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starcrossed

starcrossed

I'm a reader, a writer, and a sailor at heart. Some of the books on my shelf are ones that inspired me when writing Star-Crossed (Knopf;2006), my first novel, which has been chosen by the New York Public Library to be among their BOOKS FOR THE TEEN AGE -- 2007. I have also published two guidebooks (Pruett Publishing) and numerous articles,...more »
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  • member since Sunday, August 19 2007

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  • Eva de Lourdes

    eva de lourdes says

    I liked Over the Edge of the World because it helped me discover the possible and suspected Chinese connection to the Caribbean. It describes the process of the New World taking residence in the European consciousness very well; a process that I saw started with Exquemelin, in his 17th century book and translations. It did not glorify Magellan, but rather showed him in all his splendor and stupidity; from sublime to subhuman.

    posted 11 days ago. ( send a note )
  • Aoide

    aoide says

    Stopping by to wish you a wonderful weekend. Have a great summer!

    posted 13 days ago. ( send a note )
  • FatherOfHollywood

    fatherofhollywood says

    I have a new granddaughter so my writning has been put on hold for the moment. I am going to Hollywood next week to meet with museum officials who are opening a wing of a museum in my great-grandfather's owner. Then at the end of the month I am having a dinner book club event in San Jose. How are things in your life?

    posted 3 months ago. ( send a note )
  • maggiethecat74

    maggiethecat74 says

    June nominations are now up on the Good Reads book group page! Stop by and vote by April 15th!

    posted 3 months ago. ( send a note )
  • summerspirit

    summerspirit says

    Hi there, You left a question regarding whether you should read a book or not but my page won't let me access which book you're asking about lol. Which book? I'll see what I can tell you.

    posted 4 months ago. ( send a note )
  • FatherOfHollywood

    fatherofhollywood says

    I hope you will take the time to view my YouTube book trailer at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-t0K34iU6g. I am doing some research about potential characters to play the lead role in the upcoming movie. Hope you can help me out. As Ralph Eggleston Director/Production Designer of Pixar Animation Studios said,
    "I LOVED the book! It's a missing, ENDLESSLY fascinating link to the history of Hollywood. Thank you for researching and writing it!! I hope it's been widely well received, as it deserves to be." Best wishes. Gaelyn

    posted 4 months ago. ( send a note )
  • maggiethecat74

    maggiethecat74 says

    May nominees have been posted on the Good Reads Book Group! Make sure to stop by and vote by March 17th! Remember, everyone who votes gets a chance to be the next member to select nominees for the following month. Our April winner was "Soul Catcher" by Michael C. White. Discussion will begin on April first.

    posted 4 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Icedream

    icedream says

    Hi Linda,
    I had the same problem againstthetide had. I can't tell which book you have up. Error msg. You can p.m. me and I would be happy to share my opinion if it's one I read.

    posted 4 months ago. ( send a note )
  • againstthetide

    againstthetide says

    Hi there (again)! I wanted to let you know that you posed a question to your friends and for some reason (at least on mine), I can't see what book the question is referencing. It shows an error message instead of the title . . .hopefully it isn't like that on everyone's, but thought I'd better let you know.

    Thanks for the details on your book. I'll be sure to put it on our shelf soon.

    Also, the running is going okay. I'm training for a half ironman, but right now I have a terrible chest cold AND also am carrying about 10 extra lbs (at least) that need to be gotten rid of in order for me to do well at running.

    posted 4 months ago. ( send a note )
  • againstthetide

    againstthetide says

    Hi! We are discussing young adult at Play Book Tag, and your book has been appearing on our shelf. Unfortunately, we've opted not to use our shelf. Rather, we use the shelf of a phantom user called "Play Book Tag" so that we can have all the features that go with users' shelves i.e. ratings, tags, etc. I'd be happy to add your book over there, but when I search for it, I can't seem to find it with the pretty cover. Also there are several authors of titles with very similar names . . .please advise.

    posted 4 months ago. ( send a note )
  • againstthetide

    againstthetide says

    I sent you a couple of recommendations, starcrossed. Hopefully they'll make their way to you . . .two are fun, interesting reads and the third is more a good how-to.

