Hands up bookworms.

• 05-13-2008 2:09 AM

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  lorib Joined on 09-10-2007 Posts 2,577 Points 0

  Re: Hands up bookworms. Reply Contact fuzzy_dogs_mom: calliecritturs: I love trash romances but I do prefer historicals and love a good serial.  Turn up your nose at me if you will, I don't care *grin* Trash romances and historicals??  Callie, you would love anything by Bertrice Small. Hot, trash romance combined with some of the best historical fiction ever. Right now I'm reading "Tatiana and Alexander" and it's quite good but I'm having a hard time really getting into it. It's set in the mid to late '30s and early 40s and goes back and forth between the US and Russia during WW II.  I guess  the weather is just too nice right now for me to concentrate on anything heavy.  Maybe my new Bertice Small novel will come this week. Joyce       I have learned more about English history from Bertrice Small than I EVER learned in school! Yes, her stuff is steamy, but I have learned lots as well.  How many things can you say THAT about? :)

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• 05-13-2008 5:28 AM

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  corvus Joined on 08-02-2006 Australia (NSW) Posts 2,148 Points 80

  Re: Hands up bookworms. Reply Contact Chuffy, I've been reading those George RR Martin books. They are full on! I have to take a break between each one because he keeps killing off all my favourite characters. It's hard to like him for that! I'm clinging to Bran, though. You pull through, Bran! I'm up to A Feast for Crows, but haven't picked it up yet because I'm so worried it's going to be another gruesome end to characters I've grown very affectionate of. My partner and I are currently constructing our library. We have a small room we are filling with bookcases. It's extremely satisfying. I always buy books because I like to re-read. And the library never has all the books in a series. I'm a fantasy nut. I like my books to take me places I can't imagine on my own. I'm currently reading the second book of Garth Nix's Old Kingdom trilogy, and eagerly awaiting the next installment of Jennifer Fallon's Gods of Amyrantha series. Jennifer Fallon is my favourite author at the moment. And she's Australian! The Gods of Amyrantha series is great, because it's about ordinary people that accidentally became immortal and some of them came into a lot of magical power in the process. What ensues is people being people and trying to deal with eternity. They're all so messed up! Robin Hobb is another of my all-time favourites. She is one amazing storyteller. The Farseer trilogy, followed by the Liveship Traders, followed by the Tawny Man.... characters you love, characters you pity, characters you hate and learn to love, shocking revelations, horrifying truths... It's gripping stuff. Highly recommended. Her Soldier Son trilogy is also very good, although I haven't got my hands on the last book, yet. It's hard work, though. The story is harrowing. I was into Anne McCaffery in my childhood, but have been distracted by so many other good books. I think my favourite book is still Spaceling by Doris Pisercher, I think it is. It's not very well written, but I love the story, I love the characters, and I love her sense of humour. When I'm not reading, I'm writing my own stories.   Melissa's family: Penny - corgi, Kit - wild hare, Bonnie - rabbit, Kivi Tarro - Finnish Lapphund "She's always talking about her hare."

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• 05-13-2008 9:08 AM

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  cyclefiend2000 Joined on 09-10-2007 On the road to nowhere Posts 4,196 Points 330	Re: Hands up bookworms. Reply Contact cakana: I could've written the exact same post :).  Sadly, I never seem to find time to read like I used to but I've got a very long list for when I retire.     have you ever tried an audio book? depends on the book, but i have "read" several while commuting. beats the crappy radio stations we have here. plus the library has a pretty decent selection of them.
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• 05-13-2008 10:16 AM

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  scrubsfiend Joined on 09-10-2007 DFW area Posts 637 Points 180

  Re: Hands up bookworms. Reply Contact RidgebackGermansShep: scrubsfiend: Right now I'm reading Water for Elephants.  Past favorite books: The Poisonwood Bible, Cane River (this one was slightly non-fiction), The Lovely Bones, The Wonder Spot, The Secret Life of Bees, The Kite Runner, etc.  ' You sound like me! I read water for elephants a few months ago, it was great. I also love The secret life of bees and the poisonwood bible!  I really really love The memory keeper's daughter by Kim Edwards. Bel Canto and Run by Ann Patchett are also good. I read Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin this weekend, and can't wait to read the otehr books in the series.  I read Memory Keepers Daughter a few months back and liked it.  The premise was great but something I can't really put my finger on keeps me from saying it's fantastic.  Without giving anything away for anyone else, I thought the relationship the dad had later in the book was just a little too convenient and contrived. I'll check out this Ann Patchett person.  I seem to think I've looked into Emily Griffin and wasn't interested. Amy "A man's soul can be judged by the way he treats his dog" - Charles Doran

