Nicole D (aka Coyotemusic)

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Leah K says

Thanks! It's been an awful few weeks, emotionally and physically. I'm still on bedrest for another 3 weeks so might as well try to get some reading done ;). Everyday is a little easier, very little increments.

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againstthetide says

Lol, thank you for the honest appraisal! I will consider myself warned and won't be running to bump it up the TBR. Not so sure how I'm even feeling about Jane Eyre at the moment. It's a little preachy. Good for vocabulary expansion though. I am interested in the story so far.

Characters travelling into a book and changing the outcome? Hmmm. Yeah, that doesn't sound like me . . .but sometimes I surprise myself. Night Circus.

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Marnie says

I will say I listened to it on audio and if something is not riveting I tend to lose some of the story. With this though I don't think that was it. I'm not even sure if I know the point of it. It was certainly a waste of my time this month. So yeah I would say you should skip this one there is are so many other good ones waiting lol.

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Leah K says

Thank you for the hugs. It's a difficult time as you can imagine.

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Mary B says

LOL. I actually have 2 Share-A-Shelf books out of the library on your recommendation. Black Swan Green is due the day before Fool on the Hill but I have a far greater chance of renewing it so I will be reading Fool on the Hill this weekend. I'm not far in but so far so good.

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Kristel says

Welcome to 1001 BOOKS YOU MUST READ BEFORE YOU DIE group. The group that is about reading the 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. It is a specific list of books that can be found at the top of the group description. Every two years the book is revised. This means that there are now 1305 books that we are working our way through. We encourage you to explore the group, check out the various opportunities. You can introduce yourself at the Welcome Mat and the directory will direct you to various links within the group.
Our January 2013 BOTMs are
1. Ficciones by Jorge Luis Borges
2. Humboldt’s Gift by Saul Bellow
3. Henderson the Rain King by Saul Bellow
The discussion threads will be pinned to the top. Please join in reading one or all of these books. We are reading The Arabian Nights by Anonymous.
as a seasonal read for January, February and March.
And please stop by and introduce yourself at the Welcome Mat and stop by and vote for February’s books.

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Sara W says

Thanks. I will add that to my TBR.

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nicolemn72 says

Double yay to Matt Ruff! Fool on the Hill and Set this House in Order are two of my all-time favorites :)

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Lindz L says

I'm glad you picked me but now I have book stage fright :D Here are some thoughts I had, and you can pick one from the list.

#1 Wind-up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami. You liked Norwegian Wood, and I am torn between these two for my favorite Murakami.

#2 You liked the Tana French novels, so I'm guessing you might like character-driven mysteries. I would suggest a PD James novel (I didn't see any by her on your shelf). My first book by her was A Taste for Death

#3 And finally, if you want something lighter, I really enjoyed I Am Not a Serial Killer by Dan Wells. It's a light funny mystery. It does take a fairly sharp turn in the middle of the book which I wasn't really prepared for, but I still liked it.

Feel free to send some recommendations my way! I don't know whose shelf I'll choose for the game but I'm always up for a new book :D

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againstthetide says

I don't know how I missed your review of A Secret History - - I actually had to go look for it on your shelf because I knew you were reading it, and I couldn't recall seeing your review. I found it (not on PBT)! I'm sorry it wasn't that great for you . . .I had high hopes! I think you know what I like better than I know what you will like . . .which is good for me I think ;)

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againstthetide says

Great idea on the links! Thanks!!!

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Sara W says

It really dragged for me. It was interesting enough; I just couldn't get inspired to read/listen (I tried both). I actually ended up not finishing it even though I was most of the way through.

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LibraryCin says

Ahhh, makes sense.

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LibraryCin says

Hi, Nicole. It started off a little slow for me, but it's definitely getting better. It's actually for my book club at the end of this month. As always, will be fun to see what others think, as well. Are you in a f2f book club?

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Savannah says

Not a problem at all.

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Ladyslott says

I loved it so much that I can't read anything right now, nothing measures up.

posted 6 months ago. ( send a note )

Sara W says

I just read the description for Damned, and it sounds....odd.

As for Little Children, I'm listening to the audio and so far I'm not enthralled with the reader, but the story is pretty good. One of my friends, who has similar taste, recommended it a couple years ago. And of course it would be good to get your take on it too.

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Ange says

Halfway through and really enjoying it! I'll let you know when I finish.

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BooknBlues says

He will be appearing for the Bee Book Club on Thursday, Sept. 6 at 6pm at tje Tsakopoulos Library Galleria, 828 I St.

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BooknBlues says

I was wondering if you read that Adam Johnson is going to be in Sacto on September 6(I think that is the date(?

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