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Stacijo
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# Posted: 21 Sep 2008 07:37
I'm not part of this cool book club but I just read The Yellow Wallpaper
Jamie,
I read this in college and then had to write a paper about the story. Loved it, she was very controversial in her writings back in the day! Quite the feminist!!
Allison, you should read her stories I'm sure you'll enjoy them.
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Stacijo
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# Posted: 21 Sep 2008 07:40
I'm moving on to Dad's part, Beautiful Boy.
Susan,
I loved the dad's book. There is a lot of information in there that will scare you but it is meant to. You can see how Nic has broken down their family and he's at a lost at what to do. He wants to save his son but yet he can't keep putting his other family members in jeopardy. My heart broke for everyone.
Let me know what you think!
(thinking of you!)
Staci
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Stacijo
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# Posted: 21 Sep 2008 07:42
73/50
What Was Lost by Catherine O'Flynn
Giving this book 2 stars pains me because the first half that focused on Kate Meany was fantastic and intriguing. The second half takes place 20 years later. Boring, slow and just didn't feel cohesive to me.I had to force myself to finish the book. I needed to find out what happened to Kate.
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julie99
Vogue SISter (3984)
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# Posted: 21 Sep 2008 11:36
UPDATE: 34/40
This was my total after finishing the Twilight books. I am in the middle of The Mermaid Chair. Not much time to read lately, but I am liking it!
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weebbt
Favorite SISter (11205)
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# Posted: 21 Sep 2008 13:30
23/50
Right now I'm working on The Handmaid's Tale, good stuff!
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jessica
Vogue SISter (3032)
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# Posted: 21 Sep 2008 14:18
i highly doubt i will hit my goal but i am at 4/15
right now i am reading the host by stephanie myer. it's good, but i feel like i'm cheating on twilight. and with the kids and autumn being my fav time of year- i have way too much going on to read for long lengths of time.
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HeatherJ
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# Posted: 21 Sep 2008 16:19
Long time no post/long on for me. Here's an update of what I've read and where I'm at.....
14/30 Eclipse
15/30 The Book of Ruth
And now I'm reading Breaking Dawn. I don't know what I'll do when I'm through the saga. I can't believe it. Guess I'll have to read the Midnight Sun that Stephenie Meyer has put on the internet.
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scrapprincess2002
Model SISter (2647)
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# Posted: 22 Sep 2008 23:14
yippy 32 of 50 finished one of the best books i ever read "one thousand white women" it makes me proud to be a women... so sad that i had to wait till i was an adult to read great history of strong women ....
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allison11
Vogue SISter (3672)
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# Posted: 24 Sep 2008 08:56
+36/50
the black dahlia by james mcelroy
this was a pretty enjoyable book. i didn't realize that it was based on an actual crime, so i think i'm going to have to check out a nonfiction book on the case, just to get the story straight.
the serial killers club by (i can't remember)
gosh, i didn't realize how odd it was that i read these right after each other until i just wrote it, lol. this was supposed to be almost a comedy book, about a non-serial killer who infiltrates a club of serial killers, and then kinda becomes one himself in a round about way. the cover was lovely and i was really looking forward to this, but i thought that it kinda fell flat. the story was just so rushed and i think that he tried to lead the reader in the wrong way so they would be surprised at the end so much, that i wasn't really that surprised at all.
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Korbyn
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# Posted: 24 Sep 2008 09:16
update: 56/120
Finished Conspiricy in Death by JD Robb
and Loyalty in Death by JD Robb
Currently on Witness in Death by JD Robb (one more disc to go)
All in Audio at the moment
The audios are helping during all of my driving, but then I brought the last 3 discs in the room last night and was listening to them while scrapbooking!
I am also reading Excavation by James Rollins. So far it is pretty freaky. I really am enjoying it.
