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Kathleen H reviewed The Things They Carried A Work of Fiction 2 weeks ago.
“ This is a moving tale of the Viet Nam war. Hard to read and hard to put down! ”
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Kathleen H reviewed Half Broke Horses: A True Life Novel 2 weeks ago.
“ I enjoyed this book but not as much as I enjoyed The Glass Castle. I very much wanted to like the main character, a tough,... ”
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Just finished reading "Drinking the Rain" a memoir by Alix Kates Shulman. She wrote "Memoir of an Ex-Prom Queen" which I have NOT read.This one was good. Didn't think I was going to like for any number of reasons. But I did. I really, really did.It's not a new topic. Unhappily married woman leaves home. Goes to remote cottage by the sea. Finds herself. Yawn.But this woman really spoke to me. I did a lot of highlighting. Didn't want it to end.
I've never read "The Things They Carried" but it has been recommended strongly by two friends.It didn't sound like a book that would be "comfortable".I might have been gun-shy about the Vietnam War being the subject of my pleasure-reading.But now you've read it and liked it and I may have to rethink this one.
hahahaha that is funny. THis is so not even close to all the books that I have read and want to read but it is a good starting point and I like reading school books I just hate the analzing of them.
I am currently LISTENING to "Blink". Do you know if "it"?I am finding it totally fascinating.Dan is listening to it as well...if I tried to describe this book it would sound like the biggest yawn but in fact it is, to repeat myself, FASCINATING."Ethan Frome"...now there's a book I never read. There a lot of those "shoulda but didn't".
idk I read so often that I dont always remeber titles. I am about to read Ethan Frome for english though
No! Turns out there's a waiting list at t he library. I'm #4.I think I heard on the radio last night that Barbara K will be on the Exchange this morning...actually that "Writers on a NH Stage" or whatever it's called. Hope to hear some of it. Someone reported, last night at my book group, that a friend had read BK's new book and that it was disappointing. How could that be?Jan Youtz and her fiance are coming here for dinner tonight. I'll catch up on all the gossip. Also heard that PB and JB are divorcing. :(Is it not-PC to say anything personal here?
I started to take "Terrorist" out of the library the other day but I stopped.It sounded like such a scary-real story I wasn't sure I wanted to put myself through it. On the other hand I wondered if I ought to.Any thoughts?I have no business on here right now. I've just stopped back at home in between grocery shopping and going out to Sandwich to cook.This is a teensy bit addictive.
www.nurtureshock.comBasically, a lot of the "instincts" with which we raise and educate children are wrong and there's research to back it up. Sleep, praise, discussion of race.... that's as far as I've gotten so far.
Whoa! Barbara Kingsolver has a new book out.
You MUST read Nurtureshock. I would like all the teachers in my district to read it. And the parents. It's all research-based but the text is very engaging and conversational.
It's very cool! Thanks for reccomending it! I've been wanting to swap books with people, and this makes it much easier I think!
Oh, oh, oh! Ann Frank. I've thought about that book off and on for a long time. It's been Y.E.A.R.S. since I read it and I think I should pick it up again. Thanks for the reminder. I thought I asked Phoebe and Ruthann to be my friends but Shelfari says I didn't. I did invite my 15 year old granddaughter to join. She is an avid reader.....when she isn't involved with activities at her church, she reads all things "vampire". Go figure.Is Megan a teenager? Her book shelf looks like she might be.
Edgar Sawtelle also left me bruised and beaten but what a story!Not to mention Wally Lamb with "The First Hour I Believed". I am surprised that I even put my hand on this book, having a vague idea of it's topic. But I did and while I had to do some skimming over the journals (TOO HARD TO READ) I could not put this book down. Powerful.
Someday when you're not home I'm going to come over and raid your book shelves. Oh, that was dumb. Now you'll know it was me!
Oh man! I forgot about "The Help". Pretty good.After reading "Handle With Care" I have pledged never to read another Jodi book.When I finished "Handle" I felt as though I had been pummeled, beaten, run over by a mac truck.Too much for the likes of me.
You have found my hot button.I LOVE THIS!Not sure I'm navigating as well as I should, but I"ll get there.You wouldn't by any chance be an educator, would you?
