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message 24301: by Heather L (new)

Heather L  (wordtrix) Finished reading The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender. Good writing, but strange book. Am now halfway through Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost.


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Toni Silver | 8 comments Recynd wrote: "Hi! I'm new to the group, too. Nice to meetcha.

My very, very favorite feeling is the feeling I get when, after finishing one book, I'm standing in front of my "to read" stack, trying to decid..."

from your list, I loved The Girls. It is such an exquisite and unusual book. I highly recommend it.


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Tess Mertens-Johnson | 1411 comments Jewel the singer?


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Gabriella (stardust_126) | 429 comments Yes, I like her music very much, and the book just gives you an insight into how she achieved her dream and what life is like on the road. She lets you know about what she has learned on her journey and some peculier and difficult experiences she has been through. It can be a little bit funny sometimes too.


message 24305: by Scott (new)

Scott | 257 comments I am currently reading Carved in Bone.


message 24306: by Allison (last edited Feb 28, 2011 11:25AM) (new)

Allison (sockweasel) | 432 comments Danie wrote: "Ohh! Please let me know how The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest is. I just recently finished The Girl With...."

I will let you know! :) I finished The Girl Who Played with Fire recently, and loved it as much as the first, so I have high hopes for the Hornet's Nest! :)

Let me know what you think of One For The Money. I picked that one up a few years ago, and never really got into it and didn't finish it. I've heard lots of good things though, so I wonder if it's worth another go.


message 24307: by Brenda (new)

Brenda Klaassen (librarymom23) I finished The Upside of Down, and I am plowing my way through Great Expectations


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Sanskriti | 1 comments I just finished reading The Color Purple. It's a gripping story and it had my attention right from the start.
Now onto something lighter, young adult fantasy - Inkheart


message 24309: by Jeane (new)

Jeane (icegini) | 4891 comments I loved Inkhaert and the rest of the serie! Enjoy!!!


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Maria (minks05) | 481 comments Betsy wrote: "Finished The Postmistress. I thought it was a gripping tale, with engaging characters.I liked the strong but diverse woman characters who created lives outside of role boundaries of 1940 America an..."

glad to hear you liked this, it's the march selection for my book group at the library.


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Maria (minks05) | 481 comments i started Lark and Termite today, and i'm not sure what to think. i didn't get far, but it hasn't grabbed me, and i'm wondering if it's worth reading. i've never read anything of the author's so i'm not sure what to make of the way things are unfolding. anyone have any thoughts on this book one way or the other?


message 24312: by Krys (new)

Krys I finished with Earthly Remains and have started a new nonfiction-- Victimology by Doerner and Lab. The text is a bit heady, but it's easy to understand and I'm really enjoying it. :o)


message 24313: by Gitte (new)

Gitte (gittetofte) I finished Invisible by Paul Auster last night, and now I'm reading Orlando by Virginia Woolf.


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Joanne (ioanasaunt) | 16 comments I just finished City of Glass last week and I'm currently reading Book of Tomorrow today. :)


message 24315: by Patricia (new)

Patricia | 185 comments I started The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery this morning.


message 24316: by Rebecca (new)

Rebecca (bexsi) I've finished Wuthering Heights Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë Everything about this book makes it makes it truly brilliant. 5 stars
Midnight Sun Midnight Sun (Twilight, #5) by Stephenie Meyer I loved the story from Edwards point of view. 5 Stars
Hush, Hush Hush, Hush (Hush, Hush, #1) by Becca Fitzpatrick The storyline certainly keeps you interested, but i personally found it hard to read. 3 stars
My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding (Includes Dark-Hunter, #9.1; Sookie Stackhouse, #6.1) by P.N. Elrod There is not enough here that stands out, Maybe it's a case of trying to cram too many authors in to one book. 3 stars
A Great and Terrible Beauty A Great and Terrible Beauty (Gemma Doyle, #1) by Libba Bray The writing was gorgeously elaborate great, but sometimes so elaborate I didn't actually know what was going on. 3 stars
and I have started Glimmerglass Glimmerglass (Faeriewalker, #1) by Jenna Black Bloody Tower: The Diary of Tilly Middleton, London 1553-1559 Bloody Tower The Diary of Tilly Middleton, London 1553-1559 (My Story) by Valerie Wilding and Slave to Sensation Slave to Sensation (Psy-Changeling #1) by Nalini Singh


message 24317: by Claire (new)

