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Shay wrote: "Rick wrote: "MEMBER AUTHORS - PLEASE DO ADVISE A FELLOW MEMBER WITH ANSWER THE FOLLOWING E-BOOK QUESTION.Hi Rick,
We haven't actually spoken before and I am new to the James Mason Community Boo..."
Thank you Shay. Very helpful as well.
Marialyce wrote: "I loved that book, Bernadette. I am sure you will too!"Just got it today from PBS and I'm hooked!
I am reading North and South. Into the Wild sounds too wild for me, much like that survivor story about the guy who cut off his arm, it is too gruesome for me. Sorry guys!
I'm just happy I received this thread-I haven't been getting any updates from this group for several days. I don't know why & I've missed you all. Also no posts from TNOTR thread. :( Do you have any idea why?And I loved Into the Wild which is not my usual type of book but I loved it.
Ellie, Into the Wild is a good book? Was it a good survival story? I have been just getting discussion threads, don't know why either. If you go onto the goodreads home page maybe you will get located back to where you want to go. Maybe they changed the format, at least that is what I am getting.
I've been reading the GR feedback page but so far I can't figure it out. Not my strength, this higher tech stuff. :)I found Into the Wild an adventure story, exciting, survivor story too but above all very, very well-written. Krakauer is one of the few writers in his genre (I'm not sure what to call it-survival/adventure non-fic?) that I like-consistently. His people are so vividly written. I find myself fascinated by his settings, his people-he just makes it so interesting. And, as I said, not something that I ever read otherwise.
Thanks Ellie, Did you see the movie version of Into the Wild, it was done a few years back. Maybe I will get out of my comfort zone and read this one. I have heard reviews of this by other posters.
Hello all! It is so wonderful to see my favorite people here. Just finished one Barbara Delinsky book, really good. Has anyone else read anything for her?
I have long ago, she is good. Can't recall what the title was. Good nevertheless. I liked what you wrote about Gone With The Wind, I haven't read that book in ages, must get my hands on a copy.
Robin wrote: "Thanks Ellie, Did you see the movie version of Into the Wild, it was done a few years back. Maybe I will get out of my comfort zone and read this one. I have heard reviews of this by other posters."I really liked the movie version of Into the Wild. I agree with Ellie, I would never read books like these, but Krakauer has me hooked. I'm on my third, Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster right now and it's very good
im currently reading Heartstone by C.J. Sansom it is just as gripping as his other books that he wrote.
Rick wrote: "MEMBER AUTHORS - PLEASE DO ADVISE A FELLOW MEMBER WITH ANSWER THE FOLLOWING E-BOOK QUESTION.most ereaders will read pdf's, some however better than others, or so I am led to believe.
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Hi Rick,
We haven't actually spoken before and I am new to the James Mason Community Book Club.I ..."
Bridgette wrote: "im currently reading Heartstone by C.J. Sansom it is just as gripping as his other books that he wrote."I've read two Sansom books so far and enjoyed them both immensely. I like his setting and his characters, very well written historical mysteries. Keep enjoying.
Bernadette wrote: "Robin wrote: "Thanks Ellie, Did you see the movie version of Into the Wild, it was done a few years back. Maybe I will get out of my comfort zone and read this one. I have heard reviews of this b..."Bernadette, Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster was the first book of his I read. It turned me into an instant addict.
Of course, I'm kind of predisposed to book addictions of all kinds. ;)
I'm reading The Pact by Jodi Picoult which is ok - better than House Rules which I didn't like but not as good as Nineteen Minutes which I liked a lot.Also Revisions of which I loved at first but at the moment am liking. I have to finish it to write a review (I won it from GR-very exciting to win, very not-me to "have" to read & write a review-but I will persevere).
Ellie wrote: "Bernadette wrote: "Robin wrote: "Thanks Ellie, Did you see the movie version of Into the Wild, it was done a few years back. Maybe I will get out of my comfort zone and read this one. I have hear..."I'm right there with you Ellie. I got Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman from the library today and am reading that too! Obsessive Compulsive as well as addictive I guess.
I know, me too. It can be a little hard in life but works out wonderfully in reader-ville.
Bernadette wrote: "Ellie wrote: "Bernadette wrote: "Robin wrote: "Thanks Ellie, Did you see the movie version of Into the Wild, it was done a few years back. Maybe I will get out of my comfort zone and read this one..."I want to read that one too! I do like Krakauer's writing too!
I didn't know about the movie, Robin, I'll look for it.You'll really like it Marialyce. I think. :)
I just finished The Pact & I feel like I just finished running a marathon, I am that drained.
It looks like I'm going to have to read Sing You Home & everything else as well. As soon as I recover a bit!
It is. Jordon is absolutely on my nerves.
See. I can't even spell anymore! Jordan.Right?
