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Kelley wrote: "Just finished reading This Time Together by Carol Burnett. I loved it, in fact I started it this morning and finished it just around supper time! Carol Burnett is one of my heroes ..."I thought about getting this book for my mom for Mother's Day. She always loved Carol Burnett.
right now my non cozy of choice is The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom. Very good very interesting book so far.
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Happens to me all the time, usually more in the evenings when there seems to be more traffic.
Shannon wrote: "right now my non cozy of choice is The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom. Very good very interesting book so far." Shannon: I liked the title so I looked it up and it sounds good so I put it on reserve at the library. When you read about slavery many people don't realize that Caucasians have also been slaves and right here in the United States. I look forward to reading
The Kitchen House: A Novel by Kathleen Grissom. This appears to be her first book.
Denise wrote: "Shannon wrote: "right now my non cozy of choice is The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom. Very good very interesting book so far." Shannon: I liked the title so I looked it up and it sounds goo..."
Yes not many people are aware of the fact that there were Caucasians that were enslaved in the US as well. I can't tell you how many times it has come up and no one believes it. This book is very informative. It may be fiction but still gives people another look into the world of slavery.
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by Charlaine Harris.
Along with reading The Teaberry Strangler, I also started a non-cozy, and actually a non-fiction book, Buried in Treasures: Help for Compulsive Acquiring, Saving, and Hoarding. I live with a compulsive hoarder and we are getting ready to start packing to move to Phoenix. We will need to weed out at least 2/3 to 3/4 of what is in this house (and maybe more) and I am not just dreading it, I am almost paralyzed just thinking about it. It is overwhelming just trying to figure out where to start. I'm hoping he doesn't go into some kind of a melt down when I start getting rid of all the crap (pardon my language) he has brought into the house. I can't figure out if this is a disease or an addiction or a combination of the two. Some of you reading this may be laughing thinking I am kidding or exaggerating. I have never been more serious. I just hope this book will give me some insight into dealing with it and help me to stop the behavior in the new house.
Denise wrote: "Along with reading The Teaberry Strangler, I also started a non-cozy, and actually a non-fiction book, [book:Buried in Treasures: Help for Compulsive Acquiring, Saving, and Hoarding|..."You are describing my brother when you are talking aobut your SO. They don't even let anyone into their house any more.
Did you ever watch the TV show Hoarders?? People do freak out when you try and throw some of their stuff away......I think its sad.. Good luck Denise!
Denise wrote: "Along with reading The Teaberry Strangler, I also started a non-cozy, and actually a non-fiction book, [book:Buried in Treasures: Help for Compulsive Acquiring, Saving, and Hoarding|..."best wishes to you both. I hope that it gets better for you guys. I can understand how frustrating it can be though I am sure not fully. My husband is a terrible packrat and that gets to me all the clutter and useless things that he keeps. But for some reason he seems to think we will need it someday. I hope the book is helpful to you. It sounds very interesting so if you would not mind letting me know how it was I would greatly appreciate it.
I just finished the second book in J.T. Ellison's Taylor Jackson series--14. I really enjoy Taylor and John but feel as though I missed an entire book. I felt that way while reading the first in the series All The Pretty Girls. If I could get past that I would enjoy the story more. I have the next two in the series but just received several new cozies for May so that's what I'll be doing next.
Melodie wrote: "Denise wrote: "Along with reading The Teaberry Strangler, I also started a non-cozy, and actually a non-fiction book, [book:Buried in Treasures: Help for Compulsive Acquiring, Saving...Melodie wrote: "You are describing my brother when you are talking aobut your SO. They don't even let anyone into their house any more."
I know what your sister-in-law is going through. I hate to have people over too. My girlfriend came over about a month a go and I took her downstairs where we have enough clothes to clothe all of Columbus. She took about 7 kitchen size garbage bags of clothes and it barely made a dent. We have clothes from infant to 6X that he has found. But the saddest thing was her response. She just kept looking around and saying "Oh my God." And the funniest thing is this particular girlfriend is a slob. Danny won't even throw away ice cream bar sticks, the tabs on pop cans, the aluminum foil on candy (that goes into our aluminum recycling). I own a duplex and he has the apartment full, two rooms are dedicated to aluminum can recycling. He can't just step on the cans and throw them in a bag, they have to be squashed in a certain way. I tried to go down and help and the minutia bullshit that he goes through drove me nuts. The basement is so full you can't get through it, the attic is piled high, the level that we live on, piles of stuff, boxes of stuff, and then of course we have my books. It's to the point that I would like to strike a match and burn the house down and start all over.
Susan wrote: "Did you ever watch the TV show Hoarders?? People do freak out when you try and throw some of their stuff away......I think its sad.. Good luck Denise!"No, Susan, I haven't watched The Hoarders, I don't have cable. My daughter told me about the show and told me to watch it on-line. I'm not sure why she wants me to see it...I live it!
And to Shannon, I will let you know if I find the book helpful.
Wow. Is he getting any behavioral therapy for OCD Denise? ( I say this in all seriousness, I do not joke about mental health issues).
