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Well I finished People of the Book and I was left stunned. Really, really well written. As I've mention before historical novels not my favorite and dark novels definitely not something I would choose. But she has such a way with words that there will come a time when I will read it again.
I think I'll dabble in plato and maybe start Red Land, Black Land; Daily Life in Ancient Eqypt by Barbara Mertz. She writes fiction under the name of Elizabeth Peters that I've read and enjoyed.
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« Reply #1 on: Feb 10, 2011, 04:52:52 PM » |
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My book club just re-read Wuthering Heights. It was fun to discuss it after all these years. I don't know anything about the CeeCee book. I'll let you know.
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« Reply #2 on: Feb 11, 2011, 08:58:34 AM » |
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Well red land black land was not what I was expecting. The information is interesting I'm just not in the mood to read it presented that way. So I'll stick my nose in a half dozen other books and see which one takes my fancy. I'm kind of in a hard to please frame of mind right now.
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« Reply #3 on: Feb 15, 2011, 10:54:21 AM » |
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Well it only took two books to find one that held my interest. This was a re-read and I loved it. By Lilian Jackson Braun, "The Cat Who Knew Shakespeare". I've read the series before and enjoyed it. So reading the copy I got at the library sale has set me up to read the entire series again. Good thing I'm going into Altavista on Wednesday weather permitting of course. I never know when the weather is going to go bad around here. The weather predicting isn't everything it's cracked up to be.
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« Reply #4 on: Feb 15, 2011, 12:14:49 PM » |
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I just finished up Rachel Neumeier's Law of the Broken Earth. It was the 3rd in a trilogy but not nearly as good as the first two were.
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« Reply #5 on: Feb 15, 2011, 03:30:33 PM » |
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That hurts when the start is good and then it falls off. Hopefully you'll find something wonderful to read next.
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« Reply #6 on: Feb 15, 2011, 03:41:57 PM » |
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It was not bad, just not as good. I picked up several more books at he library today. I am sure I will enjoy them.
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« Reply #7 on: Feb 15, 2011, 07:35:14 PM » |
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I just read a commentary on the Book of Ruth. Insightful.
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« Reply #8 on: Feb 15, 2011, 09:58:32 PM » |
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I've picked up The Bookman's Wake. I think I'm on a book kick.
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« Reply #9 on: Feb 16, 2011, 11:50:36 AM » |
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I started some light and fun reading... "Things I Learned from Knitting... whether I wanted to or not" by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee. It is very cute and funny.
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« Reply #10 on: Feb 16, 2011, 02:44:27 PM » |
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Triss i might have to go get that if you like it  |
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« Reply #11 on: Feb 16, 2011, 02:45:08 PM » |
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is wuthering heights any good?
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« Reply #12 on: Feb 16, 2011, 03:05:00 PM » |
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I am enjoying it Ariel... it is so funny and such a quick read.
Wuthering Heights is good... have not read it since high school though.
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« Reply #13 on: Feb 16, 2011, 04:36:09 PM » |
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Wuthering Heights is pretty good. Discussing it at a book club makes it better. People always have a different thought on things than I do.
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« Reply #14 on: Feb 16, 2011, 05:15:06 PM » |
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and i hated wuthering heights in school. i have not tried it since i left school
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« Reply #15 on: Feb 16, 2011, 05:50:56 PM » |
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I tried wuthering heights once as an adult because a friend loved it. I didn't care for it.
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« Reply #16 on: Feb 16, 2011, 07:57:15 PM » |
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I'll never read it again and wouldn't have this time if it hadn't been for the book club. But on that note, have you ever read Oral History? I didn't like that book at all until we had a lit professor come talk to our group about it. Gave it a totally different perspective.
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« Reply #17 on: Feb 16, 2011, 09:07:34 PM » |
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No, I have not read that one. What is it about?
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« Reply #18 on: Feb 16, 2011, 09:36:18 PM » |
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i haven't read it either.
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« Reply #19 on: Feb 17, 2011, 11:50:57 AM » |
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Nope me either. It's funny how having a book discussed can really shed light on a book.
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« Reply #20 on: Feb 17, 2011, 12:01:02 PM » |
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Thanks all. I prob read it in HS but cant rememeber lol
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« Reply #21 on: Feb 21, 2011, 01:09:19 PM » |
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It was an excellent weekend to read... I finished up Hannah's List by Debbie Macomber.
Then I started and finished up Handle With Care by Jodi Picoult. This was an excellent book that caught me right from the first chapter and did not let me go until I finished it. I stayed up until 3am on Saturday reading it, it was that good. Cannot wait to read more of her books.
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« Reply #22 on: Feb 21, 2011, 01:52:55 PM » |
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Jodi Picoult hummmmmmmm, I'll definitely look to see if she is in our library.
I finished the bookman's wake. I want a sequel. I want to know where elenor rigby went to. Whaaaaaaaaa, it's a cliff hanger. And it was written in 1995 so where is the sequel?
There is a volume written before this one called Booked to Die. I look forward to finding it and then I'll know who Rita was/is. This is what happens when I read out of order.
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« Reply #23 on: Feb 21, 2011, 02:58:43 PM » |
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I cannot wait to get more of hers in... this book was so well written which surprised me as each chapter was from a different characters point of view... I usually do not like books like that but this one was certainly an exception.
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« Reply #24 on: Feb 21, 2011, 03:55:46 PM » |
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I know what you mean I hate it when they write them that way.
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