==What'r U Reading, 6/16?==
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==What'r U Reading, 6/16?==
| Thu, 06-16-2005 - 9:44pm |
Author's name & a few details are appreciated...
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| Thu, 06-16-2005 - 9:44pm |
Author's name & a few details are appreciated...
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~Jackie, BookCrossing Member & Warming Families Volunteer
<Jeanne Ray's "Julie & Romeo" & I'm really enjoying it so far!
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0451409973/qid=1118975354/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-7433747-6811057?v=glance&s=books&n=507846
Come & tell us: Opinion of JB as Carly? Should OLTL's Evangeline have...?
I just finished a book by Nora Roberts called 'Carolina Moon'. It's a mystery/romance. I think this was one of her best books! I do think the end was a bit weak, but just the same it had me completely absorbed! I can usually count on Nora Roberts for some entertaining reading, but this was exceptional. I was about 3/4 of the way through yesterday and just couldn't put it down, so I read all night until I finished (about 4am!) The book is a story of a woman who is psychic. She can see and feel others thoughts. She is returning to her hometown where she endured a painful and abusvie childhood and where her best friend had been raped and murdered when she was a child. She wants to face her past and overcome it, so she moves into her old home and opens a giftshop. Of course, there is the requisite man to complicate and complete her new life.
I normally don't read the typical, bodice-riper, romance-type novels. They are just too cookie-cutter and formula written for my taste. However, Nora Roberts has never been in that category for me. I think maybe some of her early books were that type, but now most of them have mystical elements and a mystery to solve as well as hot sex and romance. Her writing is excellent and she doesn't resort to the typical scenerios. She often takes risks with her characters. I just really enjoy her writing. If any of you haven't tried any of her books, this one is a great one to start with.
I just started reading London Bridges by James Patterson.
This is book #10 in the Alex Cross mysteries.
Amagansett_by Mark Mills. In a rare departure for me, I am reading an adult book at work. We *do* buy well reviewed adult fic for the collection and this is one that sounded really interesting to me, in fact I suggested it as a read of the month.
From the Publisher's Weekly review..."A mysterious drowning rekindles a conflict between a Basque-American fisherman and a powerful Long Island family in screenwriter Mills's smart, complex debut novel, a fascinating murder mystery that begins in the post-WWII years when Conrad Labarde hauls up the body of Lillian Wallace in his net while earning his livelihood in the waters off the Hamptons. At first the drowning looks like a tragic accident, but when the autopsy report raises the possibility of murder and Labarde's history with the Wallaces is uncovered, police chief Tom Hollis suspects Labarde of playing a central role in Lillian's death...."
So far I really like it. School ends on Wed. so I may just have to take it home for the summer.
I haven't read much of anything this week. It's been so crazy around here. Before leaving for vacation tomorrow I need to get some things done today. Cleaning, laundry, packing. Once I get all that done then I plan on sitting down and reading tonight.
I'm going to read Lost In The Forest by Sue Miller
Lost in the Forest is a novel set in the vineyards of Northern California that tells the story of a young girl who, in the wake of a tragic accident, seeks solace in a damaging love affair with a much older man." "Eva, a divorced and happily remarried mother of three, runs a small bookstore in a town north of San Francisco. When her second husband, John, is killed in a car accident, her family's fragile peace is once again overtaken by loss. Emily, the eldest, must grapple with newfound independence and responsibility. Theo, the youngest, can only begin to fathom his father's death. But for Daisy, the middle child, John's absence opens up a world of bewilderment, exposing her at the onset of adolescence to the chaos and instability that hover just beyond the safety of parental love. In her sorrow, Daisy embarks on a harrowing sexual odyssey, a journey that will cast her even farther out onto the harsh promontory of adulthood and lost hope."--
Sounds so good!
Hi Tammy,
Which books did you decide to take along on your vacation to Buffalo?
Guili,
As a school librarian, do you have the summer off?
I finished Erik Larson's non-f "The Devil in White City: Murder, Magic & Madness at the World's Fair That Changed America", a chronicle of the building of the Chicago World's Fair (1893?), the Fair itself, one delusional Chicago resident and his impact on the city; and a sociopath / serial killer, who hid behind the facade as a caring, warm pharmacist/real estate owner and almost escaped detection.
I enjoyed it, tho I did skim lengthy sections re: the arcitecture (sp?) and text re: the meetings taking place to organize construction.
I'm reading "The Memory of Running" by Ron McLarty.
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