Book Lovers Club
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we never forced our kids to read but had 4000 books accessible in the house and read to them every nite.. the books are now in the basement.. We need to build a library and shelves.
but they read voraciously (ha ha).. cookbooks, comic books, history art and science books and of course novels. We have quite a mess of books around.
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thanks for the kids' suggestions.. my kids are tween adulthood and childhood and it is difficult to find books for them at the library since they exhausted the kids' section.
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apple...DUMP THE BOOKS!!!!!!!!!! DONATE THEM...GET THEM OUT OF THE HOUSE!!! They collect dust mites and mold and are a fire hazard!!!!! I keep very few books in my house for the obvious reason! My oldest son was ALLERGIC TO THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I love this!!! Thanks so so much! I love hearing what you all liked or didn't like! My son is a good reader - when he was in 5th grade he read "Chinese Cinderella" and that hooked him - he said it changed his life as he just cried in parts and it just took him into her life. The he read the" Bloody Jack" series - historical fiction and adored it so much he wrote to the author who sent him a small color print of a painting he had done of the book which I framed for him. One of my kid's teachers just published a book called. " The Dagger Quick" by Brian Eames. They haven't read it yet but it is on their list and I'm sure it will be good.
My daughter has a harder time with books but is starting to get interested. She read "Let me In" a vampire book and that really caught her up. Then both read "Hunger Games" And she is now reading " The Help" but she is having a hard time with it.
Oh and both read " The Book Thief" for school and made altered books from it which was wonderful using different themes.
However so many of the "classics' we all read just don't seem to do it for them..... of course I went back to read some of Dickens and Shelley and they are harder than what they read now which is sad.....
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I'm pages and pages behind on posts but only have a second -- just want to recommend Father of the Rain by Lily King before I forget. I haven't seen it mentioned hardly anywhere (although entirely possible I've missed it on this thread) but it's one of the best books I've read in a long long time. Simply outstanding. Well written, has depth, held my attention well, the characters were likable even when they weren't... good psychological study of family relationships. Poignant at times. I could go on and on but will just say, check it out. It's a well-written book and I suspect many of you may like it.
Also, again, I'm behind so I may have missed mention of this, but for fans of Tana French: Faithful Place is out in paperbook. Can't wait to read her third novel. Supposed to be her best -- and her first two were excellent.
Oh, one more: if you liked Gil Mcneil's The Beach Street Knitting Society and Yarn Club, try the sequel: Needles and Pearls. Very sweet. Not deep reads but well-written and real. I want to have a cup of tea with the protagonist -- I want to have her as a friend.
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Due to the recommendations on this board, I just finished Jenna Blum's Those Who Save Us. Couldn't put it down! Now it's on to This is Where I Leave You. Thanks so much for all of your recs! I am a director of a public library, and just haven't taken the time to read many books in the last several years (I read lots of newspapers/magazines, etc.) You guys are wonderful!
Jane
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Voracious.. I would so love to dump them.. I've packed them twice, we don't have room for them and I hate them. My husband finds great value in things.. lots and lots of things including moldy or soon to be moldy books.. these are worth 2 dollars each he says..
time for a deep breath.
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I just finished Secret Daughter and really liked it. The glimpse into Indian culture was fascinating and heartbreaking if you are born a girl. I liked the alternating chapters style, too. Laurie - thanks for the recommendation! I passed it on to my sister who started it last night and already loves it.
I'm going to start Douglas Kennedy's State of the Union next. I still have Cutting for Stone, The Double Bind on my TBR list.
Is it my imagination or do more books these days have characters with BC or characters that find a lump, etc, etc? The last two I've read have those scenarios. They are not the main characters but characters in supporting roles.
Reading was an important part of my childhood and my sisters and I still read a lot. I'm happy to say that my neices and nephews are continuing the tradition. My dad was our role model for reading. He was into Louis L'amour, Dick Francis, John D. MacDonald. My youngest sister teaches 4th grade on Chicago's South Side and has her own well-stocked, personal lending library for her classroom. She has a dedicated "reading corner" in her classroom with a rug, pillows, reading lamps, bean bag chairs and encourages her students to read whenever they have a spare moment or if they finish their assignments early. She's doing her part to keep the next generation reading!
Did you see that Sarah's Key is now out in a movie? Also, the movie The Help should be out soon. I haven't seen many movies in the theatre lately but will make an exception to see these two. Gina
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Apple...You tell Mr. Apple...I said so!!! I'll help you! I'll distract him while you and your kids dump the books..
Then blame me!!!!!!!!!!
George Carlin writes a great story about "stuff" and what to do with it. Geoff Dyer too, writes about what he's supposed to do with all his books. Both are classic stories.... I'm going to try to find them and post them....
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I only have a minute but wanted to tell you Voracious that I loved This Is Where I Leave You!
I needto now search through the thread to find some book titles to head to the library with, I don't have anything to read and am headed to the ocean for five days!
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The ocean......JEALOUS! I love to put a beach chair right on the very edge of the water and read as the waves crash and tides creep up (of course, you better not do that with library books or electronics as everything tends to get wet). I did find some sun glasses that are reading glasses, which made reading a lot more fun on my recent trip to the beach. Enjoy!