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• 05-13-2008 10:30 AM

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  sharismom Joined on 09-10-2007 mid-Michigan Posts 1,975 Points 0

  Re: Hands up bookworms. Reply Contact I'm visual, not audio, so can't do books-on-tape.  I tend to tune out and miss the story.  Plus, some people should not read books aloud. I just finished Jeffrey Deaver's "The Sleeping Doll".  Started Ann Packer's second book, can't think of title, but she wrote "The Dive from Clausen's Pier."  I like Anne River Siddons, Jodi Picoult, Patricia Cornwell, Joyce Carol Oates, Kathy Reichs.  I liked Alice Sebold's first book, can't wait to read her second.  I like mysteries and books about people, but not romance, sci-fi, or fantasy.  I've also recently read a few self-help books (ACOA/Al-Anon material), but since I tend to overanalyze and burn out trying to fix myself, I take those in small doses.  I've also read a couple of dog training and animal nutrition books since getting Bear. I always utilize the library - esp. if I only read something once.  Saves money and trees! Tina

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• 05-13-2008 10:43 AM

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  calliecritturs Joined on 09-10-2007 Central Florida Posts 7,298 Points 1,975

  Re: Hands up bookworms. Reply Contact lorib: <<I also like classic Science Fiction -- I was privileged to actually meet one of my favorite authoress' of all time, Anne McCaffrey ("Dragonriders of Pern series, "The Ship Who ..." books, etc.) a couple of years ago.  David's Mum was from Donegal, Ireland quite near Ms. McCaffrey's castle "Dragonhold" (I think I have that right) and we speculated she may have been related.  Fun for me!>> You got to meet her?  WOWOWOWOW! Geeze, I forgot to add Laura Ingalls Wilder.  How could I forget her? I, too, have read "Beautiful Joe".  Snifffff....;( Yep, I actually got to *meet* Anne McCaffrey - one of the highlights of my life.  Little tiny, white-haired Irish lady.  Smart as a whip and twice as fast!  It was "Beautiful Joe" that truly got me started on dogs all those years ago -- HARD to read.  Not 'difficult' text - but the abuse was so often seen back then, but it was one of those books that changed my life.

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• 05-13-2008 11:05 AM

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  cyclefiend2000 Joined on 09-10-2007 On the road to nowhere Posts 4,196 Points 330	Re: Hands up bookworms. Reply Contact   Plus, some people should not read books aloud.   very true! that has been my only complaint with audio books. i listened to the harry potter series read by stephen fry. i thought he was great. i listened to a couple of dean koontz books... they were hit or miss.
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• 05-13-2008 11:50 AM

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  Aina Joined on 07-19-2006 Posts 659 Points 100

  Re: Hands up bookworms. Reply Contact  The person who read the first Dean Koontz book I listened to had a habbit of putting me to sleep at first, but after a while I was fine. I think the reader makes or breaks a book on tape.  There are a few really good readers and they could probably make my accounting book sound interesting, but then there are others who are not good.  Also, certain readers I associate with certain books.  The dude who read starship troopers will in my mind forever be "the dude who read starship troopers" because I didn't hear him read anything else for a while.(my brothers were REALLY into startship troopers)   Owner of Maggie - 4 year old Lhasa apso -I am a slave to my ambition to be free-

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• 05-13-2008 12:00 PM

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  scrubsfiend Joined on 09-10-2007 DFW area Posts 637 Points 180

  Re: Hands up bookworms. Reply Contact sharismom: I'm visual, not audio, so can't do books-on-tape.  I tend to tune out and miss the story.  Plus, some people should not read books aloud. I just finished Jeffrey Deaver's "The Sleeping Doll".  Started Ann Packer's second book, can't think of title, but she wrote "The Dive from Clausen's Pier."  I like Anne River Siddons, Jodi Picoult, Patricia Cornwell, Joyce Carol Oates, Kathy Reichs.  I liked Alice Sebold's first book, can't wait to read her second.  I like mysteries and books about people, but not romance, sci-fi, or fantasy.  I've also recently read a few self-help books (ACOA/Al-Anon material), but since I tend to overanalyze and burn out trying to fix myself, I take those in small doses.  I've also read a couple of dog training and animal nutrition books since getting Bear. I always utilize the library - esp. if I only read something once.  Saves money and trees! Alice Sebold's The Almost Moon was really good.  Weird and out there, but she's so good at it!  Have you read Lucky?  Helps one understand where she's coming from.  It haunted me for the longest time. Amy "A man's soul can be judged by the way he treats his dog" - Charles Doran

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• 05-13-2008 12:49 PM

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  cakana Joined on 09-10-2007 Cathy in Northern CA Posts 6,763 Points 360

