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kimberengel

kimberengel

I was an English major at the University of South Carolina. I love to read. I now teach second grade. Reading is my main hobby. I am always looking for the next best book.
  • Martinsville, Vi, United States
  • member since Saturday, February 24 2007

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  • Aimeesue

    Aimeesue says

    Eclectic Book Club Peeps:

    All righty, let's have those nominations for our next big read. What's everyone in the mood for?

    Post your selections in the "Genres" thread and we'll hash it out. If that takes too much energy, I will put all genres nominated in a hat and pick one at random!

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

    sunshinegirl says

    Thanks for the friends request. Interesting...you live in Martinsville VA and I live in Martinsville IN.

    posted 10 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Alicia

    Alicia says

    Announcing EBC's new read: SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES by Ray Bradbury. I hope you will join us in reading & discussing! Happy October!

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Alicia

    Alicia says

    Eclectic Bookclub is voting on this month's reading! Please come vote!

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • MorganMandel

    MorganMandel says

    What a cute dog- and so clean looking!
    Morgan

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Alicia

    Alicia says

    Thanks for joining Eclectic!

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • aislinnbug

    aislinnbug says

    Interp. of Murder is good, but I feel like I have to qualify that with an explanation. It's very heavy on Freud and Jung. I majored in Psych in college, so it was almost like reading a tell-all fiction about a celebrity for me. I knew what the author was getting at because I'd read about the two. I think most people have enough of a general understand of early psychology to figure out what's going on, but I've read reviews that skewered the author for dragging out the "boring" crap about the psychologists. The mystery gets a little lost in the details.
    PS: I love the pic of your dog! He(she?) looks just like my Angus. But sweeter...

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Alicia

    Alicia says

    Have you finished dogs of Babrl yet? What'd you think?

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • bookloverheidi

    bookloverheidi says

    Last time I left recommendations I saw you had read them all! Oops! Have you read any Barbara Kingsolver other than the Poisonwood Bible...her other books are even better! I also really enjoyed Missing Mom by Joyce Carol Oates.
    Heidi

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Alicia

    Alicia says

    Thanks for your note! Yes, I was an elementary Reading teacher /Reading Specialist for 20 years. I taught mostly 3rd grade & loved it. I retired when my husband's job relocated us to another country. I have thought of returning to the classroom since we've moved back, but we formed our own company & so I work w/ that doing accts. pay./rec., etc. I love working in my jammies & browsing shelfari when I'm supposed to entering invoices! From 6th to 2nd is a big difference! How are you faring w/ the younger ones?

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • sunshinegirl

    sunshinegirl says

    Hello!
    I saw your book on the Bell Witch and it looked really good. Wonder what you thought of it.
    Your puppy is so cute!

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Alicia

    Alicia says

    Is that a baby Westie I see?! How cute!!!! I saw in your profile you taught 2nd grade. I taught 3rd for years. I love the children at that age; still so loving & full of life & anxious to learn.

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • bookloverheidi

    bookloverheidi says

    Hi Kim,
    Any book on my shelf is one that I would recommend, that's how I decide which books will go on. Off the top of my head, some of my favorites are Life of Pi, the Time Traveler's Wife and Middlesex. I'll let you know more. Cute dog!

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Yuki

    Yuki says

    Love your puppy, how old is this neat looking little westie

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )


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