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#217296 - 07/29/04 09:40 PM
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Has anyone read The Red Tent?
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#217297 - 07/29/04 09:46 PM
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I read "The Notebook" (I can't remember who the writer is) in one day. Granted, it is only about 250 pages. It was good. A little too lovey dovey at times. But, good.
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#217300 - 07/30/04 12:55 PM
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Little Devil, is that non-fiction? I love history! You need to read "Founding Mothers, the Women Who Raised Our Nation" by Cokie Roberts. It's a good read as well. Their lives were definitely not boring.
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#217301 - 07/30/04 12:58 PM
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Yes, and it is very interesting, I am sure the library would have it. Antonia Fraser has written a lot of excellent history books.
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#217302 - 07/30/04 01:58 PM
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Anything by Marian Keyes or Isabel Wolffe.
I just finished R is for Ricochet (Sue Grafton) and Ten Big Ones (Janet Evanovich), both were good.
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#217304 - 07/30/04 02:01 PM
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I love Janet Evanovich's books, they are a riot!
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#217306 - 07/30/04 02:14 PM
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LOL!
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#217309 - 07/30/04 03:08 PM
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I just started reading Janet Evanovich's books. It has taken me a little bit to get into the first one, but now I can hardly wait to finish it to see how she handles Morelli.
I have yet to find The Cat Who Ate Turkey by Lillian Jackson Braun around here so I guess I will have to order it. I have really enjoyed reading this series and will wait for the next one to come out at the end of the year.
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#217310 - 07/30/04 03:10 PM
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If you want irreverant humor, try Carl Hiassen. He writes exclusively about Florida, and his books are extremely funny. Weird characters (a former govermor who lives in the swamps), implausible situations, just a great break from reality.
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#217311 - 07/30/04 03:28 PM
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Love Sophie Kinsella & Marion Keyes - "chick lit". Confessions of a Shopoholic series is great
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#217313 - 08/11/04 08:50 PM
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I am usually a psychological thriller/suspense reader: recommend books by Jeffrey Deaver, Karin Slaughter and Chris Mooney (Mooney is kind of deviant sometimes, even for me).
A co-worker just gave me a book called "The Time Traveler's Wife" I ugghhed when I saw the title and girly cover, but I have to admit that I can't put the book down and can't wait to finish it.
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#217314 - 08/11/04 08:55 PM
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I also get a kick out of seeing what Janet Evanovich is getting Stephanie into next.
I recently read "Blindside" by Catherine Coulter and then realized it was the latest in her "FBI Thriller Series". I have now gone back and read almost all of the previous ones in order. Good stuff.
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#217316 - 08/11/04 10:27 PM
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Short novel: "The Great Gatsby," by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Long novel: any of the following novels by John Irving: "The World According to Garp," "The Hotel New Hampshire," "The Cider House Rules," "A Prayer for Owen Meany," "A Son of the Circus," "A Widow for One Year"
Interminable, turgid novel: "Atlas Shrugged" or "The Fountainhead," both by Ayn Rand
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#217317 - 08/11/04 10:31 PM
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Short novel: "The Great Gatsby," by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Agree - I can read that one over and over and still enjoy it.
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#217319 - 08/12/04 04:11 PM
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I read "The Five People You Meet in Heaven" in one day, I couldn't put it down (it's about 200 pages and the pages are small). It is quite touching. Please try to fit it in, I bet you'll be glad you did.
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#217320 - 08/12/04 05:57 PM
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If it is non-fiction murder/tangled webs/mystery you desire, try Ann Rule. I just read her story on Ted Bundy. She is a great writer. Also mystery/murder authors that top my list: Tami Hoag and John Sanford's Prey series
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