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Post by bookaddict on Nov 21, 2006 12:49:18 GMT -5
I finished The color of water...really great!
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czarval
Collection of short stories published by an independent editor
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Post by czarval on Nov 22, 2006 15:41:29 GMT -5
I just finished Mary called Magdalene by Margaret George, and Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood. Neither one was all that interesting.
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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 22, 2006 16:33:15 GMT -5
i really liked mary, called magdalene...but it was really long too. i thought it was pretty interesting and my mother hated me reading it (because she's weird, but i've already discussed my weird mother with most of the posters on the threads)
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czarval
Collection of short stories published by an independent editor
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Post by czarval on Nov 22, 2006 16:43:52 GMT -5
It thought it was interesting until about the middle. Then I had to force myself to keep going.
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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 22, 2006 16:49:25 GMT -5
once it got to the part with jesus in it, after she'd left her husband and stuff, i thought it got a bit dull. but alternate/fictional history is usually interesting to me.
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czarval
Collection of short stories published by an independent editor
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Post by czarval on Nov 22, 2006 16:58:54 GMT -5
Yes, that's exactly the part where I got bored.
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Post by bookaddict on Nov 23, 2006 13:39:29 GMT -5
I just finished "Daddy was a Number Runner"...and it was really good. I've been reading really grat works lately. This is also highly recommended by me. Here's the description:
Recently chosen by Essence magazine, this beloved modern classic tells the poignant story of a spirited young woman's coming of age in -Depression-era Harlem. While 12-year-old Francie Coffin's world and family threaten to fall apart, this remarkable young heroine must call upon her own wit and endurance to survive amidst the treacheries of racism and sexism, poverty and violence. "The novel's greatest achievement lies in the strong sense of black life that it conveys: the vitality and force behind the despair . . . a most -important novel."-New York Times Book Review
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Post by littlerhody9 on Nov 23, 2006 17:29:39 GMT -5
"Running with Scissors" by Augusten Burroughs. It was okay, kind of strange but a pretty quick read. Definitely interesting but daunting when you remember that it is Burroughs's memoir, not a favorite by any means.
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pageturner37
First short story featured in regional newspaper
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Post by pageturner37 on Nov 26, 2006 14:08:15 GMT -5
i jsut finished To Kill A Mockingbird. i liked it
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Bina
First novel published
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Post by Bina on Nov 27, 2006 14:26:57 GMT -5
Finished number one lady detective agency. Okay but I´m glad I´m done.
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Post by bookaddict on Nov 28, 2006 12:29:31 GMT -5
Wide Sargasso Sea, I thought it was good. I didn't think it was amazing...I think I was expecting too much from it.
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Post by Dominique on Nov 29, 2006 19:00:02 GMT -5
I just finished Mary called Magdalene by Margaret George, and Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood. Neither one was all that interesting. I thought Alias Grace was interesting, what didn't you like about that one?
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Tabitha
First short story featured in regional newspaper
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Post by Tabitha on Nov 29, 2006 19:59:34 GMT -5
I just finished The Hound of Baskerville (actually I started and finished it today). I have never read any Sherlock Holmes books before, but I really liked it. I kept skimming because I wanted to know what was going to happen next. It has definitely made my list of favorite books.
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zeldafitzgerald
Collection of short stories bought by Random House
ancora imparo
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Post by zeldafitzgerald on Nov 30, 2006 0:19:15 GMT -5
"Running with Scissors" by Augusten Burroughs. It was okay, kind of strange but a pretty quick read. Definitely interesting but daunting when you remember that it is Burroughs's memoir, not a favorite by any means. If you liked the way he writes, I would suggest any of his other books, but probably starting with Dry. It's about his adult life, and while still eventful, less out of control weird as his childhood. A lot more room for humor. He's one of my very favorite authors, but RWS is my least favorite book.
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czarval
Collection of short stories published by an independent editor
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Post by czarval on Dec 2, 2006 1:33:28 GMT -5
I just finished Mary called Magdalene by Margaret George, and Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood. Neither one was all that interesting. I thought Alias Grace was interesting, what didn't you like about that one? I didn't like when the point of view shifted to Dr Jordan. I found that I couldn't care about him at all.
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