  Re: Hands up bookworms. Reply Contact cyclefiend2000: cakana: I could've written the exact same post :).  Sadly, I never seem to find time to read like I used to but I've got a very long list for when I retire.     have you ever tried an audio book? depends on the book, but i have "read" several while commuting. beats the crappy radio stations we have here. plus the library has a pretty decent selection of them.  I think I have ADD sometimes and I notice it most when listening vs. reading. I can watch the news and unless it's something of high interest to me and there's no distractions, I totally blank out. I'm afraid I'd be the same way if I was listening to an audio book and driving. ~ Cathy ~

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• 05-13-2008 1:13 PM

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  sharismom Joined on 09-10-2007 mid-Michigan Posts 1,975 Points 0	Re: Hands up bookworms. Reply Contact "Alice Sebold's The Almost Moon was really good.  Weird and out there, but she's so good at it!  Have you read Lucky?  Helps one understand where she's coming from.  It haunted me for the longest time." No, Amy, I haven't.  Is it an autobiography? Tina
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• 05-13-2008 1:57 PM

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  Chuffy Joined on 12-17-2006 UK Posts 5,510 Points 10

  Re: Hands up bookworms. Reply Contact corvus: Chuffy, I've been reading those George RR Martin books. They are full on! I have to take a break between each one because he keeps killing off all my favourite characters. It's hard to like him for that! I'm clinging to Bran, though. You pull through, Bran! I'm up to A Feast for Crows, but haven't picked it up yet because I'm so worried it's going to be another gruesome end to characters I've grown very affectionate of.   Yowza!  Careful woman, you nearly gave a bit of the stroyline away!  Good thing I'm JUST past that bit when Theon Greyjoy comes back to Winterfell....   GRRM is very ruthless with characters, but in a way I am starting to like that about these books! corvus: Robin Hobb is another of my all-time favourites. She is one amazing storyteller. The Farseer trilogy, followed by the Liveship Traders, followed by the Tawny Man.... characters you love, characters you pity, characters you hate and learn to love, shocking revelations, horrifying truths... It's gripping stuff. Highly recommended. Her Soldier Son trilogy is also very good, although I haven't got my hands on the last book, yet. It's hard work, though. The story is harrowing.   I loved Hobbs Farseer trilogy, and the following two trilogies!  And I also liked Soldier Son, but not as much. And I like writing my own stories as well but I am rubbish because I never finish them and usually bin them or just box them up and put them away somewhere to collect dust. I'll keep my eyes out for Garth Nix next time I am book shopping! -----------------------------------------------------------  One of my favourite authors of all time is Terry Pratchett.  I never would have read any scifi/fantasy if not for him.  I think his are the kind of books you can love even if you normally dont like fantasy.  His books have something for everyone I think, possibly excluding romance.  I like the way he takes stuff from "our world" and turns it completely on its head.  There are some EXCELLENT characters and great one liners, on some books it's pretty much a laugh a page... "Give a man a fire and he's warm for a day, but set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life." (Pratchett, Jingo) "I used to look at [my dog] Smokey and think, 'If you were a little smarter you could tell me what you were thinking,' and he'd look at me like he was saying, 'If you were a little smarter, I wouldn't have to.'" - Fred Jungclaus

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• 05-13-2008 1:58 PM

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  VanMorrison Joined on 07-02-2007 Probably North of you... Posts 1,269 Points 770

  Re: Hands up bookworms. Reply Contact I am a voracious reader and I have a hard time sleeping without reading, at least, a paragraph.  I adore Fantasy and enjoy Historical Fiction - many good things to be found at the local library. This summer I get to meet one of my favourite authors, Mercedes Lackey, because she is coming to a conference at my hotel.  For the first time in my career I am going to use my position to meet someone.

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• 05-13-2008 2:27 PM

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  scrubsfiend Joined on 09-10-2007 DFW area Posts 637 Points 180

  Re: Hands up bookworms. Reply Contact sharismom: "Alice Sebold's The Almost Moon was really good.  Weird and out there, but she's so good at it!  Have you read Lucky?  Helps one understand where she's coming from.  It haunted me for the longest time." No, Amy, I haven't.  Is it an autobiography? Yes, Lucky is her autobiography.  If you can handle a VERY descriptive account of rape, I highly recommend reading this.  It'll break your heart but the journey she takes afterward is pretty amazing. Amy "A man's soul can be judged by the way he treats his dog" - Charles Doran

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• 05-13-2008 5:56 PM

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  lorib Joined on 09-10-2007 Posts 2,577 Points 0	Re: Hands up bookworms. Reply Contact Mercedes Lackey is one of may faves as well.  I love her "Queen's Own" series as well as the Griffin series and Magic and...Heck, I like almost all of her stuff.
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