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weradi

I am in my waning years as a clinical social worker and am an aspiring writer. For many years, I was unable to read as much as I'd like due to work and family needs and because I have difficulty understanding what I read. Then, I learned I qualified for Talking Books, and have added to my bookshelf tenfold. I invite others with similar reading...more »
  • MT, USA
  • member since Thursday, March 29 2007

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  • Leslie E

    Leslie E says

    Hi, Weradi--I don't know if Ivan Doig's latest "The Eleventh Man" is out on CD--hope so. I found it really good--a Doig-style telling of a World War II, from the point of view of former members of a Montana football team and their different theaters of the War. I've put in a reserve at the library for Tall Grass but don't know when I'll get it--thanks for the suggestion. Finding the need to read a little bit lighter fare now--post-election relief, I guess. I was so het up over this election, in a way that I can't remember ever being. Probably has something to do with living in the burbs of such a political town. Obama sure is coming into a mess. I can't imagine anyone wanting to take on this job but grateful that he is! Starting Updike's newest tonight, listening to Franzen's The Corrections while I knit. The Le Carre and Lehane new books are on tap when they come in at the library. Maybe I'll tackle some more challenging stuff after the holidays. Things are good here, not so much with my friend. She's in the midst of radiation right now and doesn't want to talk--can't say I would want to, either. Take care, Weradi--hang in there! Leslie

    posted 2 days ago. ( send a note )
  • Tenia F

    Tenia F says

    Hello, I'm Tenia from Book Chat group. I'm the co admin. Come on by, check out what's new:)

    posted 2 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • Leslie E

    Leslie E says

    Hi, Weradi--I don't know if this is your book not but I'll throw it out there. It's Steve Martin's "Born Standing Up." I listened to it (he's the reader also) and really enjoyed it. Somehow, I thought that the crazy bent that is his humor just came naturally to him. I found it really interesting to see how he honed his comic timing over years of watching and learning from others. It's short--only 4 CD's long--maybe one for one of your commute treks.
    Hope all is going well--we're gripped with "election fever" here, as Craig Ferguson says.
    Take care, lady,
    Leslie

    posted 3 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • Leslie E

    Leslie E says

    Hi, Weradi--Thanks much for your note. I'm glad you got the job but sorry you're not wild about it. It doesn't sound to me as though you're picky at all! I saw the movie about Nash and thought it was quite good. Anyway, for your long commute, I've got a couple to suggest--"Blindness," "The Fortress of Solitude," "Motherless Brooklyn" and "The Story of Edgar Sawtelle." I just started the last of these but am liking it so far. It's now an Oprah book so might be harder to get hold of. The one I think you'd really, really like but not sure it's out on CD is "Cost" by Roxana Robinson. Just an amazing look at a family in crisis over their drug-addicted son. Thanks for asking about my friend--she came up in mid-September and we had a great, great visit, though much too short. She's coping really well but has a long way to go. The most important thing for me is that she's who she is, who I've known as a fantastic friend for 35 years--the surgery did nothing to her spirit!

    Take care, Weradi--
    Leslie
    P.S. Did you see that Ivan Doig has a new book coming out in a couple of months, I think? That's definitely something to look forward to!

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

    mossflower says

    Just browsing your books to read and I noticed you have just posted Gilead: A Novel, and it has been on my list to read, so if you get there before me let me know what you think.

    posted 2 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Leslie E

    Leslie E says

    Hi, Weradi--I've been thinking about you and wondering how things are going for you. If you'd like to reply privately, feel free to send me an email. I loved "A Soldier of the Great War," though I'd probably have a hard time saying much about it. Anyway, just wanted to say hi. Hope things are better.

    Take care,Weradi,
    Leslie

    posted 2 months ago. ( send a note )
  • lljrossi

    lljrossi says

    Hi, I see you have read the Jungle. I read it in high school, and it made a huge and lasting impression on me. How did you like it?

    posted 2 months ago. ( send a note )
  • hashir

    hashir says

    on the contrary,i'd say its a breeze.. u can almost glide through it .. its one of the most amazing books i ve read.. u could call it "invented history".. an incredible mix of fact and fantasy ! a must-read..

