gr8_grammy
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The only people who find what they are looking for in life are the fault finders.
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Post by gr8_grammy on Aug 1, 2011 18:11:11 GMT -5
nanna-  -I've been a Nora Roberts fan until recently. :-/I got tired of her excursions into the supernatural. >:(Another of my favorites Jayne Ann Krentz has gotten heavily into psychic and I'm getting tired of it. I prefer straight up stories, no gimmicks. Mystery -  - J.A. Robb (aka Nora Roberst) I have the whole series. Love 'em. I love the JD Robb series! Characters are really entertaining (and I wouldn't mind being entertained by Rourke!)  |
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Post by skysmom on Aug 2, 2011 19:03:40 GMT -5
skys - I've made a mental note on the chocolate cake and therefore I mentally-telepathically send you 2 dozen of the best. Enjoy!!   Thanks msbuffy!!   |
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Post by isa on Aug 3, 2011 21:22:26 GMT -5
Hello. Some interesting nominations.
I think one of my favourite books is Jurassic Park. I like dinosaurs and science, but I think Chrichton (r.i.p) had tremendous story-telling abilities. I like all of his fiction but that one is my favourite.
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Post by mojotheawkward on Aug 7, 2011 15:40:42 GMT -5
Truthfully, I figured that our chattering might be a little too low-brow for mojo.  Poppycock!  I don't think conversation gets too lowbrow or highbrow for me. I'm unibrow, like Bert. ;D  As Forever said, it was just me being me - or possibly somebody else being me, since it would be hard to tell really... On the infrequent occasions I start threads, I've generally made whatever point I wanted to in the initial post. Sometimes, I start threads just so I can learn something from watching them grow. Sometimes, I only find out why I started the thread afterwards. This was at least one of those times |
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Post by roygrip on Aug 7, 2011 16:52:08 GMT -5
Stuart Woods, a real fan, Patterson, but he's old hat now, Jack Higgins, Sara Paretsky, and Lee Child recently
I thought Paretsky's "Hardtime" was eceptional
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Post by susala on Aug 9, 2011 21:37:39 GMT -5
mojo, it's good to know that you're unibrow. I'm working on that myself. I've read several of Crichton's books but not Jurassic Park. I liked the movie, though.
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Post by msbuffy on Aug 11, 2011 11:10:58 GMT -5
" I'm unibrow, like Bert. "
This reminded me of a line in the book "Naked" by David Sedaris. He was saying how his Greek Grandmother never forgave his father for marrying a non-Greek woman with two distinct eyebrows. It's a light but fun book if anyone's interested in that - I do enjoy his books on the whole.
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Post by susala on Aug 11, 2011 18:45:59 GMT -5
I'm a big fan of David Sedaris, msbuffy. I drove to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan a few years ago and took along several of his books on CD. They really helped when I was going through the flat boring part of the state that I thought would never end.
Warning! Don't ever pay to see him in person. He has the worst live delivery that I've ever heard. I nearly fell asleep and considered asking for my $56 dollars back.
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Post by ShadowsGathered on Aug 12, 2011 11:48:01 GMT -5
Mojo, part fantasy? I like those books. I believe I have read all of the Eragon books. They were supposed to come out with a fourth one, but I haven't seen it yet. I haven't read Harry Potter, don't know why. . too hyped up maybe? I've read the earth something series . . . I forget what exactly it is called . . I also forget the author, but the first book was Clan of the CaveBear or something like that. The movie to that book was completely retarded. Don't waste your money on it. (it's been a while since I've read any of them) Read the Hobbit series, Twin Towers and all that. (the movies were good also . . read the books after the movies. I can't watch the movie if I've already read the books because then I just get disappointed in the movie.)
