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[Janice]

janine wrote: "i'm reading the aviary gate by katie hickman. i've been rediscovering historical fiction, any recommendations?"

There are so many great HF....

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Peony in Love
Cathedral of the Sea
Moloka'i

Are just a few of my favorites.

[Janice]

Just started A Prayer for Owen Meany in audiobook format. I read it a long time back and don't remember a thing.

[[deleted user]]

I am listening to the audio of Swann's Way. It is great before bed reading/listening. It helps me drift off to sleep.

[[deleted user]]

Charly wrote: "Just started Dan Barry's "Bottom of the 33rd". Its the story of the longest game in professional baseball history, played right here in Rhode Island.

This is a historical work and not fiction. Ir..."

Great book, Charly. Just finished it last week.

[Michele]

Janine, I've been reading a series of mysteries set in the time of Edward IV just after the murder of Henry VI. The period and it's politics are quite interesting.

[Jackie "the Librarian"]

I just finished Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void, which was surprisingly gross for a nonfiction book about astronauts, but funny, as is typical for Mary Roach.

And now I'm starting Graceling, which I should have read a couple of years ago, but never quite got around to.

I don't seem to have the motivation to write reviews anymore. I'm a few behind. :)

[~Geektastic~]

I'm ravenously working my way through every Doctor Who novel I can get my grubby hands on, but I'm also very slowly making my way through David Copperfield. I want to have something on the back-burner that isn't so embarrassing to tell other people.

[Jim]

Jackie "the Librarian" wrote: "I just finished Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void, which was surprisingly gross for a nonfiction book about astronauts, but funny, as is typical for Mary Roac..."

I'm just glad to see you on here, leave your reviews for later.

[[deleted user]]

Charly wrote: "Clark,
Being from RI the pictures of the stadium are very vivid. Ben Mondor did wonders with the team and the stadium and it is a showcase AAA park now."

If only they could have done the same with Tiger Stadium instead of razing it and building a mall park. Feh...

[Sarah]

Gail «Cyborg» wrote: "Sarah Pi wrote: "I don't only read SF!"

I didn't think you did. I just failed to read the spiel on the book before I picked it up. That's how much I trust your recommendations. I had been looki..."

Gotcha. No, it's not SF, nor is it escapist.

[Jackie "the Librarian"]

Jim! Thanks!
My computing at home has been limited lately. Broken laptop, boo! I'll be around more once the replacement gets here.
Any time now... :)

[Jim]

Yay!

I would dance, but don't want to scare ya all away.

[Kevin]

i am really really liking In Zanesville by jo ann beard. a terrific memoir style novel. it very much reminds me of one of my favs A Girl Named Zippy by Haven Kimmel which i loved. terrific writing and real humor. a delight

[Carol]

Kevin "El Liso Grande" wrote: "i am really really liking In Zanesville by jo ann beard. a terrific memoir style novel. it very much reminds me of one of my favs A Girl Named Zippy by Haven Kimmel which i loved. terrific writing ..."

Ooh, Kevin, I'll check that out. I loved Zippy, thanks to you!

[Carol]

historical fiction:

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

The Black House.

[Sarah]

Carol wrote: "historical fiction:

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I've got that one - been meaning to read it for ages.

[Michele]

"Magic Slays" by Ilona Andrews

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle.

[Phil]

Lobstergirl wrote: "The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle."

I'm halfway through and really liking it. This is the kind of book I'd like to find more of.

[[deleted user]]

I have so got to read that.

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

Phil wrote: "Lobstergirl wrote: "The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle."

I'm halfway through and really liking it. This is the kind of book I'd like to find more of."

Just buy dozens of copies.

[Jim]

Phil wrote: "Lobstergirl wrote: "The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle."

I'm halfway through and really liking it. This is the kind of book I'd like to find more of."

Try Kafka on the Shore

[Phil]

Already did. That's why I bought this one and the Hardboiled one.

[Sarah]

I just started Who Fears Death because I have to get it back to the library soon. Then come The Half-Made World and Bossypants and then I can actually start back on books I own instead of trying to keep up with my library holds.

