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Re: What ya reading
« Reply #3165 on: August 22, 2011, 02:34:16 AM »
Getting ready to start Before I Go to Sleep by S.J. Watson
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Re: What ya reading
« Reply #3166 on: August 22, 2011, 03:21:47 AM »
The Best Nonrequired Reading 2010.

Edited by Dave Eggars and Introduction by David Sedaris.
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Re: What ya reading
« Reply #3167 on: August 22, 2011, 07:20:15 AM »
I have recently started a couple of new novels that I just could not get into and decided to get back to the classics. I picked up Sense and Sensibility because I realized I'd seen all the films but never actually read any Austen! I just finished (and loved) Pride and Prejudice.

Anyone else having issues with picking up new books and just not getting into them?
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Re: What ya reading
« Reply #3168 on: August 22, 2011, 08:50:44 AM »
Quote from: dels on August 22, 2011, 07:20:15 AM
I have recently started a couple of new novels that I just could not get into and decided to get back to the classics. I picked up Sense and Sensibility because I realized I'd seen all the films but never actually read any Austen! I just finished (and loved) Pride and Prejudice.

Anyone else having issues with picking up new books and just not getting into them?

That would be me I'm not reader for that reason alone. I usually only read stuff by Iris Johansen she is my all time fav then Tess Gerritsen other than them I don't read much. ;)  :)
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Re: What ya reading
« Reply #3169 on: August 22, 2011, 11:45:12 AM »
I'm reading The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz
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Re: What ya reading
« Reply #3170 on: August 22, 2011, 01:13:38 PM »
Vanilla beans & brodo by Isabella Dusi. Been trying to get into it for months.
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Re: What ya reading
« Reply #3171 on: August 23, 2011, 08:21:14 AM »
I just finished A Tale of Two Cities, which I hadn't read for over 30 years - and I absolutely adored it.

(I was reading it while on holiday camping in France and, at one point, realised that I was sipping my morning coffee from my 'Keep Calm and Carry on Knitting' mug while reading!  :P )
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Re: What ya reading
« Reply #3172 on: August 24, 2011, 08:54:26 PM »
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer

Don't know why it's taken me so long to get around to reading this brilliant book!
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Re: What ya reading
« Reply #3173 on: August 28, 2011, 07:10:28 PM »
Quote from: CharmCityGirl on August 22, 2011, 02:34:16 AM
Getting ready to start Before I Go to Sleep by S.J. Watson

This book is really good and I highly recommend it! I had a friend recommend it to me and I have to say I was a little hesitant. First of all, it was in the 'beach reads' section of the book store (yes, I'm a snob) and second, it's the author's first novel. It didn't disappoint at all and I would recommend it to anyone!
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Re: What ya reading
« Reply #3174 on: August 28, 2011, 09:02:25 PM »
I am currently re-reading The Valley of Horses as I work my way through the Clan of the Cave Bear series yet again. The newest one (sixth in the series) came out in March, so I am reading them all again before reading it.
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Re: What ya reading
« Reply #3175 on: August 31, 2011, 08:00:23 PM »
I started reading "Swapping Lives", I picked it up for $1 at a thrift store and chose it because it had two planes that said "US" and "UK" on them. Its a decent read for the price.
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Re: What ya reading
« Reply #3176 on: August 31, 2011, 08:13:36 PM »
I'm reading a couple of Simon Brett's very silly Blotto & Twinks mysteries.
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Re: What ya reading
« Reply #3177 on: September 01, 2011, 05:48:35 AM »
I just finished Guenevere, Queen of the Summer Country by Rosalind Miles. I love Arthurian legend but found this one a bit...basic. Also too romantic-novelly for my taste. Very pretty descriptions though.

I am starting The Age of Reason by Sartre. It's a book I've had on the stack for years and I am just now getting to.
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Re: What ya reading
« Reply #3178 on: September 01, 2011, 09:07:03 PM »
I just started The Dark Clue by James Wilson.
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Re: What ya reading
« Reply #3179 on: September 02, 2011, 07:24:52 AM »
Quote from: Nicole5446 on September 01, 2011, 05:48:35 AM
I just finished Guenevere, Queen of the Summer Country by Rosalind Miles. I love Arthurian legend but found this one a bit...basic. Also too romantic-novelly for my taste. Very pretty descriptions though.

Almost read that one.  I used to be *obesessed* with anything Arthurian.  'Mists of Avalon' is my all-time fave.

I just started Jane Austen's 'Persuasion'.  I had to order it from the library as they never had it on the shelf.
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