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[Steve]

I'm just about to finish THE VIRGINIAN by Owen Wister. Considered the 'first' western by many and the one that brought us the wonderful line, "Smile when you call me that." It seems cliche in parts until you realize that Wister was creating many of those in this book. Why? Simply because I love westerns and have never read it before.

[Steve]

Petra wrote: "Marialyce wrote: "My daughter recommended Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers to me. I am anxious to see what you think when you finish, Petra."

Marialyce, it was fascinating..."

I found STIFF utterly fascinating and certainly made me reconsider my own plans to donate my body to science. I still might, but perhaps with some limits.

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Steve wrote: "I'm just about to finish THE VIRGINIAN by Owen Wister. Considered the 'first' western by many and the one that brought us the wonderful line, "Smile when you call me that." It seems cliche in par..."

I also love westerns- The Virginian was made into a film several times- I prefer the 1946 version, myself - I enjoy Max Brand quite a bit too

[Steve]

I just downloaded some Zane Gray novels for my nook. Looking forward to reading some of those and finishing off several Louis L'Amour paperbacks I picked up at a Library bookstore sale.

[Marialyce]

Steve wrote: "Petra wrote: "Marialyce wrote: "My daughter recommended Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers to me. I am anxious to see what you think when you finish, Petra."

Marialyce, it w..."

I am definitely add ing it to my TBR pile. Thanks Steve and Petra!

[Larry]

Talking of westerns a while ago I watched an old B/W one I'd not seen before, the Gunslinger with Gregory Peck-superb film!

[Steve]

Larry, did you mean THE GUNFIGHTER (1950), with Karl Marlden? If that's the one you are thinking of I agree.

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Steve wrote: "Larry, did you mean THE GUNFIGHTER (1950), with Karl Marlden? If that's the one you are thinking of I agree."

haha read my mind Steve!! great film- greatperformance by Millard Mitchell as well in The Gunfighter

[Barbara]

I'm reading Supreme Justice: A Novel of Suspense by Phillip Margolin...about some nasty shenanigans involving the CIA and the Supreme Court. I'm enjoying it.

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Barbara wrote: "I'm reading Supreme Justice: A Novel of Suspense by Phillip Margolin...about some nasty shenanigans involving the CIA and the Supreme Court. I'm enjoying it."

wow- definately my kind of book!! love CIA thrillers!! especially Vince Flynn and Brad Thor

[Larry]

Yea you're right Steve, the Gunfighter. Loved it. The scene where the two guys are fighting in the dirt is so funny

[Kristine]

I am currently reading ....
and


one for fun and one for work

[Marialyce]

I bet I now which one is for fun! Enjoy it, I thought it was quite good, Kristine.

[Steve]

Just started THE FALL by Hogan & del Toro at lunch. Picks up pretty much where the first left off, after the battle with The Master. The authors fill in any new reader on much of what has gone before. I appreciate with the writer(s) of a series take the time to do this.

[Emma]

I am still plugging away at The Likeness by Tana French. I feel like I have been reaidng this forever, and at over two weeks now, I practically have!

[Kelly]

Right now I'm reading Wuthering Heights. I've been on a mission to read all of the classics that I didn't read while studying English, so this is the one I'm trekking through at the moment. I'm really liking it so far.

[Shay]

Kelly-Ann wrote: "Right now I'm reading Wuthering Heights. I've been on a mission to read all of the classics that I didn't read while studying English, so this is the one I'm trekking through at the moment. I'm rea..."

We are doing a buddy read of Wuthering Heights right now if you would like to join us. We're about at Chapter 10-ish. But, feel free to post whatever, simply post the chapter(s) and spoilers, if any.

[Kelly]

Shay wrote: "Kelly-Ann wrote: "Right now I'm reading Wuthering Heights. I've been on a mission to read all of the classics that I didn't read while studying English, so this is the one I'm trekking through at t..."

Thanks for letting me know. Where can I find this "buddy read?"

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Kristine wrote: "I am currently reading ....
and


one for fun and one for work"

hmmmm- I wonder which one is for work...:>)

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Kelly-Ann wrote: "Shay wrote: "Kelly-Ann wrote: "Right now I'm reading Wuthering Heights. I've been on a mission to read all of the classics that I didn't read while studying English, so this is the one I'm trekking..."

here is the link to our Group's Wurthering Heights BuddyRead
Enjoy!

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/4...

[Melissa]

I love Wuthering Heights. I have taught both Wuthering Heights and Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre. I find that most of my students prefer Jane Eyre. I have to say that although I love Wuthering Heights, I much prefer Jane Eyre.

[🥀 Rose 🥀]

World War Z because it's Halloween time!

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~♥☮Sophia☺♥~ wrote: "I'm re-reading the book Of Mice and Men! <3 i like that book! =)"

really great book!!! another one that was made into a great film(s)- I prefer the 1940's one with Burgess Meredith and Lon Chaney Jr

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Rick wrote: "~♥☮Sophia☺♥~ wrote: "I'm re-reading the book Of Mice and Men!

really great book!!! another one that was made into a great film(s)- I prefer the 1940's one with Burgess Meredith and Lon Chaney Jr"

Love this book too!!!!

[Bill]

Rose wrote: "World War Z because it's Halloween time!"

Great novel, Rose. I quite enjoyed.

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It's pretty good so far. About 100 pages in and it's really starting to roll.

[Bill]

Rose wrote: "It's pretty good so far. About 100 pages in and it's really starting to roll."

I read they are making a movie, although personally I think I'd prefer a tv series as there is more flexibility.

[Maya]

Hello there, I'm new, currently reading The King of Kahel by Tierno Monénembo for Amazon Vine and Middlesex, Jeffrey Eugenides, because so many of my friends have given it sterling reviews - have to say I'm not exactly blown away with it so far, I'm finding it rather over-written for my taste but it's early days yet.

