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  • Raye99
    Raye99 Member Posts: 1,350
    edited January 2008

    ha. No, you're not, Newter -

    I a book freak - I finished "Year of the Dog" - did I mention that in my last post? Very good book. I then re-read "Gia: Thing of Beauty" - just finished it last weekend. I am now almost done with "Never Enough" by Joe McGuiness - the author who wrote "Fatal Vision." On hold at the library is the new Douglas Preston book.

    Raye

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  • juanita63
    juanita63 Member Posts: 171
    edited January 2008

    I'm reading "Look me in the eye, my life with asperger's" by John Elder Robison.  It's got some really funny parts, but also shows you what life is like for the people with asperger's.

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  • TerryNY
    TerryNY Member Posts: 603
    edited January 2008

    I am reading Barbara Kingsolver's "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle", it's very good.  

    I just finished Stephen Colbert's "I am America and So Can You".  I love that guy, he's hysterical.  He's appearing at the local university in April, hoping to get tickets!

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  • juanita63
    juanita63 Member Posts: 171
    edited January 2008

    just finished "sweet revenge" by diane mott davidson and started "key lime pie murder" by joanne fluke

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  • newter
    newter Member Posts: 4,330
    edited February 2008

    I am currently reading Blaze by Richard Bachman (Stephen King)

    It is pretty good.

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  • bluewillow
    bluewillow Member Posts: 779
    edited February 2008

    Hi-

    My latest read was "Susannah's Garden" by Debbie Macomber.  This was my first Macomber book since I normally don't care for syrupy romance, but this book was a very good read.  Light romance with suspense mixed in, some sad parts but not too depressing, and one of those books you can lose yourself in quickly. 

    I just purchased The Husband by Dean Koontz- hope it's worth the read. 

    Happy Reading!

    Mary Jo

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  • katharine
    katharine Member Posts: 24
    edited February 2008

    Hi,

    I just bought "My Grandfather's Son" by Clarence Thomas.

    It is a fascinating read so far.

    Katie

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  • Jaybird627
    Jaybird627 Member Posts: 2,144
    edited February 2008

    This may have been mentioned previously, but Plum Lucky by Janet Evanovich was a hoot! Laugh-out-loud good! I've read all of her book and this one, while a short story, was one of her funniest IMO.

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  • newter
    newter Member Posts: 4,330
    edited February 2008

    I just started Run by Ann Patchett.  I hope it is a good.

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  • paige-allyson
    paige-allyson Member Posts: 781
    edited February 2008

    Newter- I am interested in hearing how you like the book. I loved "Truth and Beauty" her book about her friend and fellow writer Lucy Grealy. Also loved Lucy Grealy's "Autobiography of a Face." Probably the most compelling cancer memoir I have ever read. I read it before my bc dx but would like to read it again. I'm sure it will read differently after my own "adventures in Cancerland."  Allyson

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  • AlaskaDeb
    AlaskaDeb Member Posts: 2,601
    edited February 2008

    I feel like a little kid with a BIG bag of candy...I have in my hot little hands, the new Stephen King book "Duma Key".  I have a ton of things I should be doing this weekend.  Instead, I have a pot of coffee on, my recliner at the ready and my new book....Ahhhh....heavenly :)

    Deb C

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  • newter
    newter Member Posts: 4,330
    edited February 2008

    Allyson, I read Truth and Beauty too and loved it.  It was also before my dx.  I did not read Lucy's book but will look for it.

    As for the book I am reading now, I will let you know.  It started out really good but I am moving next weekend and probably won't have a lot of time to read or will be so exhausted, I fall asleep instantly.

    Deb, I just finished Blaze by Richard Bachman and really liked it.  I guess it was King's last unpublished book as Bachman. 

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  • wishiwere
    wishiwere Member Posts: 3,793
    edited February 2008

    Just finished John Grishams' The Summons.  Enjoyed it, but not as much of some of his others.

    Starting Steve Hamiltons' Ice Run.  This one is based in the Upper Michigan, so is interesting, b/c I know the area. Not sure where it's leading, there a lot of possibilities, so I'm enjoying.  Hopefully the ending won't be a let down. :)

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited February 2008

    Hey...I'm a big fan of John Grisham too....can't wait for a new one. Also like Michael Palmer and Sidney Sheldon. I think my all time fave tho was Kane and Able by Jeffery Archer. Just looking for new books now....stocking up!

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  • newter
    newter Member Posts: 4,330
    edited February 2008

    Crazydaisy, I love all the authors you mentioned, or at least some of their books.  I do not think Sidney Sheldon wrote a bad book. I read all but one of his. 
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  • Calypso
    Calypso Member Posts: 205
    edited February 2008

    Hey Terry in NY, tell me more about Barbara Kingsolver's "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle" --- I'm thinking about reading it.

