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Tricia

Tricia

Please don't judge a shelf by it's covers! I have such an eclectic reading style and I think it appears exaggerated in a forum such as this.

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  • TN, USA
  • member since November 7 2007

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  • cpauley929

    cpauley929 says

    Hi Tricia. I'm from the Author, Author group and wanted to welcome you to our forum. November’s featured author is Nora Roberts, and we have two alternate authors, O Henry and Anne Rice. If you're interested, you can choose a book written by any (or all!) of these three authors, and after you've read it, please come post a review and star rating so the rest of us in the group know what you read and whether you liked it or not. Happy Reading!

    posted 9 days ago. ( send a note )
  • Sara W

    Sara W says

    There's some fun groups here. For a while I kept up with them and now I'm not even close to it. I think I'm knitting too much.

    posted 3 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • Sara W

    Sara W says

    LOL! I've found that writing reviews takes practice. I used to feel illiterate too. I actually joined a group here called Play Book Tag and they write a ton of reviews. It really helped me.

    posted 3 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • Sara W

    Sara W says

    Yay I have a thing for fairy tales twisted inside out. Have you put up a review for ASHoW yet?

    posted 3 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • Sara W

    Sara W says

    I haven't read it, but it sounds like it would be interesting.

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

    Sara W says

    Thanks. I am a bit of a book addict. I can't believe I didn't know about this website sooner. I think it's my new favorite web location.

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

    Nicole W says

    Hey - just trying to figure this site out. I love to read, and love to get people's thougts and ideas on books- just not sure how on here...

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

    Ballroom_Pink says

    I picked up Water for Elephants very late last night and it wasn't doing much for me. Any words of encouragement?

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

    Ballroom_Pink says

    I just finished The Handmaid's Tale last night. Thanks to a plush new reading chair and finally a day off I was able to tackle the last 100 pages last night alone. The book was immensely readable, and I think I can give it 4/5 stars but the last 10 or so pages really confused me. It was so abrupt. The event where they killed the so-called rapist and Ofglen knocks him out (because he was really a part of the Underground) and then I guess she's noticed and about to be taken away but kills herself instead. Then the same might happen to Offred (is her real name June?) but she is rescued by Nick's comrade, as he is both an Eye and a connection to revolutionaries. It alls happens so fast (or maybe I just read it so fast) that it seemed abrubt and rushed.

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

    Ballroom_Pink says

    Beauty + probably the first suicide (by a kid no less) they ever encounter could create that type of fascination.

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

    Ballroom_Pink says

    Almost almost almost finished with The Handmaid's Tale. And I picked up a copy of Water for Elephants this afternoon!

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

    Ballroom_Pink says

    There was a mythical fascination with the girls - girls so beautiful that were products of their geeky math teacher.
    The boys were so fascinated that even decades later when they meet up at the golf course or wherever they still go over the facts. I can see this kind of thing happen, people you knew in high school you wondered about and what happened to them.
    I got the impression that these boy narrators weren't the "Trips" of the class. They were the good kids. The ones with violin lessons.
    I hope to discuss this more. I look through my copy and see if I have any notes written down or something.
    I can see where one would find the book annoying, so much is unresolved. Why did Cecilia kill herself? Was she disgusted by the society around her? Cecilia's death is the most confusing. The others, well they just couldn't live without one sister and being looked upon by the community.

    I hope to finish your book in the next day or so. I have a hectic work week, and tomorrow's my only day off for like weeks (WEEKS!) and I plan to spend it with my best friend who I haven't seen in over a month. But I'll come back mid-week and discuss your book.

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

    Ballroom_Pink says

    Were you disappointed that there was no clear resolution to the events of TVS?

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

    Ballroom_Pink says

    I'm about 130 pages into it in the hardback edition.

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

    Ballroom_Pink says

    Do you have the hardback edition of TVS? I only have the old paperback with blond hair on the cover.
    I can't wait to hear your thoughts on the whole book. I've over 100 pages into The Handmaid's Tale.

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

    Ballroom_Pink says

    Yeah. I hoped you would read that.
    I'm quite drawn to THT so far. I keep thinking 'Okay, after I finish this chapter I will go to sleep' and then I go and read another chapter.
    Oh, I hope you get to I Capture the Castle! It's such a great summery type of book.

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

    Ballroom_Pink says

    Well, I went the public library yesterday - begrudgingly only because I thought I had a huge debt to pay - but I did and picked up The Handmaid's Tale and paid $4 in overdue fees. I'm not about 15 pages into and liking it quite a bit. I also requested that they call me when Water for Elephants is returned.

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

    Ballroom_Pink says

    I would recommend The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides above all. It's one of my favorite books - I am constantly rereading it - and I see that you have read Middlesex. It's a pretty easy read, especially after reading the mammoth Middlesex (love it too). Two others I would recommend are I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith (don't be mislead by the YA exterior, inside beats the successor to Jane Austen!) and The Pursuit of Love/Love in A Cold Climate (two stories in one book) by Nancy Mitford. Or if you want a non-fiction suggestion, try Sarah Vowell's Assassination Vacation.

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

    Ballroom_Pink says

    I was just thinking the other day that I really want to read The Handmaid's Tale, so I'll start with that, and if I finish, I'll definitely check out Water for Elephants. I'll post a few suggestions for you very shortly.

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

    Ballroom_Pink says

    Well, I have no preference to fiction or non-fiction. The books that are marked "plan to read" are books I have, but haven't gotten around to reading so start there if you wish, wishlist books are books I don't have but would like, or if you look at what books in general I have and think of something that sounds good, go ahead, I'm really up for anything.

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )


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