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allison11
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# Posted: 26 Sep 2008 14:08
every year my university puts on a children's literature festival with mostly local (but not always) authors.
there is a whole day of author readings and interviews for a registration fee, but they always do 2 free autograph sessions.
i was pleasantly surprised to find that a few authors that will be there this year happen to have written some of my favorite children's books, so i will be going.
i'll post a list of authors, and if any of ya'll wanted to send my a 1-2 books to be autographed, i would be more than happy to do so. i work during both autograph sessions, so i'll just be popping over on my lunch break. just wanted to give everyone an opportunity!
sandy asher
janet lee carey
mary casanova
david greenburg
vicki grove
david harrison
ard hoyt
cynthia lord
anna myers
david patneaude
barbara robinson
obert skye
brad sneed
michael spradlin
june rae wood
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weebbt
Favorite SISter (11205)
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# Posted: 27 Sep 2008 14:17
24/50 almost halfway there - hehe
I just finished The Handmaid's Tale
LOVED it. And to think that it was once banned and I might not have had a chance to read it.
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Korbyn
Vogue SISter (3299)
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# Posted: 27 Sep 2008 16:10
Update 57/120
Finished Witness in Death by JD Robb
Now I am on to Judgement in Death.
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Stacijo
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# Posted: 27 Sep 2008 18:56
74/50
Three Bags Full by Leonie Swann
Not as great as I expected it to be and I guess I'm clueless because it has certainly been rated high and reviewed greatly.
On to the next book!
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tia0220
Model SISter (2827)
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# Posted: 27 Sep 2008 20:43
I just finished 2 more. I am on a roll!
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lanuchan
Style Maven (587)
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# Posted: 27 Sep 2008 23:43
how do i join in??
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weebbt
Favorite SISter (11205)
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# Posted: 27 Sep 2008 23:47
how do i join in??
Just put up your goal numbers for the year and then discuss what you've read. A lot of us are on goodreads too - I think my name on there is Tracy, if you want to be friends.
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lanuchan
Style Maven (587)
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# Posted: 28 Sep 2008 11:11
Ohh ok! My goal is...20 (from now until Dec)! I'm being realistic, as I am a student.
First book up: Blink
Also..friend me on goodreads! I just joined, my name is Ranu.
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lanuchan
Style Maven (587)
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# Posted: 28 Sep 2008 11:12
And weebbt, I also loved the handmaid's tale, i read it in high school, so a few years ago..its so captivating, you can't put it down.
:)
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Stacijo
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# Posted: 28 Sep 2008 20:30
75/50
The Arrival by Shaun Tan
This book should be read by all...the pictures are beyond words!! Shaun Tan is incredibly talented and he so eloquently conveys the emotions that immigrants feel and how hard it is to start over in a strange land. All without saying a word.
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rhirhi
Big SIS (4741)
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# Posted: 29 Sep 2008 03:28
welcome lanuchan!+20
i've read an abundance of katherines by john green.
and 13 little blue envelopes by maureen johnson.
gotta say. i loved them both. and i don't care that they are young adult fiction.
i'm such a vlogbrothers fan, it was great to finally read one of john's books.
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lpmkate
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# Posted: 29 Sep 2008 11:22
Read Matrimony by Joshua Henkin
Really liked it
mellymel has a book group discussion about it on her blog......
27/24 for me!
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tia0220
Model SISter (2827)
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# Posted: 29 Sep 2008 12:27
I have to say that Dear John by Nicholas Sparks...........LOVED IT!
I am onto more OLD school Nora Roberts with this last library run I picked up three of hers and one James Patterson.
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allison11
Vogue SISter (3672)
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# Posted: 30 Sep 2008 18:06
+37/50
trace by patricia cornwell
this was an okay patricia cornwell book for me.
it's kinda in the middle of the series, and i really prefer the beginning books.
i just get fed up with lucy. so very much.
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tracinicole
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# Posted: 30 Sep 2008 18:26
I just finished another very long book.
Henry the VIII! Yay.
Now i have to finish the book A Repectable Trade.
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choxiegirl
Big SIS (4355)
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# Posted: 30 Sep 2008 19:50
I am 9/20.
just finished Trans-Sister Radio (Chris Bohjalian). loved it!
I'm now reading another Chris Bohjalian ...Double Bind.
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choxiegirl
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# Posted: 30 Sep 2008 19:51
Traci, have you read The Other Boleyn Girl??
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