[Kelly]

Rick wrote: "Kelly-Ann wrote: "Shay wrote: "Kelly-Ann wrote: "Right now I'm reading Wuthering Heights. I've been on a mission to read all of the classics that I didn't read while studying English, so this is th..."


Thanks!

[Marialyce]

Going to start Gilead today, as I heard so many goo things about it!

[Barbara]

I'm listening to the audio of Intent to Kill by James Grippando.

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GillyP wrote: "Hello there, I'm new, currently reading The King of Kahel by Tierno Monénembo for Amazon Vine and Middlesex, Jeffrey Eugenides, because so many of my friends have given it sterling reviews - have t..."

Jeffrey Eugenides novel that haunts me to this day

[Elizabeth of Silver's Reviews]

I am reading SOLOMON'S OAK by Jo-Ann Mapson. It is good...a cozy read...life situations and a great story.

Why am I reading it, because I won it on LibrayThing and also on Bookbrowse...not sure how that happened, but I can always use the second one for a gift.

I just finished...well...tried to finish GREAT HOUSE by Nicole Krauss....ok....don't throw anything at me, but I just couldn't connect with it. I know others are raving about it.

Stop by my blog for great reviews and photos of Portree, Scotland, and the Isle of Skye.

http://silversolara.blogspot.com

[Larry]

Necxt I'm going to read The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole, because I'm loving the gohtic stuff and I've never read it!

[Jill H.]

Elizabeth wrote: "I am reading SOLOMON'S OAK by Jo-Ann Mapson. It is good...a cozy read...life situations and a great story.

Why am I reading it, because I won it on LibrayThing and also on Bookbrowse...not sure h..."

Elizabeth.....I visited your blog...........a great site indeed.....and beautiful pictures of the land of my family.

[Elizabeth of Silver's Reviews]

Jill wrote: "Elizabeth wrote: "I am reading SOLOMON'S OAK by Jo-Ann Mapson. It is good...a cozy read...life situations and a great story.

Why am I reading it, because I won it on LibrayThing and also on Bookb..."

Awesome...glad you enjoyed the photos and my site.

Thanks for stopping by.

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I just finished the new Robin Cook book- Cure- It was reliably good and fast moving even though the characters talk as is they are auditioning for a finishing school-
I am now read Strip by Thomas Perry

[Ivan]

Myself When Young: The Shaping of a Writer by Daphne du Maurier. This is a memoir that she fashioned from diaries she kept from 1920 thru 1932. The book is novelistic in format and reads like a dream. It's full of wit and insight, and is hugely entertaining. I'm about half way through and can not recommend it enough.

[Bill]

I'm over halfway thru The White Company and have just started John Creasey's, The Blight

[Larry]

The White Company, as in Conan Doyle? Never read it myself but my brother is a Conan Doyle collector

[Emma]

Taking a break from the Likeness and reading a cozy mystery, Grace Under Pressure by Julie Hyzy. It's doing the job of being a faster paced, quicker read that makes me feel like I am at least making progress with something. Will go back to the Likeness when I finish this one.

[Ruth]

I am reading 'A Walk to the West Isles' by Frank Delaney. This book follows the path of Samuel Johnson and James Boswell's tour of the Hebrides. I'm about half way through. I got it out of the library because it looking interesting (history, literature AND travel in one go).

The author chose to walk a journey that Johnson made by horse and carriage, meaning his progress is slow and interspersed with sudden bus trips to make up time (I would have taken a car).

Another problem is that many of the landmarks visited by Johnson seem to have been shut when Delaney arrived. This makes for a book that feels a little short of local colour and a bit heavy on general descriptions of landscape and the relationship between Johnson and Boswell.

The author genuinely knows and understands his literature, and is a very erudite writer, but it is all a bit unloveable. I do not feel I know, understand or care for Johnson any more than I did before, and I believe that should be the point.

[Bill]

Larry wrote: "The White Company, as in Conan Doyle? Never read it myself but my brother is a Conan Doyle collector"

Yes, that White Company. It's a bit of a plod, but I'm sticking with it. And finding it more interesting as I get into it.

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Nanette wrote: "I love The Virgin Suicides...one of my favorite books..."

I agree Nanette- and the movie was brilliant as well

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Nanette wrote: "Hi Rick,

I think I saw the movie, but not all of it. Do you remember who the actors/actresses were?

nanette"

I recall James Woods and Kathleen Turner played the parents

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0159097/

[Ricci]

I've just finished reading Pillars (and watched the mini series version) and now I'm about to start with A Canticle for Leibowitz but I'm also reading Mini Shopaholic during breaks..... I need doses of laughter in between :P

[Bill]

Ricci wrote: "I've just finished reading Pillars (and watched the mini series version) and now I'm about to start with A Canticle for Leibowitz but I'm also reading Mini Shopaholic during breaks..... I need dose..."

I've read Canticle for Leibowitz a couple of times and enjoyed it both times. Hope you do. It is an interesting story

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Ricci wrote: "I've just finished reading Pillars (and watched the mini series version) and now I'm about to start with A Canticle for Leibowitz but I'm also reading Mini Shopaholic during breaks..... I need dose..."

I am reading Pillars along with two other books- so it will probably be months before I finish it!! love it though!

[Kristine]

I am almost finished with The Heretic's Daughter and then have two others to chose from...Cleopatra's Daughter or the Thirteenth Tale....don't know which one to start

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I heard alot of good things about Cleopatra's Daughter
though I am a bit biased- Iloved the Ms. Moran's Nefertiti novel and emailed her and she sent me several autographed bookplates.