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kellybee

kellybee

I love to read historical fiction, history, chick lit, LDS/Utah history, British literature, biographies, classics. I blog at diversifiedbeeson.blogspot.com.
  • Mesa, AZ, USA
  • member since Monday, September 24 2007

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  • ross l, gilbert, arizona

    ross l, gilbert, arizona says

    I need to expand some,
    But i do not know what to read next. what is your favorite that i have not read?

    posted 5 months ago. ( send a note )
  • ross l, gilbert, arizona

    ross l, gilbert, arizona says

    I am going to read some of rosseys books

    posted 5 months ago. ( send a note )
  • heidinews

    heidinews says

    Hey Kelly,
    Heidi (Nielson) Packard here... Jen's old roomy at BYU. Shelfari tells me that we have a lot of the same books on our shelves... what a coincidence!

    Just wanted to say hi and I hope things are going well for you. Tell Jen I said "hi"!

    posted 5 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Bill r

    Bill r says

    i liked skipping christmas you are a reader john grishom is agreat writer bill

    posted 11 months ago. ( send a note )
  • librarygirl75

    librarygirl75 says

    I am a historical fiction fan for sure. I earned a history degree nearly a decade ago. The Midwife's Tale was an assigned reading for one of my social history classes. It was one of the few books purchased for a class that I did not resale after finishing at the end of the semester. I have since reread the book and still enjoyed how Ulrich was able to produce such a vivid image of early family life from Martha's journal. I remember still now a passage in which Martha was voicing her frustration about her day and how she had to scrape off the dried eggs from her pans after breakfast one morning after everyone else had left to do chores outside the house. Passages like that really made Martha seem so real. Even though she lived hundreds of years before you and I, we can totally relate to her. No wonder why the book won the Pulitzer Prize for History. PBS even did a documentary on the book, which I saw several years ago. Have you read Year of Wonders or March both by Geraldine Brooks? I am currently reading March, and read Year of Wonders a few months ago, both really good historical fictions.

    posted 11 months ago. ( send a note )
  • librarygirl75

    librarygirl75 says

    Hello,
    I came across your list, we have alot of common books. I saw that you didn't enjoy 'The Shipping News' either. I thought I might just be weird, seeing how everyone else seemed to give the book high marks. I noticed that you didn't give 'The Secret History of the Pink Carnation' high marks. That is one that I was interested in reading. How was it?

    posted 11 months ago. ( send a note )
  • BarbLuvsBooks

    BarbLuvsBooks says

    Kelly,
    Hi, I'm sorry to ask you this...are you the Kelly I know from Hem/Onc?
    Barb

    posted 12 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Shannon H

    Shannon H says

    Hey Kelly, Thanks for posting this site on your blog! I love it! About Star Garden. I got it at the library and I think it is worth reading if you liked the other two in the series.

    posted 12 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Shannon H

    Shannon H says

    Hey Kelly, Thanks for posting this site on your blog! I love it! About Star Garden. I got it at the library and I think it is worth reading if you liked the other two in the series.

    posted 12 months ago. ( send a note )
  • pam L

    pam L says

    Kelly you are my hero reader. So many books. I love that you rated them and wrote a comment too. I may have to check out a few. I actually have read a bit but it is remembering the the title and then remembering if they were good enough to make my list that is the challenge.

    posted 12 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Nic

    Nic says

    Kelly B - I loved Austenland and the Book Thief.

    posted 12 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Utopian Devil

    Utopian Devil says

    hey there...good to c ya! catch me @ brainiac58@gmail.com when u can! :)

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )


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