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

    mossflower says

    It is lovely to be back amongst friends again, I have missed you all. When I returned my book shelf looked such a mess I decided to re-organise it, I hope you like it and will find some useful books.

    posted 3 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Bayon C

    Bayon C says

    Just dropping by to say hello, how are you doing and what book are you reading.

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

    hashir says

    hi..
    that was a long time ago..i started reading snow falling... i couldnt get round to finishing it ..it was a bit slow.. someone borrowed it from me ..then i started a couple of other books and completely forgot about it till u reminded me now !! i should get it back and finish it !!
    i ve been looking for slaughter house five for some time now.. its on my to-read list.. so is ten thousand suns..
    i came across "history of love" in a book store recently ..whats it about ??
    in the mean time i read angela's ashes,2 of georges simenon's thrillers,the great gatsby & re-read one hundred years of solitude.. currently reading My Revolutions by Hari Kunzru..its an interesting book ...

    posted 4 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Leslie E

    Leslie E says

    Hi, Weradi--50 miles sounds like a really long commute; if you get the job, I hope you have a CD player in your car and can listen to some books. Weradi, I hope things turn around for you soon. My friend is doing well, working to get to the point where she can actually work at home (where she was working before--she has the kind of job I have) for 2 hours a day to start. She types emails as part of her OT. Her husband gets his pacemaker/defibrillator tomorrow, and her brother is there with them to help out, bless him. She's hoping to be well enough to travel up here in September, even to work. I hope she can. Best thing is that her spirits are really good--she's her old self and she's fighting to come back as much as she can. That's just the best! I'm good, knitting blankies, singing and struggling with a switchover to a digital transcription system. I'm really dense about these things and have agonized far more than called for, for something so simple. I didn't have 16 hours of brain surgery, for heaven's sake. You might like the book I'm listening to on CD right now--"The Keep" by Jennifer Egan. It's a story within a story and well done, I think. I haven't finished it but really like it. H. just came in the door--better go make dinner. Take care, lady--Leslie

    posted 4 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Kristen H

    Kristen H says

    Thanks Weradi in Montana.

    posted 4 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Leslie E

    Leslie E says

    Hi, Weradi--Just wondering how you're doing. No biggie, just hope that things are better. Take care, Leslie

    posted 4 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Leslie E

    Leslie E says

    Hi--I'm sorry your contract was terminated. Kind of a scary time to have no income! Hope everything is okay for you. I'm dreaming of being able to retire, but that's me--still 4 years off at least. We're fine and my friend is coming along. Her surgery was 16 hours long--I can't even imagine. She has weakness on her left side and is left-handed, but some of that came back today, thank goodness. I talked with her for a brief time today. She sounds good but tired. Thanks for thinking of her. Take care, lady--Leslie

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  • Leslie E

    Leslie E says

    Hi, Weradi--Nice to see you back! Were you on vacation? Hope all is well--Leslie

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

    hashir says

    hi ...
    whats up??
    read anything interesting recently ?

    posted 5 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Leslie E

    Leslie E says

    Hi--Thanks, Weradi, I appreciate your honest view of this book. Years ago, I saw Lucy Grealy on Charlie Rose and she didn't come across like that. Maybe it is the way Patchett portrays her. I just know she committed suicide, right? The reason I was asking was that I have a really good friend who has a brain tumor (benign, thank God, but the complications can be pretty bad) and her surgery is coming up very soon. I thought it might be something to read for, I don't know what, but something. Not exactly inspiration, but something positive. This feeling helpless to do much for someone you care about so much is really hard. I have Autobiography of a Face but haven't read it. Have you? Thanks again--Leslie
    P.S. I loved Bel Canto, not crazy about Run.

    posted 5 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Leslie E

    Leslie E says

    Hi, Weradi--I saw that you're reading "Truth and Beauty." Could you let me know what you think of it? I've thought about reading it. Thanks, Weradi--Leslie

    posted 5 months ago. ( send a note )
  • labrys3

    labrys3 says

    I had been a fan of Patricia Nell Warren's work for years. Her classic Front Runner was one of the first gay theme books I had ever read. I'm very much interested in history and anthropology, and One is the Sun plays to that interest quite well:-)

    I enjoyed the book because it spoke to an older matrilineal heritage within certain Native American tribes, and of healing women, a cultural heritage that has been ignored in many stories.

    posted 5 months ago. ( send a note )
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