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Mel E

Mel E

Like dreaming, reading performs the prodigious task of carrying us off to other worlds. But reading is not dreaming because books, unlike dreams, are subject to our will: they envelop us in alternative realities only because we give them explicit permission to do so. Books are the dreams we would most like to have, and, like dreams, they have... more »
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  • NIKKI N

    NIKKI N says

    i actually have to agree school is keeping me really busy so i don't really have time to read as much as i can. It's a letdown but I still read whenever i have free time and I'm working on reading Eclipse. Besides book from the twilight saga, I don't think I have read any good books lately u can check out my shelf just to see though. by the way, have you seen new moon the movie?

    posted 11 hours ago. ( send a note )
  • Verna Lee

    Verna Lee says

    Thank you for becoming my friend. If you have not done so, go to my website and read about my books. see if these Inspirational books would be for you.

    posted 13 days ago. ( send a note )
  • Lord Manleigh

    Lord Manleigh says

    So apply already! : )

    posted 2 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • NIKKI N

    NIKKI N says

    hi how r u doing? read any good books lately? btw remind me how we became friends on here again? srry i 4got

    posted 2 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • Marisa

    Marisa says

    Hi Mel. I did not mean to scare you away from Udolpho, but rather I want to prepare you. My suggestion is read it when you get caught up reading other books you really want to read, because it will take you quite a while to finish it. I am about 3/4 through Dracula and I absolutely love it ! Fantastic. I am hooked. I read until 1am the other night because I could not put it down. I have to hurry because I think discussion started yesterday in AA. I read The Time Traveler's Wife several years ago, and I did not like it at all. The author has a new book out now that sounds really good- I can't think of the title right now. I added it to my tbr list. The Wednesday Sisters is chick lit. It was ok. Nothing great. The gals in my book club were not crazy about it either. The Ghost Writer sounds familiar. I think I may have recently read something by the same author. I have to look into that. After Dracula, I am going to read The Lost Symbol, and see if it lives up to the hype. I am sure you will find a good group in CA. What part of the state will you be moving to? I have some cousins scattered around the Bay Area. I have yet to visit. Hope you had a Happy Halloween. Ours was wet, but still lots of fun !Take care, Marisa p.s. I am so glad I am someone's hero, Mel ! You made my day !

    posted 3 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • Sunny F

    Sunny F says

    My publisher isn't tough on deadlines, although she's asked me how the book is coming. Which it's not! I'm just being lazy, letting things divert me. Traveling to the Caribbean to speak on a mystery panel on a cruise next week.

    Lots of people are anxious for the next book. I think they're just being supportive. I have a whole small town behind me. Plus, I have some big conventions coming up, I need to have a new book to promote in Los Angeles, Vegas, Victoria BC, Sante Fe and Sacramento.

    I remember a time when I could just enjoy reading books written by other people. It's different being on the other side!

    posted 3 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • AvidReader

    AvidReader says

    Hi again. Halloween was pretty quiet here. It poured rain for most of the day, but by about 4pm it cleared. I took my daughter trick or treating (she dressed up as Snow White), and even though we didn't go far she still managed to pick up lots of good candy! Of course, now the trick is to keep her from eating everything all at once :-) We didn't have very many kids this year, so even though we didn't have a lot of candy to hand out, we were still left with quite a bit left over...which of course I will eat.

    I sometimes feel overwhelmed by my tbr pile. I generally read about 70 books a year, but I have a bit of a book buying addiction so I can never seem to get caught up...mind you, I always find it nice that I always have lots of choice when deciding what to read next :-)

    Did you like the Time Traveller's Wife? I couldn't get past page 100. I really didn't like it.

    Talk to you later.
    Melissa
    PS - That extra hour was great! I love "falling" back.

    posted 3 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • Sunny F

    Sunny F says

    Excited to hear your mom ordered my books! Everyone says the second one is even better, but it does build on the first. You'll have to let me know what she thinks, or have her write me at my website: http://www.sunnyfrazier.com

    PS: I jotted down many titles off your bookshelf. You just made my search easier!

    posted 3 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • Marty C

    Marty C says

    Hi Mel, We have suckage for weather here this weekend. Saturdays here in the fall are mostly watching college football anyway, but we probably won't get any paddling this weekend due to wind and rain. I've had a head cold the last couple of days so I am taking it easy, but we are going to a Halloween party later. Th0e dogs had a free grooming yesterday. That was totally cool. I hope you have a great weekend! Talk to you later. Marty

    posted 3 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • AvidReader

    AvidReader says

    Hi Mel. Thanks for accepting my friendship request. My to be read pile is more of mountain now, thanks in large part to all the great suggestions I've found on this site. What are you reading right now? I finished Jean Plaidy's The Plantagenet Prelude last night. It was good, except I didn't like the characterization of Eleanor of Acquitaine - she wasn't likeable at all. I'm now reading Dracula. Who knows what I'll pick up after that, but it will likely be something in the historical fiction genre.