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Laurie... I am so happy to hear that you enjoyed This is Where I Leave You. The story was so clever! Reminded me of Terry McMillan's A Day Late- A Dollar Short.
http://www.amazon.com/Day-Late-Dollar-Short/dp/0670896764
Family, you can't live with them, can't live without them.
You say you presently have nothing to read? I can't imagine what THAT is like! I NEVER run out of things to read....I don't know what could be worse... Having too much to read or nothing to read.... Hummm...0 -
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So good to know I'm not the only compulsive one who has to have a bunch of backup books at the ready. As soon as I close one I like to pick up another. Chain reading I guess. Been that way since I'm a kid.
This is a great thread. I'm looking forward to being a part of it.
Recently finished "The Weight of Heaven" by Thrity Umrigar which was amazing and heartbreaking. Also "Honolulu" by Alan Brennert. I read "Molokai" a couple of years ago and wanted to see what else he had up his sleeve. It did not disappoint. Think mail order brides from Korea to Hawaii, pre-war. Great characters, with some good historical background.
Also "Saving CeeCee Hunnicutt" by Beth Hoffman. Set in the south, young girl overcomes crazy family stuff. A good read.
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voracious Isn't the saying: Family, you can't live with them, you can't kill them??0
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wenweb...I like to think of what Ben Franklin once said..."Visitors and fish smell after three days." Kinda like family. You like to be around them for just "awhile."
And speaking of family, if you haven't read Paul Reiser's latest book, Familyhood...you should! He's a joy to read! He nails "family" like nobody else!
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very funny wenweb.
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I'm currently reading This Body of Death by Elizabeth George. It seems like I read her latest book every summer. Such big, thick, good mystery reads.
Mary
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voracious- I usually always have a book to read- I can't go a day without one. However....I am a library girl so I need to plan ahead and with the summer heat I have been lazy! So last night I finish This is Where I Leave You and was left high and dry with nothing to follow. Pathetic huh?
I got a book by Toni Morrison today that I haven't read and One Summer by Davis Baldacci- I requested four on interlibrary loan that will come in next week sometime. I don't want to get caught with my pants down again!
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To anyone with a Kindle check this out: "The Big Deal: Editors Picks on Sale for $3.99 or less" I tried to copy/paste but it didn't work. Just go to Amazon and you should be able to find it ( I get Kindle announcements on FaceBook). There are many decent books, but I think the sale ends tomorrow. I bought "The Particular Sadness of the Lemon Cake". It's been on my to read list for a while. Also, there are books that would probably contribute more to enlightenment rather than pure enjoyment...and ironically voracious "The Autobiography of Ben Franklin" is one of them! Also, I noted your comment about the Paul Reiser book when you mentioned it the other day...it's on my to read list. I've always liked his type of humor. Thanks.
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wenweb...Speaking of Ben Franklin, again, here's a terrific book about his life, written by Walter Isaacson:
One of my favorite books is Poor Richard's Almanac:
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Laurie...Speaking of Baldacci... I place reserves on all his books before they're published because the DH is a serious fan of his. So, I have this knee jerk method of just putting a reserve on the book without reading what it's about. When I realized what the topic was, I scratched the reserve. Glad Daniel Silva arrived with a new book, just in the nick of time.... I am also grateful to Tom Clancy for his newest book. As long as I can keep the DH happy with books...he doesn't bother me...so I can read to my delight. He hates when I'm reading something good and he doesn't have something to read!
Thanks for reminding me of Baldacci... I just put a reserve on his NEXT thriller, Zero Day, which will be published on November 1.
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thank's for the link Voracious. I am going to take a pic of our boxes of stored books.,, just for you. I had to invite my mother over to help me pack them .... twice. Loved her company and she was so particular and neat when packing.. she would vacuum each book and fit it in the box just so.
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Apple...That was so nice of your mother....But I have one question. Once they were neatly packed, did you EVER have the need to find one and if so, how??????
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right now they are in our basement.. waiting to be unpacked.. not me, I'm not going to do it, i have cancer. the boxes are two deep - four boxes high. First picture is where they are going to go.. We'll build a center two sided floor to ceiling shelf system as well.
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Apple: finally, someone who has more books than I do! Can't wait to get mine unpacked (some of the boxes are already opened and dug through) -- I haven't had them around for 5 years. And yes, I missed them, a lot, and yes, I use them, and often. I don't buy books capriciously (I use my local library a lot for most of my fiction and some non-fiction) but when I buy one, it's because I know I'll love it or because I'll use it often (I have way more reference type books, gardening, cooking, health, etc., than fiction). The books I have, I love, and although I work on thinning them, they are the one possession I really hang on to the most.
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Apple...OMG...
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I love my husband but he is pretty hard to live with sometimes... like when he brings home a box of books that he got for free..
We do have some really nice ones tho... a dollar here, a quarter there.
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Apple...I wish you could see MY inner sanctum.....The DH and younger son are BOTH engineers...I'm surprised I haven't been visited by Homeland Security with all the "stuff" in my basement ...Nonetheless, looking at your basement I STILL have to say, OMG!
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Apple Ditto what voracious said. That's a heck of a lot of books 0
