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message 101: by Stephanie (new)

Stephanie I am LOVING Deliverance Dane.


message 102: by Lisa (new)

Lisa Hickman (lbhick) | 986 comments Patti wrote: "I just started The Watchman by Robert Crais. I've never read this author before."

I think you'll like The Watchman, but you would probably like Crais's Elvis Cole and Joe Pike series even more.


message 103: by Lisa (new)

Lisa Hickman (lbhick) | 986 comments Stephanie wrote: "I am LOVING Deliverance Dane."

I figured you would. You'll have to read The Heretic's Daughter also.


message 104: by Jaime (new)

Jaime | 216 comments I just started Jodi Picoult's newest book, House Rules by Jodi Picoult House Rules. I usually am chomping at the bit to read her books as soon as they come out, but, for some reason, I wasn't as anxious this time around. I can't figure out why, either. I am really interested in the topic!


message 105: by Marci (new)

Marci (iread49) | 28 comments Jaime - I hope it starts to "get You" I finished last week and really like it. My mom is reading it now and said she can't put it down. I did not read her last book, "handle with Care" My mom and sister read it and were dissapointed. I have that one in my TBR read pile maybe one of these days.. I just finished Spellmans Strike Back ... Awesome. Now I am reading Major Pettigrew's Last Stand which is delightful!! Happy Reading


message 106: by Jaime (new)

Jaime | 216 comments Marci wrote: "Jaime - I hope it starts to "get You" I finished last week and really like it. My mom is reading it now and said she can't put it down. I did not read her last book, "handle with Care" My mom and s..."


Thanks, Marci. I am enjoying it. Handle With Care was not one of my favorites. I wouldn't say it was terrible, but definitely one of my least favorites of all her books. Have you read a lot of her books? They follow a "formula" and, for me, Handle With Care followed that formula too perfectly and was way too predictable.


message 107: by Becky (new)

Becky (beckymurr) Just starting Wench: A Novel
Wench A Novel by Dolen Perkins-Valdez


message 108: by LynnB (new)

LynnB Becky wrote: "Just starting Wench: A Novel
Wench A Novel by Dolen Perkins-Valdez"


Oh, that's on my TBR, let us know how you like it!!

I'm partway through Hannah's Dream: A Novel which I am discovering is a wonderful little story so far.


message 109: by Marci (new)

Marci (iread49) | 28 comments Just started One Good Dog by Susan Wilson. I am enjoying.


message 110: by Becky (new)

Becky (beckymurr) Just started The Lacuna


message 111: by Patti (new)

Patti | 137 comments Let me know what you think of The Lacuna. It is on my list to read, but I haven't heard to many good things.


message 112: by Cathy (new)

Cathy | 482 comments Pulled one off the shelf that I bought awhile ago to read because of high praises it has received for many years.
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers .

I hope I will enjoy it and see what many others have loved about it.


message 113: by Becky (last edited Apr 07, 2010 06:51PM) (new)

Becky (beckymurr) Patti wrote: "Let me know what you think of The Lacuna. It is on my list to read, but I haven't heard to many good things."


I am enjoying it so far, & everyone I know who read it liked it....it is not a fast moving book, I can't read it as quickly as some books I have read....


message 114: by Becky (new)

Becky (beckymurr) Cathy wrote: "Pulled one off the shelf that I bought awhile ago to read because of high praises it has received for many years.
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers .

I hope I will enjoy it and see ..."


OMG I read that so many years ago!!! I think I loved it, I am going to add it to my re-read list


message 115: by Marci (new)

Marci (iread49) | 28 comments Just started Saving Cee Cee Honeycutt and listening to Practical Demonkeeping from Christopher Moore


message 116: by Stephanie (new)

Stephanie I just started three books:

Yes, My Darling Daughter by Margaret Leroy Deaf Sentence A Novel by David Lodge and The Dirty Girls Social Club A Novel by Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez

...three VERY different books


message 117: by Lisa (new)

Lisa Hickman (lbhick) | 986 comments I'm reading two books. One has been on my shelf for quite a while, the other I added to my TBR after reading reviews and recommendations from my GR friends:

My Losing Season by Pat Conroy
The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell


message 118: by Melissa (new)

Melissa I absolutely loved The Sparrow. Please post when you're finished - I'd like to know what you think of it.


message 119: by Stephanie (new)

Stephanie @ Lisa -

I clicked on The Sparrow to add it to my to-read list and OF COURSE it was already on it. I wonder what percentage we are up to for book compatibility?!?!


message 120: by Lisa (new)

Lisa Hickman (lbhick) | 986 comments I'm almost finished Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah. I own this book, but somehow my copy is hiding from me, so I checked it out from the library. I can't figure out where my book went and no one fesses up to borrowing it. I hate when that happens.


