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Post by bookaddict on Oct 30, 2006 12:53:34 GMT -5
I loved "Visions of sugar Plums" very funny. Glad you liked it. Have you read all of Stephanie Plum?
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Bina
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Post by Bina on Oct 30, 2006 13:00:46 GMT -5
Except or the 11th and 12th book. They´re always checked out! I´m really glad I tried them, every character is so great! Even the reviews are fun, comparing Stephanie to Magoo on speed. Loved that one, very accurate.
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Post by bookaddict on Oct 30, 2006 13:12:06 GMT -5
the 12th is my favorite. I pre-ordered it right away, when I heard it was coming out.
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Post by Bina on Oct 31, 2006 11:07:50 GMT -5
I heard it was more serious than the other ones. Hope she picks Morelli
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Post by bastet on Oct 31, 2006 11:10:37 GMT -5
Think I have to get one of those, too! Thanks for the rec!
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Post by totallygilmore on Nov 1, 2006 22:03:43 GMT -5
I have finished, 'Diary of a Crush' . I'm not sure who wrote it. But it was the 2nd one in the trilogy. haha if anyone could tell me what happens in the thrid book..that would be great!
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Post by zeldafitzgerald on Nov 4, 2006 9:33:35 GMT -5
Just finished Jane Eyre last night, stayed up really late to read the last 75 pages. I really loved it, as I think most people do. My mom recommended reading The Eyre Affair next, so I think I'm going to go to the library and check it out.
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Bina
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Post by Bina on Nov 4, 2006 9:41:51 GMT -5
The Thursday next novels are great, I love all the lit jokes and how the characters run around in their world and have similar problems.
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zeldafitzgerald
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Post by zeldafitzgerald on Nov 4, 2006 9:46:14 GMT -5
The Thursday next novels are great, I love all the lit jokes and how the characters run around in their world and have similar problems. that's what I've heard...that they are great fun for book lovers. I'm very excited to start. My mom told me the joke about boo radley not wanted to come out and get his award, and I knew right then this is my kind of series.
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Bina
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Post by Bina on Nov 4, 2006 9:52:10 GMT -5
My favorite is the waiting for Godot joke, it´s hilarious!
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Bina
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Post by Bina on Nov 10, 2006 4:49:40 GMT -5
I finished the hungry tide, finally. It is an okay book but I wasn´t able to empathize with any of the characters.
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Post by Isa on Nov 11, 2006 16:45:13 GMT -5
I've just finished Wide Sargasso Sea and for those who were wondering if it's worth the read, I'd say if you're a fan of the Bronte sisters, run to the nearest bookstore to get that book! Basically it tells the story of Antoinette Cosway, who later becomes Bertha Mason (Jane Eyre's mad woman in the attic), and how she came to marry Rochester. The story is first told from her point of view, and then it alternates with Rochester's. Although the story was obviously inspired by Jane Eyre, I found that the atmosphere of the novel was a bit more similar to that of Wuthering Heights - it is just as dark and mysterious, and nature becomes an omnipresent character. Those interested in ethnic studies will also find the portrayal of black/white, Creole/European relationships in the wake of emancipation very interesting (Jean Rhys herself was born in Dominica - her father was a Welch doctor and her mother was a white Creole).
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zeldafitzgerald
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Post by zeldafitzgerald on Nov 11, 2006 17:01:53 GMT -5
I've just finished Wide Sargasso Sea and for those who were wondering if it's worth the read, I'd say if you're a fan of the Bronte sisters, run to the nearest bookstore to get that book! Basically it tells the story of Antoinette Cosway, who later becomes Bertha Mason (Jane Eyre's mad woman in the attic), and how she came to marry Rochester. The story is first told from her point of view, and then it alternates with Rochester's. Although the story was obviously inspired by Jane Eyre, I found that the atmosphere of the novel was a bit more similar to that of Wuthering Heights - it is just as dark and mysterious, and nature becomes an omnipresent character. Those interested in ethnic studies will also find the portrayal of black/white, Creole/European relationships in the wake of emancipation very interesting (Jean Rhys herself was born in Dominica - her father was a Welch doctor and her mother was a white Creole). excellent! i'm very excited to read it!
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Bina
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Post by Bina on Nov 14, 2006 10:02:06 GMT -5
I just finished confessions of an ugly stepsister and it´s such a great book. I really want to read Maguire´s other books now.
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Post by neh on Nov 14, 2006 17:17:36 GMT -5
DorothyP, i'd recommend "Wicked" next, if for nothing else then for the sheer oddness (?) of reading it and then watching "Wizard of Oz' immediately after .. you'll never look at the world (by which i mean Oz) the same way.
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