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AliGator
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Jun 29, 2009 - 2:16pm |
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I read this while we were in France last week and loved it.
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lily34
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Jun 29, 2009 - 2:01pm |
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MrsHobieJoe wrote:
One of MY favourite books ever. I hope you are enjoying it.
And Lily- I knew someone else had mentioned it- maybe in your 15 top reads?
yes, it was! it used to be my favorite book ever, until i found the magus. now that's my fav. has been for almost 10 yrs. wow. time flies.
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lunar1963
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Jun 29, 2009 - 1:18pm |
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Love In Times Of Cholera by Marquez
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lily34
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Jun 29, 2009 - 1:16pm |
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MrsHobieJoe wrote: Milan Kundera's "The Unbearable LIghtness of Being".
one of my very, very favorite books ever. changed my life. read it quickly, and have read it several times. i think it is beautiful and wonderful for a holiday read.
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meower
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Jun 29, 2009 - 11:53am |
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Painted_Turtle wrote:I'm about half-way thru with it. Interesting fictional biography of abolitionist John Brown, as seen by his son Owen Brown.
Worthwhile read; a fascinating study of father-son, family relationships, sanity, religious fanaticism, radicalizations' consequences, violence vs non-violence & life during pre-Civil War times. Author, Russell Banks is covering a lot of territory here.
LOVED it.
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Painted_Turtle
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Jun 29, 2009 - 11:48am |
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I'm about half-way thru with it. Interesting fictional biography of abolitionist John Brown, as seen by his son Owen Brown.
Worthwhile read; a fascinating study of father-son, family relationships, sanity, religious fanaticism, radicalizations' consequences, violence vs non-violence & life during pre-Civil War times. Author, Russell Banks is covering a lot of territory here.
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maryte
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Jun 29, 2009 - 11:35am |
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buzz wrote: thats gonna make a helluva movie someday
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Jun 29, 2009 - 11:21am |
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Added Geography of Bliss to my iPhone Kindle just now. Thanks! A little trite to recommend this, but I thoroughly enjoyed it.
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lily34
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Jun 29, 2009 - 11:20am |
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this was awesome. read it in 2 days. something about it was very familiar...can't put my finger on it. it also totally inspired me.
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buzz
Location: up the boohai
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Jun 29, 2009 - 11:17am |
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maryte wrote:Indexing and Abstracting in Theory and Practice by F.W. Lancaster Sigh. I'll be so happy to be through with school. thats gonna make a helluva movie someday
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maryte
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Jun 29, 2009 - 10:54am |
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Indexing and Abstracting in Theory and Practice by F.W. Lancaster Sigh. I'll be so happy to be through with school.
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meower
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Jun 29, 2009 - 10:31am |
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triskele wrote:13 or so years ago, hobbitt recommended that i read "wicked" by gregory maguire. i have since read other books of his, and enjoyed them. currently, reading his "lost."
i loved wicked. The next cat I get will be named Elfaba
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triskele
Location: The Dragons' Roost
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Jun 28, 2009 - 1:27pm |
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13 or so years ago, hobbitt recommended that i read "wicked" by gregory maguire. i have since read other books of his, and enjoyed them. currently, reading his "lost."
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MrsHobieJoe
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Jun 28, 2009 - 10:41am |
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meower
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Jun 11, 2009 - 1:14pm |
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MrsHobieJoe wrote: Well I read the Kate Atkinson book "When will there be good news" (finished it last night). Did I enjoy it- well- it wasn't exactly a fun story although I took very much to the 3 central female sharacters. I was a pretty gripping read with a very well thought out plot with some unexpected twists. Some of it wouldn't have stood up to a challenge (like some of the police procedural stuff) but I have no problem with that sort of thing for the sake of a good story. All in all I did enjoy it- I was keen to find out what happened, I cared about the protagonists, I didn't want to put it down til it was finished. I probably wouldn't reread it because it was a bit dark in places (especially the opening scene which was horrible but set up the story). I would be more likely to read one of her books in the future. I'll give it 4 stars out of 5 recommended.
Her books always have some darkness. Something very very bad happened to Ms. Atkinson I think because there's always something dark with kids in it...... thanx for your review Ms HJ
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hobiejoe
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Jun 9, 2009 - 5:13pm |
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brandog wrote:Arthur C. Clarke's Rama series, and a bunch of other stuff.
Hey now, was that the one with the civilisation living inside an enormous rotating space thing? Because I remember something about that from way back; gosh...off to the library tomorrow!
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hobiejoe
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Jun 9, 2009 - 5:04pm |
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MrsHobieJoe wrote:
I think she is a talented author but have failed to complete on one of her books before so was a bit wary. This one strikes a chord -horrible scene at the start though reminiscent of a very well known murder case in this country.
For me- Austen, Garcia Marquez, MM Kaye, Dorothy Sayers and a bit of Tolkien are probably my favourite 5 although HJ would add in Goergette Heyer for light relaxation and a bit of a dig. Oops- but in terms of wow authors I forgot George Elliot and Tolstoy and, and.......
I'd like to make it clear that I in no way endorse the publications of Ms Heyer as I have never read them. Stacked them up; hell, rescued errant pages rent from their spine. But never read them. But I can at least spoll her name correctly.
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Jun 9, 2009 - 2:15pm |
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Arthur C. Clarke's Rama series, and a bunch of other stuff.
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meower
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Jun 9, 2009 - 2:06pm |
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MrsHobieJoe wrote: cept I need to try Alice Munro you need to try her she really is great.... and lots of stuff too. great short stories
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meower
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Jun 9, 2009 - 2:01pm |
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MrsHobieJoe wrote:
I think she is a talented author but have failed to complete on one of her books before so was a bit wary. This one strikes a chord -horrible scen at the start though reminiscent of a very well known murder case in this country.
For me- Austen, Garcia Marquez, MM Kaye, Dorothy Sayers and a bit of Tolkien are probably my favourite 5 although HJ would add in Goergette Heyer for light relaxation and a bit of a dig. Oops- but in terms of wow authors I forgot George Elliot and Tolstoy and, and.......
LOVE Austen, Meh on Garcia-M, dunno MMkaye yay! on Sayers..... dunno Heyer for me it's Va Woolf and EM Foster, Alice Munro, Austen and well I'm not gonna pick my fifth.
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