katiaisme
Collection of short stories published by an independent editor
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Post by katiaisme on Nov 4, 2006 21:49:16 GMT -5
I was at chapters today and there were some books on sale for like 4.99 so I got a couple,
Like The Panda by Andrea Seigel Remmber me by Trezza Azzopardi Addiction by prescription by Joan E. Gadsby
And today at the librairie I got Divine secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood.I have no idea if it good but it was only 2$ so i got it.
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Post by bookaddict on Nov 5, 2006 1:25:54 GMT -5
Divine Secrets is really good. I really enjoyed it. The book that preceds that one is called "little alters everywhere." You don't need to read it first. I read Divine secrets first.
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zeldafitzgerald
Collection of short stories bought by Random House
ancora imparo
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Post by zeldafitzgerald on Nov 5, 2006 9:27:45 GMT -5
I really like Divine Secrets as well. I liked Little Altars Everywhere best, but bookaddict is definitely right, you don't have to read it first.
The 3rd book is called YaYas in Bloom, and it didn't get a lot of good reviews from critics, but I still really liked it. I would suggest saving this one until last, because it helps to have the background from the first two to appreciate it fully.
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Post by bookaddict on Nov 5, 2006 11:10:38 GMT -5
Oh True...I started to read Ya Yas in Bloom. I thought it was good but not as great as the other two. I'll finish it when I have more time.
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czarval
Collection of short stories published by an independent editor
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Post by czarval on Nov 8, 2006 16:16:20 GMT -5
I just got the Year's Best Fantasy 2005. So far I love it.
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Bina
First novel published
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Post by Bina on Nov 9, 2006 13:50:17 GMT -5
Today I bought -middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides (pretty hardcover) -breakfast at tiffany´s and other stories by Truman Capote -modern American short stories -Afghanistan, Where God Only Comes to Weep by Siba Shakib all used for 4 Euros!
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zeldafitzgerald
Collection of short stories bought by Random House
ancora imparo
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Post by zeldafitzgerald on Nov 11, 2006 8:27:01 GMT -5
Today I bought -middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides (pretty hardcover) -breakfast at tiffany´s and other stories by Truman Capote -modern American short stories -Afghanistan, Where God Only Comes to Weep by Siba Shakib all used for 4 Euros! All those for 4 euros! Great deal! I'm looking for a copy of Middlesex too, I haven't read it yet, but want to soon.
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Post by bookaddict on Nov 11, 2006 18:20:20 GMT -5
I ordered The Poe Shadow Helen of Troy by Margaret George and Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
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Tabitha
First short story featured in regional newspaper
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Post by Tabitha on Nov 11, 2006 21:52:21 GMT -5
I just bought The Awakening by Kate Chopin but seriously thinking about getting The (or A?) Confederacy of Dunces tomorrow.
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Bina
First novel published
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Post by Bina on Nov 12, 2006 13:31:15 GMT -5
It´s "a" . You should get it and tell me how you like Yeah the booksales in my library are so cool. There´s a big one on the 25th and I´m trying to save some money because I usually go crazy and end up buying about thirty books becuase the have them in other languages, too.
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phishhead42
First piece published in the school’s newspaper
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Post by phishhead42 on Nov 15, 2006 16:59:46 GMT -5
I was at the local goodwill and picked up the following. Jerry Seinfeld- SeinLanguage Mitch Albom - Tuesday's with Morrie Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodard - All The President's Men and Charles Dickens - Oliver Twist and at the local book shop I found these. The Phishing Manual: A Compendium to the Music of Phish by Dean Budnick...I'm so happy I lucked into finding this book. ;D A Handbook to Literature by C. Hugh Holman and The First Days of School by Wong and Wong
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Bina
First novel published
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Post by Bina on Nov 16, 2006 12:58:30 GMT -5
Wow, I´d be really jealous if I hadn´t bought books myself. I got the canterbury tales and the wizard of oz. Very new and shiny.
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Kristie
Novel turned into BBC miniseries
"If a book is well written, I always find it too short."
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Post by Kristie on Nov 16, 2006 19:17:33 GMT -5
both of those are on my TBR list...of course they're still on it because i never seem to make a dent in the books i read on my list
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Post by bookaddict on Nov 16, 2006 19:21:22 GMT -5
I really don't like the Canterbury Tales. Chaucer right? I'm not into middle english... Beowolf is bad in my books.
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Kristie
Novel turned into BBC miniseries
"If a book is well written, I always find it too short."
Posts: 7,214
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Post by Kristie on Nov 16, 2006 19:23:51 GMT -5
haven't considered beowolf before...isn't it really long?
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