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It was good enough Lee, after awhile I forgot Rowling didn't write it! You get hooked quickly. The author has a very loyal following of folks who love the JP novels. In fact, he just posted that an administrative lead at NASA just requested he write a 4th book in the series. :)
Hi Kate. Glad to know your real name/a shorter name to greet you with. Welcome to the group! (I love the Harry Potter books!)
Hi this is Luna :). I am new to goodreads. I like reading medical thrillers, fantasies, suspense books. I am a huge Harry Potter and Robin Cook fan. Thanks Kate for the James Potter tip, I am going to check them out.
Hi Luna, Welcome to the group, and to Goodreads. I love the Harry Potter books, as do quite a few of our members, and I've enjoyed quite a few of Robin Cook's books too.
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Lisa wrote: "Joey, Who writes the "My Name is Memory" series? What's the first book in the series, do you know?"
I just saw this, and don't know if it was answered, but I thought I'd chime in (a month late). This is an Ann Brashares book, and it's the first in a trilogy. I have a review on my blog page. I really liked it!
I just saw this, and don't know if it was answered, but I thought I'd chime in (a month late). This is an Ann Brashares book, and it's the first in a trilogy. I have a review on my blog page. I really liked it!
Christine, Must have been from a while back; I can't find it, but thank you. Do you know the title of the book? I"m assuming perhaps that it should be shelved???
I don't know if I would call it a comfort read, but someone else may. It was good though.
Hello Comfort Reads, my name is Pamela Barrett and I'm the author of Tales of the Titmouse: One Woman's Journey out of Darkness. Tales of the Titmouse I read all types of books, at the present my favorite comfort reads are The Beekeepers Apprentice, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Dewey the Library Cat, The Cloister Walk, and the NIV Bible. I'm looking forward to see what on your lists. :-)
Welcome Pamela, I like your books. I haven't read A Tree Grows in Brooklyn in years, but it was one of my favorites. I hope you will enjoy it here - lots of great people!
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thank you Maude and Mod Mama for the warm greetings;-)
Hi, Pamela. Welcome to the group. We're glad to have you here. Thanks for sharing with us a few of your comfort read books. Take a look around and jump in whenever you feel like it.
Hi, Sarah. Welcome to the group!Take a look at our discussion threads and our shelves and perhaps you can get some ideas. Also, feel free to participate in any discussion or use the genre or just to chat threads to ask for specific ideas. Our membership has a very eclectic bunch of comfort reads, and I suspect you'll find plenty of ideas for books to read.
Hi Sarah nice to meet you and welcome to the group.
Welcome Sarah!We are almost at ends of the country. I am from Idaho. What are some of your favorite books?
Sarah, I live in Boise which is a great city and home of the Boise Bronco's (if you follow football). We do have beautiful blue skies, and lots of open space out of the city. We have a greenbelt along the river, wide open spaces out of the city, lots of rivers, etc. It is a nice place to live. My grandson is standing behind me waiting to use my computer before he goes home so I will talk books with you later!
Sarah wrote: "Maude wrote: "Welcome Sarah!We are almost at ends of the country. I am from Idaho. What are some of your favorite books?"Wow! Idaho! I've never been to Idaho before. I always think of wide open ..."
Sarah, I must be getting tired. For one second I thought that the books you were quoting were Idaho landmarks, but then I realised they were books. Time to take a nap.
Hello, Group! My name is Elisabeth, and I definitely read for comfort! I live in Milwaukie, Oregon, and I am a mother of one, who has just moved out into his own apartment and started college. My house is crammed with books, even though I just gave away boxes of them! But there is one bookcase that contains the books I pick up when I am unhappy, tired or just in need of distraction. These are Islandia by Austin Tappen Wright, mysteries by Georgette Heyer, anything by Patrick O'Brian, Rex Stout, Jane Austen, Tim Powers and Patricia Wentworth! And various others, like Good Omens by Gaiman and Pratchett, The Secret History by Donna Tartt, Scarface by Andre Norton, and quite a few others. I just slipped my Philip Pullmans in there last week.But! I also read pretty much everything that comes my way except romance. Never could get interested in those!
Elisabeth wrote: "Hello, Group! My name is Elisabeth, and I definitely read for comfort! I live in Milwaukie, Oregon, and I am a mother of one, who has just moved out into his own apartment and started college. M..."great books Elisabeth, I'll check some of them out ;-)
Hello, Elizabeth. Welcome to the group! Thanks for starting off sharing some of your favorite books and authors. I hope we can help you find even more comfort reads!
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Hi everyone! Phillip Thomas Duck here, just checking out what Goodreads has to offer. I like what I see so far. My comfort reads are mostly mystery and crime novels. James Lee Burke, Lee Child, John Sandford, and many more. As much as I am a reader, I also have a passion for writing, and have published several novels traditionally, as well as my latest as an ebook.
Hi, Excusememissptd/Phillip Thomas Duck. Welcome. I hope that you enjoy this group, and Goodreads.You can make your profile an author's profile if you'd like to do that:
http://www.goodreads.com/author/program (& see all the links on that page, especially http://www.goodreads.com/author/how_to and http://www.goodreads.com/author/guide...)