Heidi wrote: "Wow. Is he getting any behavioral therapy for OCD Denise? ( I say this in all seriousness, I do not joke about mental health issues)."Heidi: He doesn't see a problem, so no. From what I understand he has been this way since he was a kid. When I say anything about the clutter all I get from him is "uh huh" or "yeah, right".
Heidi wrote: "Wow. Is he getting any behavioral therapy for OCD Denise? ( I say this in all seriousness, I do not joke about mental health issues)."In addition to the non-fiction book about hoarding I found what I think is a young adult book titled
Dirty Little Secrets that is about a young girl's struggle living with a mother that is a compulsive hoarder. I am looking forward to reading that too.
Denise - so sorry you have to live will all that stuff. I am way too much of a clean freak to have things all over the place (just ask my husband). My thoughts are with you for your move. Hopefully you will be able to get rid of some of it. :(
Heidi wrote: "Denise - so sorry you have to live will all that stuff. I am way too much of a clean freak to have things all over the place (just ask my husband). My thoughts are with you for your move. Hopefu..." Heidi: I will get rid of it and with my kids in Phoenix they will haul it away before it gets to the proportions that it is now. The problem here is I have a mobility problem. I can't drive anymore and it is really hard for me to get up and down the stairs. I haven't been in my basement in years but I had to put a new furnace in last year and I was so embarrassed about the clutter that I know is down there. My basement is split because of the two apartments. You can't get to the furnaces without climbing over stuff, moving stuff. On one side of the basement he has pieces and parts of dozens of bicycles that he was going to put together and sell. Yeah, right! The pieces come in, they don't get put together and they don't get sold. What I intend to do is pack up what I want to take and then call someone like 1-800-got-junk and have them come and haul it all away. I am to the point that I have no sympathy for his "disorder". I know I sound cold but I have watched this accumulate for the last 11 years (slowly at first but as I became less mobile it started taking over more and more of the house. When my daughter moved out of the downstairs apartment he then started taking over that space. It's kind of like weeds taking over your yard.
Denise wrote: "Melodie wrote: "Denise wrote: "Along with reading The Teaberry Strangler, I also started a non-cozy, and actually a non-fiction book, [book:Buried in Treasures: Help for Compulsive A..."This is my brother all over. He was always a bit of a pack rat, but he was in a car accident about 19 years ago or so and got a pretty good concussion out of it. He's gotten gradually worse ever since then. He & my SIL have a teenage son who still lives with them and he and my niece, who moved out, tell us stories about the house. I haven't been in it in several years and it was getting bad then. They no longer cook at home unless you can microwave it because they can't get to the stove or the kitchen sink. They use the refrigerator and the microwave is accessible thru a cutout between the living room and the kitchen. There is a walkway from the front door to the couch and they have a TV that sits on a table at the end of the couch, but you can't open the windows or anything in the living room because they are completely blocked by "stuff". None of them has been in the garage for a couple of years because it's overflowing as is the basement and the downstairs family room. If my niece wanted to move back in she couldn't because you can't get down to where her room was. I really don't understand this mentality. God knows he wasn't raised that way. My parents are super clean and the only clutter you see in their house is when my mom gets behind on her newspaper reading!
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Back on topic... I am currently reading another historical romance, The Heir by Johanna Lindsey.
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I got my wish granted today on PBS for a historical fiction novel, Innocent Traitor. It's written by Alison Weir who has written many Tudor history books. This is a fictional but as much as possible, historically accurate account of Lady Jane Gray's 9 days as Queen of England. I can't wait for it to arrive.
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When not reading cozies, I have become addicted to the novels of Canadian science fiction author Robert J. Sawyer. It's his work that the television series "FlashForward" is based on. They are not the typical science fiction that you might think of--space craft, aliens, ray guns, etc.
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Briansgirl "Master Book Sale Huntress" wrote: "Shannon, I see you quoted our messages, but I don't see your reply."I thought I did but since I have no idea what I was saying I went ahead and deleted it must have been a brain fart-lol.
Dawn - I listened to all 3 of those books on audio. Girl with the Dragon Tattoo was slow at first, but the sequel as excellent! I think the audiobook helped because the narrator was Swedish. I LOVED LOVED LOVED the Book Thief on audio and highly recommend that for anyone. Lovely Bone was just ok for me compared to the other two.
My next non-cozy to read is going to be The Aloha Quilt. This is the next in the Elm Creek series by Jennifer Chiaverini. Even though this is not a mystery series it is excellent (and you don't have to quilt to enjoy it).
I love all sorts of mysteries, from cozies to police procedurals to paranormal to action thrillers. Also, YA & children's books and fantasy. Some favorite authors are Harlan Coben, Jeffery Deaver, Diana Wynne Jones, Charlaine Harris (the Sookie Stackhouse series), Terry Pratchett, Patricia Briggs, Dean Koontz, and Lee Child. I really liked Stieg Larsson's first two Millennium mysteries (looking forward to the third), and I plan to try some other Scandinavian mystery/thriller authors.
