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Martina 09-04-2014 08:04 PM

Little Wilson and Big God by Anthony Burgess. Pretty entertaining. Sort of disappointing. Sometimes it's better not to know too much about writers you like.

puddin' 09-06-2014 09:59 PM

whilst on holiday, and now...
 
dust, p. cornwell
she who remembers, linda lay shuler
fireside, cate culpepper

and jus' started the wind through the keyhole, s. king (the 8th book in the dark towers series. i'ma so 'cited!)

ProfPacker 09-06-2014 10:27 PM

I remember reading this when I was like 11 and I read it in the last few years because I found the book on my office bookshelf when we were moving the office. It does go on my list of 10 favorites. I remember the movie, too, it is moving and upsetting but good

puddin' 09-07-2014 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by ProfPacker (Post 934036)
I remember reading this when I was like 11 and I read it in the last few years because I found the book on my office bookshelf when we were moving the office. It does go on my list of 10 favorites. I remember the movie, too, it is moving and upsetting but good



what is the name o' da book bro'?

ONLY 09-07-2014 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by puddin' (Post 934030)
dust, p. cornwell
she who remembers, linda lay shuler
fireside, cate culpepper

and jus' started the wind through the keyhole, s. king (the 8th book in the dark towers series. i'ma so 'cited!)

I read "the wind through the keyhole" I am an avid Stephen King reader. I have quite a collection (not as many as I use to though) and on that note I am reading "Doctor Sleep" by Stephen King

torchiegirl 09-07-2014 08:22 PM

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The Kingmaker's Daughter (The Cousin's War)
~Philippa Gregory

a work of historical fiction
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deathbypoem 09-10-2014 08:32 AM

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Katniss 09-10-2014 10:10 AM

"The History of Southern Women's Literature" edited by Carolyn Perry and Mary Louise Weaks.

Interesting stuff.....

BBinNYC 09-17-2014 08:44 PM

LOVE IS ENOUGH
 
My second book, Love Is Enough, is now available on [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Love-Enough-Cindy-Rizzo-ebook/dp/B00NN1RF4M/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1410977618&sr=8-3&keywords=cindy+rizzo"]Amazon[/ame] and [ame="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/475496"]Smashwords[/ame].

The two main characters are a butch-femme couple. The butch's best friend is a trans man.

Synopsis - Love Is Enough

Angie Antonelli has the life she’s always wanted—a promising political career, a supportive family, and great friends. The one thing missing is what she hoped she’d have by now, a committed relationship with the woman of her dreams.

Jan Clifford has been taking a break from dating while she figures out how to create a life that is more fulfilling than the country club society of her parents and her job in the family’s investment firm.

When Angie and Jan are set up on a blind date to go sailing, the chemistry is immediate and the attraction undeniable, but each wonders if she can really fit into the other’s world. Can the politician who fights for the little guy make things work with the financier who was born with a silver spoon in her mouth?

Before it has time to get very far, this new relationship is put to the test. First, Angie must decide how she really feels when the woman who broke her heart many years ago suddenly comes back into her life. And then the worlds of politics and finance collide when Jan refuses to walk away from a business deal that threatens Angie’s re-election to a second term in Congress.

Can the intense connection they feel keep Angie and Jan together? Only hopeless romantics believe that love is enough. Or is it?

From the author of the award-winning debut novel, Exception to the Rule, Cindy Rizzo once again delivers a riveting story that blends romance with the important issues of our time.

clay 09-17-2014 09:26 PM

Just bought it! I am excited to read your work, BB! Thanks..I will buy your other one, too ! Thank you!!


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Originally Posted by BBinNYC (Post 936296)
My second book, Love Is Enough, is now available on Amazon and Smashwords.

The two main characters are a butch-femme couple. The butch's best friend is a trans man.

Synopsis - Love Is Enough

Angie Antonelli has the life she’s always wanted—a promising political career, a supportive family, and great friends. The one thing missing is what she hoped she’d have by now, a committed relationship with the woman of her dreams.

Jan Clifford has been taking a break from dating while she figures out how to create a life that is more fulfilling than the country club society of her parents and her job in the family’s investment firm.

When Angie and Jan are set up on a blind date to go sailing, the chemistry is immediate and the attraction undeniable, but each wonders if she can really fit into the other’s world. Can the politician who fights for the little guy make things work with the financier who was born with a silver spoon in her mouth?

Before it has time to get very far, this new relationship is put to the test. First, Angie must decide how she really feels when the woman who broke her heart many years ago suddenly comes back into her life. And then the worlds of politics and finance collide when Jan refuses to walk away from a business deal that threatens Angie’s re-election to a second term in Congress.

Can the intense connection they feel keep Angie and Jan together? Only hopeless romantics believe that love is enough. Or is it?

