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irishreader

I am obsessed with reading. While some only take a book to the DMV, I take a book everywhere with me. I buy more books than I can read and I usually have 50 to 70 I've bought and haven't yet read!!! I especially love to read Oprah's Book Club picks and Pulitzer Prize winners, and some of the subjects I love are travel, Feminism, Holocaust lit,...more »
  • Davis, Ca, U.S.A.
  • member since Wednesday, August 15 2007

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  • cagrowngirl

    cagrowngirl says

    hello there, curious...Bright Lights, Big A--: A Self-Indulgent, Surly, Ex-Sorority Girl's Guide to Why it Often Sucks in the City, or Who are These Idiots and Why Do They All Live Next Door to Me? is it a series? do they need to be read in order? TRUTH. i bought the book mentioned below because i liked the cover and didn't bother reading the back.

    i ask because i bought Such a Pretty Fat: One Narcissist's Quest To Discover if Her Life Makes Her A-- LookBig, Or Why Pie is Not The Answer. your insight would be helpful!!! have a safe labor day weekend!!
    p.s. i have never rec'd a message from shelfari telling me my message rec'd banned word and i am to remove them. can you guess what word it was?!!:)~

    posted 2 hours ago. ( send a note )
  • Emeraldeyes

    emeraldeyes says

    A 5-minute commute? That'll be sweet! Mine is currently 45 minutes on a good day, but between traffic and weather it was 2 hours yesterday morning, and 90 minutes today.

    Check with your local library. Mine has a very good collection of audio CD's, so I don't have to bear the expense of buying them.

    Are you moving far from your current location? Moving can be fun -- at least until it's time to carry those heavy boxes of books. :-)

    posted 2 days ago. ( send a note )
  • Emeraldeyes

    emeraldeyes says

    Yes, Zhivago is very good, particularly if you like history. I'm actually listening to it on CD (makes my daily commute more bearable). Audio books are a great way to slip in an extra book every week or two.

    Zhivago's plot sprawls through the years before and after the Russian revolution, following several families, MANY characters, and particularly Zhivago and the two women he loves. It's a bittersweet story, so far (it's been such a long time since I watched the movie, it's almost a new story for me).

    How are you liking Les Mis? I've seen the play and the non-musical film version, but have never read the book. Is it something I should read, eventually?

    posted 3 days ago. ( send a note )
  • Bev

    bev says

    My favorites are probably The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand. Hard to pick really since (like you) I am pretty much obsessed with books. My favorite this summer was Belong to Me. Did you read that? What's your absolute favorite book?

    posted 3 days ago. ( send a note )
  • Bev

    bev says

    We have so many books (40) in common!! I will have to add some of your favorites to my list. So many books ... so little time ... do you find that??

    posted 4 days ago. ( send a note )
  • Emeraldeyes

    emeraldeyes says

    Hi there, and thank you for the friend invite. Yes, I'm still working on "Wonderful Tonight". For some reason I'll read a few chapters, then put it down for a while and read something else. I did recently read Clapton's autobiography, so hearing about some of those episodes from a different perspective is interesting.

    I'll take a look at your shelf to see what other titles we have in common.

    Tamsin

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  • cagrowngirl

    cagrowngirl says

    I did live in a lot of places. i worked for the state govt and they had oppty all over, so i moved around. i LIKE SC better than GA. yes i spent 2 years in GA. I moved recently because my other half works and was transferred. but rolling into SC with the azaleas and dogwoods blooming was a beautiful site. i honestly thought that i would be in charleston every other day and i have only been there 3 times in 11 months.

    but moving to sc has made me read more....i haven't watched tv since i moved here. i do turn the animal planet on for one of my dogs....he is afraid of thunder.

    i just finished the girl who stopped swimming and change of heart. and now i am reading manifesta. due to reading the lolita effect. i am trying to diversify my reading instead of quick chick lit. i sneak those in too. :)