Claire (clairebear8) | 514 comments Rebecca wrote: "I've finished Wuthering HeightsWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë Everything about this book makes it makes it truly brilliant. 5 stars
Midnight Sun[bookcover:Midnig..."


Rebecca, Bloody Tower sounds really good. Is it fiction or non-? Let us know how you like it.


message 24318: by Flora (new)

Flora Smith (bookwormflo) I'm currently 2/3 of the way thru The Oracle of Stamboul and half way thru Clockwork Angel and I love both of these so far. I think Clockwork Angel is actually better than the Mortal Instruments series.


message 24319: by Jane (new)

Jane | 27 comments I finished You Know When the Men Are Gone and enjoyed it so much more than I had expected. Also finished The History of Love but... less impressed with that one. All the "And yet." and "But."'s were driving me crazy. And now... to decide what to read next.


message 24320: by Scott (new)

Scott | 257 comments I just started Ender's Game on the way home.


message 24321: by Lori, Super Mod (new)

Lori (tnbbc) | 10621 comments Mod
I just finished The Ghost Trap, which i am also hosting a giveaway for. I think this book has great group read potential.


message 24322: by Jeff (new)

Jeff Horton I've just finished a book entitled, In the Fullness of Time, by historian Dr. Paul Meier. It's a great book about Christmas, Easter, and the early Church.


message 24323: by Paula (new)

Paula | 1098 comments I've just started "A Taste of Magic" on my Kindle. It's been cute so far. A Taste of Magic (Magic, # 1) by Tracy Madison


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Alisha Marie (endlesswonderofreading) | 715 comments I'm reading Will Grayson, Will Grayson and am liking it so far, but that means nothing considering how many books I read last month that started great and then went downhill halfway through. Hopefully, this month is better than last month book-wise.


message 24325: by Clara (new)

Clara | 157 comments I am reading The Ladies of Missalonghiby Colleen McCullough. I just love that little book. I stopped reading The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton so I could concentrate on that one. I can't seem to be able to read several books at a time. I may start then one will take over the other.


message 24326: by Flora (new)

Flora Smith (bookwormflo) I just finished The Oracle of Stamboul I really loved this story and hated to see it end.

Am over half way thru Clockwork Angel


message 24327: by Betsy (new)

Betsy (mistymtladi) | 511 comments Just finished up The Pact by Jodi Picoult and I am just beginning The Persuader. The Pact was an outstanding story of a possible suicide pact between two teens whose families were the best of friends. Although it has the hallmarks of a Picoult novel -plot twists,strong characters, and a switch of narration between time settings, the book was in my opinion one of her better ones.


message 24328: by Brenda (new)

Brenda Klaassen (librarymom23) Jane wrote: "I finished You Know When the Men Are Gone and enjoyed it so much more than I had expected. Also finished The History of Love but... less impressed with that one. All th..."



I really enjoyed my time with "You Know When the Men Are Gone." I am suggesting this book to one of my discussion groups.


message 24329: by Tess (new)

Tess Mertens-Johnson | 1411 comments From a Christian aspect?


message 24330: by Susan (new)

Susan I have a bunch going right now but I'm almost finished with Season Of Secrets (Steeple Hill Love Inspired Suspense) by Marta Perry. She is a new author for me and am loving this book!


message 24331: by Flora (new)

Flora Smith (bookwormflo) Finished Clockwork Angel and loved it. Getting ready to start The Secret of Lost Things


Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (susannag) | 1736 comments Just finished The Quiet American - my first Graham Greene.


