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Ann M is now reading Blueeyedboy.
Ann M has read The Comfort of Strangers.
“ I started my McEwan experience with some of his newer books. This shot me back to his earlier work. As another reviewer said, it was pretty timeless. I enjoyed the exploration into Colin and Mary's... ” (see full review)
Ann M has read Before I Go to Sleep.
“ Wow, what a read. Good thing it is a 3 day weekend for me, I couldn't put this book down! The level of paranoia that Christine's situation creates for both herself and the reader is palpable. I was... ” (see full review)
Ann M has read Olive Kitteridge.
“ Loved this book. Meandering through this community via stories in which Olive always appears, in cameo or in a starring role. ” (see full review)
Ann M is planning to read Nightwoods.
Ann M has read Secrets of Eden.
“ Enjoyable read, at times somewhat suspenseful. I figured out the 'who' pretty early on. Enjoyed the fleshing out of the characters. Heather was a bit out there for me, however. ”
Ann M is planning to read The Submission.
Ann M is planning to read The Marriage Plot.
Ann M is planning to read Teaching Boys Who Struggle in School: Strategies That Turn Underachievers into Successful Learners.
Ann M has read The Odds.
“ Spectacular read, succinct, to the point, with multi-layered, extraordinarily likeable characters! I wouldn't call it a mystery, more like a thriller. ”
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Ann, I haven't been able to read at all since going back to school? Isn't that crazy? So I haven't visited Shelfari much. I plan to read a lot this summer. I always love to see what you're reading. You read the best books!
Was the film good? I remember when it came out. Maybe you could read the book now, since it's been a while since the movie was released. The novel is quite sharp and penetrating. The whole book/movie conundrum for me was settled when I decided to expect that the two kinds of art would bear little resemblance to one another, except in cursory ways. it helped release me from the disappointment. It can be difficult to do, though.We should read the same book and discuss it online!
I'm reading "Miss Smilla's Sense of Snow," by Peter Hoeg, a book your Ruth Rendell recommends. It's quite good! I'll have to read Miss Rendell, too, since you love her so...
Isn't it amazing? We both have lots of books on our shelves but only 14 in common! I actually thinks it's kind of wonderful, the places an individual's reading tastes lead them...
I wish I could be in a book group with you! You read such wonderful books. I know you took an international relations degree at Davis. How was that? Did you do any of your studies in Spain that one year?
Yes, the foot binding was something, wasn't it? The book read as very cinematic--not that I've ever written a screenplay! But I wanted to.I do love biography and other forms of non-fiction. I just finished my second biography of Flannery O'Connor, and I'm just finishing up All the President's Men. I have gone through long periods of time when I couldn't read, but right now I'm in an "on" period, so I'm trying to make the most of it.
I mean "rating" them!
What a marvelous shelf! And you've ranked them, too. I need to do that. My shelf seems woefully lacking in contemporary fiction...sigh...at one time I wanted to write a screenplay of Snow Flower and the Secret Fan...
