why can't I get a job that involves reading novels??? [QUOTE=kelstev][QUOTE=craz4dogs]
I enjoyed "Good in Bed" as well and also am reading "Certain Girls" right now. Just wanted to say though, that these books are by Jennifer Weiner..not Sophie Kinsella. I think Sophie is the woman who wrote Confessions of a Shopaholic.
yes.. Jennifer Weiner... From my area: Philadelphia!!
Babs. I would love to tell you how the RA thing in the book pans out but its so woven into the story it would give the ending away. Read it, its a fantastic book with lots of twists and turns.thanks.. I think I will!
"The Lost Daughter" sounds interesting - I'll add that to my list. Cormac McCarthy - liked the movie "No Country for Old Men" read "The Road" did not like that book at all. I may have to try one of his other books before I knock him off my list.
read All the Pretty Horses, Cathy...... The Road.. you probably hated the ending.... I did.
The Lost Daughter by Chamberlain is not found on Amazon...... Hmmmffffttt!!! I found it on ebay.. but it's a little pricey..I'll keep looking...
Horseboy - Rupert Issacson - moving story about a trip he took with his wife and autistic son to see the shamans in mongolia.
Play Dead - Richard Montanari - detective thriller (I ran out of reading material and someone had left this on the book room. I shall get some more of his I really enjoyed it).
The Host - Stephanie Meyer - Scifi fantastic book, read twice and will read it again, I just love it.
Want to Play, Live Bait, Dead Run, Snow Blind - PJ Tracy - Thriller detective stories, same characters in each book, lots and lots of subtext/stories (husband hates too many stories in one book, he cant concentrate
Lots of good ideas for more reads in this thread, good idea Babs.
oh! I have The Host! putting it at the top of the list cause i already have it and has a great review from Sarah!
I love convoluted stories within a story....... love it!
Looks like there are two different titles for the Diane Chamberlain book - The lost Daughter and The Secret Life of CeeCee Wilkes. Just got back from Target and picked up the CeeCee titled one (under .00) I'm off work today and the sun is shining, so I think I'll head out to the deck and do some reading.
Am getting ready to start reading,
Castle Rouge by Carole Nelson Douglas.
The main character is Irene Adler who was the only woman to outwit Sherlock Holmes. Takes place in 1889 Europe.
A good summer read.
There are several on the list that I want to read. Thanks everyone. Lindy
kelstev you are right!!! I can't think too straight before my coffee....LOL!
Jennifer Weiner is right........and I think I have read every book she has written and I have liked them all.
I would recommend anything of Sophie Kinsella too......I think I read the Undomestic Goddess first and then had to go find more;-)
While I was Gone by Sue Miller was very good.
Another mystery/thriller author I enjoy is Tami Hoag.
I'm a non-fiction reader, and my choices for the summer are:
COLLECTING DEAD REALITIVES - by Laverne Galeener-Moore
It is a book looking at the funny side of doing genealogy, and the strange "cousins" you meet along the way.
PSYCHIC ROOTS - by Henry Z. Jones, Jr.
A book about how coincidence, serendipity, and just plain strange events occur which help you as you do your genealogy research, leaving you scratching your head and wondering if someone on the other side is sending you clues and information! (This happens to me a lot, so this book is right up my alley!)
THE CAPTIVES OF ABB'S VALLEY: A LEGEND OF FRONTIER LIFE- by James Moore Brown
This is a book written in 1854 telling the story of Captain James Moore, a Revolutionary War veteran who settled in Abb's Valley, Virginia with his family. Their home was attacked by the Shawnee in 1786 and most of the family was massacred, but two of the children (a son and daughter) were kidnapped by the Shawnee and sold into slavery. It is the story of their survival, living with the Shawnee, and their slave owners, and how ultimately through the Grace of God they found each other again. The young boy was only about 15 when he was kidnapped - and he was my 5th great grandfather!
wow.. Hillhoney! You must love genealogy!! they all sound intriguing! I just began doing my searches... and haven't gone too far ... it gets really difficult and how can you be sure the person you find is connected to you?!! lots of work.. I started when I was flaring a year and a half ago..Yep, Babs, I do love genealogy! I would say addiction is a better term than love, LOL!
To answer your question about how a person is connected to you, you prove it through birth, death and marriage records, as well as census, military, and newspaper records. It is a lot like solving puzzles and I love the challenge of thinking about new ways to answer questions!
Good luck with your research, Babs!
Admission is a good book too. Can't remember the author,but it is pretty new. It's not in paperback yet. It's about an admissons director @Princeton. I just finished "Marley & Me" (excellent! I laughed, I cried) and "Darkest Evening of the Year"
by Dean Koontz. (a bit slow but it picks up.)
I also am addicted to Stephen King.
I am currently reading In for the Kill by John Lutz...Pretty good murder mystery.
On my list is "Twilight" by Stephen Meyer
and whatever the new King book is called...too lazy to google!
