Book Lovers Club
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MinusTwo - read One Thousand White Women for book club last year. Good read.
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Minus, I also thoroughly enjoyed " One Thousand White Women"!
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VR, an interview with John Waters. Carsick and Shades of Blue await me, now I need to get a Dyer.
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I also loved Fergus' One Thousand White Woman. His book, The Wild Girl, was also enjoyable.
I just finished reading, A Wilder Rose. A biography about Rose Wilder Lane who, with her mother, Laura, wrote the Little House books. I found it very interesting. If you liked the old TV show, I think you'll like this book.
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I once read a biography of Ingles and Wilder but Im sorry I don't remember by whom! However what I thought was interesting was that the author made a point of picking out all the references to food in the books. He (it may have been a she) said that it was due to the near starvation that happened many times to Laura growing up. It's true, if you reread the books she lovingly talks about each meal or event with the food it entails. Speaking of tails, the pig tail she recalls cooking until it crackled during the butchering. It's seeing the books in a different light reading them as an adult.
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fgm - I loved A Wilder Rose. I've heard Susan Wittig Albert talk about her books & I've liked them all.
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Minus, Lord of the Rings is the ONE movie (series of movies in this case), that I've ever seen that lives up to the books (each of which I had read multiple times).
Unbroken was an amazing story, and what was even more amazing to me was that the author never lost his sense of humor & fun. I remember an interview he did on a late night talk show when the book first came out, and the host asked him if spending those years in the hellish Japanese prison camps helped to prepare him for any other experience in life, and right away he shot back, "Yes...47 years of marriage."
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Just read Blake Bailey's memoir, The Splendid Things We Planned. Sounded like an interesting book title when I pulled it off the library book shelf. When I turned the book over, there were a few blurbs. David Sedaris, Adelle Waldman and Geoff Dyer...Dyer read the book??? Hmmm.. So, if it was good enough for Dyer to read, well then....VR just had to read it. VR read it in one long sitting. A tragic family story. Heartbreaking. What VR fails to understand from reading books like this one is...with all the means of getting help, it never ceases to amaze VR how some people make such a mess out of their lives. Bailey exhibits lots of courage for being able to write such a heartbreaking story about his family. But, keep in mind, he wrote a biography about Richard Yates whose life was also heartbreaking. Be forewarned, only read the book if you are in a happy mood, otherwise, when you finish it, it might make you feel blue.
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Ruth- this morning on Sunday Morning TV show, they did a repeat interview of Louis Zamperini and Linda Hillenbrand. Both are wonderful people. I haven't read Unbroken yet, but it's on my list.
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Ruth, I agree that the LOTR movies are one if the finest movie adoptions from books! They follow the feelings if the books but in no way can they possibly put the whole of the books into the movie or each one would be 9 hours long. But the movies chose the stories to include quite well. I have a few quibbles and a favorite part that never made the movie but I enjoyed the movies. I read the LOTR books every year for 50 years at least once some times twice and I love both the books and the movies.
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Oh yes, they did have to edit and of course leave things out, but everything they put in and every character they used was perfect to my vision. I first read LOR in college, read them all out loud to DS when he was in 2nd grade, and when the movies started coming out, he and I would reread each book before seeing the movie, go to it together and then discuss, discuss, discuss. We are still doing it with The Hobbit, and he is 25! So it turned out to be a very cool mother/son thing as well.
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I just finished The Kitchen House and loved it. I couldn't put it down. It reminded me of The Invention of Wings because of the slavery topic and the structure.
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Sandra - miss you. What are you reading?
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Minus, One Thousand White Women was great and Shadow of the Wind is my all time favorite book.
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Don't you other book lovers ever think, that is, when you are not devouring a book, that there's nothing else to think about other than what is that you are going to get your hands on to read next??????
Serious addiction.
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http://elitedaily.com/life/culture/date-reader-rea...
I don't think anyone here would disagree with this!!
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Jelson, that was truly awesome!! My ex once told me I read too much. He must have been jealous of my wisdom and experiences from reading too much
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Oh, I'm so excited to have found this! I LOVE to read.Shadow of the Wind was a fabulous book. Have you all read his others?
