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| Wed, 09-21-2005 - 5:51pm |
Please include author, genre & a bit about the story.

| Wed, 09-21-2005 - 5:51pm |
Please include author, genre & a bit about the story.

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It's about a mother who's son murders 7 classmates and a teacher at his school.The book takes place 2 yrs after the shootings in a series of letter written to her ex husband,Describing her thoughts about what all went wrong.It's a great story,but a little hard to get used to in the beginning because it's very wordy.I'm halfway through it and can hardly put it down.It's not a feel good story,so it's nor for everyone.It would make an excellent discussion book.
I'm reading Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts. I saw the movie ages ago and decided to read the book. I'm liking it so far, but I'm only about 50 pages into it (I started it this morning).
The only thing I remember about the movie is that it starred Natalie Portman and that the main character Novalee lived in a Wal-Mart after being ditched there by her boyfriend. Other than that, the movie wasn't that memorable to me.
Sarenna
Hi all. I haven't been here in awhile. I've been lurking a ton, however. Anyway, I've been convalescing at home, recovering from a blood clot in my leg. I went to the doctor a week and a half ago and was sent right to the hospital for an ultrasound. From there, I was sent to admissions and came home 4 days later. Now I'm slowly getting back on my feet. Each day is getting easier.
I haven't read too much. I finished The Widow of the South by Robert Hicks a while ago. It was a lovely book based on a real event. Carrie McCavock had her home in Franklin, TN turned into a hospital during the Civil War. She then ended up maintaining a private cemetary of many of those who were lost during the Battle of Franklin, a battle in which 9,000 Americans were killed on one day. Her private cemetary still exists and is home to 1500 Confederate soldiers. It was a fascinating story.
I also read 1000 White Women about a group of women who go to become brides of the Cheyenne Indians around 1875 as a part of an assimilation program. It is a fictionalized event based on a true propostion. Absolutely wonderful and really captures the Cheyenne culture. Loved it!
Now I'm reading Secrecy by Belva Plain. It's pretty good so far and pretty quick reading. That is good, because I'm having a rather hard time concentrating on my favorite hobby. Also my mother brought it to me when I first got out of the hospital and getting downstairs to the rest of my books is still a little bit of a challenge:)
Scrappy
Hi Scrappy,
Sorry to hear you've been down! Hope all goes well for you. As for me I have not been around for a little while because PC's been down.
I am reading "Widow of the South", I am just on page 35 and so far I'm not thrilled. Will it get better soon? The reviews were so good. Let me know? Thanks, Sue
Hi Sue! I liked it, however, it's not a quick read. The best parts of the book are the descriptions of the battle and the "hospital" scenes. Very intense but moving. Being written from so many different viewpoints can be confusing. It's not a format that ever bugs me, but I do find that it takes a little longer to feel "gripped" by a book like that. Some parts of it do drag a bit. You can definitely tell that it's a first novel, but I was very taken with the story. All in all, I thought it was lovely.
Scrappy
I'm reading Saturday, by Ian McEwan.
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<Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books by Azar Nafisi. From Amazon...An inspired blend of memoir and literary criticism, Reading Lolita in Tehran is a moving testament to the power of art and its ability to change and improve people's lives. In 1995, after resigning from her job as a professor at a university in Tehran due to repressive policies, Azar Nafisi invited seven of her best female students to attend a weekly study of great Western literature in her home. Since the books they read were officially banned by the government, the women were forced to meet in secret, often sharing photocopied pages of the illegal novels.
I've wanted to read this book for a while now. It's very interesting, although I'm reading at a snail's pace. Now that I'm back to work, I'm so tired at night, I often don't have the energy to read much. I am looking forward to getting more into it, though.
Since Fall is in the air I've started reading horror. I'm in the middle of 2 books actually. I'm reading Hell House by Richard Matheson and Ghost Story by Peter Straub.
I keep hearing that Ghost Story is one of the scariest books ever but I'm having a really hard time staying interested. The Thrillers and Horror board starts their discussion about it next week so I'll sit down later and try to get back into it.
Hell House is pretty good. It's a lot like The Haunting of Hell house by Shirley Jackson.
One book I don't recommend is Shirley Jackson's "Hangsaman".
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