Thanks Lisa. I will check them out :-)
Hi - I am just finding my way around Goodreads and have really enjoyed the posts and reviews on this site. One of my favourite comfort read authors is Janet Evanovich - no-brainer stories with characters that make you laugh over and over again. Ms. Evanovich has found a great writing formula and uses it effectively to keep her fans loyal and entertained (would that be 'loyally entertained'?) ...Happy Thanksgiving to all you other Canadian group members!
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Hi Patricia, Welcome to the group! I'm glad that you found us, and found Goodreads. It can be a very
Thanks for the welcome Lisa! It looks like a fun (and addictive) site - especially for those of us who are joined at the hip to our computers. Turkey is taking over my life for the next few hours though - gotta baste right now! Can't wait for dinner! Thanksgiving is my very favourite holiday because the only present necessary is the gift of words. Food, family, friends and a whole lot for which to be thankful. Count your blessings everyone!
Happy Thanksgiving to you Patricia and welcome.
Patricia, Are you Canadian?Happy Thanksgiving weekend to all our Canadian members. And, do other countries also celebrate Thanksgiving tomorrow?
Thanks Brenda and Lisa! I am Canadian and live in Toronto most of the year. To make things perfect we are enjoying absolutely beautiful fall weather here this weekend. A good book at the end of the day will be like the whipped cream on the pumpkin pie.
Lisa wrote: "Patricia, Are you Canadian?
Happy Thanksgiving weekend to all our Canadian members? And, do other countries also celebrate Thanksgiving tomorrow?"
Erntedankfest (being thankful for the harvest) is celebrated in Germany, but I think it was last weekend. My MIL never made a special meal that I can remember, and certainly not a turkey. I think there is a special church service with a blessing, too.
Happy Thanksgiving weekend to all our Canadian members? And, do other countries also celebrate Thanksgiving tomorrow?"
Erntedankfest (being thankful for the harvest) is celebrated in Germany, but I think it was last weekend. My MIL never made a special meal that I can remember, and certainly not a turkey. I think there is a special church service with a blessing, too.
You had me scared there for a minute. I thought I had missed Thanksgiving! I didn't realize you have a different Thanksgiving - is it based on finding a home in Canada? Our's (USA) is the third Thursday of November which celebrates the first thanks given by the Pilgrims.
You've got plenty of time, Maude! :)
I never knew Canada had a Thanksgiving Day. Do they have turkey dinners too? :)
The U.S. Thanksgiving is the 3rd Thursday in November; the Canadian's is the 2nd Monday in October. My Canadian friends do seem to celebrate in a similar way. They get a 3 day weekend though!!! ;-)
In the US, some of us get a 4-day weekend! My husband always does. :)
Jeannette wrote: "In the US, some of us get a 4-day weekend! My husband always does. :)"Yes, I know many people who do also, but I know just as many people who either have to work Friday or have to be one of the people who are allowed to take a vacation day Friday.
It's a nice perk of his job: 2 days for Thanksgiving, 2 at Christmas and 2 for New Year's Day.
Jeannette wrote: "It's a nice perk of his job: 2 days for Thanksgiving, 2 at Christmas and 2 for New Year's Day."That's very nice! All jobs should have that, except for 24/7 type jobs, of course. But even then, workers should get turns for those types of days off.
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Jeannette wrote: "Lisa wrote: "Patricia, Are you Canadian?Happy Thanksgiving weekend to all our Canadian members? And, do other countries also celebrate Thanksgiving tomorrow?"
Erntedankfest (being thankful for t..."
In Southern Germany where my mother is from (close to the Swiss border), many of the churches are decorated with the fruits of the harvest for "Erntedankfest" and then the harvest is blessed by the local priests and/or pastors; the decorations are often quite lovely.
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone celebrating today.
I think the reason our Thanksgiving is earlier is because our growing season is later, as we are farther north than the USA. But, you know, I am not even sure if Canadian Thanksgiving and American Thanksgiving always were at different times. I have read some of Lucy Maud Montgomery's Thanksgiving stories, and most of them seem to take place in November (so, maybe Canada having its Thanksgiving in October is a relatively recent event, just mulling the idea, now I should mull some cider).
Enjoy the mulled cider and the feast everyone in Canada! Welcome back to the threads, Lee! :)
What on earth did we do before wikipedia? "Thanksgiving in Canada did not have a fixed date until the late 19th century, when it was typically held on November 6th. After the end of World War I, Thanksgiving Day and Remembrance Day ceremonies were usually held during the same week. To avoid the two holidays from clashing with one another, in 1957 the Canadian Parliament proclaimed Thanksgiving to be observed on its present date."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanksgi...
Darkpool wrote: "What on earth did we do before wikipedia? "Thanksgiving in Canada did not have a fixed date until the late 19th century, when it was typically held on November 6th. After the end of World War I, T..."
Thanks for the information, I should have looked that up myself, but I didn't even think of doing that.
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