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Good luck with Frankenstein! I found many of the characters in that book self-centered, which irritated me.


I was one that liked it and found it very entertaining Morgan. Hope you end up liking it.

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I like all his books. They are quick, and full of action. They certainly aren't high literature, but entertaining.

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I liked it too. I read my husband's special illustrated edition, and it was an awesome way to experience the book.

We have that edition too, Cait, but we got it after I had already read the book. But I loved the details it added to the book. I would have loved to have read that version of it.
I finished As I Lay Dying this afternoon and started Wyndham's "Day of the Triffids".... so far so good!

I'm a fan of Wyndham's books. Enjoy this one, Lori.
I'm still reading The Sparrow and thoroughly enjoying it.

I didn't have the illustrated version. I'll have to see if I can find one one of these days to add to my pleasure.

Oooo! That's a good one! Make sure you follow it up with
[book:Children of God|16948]. it answers a lot of the questions from The Sparrow.


I am currently reading Wally Lamb's I Know This Much is True and I am loving it... a very long book though (897 pages).
Elhara- I read that book and just could not put it down! You will be entertained.

Oooo! That's a good one! Make sure you follow it up with
[book:Children of God|16948]. it answers a lot of the questions from The Sparrow."
Pamela, I'll certainly be reading more of Mary Doria Russell's books. This one is wonderful so far!

Petra, I love Mary Doria Russell. But the bad news is that she has written only four books that I know of. I've read all four since New Year's. But do read them all. She is a treat.
I agree with Pamela; definitely do follow up The Sparrow by reading Children of God. The two books are really a set and belong together.
Hope you continue to enjoy "The Sparrow"

Patricia, Elie Wiesel goes straight to the core when you read his work...."
Linda wrote: "Patricia wrote: "I started reading Night by Elie Wiesel last night, I was up until 5:00 am, I couldn't put the book down."
Patricia, Elie Wiesel goes straight to the core when you read his work...."
It ripped my heart out right from the start. I threw the book down and and doubled over in tears. I had to MAKE myself pick that book back up but I knew I had to finish it. (He lived it, so I WILL read it) Never ever again will I read about this, not ever. God bless them all, I will never be the same after reading this book, ever. It still haunts me.
Still currently reading The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson. Its taking me a while but i should finish it this weekend, really interesting though, just difficult to get into at first with it being a sweedish book translated to english. A few great suprises though, ones I didn't see coming. Can't wait to start the next one in the series.
Can't wait to read that, Bettie (but given the state of my TBR it will prolly be in 2012!!)
Will start the The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin tomorrow. He has always been a bigger-than-life kind of guy for me... can't wait to learn more.
The Human STain is kind of slow going, but I'm plugging along. Listening to Sister Carrie, not loving it and will think about moving on: LITS and TBRITL (Life is too short and TBR is too long!!)
Will start the The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin tomorrow. He has always been a bigger-than-life kind of guy for me... can't wait to learn more.
The Human STain is kind of slow going, but I'm plugging along. Listening to Sister Carrie, not loving it and will think about moving on: LITS and TBRITL (Life is too short and TBR is too long!!)


Can someone help please - I read a book about enforced organ donation, I believe it was a case of clones being bred specifically for that organ donating facility. Needless to say it was all distressing because some of these clones were compis mentis.
Does anyone remember the name of the book? Is there a forum where questions like this can be posited?
Thanks in advance


I've been wanting to read this, but it got lost in all the craziness right now. Thanks for the reminder. Glad to hear it's good.
Bettie (Goodreads Reader!) wrote: "I am reading The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet and it is wonderful, the 'it' book of 2009."


Patricia wrote: "Linda wrote: "Patricia wrote: "I started reading Night by Elie Wiesel last night, I was up until 5:00 am, I couldn't put the book down."
Patricia, Elie Wiesel goes straight to the core when you ..."

Pamela: What did you think of Fidali's Way? No pressure, I LOVED IT.

I guess the only positive thing I can say about it, is that it will give hope to all young writer's,that no matter how poorly they write, there is still a chance they will improve and some day become famous.I'm going to re-read On The Road to remind myself of why I use to like Kerouac.

Can someone help please - I read a book about enforced organ donation, I believe it was a case of clones being bred sp..."
Bettie - there is a group that you can ask this to - it is called "What's the Name of That Book???" if you post your question in there, they may be able to help you.
Bridgit
Bridgit wrote: "Bettie (Goodreads Reader!) wrote: "Off topic but I know that at least one of you will know the answer to this:
Can someone help please - I read a book about enforced organ donation, I believe it..."
Here's the link: http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1...
Can someone help please - I read a book about enforced organ donation, I believe it..."
Here's the link: http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1...

I am obsessed.
:O)


It's in my audio library and I must admit I have been watering at the mouth at the thought of it there but now not so much - you are the second person to have mentioned a reticence to continue.



Sorry to make you less excited about it! The style is pretty choppy, which I could deal with if that were the only issue, but it's also really repetitive. The author italicizes words and passages completely at random and she's used a couple of made-up words (even acknowledging that they are made up). I don't think I can take a whole book of this.
I hope you have better luck with it than I did!

I have always preferred listening to honest opinions on books - it helps when trying to select the next-up from Mt. TBR.
:O)

Can someone help please - I read a book about enforced organ donation, I believe it was a case of clones being bred sp..."
It sounds like Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro.

hahahaha - you are the best. I didn't find it in my own files because I still have it markes 'to-read'!. What a plonker I am.
Truly, truly, truly thank you.

hahahaha - you are the best. I didn't find it in my own files because I still have it markes 'to-read'!. What a plonker I am.
Truly, truly, truly thank you."
You're welcome :-)

the first one in the series of the cat who.... books is the cat who read backward


I bought War and Peace today so I'll be reading that one off and on for the rest of my life :-)

I bought War and Peace today so I'll be reading that one off and on for the rest of ..."
Haven't read War and Peace but I did read Anna Karenina. I felt very accomplished after reading it :) I read it over the summer about 2 years ago. Enjoy!
Also, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society was highly recommended to me by friend. I've been very curious about it.

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