    posted 2 months ago. ( send a note )
  • cagrowngirl

    cagrowngirl says

    grew up in fairfield. lived in sacto, clovis by fresno and than concord. NOR CAL

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  • cagrowngirl

    cagrowngirl says

    i am sorry to give you the impression i lived in davis. i ate there and visited friends who went to ucd. i was a hornet. but loved the crepes and there is a german place there by the highway sudwerks. i love there rattler. :) what did i think of the book. first, i read the book to prepare myself for my trip to georgia. because i read it with that premise in mind i didn't ding the author as much as knowing she had funds available to her IF she needed them. but in georgia the book came to life. i meet a man at the hotel i was staying at and he was working 3 jobs. the last time i worked 3 jobs was in high school before my senior year to save up for senior photos and my school wardrobe. i honestly tried not to seem surprise but i know my poker face sucks. i live in south carolina and know that people work hard for their money. not in california we don't work hard but the earning wage is easier. the wages in the south are less. i will use me for example i left a job that paid $25 an hour with benefits. now i am looking at a job that pays $9.68 an hour without. i am dependent on my husband. we moved because of his career. that was two years ago. the likelihood of me making that type of money again in the field that i want to be in is not realistic at this time. damn, i sound like a downer.....a round of rattlers for all.
    no seriously, davis is a wonderful town. i like the bead shop there. not much but just enough to get someone started on a project. did you like how i changed the subject. :)
    thank you irishreader i hope i answered your question about the book.

    posted 2 months ago. ( send a note )
  • cagrowngirl

    cagrowngirl says

    i see you just finished nickel and dimed. i read it before i came down to the south and it was eye opening for me....i was not use to people having to work 2-3 jobs.

    thanks for adding me as a friend.

    is the crepe place still open in downtown davis? it was one of my favorite places to go. it was right next door to baskin robbins.

    posted 3 months ago. ( send a note )
  • mouse14574

    mouse14574 says

    Hi, Hannah! I haven't been on here for months just thought I would stop by and say "howdy". Hope things are going well with you!
    [3

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  • Linda H

    linda h says

    aww, thank you! 175 bucks, someone better like it.

    posted 6 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Miss Ann Thropic

    miss ann thropic says

    Wonderful Tonight--I thought that song was sooo romantic...even with the bitter edge. I'll have to read Patty's book.

    posted 6 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Miss Ann Thropic

    miss ann thropic says

    Thanks for your note. I'm sorry you missed most of BC--but being 14 and on a road trip with one's parents is usually traumatic for all concerned:) My mother hasn't let me forget the fabulous 80's road trip where I hijacked the cassette player, and made my parents listen to "Haircut 100" on repeat for 2 solid weeks. Bwa-ha-ha!

    posted 6 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Garcon

    garcon says

    I loved his music all my life. You Look Wonderful Tonight, was the first and only love song for me. His book however... tarnishes his music for me (a real shame). I'd be content at reading his soul through his music. The real guy seems like a real jerk and in his own words.

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  • Garcon

    garcon says

    I get to San Fran maybe once or twice a year. I love the town. I'm hoping to be there soon to follow up on some campaign assignments with Safeway in Pleasanton, CA. My cousin Joe lives in downtown SF, just above the furniture district and my wife and I use to make an annual ski pilgrimage that flew into SF and then drove out to Heavenly. I saw that you picked up, "You Look Wonderful Tonight." I went right to the source and read, "Clapton." Boy, what an ego and a braggart! Maybe we'd be there too if we were discovered as a musical genus while still in out teens. After living through his life of excess and denial, I just did not have the legs to go back for more. I'll be interested in what you think of Patty's book. D (Garcon)

    posted 6 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Garcon

    garcon says

    I'm flattered that you picked up Let's Not Go To The Dogs. She will not let you down. I never experienced smells through my imagination the way I do through her books; the first description of a new landscape is always the scent of the land (ya gotta love a woman's touch). Speaking of land, no I'm not originally from Chicago. However, I am what Midwesterners call "corn fed." I was raised in a northern suburb of Detroit called Bloomfield Hills. I went to college in Cleveland (John Carroll) and then moved to downtown Chicago in 1984. My wife is from Indy. We love living downtown and are proud to raise our three children in the city. My agency keeps me land locked a little. Take care my found friend. Dave (Garcon)

    posted 6 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Garcon

    garcon says

    Irish Reader,
    Thanks again for your candor, support and fine logic. You touched on several points in common and described my feeling better than I could have described them. It will be an interesting time for me. As I muddle through, I'll keep you posted. Enjoy the West Coast weather... it is 0C here again! Drats!

    posted 6 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Garcon

    garcon says

    Congrats on the honeymoon, I'm glad Chicago was on your trip tick. Thanks for the supporting thoughts on my C.O.F.. I'll write a bit longer when I get a moment. By the way, I added White Fang and dropped Joyce (thanks for the tips). Have a great weekend. Dave (Garcon)

    posted 7 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Pam

    pam says

    A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggars is a good read! I read it years ago and it's still one of my favorites! Saw it on your wish list! Thanks for adding me!

    posted 7 months ago. ( send a note )


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