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Re: What ya reading
« Reply #1725 on: November 25, 2008, 08:43:50 AM »
The Hundred Secret Senses by Amy Tan.

(I joined a book club!)
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Re: What ya reading
« Reply #1726 on: November 25, 2008, 09:10:44 AM »
...and speaking of bookclubs, I'm reading "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall" for the Yorkshire bookclub.  I won't give anything away for those who haven't gotten to it yet, but I'll just say (in my opinion) "Jane Eyre" is much better and "Wuthering Heights" is as well.  :-\\\\
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Re: What ya reading
« Reply #1727 on: November 25, 2008, 11:13:19 AM »
Quote from: Andee on November 25, 2008, 09:10:44 AM
...and speaking of bookclubs, I'm reading "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall" for the Yorkshire bookclub.  I won't give anything away for those who haven't gotten to it yet, but I'll just say (in my opinion) "Jane Eyre" is much better and "Wuthering Heights" is as well.  :-\\\\

Really??  Everything I was told about it was good and everyone seemed to LOVE it...I haven't started it yet but I'll let you know what I think when I do!

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Re: What ya reading
« Reply #1728 on: November 25, 2008, 11:22:06 AM »
Quote from: swelch2 on November 25, 2008, 11:13:19 AM
Really??  Everything I was told about it was good and everyone seemed to LOVE it...I haven't started it yet but I'll let you know what I think when I do!


We should probably save up our criticisms, etc for the meeting--ha ha!  I will say I don't hate it though....maybe it's just that I loved Jane Eyre so much!
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Re: What ya reading
« Reply #1729 on: November 25, 2008, 12:22:27 PM »
Quote from: Andee on November 25, 2008, 11:22:06 AM
We should probably save up our criticisms, etc for the meeting--ha ha!  I will say I don't hate it though....maybe it's just that I loved Jane Eyre so much!

Jane Eyre is my favorite Bronte book as well.  :)
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Re: What ya reading
« Reply #1730 on: November 25, 2008, 12:58:48 PM »
Quote from: Tin on November 25, 2008, 12:22:27 PM
Jane Eyre is my favorite Bronte book as well.  :)
Besides the plot being so good, I felt there was even some humour and an awesome amount of insight into human behaviour and what motivates people.  More than I would have had at the age Charlotte Bronte was when she wrote it.
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Re: What ya reading
« Reply #1731 on: November 25, 2008, 02:06:33 PM »
I've got two on the go right now. One is Kitchen Essays by Agnes Jekyll, a wonderful collection of recipes and essays about food from the '20s. The other is The Millstone by Margaret Drabble.
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Re: What ya reading
« Reply #1732 on: November 28, 2008, 10:56:20 AM »
Me Talk Pretty One Day by  David Sedaris
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Re: What ya reading
« Reply #1733 on: November 28, 2008, 10:00:25 PM »
Life in the United Kingdom, a particularly well written  ;) and riveting thriller!

My exam is on 6 December, so I'm in the final stages of revision at present!
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Re: What ya reading
« Reply #1734 on: November 29, 2008, 09:52:24 AM »
Twilight, and I like it :D
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Re: What ya reading
« Reply #1735 on: December 02, 2008, 12:02:41 AM »
Voyager by Diana Gabaldon ~ I'm totally hooked on this series!

Quote from: LipBalmAddict on November 28, 2008, 10:00:25 PM
Life in the United Kingdom, a particularly well written  ;) and riveting thriller!

My exam is on 6 December, so I'm in the final stages of revision at present!

LOL!  Good luck!
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Re: What ya reading
« Reply #1736 on: December 02, 2008, 06:00:40 AM »
Terrorism and War (for my Political Science class)
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Re: What ya reading
« Reply #1737 on: December 04, 2008, 10:45:10 AM »
Quote from: LipBalmAddict on November 28, 2008, 10:00:25 PM
Life in the United Kingdom, a particularly well written  ;) and riveting thriller!

My exam is on 6 December, so I'm in the final stages of revision at present!

LOL...  Hope everything goes great!

I am still reading Pride and Prejudice... almost finished, though, and might give Jane Eyre a try afterwards, since you all recommend it so highly and I have never read it. 
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Re: What ya reading
« Reply #1738 on: December 04, 2008, 12:48:18 PM »
Quote from: Jewlz on December 04, 2008, 10:45:10 AM
LOL...  Hope everything goes great!

I am still reading Pride and Prejudice... almost finished, though, and might give Jane Eyre a try afterwards, since you all recommend it so highly and I have never read it. 
Oooo I was obsessed with Pride and Prejudice for a while watching the BBC adaptation (the Colin Firth one) at least 6 times, reading the book twice, and then searching out all of the other film and TV versions.

I'd say,"you will love Jane Eyre", but maybe you won't--though it *is* really good!

I'm almost done Tenant of Wildfell Hall.  It does seem to go on and on...
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Re: What ya reading
« Reply #1739 on: December 04, 2008, 04:39:22 PM »
Just finished The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox. 
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