    Happy Halloween!
    Melissa

    posted 3 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • bookwormerin

    bookwormerin says

    no clue but glad we are now. are you in the Tudor group? we are trying to do a group read. nominate or vote if you want
    erin

    posted 4 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • bookwormerin

    bookwormerin says

    Mel E
    I love reading your posts in the Historical Fic group and realized that we aren't friends yet. Not sure why? We seem to have similar tastes in books!
    Erin

    posted 4 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • Sabina E

    Sabina E says

    Hi Mel - weather is so-so; spring, let alone summer, is very late this year and it's still quite windy and cold. We had a couple of hot days and that was about it. Still, give it a few weeks and I'll be complaining about the heat!

    What about you - have you put your house on the market yet? Not one of my favourite things, moving house...

    Talk to you soon :)
    Sabina

    posted 1 month ago. ( send a note )
  • Karen J

    Karen J says

    Hi Mel! Thanks for noticing my pic--thought it was perfect for shelfari! I like yours too. Scarlett is one of my favorite literary characters. We do have a lot of books in common! So you didn't like Water for Elephants? I rated that 3 stars. I didn't see what all the fuss was about either. Did you live in the city of San Diego or one of the surrounding cities? As you probably know, I live in north county. I'm originally from Orange County, just moved to SD 4 years ago. Did you have any problems adapting to living in Kentucky? I'm not sure we'll stay in CA long term. I think things have gone downhill here in the past 15-20 years.
    Happy reading:-)

    posted 1 month ago. ( send a note )
  • Marty C

    Marty C says

    Hi!

    I hope David will start wanting to paddle more soon. He needs the exercise and I do too. Of course, I can't say much to him because I tend to fall into something I am doing and not want to go either!

    The doggie in the avatar is Reese Cup. He is a rescue cocker. The picture was taken when he was 8 months old and was on the website for the rescue when I stumbled onto it. I had just lost my 17 year old cocker, Dutchie and really was not looking for a dog, but who could resist the face on that dog? Anyway, I emailed the lady and she said if I wanted him she'd let me adopt him because I'd had a cocker that lived so long. We picked him up two weeks later. He's a monkey! He is now 5 years and 10 months old and you would never know that. He is a runt so he's a small little cocker and is absolutely perfectly formed.

    "Reesie" was bred by a lady in Pittsboro, NC. I had been talking with her about a pup when this showed up at the rescue so I was delighted to get him.

    Reesie came home in August, 2004. In October my husband shattered his right leg from the knee down - it was bad, and he was in bed 18 months in my living room. Reesie stayed in bed with him the entire time. I thought he was going to be David's dog.

    So in December I talked David into a chocolate and tan female cocker at the rescue named Daisy. She came in January 2005. She is the sweetest thing on 4 legs. She is a Mama girl. Reesie reverted back to being my dog after David got well.

    Banjo, my third cocker, and he is all David's. He is red and white and a larger cocker boy.

    All three came from the same rescue.

    I hope the November bake sale gets some dogs adopted! If I could have a 4th one, I would, but our hosue is small and we have no back yard for them to run in. Also, the vet bills and the dog food are killing me already!

    Have a great day!

    Marty

    posted 1 month ago. ( send a note )
  • Marty C

    Marty C says

    Hi!

    The bake sale made almost $400! It was a huge success. We are having another one in November. We did not go kayaking this weekend. My husband decided it was too cold and breezy to go. He has been doing a lot of leather tooling lately and I am afraid he is losing interest in the kayak. I hope not. He needs that exercise. We just finished the state fair here. Last week I took two days off work - one day I went to the state fair with my best friend and afterward David and I went to see West Side Story. Friday I spent the day putting finish on the flower pots I have decoupaged for Christmas gifts. They really turned out nice. Great to hear from you! Talk to you later. Marty

    posted 1 month ago. ( send a note )
  • Brooke

    Brooke says

    Hi,
    School is good. And yes, I have read a good book. It's called Double Idenity, by Margret Peterson Haddix. Actualy, I'm reading it now. And, I'm almost finished. How are you doing?

    Bye,
    Brooke

    posted 1 month ago. ( send a note )
  • morrighan m

    morrighan m says

    Thank you. It is The Morrighan.

    posted 1 month ago. ( send a note )
  • Linda

    Linda says

    Thanks Mel, it's that time of year. Fall is my favorite season because of the weather and beautiful foilage.

    posted 1 month ago. ( send a note )
  • Daisy Barksby-Pryce

    Daisy Barksby-Pryce says

    Dearest Mel (or is it Scarlet?)
    I read your note on Marisa's wall and simply must tell you that I adore your AA name! Best wishes on obtaining your proposed membership!

    Daisy

    Post Scriptum: It is rumoured that it is helpful to (1) seed your written work with superfluous "u's", (2) intimate to Lord Tinky that you have a VAST wine & spirits cellar (but be wary, lest Mrs. Danvers confiscates it) and or (3) allow as how one MIGHT have improbably handsome servants about the abode or country house. Best of luck to you, darling!

    posted 1 month ago. ( send a note )


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