Book Lovers Club
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I only scored 22. Saw some interesting titles on that list.
Off topic - I used to work as a proofreader. I always get a special little thrill when I find typos in the books I'm reading, hee hee! Found one the other day in I Always Loved You.
Anyone else find this to be a slow start in the beginning or is it just me?
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right now, i am almost done being a neurobiologist who had been pursued by a certain someone, who wanted to kill me, because of a drug i was designing that enhanced greatly, ALL of my abilities tremendously. Nifty, being her.
and i myself , kathe, have always loved how a movie or a book rendered me so completely into the world i was experiencing, that somehow because of it, i have lived many lives. severely cathected.
i didnt count the books i tried, and just sincerly could not stand, so i got a score of just 46. there are some excellent books there though, and several i plan on reading.
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bc101, do typos on a Kindle count ? I find them all the time
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35
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Probably not fair since I was an English major in college. I got 75. And I didn't count Ulysses either since I could never get through it. I do want to print the list so I can find those I haven't read. Some really good books.
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47. I loved the book covers!!!
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I was embarrassed to admit that I was an inept bounty hunter in Trenton, NJ who, despite eating a lot of donuts, has two boyfriends, a hamster and a crazy grandmother. I am now an overweight former accountant, now baker in Melbourne with an incredibly handsome Israeli private detective boyfriend and a former heroin addict talented young bakery assistant - and several cats.
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Ha!
I just finished reading The Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olsen, who is a Danish writer. It was really, really good. A burnt out homicide detective is given a job in the cold case department, just to keep in out of the way. He and an unlikely assistant stumble upon the case of a beautiful, young politician who vanished five years earlier and is presumed dead. But she isn't (yet).....she is being held captive by a murderous psychopath. I highly recommend it for a good, suspenseful read (with a few moments of humor just for good measure). It is the first book in Olsen's Department Q series ( I liked it so much that I just downloaded the second book).
I now believe that I will be either Theodore Roosevelt or William Howard Taft
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I am having so much fun reading your description of you - as the character of the book you just read. Keep it up.
Note to J.D. Robb fans, I scored a copy of the newest, Concealed in Death, and am devouring it.
Also I am humbled by Minus, an English major but that's not cheating...who has read 75 of the books on the list of 100. My daughter, an actor, wants to know if she gets extra points for books she's read more than once.
Bc101, isn't it amazing how many books get into print with spelling errors intact? On the topic of slow starts, I used to have a 100 page rule. I made myself read 100 pages because some ended up great. Now I have waived that requirement. If a book doesn't grab me in the first chapter, I quit. Sometimes I don't even wait that long. I find books that start slow always have too many places and characters or details. Which will be important to remember as the book goes on? Impossible to remember everything, only to find out later it wasn't necessary. Makes me crazy.
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Aha....if I can get extra points for books I've read more than once, I will get a much better score!
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I scored 63, but I also was an English major and a journalist, so words were my career. I saw a bunch I need to add to my list to read. As a former editor, I am appalled at the poor editing in today's books. I think publishers often use spellcheck instead of copy editors. One book I bought on Kindle was so bad even the publisher recalled it and sent out a re-edited version.
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Sandra - that's a good rule to keep in mind, but it finally happened for me. I finally got interested in the characters. Mainly by one long, exquisite sentence that made me feel rather read - page 29, 2nd paragraph. I'd retype it here, but it's too long! I'm going back for more!
Wavewhisperer - glad someone else feels the same way about editing! I don't read books on Kindle. I love to SEE the typesetting, feel the binding, and smell the pages - unless it's a stinky old book. Those I stay away from
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Ruthbru, based on your recommendation, I just downloaded three of the Department Q series!!
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oh, oh....the pressure is on!
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Jelson...that person that you are is quite a character...and that's quite a plot! The donut lover reminds me of Geoff Dyer's short story, Otherwise Known as the Human Condition, which later became the title of his awarding winning book of essays. The expression refers to his quest to finding a particular donut. If he doesn't have it by 10 am, his day is in ruin. Hilarious!
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VR the only book of his I have read is Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi. I found it.....disturbing, like I too was disintegrating by the end! I just checked him out via google and damn he is a good looking man!! what with that and the prospect of the donut story - I certainly can understand how that can make or break your day, I will find the short story collection.
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Jelson....Pardon me! I thought it was just I, who thought he was a looker. My bad!
Here's part of his essay about donuts AND a very funny interview about donuts that a book lover had with him. And of course, if that isn't enough of a fix, you can always go on youtube and watch some of his mindbending interviews.
http://flippinamasian.com/tag/doughnut-plant/
Before embarking on his book of essays, Otherwise Known, I would start with the hilarious Out of Sheer Rage. While it's obvious that I am a great fan of his, my mother is an even greater fan. I had him autograph his last book, Zona, for her! He was quite surprised when I told him that my 88 year old mother was a fan of his. He said he would have to let his publisher know that there was another demographic that liked his work! Several years ago, Mom refused to return home to Florida until she finished Otherwise Known. I even offered to buy her her own copy! She dragged that book everywhere until she was finished! She loved, loved, loved Out of Sheer Rage too. She doesn't know it yet, but his next book will be published on May 20th. I've already noted where he will be discussing his next book and hope he will again sign a book for what may be his oldest fan! If I knew he was presenting in her area in Florida, I'd make it my business for the two of them to meet! Last time I met him, I dragged my brother, sister-in-law and best friend with me. Like Dyer, my brother has attended the Burning Man festival and I thought they would hit it off. Sure enough, before his presentation, while my sister-in-law, best friend and I found seats, front row center, of course, my brother was no where to be found until two minutes before the presentation. Seems he and Dyer met, over coffee and donuts in the museum's cafeteria, and sauntered into the auditorium together like they were best friends catching up on ol' times! Almost forgot to mention, several of my cousins are fans of his as well. I guess it must be in our genes! And as for my best friend who is Indian and is a fan of his, India holds a special place in Dyer's heart, and he speaks to both her intellect and her soul!
