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Jill M

Jill M

has 23 followers and is following 21 people

"I would be most content if my children grew up to be the kind of people who think decorating consists mostly of building enough bookshelves." ~Anna Quindlen, "Enough Bookshelves," New York Times, 7 August 1991
  • Hudson, OH, USA
  • member since November 6, 2009

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  • Jenny H

    Jenny H says

    I saw that you read and loved The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. I have started reading a book
    called Those Who Save Us by Jenna Blum. It has a different naration style but the themes and story are similar. I am having trouble putting it down to do other things.
    Its worth having a look at in the library or your local book shop.

    Happy Reading

    posted 2 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • Denizen

    Denizen says

    Good Reads selection for February discussion is 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami. We'd love to have you join us.

    We have started a new notification thread so, if you still want to recieve these notifications, please stop by and sign up again. Thanks!

    posted 3 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • Denizen

    Denizen says

    The February nominations have been posted in Good Reads. Please stop by and vote for the selection you'd like to read and discuss.

    The discussion has started for our January book, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet. We hope you can join us!

    posted 1 month ago. ( send a note )
  • Don K.

    Don K. says

    My nine year old granddaughter isn't allowed to watch TV, but she is allowed to watch DVDs upon occasion. Gnomeo and Juliette is her favorite.

    posted 2 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Don K.

    Don K. says

    I was fascinated by Law and Order because there were so many variants on the air for so many years.

    Can you imagine how difficult it must have been for the writers to find new crimes for each week's script? In my book these brave souls were right up there with the people who convinced Disney to remake Romeo and Juliet using animated lawn ornaments.

    posted 3 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Don K.

    Don K. says

    I'm back. It was good fun and I got to visit my daughter and granddaughter and scores of my favorite books, now residing with my daughter.

    As a bonus, when I travel, I can watch TV in motels (Law and Order is off the air, who knew?) and eat at McDonald's (a great treat since the closest McDonald's to the farm is 60 miles away in another country).

    posted 3 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Don K.

    Don K. says

    Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford has been chosen as the Good Reads selection for December-January. The discussion should be posted shortly after the first week of the month.

    In the meantime, you all are still discussing Major Pettigrew's Last Stand. I, on the other hand, am about to drive to Atlanta to visit my daughter and granddaughter, and compete in a Thanksgiving Day half marathon race. I'm taking several books (about fifteen pounds worth) with and I'll post when I can.

    posted 3 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Sherry A

    Sherry A says

    Hi, Jill! Yes, it's always good news that Sue Grafton has another coming out. I really hope she makes it through the whole alphabet! I wonder if she'll retire at that point, or think up another series. I notice you like Alexander McCall Smith, too. I'm only one behind on the Ladies' Detective series, but really need to catch up on the other ones. I'm currently listening to The Double Comfort Safari Club on CD, and I like the reader a lot, except with her accent, she doesn't seem to pronounce the "s" at the end of words!

    posted 3 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Don K.

    Don K. says

    The nominations for Good Reads December - January group read have been posted. Please stop by and vote for your favorite. And, the discussion of Major Pettigrew's Last Stand will begin soon. Please join us if you get a chance.

    posted 3 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Don K.

    Don K. says

    The nominations for Good Reads November group read have been posted. Please stop by and vote for your favorite. And, the discussion of Sarah's Key will begin soon. I hope you can join us.

    posted 4 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Dawn R

    Dawn R says

    Thanks Jill . . . I've been on the waiting list for it at the library for some time. One of my New Year's resolutions for 2011 was not to purchase any books for myself . . . ugh. I figured I usually spend between $600-$750 a year on books, almost never look at them again and give most of them away when I am finished. Most of what I read is EVENTUALLY available at the public library, which my husband likes to remind me, we do pay for, it makes good sense. The pitfall, I can't always get books when I want them. I should have Vagrants by early next week and if I finish it quickly will be able to join in the discussion for September. I've already read the October nominee! The best part of the resolution, it now gives my husband something to buy as gifts! I keep a list (rather short) of the few books I read that I do wish to own. I'll let you know about Doc when I get my hands on it. What did you think about Vagrants? If you haven't read it, I just finished A Paris Wife. Light but enjoyable and an interesting take on Hemingway's life.

    posted 5 months ago. ( send a note )
  • TC Lopes

    TC Lopes says

    Hi, Jill

    Thank you and you are welcome.

    I'll try hard to be on this month discussion.

    Kisses
    TC

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

    Denizen says

    Excellent! I really like the looks of that first book but it doesn't look like it's very available. One copy used on Amazon?

    posted 5 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Don K.

    Don K. says

    You're right. We will enjoy the tomatoes this winter, but fall is such a busy time. Our tomatoes just started to ripen last week and we have already had frost warnings.

    posted 5 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Don K.

    Don K. says

    Bless you, I'm knee deep in marinara. Pamela planted sixty tomatoes this spring then left for Georgia before the tomato tsunami arrived.

    posted 5 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Book Concierge

    Book Concierge says

    No problem

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

    Denizen says

    The nominations for the Good Reads September selection have been posted. Voting ends August 20. Please stop by to view the choices and vote for your favorite.

    Our August selection is Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri. We'd love for you to read the book and join our discussion!

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

    Denizen says

    The fantasy was Wise Man's Fears and, yes, it was good. It's the second book in a planned trilogy - good, solid fantasy in my opinion.

    I'm listening to In the Woods. I listened to the first one, also, so decided to give this one a spin when I saw you were reading it. I kept doing road trips on short notice so decided it was time to get another audio book so I'd have one in hand for the next trip. I'm only 30 pages into Doc but it's starting out strong. Your library seems to get a lot of good author's as speakers. I wish ours did although our library does a good job of buying and selecting books and I guess that's what is most important.

    posted 8 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Sherry A

    Sherry A says

    I'm really liking Outlander so far - just haven't had enough time to read the past week (why does life keep interfering? :) I'm also halfway through Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter and am liking it, also.
    I notice you read a lot of interesting-looking books that I haven't heard of before. Where do you get most of your reading recommendations?

    posted 8 months ago. ( send a note )

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