If I'm not reading a cozy I read true crime, biographies and the occasional sci-fi/fantasy novel. Oh and I forgot anything by Maeve Binchy and once in a great while a romance. Right now I am reading King's Property because a friend at work loved it and really wanted me to read it.
I like to read some light romances like for now I am on a Janet Evanovich kick reading The Rocky Road To Romance. I was apprehensive at first because I was not really into romances but this one is different and very light and funny. Total fluff and I love it!
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I thought I did but since I have no idea what I was saying I went ahead and dele..."
Happens to the best of us some days. lol
I'm currently reading
. I got turned on to this author a couple of yearsa ago by a friend from another board who knows me to be a major vampire junkie and thought I would like a vampire series she writes. This book is her first journey into YA urban fantasy and even tho I've only read a couple of chapters it has started off great. Good UF is my first choice when it comes to picking something to read since it's all just total escape reading. Mysteries of most types come second, tho I don't care for most British mysteries.
I am currently reading [book:The Irresistible Henry House|6706812. This is a novel loosely based on fact. Did you know that from 1919 until 1969 Cornell University was given orphaned babies (called practice babies) to be used in teaching mothering skills to their "Domestic Economics" students and that each child was "used" for approximately one year and then returned to the orphanage where they were subsequently adopted? I certainly wasn't aware of this. This book follows the life of a "fictionalized" practice baby named Henry House. So far, I am enjoying it.
Sandie wrote: "I am currently reading [book:The Irresistible Henry House|6706812. This is a novel loosely based on fact. Did you know that from 1919 until 1969 Cornell University was given orphaned babies (call..."that book sounds very interesting I think I will have to get it.
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That is an interesting historical fact!
I finished reading The Heir by Johanna Lindsey last night, but I'm not back to my pile of cozies just yet. In looking over the rest of the Lindseys I have to catch up on, I discovered one of them featured characters from The Heir, so naturally I have to read The Devil Who Tamed Her before moving on to something else. *grin*
I truly enjoy nature writing, and read a lot of it. Reading Springtime in England by Edwin Teale at the moment. Have the entire selection by Gerald Durrell to read, & the James Herriot series. Wish I could afford the DVDs!
Sandie wrote: "I am currently reading [book:The Irresistible Henry House|6706812. This is a novel loosely based on fact. Did you know that from 1919 until 1969 Cornell University was given orphaned babies (called practice babies) to be used in teaching mothering skills to their "Domestic Economics" students and that each child was "used" for approximately one year and then returned to the orphanage where they were subsequently adopted? I certainly wasn't aware of this. This book follows the life of a "fictionalized" practice baby named Henry House. So far, I am enjoying it..."Sandie: That is a very interesting historical fact. Also rather surprising as the most "desirable" children for adoption are infants and if these babies were given to Cornell for a year they would have taken these kids out of the most promising time to be adopted. I was adopted right from the hospital. I will have to not only read this book but check out the history of this practice. Thanks for sharing it with us.
I just finished reading Dead and Gone (Sookie #9). So totally disappointed. It looks as though the series is taking a downward spiral. You know, I'm willing to wait a little longer to read a better book in a series. But hopefully Dead in the Family (Sookie #10) will be better.
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BookWorm wrote: "I just finished reading Dead and Gone (Sookie #9). So totally disappointed. It looks as though the series is taking a downward spiral. You know, I'm willing to wait a little longer to read a better..."DEAD & GONE was one of my favorites in the Sookie series because of all the action. DEAD TO THE WORLD is, of course, my very favorite. DEAD IN THE FAMILY is definitely slowed down from DEAD & GONE.
I'm now reading The Siege by Stephen White, about terrorists taking hostages at Yale. Cover art includes splotches and drops of blood. Definitely not a cozy.
I finished The Aloha Quilt and it was really good. This is a series that must be read in order so as to know the characters.I started Dirty Little Secrets. I believe this is a Young Adult book as the main character is a teenage girl and is written from her perspective. This goes along with the non-fiction book on hoarding that I am reading. In Dirty Little Secrets Lucy's mother is a compulsive hoarder and she tries to hide it from the world. Something unexpected happens early in the book that is interesting (at about 50 pages) and I am currently 60 pages into it and am curious to see how Lucy handles things. I know that is very vague but I don't want to spoil the story in case someone would be interested in reading the book.
Just finished Dixieland Sushi byCara Lockwood and it was an okay, quick read. It's definitely a "chick lit" and sometimes they are good reads, but this one was sort simplistic. Not to mention the storyline was wrapped up all neat in a matter of pages, as if the author was told she had to keep the story under a certain number and then had to figure out a way to end the book, very quickly. I give 2 1/2 stars and that's mostly because some of the dialogue was funny.
Just started
That will most likely take me the rest of the month since it is 1454 pages.
Kaye wrote: "Just started That will most likely take me the rest of the month since it is 1454 pages."You have got to be the only person I know of who willingly read this book!!
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That will most likely take me the rest of the month since it is 1454 pages."WOW. I'm not that brave to tackle that. I'm reading a book now that's 608 pages and that's big enough right now.
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