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[Janice, Moderator]

I haven't read any of the Warriors books, but I will. I checked with my daughter-in-law first and she thinks they'll be all right for Teri-Lynn to read. Maybe she'd like her grandma to read them to her? It's an idea anyway.

House of Leaves was mentioned in another group as one of the scariest books ever. It sounded to me like a must-read.

[Janice, Moderator]

I haven't read a lot of books about pets. I saw the movie "Marley and Me" and cried my eyes out.

[Chrissie]

Two absolutely wonderfull books about pets are: Merle's Door: Lessons from a Freethinking Dog Review : http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... and Wesley the Owl: The Remarkable Love Story of an Owl and His Girl. My review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Janice, have you read Wesley yet? I liked Marley too, but not as much as these two.

[Janice, Moderator]

Have haven't received the book yet, Chrissie. It's been shipped, but hasn't arrived.

[Chrissie]

You will be enjoying yourself soon, unless like me you don't have time to read everything, even those you have bought!

[Janice, Moderator]

Chrissie wrote: "You will be enjoying yourself soon, unless like me you don't have time to read everything, even those you have bought!"

I've got books, ebooks, and audiobooks all lined up, patiently waiting to be read. They are all listed on my TBR and To Be Listened to shelves.

[Lori]

I just bought and started to read . It is starting out great. It's going to keep me busy for a while. I was intrigued when I first heard about this book and I'm thrilled that I was able to get it and start it.

[Chrissie]

Lori, I haven't run into a single person that hasn't liked it! Enjoy. suck it up.

[Dem]

These are the books that I bought this week.

1984by George Orwell

I also ordered

[Dem]

Judy wrote: "The Violets of March: A Novel - this title keeps popping up around GR - looks like a good story. I will be interested in what you have to say about it. Read it first, okay? (Just ki..."

Lol! will do Judy!!

[Chrissie]

I have downloaded a sample of On Canaan's Side. Thanks for the tip. I have read something by Sebastian Barry, but what was it?! I am not so sure I liked it.

[Dem]

Chrissie wrote: "I have downloaded a sample of On Canaan's Side. Thanks for the tip. I have read something by Sebastian Barry, but what was it?! I am not so sure I liked it."

He has been included on this year’s Man Booker Prize longlist for his latest novel, On Canaan’s Side and again in 2008 for his book The Secret Scripture ,
I loved The Secret Scripture so much.

[Chrissie]

Dem, I don't know fi this author is for me!

[Janice, Moderator]

I have downloaded the audiobook format of The Secret Scipture. I'm looking forward to the listen. :)

[Autumn]

Dem wrote: "These are the books that I bought this week.

1984by George Orwell

I also ordered
[bookc..."

I just got [book:The Violets of March: A Novel|9724798] from my library i cant wait to read it.. unfortunely i have like 8 books ahead of that so if you happen to read it soon please let me know if its amazing :D

[Chrissie]

Judy, maybe everyone is adding it b/c it is a give-away here at GR. But only in the US, as usual! I don't see what is so special about it.

[Dem]

Autumn wrote: "Dem wrote: "These are the books that I bought this week.

1984by George Orwell

I also ordered ..."

I will be reading it next week and will let you know how it goes Autumn

[Dem]

Janice wrote: "I have downloaded the audiobook format of The Secret Scipture. I'm looking forward to the listen. :)"

I will be interested to see how you liked it, happy reading!!

[Karendenice]

I haven't been to the book store in so long. But I was really proud of myself, I did go wild and spend all of my money.

I bought and because I thought this book would be very interesting a book called "Jews in the Twentieth Century".

[Karendenice]

Thanks Judy. I can hardly wait to start one of them. However I'm in the middle of , and trying desperately to get into and read for a book challenge. And I just couldn't resist buying the book by Elizabeth George because I've heard so many good things about it .It revolves around a Scotland Yard Inspector Thomas Lynley.

[Janice, Moderator]

I listened to The Forgotten Garden in audiobook format and really enjoyed it. I then bought the paperback because I enjoyed it so much, leant it to a friend, and haven't seen it since. I know she'll eventually give it back to me. She's in a reader's block.

[Dem]

Karendenice wrote: "Thanks Judy. I can hardly wait to start one of them. However I'm in the middle of , and trying desperately to get in..."

I loved the The Forgotten Gardenits such a lovely book.

[Karendenice]

Dem, I'm only about a forth of the way through it but I'm really enjoying it. As a matter of fact it was due back at the library yesterday so I plan on reading only it until I finish it. Which is great because I can't wait to see what happens next!

[Janice, Moderator]

I finally received the three books I bought on ebay for my year-long challenge, Wesley the Owl: The Remarkable Love Story of an Owl and His Girl, December 6, and The Turquoise Ledge: A Memoir. I'm so excited!

[Michelle]

Hi All,
I don't do eBooks but I know many of you do...a friend recently posted a link to wowio.com that advertises free eBooks. Might be worth checking out...

I, myself, need to hold an actual book in my hands. :)

[Chrissie]

Michelle, I found no downloads to Kindles. Is this correct?

[Janice, Moderator]

It looks interesting! I'll have to download one to see if it works on my ipad. Thanks for the link, Michelle.

It doesn't look like it's compatible with Kindle, Chrissie. Maybe try downloading one = they're free, so you won't be out anything. I'm not sure how you would downloand it though.