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ta da! ordered Out of Sheer Rage from the library. should take a few days to get to my local branch!! Wouldn't his website tell you where he will be giving readings of his new book? suggest someplace convenient for your mom to his publisher - what do have to lose?
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jelson...you would think with his new book, weeks away from being published, that his website announce his signing events. Instead, I've had to Google him to find where he'll be. So far, he'll be in San Francisco in June and New York's Public Library on June 10th. I have June 10th circled! In the past, he's been to Key West and Miami. I wish he'd go just a little further north up the Florida coast!
Please let me know if you enjoy Out of Sheer Rage....
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Ruthbru, Just finished "Keeper of Lost Causes," which was excellent and reminded me of another detective series I read a few years ago, also set in Denmark/Sweden/Finland... Today started my second "Department Q" book. Good recommendation!
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Whew! Seems like lots of good mystery/detective authors come from Scandinavia ......must be those long, cold, dark winter nights!
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I just finished J.D. Robb's latest novel, Concealed in Death. It was an especially good one. An intriguing mystery & police drama always takes me away from reality for a few days. Now I'm down to four books in my reading corner and several new Kindle downloads. I'm going to start The Flight of the Silvers by Daniel Price next but it was a toss up with Life After Life by Kate Atkinson, which is also sitting here next to me, begging me to open the book. I think I can hear them both calling...read me, no read me first.
On Kindle, I have The Giver by Lois Lowry, The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon, and Divergent by Veronica Roth. Still have Mind's Eye by Douglas Richards on my Kindle, only 4% finished and the ever present The Book Thief, which I've started and postponed for three months now. I'm on page 75, but each time I pick it back up, I have to go back a couple of chapters to refresh my memory. It's my own fault. Some people get distracted by shiny things...I get distracted by book reviews! Since I own the book, it can always wait until I finish the next library book due.
Yesterday I spent 6 hours in the chemo clinic getting an iron infusion and watching people come and go. Unfortunately all 23 beds were full and as one would leave, another person would come in. The nurses said it been like that since January. They are swamped with newly diagnosed people. Some people were happy and joking, but most were quiet and resigned. Reality slapped me in the face over and over all day as I watched people of all ages and ethnic origins being treated. Too many sad faces. Science better come up with something soon. I tried to escape into my book but it was too hard to concentrate. I saw a 40-something woman, bald, 4 IV's dripping into her port while she slept, sucking her thumb. I wanted to wake her up and hug her, but didn't of course.
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Sandra why did you get an iron infusion? Just because of your sx tomorriw?
I love jdrobb! The In Death series is one of the best. I need to buy a hard copy though. I have all of her in Death books (Nora Roberts) in either paperback or hardcover. I'm glad I started early as she has so many now that it would take hundreds of $ to buy them now.
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Oh yeag! Anyone else on here having to leave the Sony Reader Store and move to Kobo? Forced migration this month..they are closing the store. We should be able to move our Sony library to Kobo. Well see how it goes. Yuck. I wonder how many books I'll lose......
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Hi all, I am joining your book club. I also really like the JD Robb, In Death series, I am on the wait list for the newest, can't wait!
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Moon, this was my second iron infusion. My iron started circling the drain in 2012. Couldn't get it up no matter how many iron supplements were prescribed by different doctors. The hemotologist (also my onco) says I'll need iron infusions every three or four months forever. She diagnosed me with Thalessemia Trait - rather than full blown Thalessemia which is quite dangerous. (Sickle Cell Anemia is one of the types of Thalessemia.) My only symptom is the anemia. It's a genetic abnormality. I also have small red blood cells which compromises oxygen delivery to the body. None of this ever was known until last fall. I was a fitness professional and ballroom dance instructor for years with no issues with shortness of breath or anemia.
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Ha!
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love that meme! LOL. Sorry to hear about your iron problem. I have no clue how long my mag issues will continue. They don't know why either. Oh well. Much love
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Just finished reading Andrew Scott Selby's, A Serial Killer in Nazi Germany. Having read Death in the City of Lights a year or two ago, both books give one an AMAZING perspective of how difficult it was to catch serial killers during Nazi occupations of Berlin and Paris. One word to describe both books is BIZARRE! The blackouts of Berlin gave the killer a fertile environment to seek his prey. Likewise, in Paris, as people disappeared, people thought the Nazis were responsible. Little did both cities realize what was happening....
I read half of Evil Genes, but lost interest because I was already familiar with much of what she was writing about. Including the author's sister's evilness was too exploitive for me.
Got a couple of night stands full of books to open now. The night is still young, so I guess I'll see what catches my fancy!
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