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the wrong book
I often have a lot of free time at work, so need to have something to read. I brought a book that looked interesting. Found out I wasn’t interested in it. OMG!!! There’s a thrift shop nearby, ...
The Casual Vacancy
author: JK Rowling Ugly book, ugly story, ugly characters. SKIP IT!
e-books
I recently finished one - Happy Times, Go Fast - about a man’s experiences as an ESL teacher in Korea. He had NO training and didn’t know the language and had to learn teaching, language and cul...
BOOKS!!
I was without a computer for a few days and did LOTS of reading!! 1 - Bossypants - memoir by Tina Fey - a quick read. I probably would’ve liked it better if I were a fan 2 - The Time of My Life ...
October the first is too late
author: Fred Hoyle Not quite a review as I’ve just begun to read this thin book. I’m reading other books, all very lengthy, and wanted something I could actually carry with me when I went out. ...
Reading in clusters
I have realized lately that I prefer reading various books - fiction/non-fiction - about the same topic. I’ve been reading a lot recently about the history of Ireland - mostly Morgan Llywelyn, b...
If only they could speak
subtitle: stories about pets and their people author: Nicholas H. Dodman This vet, a member of the Tufts Animal Behavior team, works with a combination of behavior modification and various psyc...
The King's Deception by Steve Berry
In the vein of Dan Brown, Steve Berry’s thrillers have to do with history, archaeology and ideas that could change the world. This book is about Elizabeth I, and a possible truth about her that w...
books
As I left home yesterday, I got to Broadway and saw a table of books. Of course, my eye was attracted to them. Turned out they were all in Spanish and ALL religious. The person tending the tabl...
untold story - Monica Ali
What if Lady Diana had not died, but had been spirited away to live her life out of the spotlight and secretly (after some plastic surgery). What if a paparazzo had located her and was going to s...
What I learned from reading
In Star Trek, Next Generation, there was a lounge, 10 Forward. In that lounge, there was a barmaid, Guinan, played by Whoopi Goldberg. I just read there had been a famous speakeasy in NYC run by...
books awaiting my attention
Since I belong to book exchange sites, I often read what I’ve recently received. Or, surrounded by STACKS of books, I read what’s easily visible. I started looking through the books in the bookc...
some lines from Red Branch
Coincidence is the tool gods use to keep their workings anonymous. Magic is but a label for a body of observable circumstance. Magic is a talent carried in the blood and the spirit, but conversel...
Winesburg, Ohio
author: Sherwood Anderson This small book, written about a century ago, describes life in a small rural town - population less than 2000. Each character in the book, written in short story forma...
The Magnificent Spinster
author: May Sarton This book seems different from other books I’ve read lately. It’s warm, loving, soothing. It feels like a cup of tea and a warm comforter The main character in the book, a w...
What to read?
After finishing a novel about Nell Gwynne and King Charles II, I had to decide what to read. I started to read a book about new words - Word Watch - based on a series of articles from The Atlanti...
The Impressionst
author: Hari Kunzru This strange book is about a young man from India - fathered by an Englishman. He goes through his life transforming himself when he goes through traumatic experiences. The ...
A Moveable Feast
author - Hemingway He is NOT my favorite author… that said, I am enjoying this book. I recently read a memoir by his first wife - covering the same time/space/ground. Much of Woody Allen’s movie,...
The Street of a Thousand Blossoms - book review
Author: Gail Tsukiyama This multi-generational saga is set in Japan, before during and after WWII. The grandparents are taking care of their orphaned grandsons. We follow the lives of the grand...
Charlaine Harris - author
The author of the Sookie Stackhouse series - the one that was made into the True Blood series for television - has a few more multiple book series. I am currently reading the Aurora Teagarden ser...
The King James Conspiracy
author: Phillip dePoy For many years there had been competition for souls between the Protestants and the Catholics. At the time of the translation of the Bible commanded by King James, the que...
Roots, Schmoots
This is one of the most negative books I’ve ever read. The author, coming from two branches of the Jewish diaspora, grew up in England. He travels the world to see how Jews are living - NYC, Isr...
Murder in the Red Room
Author: Elliot Roosevelt Interestingly, this son of FDR and Eleanor Roosevelt, has written a series of murder mysteries starring his parents. The president goes about his business: running the...
banned book survey
This list was compiled from the ALA 2000-2009 Banned Book List mark in bold the books you’ve read: Harry Potter (series), by J.K. Rowling Alice series, by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor The Chocolate W...
BOOKS ARRIVED
I participate in various internet based book exchange sites. I have lots of points accrued. I decided to use up some points in Title Trader so ordered a book. I got an e-mail back from the per...
Book Description
I read a LOT!! i enjoy both paper and electronic books. I have tons of reviews from OD that I might actually post here.
I often read more than one book at a time.
It’s my retirement PLAN… LOL
