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Sherri wrote: "I've always had a nick for finding books I'll like, I have hardly ever found a book I didn't likeAnybody else read "The Help"? "
No, but it's on my TBR list, and I believe lots of other people have enjoyed it. Also I think a film has been made of it.
Maggie wrote: "Kim wrote: "Hi all, I'm new :) This group caught my eye..."
Thanks Maggie for the welcome. I'm glad your library has my books! My newest is in a Goodreads Aus only giveaway Journey by Night thought it's the final in the series so if you win it, you have to read the others first!!! :)
This group is fun!
Maggie wrote: No, but it's on my TBR list, and I believe lots of..."There has been, :) it's still in theaters over here
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I hope so as well :) I've always had a nick for finding books I'll l..."
Sherri, that is an awesome book also!! I read it for my bookclub, and we all loved it:) The movie is on here at the moment I believe:)
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Hahaha!! Maggie it's never too late;)
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This group caught my eye..."
Thanks Maggie for the welcome. I'm glad your library has my books! My newest is in a Goodreads Aus only giveaway [book:..."
Thanks for the opportunity to win your book Kim..I've just entered:)
Brenda wrote: "My newest is in a Goodreads Aus only giv..."Ooohhhh! Good luck! I have no idea how Goodreads picks the winners . . . fingers crossed for you though :)
Sherri wrote: "Carmel wrote: "Well Sherri I'm sure you'll find the book such a worthwhile read and the movie an experience you'll not forget."I hope so as well :) I've always had a nick for finding books I'll l..."
Yes - I loved the book and saw the movie on the weekend - thought they did a pretty good job, but the book was outstanding I thought.
Well I have read the book, The Help, and my next step is to watch the movie! :)
Brenda wrote: "I have just finished Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors. What an amazing story! My review is here http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/..."Good to see you liked it!
Just finished Mildred Pierce. Kinda confused how i feel about it atm...the characters were always quite disturbing to me and i can't help but feel it was justified in a way :P, but the writing was great and it draws you in...great read nonetheless :DWent to the library today and foundMusic for Chameleons, The Baby in the Icebox and Other Short Fiction, Serenade (following on from the 'hard-boiled' type of James M. Cain and an attempt to see if i'll like more of Truman Capote) and I Am Legend(i love reading original books with movies based on them, always fun to compare). :D
Michael wrote: "Your a quick reader Sherri."That I am, lol, my mom never understood that about me but I will literally not do anything until I finish a book I am reading if I can help it. For example from start to end it'll only take me about 2-3 hours to read a 200 page book :) And the fact that I can read up to four different books at once confuses my mom even more
And I finished Harper Lee's book and as I finish up Tweak by Nic Sheff, i am starting Unraveled by Gena Showalter
Khenan wrote: "Just finished Mildred Pierce. Kinda confused how i feel about it atm...the characters were always quite disturbing to me and i can't help but feel it was justified in a way :P, but t..."I loved Mildred Pierce, he has a real way of making characters you love and hate. I don't know how he does it.
I hope you enjoy I Am Legend, it's different to the movie
I just finished
last night. Have to say I'm lef feeling a little empty. Its so sad.
Sherri - you have a lovely read ahead of you. To Kill a Mocking Bird is still one of my favourite books though I read it many years ago.http://laurellamperdwriter.weebly.com
Carmel wrote: "Aww Katie, that's a shame!"I don't know if its a good thing or bad thing. I think this is one of those books I'm never going to forget
Yeah it is. I think a light happy book is called for next.
Loved this one Lesley - although it is quite tough at times. Still remember the phrase "the sky was a blameless blue" some of the writing is brilliant! Enjoy
Cathy wrote: "Loved this one Lesley - although it is quite tough at times. Still remember the phrase "the sky was a blameless blue" some of the writing is brilliant! Enjoy"what a great phrase ... another book to add to my TBR list!
Katie wrote: "I just finished last night. Have to say I'm lef feeling a little empty. Its so sad."The barbed wire heart on the cover is the same as the one for
which is an awesome book, by the way. Just sayin'
Brenda wrote: "...Thanks for the opportunity to win your book Kim..I've just entered:)"Me too, with 30 minutes to go.
Well, after having reading bonanza a week or so ago I don't think I've actually read anything since! Can't believe it. Must be the longest I've gone without reading for ages. But spring challenge is here, plus the September one so I'd best get cracking. I will (hopefully) start I Am Number Four today, then move onto the books for the challenges.
