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Old 06-30-2009, 07:21 PM
 
Location: Land of 10000 Lakes +
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I'm reading "Couldn't Keep it to Myself" that Wally Lamb put out but its stories are the stories of the women of York Correctional Institution, in Connecticut, I believe. These imprisoned women took a writing class from Wally Lamb, and their writing and stories are unbelieveable they will move you to tears. I highly recommend this book.
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Old 06-30-2009, 09:34 PM
 
Location: NJ/FL
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Just finished "A wolf at the Table" Augusten Burroughs. Very disconcerting to me. He is the author of Running with Scissors. I will no doubt read him again, but Yikes! when I finished the book, I had to sit to absorb. Must be all the rain in NJ.
I am finally reading Water for the Elephants, Sara Gruen, very captivating, can't wait for the ending. Next up The Known World and looking forward to My sisters Keeper on hold at the library.
Thank you all for your wonderful recommendations. Hoping by next week I can look forward to something light for the summer, I think we may have one soon.
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Old 07-01-2009, 12:47 PM
 
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Just finished "A wolf at the Table" Augusten Burroughs. Very disconcerting to me. He is the author of Running with Scissors. I will no doubt read him again, but Yikes! when I finished the book, I had to sit to absorb.
Wow! I'll definitely look for that title!


I'm reading "Officer down" by Theresa Schewegel. It's about a strange incident when two officers were catching a bad guy. One of the officers was dead, the other one was found injured and unconscious and no signals of any criminal found.

The story is very interesting so are the characters. I don't remember the last time the emotions of a character felt so "close". Very "human".
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Old 07-01-2009, 01:01 PM
 
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Post-American World. It's ok, but nothing new and full of sweeping generalizations regarding history and politics, some of which I agree with and some which I don't
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Old 07-01-2009, 05:55 PM
 
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I'm almost finished 'Tis Herself. One of my all time favourite classic actresses is Maureen O'Hara.
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Old 07-01-2009, 07:08 PM
 
Location: Sugar Grove, IL
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just started james patterson's swimsuit..It is a bit different than his usual stuff. no alex cross, no women's murder club.
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Old 07-01-2009, 10:56 PM
 
Location: Utah
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Just started Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali, and can't put it down. Not far into it yet, but seems like it will be much like Princess.
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Old 07-02-2009, 06:48 AM
 
Location: NOCO
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Read a short story called Markheim, and another called the German Student.
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Old 07-02-2009, 07:43 AM
 
Location: Maine
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The Help by Kathryn Stockett - so far, really good
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Old 07-02-2009, 09:58 AM
 
Location: The Midst of Insanity
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'Children of Men'- P.D. James
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