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Reading Eula Biss' On Immunity. I had seen her interviewed on TV and thought she was wonderfully bright, refreshing and interesting. I'm so glad I got the book yesterday from the library! Read the first 100 pages of the brief book and cannot get over her writing! I was waiting for the NY Time's to name its list of best books...and what do you know? Surprise! Her book appears today on their top 10 books of 2014
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I just read an excerpt, that book sounds fascinating! Just my style! Thanks, VR.
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Whether hard cover or paper back, reading at the table or a chair or in bed - I could not live w/o my "Book Magic" book clip. Fantastic on an airplane. Doubles as a book marker when you put on one side. You just slide up a little way to turn a page. When I think of losing mine I get frantic. Looks like Amazon has them. They used to have them at the check out lines at Barnes & Noble. Really, I don't have stock in the product - just wish I did, and I would give them to every reader.
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And this is the second reading tool I use - a book weight. It lives on my kitchen table and works really well to keep a book flat - like if you read while you're eating. I've seen these lots of places but I wanted to share that they do work. This works for recipe books but the Book Clip is even better for those.
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I use the remote control to hold the book flat, but this is much nicer. I've never seen the Book Magic clip,, will have to google that on Amazon.
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MinusTwo - thanks for the advice on the two devices, I will look into both, but your comment "It lives on my kitchen table" made me laugh. I could have one or two living on my kitchen table right now! I wouldn't have a clue how they got there, they might have ridden in on some other mysterious object that I will also be surprised to find when I finally excavate to the actual table surface!!! easier to click on Amazon!!!
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I just saw they made The Red Tent into a Mini Series
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Jelson: I have a wooden lazy susan in the middle of my table & that's where the book weight lives. Otherwise my table may be worse than yours - covered with several layers of important, vital, interesting, things I absolutely need to deal with or look into.
jbokland: I liked The Red Tent. Looks like the "world premier" is 12/7 & 12/8.
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I love the smell and the feel of books and usually have a few scattered around the house. But I also enjoy the convenience of my Kindle which is currently allowing me to carry 238 books in my purse.
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My own little corner of paradise is in the corner of my dining room. I have my recliner, a good light and stacks of books. No one goes in to that room so it's peaceful and quiet.
Anyone can load the Kindle app on their computer. If you start off reading on the computer and then have to go somewhere, take your Kindle. It automatically knows where you left off on the computer. When you get home you pick right back up where you were. Sometimes the Kindle is the best but I get mildly annoyed by having to touch the right side of the device. Can't tell you how many times I've touched the left instead by mistake. You sure can't beat it for portability and I like that the fonts are easily adjustable for those days when my eyes are acting up. I have a Kindle Fire, my third Kindle, and the best one. The size is nice a comfortable to hold. Not too small like the first generation was. It just didn't "fit" me. I have that same issue with paperbacks. Sometimes they are awkward to hold. My aging body is to blame. The best is a regular, full size hardcover. Perfect size, easy to turn pages, wonderful fragrance.
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Sandra - love the "book bed". You can just reach down for the next one until the whole things tilts. What was the name of that great old bookstore you talked about in downtown San Antonio? My niece lives in Stockdale and is trying to get me to come out for Christmas. It's way too soon on my damn medical calendar to make that kind of decision, but I will surely let you know if I'm coming your way. However since you're so lucky to be having your surgery on 12/19, we may not cross paths this time - if I even come.
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LOL @ pillow on lap while reading large books, I did that with the Follett and it helped.
Finished Orphan Train, what a good book! Highly recommend.
Next up is some Nora Roberts - The Cousins O'Dwyer trilogy - on loan from mom. She didn't like it because she expected more historical and less occult. One might think titles like Dark Witch, Shadow Spell, and Blood Magick were a clue but that's OK, I like that mystical magical stuff.
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The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry is next up. My friend loved it and since it has a book theme....hey, why not? Afterwards, I have to read The Golem and the Jinni. I started reading it and promised myself that I would read it during the Winter....So...since Winter starts in a few days.AND, by coincidence, the younger son is listening to it ...I guess it is time to finish it!
After that, I promised two cousins that I would read The Rosie Project.....Still reading...in between....The Story of the Word Ain't....AND, I'm enjoying The Wit and Wisdom of Winston Churchill.
