izzi
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Post by izzi on Apr 6, 2005 6:54:39 GMT -5
One book I have read recently, called 'The City Of Ember' by Jeanne Duprau, was excellent. It is a childrens book (although I found it in the young adults section) but well worth the read. Its about a city with only electric lights as light, so if the power goes out... A very interesting read, with a good message. (I won't spoil it by saying what it is  ) izzi |
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Post by Cassie on Apr 6, 2005 16:02:23 GMT -5
Thanks Izzi, I will check "The City of Ember" out  I would highly recommend: "Tuesdays with Morrie", by Mitch Albom Great little book, on life’s greatest lesson  |
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Post by Metella on Apr 7, 2005 7:27:29 GMT -5
book of the month discussions, anyone?
I'm for it - the citizen kane discussion was really great; it would be fun to discuss books that our members found worthy for some reason or other, but it would take some time & coordination.
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Post by jaquetta on Apr 9, 2005 19:58:59 GMT -5
Probably hard to co-ordinate, but not a bad idea (if someone else does the work, lol).
I just finished The Geographer's Library by Jon Fasman and it was pretty interesting. It was supposed to be shades of The Da Vinci Code but it was more Umberto Eco to me. Nice premise. A little heavy on the characters - I had a hard time keeping some of the peripheral ones straight, but I liked it.
Just started The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zapon.
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Post by Metella on Apr 10, 2005 16:49:22 GMT -5
I only read one book by Umberto & found it plodding and hard to finish .... left an anti-Umberto taste in my mouth. Am I wrong?
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Post by jaquetta on Apr 10, 2005 18:36:59 GMT -5
I don't know Metella. I think it's a matter of personal taste. But then again, I like non fiction and science books too so there is plenty of practice for me to plod through and I'm not sure I'd notice if the idea was interesting enough.
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Post by trisha on Apr 10, 2005 21:37:24 GMT -5
Hey, Jaquetta! Nice to see you back again  I don't know if I'll have time for book of the month unless they're short ones or kiddy books that I can read with the moppets. I'll look for 'The City of Ember' next time we're at the library, Izzi |
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Post by mysteries woo on Apr 16, 2005 6:48:34 GMT -5
what about some some Raymond Chandler? complete pulp fiction but so good. philip marlow could be a kind of 1940's goren.. he always manages to solve even the most complicated crimes. i am such a geek. or what about john buchan? i just read the 39 steps again. i love mysteries. wooo
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Post by M on May 3, 2005 5:07:14 GMT -5
I recently read Frankinstein, I'd avoided it for many years, but being forced to read it I actually found it to be quite interesting, not quite what I expected and I do recommend it.
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Post by Patcat on May 3, 2005 10:52:38 GMT -5
There are some books that you seem to need to hit at the right age. I waited too long to read DRACULA, but was glad I waited until my mid-20s to read CATCHER IN THE RYE. I think that if I'd read that when I was in my teens I'd gone looney. (I was pretty looney to begin with.)
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Post by Sirenna on May 3, 2005 12:09:11 GMT -5
Life of Pi No book of the month for me. I already regret missing some of Dom's MOTM! |
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Post by M on May 3, 2005 23:02:19 GMT -5
but was glad I waited until my mid-20s to read CATCHER IN THE RYE. I think that if I'd read that when I was in my teens I'd gone looney. (I was pretty looney to begin with.) Patcat That explains why I went a bit looney. |
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Post by nickr4834 on May 16, 2005 6:32:02 GMT -5
Could i recommend a couple of things that people may be interested in. Whilst on holiday i picked up 3 paperbacks (starting with Open and Shut) by David Rosenfelt featuring his lawyer character Andy Carpenter. Very light and enjoyable thrillers, like a modern Perry Mason. Currently reading Before the Frost by Henning Mankell www.inspector-wallander.org/. An absolutely brilliant crime writer, who writes atmospheric procedural thrillers set in Southern Sweden. I think fans of CI would like them because the books often feature sections from the criminal perspective. I'd especially recommend them to people who like the English style police thrillers (e.g. Rebus, Morse, Resnick, etc). Cheers, Nick |
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Post by James on May 17, 2005 9:04:21 GMT -5
I know many f you may have read it but if not, read 'One flew over the cucko's nest' it is brilliant and better than the movie, which was still good. Also, 'The House of the Spirits' by Isabel Allende it is an epic and is wonderfully written and my favourite book ever!
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Post by VDOGrl on Jun 11, 2005 9:44:56 GMT -5
I would reccomend ANY of Karin Slaughter's books. She writes a great thriller/mystery. They're kind of constructed like a CI episode, only not...of course. She has a website online, so google her!
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