Did anyone say The Alienist by Caleb Carr? I looked at Castle Rouge at the top of the page and it sounded like the same"genre".
New York City, 1896. A serial killer is on the loose, gruesomely preying upon cross-dressing boy prostitutes. Police detectives are making no progress solving the ghastly crimes. In fact, someone with power or influence seems to be bent on silencing witnesses and thwarting any investigation. Reform-minded police commissioner Theodore Roosevelt (yes, the same TR who later became president), determined to catch the killer, assembles an unconventional group of investigators headed by "alienist" Dr. Lazlo Kreizler. (In the 19th century, when psychology was in its infancy, the mentally ill were considered "alienated" from themselves and society, and the experts who treated them were known as "alienists.")
Dr. Kreizler's team includes his former Harvard classmate, New York Times crime reporter John Moore; Moore's longtime friend, spitfire heiress-turned-NYPD-secretary Sara Hamilton; and two former mental patients who now work as his servants.
To help identify the killer--who leaves behind very few clues, manages to spirit his victims out of locked rooms, and passes through the city unnoticed--the team attempts to develop a psychological profile of the type of person who would be capable of such horrendous deeds. The novelty of their approach does not win them any fans from the mental-health establishment or most NYPD detectives, and throughout the novel, they attempt to keep their involvement secret.
Author Caleb Carr puts his historical background to fascinating use. "The Alienist" is filled with rich details about both the seamier underside and more privileged parts of late-19th-century New York City and the then-novel crime detection techniques. Detectives Lucius and Marcus Isaacson, assigned to assist the investigation, employ the not-yet-accepted science of fingerprinting and other methods of identification in their hunt for the killer.
"The Alienist" is one of the few murder mysteries that I have ever enjoyed reading a second time. The characters are memorable, dryly amusing at times, and always fascinating. Carr portrays his victims as humans and individuals, rather than sensationalizing their professions. The plot, including a race against time once the team predicts when the killer is likely to strike again, moves along at a brisk pace. The historical detail advances the plot rather than bogging it down.
Not a light fluff read but it's an intense one! I stayed up all night finishing it because I knew once morning came and my daughter was up I'd never be able to finish it!
thanks KimWhit.. I love deep rich characters who stay with you after time passes... that sounds good.
Twilight is Stephanie Meyers... I have that in my stash to read .. She wrote the Host too.. and additional books to Twilight (which is now a movie) and has a cult following... My ODD and my YDD and I have a stash of books we accumulate together.. some they buy.. some I buy.. but we keep them in the "library" here mostly.... and they are always coming and going from my house to their homes...
I think I'm addicted to books... no, I know I am... My friend said I should get a Kindle... but I told her I love to hold a book.. smell a book.. love having them on shelves and easily accessible... bye! I'm going to read!!
Just finished "The Secret Life of CeeCee Wilkes" (The lost Daughter) it was a page-turner, enjoyed it very much. I haven't read her books before - will need to add her to my list. Thanks Sandra for the suggestion. I googled her and RA as I was curious about CeeCee having RA and found that Dianne has RA herself.
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I like authors like Dan Brown, Patricia Cornwell, Steeve Berry, Raymond Khoury, Minette Walters and Greg Iles.
I loved Blood Memory by Greg Iles.
Angels and Demons and Digital Fortress by Dan Brown
The Last Templar and The Sanctuary by Raymond Khoury (archaelogical mysteries)
Agree veenu about Dan Brown, Patricia Cornwell!! Love them myself!! and I've read about 5 Dan Brown books (that may be all his books I'm not sure) and loads of Patricia Cornwell's.. but none of hers for about 8 years.... I would get hooked on an author and then read read read and get sick of them and stop them for a few years...I'll have to get back into Cornwall.Patricia' s Cornwell "Book of Dead" is good and her new one "Scrapetta", I am right in middle of that book. You may like them.
I also like Child and Preston. Wheel of Dead is pretty good.
[QUOTE=veenu]Patricia' s Cornwell "Book of Dead" is good and her new one "Scrapetta", I am right in middle of that book. You may like them.
I also like Child and Preston. Wheel of Dead is pretty good.
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Veenu, the Child and Preston books are some of my favorites. Just finished Curiousity Cabinet and it was one fun read. Love the character building and descriptions. Lindy
I am getting some good ideas to suggest to my book club. We just started The Myth Of You & Me by Leah Stewart- I like it.
the Kay Scarpetta Novels are some of my old favorites.. I'll have to see about the Scarpetta one....thanks!
Leah Stewart..... I think I've read somethign of hers before... can't remember the title. though...
No, I'm wrong.. I have her book A Body of a Girl on my wish list already.
I am reading "Angels and Demons" by the author of the "Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown. Fun read. It is so good to be off so many drugs so I can actually comprehend what I am reading. Reading is so much more fun than tv.
Roxy, If u like Dan Brown's Angels and Demons, u will like Dan Brown's "Digital Fortress" too.