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Efe | 181 comments Patricia wrote: "I finished The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga which I thought was really good.

Now I'm going to start Say You're One of Them by Uwem Akpan."



Two absolutely fantastic reads!


message 24334: by Mafi (new)

Mafi I'm reading Handle with Care by Jodi Picoult :)


message 24335: by Efe (new)

Efe | 181 comments I finished Outlander by Diana Gabaldon and really enjoyed it so I jumped right into Dragonfly in Amber by her too, but that was a huge mistake. It is dragging and I am so bored. I'm not sure if I just needed a break from the series or if I truly don't like the book. Impossible to tell. I am anxious to get through the last 200 pages and dive into Room


message 24336: by Susan (new)

Susan I'm now reading Undead and Unreturnableby MaryJanice Davidson. I love this series and this author!!!


message 24337: by Lori, Super Mod (new)

Lori (tnbbc) | 10621 comments Mod
I began The French Revolution yesterday. It's raunchy and hilarious! And if you have an iPhone or iPad, it also comes with a free app that gives you loads of "extras"... It's not currently available through Android so I can't access any of it.... awww nuts!!!


message 24338: by Yasmin (new)

Yasmin Read recently Alice Walker's "By the Light of My Father's Smile", read Colette's Claudine's House and now reading an adapted book of Olaudah Equiano, adapted for younger readers but it was the only copy of the Life of Olaudah Equiano they had!


message 24339: by Petra (last edited Mar 03, 2011 08:02PM) (new)

Petra Monef wrote: "I finished Outlander by Diana Gabaldon and really enjoyed it so I jumped right into Dragonfly in Amber by her too, but that was a huge mistake. It is dragging and I am so b..."

Monef, Dragonfly In Amber is the slowest of this series. It was my least favorite, too.


message 24340: by Tess (new)

Tess Mertens-Johnson | 1411 comments I used to work with Mary Janice. We did the newsletter together. She is so fun! It comes out in her writing


message 24341: by Susan (new)

Susan she has me giggling all the time Tess!!


message 24342: by Betsy (last edited Mar 04, 2011 06:54AM) (new)

Betsy (mistymtladi) | 511 comments Mafalda wrote: "I'm reading Handle with Care by Jodi Picoult :)"
Did you know there is a fan club on site for Picoult books? I read and enjoyed this Picoult book also.


message 24343: by Betsy (new)

Betsy (mistymtladi) | 511 comments I'm reading in between working and sleeping Persuader by Lee Childs. It's pretty good-enough so that I pivkd up another book by Childs anyway.


message 24344: by Lentz (new)

Lentz | 1 comments I am just finishing Infinite Jest, which was quite a marathon, just starting The Autograph Man by Zadie Smith, and I just bought Moore’s Mythopoeia by Chirstopher Wunderlee, which I’m very excited about (his previous book was very good).


message 24345: by Clara (new)

Clara | 157 comments I just finished The Ladies of Missalonghi by Colleen McCullough. I am now reading Casting Off by Nicole R. Dickson at the same time, The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton.


message 24346: by Tess (new)

Tess Mertens-Johnson | 1411 comments Susan - Where dso you live? She does quite a few books tours


message 24347: by Susan (new)

Susan I'm in Southeast Wisconsin--23 miles South of Milwaukee!!


message 24348: by Jason "Book Sniper" (new)

Jason "Book Sniper" (booksniper) | 21 comments Im trying to finish The Kite Runner and Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God this weekend if time allows. Plus I cant seem to pull myself away from this computer long enough to pick up a book. SORRY MY FELLOW BOOKWORMS :P


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Rosabelle Purnama | 87 comments I'm currently reading Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult .


message 24350: by Susan (new)

Susan I have this one somewhere in my piles......how are you liking it Rosabelle??


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