[Jackie "the Librarian"]

I finished Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void, and have decided space travel is not for me. I prefer to be able to eat regular food, and to be able to shower daily. Astronauts need to have a high tolerance for unhygienic conditions and food in little, not very tasty cubes.

Then I devoured Cloaked in a few hours, it was a decent mash-up of fractured fairytales by the author of Beastly, but set in Florida. There were references to Ernest Hemingway and Jimmy Buffett. I'm not sure if I ever want to visit Key West, or not. Probably. :)

[Phil]

Charly wrote: "I am reading Anita Shreve's Pilot's Wife"

I read that a few years ago. If I had ever listed it here, it would have been with either two (most likely) or three stars. I liked the style of many of the passages, and I always enjoy stories that have some self discovery. What turned me off was the twist at the end (you'll see) that seemed rushed & forced.

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

Phil wrote: "Lobstergirl wrote: "The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle."

I'm halfway through and really liking it. This is the kind of book I'd like to find more of."

You could post a request in Recommendations.

[ms.petra]

The Finkler Question, Bossypants, and The Fifth Witness all have library due dates coming up....

[Darbi]

Jaimie wrote: "Lately, I've been so indecisive when I'm trying to pick my next book. Last night I spent half an hour staring at my bookcase until I finally picked something. I do like to read something light afte..."

I love just spending time on sights like this or on bookstore sights and putting in books that I have already read and they usually come up with 'customers who liked this also like...' I make a huge list than go to the used bookstore to see what I can find. It's hit or miss but most of the time I at least come out with something good and I have found some of my favorite books that way. It's a lot less daunting than going into the bookstpre blind... but that can be fun too : )

[Dorothy]

Infinite Jest

It's tough to put this one down.
Mind altering and very loooonnngggg.

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex.

[Jammies]

Jax, I just put Cloaked on my wishlist. :)

[Sally, la reina]

Lobstergirl, I loved Heart of the Sea.

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

Sally wrote: "Lobstergirl, I loved Heart of the Sea."

You don't pop up as one of my friends who shelved it.

[Sally, la reina]

I only pop where i want to pop.

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

I get it. It's like admitting you read Interdimensional Clownz.

[Sally, la reina]

Fuck if i'm gonna click that link.

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

Lazy ass.

[[deleted user]]

The love between you two warms my heart. :)

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

Indeed.

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

Both these books (Heart of the Sea, Wind-Up Bird Chronicle) are not bad, but I'm not having any trouble putting them down for hours at a time.

[[deleted user]]

What book have you read recently that you couldn't put down LG?

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

Gail «Cyborg» wrote: "What book have you read recently that you couldn't put down LG?"

A Bend in the River, A Superior Death, The Breach: Inside the Impeachment and Trial of William Jefferson Clinton, One Step Behind, Track of the Cat, Where Angels Fear to Tread, The Privileges

[Janice]

I finally finished The Story of Edgar Sawtelle. Sarah Pi, for the most part the dogs fared ok which is more than what I can say about the humans. It is Hamlet rewritten after all.

I also finished The Birth of Venus Going on a road trip and visiting the mother-in-law gives lots of time for reading.

I started The Woman in White for the trip home.

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

I enjoyed The Woman in White.

[Janice]

Yes, it's time for a classic.

[[deleted user]]

Lobstergirl wrote: "Gail «Cyborg» wrote: "What book have you read recently that you couldn't put down LG?"

A Bend in the River, A Superior Death, [book:The Breach: Inside the Impeachment ..."

I am adding the first one to my TBR. Testing the water.

[Jammies]

I need someone to look through my bookshelves and tell me what to re-read while I wait for books to come in via ILL.

[Janice]

Jammies wrote: "I need someone to look through my bookshelves and tell me what to re-read while I wait for books to come in via ILL."

I would recommend a re-read of the Arthurian Saga The Crystal Cave, The Hollow Hills, The Last Enchantment, The Wicked Day