If You Could......

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Thu, 01-13-2005 - 7:38am
If you could take credit for writing any book you've read.... which one would it be?
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Thu, 01-13-2005 - 9:33am
OH, what a good question. Maybe Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte...in modern works, I wouldn't mind either having written Gorky Park by Martin Cruz Smith or Dune by Frank Herbert! From a fiscal point of view as well as a literary one, I'd *love* to take credit for the whole Harry Potter series.
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Fri, 01-14-2005 - 8:32am

Never really thought about it from all those angles. I think I would like to take credit for "The Little Prince" I just love that book and I think it's one that gives something back to everyone who reads it.

maggie

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Fri, 01-14-2005 - 9:38pm

Ooo, that's a great question Maggie, but a tuff one LoL!

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Sun, 01-16-2005 - 1:41pm

Maggie,

Do you know I actually JUST bought The Little Prince from Overstock in my last shipment of books and didn't realize that I had ordered it in the original French! I'm planning to give it a go anyway (it'll make my French teachers proud...or horrified ;-), but maybe you could help me out with some of the details if I get stuck. As I searched for quotes for my website I noticed so many of my favorites were contributed by de Saint-Exupery. So many profound and poignant words must surely make for an excellent read. Wish me Bon Chance!

Beth
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Sun, 01-16-2005 - 2:17pm

Oops, I forgot to make my "If I could claim it" selection. The Great Gatsby. Pure eloquence. I love books that read like poetry. There's such a rhapsodic, swirling luciousness to Fitzgerald's prose. I wish it were mine....

Beth
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Sun, 01-16-2005 - 6:08pm

Beth,


Your website is lovely!

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Sun, 01-16-2005 - 7:58pm

Oh, I can't narrow it down to just one. I'd like to take credit for "To Kill A Mockingbird," "Nine Short Stories" by J.D. Salinger, "Winnie The Pooh," and the play "Harvey" by Mary Chase. Yes, I could live with that record.

Lena

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Mon, 01-17-2005 - 9:32am

Thanks very much for the kind words, Teri. I LOVE my work. I'd be happy to offer any fellow ABC board members a 10% discount on an Essential Collection or Great Escape if your interested in trying one or need a gift for a fellow book lover. Just drop me an email for a code. Please consider it a standing offer....a kind of professional courtesy! :-)

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Also, if anyone has favorite reading music, I'd love to hear about it. I'm getting ready to put together my "Spring Collection" and am on the lookout for new ideas.

Beth
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Mon, 01-17-2005 - 1:03pm

I would be the author of "The Bridges of Madison County" (haha). It is, by far, one of the best books I have ever read, Robert James Waller, he captures the emotion, the forbidden love, he get's it ALLLL. I always thought if someone wanted to borrow one of my books, go ahead, keep it as long as you want to, but if I lent out this book, I'd be asking for it back! L-O-V-E this book. :O)

Holly

   

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Mon, 01-17-2005 - 6:26pm

I'd say Raymond Chandler's Phillip Marlowe series. What a journey of that genre he got other writers started on! Phyllis Whitney's romantic suspense novels would be a feather in my cap to have been a part of. Adam Hall's espionage novels of the 'Quiller' series. Judith Guest's 'Ordinary People'; what an extraordinary book! Also 'The Scarlet Pimpernel' (it's still fun to read every year). And Ben Sherwood's 'The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud'.

Donna

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