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Starlet

Starlet

Many of the newly published books on my shelf are Unabridged Audible.com downloads to my various MP3s or I get the CD on loan from the Library -- I listen when driving or doing tasks at home. There are a lot of household chores that are so much easier when listening to a good book. However, unlike some others, I cannot do anything that... more »
  • San Francisco, CA,
  • member since January 14 2007

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  • Janice Loves B♥♥ks!

    Janice Loves B♥♥ks! says

    The Audible group. Wouldn't it be nice to have the main thread for each
    new month pinned to the top by checking the box provided for that purpose?
    Locating the main thread would be a lot easier for the group members.

    posted 7 days ago. ( send a note )
  • Janice Loves B♥♥ks!

    Janice Loves B♥♥ks! says

    Is there any way to keep each month's main book thread at the top
    of the listing? It is getting buried way back in the pack this month.

    posted 4 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • Dee G

    Dee G says

    Finally, someone who read The Feed and liked it. People think I am crazy for liking this one LOL! did you do it in print or audio? I did audio and loved (once you got used to the noise) the way the Feed slipped in and out of the chapters. When I first tried the book I lasted 5 minutes and could not follow all the noise. I tried it again and realized it was feed broadcasts and the book started making sense.

    posted 2 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Sonya S

    Sonya S says

    You know, I never tried listenting to audio books at home while vacuuming. You may have soemthing there!

    posted 3 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Sonya S

    Sonya S says

    Hi Starlet -- I was surprised to see "The Last Town on Earth" on your shelf! I finished reading that last year and thought it was a bit too slow. It was scary and curious to hear about the Spanish flu pandemic.

    posted 3 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Kathy S

    Kathy S says

    Thanks for saying such nice things about my reviews. I haven't had much time to post lately but hopefully I will catch up soon!

    posted 3 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Karolyne L

    Karolyne L says

    Thanks for the recommendation for Still Alice.

    posted 3 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Karolyne L

    Karolyne L says

    Hi, You asked about copying CDs. For each one, I have iTunes set to NOT automatically start importing. When I see all the tracks, the software goes out and gets the names; I click Advanced ] Join CD tracks and then Import. When all the CDs are imported, I look in Music, highlight them all and create a new Playlist from them. It is never as nice as Audible, i.e. it doesn't always hold it's position when you stop listening. If I switch to listening something else, I record the position where I stopped listening. Sorry for the long post. Hope it helps.

    posted 3 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Tenia F

    Tenia F says

    Hey there. Just wanted to stop by and say 'hi' and to tell you book chat is doing a Christmas in July book swap. Come by check us out. Even if you don't partipate, come by chat with us

    posted 6 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Barbara M

    Barbara M says

    I'm glad you figured out how to fix that problem on your shelf. It gave me some grief in the beginning too!

    I don't know what's going on with my avatar - for some reason it is reverting back to the one I'd set up for Christmas. I've changed it twice and then, all of a sudden this week, when I do notes it starts as my current avatar and then becomes my Christmas avatar. That's our old cat Bubba who didn't make it to this Christmas. Like "Dewey" in the book, he lived to be a ripe old age but cancer got him this past August and he went pretty quick. It was sad but he gave us some terrific years; he was a sweetheart and my DH's more than mine. Wherever DH was, that's where Bubba was! And now, he's sticking around as my avatar! I wonder if it had anything to do with the fact that I felt very badly when I replaced the picture in January?

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

    JC_Angelminks says

    Notice from your group: “Dean Koontz”
    January’s group read and discussion is “Intensity”

    posted 10 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Barbara M

    Barbara M says

    Nice to hear from you! I just finished Odd Thomas today. I've had the most wonderful two days. I've had a little mini-vacation from work and have been off since the day before Christmas. Yesterday and today the sun has been out and it's been beautifully warm here so I've been out on the screen porch and read, and read, and read! I really enjoyed Odd Thomas. Quite different from what I expected although, this afternoon, as I was reading the last couple of chapters, I found that I just couldn't read fast enough for the action! I'm impressed by the beautiful love story between Odd and Stormy; so sweet especially in a book from the horror genre.

    I did hear a recommendation for "if you liked Odd Thomas" they said, From the Corner of His Eye, also by Koontz, would be a good choice. Have you heard of that one? I may give it a try. I'm basically hearing that Odd Thomas is the best in the Odd series.

    I'll look into these other two recommendation of Orchid Thief and the Wally Lamb title.

    TTYL in the new year! Have a safe one.

    posted 11 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Barbara M

    Barbara M says

    Are you listening to Prodigal Summer? I loved it and I listened to it on CD read by Kingsolver. Just great! I also see Thirteenth Tale on you shelf - wonderful recording. Since I only listen in the car, I had to get the book and, whenever I wasn't in the car, I had to read the print copy because I just didn't want the story to stop.

    I'm reading Odd Thomas right now by Koontz and I'm guessing that might be one you've read since you are a member of the Koontz group. This is actually my first of his and I'm enjoying it even though horror is not my genre - this down't seem to be too much in the way of horror; actually lots of humor.

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

    JC_Angelminks says

    Notice from your group: Dean Koontz
    December’s group read is “Your Heart Belongs to Me”

    Happy Holidays, Happy reading.

    posted 12 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Tenia F

    Tenia F says

    Hi Starlet, I'm Tenia the co admin of book chat. Come on by, see what's new. Jump in on an old conversation or start a new one. We're planning our first group read for January (in the process of picking books now) and doing a secret reader (Secret Santa) can't wait to get to know y ou

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

    JC_Angelminks says

    Notice from your group: Dean Koontz
    The November group book we will be reviewing/ discussing is “Lightning”

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Barbara M

    Barbara M says

    I'm so sorry to hear about your injury! Glad that you are back in action. A break between the Follett books might be just the thing! I read Pillars ages and ages ago - when it first came out. I haven't gotten to World Without End yet but I did look at the size of it - wow - lots and lots of listening. I will definitely wait until there are no people on the reserve list so I can renew (and maybe renew again!) so I can fit it in to my communiting schedule which is just too short.

    Happy listening - I'll look forward to hearing from you.

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Barbara M

    Barbara M says

    i noticed that you have Prodigal Summer on your wishlist shelf. I've just finished listening to it and I know how much you like audio. The book is read by BK herself. Not all writers are good readers but she was excellent! Rush right out and get it from your local library - no communte will be long enough if you are listening to it in your car! A funny thing happened to me when I went on vacation, I ended up driving my husbands truck while he drove another vehicle so I got to listen for at least 6 hours - the fastest 6 highway hours I even drove! If you do listen to it, let me know if you agree with my comment.

    BTW, you have Secret Life of Bees on your shelf twice :-)

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

    JC_Angelminks says

    Notice from your group: Dean Koontz

    The September group book we will be Reviewing/ Discussing is: “Odd Hours”

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Barbara M

    Barbara M says

    I read Pillars ages ago. Back when my children were younger and I had ready access to wonderful childen's books. Not that I don't have access now, but I'm just not as aware of them. I'm planning to get some of my old favorites that I shared with my boys in reading aloud that I will share with my two grandsons when they come to visit in August. cant' wait!

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )


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