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Posts: 20020 (05/02/2008 4:15 PM) |
Oh my mom was going to give me that book to read, but by the end of it she hated it.
I just finished "The Book of Joe" by Jonathan Tropper and loved it and also "Change of Heart" by Jodi Picoult which was amazing. Best book of hers since "My Sister's Keeper" |
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Posts: 5351 (05/02/2008 4:39 PM) Your mouth was, so dirty... |
I read a really bad review of Augusten Burroughs' new book. I loved Running With Scissors and Dry came in a close second, but apparently with the new book
about his father, critics are starting to question his validity and compare him to James Frey.
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Posts: 2562 (05/02/2008 4:57 PM) Hey, Tory came by... |
i really liked running with scissors too, however, it's a little gross at times. TMI.
and i think he exaggerates it too.
-kaleena
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Posts: 1459 (06/16/2008 11:43 AM) |
topping because i want to get into some summer reading fun.
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Posts: 5351 (06/16/2008 12:25 PM) Your mouth was, so dirty... |
I'm almost finished with Emma by Jane Austen. Maybe i'm just not girly enough or into 19th century England enough but I just couldn't get in to it.
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Posts: 8336 (06/16/2008 12:30 PM) We sleep walk in Hollywood |
I gave up on Eat, Pray, Love and just started David Sedaris' new book When You Are Engulfed in Flames last night. I was already laughing
by the second page.
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Posts: 1459 (06/16/2008 12:49 PM) |
little miss k is doing a summer reading program. she wants to read 25 books this summer. i thought i might help her along by joining in with the reading. the
library is finally becoming my new bff.
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Posts: 10670 (06/16/2008 1:12 PM) We sleep walk in Hollywood |
Eat, Pray, Love annoyed me too. it started out ok, but by the time she got to india i just wnated her to stop whining.
-Em
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Posts: 238 (06/16/2008 4:32 PM) I'm tired of being alone... |
irisheyes wrote: I'm glad to hear that you like Sedaris' new book, I had been hearing mixed reviews, but I'll probably go out and buy it anyway. I've read
his whole collection minus half of Barrel Fever.
-- Kristin
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Posts: 9 (06/16/2008 5:32 PM) |
A couple of weeks ago I finished "In Defense of Food" by Pollan. While I wasn't amazed, it's a read that will make you think about food &
eating. It's short--200 pages and very easy to read.
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Posts: 5351 (06/16/2008 6:16 PM) Your mouth was, so dirty... |
I liked In Defense of Food. It definitely made me change the way I eat and think about food. It also helped me with a paper I wrote on food and depression.
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Posts: 2075 (07/28/2008 11:26 AM) Your mouth was, so dirty... |
Am I allowed to join in here if I mostly listen to audiobooks (from the library)?
Here are the books I've listened to lately and enjoyed: Love The One You're With - Emily Giffin Can You Keep A Secret? - Sophie Kinsella Remember Me? - Sophie Kinsella Dedication - Emma McLaughlin & Nicola Kraus Rosie Dunne - Cecelia Ahern The Book of Joe - Jonathan Tropper Everything Changes - Jonathan Tropper Bergdorf Blondes - Plum Sykes Obviously most of it is chicklit types, but still pretty good. I very, very much enjoyed "The Book of Joe" and immediately sought out the author's other books. "Everything Changes" was pretty good, but TBOJ was better. Looking forward to listening to "How To Talk To A Widower." I've also been listening to the Shopaholic series which have been entertaining. I'm a little worried I might start using british words like "lift", "boot" and "biscuits" though. I've also got the following on my iPod: The Abstinenece Teacher - Tom Perrotta Diary of Anne Frank Any Place I Hang My Hat - Susan Isaacs Babyville - Jane Green Big Love - Sarah Dunn Captive of My Desires - Johanna Lindsey (yeah, I'm not sure I'll actually listen to this one) Certain Girls - Jennifer Weiner Crazy for You - Jennifer Crusie The Debutante Divorcee - Plum Sykes The Devil Wears Prada - Laren Weisberger Diary - Chuck Palahniuk A Dirty Job - Christopher Moore Emma - Jane Austen The Enchantress of Florence - Salman Rushdie Happiness Sold Separately - Lolly Winston The History Boys - Alan Bennett Hit Parade - Lawrence Block How To Talk To A Widower - Jonathan Tropper If You Could See Me Now - Cecelia Ahern Lipstick Jungle - Candace Bushnell Love, Stargirl - Jerry Spinelli The