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mom m

My daughter signed me up for this! I love it! We come from a long line of readers. Eighty-seven year old Grandma still plows through a book every day or two.
If you care to, reccomend your favorites. I'm always looking for a good story.
  • Federal Way, WA, USA
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  • Brianne

    Brianne says

    Ok. Who is it by? Do you think I can get it at the library?

    posted 2 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • Brianne

    Brianne says

    Hi. What should I read?

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  • zen

    zen says

    Hello :-)) I'm afraid the Dork got dropped like a hot brick when The Sparrow and Children Of God came along! I'll have to get back to it...

    Right now, I am in the middle of three or four books (I HATE it when I do this!) Jane Smiley's A Year At The Races, Alcohol: A Love Story, The Dork Of Cork, and Elizabeth George's Careless In Red. I'll have to settle down, pick one, finish, and go on to the next... :-))

    By the way, I LOVE Elizabeth George's Inspector Lynley mysteries, so I watched the same on TV, on Masterpiece Theatre. What a disappointment! Did not translate well to the screen AT ALL, in my opinion!

    Anyone who hasn't read the books would be well-advised to steer clear of the TV version, in my opinion!

    Hope you are well and happy! Keep on reading....

    posted 2 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • Dickter

    Dickter says

    I wish I could read as fast as you. I read somewhat more than half of Pillars of the Earth then set it aside for a time. I need to get back to it. I am such a slow reader that I kept thinking of all the books that I could be reading while trying to finish Pillars.

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  • Michael L

    Michael L says

    Pike Place was worth it for me. It doesn't have that much to do with the market, but it is a good read, set locally.

    posted 2 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • Brianne

    Brianne says

    Hi mom. I need a really good book. One I can't put down.

    posted 1 month ago. ( send a note )
  • zen

    zen says

    Well, The Dork Of Cork arrived today. I expect to start reading it tonight. I'll let you know what I think.

    I hope you like the Asimov books.

    posted 1 month ago. ( send a note )
  • mom m

    mom m says

    Hey! Thanks for the great information!
    I have not read that particular deLint book. If you do, let me know. I first found him in our little pblic library. The book was "The Little Country". It's about folk musicians and a mysterious manuscript. There's a paralell story IN the manuscript about the "little country"....faerie folk. There's a little schmaltzy love story line but I was able to not get swept away by it. e also has a sries about a fictional town called Newford where some of the characters carry through to other books, bt the story lines vary. Anyway, I enjoy his writing. 'm glad he has so many books so I won't run out. And... I'm not a robot, but I'm going to try Asimov!

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  • zen

    zen says

    Wow! Charles de Lint has written a *bunch* of books! Where should I start? I was considering Someplace To Be Flying. I am neither a musician nor a painter, and might find those characters harder to identify with. What do you think?

    The "urban fantasy" aspect sounds like something I would definitely enjoy...

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  • zen

    zen says

    Sorry, I clicked when I should have clacked, and posted my note below before it was complete.

    Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics add great interest to the Robot novels. They are deeply intrinsic to to every robot's "positronic brain," and create "psychological" conflicts and dilemmas for the robots.

    Please do NOT be put off by the Will Smith movie I, Robot, loosely, *distantly* based on the Asimov book of the same name! While I liked the movie, it is FAR from a fair presentation of Dr Asimov's books!

    Another very famous series by Dr Asimov is the Foundation Series. I have read some of these, but not all. In some future, snowy winter here in Ohio, it is my plan to have obtained *all* of the Foundation series books, and to be snowed in, and to spend a cozy two or three weeks reading them *all.*

    Angels In America is a series of two plays by Tony Kushner. I found it via the HBO mini-series based on the plays. In this case, I'd advise (though some might not agree) watching the mini-series first. Wikipedia says "the HBO version is generally a remarkably faithful representation of Kushner's original work." I can say it is beautiful and heartbreaking. Angels In America is about Gay men, their families, and AIDS. Although I am not a Gay man, and do not have AIDS, I was drawn in, charmed and enchanted, immediately. Both the plays and the mini-series won all kinds of awards, and I'd say deservedly so.

    The kitty in my avatar is simply a picture I found on the Internet, although I do have five cats :-)) I'll check out Charles deLint today. "Urban fantasy" sounds interesting...

    Hope all this helps! Let me know what you think.

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  • zen

    zen says

    Hi Mom :-)) Ruth Rendell is a British novelist. She writes mysteries, murder mysteries and pshychological thrillers, but they are so much more than that. Ms Rendell has a deep insight into personality, and pathological personalities. Her characters are very appealing and *alive.* I really like P. D. James (another Brit mystery writer), but there is something drier or more distant about Ms James writing. Rendell's characters have a depth rarely equalled. She also writes as Barbara Vine, and those books if anything, are even better than the Rendell ones! Her books are *very* well-written. Her vocabulary and use of language is amazing. Another thing I can say is, although Rendell/Vine has written literally *dozens* of books, including an excellent series of Inspector Wexford stories, her books are NEVER repetitive or formulaic. Never. Years ago, I had been reading the Alex Delaware series by Jonathan Kellerman, then the Kay Scarpetta series by Patricia Cornwell. I really enjoyed these at first, but then, finally, I just got tired of them. Too much of the same thing, rehashed. That has NEVER happened with Rendell/Vine no matter how many of her books I read. Some of them I like better than others, of course, but they are never repetitive or boring.

    Some of my favorites by Rendell/Vine are One Across, Two Down; The House Of Stairs; Anna's Book; and Asta's Book, as well as virtually all of the Inspector Wexford series.

    Issaac Asimov is one of the most famous, beloved of Science Fiction writers, and deservedly so. Years and years and years ago, I wanted to check out SF. I had heard so much about it, and never read any. I started with Dr Asimov (often referred to as "The Good Doctor," because he had a PhD and because he was such a warm, likeable personality), because everybody raved about him. I'm glad I did. His books are very accessible. He definitely puts the "science" in Science Fiction, but does so in a very down-to-earth, understandable way. He has also written quite a few non-fiction books explaining math and science.

    Start with the Robot Novels. This is a series about Detective Elijah Bailey, of Earth, who travels to other planets to solve crimes, with his partner, R. (for robot) Daneel Olivaw. I *loved* these stories. I wanted to be *in* them. I still do. :-)) They are The Caves Of Steel, The Robots Of Dawn and The Naked Sun.
    These stories introduce Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics:

    1. A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
    2. A robot must obey orders given to it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
    3. A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.

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  • zen

    zen says

    Hi, I am looking forward to the Dork...purchased from Amazon, but not here yet...

    I am in Akron, OH USA. You?

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  • uplandpoet

    uplandpoet says

    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.

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  • Caroline K

    Caroline K says

    hi! tried to call you yesterday, miss you. getting some of my friends from work to sign up and we are talking about getting a book club together and would love to have you be a part of it.

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  • Brianne

    Brianne says

    Ooh. Pretty quilt? Who made that? (wink) You are very talented mom. Did you start the book we are supposed to read together? I can't start untill after finals. I was also remembering how much I liked the Isabel Allende books. I don't think I read them all. Have you?

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

    amyhagberg says

    Hey! I see you are reading the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon. Those are my favorite books of all time... I've read all five of them twice! I hope you are enjoying them as well. ~ Amy

    posted 5 months ago. ( send a note )


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