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We have lots of readers here, too, it seems. I thought it might be interesting every now and then to share what we've been reading (or looking forward to reading).
I recently finished Philip Roth's Everyman. I thought it was very well written, even though it had some mixed reviews. It's extremely dark...but it's one of those books that, even though fictional, makes you reflect on your own life and values. This one's a keeper in my library, and I'm sure I'll re-read it sometime.
What are you reading?
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Posted 26 January 2008 - 09:55 PM
I shall add that to my list - sounds wonderful! I'm reading Virginia Woolf's "To the lighthouse" right now and am loving it's imagery. Very much about life perspective, too. I'm on a "Classics" binge but need to re-expand as it gets a little heavy. Last one I read was "War and Peace", before that "Wuthering Heights" (personal favorite that I read over and over again) - I guess I need to lighten up! ![[smilie=th_00000020]](http://candlefind.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/default/th_balloons.gif)
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Posted 26 January 2008 - 09:56 PM
No shocker here...finishing Ann Rule: Heart Full of Lies, will begin another old one: Greg Iles - Dead Sleep. Crime or Thrillers, usually.
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Posted 26 January 2008 - 10:10 PM
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I shall add that to my list - sounds wonderful! I'm reading Virginia Woolf's "To the lighthouse" right now and am loving it's imagery. Very much about life perspective, too. I'm on a "Classics" binge but need to re-expand as it gets a little heavy. Last one I read was "War and Peace", before that "Wuthering Heights" (personal favorite that I read over and over again) - I guess I need to lighten up!
Oh, my...another similarity! I've been trying to alternate re-reading (and for some, first readings) of the classics. I managed The Sun Also Rises by Hemingway and Hedda Gablerby Ibsen (that was a first reading for me...loved it!). I was trying to read Don Quixote, but put it down for Roth's book.
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Posted 26 January 2008 - 10:12 PM
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No shocker here...finishing Ann Rule: Heart Full of Lies, will begin another old one: Greg Iles - Dead Sleep. Crime or Thrillers, usually.
Were you ever a Stephen King fan? I used to love reading his stuff...he could send chills with mere words, which I LOVED! Translated into terrible movies most of the time, though.
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Posted 26 January 2008 - 10:18 PM
I read him a bit - but then I found Dean Koontz and thought he rocked! I still look forward to his new books.
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Posted 26 January 2008 - 10:22 PM
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I read him a bit - but then I found Dean Koontz and thought he rocked! I still look forward to his new books.
Yes, I've heard he's great. Gotta read some of his. Any one you would recommend first?
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Posted 26 January 2008 - 10:49 PM
My first one was Hideway - very creepy. But I have to say I was I intrigued after that!
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Posted 26 January 2008 - 10:59 PM
I just finished, Suite Francaise, by Irene Nemirovsky. I am in a book club that meets once a month. I am really grateful to have found them. ![[smilie=th_00000020]](http://candlefind.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/default/icon_lol.gif)
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Posted 26 January 2008 - 11:05 PM
I love Ann Rule, Stephen King, Nora Roberts, and Dean Koontz, to name just a very few! Maybe we should think of a book swap too?
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Posted 26 January 2008 - 11:19 PM
Imagine all of us coming home, changing out tarts, lighting a candle or two, and snuggling up with a good book. Funny! The similarities are definitely strong! I, too, love Stephen King and have read some of Dean Koontz. Pretty much anything horror is up my alley. Actually, anything that sits still long enough to be read! But I've been trying to alternate pleasure and substance so I'm a little more "balanced".
Cynthia, adding "Ibsen" now, too, thank you! Recently read Hemingway's "For Whom the Bell Tolls" and found it pretty good, though not exactly my genre (too "soldier-y" for me).
Cynthia, adding "Ibsen" now, too, thank you! Recently read Hemingway's "For Whom the Bell Tolls" and found it pretty good, though not exactly my genre (too "soldier-y" for me).
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Posted 27 January 2008 - 12:03 AM
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I just finished, Suite Francaise, by Irene Nemirovsky. I am in a book club that meets once a month. I am really grateful to have found them.
Now that sounds interesting. I need to find a book club here.
Has anyone read Joan Didion's Play It As It Lays? I loved the book, but it is extremely dark. It did get some bad reviews for being so depressing. I just found it sad and intriguing at the same time. Washed up Hollywood starlet and how empty her life really is...as well as those around her.
Come to think of it, I think I need to choose something a little more upbeat next time...
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Posted 27 January 2008 - 12:04 AM
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My first one was Hideway - very creepy. But I have to say I was I intrigued after that!
Thanks...I'm going to look that one up!
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Posted 27 January 2008 - 05:20 AM
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My first one was Hideway - very creepy. But I have to say I was I intrigued after that!
He is my alltime favorite author, followed by John Saul and Stephen King. If I have one that I would recommend reading first-Intensity is it! This one was exactly that-Intense and hard to put down...I just finished the 3rd book in his Odd Thomas Series-Brother Odd.
ETA: If you want an author that will absolutely scare the he** out of you though-John Saul is it. He is merciless in his stories.
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Posted 27 January 2008 - 06:15 AM
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My first one was Hideway - very creepy. But I have to say I was I intrigued after that!
He is my alltime favorite author, followed by John Saul and Stephen King. If I have one that I would recommend reading first-Intensity is it! This one was exactly that-Intense and hard to put down...I just finished the 3rd book in his Odd Thomas Series-Brother Odd.
ETA: If you want an author that will absolutely scare the he** out of you though-John Saul is it. He is merciless in his stories.
Thanks, Cat. I think I'm going to have to make a trip to the bookstore tomorrow!
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Posted 27 January 2008 - 06:32 AM
Huge John Grisham fan here. I have all of his books. Just got his new one for Christmas, but haven't had a chance to read it yet. Over the summer I read A Widow's Walk by Marian Fontana. It's a true story about how she (the author) lost her firefigher husband in the 911 attacks.
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Posted 27 January 2008 - 07:50 AM
I just finished a novel called The Abstinence Teacher by Tom Perotta. I enjoyed it, very quick read. It's a satire, with a slightly edgy topic, liberals versus evangelicals in suburban New England. If anyone's ever seen the movies "Election" and "Little Children", the same guy wrote those novels as well.
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Posted 28 January 2008 - 01:42 PM
candlefaninokc, That book sounds good. It might be a good topic for discussion for the book club that I am in. I will have to check it out. Thanks for posting...
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Posted 28 January 2008 - 01:58 PM
Right now I'm reading Chill Factor by Sandra Brown. It's pretty good so far, but with 4 kids, I don't always get to sit down and read for more than a few minutes uninterrupted. LOL!
Heidi :)
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Posted 30 January 2008 - 07:10 PM
I'm reading Blue Moon by Laurell Hamilton. I guess it is considered horror since there are vampires, werewolves, etc. I read all kinds of books.