New Yorkers - Cathleen Schine Nineteen Minutes - Jodi Picoult The Other Woman - Jane Green Possible Side Effects - Augusten Burroughs Rant - Chuck Palahniuk Stranger Than Fiction - Chuck Palahniuk There's No Place Like Here - Cecelia Ahern To Have and To Hold - Jane Green The Undomestic Goddess - Sophie Kinsella When You Are Engulfed In Flames - David Sedaris Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte I also have these at home, not yet on the iPod: Baby proof - Emily Giffin Citizen girl - Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus I like you - Amy Sedaris Match me if you can - Susan Elizabeth Phillips I am legend and other stories - Richard Matheson Shopaholic & baby - Sophie Kinsella A wolf at the table - Augusten Burroughs Any up or down opinions about that last two lists of audiobooks I haven't listened to yet? And a couple actual books: Love and other near-death experiences - Mil Millington A certain chemistry - Mil Millington - Allison _____________________________ Check out Will Hoge: A mix of the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan and the Counting Crows. www.willhoge.com
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Posts: 2810 (07/28/2008 2:38 PM) Your mouth was, so dirty... |
would it be too much to ask to get a little description by people's favorite titles? otherwise, these are just lists of books and i could just go to
borders and browse titles like that. thanks!
i am also reading when you are engulged in flames. it is not quite as funny to me as past collections, a little more bleak?, but i like being able to get through a few in one sitting. this is opposed to my grandmother's memoirs, which i am also reading, and has no page breaks or chapters or divisions... just the years rolling into each other. it is exhausting to read. also- the fountainhead is one of my favorite books but i CANNOT get through atlas shrugged- is it worth it in the end? |
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Posts: 0 (07/28/2008 4:22 PM) |
I just read Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea by Chelsea Handler. It has some funny moments, but she is definitely no Amy Sedaris.
I am now reading Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time. It's about an American man who makes a promise to help build a small Pakistani village's first school after they help him overcome his illness. The project turns into something much greater. It's incredibly inspiring AND educational. Is anyone here a member of BookMooch? I'm going to get rid of an insane amount of books through there soon. |
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Posts: 870 (07/28/2008 10:55 PM) I am on my best behavior... |
Feeling good; the new mood therapy.
Trois allumettes
une à une allumées dans la nuit/La
premiére pour voir ton visage tout entier/La seconde
pour voir tes yeux/La dernière pour voir ta
bouche/Et l'obscuritè tout entière pour me
rappeler tout cela/En te serrant dans mes
bras.
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Posts: 4622 (07/31/2008 2:42 PM) MSM tease |
High Five to Koren. The Book Thief was amazing.
"MTV is to music as KFC is to chicken." - Lewis Black
"Steven can snack on me anytime he wants" - Tara W. |
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Posts: 453 (08/08/2008 9:09 AM) |
Ultramarathon Man - Dean Karnazes
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Posts: 300 (08/29/2008 12:01 AM) Midnight...lock all the doors. |
This book can get a little emo, but the honesty is incredible: The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky. The last two sentences made me cry.
And Atonement by Ian McEwan. His writing and commentary on humankind are beautiful. |
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Posts: 2075 (09/19/2008 10:28 AM) Your mouth was, so dirty... |
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
- that's definitely on my To Read list. Just read "Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist" and this book may have just ruined reading for me. I loved it so much, I can't help but just assume any other book I pick up with suck compared to it. The movie looks like it'll be cute, but you should still read the book. There's too much in the book, that I doubt will make it into the movie. - Allison _____________________________ Check out Will Hoge: A mix of the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan and the Counting Crows. www.willhoge.com |
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Posts: 862 (09/22/2008 11:34 AM) I am on my best behavior... |
I just finished "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon. Really interesting read, as it's written from the
point-of-view of an autistic 15-year-old boy. I definitely recommend it
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