From the author of the award-winning debut novel, Exception to the Rule, Cindy Rizzo once again delivers a riveting story that blends romance with the important issues of our time.


*Anya* 09-17-2014 10:42 PM

Gone Girl: A novel

By Gillian Flynn.

This month's selection for a local lesbian book club.

I hesitated getting it as I know the movie is coming out soon but it is good.

BBinNYC 09-18-2014 10:26 AM

Clay, thanks so much. First week sales are really important to Amazon rankings.

willow 09-18-2014 11:12 AM

The Black Magician Trilogy by Trudi Canavan.

clay 09-18-2014 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by BBinNYC (Post 936384)
Clay, thanks so much. First week sales are really important to Amazon rankings.

BB...YOU are so very welcome. I am such a romantic..and the excerpt caught me...so I went & bought them both. Hopefully I can find your other writings and peruse them at some point.

There is some really amazing talented people here on this wonderful planet and the Planet!!
It was a joy to discover you are such a talented writer! I had no idea!
Best of luck my friend!!!

Venus007 09-19-2014 04:22 AM

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
It is one of my favorite books and I have read it many times especially when I need to be brave or strong in my own soul and convictions, no matter what outside circumstances are. The book bolsters me.

Fancy 09-19-2014 09:03 AM

Dracula ~ Bram Stoker

My daughter is reading it for English class, so I figured I'd reread along with her so we can have fun book discussions.

:hamactor:

torchiegirl 09-19-2014 09:57 PM

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Kätzchen 09-19-2014 10:21 PM

Eric Larsson's newest book won't be published until March of next year. I can hardly wait.

I've been reading from stacks of archived iterature on what used to be considered leading research on scientific discoveries of aquatic plants and deep sea, ocean life.

It's fairly interesting, becsuse of the style of language and delivery of subject.

StillettoDoll 09-26-2014 04:15 AM

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This is a excellent read by one of my favorite teachers

BestButchBoy 09-28-2014 07:48 AM

"The One Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of The Window And Disappeared" by Jonas Jonasson

homoe 09-29-2014 06:53 PM

The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters ( she also wrote Tipping the Velvet)

So far I'm enjoying it very much.

nekohl 09-29-2014 07:06 PM

The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters.

The Paying Guests will be next :)

RockOn 09-29-2014 08:09 PM

couple three months ago or so, I bought the book:

THE GIFT OF FEAR

Read some of it and then lost it. Probably in a pile of programming books at work. I bought another copy and am settling back into it. I think we all here should read it. I am bad about not paying attention to my gut feelings in potentially dangerous situations when I am alone and angry ... that is pretty stupid of me. Trying to retrain myself.

JDeere 09-29-2014 11:37 PM

I decided to read the book that was sitting in the living room, Robin Robert's Everbody's Got Something.

Tommi 09-30-2014 10:43 AM

Excellent Read
 
Still Alice


Neuroscientist and debut novelist Genova mines years of experience in her field to craft a realistic portrait of early onset Alzheimer's disease. Alice Howland has a career not unlike Genova's—she's an esteemed psychology professor at Harvard, living a comfortable life in Cambridge with her husband, John, arguing about the usual (making quality time together, their daughter's move to L.A.) when the first symptoms of Alzheimer's begin to emerge. First, Alice can't find her Blackberry, then she becomes hopelessly disoriented in her own town. Alice is shocked to be diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's (she had suspected a brain tumor or menopause), after which her life begins steadily to unravel.

cinnamongrrl 10-02-2014 10:22 AM

From the library....

Homegrown Tea by Cassie Liversidge

It's all about growing things you can make tea out of. It goes beyond herbs to common flowers and roots. And to think, this thought did occur to me when I planted some ginger root the other day since it was sprouting... :)

The JD 10-03-2014 08:12 PM

Just finished Peeps by Scott Westerfeld. If you like thinking about diseases, parasites, vectors and hosts, and combining all that with (yet another) theory on the origins of vampires, you'll like this book.

The fictional narrative is pretty gruesome, but even more gruesome (and fascinating) are the interspersed chapters that describe non-fictional parasites and the very real ways that the host's behavior changes to accommodate the parasite. Example: Rats infected with the parasite that causes toxoplasmosis become attracted to the smell of cat pee. They seek it out, increasing their chances of finding the cat it belongs to, and increasing the parasite's chances of getting into a cat's gut, which is the only place it can start its reproductive cycle. Nifty, huh?

All the real examples of the mechanisms of disease strengthen the story, and makes it seem that much more plausible... or at least really enjoyable. Highly recommended.

Fancy 10-07-2014 06:43 AM

Preparing to bring this to the stage...
 
Sholem Asch's Yiddish drama God of Vengeance (1907)

"The play proved so potent when it was translated into English and performed on Broadway in 1923 that the entire cast was arrested on obscenity charges."

