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Re: ANA Book Club?
« Reply #1740 on: June 02, 2011, 07:55:18 am »
trying to read House of Sand and Fog between day camp prep and getting kids summer things lined up ...
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Re: ANA Book Club?
« Reply #1741 on: June 02, 2011, 08:10:31 am »
That's a good one!  Lots of food for thought.
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Re: ANA Book Club?
« Reply #1742 on: June 16, 2011, 04:15:59 pm »
Took a few suggestions from Lori.

Started to read Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister, but didn't get past the first chapter  :(  Just couldn't get into it.

So I decided to try Salem Falls by Jodi Picoult - I'm almost finished - and I really like it.

Jan
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Re: ANA Book Club?
« Reply #1743 on: June 17, 2011, 07:38:09 am »
my son gave me Terry Goodkind's ...The Law Of Mines ... can't get into it

been re-reading James Harriot ... I have read them so many times that I have had multiple copies of the books ... they are like old friends and sooth me ... alot going on and the known comfortable books calm me down  ... my husband says I am weird he reads what he has too , the news paper and his farm books ... he just doesn't get reading for pleasure
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Re: ANA Book Club?
« Reply #1744 on: June 17, 2011, 07:55:45 am »
I love James Herriot!  His stories are so poignant, and some of them are laugh-out-loud funny. Definitely worth re-reading. I am reading, or trying to, Geraldine Brooks' new one, Caleb's Crossing.  It is a bit slow going for me, and I am surprised because I have loved all her other books.
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Re: ANA Book Club?
« Reply #1745 on: June 17, 2011, 08:53:55 pm »
Try Distant Hours by Kate Morton.  All her books are wonderful!
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Re: ANA Book Club?
« Reply #1746 on: June 19, 2011, 03:51:17 pm »
Anyone read Jilly Cooper?  I'm reading her latest in paperback Jump, very funny, pure British humour.

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Re: ANA Book Club?
« Reply #1747 on: June 26, 2011, 10:10:47 pm »
For all you Rock and Roll fans out there I'm going to reccommend "Life" by Keith Richards.  It's everything you would expect it to be and more.  I'm only 1/4 the way through but it's pretty good.  Keith starts from his early days as a child and all the poverty that went along with it.  You begin to realize why the Stones are so cut throat now when you read how Keith had 0 in those days.  Fair Warning:  It's a pretty long book.  The audiobook is almost 24 hours.  One of the things he talks about is how they were working with the Beatles to try to each squeeze the most out of the charts back in the 60's.
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Re: ANA Book Club?
« Reply #1748 on: June 27, 2011, 06:31:22 am »
Took a few suggestions from Lori.

Started to read Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister, but didn't get past the first chapter  :(  Just couldn't get into it.

So I decided to try Salem Falls by Jodi Picoult - I'm almost finished - and I really like it.

Jan

Jan,

I really like Jodi Picoults books.  My favorite by her is Nineteen Minutes.  Its very thought provoking, with the usual twist at the end that you find in Picoults novels.  I'm usually behond though since I rarely buy the books new and wait till I can find them used!

Are there any authors similar to her that you enjoy?

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Re: ANA Book Club?
« Reply #1749 on: June 27, 2011, 09:46:07 am »
I really like Jodi Picoults books too ... have Nineteen Minutes but have yet to read it ...may start it next ...
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Re: ANA Book Club?
« Reply #1750 on: July 02, 2011, 04:43:56 pm »
I read Jodi Piccoult on occasion and really liked My Sister's Keeper and Salem Falls.  I've read a few others I liked - titles escape me at the moment.  Will have to add Nineteen Minutes to my wish list @ Amazon.

Have read a few good books lately. 

The Circus Fire by Stewart O'Nan a true story about one of the biggest, most devastating circus fires that happened in Ohio in 1944.   Usually not my type of book (non-fiction) but I found it very interesting; very sad, but very interesting. 

The Judgment by D.W. Buffa - a type of legal thriller.  I like the way the author writes and I thought the plot was very well thought out.

The Other Side of the Story by Marian Keyes, which I found hilarious and kind of wacky.  I've enjoyed other books by her; The Last Chance Saloon and Rachel's Holiday come to mind.

Today I finished The Beach Trees by Karen White.  Liked it alot.  I've read two other books by her - The Memory of Water and The Color of Light.

Since it's a lazy holiday weekend, it's hotter than hell outside, the mosquitoes are horrendous, and both my kids are out with friends, I'm going to take advantage of the air-conditioning (now that our power is back again - 2nd time it was out for a day or two in the past 2 weeks due to storms; UGH) and the peace and quiet and start a book by another author I enjoy.  Jennifer Weiner.  Book is called Little Earthquakes.

Hope everyone who loves to read finds some time to crack open a book or two this weekend.

Jan
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Left AN 3.0 cm (1.5 cm @ diagnosis 6 wks prior) SSD. BAHA implant 3/4/08 (Dr. Battista) Divino 6/4/08  BP100 4/2010 BAHA 5 8/2015

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Re: ANA Book Club?
« Reply #1751 on: July 02, 2011, 05:14:15 pm »
Little Earthquakes is good but took a bit to get into it.    I read  another by Jennifer Weiner that never could quite get into it and haven't finished.   Can't remember the name but have it here somewhere.    I love reading but am not a big book person like used to be as this dang computer keeps calling my name.                             Cheryl R
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Re: ANA Book Club?
« Reply #1752 on: July 02, 2011, 05:30:09 pm »
I admit to reading lighter, less brainworthy books in the lazy, crazy, hazy days of summer.  ;) I really like Sophie Kinsella for a fun read. She always entertains me.
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Re: ANA Book Club?
« Reply #1753 on: July 02, 2011, 06:14:59 pm »
I used to read several books a week, but then I had kids and reading kinda went to the wayside.  Now that they are 5 and 6 years old I am finding a little more time to get a chapter or two in.  I have to admit, I used to read mostly romance novels, but once I got married they didn't really interest me anymore for the most part.  Now I tend to enjoy more of the 'literary novel' genre, like Jodi Picoult.  Though I do enjoy a Dean Koontz now and then, as well as the Twilight series. Shhh, don't tell anybody I've read through the Twilight series a couple of times!  :-X   ;D

I will have to check out some of the ones mentioned above!
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Re: ANA Book Club?
« Reply #1754 on: July 02, 2011, 07:47:07 pm »
OMGoodness, Ms Priscilla!! I didn't know you read Sophie Kinsella - have we talked about this?? My favorite book of hers is "Can You Keep a Secret?" H-I-L-A-R-I-O-U-S!!!!

And Jan, I love JW, but the last One I read of hers, I couldn't get into...I'll have to try again.

FINALLY, today, I finished "The Invisible Bridge." I can honestly say that I have NEVER spent so long reading a book. It was interesting & well written but just didn't "grip" me. Probably a little toouch history in there for me too. Of course, lots happened to me in there (& I just didn't read after my surgery -just didn't want to & prob texting too much too!) & I read several books at the same time!! Glad I read it, but even more glad to be finished - all 758 pages of it!!

Gonna check out some of these - have the JP 19 one now from library...

Happy reading!
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