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Finished Perfection: A Memoir of Betrayal and Renewal and thoroughly enjoyed it. Now I am reading Eating Animals. Both were from the Free Library of Philadelphia. Best $15 I ever spent.
I haven no clue where else to put this!! i need the help please!
i need help!! IS THERE ANY BOOKS MADE ABOUT THE TV SHOW MEDIUM? IM HAVING NO LUCK! JUST ABOUT THE REAL ALLISON DUBIOUS! BUT NOTHING ON THE TV SHOW AND BEHIND THE SCENES, LIKE MOST TV SHOWS HAVE!
THANKS IF YOU CAN HELP!
I am reading The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman as I wondered if it met the high standards of the other books of his that I have read.
Finished Eating Animals and started on A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail. Heard that it was funny and entertaining and enlightening. I love that part of the country too. Headed back to Gatlinburg this summer.
i am reading
.... after this im taking a break from debbie. as much as it hurts. because i have so many vbooks on my kindle now and i have the search by nora roberts from the library for only 2 weeks.
Stuart wrote: "I am reading The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman as I wondered if it met the high standards of the other books of his that I have read."I just finished "The Graveyard Book" and I did enjoy it although I didn't think it ws as good as some of his other books. The concept was interesting but the book (although short) was a little slow and didn't seem to go anywhere. One of the characters introduced didn't seem to play a very big role in the book either. It was enjoyable just not memorable.
I will now start House of Day, House of Night. I am curious to read it b/c it is written by a promising new Polish author. I like translated books. I just finished Revolt in Paradise. Here follows my review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
It was definitely an enjoyable read, but it demands a discerning eye! The author's role in the historical events are, I believe, a bit exagerated! You will learn a lot, and it is very excting.
I am currently reading Finding Nouf and am just loving this book, best read for me since the Kitchen House and The Help, dont want it to finish.
Alexis wrote: "Stuart wrote: "I am reading The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman as I wondered if it met the high standards of the other books of his that I have read."I just finis..."
It is looking a bit four star at the moment. It is very good indeed, but lacks the "wow" factor that would give it the fifth star
I am reading Vampirates; demons of the ocean, and it's really short
Lisa wrote: "Finished Eating Animals and started on A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail. Heard that it was funny and entertaining and enlightening. I l..."I love Bill Bryson's books - all of them.
I'm reading The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale by Joseph Conrad. I'm reading it because I bought this book about 6 years ago, and just didn't have time to read it. I kinda chose it for the cover, but also I had read another of his books, and thought I'd give it a try.
I'm reading You Are Next by Katia Lief, which I won on GR and thoroughly enjoying it so far.I'm also reading OBSERVER'S BOOK OF WILD ANIMALS OF THE BRITISH ISLES by W J STOKOE (EDITOR), which a friend of mine gave me on the weekend (he knows of my love for old books).
i'm currently reading feather by abra ebner....
im taking a break from the cedar cove series though and starting another book i have from the library that cannot be renewed
WHICH IS THE SEARCH BY NORA ROBERTS!
Just started Romancing Miss Bronte by Juliet Gael. I love the book Jane Eyre, and the history of the Bronte sisters... recently read 2 other books about Charlotte Bronte and really enjoyed those as well. Seriously LOVE HF, and so far I'm really enjoying this book.
I will now start The Samurai's Garden, on the recommendations of Jeanette and Christine! I just finished House of Day, House of Night. The author is a highly acclaimed Polish author. She definitely has a way with words, but .... Well, here is my GR review:
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Aileen wrote: "Lisa wrote: "Finished Eating Animals and started on A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail. Heard that it was funny and entertaining and enli..."I have a love/hate relationship with Jonathan Safron Foer. How did you like Eating Animals?
Valerie wrote: "Just started Romancing Miss Bronte by Juliet Gael. I love the book Jane Eyre, and the history of the Bronte sisters... recently read 2 other books about..."I highly recommend Becoming Jane Eyre by Sheila Kohler
I have just finished Pride and Prejudice..again. I fall more in love with that book (..and Mr. Darcy) every time I read it. I am now staring The Great Gatsby & Mr. Darcy's Diary.
I'm currently reading Main Street #8 - Special Delivery, which is a kids series by Ann M Martin (who wrote my fave kids series, The Baby-Sitters Club) I'm reading it because I'm an elementary school teacher and I like to read kids books still. I also really like Ann M. Martin and generally really like her books. I think after this I will pick an "adult" book though :)
Tina, I loved the Great Gatsby but not until after I had finished it. Try not to hate the book because of the characters. Fitzgerald made them like they are for a reason. I hope you enjoy it!
Susan wrote: "I highly recommend Becoming Jane Eyre by Sheila Kohler "I just happened to put that on my TBR list a few days ago! ;) LOL
Finished and A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail and thoroughly enjoyed it. Started Caught and so far am pretty into it.Next up: The Cookbook Collector and Moonlight Mile.
I'm trying to listen to Dorothy Dunnett's The Game of Kingson audio, but having real trouble following the story. I think it might be too complex for an audio version. I hate spending money on an audiobook and then buying the hard copy... :(
I just finishedThe Samurai's Garden and my GR reviews follosw: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...This was very much a love story!