Knowledge Lost wrote: "I loved Mildred Pierce, he has a real way of making characters you love and hate. I don't know how he does it.I hope you enjoy I Am Legend, it's different to the movie "
Just finished I Am Legend now and have to say i prefered it to the movie "I am Legend" (will have to view The Omega Man to compare as well). Great read!
started
...and then had to go to work...now home from work and on good reads...maybe ill never get the spring and sep challenges finished lol
...and then had to go to work...now home from work and on good reads...maybe ill never get the spring and sep challenges finished lol
:O yay thank you Michael I am reading it now
I've just finished reading The Heroine's Bookshelf by Erin Blakemore - Life lessons from Jane Austen to Laura Ingalls Wilder. I think that just about sums up the book.The writer not only discusses the main female character but also the authors and their lives, many of which were quite fraught. I'd read seven of the twelve books discussed and now want to read the rest.
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Just finished That Deadman Dance which was an interesting point of view on WA settlement. 'The Book Club' by Marjolijn Februari and 'The Country Squire' by Robin Ingram which is a selection of his columns from Australian Country Style.
I have just finished The Accidental Tourist for book club and it would be the best book we have had so far. I have also recently finished listening to Shiver and now I am listening to Linger and Not a Day Goes By and reading
Bronwyn wrote: "I have just finished The Accidental Tourist for book club and it would be the best book we have had so far. I have also recently finished listening to Shiver and now I ..."TAT is a wonderful book, Bronwyn, then all of Anne Tyler's books are good reads. I feel I just about know Baltimore. I'm reading one of her books at present, Noah's Compass. Cheers
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Just finished The Corrections for book group. Looking forward to something lighter (The Eyre Affair) for next month after a string of dark books. Have just started reading A Race for Madmen: The Extraordinary History of the Tour de France. It's really fascinating what the early races were like.
Over the past couple of days have started to read The Internet is a Playground and When My Husband Does the Dishes. Both are funny and both are written by Australian authors.
Just finished Darkwater by Georgia Blain. It is described as a young adult novel, but I thought it was a really good read for someone who grew up in the 70s when it is set(and in Sydney where it is set). Really good writing and a tense murder-mystery plot - loved it!
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Thanks Cathy, on my TBR list also.....Michael and David, I think you'd enjoy this one as well:)
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Review here: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Started this one abit earlier: When We Have Wings"
Excellent review Michael:)
Well once again, I am working on more than one book at a time.New reads are: Wolves Among Sheep
, Dead Until Dark
, and The Girl Next Door
Carmel wrote: "Bit of a juggling act Sherri!!"Haha, I've had years of practicing it and it's actually pretty easy to do if they are all different in content :) When they are similar stories then it's a bit harder but still do-able :D Haha, but I do not have much else to do with my life at the moment so it keeps me sane
Carmel wrote: "Good luck to you, I've tried before but found it difficult so gave up!! ha"Haha it's ok, I've tried to teach my brother how but I failed haha, it just takes hours of complete boredom of having no life whatsoever to sit there and be bored with a stack of books that are due back within the week Lol
I'm currently reading City of revelation: On the proportion and symbolic numbers of the cosmic temple except the title doesn't match the cover
. The book cover and description match the ISBN 9780349123219 and what I have in my hand (ie Alex McCall-Smith's 2nd Corduroy Mansions book) but the title and author are something completely unrelated, but do have a close ISBN. Stats for the book, eg no of pages, date published, relate to the title, not the McCall Smith book. Weird! Cue Twilight Zone music......
Dave wrote: "Just finishedThe Rugmaker of Mazar-E-Sharif
Loved it"
yes, that was very uplifting, if I recall
Carmel wrote: "That's a bit strange Marianne, we'll see if Brenda can do something about that when she returns, she has library privileges. Thanks for bringing it to our notice:)"Yes, I thought Brenda might be a fixer.....
I finished and reviewed Precipice , The It was wonderful. I really enjoyed it.I've half way through My Name Is Memory
I've just finished Christopher Brookmyre's Not The End Of The World. Not one of his hilarious ones, but very thought-provoking and interesting.Catching up on a few magazine articles at the moment before I start on The Book Thief.
Carmel wrote: "Not the End of the WorldFiona, my daughter's currently reading my copy ofThe Book Thief, really enjoying it so far. We have many in this group who have read it and most..."
Carmel, I'm going to read it because my 16 year old daughter read it for school and loved it so much she never stops nagging me to read it. :) I just hope I love it because she will be bitterly disappointed if I don't.
I LOVE THE BOOK THEIF SO MUCH! Why on earth do they get to read it for school?!?! That is so unfair! I want it for school :( Right now Im writing my essay on our latest class novel, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time. Its an amazing book, but on a different level from The Book Thief.
Im glad you're enjoying it :)
Right not my copy is with my best friend-we have a similar taste in books and recommend stuff to each other. But he doesnt like it :( Upsetting.
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Brenda, I don't think I ever introduced myself to the group - probably a bit late now then!