message 121: by Sue in FL (last edited Apr 15, 2010 06:27AM) (new)

Sue in FL I just started Anchee Min's Red Azalea
Heard her speak a couple of years ago - a fascinating woman.
sue in fl Red Azalea by Anchee Min


message 122: by NancyL (new)

NancyL Luckey Lisa,
This happened to me so often that I started putting my address label in books I want back and keep the book jacket with the name of the borrower in pencil on the inside of the jacket.


message 123: by Betsy (new)

Betsy (ebburtis) | 1291 comments I recently started The Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet. I'm enjoying it so far. I am currently facilitating a civic group which is looking at the issue of immigration through literature, so I've been immersed in a multitude of related essays, short stories and poems. The groups are being run throughout the state by our Humanities Council. It's really interesting.

One note on "The Sparrow", it was our absolutely favorite book group read in the 15 year history of the group. Hope you enjoy it.


message 124: by Lisa (new)

Lisa Hickman (lbhick) | 986 comments Nancy wrote: "Lisa,
This happened to me so often that I started putting my address label in books I want back and keep the book jacket with the name of the borrower in pencil on the inside of the jacket."


I normally don't lend books I haven't read, but on occasion I will. Since I have about 400 books I own and haven't read, I feel selfish if I don't share. I also don't put my name in a book until after I read it. This just helps me recognize my "read" from my "to read" books.


message 125: by Lisa (new)

Lisa Hickman (lbhick) | 986 comments Betsy wrote: "One note on "The Sparrow", it was our absolutely favorite book group read in the 15 year history of the group. Hope you enjoy it. ."

I loved The Sparrow and really want to read the follow-up book. This is not my typical read, but I found the premise very thought provoking.


message 126: by Melissa (new)

Melissa (littlemel64) | 45 comments Stephanie wrote: "I am LOVING Deliverance Dane."

Me, too! I had never heard of this, a few people mentioned it here, then I noticed it at the library the next day. Thought it was fate, so I took it to lunch and was hooked. Not having a lot of time for fun reading, so I'm getting through it slowly, but I'm really enjoying. Also listening to People of the Book right now and enjoying the parallels.


message 127: by Lisa (new)

Lisa Hickman (lbhick) | 986 comments I just started Moloka'i by Alan Brennert Moloka'i by Alan Brennert.


message 128: by LynnB (new)

LynnB Lisa wrote: "I just started Moloka'i by Alan Brennert."

Lisa, settle in for a good story!


message 129: by Helen (new)

Helen | 10 comments Lisa wrote: "I'm almost finished [bookcover:Firefly Lane. I sure hope you enjoy this book, as I sure did.. Moved me..to the point..even on vacation, visiting family, I couldn't put it down.


message 130: by Dottie (new)

Dottie (dottiem) | 13 comments Just started Anthill by E. O. Wilson - his first fiction but it reads pretty much like non-fiction


message 131: by Lisa (new)

Lisa Hickman (lbhick) | 986 comments Helen, Firefly Lane made me very nostalgic for the 70's. I loved how Hannah mentioned the songs, clothing styles and T.V. shows of the times. There was one particular passage where a young Kate was caught up in reading a novel and Tully grabbed the book and asked how she could read about Wulfgar tying a woman to the bedposts. I got all excited because I knew that book, The Wolf and the Dove by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss . I remember that being the first naughty romance novel I ever read in junior high. I hid it from my mom. This was a fun read for me!


message 132: by Stephanie (new)

Stephanie Lisa wrote: "I just started Moloka'i by Alan Brennert Moloka'i by Alan Brennert."

I really liked Honolulu by Alan Brennert Honolulu and plan to read Moloka'i.

I just started:
Lottery by Patricia Wood Lottery and am really loving it so far.

Because so many people have recommended the series to me, at bedtime, I am going to begin:
Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse, #1) by Charlaine Harris Dead Until Dark


message 133: by Betsy (new)

Betsy (ebburtis) | 1291 comments Lisa wrote: "I just started Moloka'i by Alan Brennert Moloka'i by Alan Brennert."

This one is in my pile too!


message 134: by Lisa (new)

Lisa Hickman (lbhick) | 986 comments Stephanie wrote: "Because so many people have recommended the series to me, at bedtime, I am going to begin:
Dead Until Dark ..."


This series really hit its stride at book 3. I really liked books 1 & 2, but things heated up and the addition of new characters later in the series upped the ante.


message 135: by Stephanie (new)

Stephanie Lisa wrote: "Stephanie wrote: "Because so many people have recommended the series to me, at bedtime, I am going to begin:
Dead Until Dark ..."

This series really hit its stride at book 3. I really liked bo..."


