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Nee’s last login was Wednesday, December 15, 2010.
what do you mean you "haven't been around here for a while?" and your "back"? do i know you?
lol, That's how I was last night after dinner. Glad to hear that you guys had some delicious food :D
Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours! :)
Nee! You didn't mention you were an Anne McCaffrey fan! You need to come and join my group ;)Anne McCaffrey and All of Her Worlds: http://www.shelfari.com/groups/43659/aboutI enjoyed 'Starship Trooper' the movie... I can see how that would be a very facist book. I will have to look into picking up some of his work! We have a few authors in common... that's awesome! You read Janet Evanovich? I didn't realize she was very popular, but hey sometimes life surprises me with what i don't know.
As to your curiousity, for a very limited sampling, you can read any of my reviews found herein, or just check out my blog. The url is in my profile.
Hey Nee, its not a problem! Thank you for appreciating and supporting the troops =] people like you make it so much better for those of us who serve! Every little bit counts and it might make more of an impact than you thought.You know I have never read any of Heinlein's novels. If they are that good I might have to put them on the list to get to! Who else do you enjoy reading?
Hey there Nee! This is my standard greeting, but you are almost an old friend already:)Welcome to Better than Starbucks! Look around, make yourself at home, start a new thread or dig up an old one or just read and jump in on the more active ones.
Good to know you. You have a great collection of books. I keep hearing that I need to read Heinlein...Oh and (RE: About Nee) be proud! :) Jen
Oh noes! I've read the last of my good reads... sort of. My family library might hold up some greats that I might like. Also, I'm planning to go to the bookstore someday and I want some recommendations on what books are good for a guy like me, Any ideas?ThanksKhalil
Aw, that's okay, you didn't have to be extra nice.Thanks for the recommendations! To Kill A Mockingbird is already there on my shelf, though, its listed as one of my favourites. :)
Isn't it grand? lol
I really did not sense any sarcasm. At any rate, I have noticed that most people rant and rave about most books, and that 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' gets bashed up slightly mostly because it's said to be too graphic on rape scenes and foul words. Yes, there are some (but very few) strong scenes that have to do with rape--but honestly? I think they can be read without any measure of lasting traumatizing effects on the reader, unless the reader is truly sensitive. Foul words? I didn't pick up any that I recall, and if I did, they might've been so few that I obviously didn't even notice them in the long run. Those are really the only two things that I kept coming across as being said by some readers.
lol, Dan Brown entertains me, so I don't hesitate to read his books. Now the only one I have left to read is 'The Lost Symbol,' about which I don't hear great things, but I'm still curious. At any rate, I'm number 170something to get the book, so there's plenty of time before it gets around and into my hands.I've jotted down all of your recommendations to check out later tonight or tomorrow--always up for something new to read. And those authors are some that I've never before tried, though I have heard of Robert Ludlum's work.I finished 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' just now. The synopsis is a tad misleading. Yes, it is a thriller that deals with a certain someone named Harriet Vanger and her disappearance, etc. But that, which is supposed to be the main story, gets lost somewhere along the line of another apparent plot where a lot of writing is done on behalf of market companies and the Swedish stockmarket and warring businesses. It is very intelligent writing, but I'm not going to lie: that part holds no interest for me. So apart from the book starting out rather slow, the story that I was actually interested in at times being shadowed, and material that I had no desire to read that much about being discussed at detailed length...the book is worth at least one read.I read 'Bag of Bones' years ago, and I did not like it at all. Looking back on it, I'm surprised, because I've enjoyed all the Stephen King books that I've thus far read. I also remember that at the time my mind was not all there with the book. So at some point I'm going to do a re-read to find out if I really did not enjoy it at all, or if I was just totally distracted.
Well that's quite a bit, lol. I'm going to look into 'Blindsight' and 'Rain Gods' to see if I'm interested. They do sound intriguing, so they might be worth a shot :)Lately, I've read a good deal of Judith McNaught, some Linda Howard (who I really enjoy reading), a series by Lisa Kleypas (I'm not huge on contemporary, but it was quite good regardless), I read my first Gena Showalter with 'Catch a Mate' (a fast read, but surprisingly delicious, if that could be a word with which to describe the book, lol), as well as some Jo Beverley and Mary Balogh (they both left me quite unsatisfied).Along with a Teresa Medeiros, that was it for the romance read I've done lately.Then I turned to Down Brown and read both 'Deception Point' and 'Digital Fortress.' I liked them a lot, like tends to happens whenever I read one of his. One just has to concentrate on thinking of the book as a THRILLER and not concentrating too much on the 'historical' facts he's giving of course. There's no guarantee they're 'all' true *g*I read 'Heart-shaped Box' by Joe Hill (interesting, good writing, but not fantastic) as well as his book of short stories '20th Century Ghosts' (I was not impressed).Finally got to 'The Graveyard Book' by Neil Gaiman. I was glad to realize that it's one of those books with which I'd love to curl up in front of a fire with a warm cup of chocolate. It's got a cozy quality to it--something that I love in books.And then I got to 'The Murder of King Tut' by James Patterson. If it would've been read as a thriller novel (which Patterson stated it was NOT), then I think it would've been fantastic. There are some who say it was boring, or slow, but honestly I didn't think so at all. However, since it's not a work of fiction as he saw fit to write, I found the book...interesting in the sure way that Patterson seems to basically state that all he's writing is sure and proven data.I'm currently reading 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' by Stieg Larsson--halfway through it. It started off slow, but it's piqued my interest at this point.
Lol...ok...hmm.....I can't come up with anything witty right now...hmmm.....
Hey there, Nee, how have you been doing? :) Reading anything interesting lately?
I know right! People are way too sensitive.No, I don't want to get arrested for chasing anybody, even Orlando Bloom wouldn't make me go overboard.
As if the blueberries weren't enough to make me jealous, now I officially envy you! No such workshops :( Only readings, signings and discussions but you can go crazy stalking your favourite authors :D
Sure thing Nee!