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  • candie1971
    candie1971 Member Posts: 4,820
    edited February 2008

     I am reading Bob Newhart's book. I like autobiographies and anything funny. Laughter is my medicine...lol.

    Hugs and prayers,

    Candie

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  • bluewillow
    bluewillow Member Posts: 779
    edited February 2008

    Hi to all!

    I am reading The House Next Door by Anne Rivers Siddons.  It was written back in 1978 but was just reissued in paperback, and it is a great light suspense story!  Since my bc dx, I prefer light reading, nothing real heavy or depressing or hard to figure out (chemo brain), and this book suits me fine!  It doesn't seem like it was written in '78 and has held my attention very well.  I recommend it highly, and hope to read other books by Ms. Siddons.  Happy Reading, everyone!

    Mary Jo  Smile

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  • shrink
    shrink Member Posts: 936
    edited February 2008

    I've read almost all of Carl Hiassen's books and laughed all through them.

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  • TerryNY
    TerryNY Member Posts: 603
    edited February 2008

    Calypso, I just finished reading that book and it's very good.

    She and her family vow to eat locally for one year, for them it's a distance of about 150 miles of their home.  Kingsolver goes month by month in their journey about planning ahead, growing their own food (they do live on a farm so it helps), meeting with local growers for their meat and flour needs, etc.  Her husband also has articles where he explains the effects of global consumerism on pollution, eating out of season, meat markets and animal treatment -  concentrated meat feeding operations or CAFO as opposed to free range, truly free range, not the one hour a day outside trip, etc. 

    Her college age daughter includes family tidbits and recipes using seasonal produce. 

    I learned a lot but not sure I have the tenacity to actually do it.  Although I have vowed to visit my local farmer's market this summer, I have two very close by and to be more aware of where my fresh produce comes from.   Do I really need those grapes from Chile in February that don't taste all that wonderful to begin with? 

    Last summer I joined an organic CSA program, it was a great experience but not one I should've undertaken while still in active treatment.  I have not signed up for it this year.  I've just decided to be more aware of my purchases at the store and the aforementioned trips to the farmer's market.  

    Also, I didn't realize how big the locavore movement is becoming, it was really interesting to read. 

    Hope this helps in your decision.

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  • TerryNY
    TerryNY Member Posts: 603
    edited February 2008

    For laughs I love to read Laurie Notaro's books.  My daughter just bought her new one last night, "There's a (Slight) Chance I Might Be Going To Hell" ...I can't wait till she's done with it so I can have my turn.   

    I've read:

    The Idiot Girls' Action-Adventure Club

    Autobiography of a Fat Bride

    She's truly hysterical.  I first read her on an airplane, I'm a very nervous flyer and this was the best antidote to my nerves. 

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  • KariLynn
    KariLynn Member Posts: 1,079
    edited February 2008

    I love her!!!  Have to read her at home or people would wonder what I was laughing about.  One of the few authors who make me lol when reading!

    I just finished James Grippando's new book Last Call.  Very good.

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  • Calypso
    Calypso Member Posts: 205
    edited February 2008

    Thanks, Terri.

    I'm going to get that Kingsolver book then, sounds good. 

    Have you ever read Michael Pollan's "The Omnivore's Dilemma"?  It's a non-fiction book in which he traces the history of three meals (McDonald's meal, organic meal and finally a meal hunted for and gathered in the woods) and gets really down to the nitty gritty including how the cow was raised that provided the beef, etc, etc.  Fasicinated me, and I thought it might be up your alley.  Pollan has a new book out now that I've been meaning to get, "In Defense of Food".  Ever heard of either of these?

    BBC (before breast cancer) I used to try to get mostly organic produce from grocery stores.  But I decided to make the total switch now and joined a CSA.  It was worth it to me for the peace of mind.  At least it's one less thing to worry about causing bc.  (Still plenty left to worry about, I guess!)  Last week we got these bizzare things in our box that I had to call and ask what they were. Celeriac, turned out!  So we struggled with it for a bit, then peeled, cubed and cooked it, made a creamy celery soup.  Very tasty! 

    I love reading about (and eating) food.  Thanks for the book tip.  I'll let you know how I like it.

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  • evilelf
    evilelf Member Posts: 1,066
    edited February 2008

    I'm currently reading All Night Long from Jayne Ann Krentz, Have loved all of her books and it's hard to put down, especially when the nurses call you back to see the Dr, then more waiting time 

     love a good book.

    I really like it when I can draw a bath,

    diet coke and shut the world out for a while...