Right now I'm reading "The Weight of Glory" by CS Lewis. It isn't light reading, but very thought provoking and inspiring.Veenu and everyone on this thread - Thanks for the recommendations. I like it when you give an idea what the book is about. I read much slower than I used to but I am enjoying it immensely. I feel so busy now that I am better. I am trying to fit in dating but I have to say - my life is so rewarding right now - I barely have the time. I love my kids company, pets, fixing up house and yard. I got back on an internet free dating site and got too many responses. It is tougher at my age - I feel very set in my ways. I am still choosey and I am realizing - even though I mention it in my profile that I have RA - many men become disinterested when I tell them how debilitating it can be and no guarantees that I will not be back in my chair this winter. I go out with a man when I feel like it but not a lot of enthusiasm for dating. I guess I just needed to know I was still desirable but most of the time - rather stay home and read a good book
[QUOTE=roxy] I got back on an internet free dating site and
got too many responses. It is tougher at my age - I feel very set in my ways. I am still choosey and I am realizing - even though I mention it in my profile that I have RA - many men become disinterested when I tell them how debilitating it can be and no guarantees that I will not be back in my chair this winter. I go out with a man when I feel like it but not a lot of enthusiasm for dating. I guess I just needed to know
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I'm a goddam troll with RA and I ain't telling you what drugs I use
In this morning's post I found a Nora Roberts' trilogy:
Sea Swept; Rising Tides; Inner Harbor. "Her acclaimed bestselling trilogy-the loves and loves of three brothers on the windswept shores of Chesapeake Bay..."
I am willing to be that there is an easily defined storyline in these three books and that the language is quite straightforward. They will be a romp I am sure! My beloved sister is always thinking of me.
edited for those annoying typos...Spelunker2009-06-13 11:04:13Shug, be careful......I read those three books!!!! Not because I wanted to, but because I grew up in the Chesapeake Bay area and for the last 30 years I've been homesick. They made me even more homesick and not in the good way. Have a fun read. LindyHas anyone read The Glass Castle?
wantto's comments about her book club reminded me of that book...
Wow. It is TRUE. and it's pretty shocking in some parts... but I recommend it to those who enjoy true stories of those who over come situations and life.... it's about how a family lived w/ both parents having addictions, and or mental disorders ... revelled in their nonconformity.... a life of unbelieveable poverty and how the kids survived...... how they unconditionally loved their parents and their adventures..and how they overcame ..... I couldn't put it down.
"Jesus Before Christianity" by Albert Nolan (Catholic priest with the Dominicans in South Africa).
"Nolan's portrait of Jesus introduces us to the man as he was before he became enshrined in doctrine, dogma, and ritual, a man deeply involved with the real problems of his time - which are the real problems of our time as well. As the author says, "Nothing about Jesus will be presupposed or assumed... My interest is in the man as he was before he became the object of Christian faith."
I'm 6-7 pages from finishing "Garbage Land" by Elizabeth Royte (On The Secret Trail Of Trash). If you've ever wondered what happens to the billions of tons of things we throw away, this book will educate you for sure. And it's so well written I actually enjoyed it and couldn't wait for the next chapter, like a good mystery. I started a compost bin by the time I was halfway through the book. And the most important thing I plan to
try to do from now on is to make purchases based on packaging. It's not going to be easy, though, I know.
Elsie
anyone else have good book suggestions?
Finished Twilight (IT was okay... an easy read and entertaining......
Reading HOST by same author (Stephenie Meyer)
I'm in definite reading mode!! and i have a ton of books to pick through!!
I love mysteries so have three John Grisham books ready to read.Anything by Agatha Christie!!!!I think I have read all of her work. Love her.[QUOTE=dotty] I'm also a great fan of Harlan Coben
books. Detective stuff, very good, I can't think of his new one.
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Dotty...I'm reading Harlan's new book "Long Lost". I'm halfway through and it's been really good so far. I love his books! I love that it's always a good mystery type read, but also a lot of humour thrown in.
Does listening to books count?
well i gotta do summer reading homework lol
i finished 2 books already and im almost done with #3
the 2nd book i read was The Glory Field by Walter Dean Myers
it was pretty good, but it was so long lol
i still got 7 more books to read lol
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Loved Water for Elephants!!! and I also listened to Grisham's A Painted House...did you not just love it too?
Both of Michael J. Fox's books are great. Lucky Man and Always Looking Up. My friend passed them on to me and I didn't expect to like them. Read them both in 3 days...I bet they were inspirational, rocckyd!! [QUOTE=kelstev][QUOTE=dotty] I'm also a great fan of Harlan Coben
books. Detective stuff, very good, I can't think of his new one.
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Dotty...I'm reading Harlan's new book "Long Lost". I'm halfway through and it's been really good so far. I love his books! I love that it's always a good mystery type read, but also a lot of humour thrown in.
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I think that combination would be great...I shall look for this one.
Anything on Princess Diana. I'm a big Princess Di fan. There are alot of books on her.
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