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Sun Feb-14-10 05:30 PM
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What are you reading the week of February 14, 2010? |
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Dead As A Doornail by Charlaine Harris
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Sun Feb-14-10 05:31 PM
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1. Life Expectancy by Dean Koontz |
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Sun Feb-14-10 05:37 PM
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2. I just started "Under the Dome" by Stephen King |
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My brother picked it up for me at Christmas. It's in hardcover. I love sitting in the recliner and cracking open a big hardcover book.
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Sun Feb-14-10 05:37 PM
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3. I'm reading a wonderful book... |
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suggested by DUer...
"The Rise AND Fall of the Great Powers" by Paul Kennedy.
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Sun Feb-14-10 05:38 PM
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4. Far From Zion by Charles London and |
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Iranian Rappers and Persian Porn: A Hitchhiker's Adventures in the New Iran by Jamie Maslin Both great reads.
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Sun Feb-14-10 05:40 PM
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5. Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts |
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Edited on Sun Feb-14-10 05:48 PM by Chemisse
So far it is amazing. I love novels that give you a glimpse into another place, another culture. This gives more than a glimpse into India. I feel immersed, in the place and the story.
Oh, and I got the title from one of the DU - fiction threads!
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Sun Feb-14-10 05:42 PM
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6. Nightwalkers by P.T. Deutermann |
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and for nonfiction The Revolution Will Not Be Microwaved, Inside Americas's Underground Food Movements by Sandor Ellix Katz
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Sun Feb-14-10 05:44 PM
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7. Case Histories by Kate Atkinson. |
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Not really liking it much.
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Sun Feb-14-10 05:47 PM
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8. "When God Was A Woman" by Merlin Stone |
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And I rarely read only one book at a time, the other one is: "The First Sex: The book that proves that woman's contribution to civilization has been greater than man's" by Elizabeth Gould Davis.
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Tue Feb-16-10 01:11 PM
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26. +10 for When God Was a Woman... |
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Sat Mar-06-10 11:13 AM
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41. Both sound very interesting |
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and empowering, even. :hi:
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Sun Feb-14-10 05:52 PM
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9. Bridge Across Forever by Richard Bach |
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a beloved re-read...about finding one's soulmate and the challenges of self in loving relationship. Good stuff for Valentine's!
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Sun Feb-14-10 05:57 PM
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Keep asking what we are reading.....it's a great way for us to communicate.
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Sun Feb-14-10 06:36 PM
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14. +1 ! I love these threads. |
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We get great recommendations for future reading, too! :hi:
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Thu Feb-18-10 05:27 PM
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Today of all days I drove to Austin. Oh boy
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Sun Feb-14-10 05:59 PM
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11. Jonathan Kellerman -- THE CLINIC. |
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Sun Feb-14-10 06:11 PM
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12. "Lightness of Being" by Frank Wilczek |
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http://www.itsfrombits.comGreat book on the latest theories of modern physics by a 2004 physics Nobel laureate. Highly recommended. A deep read.
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Sun Feb-14-10 06:34 PM
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13. True Compass by Sen. Kennedy. |
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I read most of it during the power outage last week! :)
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Sun Feb-14-10 08:52 PM
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15. The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein |
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I've fallen in love with Enzo. :loveya:
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Sun Feb-14-10 09:39 PM
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16. "Away" by Jane Urquhart.. |
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I've only read the first few chapters. It's a novel. She writes beautifully.
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Sun Feb-14-10 10:06 PM
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17. Through Black Spruce by Joseph Boyden. |
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Mon Feb-15-10 01:04 AM
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18. "The Girl Who Played With Fire" by Stieg Larsson |
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Actually, I just finished it this evening. I look forward to the last book in the series; and am saddened that there won't be more novels from this talented author.
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Mon Feb-15-10 10:44 AM
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20. I'm About 3/4 Way Through This One |
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Like you, I am so sad this talented author is gone I think like this one even more than the first one, which is unusual for me.
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Mon Feb-15-10 02:34 AM
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19. Ireland a novel by Frank Delaney |
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Finished Jonathan Strange & Mr Norell last week and have to say it's not only one of the best fantasy novels I've ever read, it's one of the best PERIOD.
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Mon Feb-15-10 01:58 PM
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21. The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters. |
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Someone else here was reading it and I love a good ghost story. Not very far in yet, since I just finished reading the last of the Ruth Moore books i Had last night.
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Tue Feb-16-10 04:43 PM
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28. I just finished it. It is a good ghost story--very subtle and well |
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crafted. That's about all I'll say until you've finished.
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Tue Feb-16-10 08:14 PM
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Just the way I like it, and I trust your judgment! :hi:
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Fri Mar-05-10 09:20 PM
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finally decided was going on...when you get time, of course. ;)
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Mon Feb-15-10 02:13 PM
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22. "Sky Coyote" by Kage Baker |
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I'm making my way through her Company novels.
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Mon Feb-15-10 04:58 PM
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by Louise Penny The latest of her Three Pines mysteries
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Tue Feb-16-10 11:16 AM
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24. "The Brightest Star in the Sky" by Marian Keyes |
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Just started it so I don't know if it's going to be as good as her others.
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Tue Feb-16-10 11:44 AM
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25. THREE BAGS FULL by Leonie Swann |
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THREE BAGS FULL: A SHEEP DETECTIVE STORY by Swann, Leonie, 1975- Translated by Anthea Bell.
Sheep work together to solve the murder of their shepard...worth reading to see their low opinion of God, or who they think he is...I speed read it, skipping a lot, but it was interesting...takes place in Ireland.
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Tue Feb-16-10 01:13 PM
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27. just finished "Lisey's Story" by Stephen King n/t |
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Tue Feb-16-10 04:45 PM
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29. The next book on my stack is Tinkers by Paul Harding. I'll |
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Thu Feb-18-10 01:55 AM
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31. started Hearts in Atlantis Sunday, finished it this Monday |
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started Everythings Eventual Monday night, and I'm roughly 100 pages out from finishing that one.(both books by S. King).
The next books on my plate are Tommy Knockers and Desperation by S. King.
After those two, I think I'm going to read Wizards First Rule by T. Goodkind.
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Thu Feb-18-10 02:21 PM
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33. have you read Lisey's Story yet? |
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i've read the SK you mentioned except for Everything's Eventual ... how is it?
can tak tak a la :evilgrin:
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Fri Feb-19-10 05:26 AM
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That was the first Stephen King book I not only didn't like, I couldn't even finish. I gave it about 55 pages, and it just wasn't doing ANYTHING for me. I was kind of amazed, as I think I've read about everything he's ever written, and really liked most of it.
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Thu Feb-18-10 02:49 AM
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32. The Devil's Punchbowl - Greg Iles |
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But I see someone reading a new PT Deutermann book up the list... I'll have to check that one out!
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Fri Feb-19-10 02:01 PM
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36. SLEEPING DOGS by Thomas Perry nt |
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Fri Feb-19-10 02:03 PM
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37. THE CAT DANCERS by P. T. Deutermann |
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Not finished with it yet, but so far, it's very good.
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Sun Feb-21-10 01:52 PM
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38. Finished this last night, never a dull moment - I liked it..nt |
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Wed Feb-24-10 10:10 PM
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39. "Plum Spooky" and Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evanovich |
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