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Soundy

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Re: ANA Book Club?
« Reply #930 on: July 03, 2009, 05:20:33 pm »
I just ordered the Time Traveler's Wife after a futile search of book stores ...  >:(

has anyone read the Dead in Dallas , From Dead to Worse and the rest of this dead series
of books ??? was told they were good light reading ...looked at a few but didn't buy any...can't remember
who wrote them ... if anyone has mentioned them here I missed the mention due to lack of
back reading ...

If you liked James Harriot books ( I love them ) you will like An Irish Doctor and An Irish Country Village ...they
were mentioned here or on another site some friends and I have a long time ago ...don't remember where. ...
I went by the school a couple weeks ago to sign something  and the principal had put them on the share shelf
where we swap books around ...I read them both in three days before tackling Day Camp and like I said if you
like Harriot you will like these ...they're  written by Patrick Taylor
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Re: ANA Book Club?
« Reply #931 on: July 03, 2009, 06:53:12 pm »
The Time Traveler's Wife was a great read, even if I did get mixed up about the different trips and time periods!  I also loved People of the Book.  Soundy, I will look for the Irish books because I laughed out loud while reading the James Herriot books!

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Re: ANA Book Club?
« Reply #932 on: July 03, 2009, 07:02:11 pm »
Finished "The Time Traveler's Wife" but will refrain from any comments until everyone has finished ...... other than to say I thoroughly enjoyed it and it was good therapy for my gaze stabilization and a good brain exercise!   ::)

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Re: ANA Book Club?
« Reply #933 on: July 03, 2009, 07:15:29 pm »
Friday, July 3, 2009 (Steve is 15)

How did I end up here in the 21st century, discussing a book with a bunch of grown ups?  And could anyone spare a pair of pants? ;D

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« Reply #934 on: July 03, 2009, 08:12:46 pm »
Oh, Steve, you're the funny one - I have read jut enough to know that clothes were a problem for Henry...

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« Reply #935 on: July 03, 2009, 09:06:10 pm »
 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ..... the clothes issue had many curious twists throughout the book.

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Re: ANA Book Club?
« Reply #936 on: July 09, 2009, 08:46:02 pm »
I read People of the Book too. I think a few here have read it now. Maybe we can discuss that while waiting for the rest to finish The Time Traveler's Wife?

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« Reply #937 on: July 10, 2009, 06:55:38 am »
I did finally find The Time Traveler's Wife and have started reading it (pg 100 something or other). I go on vacation tomorrow, so the real reading begins!
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Re: ANA Book Club?
« Reply #938 on: July 10, 2009, 07:05:34 am »
I have been slow to get into it - I find myself having to go back and look at each date/age a lot because I just get to read a little at a time and then hear, "MOM..."

I'll pick up on the reading though!

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« Reply #939 on: July 10, 2009, 07:25:44 am »
I don't have little kids around any more and I still did a lot of looking back at dates ...... ::)  It was one of those books where at first I wished I had kept a notepad handy to keep track of dates and/or characters (not an issue in this book .... except for ages).

Have fun, those of you still reading.

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Re: ANA Book Club?
« Reply #940 on: July 12, 2009, 12:34:06 pm »
i'm about halfway through now. i didn't / don't / hope it's not necessary to really keep track of the dates because i haven't been. i tend to try to really pay attention when he's in 'real time.' i am a bit confused about one thing that happens in relation to all this, but i hope it won't be a problem, and i don't want to bring it up because i don't want to spoil anything for anyone!
interesting read!
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Re: ANA Book Club?
« Reply #941 on: July 12, 2009, 02:39:50 pm »
What's this about Steve and no pants  ???

Am too late for the Time Traveler's Wife, but when you get around to the next pick, count me in.

I've read a lot of mediocre books lately, and am looking for something good.

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Re: ANA Book Club?
« Reply #942 on: July 12, 2009, 02:50:48 pm »
Steve has a lot of trouble staying dressed...I think he is pretending he is in Texas with the record breaking heat... ;D

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Re: ANA Book Club?
« Reply #943 on: July 12, 2009, 02:59:12 pm »
Quote from: Kaybo on July 12, 2009, 02:50:48 pm
Steve has a lot of trouble staying dressed...

This could prove to be quite an issue at the symposium, as I think the staff at The Drake will frown on this - unless of course, he plans to stay in his room ;)

Okay, Phyl, hijack over  ;D

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Re: ANA Book Club?
« Reply #944 on: July 12, 2009, 04:06:11 pm »
Quote from: Keri on July 12, 2009, 12:34:06 pm
i didn't / don't / hope it's not necessary to really keep track of the dates because i haven't been.

I don't think it is. Time travel has lots of problems that many science fiction books have never quite solved. It is full of contradictions and paradoxes. I promise that if time travel is possible in the future, I will come back to right now and report it right here. I'm waiting.... Nope, I didn't show up, so I guess it ain't going to happen. :)

I just accepted the time travel as an interesting wrinkle on the story, allowing whatever odd things it creates to just be there. It seemed to me the author did so as well, not dwelling at length on how it was supposed to work. The emphasis is on the interesting perspective it gives you on a relationship between two quite interesting people.

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