I am about 80 pages into it, and am enjoying the story even though I am not into the whole vampire thing and haven't read any Twilight books. It kind of reminds me of the Stephanie Plum novels at this point, and I am not huge on those unless they are audio in the car. I will definitely keep reading because it has captured my interest, and am glad to hear that books 3 and on are really good.


message 136: by Becky (new)

Becky (beckymurr) Starting Walking to Gatlinburg
Walking to Gatlinburg by Howard Frank Mosher with another book group


message 137: by Lisa (new)

Lisa Hickman (lbhick) | 986 comments Becky wrote: "Starting Walking to Gatlinburg
Walking to Gatlinburg by Howard Frank Mosher with another book group"


What did you think of this book? I just added it to my TBR last week after reading about it on another website.


message 138: by Becky (new)

Becky (beckymurr) Lisa wrote: "Becky wrote: "Starting Walking to Gatlinburg
Walking to Gatlinburg by Howard Frank Mosher with another book group"

What did you think of this book? I just added it to my TBR last week..."

just on page 3 LOL


message 139: by [deleted user] (new)

I'm starting The Girl Who Fell From the Sky The Girl Who Fell From the Sky by Heidi W. Durrow . I saw it in Bookmarks and I had to download it.


message 140: by [deleted user] (new)

Lisa wrote: "I just started Moloka'i by Alan Brennert Moloka'i by Alan Brennert."

LOVED that! Honolulu is also so good!


message 141: by Becky (new)

Becky (beckymurr) Christine wrote: "I'm starting The Girl Who Fell From the SkyThe Girl Who Fell From the Sky by Heidi W. Durrow. I saw it in Bookmarks and I had to download it."

we are reading this in my other book group...the ones who have read it say it was a very quick read...


message 142: by Stephanie (new)

Stephanie This is also on my to-read list. The cover grabbed me; I won't lie.


message 143: by Jaime (last edited Apr 19, 2010 06:42PM) (new)

Jaime | 216 comments Becky wrote: "Christine wrote: "I'm starting The Girl Who Fell From the SkyThe Girl Who Fell From the Sky by Heidi W. Durrow. I saw it in Bookmarks and I had to download it."

we are reading thi..."



I read an article about the author and her inspiration for this book. It was interesting and got me interested in reading the book. I think the article may have been in the free monthly book publication I get at the local libraries.


message 144: by Jamaie (new)

Jamaie | 17 comments M C Beaton's Death of a Celebrity (Hamish Macbeth Mystery, Book 18) by M.C. Beaton . This is my 2nd M C Beaton...and there will be more. Great little mysteries. And I'm not reading them in any particular order and I'm still ok. Each one is a new story unto itself.


message 145: by [deleted user] (new)

Jaime wrote: I read an article about the author and her inspiration for this book. It was interesting and got me interested in reading the book. I think the article may have been in the free monthly book publication I get at the local libraries.
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Oh, I want to find this.


message 146: by Cathy (new)

Cathy | 482 comments I won my first "first reads" giveaway. Yipee! I have just begun My Name is Mary Sutter by Robin Oliveira complements of Viking Press and Penguin Books. It's a civil war epic of a young woman with a multi-generational family history of providing excellent midwifery care in Albany New York who desires to go to medical school to learn more about caring for patients as a surgeon. Of course, it is 1862 and being a woman she is met with great resistance to her heart's desires. Very reminiscent of the theme of "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" that I just read with my daughter. Anyways, I look forward to Mary Sutter's adventurous journey as she heads to the battlefields to learn skills first-hand.

This book has that allure of medicine and surgery to me as I work as on operating room nurse. I am sure I will be shocked and interested and reading about surgical care being provided in war-torn situations.


message 147: by Lisa (new)

Lisa Hickman (lbhick) | 986 comments Cathy, I have this book on my TBR, and will be anxious to hear what you think of the book.


message 148: by Kate (last edited Apr 27, 2010 05:36AM) (new)

Kate (kateksh) | 137 comments Oh. My. Gods. Oh. My. Gods. by Tera Lynn Childs

Pulled an easy read off of the bookshelf here at home. Interesting premise: H.S. Senior heads to Greek Island w/ Mom and new StepDad to live amongst, go to school with and know, presumably, Greek Gods and their descendants. Enjoyable so far . . .


message 149: by LynnB (new)

LynnB Well, it's not a book, but I just read my newest copy of "Bookmarks" magazine. And, um, I've added to my list of TBRs -- oh no! ;-D


message 150: by Cathy (new)

Cathy | 482 comments I just started The True Story of Hansel and Gretel by Louise Murphy. I was drawn in by the title referencing, yet, another fairy tale. The story I gather is not of a light fairy tale, in the least. Hope this one is good.

I began Loving Frank by Nancy Horan downloaded from the library via Overdrive (love it!) and then to the Ipod after completing The Women for bookclub this month. I was fascinated by the Frank Lloyd Wright story and wanted more, including for this FLW tale to be a better read than its predecessor.


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