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Darkpool wrote: "I've just started The Help, as a result of all the positive comments about it in this group. Only 2 chapters in; so far so interesting. I read the Lily Bard and Harper Connelly seri..."
Yes, Darkpool, the interesting female leads in the Lily Bard and the Sookie Stackhouse series is one of the things that draws me to them. Of course, the male hunks of Eric (in Sookie) and Jack (in Lily) are pretty interesting, too. LOL!
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I'm about to start Every Last One by Anna Quindlen. I've always wanted to read one of her books.
I'm listening to Kim. It's a Librivox recording and the reader is excellent.
I've also started The Pickwick Papers. I guess I'm on a classics binge! I find them very comforting indeed.
I've also started The Pickwick Papers. I guess I'm on a classics binge! I find them very comforting indeed.
Thanks Jeannette! You ready for your trip? Half the suitcase filled with books? (My husband is glad that I have an ebook. He was getting tired of lugging the books around!)
I've got a couple of books on hold at the library. My mother-in-law will have a few magazines for me (German home decorating) just to fill in the gaps. I am reading Master and Commander for the Jane Austen group. I'll take it (unless I finish this week) and Post Captain with me. I plan on taking Vanity Fair, too.
Lee wrote: "I'm about to start Every Last One by Anna Quindlen. I've always wanted to read one of her books. "Lee, My favorite book by her is Black and Blue but this might come in a close second. Neither are for faint of heart parents though. And, she does write some that are a bit lighter. I actually enjoy her nonfiction even more than her fiction. I miss her columns.
You know, I've never read that one. Look forward to hearing what you think about it, Fiona.
Lisa wrote: "Lee wrote: "I'm about to start Every Last One by Anna Quindlen. I've always wanted to read one of her books. "Lee, My favorite book by her is Black and Blue but this might come in a c..."
I second the favorite Quindlen as Black and Blue. I have Every Last One sitting on my bed, but I haven't gotten to it yet. It's good to heart that you really liked it, Lisa. Lee, let me know what you think of it, too. I have a book (Wedlock: The True Story of the Disastrous Marriage and Remarkable Divorce of Mary Eleanor Bowes, Countess of Strathmore) I need to read for a group read before I get to it. I enjoyed Quindlen's columns, too. Her non-fiction book, Imagined London: A Tour of the World's Greatest Fictional City is one I had her sign when I met her at The National Book Festival in D.C. in 2004. She was great in person. Another little book of hers I like is How Reading Changed My Life.
I love Anna Quindlen. My favorite of hers is Blessings. It's been years since I read it, but I'd say it's a comfort read as well. Black and Blue was also very good.
I enjoyed her columns, when I caught them. I'll have to add a few of her books.
Fiona wrote: "I'm going to start Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe it's one I've been wanting to a while now."I'm looking forward to what you think about this one--it's one I've been meaning to read for the longest time.
Fiona, Hayes, and Jess:I read UNCLE TOM'S CABIN as a summer reading assignment in high school. I actually liked it. It was one of the more tolerable ones. Another good one was NATIVE SON by Richard Wright.
I just finished Amandine: A Novel. It was not as good as That Summer in Sicily: A Love Story by the same author. I am glad I read it. The bestr part is the poignant depiction of France under the german occupation during WW2 and the sufferings of one little girl raised in France - Amandine. I am now reading The Name of the Rose: Including Postscript which everubody seems to love. I do not usually read mysteries, even historical mysteries, but I figured I had to give this a try.I am putting this message both here and under the thread entitled historical fiction b/c that is what I believe Lisa wants. I will also check that the books are listed on the bookshelves!
Well, the library wasn't going to get it to me in time so I bought a copy of Cutting for Stone and I'll start that sometime between today and next week, probably within a couple of days. I will try to finish Finn Family Moomintroll first.
Fiona, I'm hating Finn Family Moomintroll, and I've been so perplexed, but then I was told that it might be the English translation. I'm only on page 33 and I'm going to grit my teeth and keep reading and hope I start enjoying it. Don't know what's wrong with me. Want to slap myself on the head. Thought I'd love it. So many people have recommended it to me, and I am even reading a copy that I own.
Chrissie wrote: "I just finished Amandine: A Novel. It was not as good as That Summer in Sicily: A Love Story by the same author. I am glad I read it. The bestr part is the poignant de..."Chrissie, I absolutely loved The Name of the Rose, a magnificent work by Umberto Eco. Foucault's Pendelum is also a great book.
I"m hanging in there with it. In the Children's Books group, members are talking about what they like about it/the series, and I'm getting a bit more enthusiastic. I'll have to see.
Laura, I have finally gotten to the book, first there were introductions and prologues and notes...... so I really cannot judge yet.
well, once you started you cannot stop reading it!!!
Laura, yes I am enjoying it more and more! Sometimes you have to work a little bit to get the most out of a book.
I'm currently reading Ann Radcliffe's A Sicilian Romance and China Mieville's Perdido Street Station.
