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Re: What are you reading?
DIR By: Thetis099
Date: October 2, 2023, 7:31 am
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Now that I have received the book and have started reading, it
is hilarious and most definitely hits!
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Re: What are you reading?
DIR By: Queenie
Date: November 2, 2023, 1:01 pm
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What am I buying to read on the plane? It needs to be engaging
but not too engaging. Maybe one of the many books which trash
DJT?
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Re: What are you reading?
DIR By: NoLongerAubergine
Date: November 2, 2023, 1:25 pm
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> What am I buying to read on the plane? It needs to be engaging
but not too engaging. Maybe one of the many books which trash
DJT?
>
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Not sure of your taste, but maybe a Stephen King? The last
several years, he's been doing a lot of police procedural or
other crime-based stuff instead of the earlier supernatural
stories he made his name with. I just finished Mr. Mercedes - a
quick read.
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Re: What are you reading?
DIR By: MidwestmikkiJ
Date: November 2, 2023, 4:53 pm
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I’ve been reading a lot of light weight mysteries and
“thrillers” on this cruise. Catherine Coulter and Heather Graham
mostly. I picked a few up at the Friends of the Library sale and
as I finish them I leave them in the ships library. I notice
that someone grabs the because they are not there when I drop
the next one.
I also have a few better books on my Nook. But I like to have
stuff that doesn’t take much brain power when I’m on vacation.
Oh I did read The Tumbling Turner Sisters for my book club
meeting next week. Not great literature but an interesting story
about vaudeville in 1919.
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Re: What are you reading?
DIR By: Aardtacha
Date: November 3, 2023, 1:29 pm
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I'm doing my annual reread through the Discworld novels, with
little side trips to read other old favorites (Wodehouse mostly
this time). Most of my favorite authors are either dead,
retired or so slow they might as well be.
I have read a couple of new to me authors that I've enjoyed, so
will have to order a couple more books when I finish Pratchett.
#Post#: 231914--------------------------------------------------
Re: What are you reading?
DIR By: Paloma
Date: January 24, 2024, 5:18 pm
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Read "Tinkers" by Paul Harding, which was a revelation.
Whenever I read prose like that, I feel my hands shouldn't be
allowed near a keyboard. :)
Currently reading "Hello Beautiful" by Ann Napolitano. About
2/3 through. The comparisons to "Little Women" are fairly
heavily underscored, which is fun since I just rewatched
Gerwig's "Little Women" recently.
#Post#: 233805--------------------------------------------------
Re: What are you reading?
DIR By: kkt
Date: February 3, 2024, 10:28 pm
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The novel The Queen's Gambit, by Walter Tevis. Upon which the
Netflix miniseries was based. The novel was published in 1983,
so the movie and TV companies were not exactly eager to take it
on. I'm enjoying it.
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Re: What are you reading?
DIR By: kkt
Date: February 4, 2024, 5:12 pm
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> The novel The Queen's Gambit, by Walter Tevis. Upon which the
Netflix miniseries was based. The novel was published in 1983,
so the movie and TV companies were not exactly eager to take it
on. I'm enjoying it.
>
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Beth, the main character, is at the zoo in Mexico City the day
before the tournament and recognizes the chess champion of the
world looking at the gorillas in their cage: "He was looking
into the cage as though waiting for the gorilla to move a pawn."
[emoji2]
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Re: What are you reading....Alice Munro?
DIR By: muskrat
Date: February 7, 2024, 2:16 pm
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Anybody here a fan of Alice Munro? If so, any recs re fave
work?
I've never read her before, but picked up Too Much Happiness
today to see how I like it 📕
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Re: What are you reading....Alice Munro?
DIR By: Lurknomore
Date: February 18, 2024, 9:58 pm
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--- Quote from: muskrat link ---
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> Anybody here a fan of Alice Munro? If so, any recs re fave
work?
>
> I've never read her before, but picked up Too Much Happiness
today to see how I like it 📕
>
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Please report back re Alice Munro.
I just finished Tom Lake by Ann Patchett. Beautiful writing at
times but I found it a little slow. I think one would need to be
familiar with the play Our Town to appreciate it fully.
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