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jentaw rated Wolf 1 month ago.
jentaw is now reading Storm of Steel.
jentaw has read Catching Fire.
“ Second in the Mockingjay trilogy, this book carries the series along effectively and with momentum. ” (see full review)
jentaw has read Mockingjay.
“ Suzanne Collins does the same thing in this series that she did in the Gregor series, though she ratchets up the horror pretty significantly. Here she introduces children to the terrible things... ” (see full review)
jentaw rated Mockingjay 1 month ago.
jentaw now owns The Mysterious Benedict Society.
“ This is the kind of book that I most loved as a child. It elevates the oddest children, the outcasts, to heroes who are naturally equipped to handle riddles and mysteries with equanimity and... ” (see full review)
jentaw rated Peril at End House 1 month ago.
jentaw has read The Awakening and Selected Short Stories.
“ Remarkable to read this beautifully wrought story of a late 19th century woman learning to be her own person. Although many of the social constraints that led to Mrs. Pontellier's early life... ” (see full review)
jentaw reviewed Peril at End House 1 month ago.
“ Although there are all the necessary elements here, the story never comes together with any true excitement or tension and the potential for eeriness or even real mystery is undermined by turning... ” (see full review)
jentaw reviewed Stranger Things Happen 1 month ago.
“ Many wonderfully creepy stories written in a unique voice. Some are a bit less accessible than others, but most are both delightful and shiver-inducing, rooted in keen observations and a definite... ” (see full review)
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Read the review for Surprise, Security, and the American Experience (The Joanna Jackson Goldman Memorial Lectures on American Civilization and Government)
Have you read this? The Intelligencerby Leslie Silbert--if not, you might want to take a look.
I can't read it as I'm finishing up my novel, which is a surf murder mystery as well.I'll read it when my book is done--and I hope that's soon!Thanks for the suggestion, though--it was a good one!
Thanks for making me a Shelfer friend.Your rave review of Leaving Cheyenne coincides with my feelings about the book--I recently posted a review citing it as my favorite of 25+ McMurtry's read. Hope you will try more of him. Few writers can make you laugh and cry at the same time.You like some of the same "over the top" writers I do, from Vonnegut to Hiaasen. Would love to hear how the David Foster Wallace on your "to read" list does for you. Hope you enjoy Middlesex. Another book about growing up and sexuality I liked a lot was Rita Mae Brown's Rubyfruit Jungle. I understand she returned to the "coming of age" them in a more recent book after doing so many mysteries. From the other side of things, i.e. social scientists, I had a lot of fun reading T.C. Boyle's Inner Circle, a fiction about the researchers' lives who worked on Kinsey's staff.Kind regards,
SUMMER BREAK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SO EXCITED!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm sad to see your review of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. . . I had been hearing such positive things about how well the zombies fit that I was considering picking it up. But still, any excuse to re-read some Jane Austen is a positive thing! :)
Don't know if you've visited his site, but just in case:http://www.robertcrais.com/
Stanford's great. I'm thinking about majoring in Sociology and African and African American Studies. Well, either Sociology or PoliSci. Those are all great schools Emily applied to. Keep me updated!
Hi! How are you? I'm at Stanford. Where has Emily applied, and what's her first choice?
Same to you. All's good. I'm working from home during the break and go back next Tuesday. Alex leaves on Monday and Alana is out until the 12th (waaayyy too long).How are you guys?
yup there is an overwhelming plethera of books that i want to read
I liked the latest Crais. It was more like his older books. It was a good read. Right now I'm reading Swan Peak by James Lee Burke. So far, so good.
No. I'm a slow reader. I put some books up late...stuff like that. Right now, I'm reading Legacy of Death by Charles Todd.So far, so very good.
i don't demand too much intelligence out of my detective fiction. I always loved the relationship stuff between Spenser and Hawk and all that good old macho honor stuff. But Parkers lastest Jesse Stone convinced me that my parker days may be over. I may try one more, but Parker is getting pretty old and he ain't putting much effort into his writing any more. as to Robert Crais, it is the opposite. His books are getting better and better. Elvis and Joe are beginning to really be flushed out as characters. I have enjoyed all of Crais' books, but the newer ones are the better ones.
here's the book you should check out:In a Dry Seasonby Peter Robinson
okay, here's one you might like:Confessions of a Taoist on Wall Street by David Payne
Okay, Let me know how you like American Shaolin...I almost picked it up a few weeks ago.
so, what are you reading these days?I just started Ragtime in Simla. A mystery that takes place in India, 1922. British detective out to solve a crime. As I said, just started it, but it seems good.
yumm...i still think that you made tat recipe up though (or you should take credit for it at least)
so, I've a read a couple of the short stories--James Lee Burke's and RidleyPearson's--both were great and I'll be reading more soon! Thanks for the gift!
Hey -- a very belated happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, HAP-PY birth-day to you-oo... Happy birthday to you!!And ma-ny m-o-o-o-o-oo-re!You read a LOT!Did I tell you that I told Melissa we'd conserve weight (up to a point)?Well, she's up 30 and I'm down 2. So, ah, I think I need to pick up the pace.Week 28 and I'm cutting back, almost eliminating travel for March; due date is March 27. We've signed up for some prenatal classes, which start in February, and I'm looking to take some American SIgn Language classes so baby and I can talk smack about Melissa IN. HER. FACE. It'll be awesome!And thassal I know!