I use my Kindle to read manuscripts all the time, and can tell you that the format that seems to "translate" best is plain old text. I take a Word doc and "save as" a .txt and it looks pretty good. Occasionally it will drop individual letters, but not a huge amount. The problem with pdf's is that if the format is for 8.5x11 putting them on the Kindle makes the font tiny tiny tiny! You need to format them for the right physical size if you want people to be able to read them (which is smaller, obviously, but I don't remember off the top of my head the specific dimensions). .mobi is the usual for Kindle and epub is what Nook needs. The other option is for the user to email themselves the document in a specific format and pay $.99 and Amazon will convert it (not sure if B&N offers that on Nook). The more generic readers will almost all use .mobi or epub as well. Best,
Katherine
Rick wrote: "MEMBER AUTHORS - PLEASE DO ADVISE A FELLOW MEMBER WITH ANSWER THE FOLLOWING E-BOOK QUESTION.
Hi Rick,
We haven't actually spoken before and I am new to the James Mason Community Book Club.I ..."
I'm reading the Bourne Legacy, and as a writer, I've gone to great lengths to learn what not to do. Though I'm enjoying the story, I find it quite annoying all the writerly errors I'm finding.
Ellie wrote: "I'm reading The Pact by Jodi Picoult which is ok - better than House Rules which I didn't like but not as good as Nineteen Minutes which I lik..."
I did not like The Pact at all. I did like Nineteen Minutes and loved My Sister's Keeper.
I did not like The Pact at all. I did like Nineteen Minutes and loved My Sister's Keeper.
I know not to say never to reading books on goodreads. I think my daughter has one of her books. I will read it.
I've read four Picoult books and loved a couple of them. Not all of them are absolutely amazing, but I can't think of any author whose work is uniformly excellent. Authors are human beings, and brilliance can't be produced on an assembly line basis.
Some current authors do have time constraints, and it seems like they are just going through the motions, like Danielle Steele, to name one.
The Land of Painted Caves. I didn't get on with the one before it, but I wanted to know how the series ends.
Hi everyone! Just finished
The Chronology of Water An amazing read. Unlike anything you will read. Review can be found here: http://wp.me/pTRJE-4N
I am reading a Swimming Pool Library. It is one of the "1001 books to read before you die" and I am slowly working my way through the list.
I did enjoy My Sister's Keeper, but that was the only Picoult book I liked. :)I just finished (keep in mind I read several at a time!): Entwined by Heather Dixon, Wither by Lauren DeStefano, The Boneshaker by Kate Milford, Forgive My Fins by Tera Lynn Childs and something else...but it escapes me right now...huh.
Tonight I'll be starting Black Hills by Dan Simmons. I loved his last two horror takes on real historic events (The Terror & Drood), and am looking forward to this tale about Custer's last stand.
Marialyce wrote: "I have started Skippy Dies."Oh I own that Marialyce, forgot all about it. Let me know what you think, I heard it's great!
Bernadette wrote: "Marialyce wrote: "I have started Skippy Dies."Oh I own that Marialyce, forgot all about it. Let me know what you think, I heard it's great!"
I have that, too. But, it's been languishing in a box for about 4-6 months. Why is it some books you buy get read right away- you're practically reading them in the car on the way home? And some books you buy just end up getting other books stacked on top of them and forgotten?
Well, I like what I have read so far. So, of course I will let you know. :)
Reading books by James Kennedy and Adam Selzer after being on a YA panel with them.Norm
http://www.normcowie.com
I am reading Stones of Summer by Dow Mossman. This work of fiction came out in 1972 and went out of print immediately thereafter. The book and its author were discovered as a result of a documentary film. It is an incredible book with descriptive passages involving a use of language that is both original and capitvating and cannot be found in any other work of fiction to my knowledge. It is challenging to read and I take my time reading just a few pages a day to to get as much out of it as possible. That's how richly textured the prose is.
I am reading
for my offline book club.
I usually have a 2-3 books going at one time. I am currently re-reading Middlemarch by George Eliot. I am reading An Assembly Such as This by Pamela Aiden, which is Pride and Prejudice from Darcy’s point of view. I am also reading a history of the US shortly after the Revolutionary War called Empire of Liberty by Gordon S. Wood.Why?
Middlemarch, because I like to mix classics into my general reading list. I read this a long time ago and wanted to read it again.
An Assembly Such as This, because a friend who knows I love Austen sent a copy to me and I needed a paperback to travel with me on the plane. I read most of my books on my Kindle, but the Kindle has to be off for take-offs and landings.
Empire of Liberty, because I enjoy history, especially early American history.
Barbara wrote: "I'm going to start The Strain by Guillermo Del Toro."Enjoy the book. I found it interesting.
Still reading North and South, and now am reading Jane Eyre. to see what all the fuss is all about. Ha ha!!
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Hi Rick,
We haven't actually spoken before and I am new to the James Mason Community..."Thank you Cheryl. Very helpful.
Cheryl wrote: "Rick wrote: "MEMBER AUTHORS - PLEASE DO ADVISE A FELLOW MEMBER WITH ANSWER THE FOLLOWING E-BOOK QUESTION.
Hi Rick,
We haven't actually spoken before and I am new to the James Mason Community..."
Cheryl wrote: "Rick wrote: "MEMBER AUTHORS - PLEASE DO ADVISE A FELLOW MEMBER WITH ANSWER THE FOLLOWING E-BOOK QUESTION.
Hi Rick,
We haven't actually spoken before and I am new to the James Mason Community..."th