I will now start Shark Dialogues. It too is concerned with leprosy, but we jump all the way over from Japan to Hawai for the setting.
Okay - My Amazon wish list is now 7 pages long! Largely because of you guys! So many great books, so little time.I'm reading The Third Reich at War, 1939-1945. This is the third of a recent series, and I'm reading because I am curious what caused the Nazi movement, how it impacted people, and what should we consider today - what lessons can we learn.
I'm reading Taming Your Outer Child: A Revolutionary Program to Overcome Self-Defeating Patterns and Reach Your Goals. Just your usual beginning-of-the-year type of book. It's quite interesting.
I just finished Don't Look Twice: A Novel and I was really disappointed with it. There have been lots of comments on him about some of his other books-all good reviews but I found this book to be very boring.
Major Pettigrews Last Stand - Helen Simonson
I just started The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society and I am enjoying it quite a bit. I also started Faith, Madness, and Spontaneous Human Combustion: What Immunology Can Teach Us About Self-Perception. I took a great class from the author in college and was excited to find out about his book. Unfortunately, my progress on it has been slow. Guess I wasn't really in the mood for non-fiction this week.
Susan wrote: "Aileen wrote: "Lisa wrote: "Finished Eating Animals and started on A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail. Heard that it was funny and entert..."Lisa wrote: "Finished Eating Animals and started on A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail. Heard that it was funny and entertaining and enlightening. I l..."
I read both books. A walk in the woods is one of my favorite books. Eating Animals had some interesting stories. enjoy.
Currently reading Dewey- the library cat. I love animals and am a sucker for a good animal story :)
The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie - why? because my Bright Young Things group is reading it this month.
Picked up Caravans: A Novel of Afghanistan by James Michner and I'm still listening to The Hanging in the Hotel
I find it interesting that they've changed the name of Caravans to include "A Novel of Afghanistan". It seems to be out of keeping with Michner's one word titles. I've read the book and it is memorable. It was years ago that I read it, and I still remember events from it.I started reading A Cold Night for Alligators because I won it in giveaways. I've also started reading A Painted House because it's our book club's next selection.
I've just started Murder in Midwinter by Lesley Cookman as I won another in the series, which I really enjoyed so now I'm working through the rest and so far so good.
I am dumping Shark Dialogues. Here is why: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...I am so relieved to not have to open that book anymore.
I get all excited every time I open a new book! But wouldn't you get excited?! Check out The Tale of the Rose: The Love Story Behind The Little Prince. Antoine de Saint-Exupery wrote The Little Prince, definitely one of my favorites. Probably one of yours too! Well, here is the memoir of the woman behind the tale, Exupéry's muse, the inspiration for the Little Prine's beloved rose! Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry died in 1979, 35 years after her husband. The manuscript for this memoir was discovered in a trunk in 1999 by an academic doing research for the biography of her husband.
I just finished The Cookbook Collector and started Moonlight Mile. I need to finishe by Monday since it is due back to the library on the 14th! I picked it because I read the book right before it, Gone, Baby, Gone.
I am just starting Between Two Seas. Why? Well, because I very much liked another novel that I read by this author, entitled The Homecoming Party. Maybe you remember how much I liked it?! I believe I have already posted a link to my GR review here. This author was born in an Italo-Albanian community in Calabria, Italy, I loved his style of writing.I just finished The Tale of the Rose: The Love Story Behind The Little Prince. I think it is wonderful, absolutely wonderful. It will be appreciated by anyone who truly loves The Little Prince. I felt that many of the reviews here at GR were unfairly negative, so if you are interested in reading another pov, here follows mine: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
I just started reading a YA book called Pegasus by Robin McKinley. I actually started it Monday evening, but it was just so dang "dry" in the very beginnning. I put it down for several days & just picked it back up today... So far it's picked up and seems to be much better, and hopefully will continue to be so.
I'm rereading The Mammoth Huntersby Jean M. Auel because I am rereading them in preparation for the release of The Land of Painted Caves which is to be the last book of the series.
Finished Moonlight Mile and started Mockingbird. Mockingbird was recommended to me on another board, and it is wonderful so far. I really wanted to see how the author handled the character's POV with Asperger's.
I am about to start The Royal Physician's Visit, which is historical fiction. I expect to learn something, hopefully, and this Swedish author is said to be really excellent. Actually, I feel like grabbing The Book about Blanche and Marie but I am having difficulty getting it. It is sold out everywhere, both the Swedish edition in Sweden and the English one at Book Depsitory. So, since I have this one, it will have to do. I can judge if I like the writing. It does annoy me that I am reading the translated English edition. Oh well....I just finsihed Be tween Two Seas, and here is my GR review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
If you want to try this Italo-Albanian author, I would recommend you start with The Homecoming Party first. I enjoyed this a bit more. You can definitely see it is the same author writing!
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Also finished The Great Right Hope by Mark Jackman, which I won on GR and loved it. It was absolutely hysterical, a completely new direction for vampire books with an anti-hero you know you shouldn't like but for some reason you really do.
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