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Rick-Founder JM CM BOOK CLUB ’s comments from the THE JAMES MASON COMMUNITY BOOK CLUB group.

is out on bluray...great film!!!!

I am really enjoying MAN AND WIFE..Wilkie Collins is quite facinating..in the novel he rails against the Scottish Marriage laws and the "new" Victorian excitement for athletics and sports over intellectual pursuits!

Brinn wrote: "I am reading Blood and Thunder by Hampton Sides. An excellent depiction of the life and times of Kit Carson. Hampton is a wonderful writer and a great, thorough historian. Kit Carson is buried in T..."

Brinn..that is my favorite non-fiction book!! SO happy to see that you are reading it!!
Love it!!

Richard wrote: "My name is Richard Brawer. I live in NJ. I like sailing and growing roses. My favorite genre to read is mystery. I also like American historical fiction.
I am also an author. www.silklegacy.com"

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Welcome to Richard and Al!!!

I just watched Blade Runner and loved it!
I have to be honest..did not care for the book..too confusing for my tastes

The posts on here are quite facinating!! most appreciated

Jane wrote: "I'm trying very hard to read The Light Between Oceans but having a very difficult time getting into it. I just can't connect with the two characters Tom and Izzy."

That happens to me sometimes..no matter how hard I try..just can't connect

Desiree wrote: "hello all well my name is Desiree but i go by Desi
and i do review and then i all so read book"

Delia wrote: "Hi All! I'm Delia. I'm an author and very part-time blogger and a reader whenever I get the chance (and learning to create those opportunities). Thanks Rick and everyone for creating such a great ..."

Welcome Delia and Desiree!

Facinating due..book is a bit dry and plodding though

Beth wrote: "I'm currently reading a classic mystery, The Moonstone, by Wilkie Collins. I'm amazed by how wry and witty it is! I expected the mystery to be interesting, which it is, but I didn't expect to be ch..."

love his novels, Beth!!
I am reading
A very touching and witty novel..
I strongly recommend this lesser known Wilkie Collins novel..

Cliff wrote: "Hi there, My name is Cliff Roberts and yes I am author. I have currently five books on the market four novels and reference. The four Novels are Reprisal! The Eagle Rises, Reprisal! The Gauntlet!, ..."



Iscah wrote: "Hello, I'm an avid reader and new (to the public, I've been writing for almost two decades...) fiction author. My writing right now is mostly fantasy. My novella "The Girl With No Name" has been ..."

Kathleen wrote: "I just found this group via Rick's post on Linkedin. Glad to join. Thanks, Rick. I'm a professor and author of 9 nonfiction books, the latest trade (rather than academic ones) are on politics at..."

I am most happy to welcome all of you!!

Cliff..your post came through just fine!

Iscah wrote: ""The Princess Bride" is probably my favorite book to film adaptation. One of those rare films that improves on the book.

As for Dickens, I think the Muppet version of the Christmas Carol was fant..."

There was a 1935 British version called Scrooge with Sir Seymour Hicks and a glossy Hollywood version in 1938 (I believe) with Reginald Owen..both quite good

Larry wrote: "The Accidental Spy set in the American Revolution is an interesting book. I read the first chapter in an Amazon peek and got the book immediately. It has lived up to its promise so far. I'll tell y..."

Absolutely absorbing tale! Very taken by this grand book too, Larry!

A.M.D. wrote: "I'm reading Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel. It's set primarily in England in the 1520's and the protagonist is Thomas Cromwell, the son of a drunkard who makes his way into the highest echelons of the ..."

I actually went to thye bookstore and bought Wolf Hall when it came out years ago..and won the Booker Award..terrific read..also loved the sequel
I recommend this great bio on Cromwell as it also really captures the man and the Age

Joseph wrote: "Hi everyone,

I am an author out of San Francisco, CA. Really focus on fiction, sci fi, and gay fiction specifically. Here are the most recent novels published. Working on a few more right now. ..."

B.j. wrote: "Thank you so much Rick for the invitation. I write mysteries/romantic suspense (heavier on the suspense/mystery part I think) as B.J. Daniels. I love to read, love discussions about books and am de..."

A most genuine welcome to both of you, B.j. and Joseph!

Barbara wrote: "Patricia wrote: "I hate it when books "just end", giving the impression that the author got tired, lazy and really doesn't care enough about either the story or the reader to finish the book proper..."

Patricia wrote: "I hate it when books "just end", giving the impression that the author got tired, lazy and really doesn't care enough about either the story or the reader to finish the book properly. To tie up ob..."

Agree too. Also I don't like to be told that the conclusion is left "to my imagination or interpretation". Might work very occasionally. Yet the one who created the characters and plots should be in a much better position to create the most appropriate conclusion. Same thing goes for films that end suddenly. Might seem "stylish" to some. Not to me

Ruth wrote: "I recommend Lee Daniel's The Butler"

Magnificent film!! I already have seen it three times!!

Barbara wrote: "Rick wrote: "

I am so happy to see that Laurence Shames has a new Key West novel out
Love it!!
It has been too long since he last wrote his classic comedic no..."

They are so so much fun!!! I couldn't wait for a new one to come out..Bert The Shirt will become one of your favorite characters!!

Ken wrote: "The one that had the most impact on me was Men to Match My Mountains: The Opening of the Far West 1840-1900 by Irving Stone. After reading it I tried to search out some fiction on the topic and ca..."

KOMET wrote: "One of my favorite history books ... "The French Foreign Legion: A Complete History of the Legendary Fighting Force" by Douglas Porch. Read it in the early 1990s. A TERRIFIC BOOK.

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wow..I looked at both of those books..both look facinating! I enjoy history that is written as a sort of narrative, with alot of primary sources quoted. By this I mean, diaries, letters, speeches. Do these books have this? am not as fond of nonfiction that is mostly second and third hand descriptions..does not bring the subject or times alive as much

A most superb biography..long but facinating!!