Last year I read the Harry Potter books. This year I jumped on the vampire bandwagon and read the Twilight books. Anyone want to discuss? What's everyone else reading these days?
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Posted 1 year ago by JoanfromNewJersey #
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I just finished the Millennium trilogy by Stieg Larsson (Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, etc); the plot is ridiculous and the violence is a bit much, but I liked some of the characters, particularly Lisbeth Salander. We rented the Swedish movie of "Dragon Tattoo" and were surprised at how true it was to the book; I'm expecting the American version to be a disaster.
I just started "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen, so far I like it a lot.
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I have to admit, I haven't really read a book in a long while..when I start to, well, I just don't have the time/energy...However, I did read all the Harry Potter Books and I LOVED them...I had dismissed them in the beginning as a childrens book but once I started them, I couldn't put them down. Written so wonderfully.
I do re-read Legacy by Susan Kay...it's a book on Queen Elizabeth I.
Posted 1 year ago by cricketsmama #
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I read the Twilight series this summer - twice.
I read a lot of other books as well and read my two favorite series by Stephen Bly several times. They are the Horse Dreams Trilogy and the Austin Stoner Files.
Reread the entire Warriors series as well :)
Posted 1 year ago by furryfriends50 #
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I'm reading Don Quixote for my book group when we meet in September. I'm quite convinced that I will not live long enough to finish this book :-(
Posted 1 year ago by WillowandWindismom #
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I read Born on a blue Day recently on my beach vacation. It's a memoir by an Autistic Savant. (he can learn a language in a week! And can memorize 20,000 digits of Pi and was featured in the Discovery documentary "Brainman"). Although at one point his young cat dies of kidney failure which is very sad.
Also I finished reading "Things I've Been silent about" sort of a pre-sequel to "Reading Lolita in Tehran" and I am reading The Miracle of Mindfulness by Thich Nhat Hanh on and off.
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I read it in college too, Kilroy. Only I had to read it in Spanish for my Spanish literature class. It's all we did the whole semester.
I wonder if they have Cliff Notes for Don Quixote?
Posted 1 year ago by WillowandWindismom #
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I'm currently reading Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. It's Young Adult but very dark and interesting. The main character is amazing. I tend to read (actually listen to because I have a 45 minute to an hour drive to work and school) a lot of young adult books lately. So many amazing authors out there.
Also, I read a great book by Holly Black called White Cat. It's our world but skewed just a bit. Urban fantasy. Unfortunately, it's the first of a trilogy, and it only came out this year.
Posted 1 year ago by libbykate09 #
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You knew I'd have to look that up, right WWM? :) http://www.cliffsnotes.com/WileyCDA/LitNote/Don-Quixote.id-87.html
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Stephen King's "Under the Dome". It is a very good suspense thriller that moves into a more Science Fiction as opposed to his usual Supernatural basis.
Posted 1 year ago by ailuromaniac #
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Oh, Wow - thanks, Kilroy! I never even thought to look. I'm going to check at our B&N and see if they have it. I'm just having a really hard time plodding through the book. There are parts that I really like and then get dissertations in the book where I sit there and think, "Huh?".
Posted 1 year ago by WillowandWindismom #
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Well, the photos that I have tried just never show how pretty my girls are. It's so hard to get a good photo of black kitties!
Posted 1 year ago by WillowandWindismom #
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im currently reading Death on the D List -Nancy Grace. i love her but my book reading passion is true crime. i just can't put them down no matter how hard i try. i started the twilight series but i never finished only because i read and finished 1 and i went to read 2 but messed up and started 3 so when i went to start 2 i pretty much spoiled everything.
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Boy I am a real drag.....my current reads:
1. Conquer Chiari
2. Head Injury Causes and Treatment
3. Geriatric Health Care EthicsI think I need a life!
Posted 1 year ago by mollycat71 #
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LOL @ Freeway!
Posted 1 year ago by mollycat71 #
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I've been reading and rereading some Mary Higgins Clark, Dick Francis and Emilee Richards and some Barbara Delinsky. I only worked part time this summer so had time to read on some of those awfully hot summer afternoons. It was great and I enjoy old friends in books as well as people and cats
Posted 1 year ago by Cat talk rules #
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Has anyone read those Steig Larrson books like The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo? I am thinking about suggesting them to my book group because lots of people are nuts about those three books.
Posted 1 year ago by WillowandWindismom #
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I am reading "Mistaken Identity" by Lisa Scottoline. I just love her books. I love mysteries. Also like Mary Higgins Clark, James Patterson, Bev Donofrio and scads of others.
Posted 1 year ago by jeanjellibean20 #
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