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The Life Before Us by Romain Gary. This turned out to be a good read. I read in the afterword of this book that Gary liked Henry Miller. This book was a little like Tropic of Cancer in style. Sort of rambling at times. The Machine in the Garden by Leo Marx. This is one of those books I was supposed to read in college but never did. Last Edited on: 8/3/17 8:22 AM ET - Total times edited: 1 |
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Man at the Helm Nina Stibbe Who Wakes the Groundog? Ronald Rood Rose in a Storm Jon Katz Alaska Bound Michael Dixon Island Practice Pam Belluck Closing Time Joe Queenan Lost Cat Caroline Paul
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Porch Lights by Dorothea Benton Frank - not a genre I usualyy read but here it is. So far its pretty good. |
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Reading: Degrees Kelvin: A Tale of Genius Invention and Tragedy by David Lindley The Visible Man by Chuck Klosterman I Shouldn't Even Be Doing This by Bob Newhart U is for Undertow by Sue Grafton
Finished: Pig Candy: Taking My Father South, Taking My Father Home--A Memoir by Lise Funderburg The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer Death Comes to the Archbishop by Willa Cather Cathedral by Raymond Carver, short story book November 11, 1963 by Adam Braver The Keeper by Sarah Langan
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Finished in July: The Lake of Dreams by: Kim Edwards The New Tea Book - A Guide to Black, Green, Herbal, and Chai Tea by: Sara Perry Education of A Wandering Man by: Louis L'Amour for book club Dark Places by : Gillian Flynn Inside the O'Briens by: Lisa Genova Currently Reading: Band of Angels by: Julia Gregson Hope to Get To: Your Friends And Mine by: Kenny Rodgers for book club Our book club occaissionally decides to to do a reader's choice coffee table book Life Sentences by: Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey Friday Night Knitting Club by: Kate Jacobs Knit Two by: Kate Jacobs Knit The Season by: Kate Jacobs'
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Finished this month: The Heat Islands by Randy Wayne White--- When the most hated man on Sanibel Island is found dead, Doc Ford's friend is arrested for his murder. Doc knows he couldn't have done it, so does a little investigating on his own. Love this series! The Darling Dahlias and the Confederate Rose by Susan Wittig Albert --- Several of the Darling Dahlias have things going on in their lives; Verna is suspected of embezzling money from the town, Ophelia has to find a job to pay for furniture she ordered from Sears & Roebuck, Bessie is trying to help Miss Rogers find out about her grandmother's pillow. All the Dahlias are standing by each other through trying times. A sweet look at the small town of Darling, Alabama during the Depression. Death at Bishop's Keep by Robin Paige--- 1st in the Victorian Mystery series, interesting look at this time period and how people related to the hired help [some good, some bad]. Also a young American woman is brought to England by her aunt to act as her secretary, not knowing she writes "penny-dreadfuls" and is an amateur detective. Fun read. True Blue by Luanne Rice --- Rumer Larkin is a veterinarian in Hubbard's Point, Jeb Mayhew is a retired astronaut who has brought his son back to Hubbard's Point to try to reconnect with him and, hopefully, with Rumer whom he had left years ago when he married her sister. Rice writes stories that speak to the heart. The Alpine Betrayal by Mary Daheim--- Emma Lord is the editor & publisher of the Advocate, Alpine, Washington's local newspaper. A movie company comes to town at the same time the annual Loggerama is going on with it's wet T-shirt competition, loggers' competition and ..... murder. Say Goodbye by Lisa Gardner --- I didn't read this all the way through, something I seldom do, because I couldn't get past all the references to spiders and tarrantulas. I did, however, read the last chapter [again something I've never done before] to see how it ended. I like Lisa Gardner's books, but this one was just a little too much for me. The Manning Sisters by Debbie Macomber --- Needed something light after the Gardner book!! This is one of Macomber's earlier books, but it was a fun read. Two separate stories about Taylor Manning and Christy Manning, both city girls who end up in Montana and are drawn to two local men. The Manning Brides by Debbie Macomber ---A good lesson in miscommunication and misunderstandings! Two of the Manning brothers fall in love with two women, one a "best friend" and one a sister-in-law. Both men are afraid to express their feelings, but so are the two women. The Ape Who Guards the Balance by Elizabeth Peters --- Amelia and Emerson are once again in Egypt excavating in the Valley of the Kings. Ramses, David and Nefret complete the group, and as usual, trouble seems to find them. The Master Criminal and others are suspects when bodies keep turning up. A delightful series. Currently reading: --- Last Edited on: 8/31/17 10:16 PM ET - Total times edited: 8 |
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Still chugging away at When We Fell. Almost through. On to Darksong Rising, the 3rd book in Modesitt's Spellsong Cycle. FINALLY finished When We Fell (don't bother). On to People of the Morning Star. Judye Last Edited on: 8/26/17 5:01 PM ET - Total times edited: 1 |
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Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer. compelling read. Only 200pp. Couldn't put the thing down. Last Edited on: 8/13/17 9:23 AM ET - Total times edited: 1 |
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I am about 70 pages in to A Death In the Family by James Agee. Supposed to be a minor American Classic. Agee's writing is very minutely detailed, and often his paragraphs span a page and a half, which I personally find cumbersome. But I am finding it readable and interesting so far. Anyone else read this one? |
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It has been too many years since I read it. Hardly remember it. I was an American lit major so this was an obvious read for me. It didn't make much of an impression on me. I remember only a little of the plot. The father and the car. Maybe Let us Now Praise Famous Men might be better known. It's nice to see people still reading old classics like this one. Last Edited on: 8/8/17 10:55 AM ET - Total times edited: 1 |
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Not Tonight Josephine by George Mahood. travel book. British guy and friend land in NY and buy a used car and drive across country to CA at which point friend must return to UK as his visa expires. Mahood returns to NY alone. lots of interesting people and incident as the trip progresses. |
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Charles--have you read any of George Mahoods other books? I think I may have found a new author to me that I may enjoy reading.......... |
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No I have not. I notice the book that has the two guys walking away from the camera (can't think of the title but I think it has 'free' in there) has good reviews on amazon and one reviewer even said they liked it better than this book. I know it probably has nothing to do with anything but it put me off a little when I noticed his books are self published. That may be why there are a few typos scattered through the book. I only read Not Tonight Josephine because it was a travel book and the premise looked interesting to me. I don't anticipate reading any other of his books. |
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The New Shoe by Arthur Upfield. The author is Australian. a mystery set in Australia. very enjoyable. I'm about half way through. some red herrings so far. Police procedural sort of. Finished last night. One of those books you hate for it to end. best book I have read in a while. Last Edited on: 8/17/17 5:06 PM ET - Total times edited: 1 |
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Whoredom in Kimmage by Rosemary Mahoney. barely started. reviews very good. Last Edited on: 8/17/17 5:17 PM ET - Total times edited: 1 |
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All Over but the Shoutin' by Rick Bragg. just started. I hope this will be good. I would like to read one of his other books. Ava's Man. |
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Currently reading "A Man Called Ove". This is our book club selection for September. It is translated from Swedish. At first the writing style was a little off, but I soon fell into the rhythm. I am almost done. I would give it 4 out of 5 stars :)
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