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I got about a tenth into Cronin's The Twelve and decided I was not in the mood for it. So, I switched to A Confederacy of Dunces and started laughing on page 3. It's a hoot. I guess I am in the mood for something light and it fills the bill. I do plan to return to The Twelve but it might be a while.
A Confederacy of Dunces is SUCH a good book! Enjoy!
A Confederacy of Dunces is SUCH a good book! Enjoy!
Read that book many years ago and loved it. My husband and I have a favorite expression from that book and we use it to this day.
Currently reading Fifty Shades of Grey and frankly can't see what all the ruckus is about. I saw the book at the library and grabbed it. The librarian said that they can't keep it in stock. I find the story lacking and the characters pretty shallow. The book reminds me of the old bodice rippers I used to read a young adult. Maybe it will be better as I get more into the book and fnd out the mystery behind Christian Grey. Doubtful but it give it a try.
Currently reading Fifty Shades of Grey and frankly can't see what all the ruckus is about.
Last year about this time I listened to a 74 year old friend rant for about forty minutes about how many women she saw reading it, and then discovered it was just "filth." She is normally a pretty open-minded, active woman engaged with youthful vigor that outshines us fifty-somethings, but on that book series she was not amused.
Just finished Gillian Flynn's debut novel, Sharp Objects. Nowhere near the level Gone Girl, but pretty good thriller with a primary character/narrator I really liked despite all her dysfunction. And the author did surprise me at the end, which is pretty hard to do.
Tonight I might start The Man Who Invented Christmas, a non-fiction book from a couple years ago about how Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol and changed everyone's idea of Christmas, and saved his own failing career. Should satisfy my inner history-geek and hopefully boost my Christmas spirit.
just finished Killing for Peace by Garry Farrington. true story of a comabt vet in Vietnam 1968. poignant, compelling, humorous page turner to the end. The best read I've had in a long time Killing For Peace: Garry Farrington: Amazon.com: Books
About 100 pages into "Fifty Shades of Grey", disappointing. E L James is a mediocre writer, and at times I wonder if it even went through an editor. Just getting to the part that (apparently) defines the book, so I might sample that part and see if it is worth finishing.
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Update: I've read the first 50 or so pages of Adam Corolla's Not Taco Bell Material. This book is hysterical -- I've laughed out loud almost every page. It's a bit raunchy, but if you like Corolla's humor, I highly recommend this book.
While waiting for my big Better World Books order to arrive I started reading A Plague of Secrets by John Lescroart which someone loaned me several months ago. It's a legal thriller, not really my genre at all, and yet I like it quite a bit. Fairly well written and easy to read.
While waiting for my big Better World Books order to arrive I started reading A Plague of Secrets by John Lescroart which someone loaned me several months ago. It's a legal thriller, not really my genre at all, and yet I like it quite a bit. Fairly well written and easy to read.
I've been in an "easy to read" mode for about a month. I think it has something to do with all the chaos of the holiday season.
I've been in an "easy to read" mode for about a month. I think it has something to do with all the chaos of the holiday season.
That must be it. I've been watching a lot of TV lately, too.
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