    At least the DH knows 

    unless the house is burning DON'T BOTHER ME

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  • bluewillow
    bluewillow Member Posts: 779
    edited February 2008

    Evilelf, I have her Eclipse Bay trilogy sitting unread on my shelf and  I hope to dive into it very soon.  I love a good book too-- it's funny, I used to read all the time until my kids were born (they're adults now), and I've read more books since my BC diagnosis than in the last 25 years! 

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  • TerryNY
    TerryNY Member Posts: 603
    edited February 2008

    Calypso, I think you'll really enjoy the book.  My parents gave it to me as a Christmas present last year.   Michael Pollan is referenced in the book, I'll have to look for that title.  Thanks!

    I really liked the CSA but found that the weekly driving for the pick up and then coming home and putting away mounds of fresh food quite daunting, especially during chemo weeks.   If I was thinking more clearly, I would've waited to join till after my treatments. 

    Also, the shares were huge, way too much food for my husband and I.  I have two adult kids living at home but they rarely eat with us.  We got a lot of brassica which I didn't know how to fix so spent energy on researching recipes when I could barely afford to expend any kind of energy! 

    So, while it wasn't the perfect arrangement I had hoped for, it was something I had always wanted to try and I'm glad I did.  Maybe in another year I'll feel adventuresome again and sign up.   The farm has a waiting list to join their program but gives preference to former customers.  

    If you'd like to discuss this further feel free to PM me as I don't want to take over a book discussion thread with food....although food fits in just about anywhere, don't cha think?  :-)

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  • paige-allyson
    paige-allyson Member Posts: 781
    edited February 2008

    I read both "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle" and the "Omnivore's Dilemma" last year. I have alway been a mainly whole foods eater but reading these books motivated me to take it further. My daughter and her husband have had a farmshare for several years and it has led to dramatic changes in how they eat- local, seasonal, mostly vegs. This year we are sharing a share. Today I took a little break from work and went to the bookstore where I checked out "Skinny Bitches" (food oriented) not very polite but very funny and engaging.

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  • newter
    newter Member Posts: 4,330
    edited March 2008

    I am reading a book called "When She Was Bad" by Jonathan Nasaw.  It is a novel about a couple with multiple personalities. I am about half way through and enjoying it.

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  • junie
    junie Member Posts: 1,216
    edited March 2008

    I see some of my favorite writers mentioned--think I've read every Greg Isles. Carl Hiassan (he makes me laugh out loud); enjoy Stephen King--although sometimes I have nightmares while reading his books...

    but one name I don't think I've seen is Maeve Binchy.   I just finished reading "Whitethorn Woods".   I always have a hard time getting into her "story" but after about 30 pages, I'm hooked and can't put the book down.   Had this book on last trip we took and I could not wait to get back to motel to read some more!   Regardless of the book, I hate to read to the end because she makes me want to read more and more of the people she is writing about.   Check her out if you haven't already.   Great read!

    junie

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  • dhettish
    dhettish Member Posts: 501
    edited March 2008

    Hi Deb & All

    I just finished reading Duma Key by Stephen King. Pretty Good read. His son, Joe Hill, wrote the Heart Shaped Box which was good. The House Next Door by Ann River Siddons is a great horror story. Lifetime made it into a movie but it was nowhere near as good as the book. I did not like Blaze by Stephen King but I did read it all the way through. 

    I also read a couple of collections by Joyce Carol Oates but she can get pretty depressing at times and had to put her down.

    One series I read that was absolutely riviting the the Rabbit Series by John Updike. The series began in 1960 finished in 1990.Rabbit is Rich was the best. I read them all out of order but they were so good, I really got caught up in the character.

    I also read Songs without Word by Ann Packer. It was ok, not as good as her first Dive from Clausen's Pier.

    I also love the Stephanie Plum novels but have not read one in quite some time. Not sure what the last one was. My husband loves them as well.

    I am also reading The Post Birthday World by Lionel Shriver but I am having trouble getting into it. So I picked up some cheap horror story by Graham Masterson and will read that for awhile.

    I, too, have trouble concentrating and usually will not even finish the last 40 pages.

    I love David Sedaris as well. Has he come out with anything new? I love his sister's DVD series "Stangers with Candy" but did not care for her book, Wigfield. Just could not get into at the time. The stories David tells about her are absolutely hilarious.

    When I really have no concentration, I read comic collections: Peanuts, Get Fuzzy, Foxtrot, and my old collections of Calvin & Hobbes.

    For my inner growth, I am reading Deepak Chopra's How to Know God. I am really enjoying that one. It goes right along with how I feel spiritually. I am also re-reading Sermon on the Mount by Emmet Fox (oldie but goodie).

    If you like female outdoor mysteries,  The Kate Shugack series set in Alaska and the Nevada Barr series about a National Park ranger are really great.

    I guess I have about 4 or 5 books going right now. They are all different.

    Debbie 

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