[Chrissie]

Janice, no go.

[Janice, Moderator]

That's too bad, Chrissie!

[Alison]

Chrissie wrote: "Michelle, I found no downloads to Kindles. Is this correct?"

I have a piece of software on my pc which converts epubs and other formats to kindle/mobi. Its called Calibre available for free from http://calibre-ebook.com/ (Seems safe and virus free). You can use it to manage ebooks downloaded from free sites like manybooks.net and gutenberg and to upload stuff from your pc to kindle or other gadget.

[Chrissie]

Alison, I will check it out. Thank you very much!

[Dem]

I just ordered

[Anne]

Judy wrote: "City of Thieves looks interesting, Dem."

I have that one high up on my TBR. I've heard great things about it.

[Valerie]

I just got several that I've had on my to-read list:

[Lori]

I picked up 2 books at the half price store last night: and an oldie
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Both are possibles for my next read.

[Valerie]

Judy wrote: "Wow! Valerie, you are ambitious. Happy reading! I'll be watching for your review of Jane Austen Ruined My Life, the title by itself is intriguing..."

I've had the book on my to-read list for a while, and finally found a copy in the store! Of course, it was the ONLY one in the store! LOL

[Lori]

Funny you should ask about my experience with Willa Cather. My Antonia is a book that has been on the edge of my radar screen for years. I haven't read any of Cather's work but something has urged me to dive in and this one seemed like a good fit. The reason that I brought up the recent purchase, though, is that I had bought a clearance book at this same half price store a few weeks ago (spent $2.00) and when I opened the book found it to be covered in highlighted sentences and writing in the margins. Covered. Luckily I noticed it right away and had the receipt. But I felt like such a cheapskate! The purchase the other night was a perfect edition-but I checked first. Learned my lesson.

[Anne]

How do you find out when kindle books go on sale?

[Janice, Moderator]

Hmmm.... do I dare go check out the Kindle sale?

[Anne]

Anna wrote: "Anne wrote: "How do you find out when kindle books go on sale?"

I received an email from Amazon telling me a sale was on. But, if you go into Amazon, into the Kindle section, on the left hand s..."

thanks, but I can't find it. How did you set up notification emails for kindle sales? Do you remember?

Judy, I wish I had bought I Am The Messenger on sale. I read 24% and stopped reading. Just not my type of book. But a lot of GR readers liked it, so go figure. Maybe I was too quick to judge it. If you read it and like it I'll give it another chance.

[Janice, Moderator]

The Kindle sale must just be in the States, because it doesn't show up for me in Canada. Ha! Maybe that's a good thing. :)

[Anne]

Judy wrote: "Anne wrote: Judy, I wish I had bought I Am The Messenger on sale. I read 24% and stopped reading. Just not my type of book. But a lot of GR readers liked it, so go figure. Maybe I was too quick to..."

Yes, do. I re-read the beginning. I feel like I read more of the book than is indicated on my kindle. I seem to remember more, but I might be confusing it with another book. I'll have to search around the story and see.

[Claire]

Amber wrote: "Stopped at Waldenbooks after work again yesterday and picked up

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[Claire]

Hi Amber
Have you read many of the Scandavian mystery writes?

[Michelle]

Judy wrote: "Amber, I Am the Messenger looks interesting, especially since it is by Markus Zusak of The Book Thief fame. I took a peek at the synopsis and noticed that one of my friend..."

I actually read Messenger before Book Thief. I enjoyed both and yes, Messenger is a very unique story but well worth it. A quick read. I recommend it because you will be impressed with Zuzack's ability to write to very different stories in two very different styles. Anxiously awaiting more from him!

[Trudy]

Judy wrote: "I actually read Messenger before Book Thief. I enjoyed both and yes, Messenger is a very unique story but well worth it. A quick read. I recommend it because you will be impressed with Zuzack's abi..."

Hi, am new(ish) to GR but thought I'd just add my 2cents worth - I loved Messenger and like you Michelle, read it before Book Thief and I think I liked it more. It was just so different and unique and I liked that it had a message behind it all. I'd say definitely worth another shot Judy, although I would say that it definitely has some horrible moments, so if you don't like that kind of thing it might be best to stay away.

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I just picked up Nightshade and Soulstice from my local bookstore and then I was glued to the couch for a few days trying to finish them as quickly as possible.
I thought that Nightshade was a pretty good book; not the most amazing thing ever, but still good. It was a little hard to follow all of the information being given, but by the end of the book I understood most of it.
Soulstice was amazing, and pretty scary; a good thing for a horror series to aspire to. As the second book in the series I was a little surprised by how quickly things escalated,but it worked. some of the visuals towards the middle/end of the book were things I just really didn't need in my head, but still fascinating. The end was perfect for the story too. This book rocked

[Beverly]

I finished Catch-22 and just bought Rules of Civility. I've just started it but it seems like it's going to be a good read.

[Valerie]

Spent my B-Day gift card at B&N today, and picked up a couple of things I've had on my to-read list:

[Janice, Moderator]

I went to Chapters while my mom was sleeping yesterday afternoon and bought Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War, The Calligrapher's Daughter, The Covenant, and Cutting for Stone. When I left for home this morning, my dad gave me The Lincoln Lawyer and The Bone Garden.