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Apr 16, 2011 04:23AM


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Me too. Read Book Thief and it jumped to my favorite book list. Anxious to read this one, but it's got a few in the lineup before it.


Nope, not yet. It is also sitting on my shelf waiting to be read...this year I hope! I hear great things about The Book Thief but not much about I Am the Messenger.










I thought the same ... last magazine I only marked a few books, but marked many more this time.

Same here!


I really enjoyed that one, too, and have been recommending it. Glad to hear you like it.

I agree! Love my Bookmarks magazine!

I started


I started

I want to eventually get to this one too!



Sera, let me know how you like All Quiet on the Western Front. I'm thinking of reading that one too but not sure. I finished Zeitoun not that long ago and it was really good. Enjoy!



I just started


I just started

Loved this!!! & I actually got him to autograph it for me!!! He is a sweetheart in person, sarcastic ,etc but very friendly !



I just started

I just started reading this one. Netflix started streaming No Reservations, and we've been devouring them, so I naturally wanted to read the book.

I just started [bookcover:Kitchen Confidential|33313..."
Becky wrote: "Sera wrote: "Will do, Tasha! I haven't read anything in either one yet - I've been too distracted by tv - but I'll let you know how things go.
Awesome! He comes off as such a tough guy in the book so I'm pleased to hear how nice he was to you. I think that he's hilarious, too. I'm really enjoying this one.
I just started [bookcover:Kitchen Confidential|33313..."

Awesome! I hope that you are enjoying it, too.

I just started [bookcover:Kitchen Confidential|33313..."
I love Netflix streaming - what is No Reservations like? Are you enjoying the book as much as the show?
It's so cool that other folks are reading this one as the same time as me since it's been around for awhile.







I just started [bookcover:Kitchen ..."
I can hear his voice in the book. The cadences of his writing for the show and the book are very similar. No Reservations is a Travel Channel show and he goes to different places and looks at the more obscure parts of the culture. Really interesting and he eats the local cuisine--no matter how frightening it seems to our American palates. He's also very introspective and respectful of the people he meets.



I liked Mary's strong character and her conviction to become a doctor instead of settling on being a midwife as society dictated. The Civil War scenes and battles were graphically depicted, but served to drive home the harsh realities that not only Mary, but all soldiers, doctors, and nurses faced on the battlefield. The imagery was vivid and the story of loss and love poignant.

I just started [bookcov..."
The book moves quickly on audio. It's the first time that I've listened to the author read his own work and actually liked it.
He was such a mess during most of his early life. It's amazing that he made it. I have 3 discs left to go so I should finish early this week.

I read My Name is Mary Sutter and gave it 4 stars, like Lisa. I really liked the story. Mary fought to be a doctor and the Civil War gave her a real eye-opener of an education. The descriptions put you right on the battlefield.



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