DH is finishing the latest John Grisham novel and voracious reader II, darling mother, is reading The Luminous Heart of Jonah S at my recommendation. Going to put other books by Jonah S's author on my list....oy!
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Minus, I may be fine to meet you if you come to San Antonio. You never can tell. This surgery may be an easy recovery with much fewer restrictions than I've had before. The bookstore I think you are referring to is north of downtown. It's Half Price Books and is in a wonderful old two story house, complete with creaky wooden stairs. It's on Broadway in the Alamo Heights area.
It could also be The Book Cellar, which IS downtown. It's in the basement of the main San Antonio Library and has lots of good books for $1.
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love the book tree
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Sandra, How cool is that. Love the book shelf.
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I'm way behind in reporting on reading, so here's two books:
Thirteen Moons by Charles Frazier. He won the National Book Award for Cold Mountain a couple of years ago. An orphan named Will is sent alone as a 'bound boy' to run a remote trading post on the Cherokee Nation. This is Southern Appalachia before the "removal". I didn't really know much about the Trail of Tears but was astounded by the number of Cherokee who were marched out West of the Mississippi River. Will's life with the Cherokee and as a lawyer advocating in our nation's courts & capital is most interesting.
All You Could Ask For by Mike Greenberg. This isn't really quite chick lit since the author in one of the co-hosts of Mike & Mike on ESPN. It's the story of 3 women who discover the conquering power of friendship. Spoiler - but no one told me ahead & it's relevant - they didn't know each other before they got breast cancer, so then I had to decide whether to continue. It turned out to be a very engaging book about the lives & minds of these VERY different, powerful women. The author wrote it to honor a friend who died & all proceeds go to a foundation he & his wife set up.
Dropped back now and reading an old Mrs. Pollifax book. I always think of Miss Marple on steroids when I pick up one of these books.
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For those of you who haven't read any of Dorothy Gilman's books, she is a delight. Her first book is The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax. "Mrs. Virgil (Emily) Pollifax of New Brunswick, New Jersey, was a widow with grown children. She was tired of attending her Garden Club meetings. She wanted to do something good for her country..." What she actually does is walk into the CIA's headquarters and volunteer to be a spy. Her adventures & mis-adventures as a part-time "undercover operative" in foreign countries are lots of fun.
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I just had to mention that I believe Mike Greenberg was inspired to write All You Could Ask For by a woman he knew socially, but we knew because of her too short time on BCO where she was known as Heidi_Ho. A truly delightful woman who captured many hearts here.
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Jelson - how great that there's a personal BCO tie. Thanks for mentioning.
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Breezed through The Storied Life of AJ Fikry. The story revolves around a book store owner. The story is driven by his love of books. Tucked into the story are classic books...all kinds of titles that all of you book lovers have read or plan on reading.
Reminded me of the film Cinema Paradiso....don't ask me why...perhaps one pays homage to the love of films while the other pays homage to the love of books.
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Library e-mailed me today. All I Could Ask For is waiting for me to pick up.
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http://www.bustle.com/articles/54236-9-books-that-...
Enjoy the holidays! Hope everyone gets a chance to cuddle with their loved ones....and a good book!
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Once again I took a book to the hospital and once again, never opened it. I had surgery #6 Friday and even though I had the new Mike Greenberg book All You Could Ask For with me, I preferred sleep. I'm home now, snuggled in a recliner with a blanket and a kitty. The table on one side has a nice cup of tea and the table on the other side holds the book. Life is painful but good.
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((Sandra))
I'm halfway through book 2 of that NR trilogy. It's true to formula so I can see clear to the end but it's a good story and I'll keep reading. ♥
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Sandra - so glad your home & recovering. I've been following on other threads.
I read Michael Connelly's latest The Burning Room last night. The friend who loaned me the book said she's guessing it's the last of the series based on how it ends. No spoilers, but does anyone who read it agree? I think there's too much invested in his daughter's upcoming college adventure, & maybe romance w/the LA Times contact, & etc. However the back flap did say he's the executive producer & co-writer of the forthcoming TV series Bosch starring Titus Welliver so maybe he's changed the medium?
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Anyone read Wild by Cheryl Strayed? I enjoyed the book, and now the movie is out, starring Reese Witherspoon. Saw the movie today and thought they did a decent job with it. Great scenery!!0 -
Glennie - I didn't read the book but have been thinking about going to the movie if only for the scenery.
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I approved of wild!
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