[purple]It's true the Harry Potter books were well-hyped, but I think it was with good reason... you should give them a try... I have all of them and found them to be a thoroughly enjoyable read... not on the level of Lord of the Rings, mind you... but still imaginative & entertaining.[/purple] |
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Post by roygrip on Aug 14, 2011 16:31:09 GMT -5
OMG In highschool Tolkien's Hobbit, then Lord of The Rings Trilogy was awesome. Sad note. Tolkien wrote them for his son who was deployed in WW11, he had already been killed, and I believe never had a chance to read them.
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Post by ShadowsGathered on Aug 14, 2011 17:51:07 GMT -5
OMG In highschool Tolkien's Hobbit, then Lord of The Rings Trilogy was awesome. Sad note. Tolkien wrote them for his son who was deployed in WW11, he had already been killed, and I believe never had a chance to read them. [purple]Oh, man... that is sad... I didn't know about that.  [/purple] |
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Post by msbuffy on Aug 16, 2011 8:43:49 GMT -5
sus - I've only read about 3 of the Sedaris books but do want to squeeze in some more. Right now I'm hooked on the Laurie King books that Peg recommended and struggling to find time to get through them as quickly as I'd like. If I'm reading a series I tend to get tunnel-vision and run it out before I move on to something else, lol.
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Post by susala on Aug 16, 2011 18:41:00 GMT -5
I know what you mean, msbuffy. A few summers ago, I read through all of the JD Robb books, in order, even though I'd read them when they came out. I really enjoyed wallowing in the NYC of the future.
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moxie
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Post by moxie on Aug 23, 2011 12:27:41 GMT -5
"The Heretic's Daughter" by Kathleen Kent is supposed to be an easy read that you can't put down. My sister said it is really good. Overview: Martha Carrier was one of the first women to be accused, tried and hanged as a witch in Salem, Massachusetts. Like her mother, young Sarah Carrier is bright and willful, openly challenging the small, brutal world in which they live. Often at odds with one another, mother and daughter are forced to stand together against the escalating hysteria of the trials and the superstitious tyranny that led to the torture and imprisonment of more than 200 people accused of witchcraft. This is the story of Martha's courageous defiance and ultimate death, as told by the daughter who survived. Kathleen Kent is a tenth generation descendent of Martha Carrier. She paints a haunting portrait, not just of Puritan New England, but also of one family's deep and abiding love in the face of fear and persecution. |
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Post by susala on Aug 24, 2011 3:48:23 GMT -5
Moxie, I think that I've read another really good review of that book. I read several books on the time after seeing The Crucible. It's a riveting time in our history.
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moxie
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Post by moxie on Aug 24, 2011 19:45:06 GMT -5
I read several books on the time after seeing The Crucible. lol "The Crucible" was the first play my husband took me to when we started dating. I picked up "The Heretic's Daughter" today. It looks GOOD! |
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Post by sweetie on Sept 3, 2011 14:21:45 GMT -5
hI, i am reading a good book at the moment it is called the lovely bones i cant remember the author but it is very good, i brought the film which was equally as good but the book has a lot more detail, i recommend it highly ;D
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Post by msbuffy on Sept 6, 2011 7:54:31 GMT -5
hI, i am reading a good book at the moment it is called the lovely bones i cant remember the author but it is very good, i brought the film which was equally as good but the book has a lot more detail, i recommend it highly ;D
Great book, sweetie. Very sad but very good.  |
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Post by Thor on Sept 6, 2011 11:51:59 GMT -5
Everyone has their favorites...
I think my own top three are...
1. The Stand - by Stephen King
2. The Godfather - by Mario Puzo
3. The Physician - by Noah Gordon
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sgtjer
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Post by sgtjer on Sept 25, 2011 9:46:16 GMT -5
Anything by George Pelecanos ....
Mystic River by Dennis Lehane.
The Given Day by Dennis Lehane.
The Stand was an amazing book by Stephen King, I read just about all of his until the last 5 years or so.
QB VII by Leon Uris.
Siddhartha by Herman Hesse.
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, by Hunter Thompson.
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