Kiki68

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paula humphrey says

I just learned last night that I could import all of my books! Much easier than adding them individually! Now I just have to sort thru them. Tedious work... But it is reminding me of books I have that I really want to read!

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Darlene says

NOPE....I'm not sitting on the beach.....Bellingham WASHINGTON is where I live. Jeez.....didn't realize there were so many DE's on fb. haha

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Darlene says

I think it is Seattle,,,,,,they don't know anything is north of them. LOL

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Darlene says

Nope....just looke me up, Darlene Edwards

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Darlene says

are you on facebook?

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Darlene says

Hi KIKI,

All is well here.....cold still and almost the end of March.

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She says

Just finished Crummey's Galore and absolutely LOVED IT and wanted to thank you for recommending this fantastic story. It kept me up late nights, confounded me so that I needed to keep referring back to the geneology charts, and I just loved the myriad characters. It was really a lot of fun reading this, and I SO NEEDED a good book coming off a bunch of just so-so books. Thank you!!!

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Jill says

Saw you gave Cloud Atlas 5 stars. I am about to start it tonight. Hope to like it as much as you did!

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Karen says

I a sorry that my invite to you for 2012 book group has come so late, but I do have a good reason. I am in Australia and we were driving along the Great Ocean Road from Melbourne (where my husband attended the Australian Open) to Adelaide, then we flew to Alice Springs and drove a 4WD to Uluru. We flew back to Brisbane today where we are staying with my niece (who married an Australian) and her family. On our trip we did not have our computer, but now I do again. I hope you didn't think I was ignoring you. Welcome toour group.

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BBR says

Well that was we connected in the first place. So how are you and happy 2012. Bad year for getting to read last year but am off on holiday in February so will be picking the reading shortly; love that bit.

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jane v says

Hi Kiki. Thanks so much for letting me know about "The Magicians"....I liked it, will probably read the next one, thought it needed some character development but liked the concept....I have a middle schooler who loved Harry Potter and is pining away and thought it might be good to branch into for her, but the drinking and such seemed too much, so you were dead right...should be a high schooler. Thanks for your help though, it is appreciated. Best, Jane PS Reading "The Marriage Plot", you might like it, kind of a modern day literary Jane Austen fable.....

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jane v says

Hi Kiki! I love your reviews....the one on "London Train" was excellent, as was "The Leftovers". I don't know if you have read "The Magicians" by Lev Grossman, but wondered if you thought it was appropriate for ya? It is very Harry Potter like, but with older college age kids, and has a ton of references to Narnia, etc.....just curious if you had an opinion on it. Thanks, Jane

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Darlene says

Sorry Kiki, just realized upon further reading you WILL be reading this. Hope you enjoy it.

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Darlene says

I am 1/2 way thru "The City of Thieves" by David Benioff and am enjoying it. WWII, Leningrad. Have you read it?

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BookwormErin says

I just read your review for The Bronze Horseman. One of my all time favorite books. I did forget though that she wrote about 75 pgs of them having sex. It probably should have a disclaimer warning of soft porn. I'm glad you enjoyed it, that aside.

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BookBum says

Is New York fiction or non-fiction?

I'm such a book nerd I've done no reading today. I spent the whole day listing all the winners, shortlisted and longlisted Booker books, and all the Nobel winners in a small binder to keep in my bag so I have a reference book when I'm at the Half-Price books stores! I print the lists from the internet but the pages don't last long banging around in my bag.

I just realized I have a book by Vikram Seth, Two Lives about his great-uncle and great-aunt. One an Indian immigrant to Berlin to study in 1932 and the other a Jewish woman! Doesn't that sound fascinating?! That's what I'm going to read now I think.

Enjoy your books!

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BookBum says

That sounds like a good idea. I have so many books I've picked up recently I can't settle on one to read! I joined the CROAH Civil War reading group but I have a feeling I'll flake out on that one too. I am very interested in history and I descend directly from a Revolutionary War veteran (I can name them from my mother-grandmother-etc but I won't here) so I should educate myself.

I was complaning to a friend that I want to stop paying attention to politics because I get so frustrated and he suggested I see Seabiscuit. Maybe I should read that!

I'm off the bookstore now to look for Feast of the Goat for the Nobel reading group. I stuck with book focused groups: Nobel Winners and Booker Winners.

Happy reading!

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BookBum says

Hi Kiki,

I left the BTS group (and the political group) not because it wasn't interesting or because anybody was offensive on the political group, but I find I spend way more time posting about topics other than books or reading on those groups. I have read less books since joining shelfari then I did before because it's hard to not look at what others are posting and before I know over an hour has passed and all I've done it post. I do enjoy our exchanges though so I wanted to let you know that I'm still here, just not in the groups. Please stay in touch when you have time.

I was told about a book we might enjoy and wondered if you had heard about it. Unbroken by Laura Hildebrand (I think Hildebrand, it's Laura H...), it's about a man who survived WWII, it's popular book now. The friend that told me about said that anyone interested in WWII would like it.

I'm going to put it on my wish list.

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Darlene says

Oops...sorry I didn't answer you sooner. So, the novel evolves into a scotland yard/police thing and altho the female character returns through out the book.....not that good. Tried another of his novels, but quickly gave up.

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BookBum says

One of my favorire WWII books is The Dark Room by Rachael Seiffert. It's 3 stories about life in Germany during and right at the end of the war.
I am interested in that era but I haven't read much about it. I'll have to check out your shelf for some ideas.

I sometimes have 2 books going at a time but they are usually not both fiction. Now that my kids are grown I have the luxury of time (ah...time) to just sit and read so if the book is very engaging I can finish it in a day or two. If I am reading a second book it will be a history book or short stories.

Blindness seems to be the most read of Saramago's books and it's my least favorite. I would say it dystopian so I was not crazy about it. It's brilliant of course, but I didn't like reading it. My favorite of his is All the Names.

I do love Marquez although I have to admit his books all tend to feel the same, which is not true of Saramago. I like magic realism like Marquez, Isabel Allende, Like Water for Chocolate.

If you have a favorite WWII fiction let me know.

W

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