    posted 4 months ago. ( send a note )
  • nettles

    nettles says

    All you do is hover over the book cover and there'll be an option for it. It'll say 'Should I Read This Book?' You click it and it gives you more options. Best of luck! ;]

    posted 4 months ago. ( send a note )
  • againstthetide

    againstthetide says

    Hi starcrossed,
    The running and triathloning is going well . . .well, the training is at any rate. Now I just need to take off some excess weight I've gained over the winter and hopefully all will be great! Tell me a little more about your s.o. in terms of where he is in the sport . . .that will help me with recommending a book. Has he done any racing before, or is he just interested and getting started?

    posted 4 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Justin McFarr

    justin mcfarr says

    I appreciate you reading my story and I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for joining my group, as well -- hoping it'll be a place for thoughtful, intelligent and passionate discussions about the power of language, style and substantive prose. With you as a member, we're off to a good start, methinks.
    See you on the boards,
    Justin

    posted 4 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Juliet W

    juliet w says

    A wonderful read! and an ending that this old '60's lady really, really appreciated... :)

    posted 4 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Emeraldeyes

    emeraldeyes says

    Hi Starcrossed,

    "Fondling Your Muse" is written in a very tongue-in-cheek style, but fun if you're a fan of snarky writing. I'd sum it up as an entertaining read with an added bonus of some valuable advice, but if someone was looking for a book on writing and/or getting published, there are others that would be more helpful.

    Hmmm, you may be right about two stars being a bit severe for "A Passage to India." Perhaps I'm biased against wimpy/fainting/hysterical heroines. I'll have to investigate and see if I'm being too harsh.

    What are you reading right now? I'm at work and for some reason cannot view others' shelves here. My goal this year is to read some of the many classics I've missed, but it's hard to know where to begin. I'm reading Willa Cather's "O Pioneers" which was conveniently already sitting on my bookshelf, but if there are other classics of English or American literature you particularly enjoyed, feel free to recommend.

    Have a great week!
    Tamsin

    posted 4 months ago. ( send a note )
  • auie

    auie says

    hey, nice to know that i have something in common with a writer :) peter pan... i love that book and the cartoon. i've always been trying to find never never land :) thank you for the invite :)

    posted 4 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Emeraldeyes

    emeraldeyes says

    Hi Starcrossed,

    You had asked what I thought of "The Secret History of the Pink Carnation." From the reviews I'd read, I expected it to be excellent, or at least interesting. Unfortunately, it was neither. It was marketed as a "romantic adventure" but somehow didn't hit the mark in either category. I dragged myself through just over 200 of its 400+ pages before giving up, since I'd committed to reading this for a book group. If not for that, I would have put it aside long before. There were many problems with the book, but the main one, to me, was the heroine: just too silly to be likable. And then when we got to the passage where the hero admired her as she slept in a coach they were riding in, noting that her feet didn't even touch the floor, that she reminded him of a little child...something about that whole passage was the final straw.

    Definitely one I'd label "Read at your own risk."

    (Are you sorry you asked?) ;-)

    posted 4 months ago. ( send a note )
  • summerspirit

    summerspirit says

    I'm taking a course at the uni called Apocalyptic Science Fiction which is why the new acquisitions to the shelf. A couple are mandatory readings, but I figured I'd check out 2012 because of the real-world application of the course I guess. I've always been interested in mythology, etc. and it was the last copy in the bookstore, so I picked it up. It's fascinating. His argument is that reason is the wrong way to be looking at the world and we should instead be relying on the old faiths, beliefs and mythologies to give us a better understanding of what is to come. Sounds cliche and overdone, but he brings a fresh voice to it. As for MAUS, you absolutely have to read it and MAUS II. They're in a non-traditional formal, the graphic novel, and he makes poignant use of the intertextuality of the medium. You have to read them a few times to get at all the layers. It's an amazing Holocaust story that really allows you into the lives of Holocaust survivors. His use of dialect really gives the whole thing a very real, very personal perspective on it. Beautiful books. It might be difficult to find them because they aren't where you'd think they'd be in libraries and bookstores. One I found in Indigo under the graphic novel section, the other I found in Modern Western History, I believe. Anyways, thanks so much :) What have you read lately that snatched at you?

    posted 5 months ago. ( send a note )
  • ♥DANIE♥

    ♥danie♥ says

    hey thanx for acceptin me so how old are you ?????????im 11 well turnin 11 in may!!!
    whats your name

    posted 5 months ago. ( send a note )
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