Book Lovers Club
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Some trivia...
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Dedicated to Patience, Fortitude, and VR.
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badger! ❤️
Dear friends...if you visit New York...please take the FREE tour of the library! It is wonderful...
Minus...I always have a visor on me. I have extremely sensitive eyes, so dark glasses and a visor are a must. I love foldable ones that have velcro...that way, when I head indoors, i just attach it to my bag. They are especially useful on windy days. Hair and hat stay put. Along with Frogg Togg Chilly Pads, they are indispensable and aremy favorite gifts to give family and friends...People send me random photos of themselves smiling and wearing their visors and Frogg Toggs!
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Finished book #6 in the Outlander series and decided to wait a while for the last two. They're good books but lengthy and better saved for Winter.
Then read three just-OK books, the newer one on loan from mom and the others from the bargain bin at Half-Price Books. The Wolf (2014) by Lorenzo Carcaterra (organized crime versus terrorists), State of Fear (2004) by Michael Crichton (the environmental movement is co-opted and used to increase public fear and corporate profit), and Cemetery Dance (2009) by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child (voodoo and zombies in NYC).
Now finishing an excellent book: The Women in the Castle (2017) by Jessica Shattuck (three widows of German resisters, killed after the failed plot to assassinate Hitler, come together in a crumbling Bavarian castle at the end of WWII).
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I think Women in the Castle is being made into a movie.
Here's a tee shirt for us!!!
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Ruth - LOVE the T-shirt.
Reading Sara Paretsky's Breakdown (2012). I haven't read one of her books in awhile. Easy reading & I like her sarcastic sense of humor. Plus I enjoy all the detail about Chicago.
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That shirt definitely describes me
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Happy National Book Lover'sDay!
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Trinity College Library in Ireland:
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"We shouldn't teach great books; we should teach a love of reading." - B.F. Skinner
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Just finished Chestnut Street, a lovely collection of short stories by Maeve Binchy.
Next up is Born Bright: A Young Girl's Journey from Nothing to Something in America by C. Nicole Mason.
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Ruthbru, a shrine to books! Makes me drool...
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OMG ruthbru, that looks like Heaven!
Just finished a sort of murder mystery that captivated me through to the last page, Snow Falling On Cedars by David Guterson. Just re-started American Gods by Niel Gaimen, which I received as a gift during chemo, but couldn't read then because my brain was too foggy. Too soon to tell what I think of it, but "all my friends" were reading it when it came out.
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Just completed How To Stop Time, by Matt Haig. To be honest, I had not been emotionally engaged with the main protagonist, even up to the last page. It's gotten rave reviews ,clearly, I'm not 5* wowed, the dialog seemed wooden and a clunky whirlwind ending that I'd expect from a novice novelist. Will be a film with Benedict Cumberbatchi to star as the film rights have been acquired by Cumberbatch's production company.
Lazily behind on my reading, have two more summer reads to reach for (yup, it's nearly autumn) Tin Man by Sarah Winman and The Lightkeeper's Daughters, by Jean E. Pendziwol.
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Sadly, LilacBlue, none of these books are available from my library. I do find a a lot of good suggestions on this thread though!
MJ
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MJ, does your library do inter-library loans? Mine here in Podunk does so maybe yours does, too.
A recent example is Born Bright. The southwest library system had just one book, in large-print, which I can't abide. I called and they'll search in the neighboring south central library system that includes Madison, which is sure to have it, and e-mail me when it's in. LOVE my library! ♥
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Yes - I actually have access to all the libraries in San Bernardino County (the largest county in the U.S.) and Riverside County. Of course, I was only looking at e-books, not actual physical books. I haven't read one of those for a while!
MJ
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Tappermom...Lucky you to have such wide access to books although even in the libraries I have access to it is rare that I cannot get what I'm looking for. It is usually a surprise when one of my requested books is available after I've been in the queue for some time. A nice surprise I must add.
I've just started Lab girl by Hope Jahren. It is science memoir and Hope is a scientist specializing in fossilized plants. I'm only a few pages in and I already like Hope as she begins by giving a vivid account of growing up in Minnesota in a Scandinavian family where sharing anything personal is frowned upon. My ex is from MN, of Norwegian descent, so I have a bit of a window on that non-communication style.
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Finished "The Postmistress" by Sarah Blake. I quite liked it, a WWII story that isn't so much a war story as a story about regular people affected by war. Really enjoyed reading the authors note's as to how the story came to be, an interesting look into the mind of an author.
Now I'm reading "Me before you", I had seen the movie so know the ending, but it's a nice light read and an enjoyable story.
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Hello Book Lovers, this is my first post to this thread. I'm a retired librarian. I worked in both public and academic libraries.
Tessu, yes, I enjoyed Snow Falling on Cedars. My book club discussed American Gods a couple of months ago.
My all time go to favorite authors for a good page turning read are:
John Grisham
Lee Child
Daniel Silva
Tony Hillerman and continued by his daughter, Anne Hillerman
Some of my favorite titles are: A Prayer for Owen Meaney by John Irving. The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood. The History of Love by Nicole Krauss and A Land More Kind than True my Wiley Cash.
When I want to read something challenging I try William Faulkner (better for me in a group discussion.)
For laugh-out-loud funny, I go back to Nancy Mitford's The Pursuit of Love or Anne Tyler's Breathing Lessons.
For my overnight stay in the hospital I brought a book of poetry.
Happy reading, everyone
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hi Marilyn, welcome!
Needed something to read the other day so grabbed the paperback of The Bourne Identity off the bookshelf. Good choice! Have seen all the movies but never read the book. Robert Ludlum is a fine writer.
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Welcome, Marilyn!
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Oh Ruth, LOL terrific!
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Born Bright came in from inter-library loan. Set aside Jason Bourne and dove right in. Here's the foreword:
We are all born bright. The difference between you and me is small. From the start, we all have the same potential for greatness and reach for the same things. However, our experiences and interactions with the world and the denial of humanity in very subtle but meaningful ways threaten the light. And then it is gone.
After going dark, some of us learn to reignite ourselves.
- Dr. C. Nicole Mason
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Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf.
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LOVE Kent Haruf.
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Finished Me Before You. Was a great read, and a tearjerker. Now I have started The boys in the boat, the story about the 1936 Olympic Rowing Team. It's pretty good so far.
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The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls ny Anton Disclafani
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