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Suzanne

Suzanne

has 54 followers and is following 52 people

Reading is like a little bit of naughty voyeurism. You open a book and silently peek through the window and watch the characters and story unfold. The best fiction authors, to me, are the ones who make me forget that it is just a story and keep me at the window.

I will read just about anything, and have read far more than I've... more »
  • member since March 10, 2008

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  • Mark V

    Mark V says

    Adiga has a new novel out that I've order from my library....

    posted 3 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Mark V

    Mark V says

    Don't worry about the spoiler--I read it last summer. But I'll delete it anyway for anybody that might be passing by....

    posted 3 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Mark V

    Mark V says

    ...and State of Wonder too!

    posted 3 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Mark V

    Mark V says

    I'm glad you liked reading The White Tiger!

    posted 3 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Mark V

    Mark V says

    I've got to hurry up and read Marlantes because I just saw that he is coming to town for a book reading in early June. I've put off reading it because of its bulkiness. I like reading shorter books during the school year. But I may have to swallow that and read it anyway.

    And, left field is a bona fide position, you know. Because of the notice for Marlantes, after I saw it, I started thinking about other Vietnam books that I have read but have not noted yet (Caputo's Rumor of War, and Clark's Laotian Fragments come to mind). I really liked Wolff's memoir, In Pharoah's Army. Give that a try soon if you want to pursue it further.

    Cheers!

    posted 9 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Victoria T

    Victoria T says

    Hey Suzanne, Thanks for the recommendation on The Three-Legged Woman book. I thoroughly enjoyed the read. I am recommending it for Michael and Rachel to read, as well.

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

    Maemi says

    Happy New 2011 Year! :)

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Terre Britton

    Terre Britton says

    Merry Christmas, Suzanne!
    And happy holidays.
    Terre

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Kim H

    Kim H says

    I'm reading Tim Gunn's book, and I'm loving it! Thanks for the recommendation. I love his wit & wisdom. I'm going to be sad when it ends. I've been a fan of his since I started watching Project Runway. After reading his book, I love him even more. What a lovely person he is!

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Jill D

    Jill D says

    Thank you for introducing me to this site. I think that I will really enjoy it!

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • loretta d

    loretta d says

    I decieded to take the plunge: I've started Jesus the Christ-

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Kim H

    Kim H says

    I'm about 2/3 through it. He just finished the duck shoot & special meeting w/ Fergusen. I love his wit & the way he sees people around him. In the beginning, I didn't expect him to be funny. I think it's really well-written. And, while I read this, I keep wishing I had a proper English tea (herbal, of course) in the afternoon. :-) I need to keep a list of the good quotes. I'd like to think the author will write more about Major Pettigrew. I picked it simply from reviews I'd read, so I'm glad it's lived up to my expectations.

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Mark V

    Mark V says

    Well, it was hard to hold myself back but I did. Rand has infected the literary world with a cancer of self-aggrandizement that appeals to pseudo-intellectuals and college freshmen. Single-handedly, she has done more to hurt our culture than the Taliban, Lady Gaga, and Jimmy Swaggert combined. It seems like she learned to write from from Theodore Dreiser too.

    Read her if you want though. Don't let me stop you. I'll get out of the way. Don't mind me. I'll be mute on the subject.

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Terre Britton

    Terre Britton says

    Hello Suzanne, thank you for accepting my friend request :-)
    I look forward to rummaging through your shelf. (I loved Watership Down)

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

    Marci L says

    I'm STARVING for books right now! Yes, I have much more time on my hands, but unfortunately very little to choose from. You're going to see quite an eclectic mix as I work through the books different Expats have left behind.

    I'll pay for postage if maybe some of the book group members want to donate to my cause. I'll even pay for return postage if they just want to loan... :-D

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • ginger h

    ginger h says

    I think it would lead to some good discussion and LOTS of good food. So, I'll vote for it.

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Mark V

    Mark V says

    You deserve a chevron to wear on your sleeve for having finished it. The plot is remarkably tight and the sacrifice/resurrection motif gives it Gold Card for entrance in the schools for instruction. But where he succeeded the most, he did so unknowingly--he succeeded in writing a warning freedom-perceived-as-license with his portrayal of the Reign of Terror--but he failed in writing a credible historical novel. It is two-dimensional to me.

    But all my teacher friends think I am nuts concerning this opinion and they all rave that it is the greatest 19th British novel, etc., etc.

    My favorite Dickens novels are Our Mutual Friend, Hard Times, and Nicholas Nickleby, along with David Copperfield and Great Expectations. Anything but a Tale of Two Cities.

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Michelle P

    Michelle P says

    And. if it becomes necessary to get rid of sorted material...how can you burn a kindle....jk :-)!!! Maybe giant magnets. Yeah, the downloads aren't that cheap. Plus, I recently read an article that there was a study done that concluded people read 10% faster with books than Kindles. Don't know how true it is.

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Michelle P

    Michelle P says

    ooops.....I meant....."I know you didn't read IT......yadda yadda yadda

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Michelle P

    Michelle P says

    I guess it wasn't really a review but a passing thought that I shouldn't have written down. I know you didn't read...you said that you didn't from the get go.....I was
    suggesting that others didn't....and I was being very naughty by writing it!!!! I don't know what possessed me really......didn't mean to sound self-righteous and/or scolding. I am inspired by all of your good book suggestions and fierce appetite of reading!!
    Someone told me about a site called paperbackswap.com that you can browse and swap (mail) each other books.

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )

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