just The Female Brain

I thought it was very interesting and easy to read

also what this author talks about comes up more and more in various articles/books even though
it was only written last year

also given the # of different types of reviews given it from 5 stars to 1/2 stars, it affects people in a lot of different ways

Adams v Jefferson the Election of 1800
gr8 book about Founding Fathers and political thought they had - also describes them in ways I never was taught/read.

just finished Unhooked thank goodness - great book if you want to know about the hooking up generation. I have 2 Daughters with 1 in college and other in middle school - by Washington Post reporter.
Don't read until after Holidays but do read before your kid(s) go back to college/high school.
You're not going to like what this book says but if half of it is true and it probably is closer to 100% accurate than to 50%, then you may want to sit down with your kids and let them tell you what's going on at their school/college and with them.

Now starting The Quiet Girl by Peter Hoeg which seems really good and interesting.

Has any one read it and how did you like it.

Good book for present is 30,000 Years of Art. Was $50 and last Friday was down to $40. it does what its title says and all in color.
The store mgr at Barnes and Noble weighed it for kicks - weighs over 12 pounds - not too many books go for $3.33/pound.
Also Book Lover's Calendar looked pretty good for a lot less - also fun
one called Wacky Web Sites calendar seemed pretty cool - both at B$N

Also on Christmas I have shopped at truck stop as last resort and they had everything you could think of. I heard some stores will also be open this year. Happy Holiday worker.

Starting to read The Quit Girl by Hoeg - looks pretty good - if you read it,what did you think

reading Unhooked - just finished The Female Brain which was excellent book about hormones and the brain and a lot of other things

I am reading The Female Brain by a woman neuropsychiatrist - it is actually overwhelming as far as information that I did not know or have a clue about - the book is well written and you won't have trouble understanding the gist of what is said as long as you can read - I'm sure I'm going to read it a couple of times -my reason for reading it is I saw it at the bookstore and just looked at a few pages and realized I better read it before my Daughter becomes a teenager- it covers that period of time -- also covers the time from when boys and girls are in the womb on - if you ever wonder why you or someone else does what they do or don't do, this book will more than explain what goes on in your body and brain. To say the least it is pretty mindblowing.