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[Chowgirlmom05]

Just finished THE KITE RUNNER, DEAR JOHN and I'm now reading WATER FOR ELEPHANTS.

I highly recommend all but Dear John LOL! Sorry, I love Nicholas Sparks but this one was way to predictable.

[Gina]

I have sooo many books waiting for me, I have lost count.
Mystery books, I love Patricia Cornwell, I first ready "The Body Farm" when I was visiting my brother in Black Mountain, North Carolina. He mentioned the book and said it was about a murder in Black Mountain. It was fun to read and walk the places that were mentioned in the book. I have read others she has written since that first read.
For a fun quick read, I am hooked on Danielle Steel. I know, it is mindless but there are days I need mindless!

[Lagar]

I'm reading THE VIRGIN'S LOVER by Phillippa Gregory. She also wrote The Other Boleyn Girl and The Queens Fool which I have to get.
Linda

[Nana Lee]

Anyone looking for cheap and virtualy free papberback books? I jsut signed on tho [url]paperbackbookswap.com[/url]. You list you books there and people request them from you. You then get a screen to print out and use to wrap the book for mailing. The print out has all the addy info with barcodes and the swap logo. Each book, somethimes even 2 books at once, costs only $1.59 to send. That is the only cost to you. When you order a book the person sending it pays the postage.
No other charges are involved.
I keep a pile of stamps at home and wrap and send them right from home. Put them in my mailbox and postal worker picks them up!
For each book requested from you and sent out, you recive a credit. This credit will "buy" you a free book from the lists. When you're done with the book just re-post it!
It's a wonderful site.
If you should decide to try it, when you sign up they ask who referred you. Just type in SwampCatNana, which is my nickname there. Your signing will give me a credit!
I have already received 5 books from them and sent out 5.
I go to thrift shops and buy used books, must be in good condition, and list them. This really is a readers dream site!
Lee

[pmochel]

I read a whole lot -- I don't watch much TV and prefer to go to bed early and allot an hour to reading (if possible.) I like a variety of books, but my favorite ones are finely crafted and usually have some history in them. I recently finished "The Piano Tuner" and still think about it. I gave it to my husband, who reads mostly mysteries, and he was really affected by it as well. Other books I'd highly recommend are "The Known World", "The Life of Pi", and "Atonement." Oh, and "The Poisonwood Bible" -- I liked that so much I gave a copy to my sister for Christmas last year. All of these are richly written with plots and comments on life that make you think long after you have finished them.
Have any of you read any of Alexander McCall Smither's books in
"The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency" series? They are set in Botswana and are sort of comforting, comfortable reading, giving you an unbelievable insight into a totally different culture that is delightful and reassuring that people are the same the world over. I think of it almost as "light reading" in that it is enjoyable and interesting.
I belong to a book club, and right now we are reading American "Classics" -- Steinbeck, Hemingway, Fitzgerald, etc. I am so struck at the sexism in these books, and the amount of drinking!!! I am finding it very frustrating because these authors are supposed to be the Big Writers of their time and it all seems so simple to me now! I guess I have to realize that the writing before 1920 was very laborious and highly descriptive; and these authors were setting new paradigms that led to the wonderful novels we can read today. I just finished "Farewell To Arms" by Hemingway and somehow I am just not looking forward to the next Great American Author...**sigh**...at least I am reading those books I should have read in high school! (or re-reading them....!)
Please list more books -- I can never get enough! Although I go to the library for most of my books -- it's cheaper that way!

[babs]

Pmochel,

You bring up some excellent thoughts about writers and styles at different points in history. It would be interesting to see a documentary on how writers differ over time (writing & research styles and equipment used). It reminds me of filmmaking... if all movies were still shot on film with expensive developing costs filmmaking would be very different.

Also, I heard about the ladies detective series from a girlfriend who really loved them. I'm not a huge fan of fiction - perhaps that why I got into producing reality TV, but I have thought about picking up the series and giving it a try.

I read Lovely Bones a while back and I loved it! The book's first 5 pages will make you cry, but the rest of the journey is amazing. I heard that they are making a movie out of it so it should be interesting.
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[anita]

I read the Notebook. Was a great book. My mother has alzhiemer and it was a lovely book about it.

Nita

[kcthecook]

I have also read The Lovely Bones and thoroughly enjoyed it. One of my favorites.

Have any of you read Life Expectancy by Dean Koontz? I loved this book! It's very wacky, but humorous. Here's one of my favorite lines from the books main character, Jimmy Tock: "We are born for wonder, for joy, for hope, for love, to marvel at the mystery of existence, to be ravished by the beauty of the world, to seek truth and meaning, to acquire wisdom, and by our treatment of others to brighten the corner where we are." Words of wisdom.

Dog lover and want a good cry? Read Marley and Me. I think I cried the last 30 pages of the book.
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Kacy

[Lagar]

I love the Stephanie Plum series- fun,easy read.THE KITE RUNNER -was very good. Saw that they are going to do a movie - (IMHO- never as good as the book). Want to get-For One More Day, by Mitch Albom.
Enjoy Alexander McCall Smither's books and just started "The Life of Pi".
Linda