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Kristel says

Welcome to 1001 BOOKS YOU MUST READ BEFORE YOU DIE!
There is a general explanation of the group and some answers to FAQ under the discussion thread GROUP GUIDELINES. The past BOTM can be found pinned to the top for 2011, 2010 and 2009 if you want to search discussions you can join in anytime.
Our January 2012 BOTMs are
1. Life of Pi by Yann Martel
2. Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
3. Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez
The discussion threads are pinned to the top. Won’t you join us for one or all of these group reads.
We are reading Don Quixote by Cervantes as a seasonal read for January, February and March.

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Ed Lynskey says

Hi Matthew, My new suspense novel LAKE CHARLES is set in the Smoky Mountains. Kindle now, paper (33% off for pre-sales orders) in June. Favorable review in Publishers Weekly. Sorry if this is a duplicate. Best, Ed Lynskey

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Kristen H says

Hey, I started reading again, recommendations please!

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monica r says

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posted 3 years ago. ( send a note )

John R says

Matt,

Sounds like you keep reading a lot. I continue to slowly go through Taylor's, SOURCES OF THE SELF, a Charles Todd mystery novel and Ken Follet espionage novel, and now a new biography of one of my favorite fiction writers, John Cheever, CHEEVER. a Life. How is it going in Washington? Do you still have the same job? I am keeping busy here. I suppose you were sad about the Duke-North Carolina game last weekend. Now we will see about the NCAA tournament; March Madness is here. Take care. /Jack

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M F says

Found it pretentious and overwritten (not to mention sesquipedalian). Ridiculous situations and unbelievable characters are all well and good, but I couldn't abide the portentous way the author handled what was, basically, an uninteresting love story draped around "exotic" locations and trendy memes.

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M F says

I have the two books on your wish list in Toledo. Remind me and I'll give them to you at Christmas

posted 3 years ago. ( send a note )

M F says

Cool. I'll do the same, I guess. When I'm in Toledo at Christmas (will be there for just one day -- 12/23) I'll upload the books from there. I wish I had kept track of everything I read in grad school.

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M F says

Are you going to upload just books you like or everything you've been reading lately? I have a list of the ~330 books I've read in the last 5y or so, but many of the books I really like I read before that...

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