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Deb S

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So nice to see I'm not the only book junkie. My shelf is a work in progress.......I add three or four books here and five or six there. The books I've "read" are books that I keep in my permanent library (unless I've borrowed them) and that I have, in fact, read. Some of the books are kept due to brilliance, some for sentimental reasons and... more »
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  • Cottser

    Cottser says

    Thanks again for the Recommendation on Everything Matters!, I definitely enjoyed that one.

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

    Cottser says

    I picked up Everything Matters! during my last book store trip. If the quote from The Flaming Lips in the front matter is any indication, I'm going to love it :)

    posted 10 months ago. ( send a note )
  • bookworm_sub

    bookworm_sub says

    In fact, I really can only give you until the end of today (midnight). I'm trying to stick to what time limit I set at the beginning - 4 days.

    posted 11 months ago. ( send a note )
  • bookworm_sub

    bookworm_sub says

    Please don't wait much longer to choose what books we are to vote on for April. Time is growing short.

    posted 11 months ago. ( send a note )
  • bookworm_sub

    bookworm_sub says

    That's exactly right...and just remember the requirements...either classics or books that make you think. Thanks!

    posted 11 months ago. ( send a note )
  • bookworm_sub

    bookworm_sub says

    Ok Deb, you're in the hot seat! We need you to choose our book for April for the Books That Make You Think group.

    posted 11 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Cottser

    Cottser says

    Merry Christmas to you too! Read anything good lately? I quite enjoyed Iain Banks' The Bridge.

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • ryfinskibooknut

    ryfinskibooknut says

    Well I've been reading Sara Walters and Stefan Zweig (dead). My favorites of Waters are Fingersmith and the one I'm reading now The Night Watch. I'm a great fan of Stefan Zweig, but my daughter finds him depressing. His translated works that I love are The Post Office Girl and Beware of Pity. I bought both on Amazon. I also very much liked Enduring Love by Ian McEwan, maybe you've read that. I do love the Brits.

    Happy holidays to you as well, I like to keep on the down low though. I'm expecting a grandson any day now. You let me know too when you come across something I might like!!

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Mishelle B

    Mishelle B says

    Hi, Deb! I see you're planning to read Madame Bovary! I remember asking my prof in college why Flaubert liked to spend a whole page describing a wall! He just really liked to set the scene, I guess, and it is worth it, so hang with him.

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • ryfinskibooknut

    ryfinskibooknut says

    Hey Deb - I finished The Unnamed about 2 weeks ago (your recommendation). I have to say my stomach started to tighten right at the beginning of the book, by the end of the book I was devastated. What a read. I hesitatingly (word?) put it on my "favorites" list, obviously, gut-wrenching.

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Cottser

    Cottser says

    Just finished re-reading Oryx and Crake. I'm glad I did, the last time I read O&C was about 7 years ago and I didn't remember a thing! I like the way O&C ties together with Year of the Flood, very neat.

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Mishelle B

    Mishelle B says

    Hey, Deb! I just discovered that you liked the Book Thief, too. Totally different style, wasn't it? I said in my review about it being a good high school read but I think even middle schoolers would do well with it, don't you?

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • ryfinskibooknut

    ryfinskibooknut says

    Oh no that's okay, I appreciate your asking after her, that was thoughtful of you.

    Thanks for your review of the passage and the fact that you raced home to read the book is quite impressive! It is on my list!!

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Mishelle B

    Mishelle B says

    Ooh! I see you're planning to read Company of Liars...yeah!!

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Mishelle B

    Mishelle B says

    I agree that The Little Friend doesn't have that special something like the Secret History but I'm still liking it. I've had a couple books lately that I gave up on after about 100 pages so sounds like you're in there with The Passage. Hope Cape Cod is beautiful for you!

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • ryfinskibooknut

    ryfinskibooknut says

    Deb, my mom passed away two days before Mother's Day. She had several small strokes while in rehab at the nursing home, we knew (her family) something else was going on with her because her behavior changed, but staff and doctors seemed to think she was just being uncooperative. It wasn't until they finally ordered an MRI that they found she had strokes and was continuing to have them, that her condition worsened, she passed away two weeks later. We are mourning our loss on a daily basis. Sorry to be so gloomy, reading, of course, get us through, doesn't it? Sounds like you too, are have issues, hope things straighten out for you. Do keep me posted. My best to you.

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • ryfinskibooknut

    ryfinskibooknut says

    Deb - I'm thinking about reading The Passage, let me know. I respect your review.

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Mandy L

    Mandy L says

    Sure thing Deb. I like a lot of the books you have on your shelf. Its always great to find people with a lot of overlap - it makes it so much easier to find new books to read. :)

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Mishelle B

    Mishelle B says

    Hi, Deb! I remember that you told me The Little Friend wasn't as good as the Secret History but I do like the way she writes. The Passage sounds really good! Are you liking it?

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Cottser

    Cottser says

    Sadly I haven't finished Year of the Flood yet. Life got in the way, and at the same time I forgot that I only had it for three weeks. Oops!

    I was about half-way through, but I'll have to wait at least a couple weeks to get my hands on it again. I was enjoying it, though. Not as much as I remember enjoying Oryx & Crake, but my memories of that one are vague :)

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )