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After beginning it many months ago, then taking a hiatus from reading altogether, I finally finished East of Eden late last night. Easily one of my favorite novels, and I think John Steinbeck has officially replaced Sinclair Lewis as my favorite author. Not sure what I'll read next. I want to read more Steinbeck but my local booksellers aren't able to keep much of his work in stock. And what they do have I've already read!
He wrote so many great books but the one I like the best is The Wayward Bus. I have not read it in years but it is my favorite of all his books.
I finished The End of Your Life Book Club earlier today. It's going to stay with me, in a good way, for the rest of my life.
I've started No Easy Day.
It's the story of the US SEALS getting bin Laden.
I cannot wait to read the end of your life book club it is on my hold list at the library and Im so thrilled that you and dawn both like it ... Please if you have not read Mrs Kimble please do so I think that you will like it very much ...
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I cannot wait to read the end of your life book club it is on my hold list at the library and Im so thrilled that you and dawn both like it ... Please if you have not read Mrs Kimble please do so I think that you will like it very much ...
Ah, yes, Mrs. Kimble. I read that when it came out (2003? 2004?).
How far did you get? When I started Pale Fire, I just didn't read the poem at all. All I read was the footnote section, which I thought was hilarious -- one of my favorite books. What a wonderful satire on academia.
Meanwhile, I'm really enjoying "Henrietta Lacks". Rebecca Skloot has an amazing writer's talent for fleshing out hard facts with feelings for the people hanging on to the tail of the facts.
I cannot wait to read the end of your life book club it is on my hold list at the library and Im so thrilled that you and dawn both like it ... Please if you have not read Mrs Kimble please do so I think that you will like it very much ...
I ordered it today. It sounds like a good one and since you like it so much I know it must be.
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I'm pretty sure that I'm close to bailing on The Price of Salt. I'm 25% in and it's not doing it for me. I keep wishing that I was closer to the end, which means that I have no business continuing with it. It's a short book -- about 225 pages -- so you'd think that I could just plow through, but it's a slog.
Okay all Im going to start the Language of flowers today or tonight not sure which but anyways Im going to start it and I will come back here if I finish it or not .. I so understand dawn Im having the same trouble lately some books just grab me right from the start and others is a struggle to get through so totally understand what you are talking about .
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Oh, boy. I started (and prematurely finished) Leaving Katya by Paul Greenberg. After the twelfth spelling and/or grammatical error in 40 or so pages, I banged my head against the wall (OK, the couch) and screamed "NO!" (or "NYET!" if I want to stay in character to the book, which I don't!) ... so I, too, left Katya, if that is in fact what happens at the end. At this point, I couldn't care less.
That's 0 for 2 today. I might just cut my losses for the day and try something else tomorrow. We'll see how bored I get tonight. Or! Maybe the Kardashians will be on TV! Ha!
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