Sandra4611: those are COOL pictures. I love them.
I'm currently reading Robert Galbraith (aka J.K. Rowling) The Silkworm, and I recommend it highly. You should read The Cuckoo's Calling first, if you haven't. This is an excellent series and I hope she continues it.
I recently finished Jo Nesbo's The Son. And that was also really good. Mysteries are my favorite genre.
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Jelson...Ive been following the work of psychology professor Jean Twenge who has been leading the discussion critical of the Me Generation. Among her arguments is that young adults nowadays do not participate in a life drenched in literature and that makes them less empathetic and more narssistic. In her book, Generation Me she refers to brain studies comparing those of current college students with the brain studies of college students from decades ago. The researchers noticed less neuron activity in the brain area that is associated with emotion in the Me Generation college students. The researcher suggest that when students are young, there are important neuron activities being developed while reading "deeply."
I have found her books very fascinating, while also noting that she has received a lot of criticism. However, reading other neuroscience books and having raised 3 Me Generation children, I do agree with many of her ideas.
What you linked is clearly on spot with what Dr. Twenge proposes.
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Piggybacking on my earlier post regarding neuroscience, yesterday I finished reading Murdering Minds. A lot happening in the world of studying psychopathy. I think I have to move on a bit to another topic because most of the books the author cited for further reading, I've already read. One of the better books that the author recommended was the book Columbine by Cullen. I think his book about the Columbine tragedy stands the test of time.
I just finished reading the latest Freakonomics book, Think Like a Freak. I wrote to the authors and heard back from them. I'm kind of in their book. I participated in their coin toss experiment. Their books are so much fun to read.
The night is young, but my eyes are shot from reading, so I'm going to switch to a "Q" oversized book now and learn about playgrounds. Years ago, I was involved with the renovation of two playgrounds in my community. It brings me great joy every time I pass the playgrounds and see little ones smiling and running around.
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Since I'll be going to Seattle next month (sightseeing for 3 days before our Alaska cruise) I'm going to re-read The Corner of Bitter & Sweet. I understand you can tour several of the places featured in the book.
So glad to hear how much others enjoyed The Shadow of the Wind. I've read all his books - Shadow is by far the best. Two other book recommendations: The Language of Flowers and Snowflower and the Secret Fan.
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Sandra...If you haven't read Where'd You Go Bernadette?...You might enjoy it too! It is a send up of Microsoft and Seattle! Hilarious book!
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Sandra, read and loved all the books u mentioned. Glennie,mysteries are my favorite genre, too. Have read all Elizabeth George, Louise Penny, Jo Nesbo, Deborah Crombie, Tana French. What have I missed???
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I really enjoyed the mystery series by this British author - Elly Griffiths. Like Louise Penny I would read these novels in order for character development, hx.
Sandra - Alaskan authors who are fun reads: Dana Stabenow and Sue Henry. The later gives very accurate descriptions of areas and sights in Alaska.
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One Thousand White Women is coming from inter-library loan. Thanks for the rec!
Read LOTR trilogy in college. My BF had them. I gave him a one-book head start then delved into book 1. Had that read before he finished book 2 so had to read it in bouts when he was otherwise occupied. Had book 3 read before he finished book 2. Yes I do read fast but they were GREAT books. Also liked The Hobbit but never got through The Silmarillion.
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OH, Sandra, if you are going to be in Seattle, you can go to the Seattle Mystery Bookstore! I've been wanting to go there for ages.
WaveWhisper: I'm working my way thru the Harry Hole series now. I've read Tana French. Also enjoy: Martha Grimes, Jonathan & Faye Kellerman, Sue Grafton, Sara Paretsky, Donald Westlake (the Dortmunder series is hysterical), Carl Hiaasen (Florida boy!). Lisa Lutz: The Spellman series is quite funny. Jacqueline Winspear, Karin Slaughter, Lee Child, Ridley Pearson,,,,,,,,
I love the Hobbit and the LoTR. I still have my paperback copies from college.
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