I'm just about done with Karen Moning's "Dreamfever" and have finished Gillian Summers' "Shadows of the Redwood". Not sure what's up next -- maybe I'll try the Gormenghast trilogy again :) It is one of those books that I really want to read, but have always been interrupted by something more interesting every time I pick it up.
Mary wrote: "Christine wrote: "I am in the midddle of The Stormchasers
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How are you liking this Christine?"
Finished it, and I liked it a lot. I loved Those Who Save Us
, This one was very different, but I am definitely a fan of her's now. This one deals with bipolar disorder and (obviously) storm chasing. Did you read her first book?
."How are you liking this Christine?"
Finished it, and I liked it a lot. I loved Those Who Save Us
, This one was very different, but I am definitely a fan of her's now. This one deals with bipolar disorder and (obviously) storm chasing. Did you read her first book?
Christine wrote: "Mary wrote: "Christine wrote: "I am in the midddle of The Stormchasers."How are you liking this Christine?"
Finished it, and I liked it a l..."
I did and I also loved it! Will add this one to my list. Thanks!!
Mary,
It has a whole different feel to it, but I like to see that the author isn't just good at one thing. I wish I could send you my copy, but I Kindled that one.
I still like Those Who Save Us more, but that one is on my all time favorites list so it would take a lot to beat it.
It has a whole different feel to it, but I like to see that the author isn't just good at one thing. I wish I could send you my copy, but I Kindled that one.
I still like Those Who Save Us more, but that one is on my all time favorites list so it would take a lot to beat it.
Christine wrote: "Mary,It has a whole different feel to it, but I like to see that the author isn't just good at one thing. I wish I could send you my copy, but I Kindled that one.
I still like Those Who Save Us..."
Oh, thanks, Christine. That's sweet of you to offer. I've got an Amazon gift card I need to put to good use so I think I'll add that to my cart. Broken for You looks good as well. You read the best books!!
Christine wrote: "Mary wrote: "Christine wrote: "I am in the midddle of The Stormchasers."How are you liking this Christine?"
Finished it, and I liked it a l..."
I really loved Those Who Save Us. It was a 5 star book for me. I have The Stormchasers on my TBR list. I look forward to reading it.
I'm currently reading Louis de Bernieres's Birds Without Wings and Charles Dickens's Little Dorrit (at long last---it was given to me as a Christmas present and I've only gotten around to reading it now xD)
Oh Li, I have Birds Without Wings waiting to be read, but instead I chose to start Stalin's Children: Three Generations of Love and War. i felt I really needed to read a memoir. They are my favorite. So far it's good - I think I am really going to feel close to the author's mother. When her son is going to write about the family:"...she worries that when I tell the story it will be too grim, too depressing. 'Write about the good people, not just about the darkness,' my mother has said to me when describing her childhood. 'There was so much human generosity, so many wonderful, soulful people.'"
I like that although she had a very difficult life she made the effort to find good things too! Furthermore she made sure to teach her son this too. Three generations are covered, through life under Stalin and then the Cold War.
Chrissie wrote: "Oh Li, I have Birds Without Wings waiting to be read, but instead I chose to start Stalin's Children: Three Generations of Love and War. i felt I really needed to read a memoir. They..."The book you're reading sounds interesting (and right up my alley of historical/research interests). Glad to hear you're enjoying it so far! =)
Hope you get around to reading Birds Without Wings soon! My copy was also waiting to be read for some time on my bookshelf and it's a pretty interesting read so far =D
Li, I hope you like it. It is awful when you buy a book and then others report it is no good...... So enjoy!
I finished Every Last One. I REALLY needed to follow it up with a comfort read so I have started The Girl Who Chased the Moon.
I have Every Last One waiting for my on my Kindle....was it good?
Christine, yes, difficult subject matter but she's such a good writer.
I heard there were a lot of typos/grammar mistakes in EVERY LAST ONE. True? This one's on my list too.
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Yes, I heard the book was heavy. I'll be prepared with kleenex nearby. That's why I like to read thrillers.
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I got zero reading done this weekend. Grrrrrr! However, I was having some fun, too. Now, I have to decide today whether to read like a person possessed today to get in Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet or move on to the group read that I need to get to, Wedlock: The True Story of the Disastrous Marriage and Remarkable Divorce of Mary Eleanor Bowes, Countess of Strathmore. I'll probably try to get some more in of Bitter and Sweet.
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I am reading Stalin's Children: Three Generations of Love and War. Back to my favorite genre - memoirs and biographies!
Read Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, Kathy!!!
Lee wrote: "Hmmmm, I didn't notice the typos. Maybe because I was too busy crying. This is definitely not a comfort read (for me)."
Oh great. I need to put it off then because I don't wanna' cry at the moment.
Oh great. I need to put it off then because I don't wanna' cry at the moment.
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I read the Lily Bard and Harper Connelly series (what's the plural of series?) 6 months ago. Really enjoyed them both. Charlaine Harris writes such interesting female characters. I'd be hard pressed to pick which was my favourite of the 2 series.