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Kathlene Sullivan

Kathlene Sullivan

has 15 followers and is following 15 people

I believe that I can sum up my feelings about reading with the following quote from Alan Bennett's play 'The History Boys' ; "The best moments in reading are when you come across something, a thought, a feeling and a way of looking at things that you thought special, particular to you. And here it is. Set down by someone else. A person you'd... more »
  • Lancaster, Pa, PA, USA
  • member since May 12, 2009

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  • Ed Lynskey

    Ed Lynskey says

    Hi Kathlene, My new thriller LAKE CHARLES has earned 8 Five Star ratings on Goodreads. Kindle now, 33% off Amazon pre-sale orders for the paperback release in June. Sorry if this is a duplicate. Thank you, Ed Lynskey

    posted 9 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Jerseygirl / Mrs. Constance (Oodles) Oxford-Whapdoodle, B.C., D.C.

    Jerseygirl / Mrs. Constance (Oodles) Oxford-Whapdoodle, B.C., D.C. says

    The History Non-Fiction Group is voting for the Oct-Dec Quarterly Group read. We've had several interesting books nominated. Please take a look and vote if you'd like to join in.

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Penelope Marzec

    Penelope Marzec says

    Thanks for the friendship. You have read some interesting books!

    posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )
  • Silvana

    Silvana says

    Hello Kathlene, Welcome to the Bibliophile Club Group, and thank you or accepting our invitation, we are delighted to have you part of our group. My husband Glenn is originally from Philadelphia. He lived in Beautiful Lancaster in 1985, I hope that when we go back to the States i will get to visit that part of the country. My husband and I, and our two chidlren live in Melbourne, Australia. Melbourne is a city full of culture and character. Very different from Sydney and the other states of Australia. I do like to read any book by PD James and Ruth Rendall. Ruth Rendall is quite incredible with her mystery stories. She has such a rich vocabulary as well. You sound like a very busy lady. I have not read Zadie Smith's `White Teeth", not yet anyway. Hope you have a lovely week, all the best, Silvana ...and Enjoy you reading!

    posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )
  • Silvana

    Silvana says

    Helo Kathlene, my name is Silvana and i am one of the admins of the Bibliophile Club Group. We would like to invite you to join our group. Our members like to read all sorts of books, Literature, Historical fiction and non fiction, classics, Biographies, politics, science fiction and murder mysteries. Please feel free to visit our site. We hope to hear from you soon, Enjoy you reading, Silvana

    posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )
  • Karen M

    Karen M says

    good morning my friend, The first thing my husband does on a Sunday morning is grab the Front Page, the first thing I grab is the Perspective Section and go to the second page where the book reviews are posted. I have a notebook that I keep to track the books I have read and to list the ones I am looking for. Right now I am enjoying a nonsense book from Patricia Cornwell called "Scarpetta". As much as I love "rich novels", I also like to get lost in some "Who done it's". Books are my fantasy and travel and "get away" when work is hard. The harder work is, the 'lighter' my reading needs to be. When work is light, then my reading can be much more substancial. Fondly, Karen

    posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )
  • Karen M

    Karen M says

    Good morning Kathleen, I finished the audio of "Cutting for Stone" just this morning. Now I feel like I've said goodbye to a wonderful friend. I often have trouble with the way many authors "finish up their book", but I have no such disappointments with this one. Let me know when you have finished reading it. Fondly, Karen

    posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )
  • Karen M

    Karen M says

    Kathleen, You and I do have one book in common, I am currently listening to the audio tape of Cutting for Stone. I am in love with the style of writing and the content of the book. I did see that the author has a few other books in print and I am going to look for them. Being a nurse, I am drawn to the medical storyline, but being a person, I am even more drawn to the drama of the lives of each person. Everyone has an important story to tell.

    posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )
  • Sara S

    Sara S says

    Hi Kathlene - as soon as I scanned your shelf and saw Valley of the Dolls AND Stones from the River, I knew that we had something undefinable in common. What a voluminous, diverse shelf you have. I'm going to take some time and meander through. In the meantime I am delighted to share my thoughts on the titles you mentioned. House of Leaves is one of my all time favorites but a very unconventional read. It is the only book that has knocked my socks off with fear (not bloody horror drive-in flick fear) but true immersion in a frightening phenomenon fear (and it is made worse by the fact that your center of comfort - your house - is the object of betrayal). Whether or not it works for a reading group largely depends upon them enjoying an unconventional tome. I haven't read Little Bee yet but I have suggested it to my reading group based upon a review I read on www.bookslut.com ( a great site if you haven't' been there). Their Eyes Were Watching God should be, in my humble opinion read by everyone and every book group would find it an absolute treasure. It is a rich tale of Florida, an historically black town and the devastating hurricane which wiped out "the glades" in the early 1900's and killed everyone living around Lake Okeechobee. It contains a lot of black dialect, but I loved it all the more for the richness of the language. Some may find the dialect difficult. Julie and Julia is an enjoyable read but it is a bit irreverent, snippy at times and full of bad language. It is not great literature, or even literature at all but if you enjoy food, Julia Child or cooking, this is a really fun read. It sent me to my cook book collection to pull out my own Mastering the Art of French Cooking which had not seen the light of day for years. I imagined I'd try a souffle or two when I find the time. It would especially fun for a reading group to plan a night where they try out a few of Julia's recipes. I hope this helps - let me know if there is something you think our group of women (all educators at a K-12 independent school - from Chemistry teacher to English Department Chair) should read. We are always looking for something unusual. Best - Sara

    posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )
  • Joanie G

    Joanie G says

    Hi Kathlene
    this is a really neat web site...thanks for the invite

    posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )
  • Joanie G

    Joanie G says

    Hi Kathlene
    this is a really neat web site...thanks for the invite

    posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )

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