MasterfulButch 10-07-2014 08:29 AM

The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins.

cinnamongrrl 10-07-2014 11:20 AM

I just started reading...

Barnheart: The incurable longing for a farm of one's own by Jenna woginrich

I discovered the author while reading Greenhorns; she contributed my favorite essay in the book. She also is an incredible source of encouragenent for fledgling future farmers ( like myself :) )

As an aside to mt fellow readers....do any of you put off finishing a book you particularly like? Or perhaps avoid an ending not to your liking by putting the book aside...? Just curious :)

cinnamongrrl 10-10-2014 09:52 PM

The study guide to challenge the NC CNA test....

I'm gonna sleep good tonight :glasses:

jools66 10-11-2014 12:47 AM

Lynda la plante. Wrongful death
What a brilliant writer, love all her books.

jools66 10-11-2014 01:11 AM

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Originally Posted by JakeTulane (Post 29175)
I just finished "The Art of Racing in the Rain" by Garth Stein. Absolutely recommend it. I have now ordered his other novel "How Evan Broke His Head and other Secrets.".... The author also has another novel coming out in March of 2010 which I will surely purchase as well.

I have now vowed to get through the Lord of the Rings books and all of the Harry Potter's. I have seen all the films and loved them. So now I am starting The Hobbit and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.

Have read all the HP books and I was so sad when I finished them, was like losing some really good friends (you will know what I mean if you like the books)
I love that hermione in the books gets a lot more written about.
And love her character.

Daktari 10-11-2014 06:06 AM

The second of St.Stephen of the Fry's autobiographies: The Fry Chronicles

jools66 10-12-2014 02:16 AM

bram stoker dracula
 
This was the very first book I read of my choice. I was scared as hell, but at the same time couldn't put it down. Hope you enjoyed it.
Its a great book

Katniss 10-12-2014 04:13 AM

"Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat." by Dr. Hal Herzog


"Does living with a pet really make people happier and healthier? What can we learn from biomedical research with mice? Who enjoyed a better quality of life—the chicken on a dinner plate or the rooster who died in a Saturday-night cockfight? Why is it wrong to eat the family dog? Drawing on more than two decades of research in the emerging field of anthrozoology, the science of human–animal relations, Hal Herzog offers surprising answers to these and other questions related to the moral conundrums we face day in and day out regarding the creatures with whom we share our world.

Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat is a highly entertaining and illuminating journey through the full spectrum of human–animal relations, based on Dr. Herzog’s groundbreaking research on animal rights activists, cockfighters, professional dog-show handlers, veterinary students, and biomedical researchers. Blending anthropology, behavioral economics, evolutionary psychology, and philosophy, Herzog carefully crafts a seamless narrative enriched with real-life anecdotes, scientific research, and his own sense of moral ambivalence."

So far an interesting read. Having grown up around farming folks I remember the first lesson was always "If you are going to eat it, don't name it." :praying:


Katniss~~

mythy 10-12-2014 06:17 AM

book
 
Am reading I am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes

mythy 10-12-2014 06:19 AM

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Originally Posted by The JD (Post 939845)
Just finished Peeps by Scott Westerfeld. If you like thinking about diseases, parasites, vectors and hosts, and combining all that with (yet another) theory on the origins of vampires, you'll like this book.

The fictional narrative is pretty gruesome, but even more gruesome (and fascinating) are the interspersed chapters that describe non-fictional parasites and the very real ways that the host's behavior changes to accommodate the parasite. Example: Rats infected with the parasite that causes toxoplasmosis become attracted to the smell of cat pee. They seek it out, increasing their chances of finding the cat it belongs to, and increasing the parasite's chances of getting into a cat's gut, which is the only place it can start its reproductive cycle. Nifty, huh?

All the real examples of the mechanisms of disease strengthen the story, and makes it seem that much more plausible... or at least really enjoyable. Highly recommended.

Buggar me thats bloody scary chuck

cinnamongrrl 10-15-2014 02:05 PM

I started reading Wild by Cheryl Strayed

Its about a woman who, after a series of traumatic events, decides to hike the Pacific Crest Trail. I've read other memoirs where people do these things as a sort of sabbatical. Maybe that's why I'm drawn to the idea....

I SAY I just started reading it but I'm about 25% through already. One thing I do love about my job; it affords me a wonderful opportunity to read... :)
:glasses:

nycfem 10-15-2014 02:19 PM

Just started it! Looks so good!

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Originally Posted by cinnamongrrl (Post 942414)
I started reading Wild by Cheryl Strayed

Its about a woman who, after a series of traumatic events, decides to hike the Pacific Crest Trail. I've read other memoirs where people do these things as a sort of sabbatical. Maybe that's why I'm drawn to the idea....

I SAY I just started reading it but I'm about 25% through already. One thing I do love about my job; it affords me a wonderful opportunity to read... :)
:glasses:



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