What's on your Reading List?
I was in Barnes & Noble today and was wishing I had some good book suggestions from all of you.I picked up: "The Devil Wears Prada" by Lauren Weisberger and "The Time Traveler's Wife" by Audrey...
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Livy's "Rome and the Mediterranean" and "The Science of Eating".
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I am now on the 3rd book of the trilogy His Dark Materials by Phillip Pullman. Anybody else read it? I'm just loving it.
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Chichi, tell me a little about "His Dark Materials". I'll put it on my list. Right now I'm reading an extremely good one that relates immensely to my Chicago childhood, although it is a different...
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JJ, I don't know if it will be your cup of tea, but here is a little bit of info:It's a children's book, technically, but like Harry Potter, has much to appeal to adults. (It's actually much more...
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I've read all the Harry Potters and lots of fantasy genre. I will definitely try it. Don't some people have the most wonderous imaginations!Thanks!
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Oh I think you'll love it then! Do let me know when you read it. BTW, be warned that you are likely to be hooked after book 1 and want the 2nd immediately.
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Chi Chi~What is title of Book 1? My nephew is a serious Harry Potter fan and I would love to turn him on to more and more...
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1. The Golden Compass2. The Subtle Knife3. The Amber SpyglassHow old is your nephew? I think The Kid (who is 11) would LOVE these books, but I think she's a little bit young for them. There is a small...
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Chi2~He's 12. I did recently hear about the Amber Spyglass from a 14 yo who adored it! I did not know it was part of a triology.I just bought "Never Let Me Go" . If I don't finish it this weekend, it...
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You definitely want to read the three books in order. You would be missing a huge amount of background information otherwise.
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I read part of another Phillip Pullman series - The Ruby in the Smoke, I think - and felt slimy, like I needed to go take a shower, when I finished.I started The Golden Compass and got the same...
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"I read part of another Phillip Pullman series - The Ruby in the Smoke, I think - and felt slimy, like I needed to go take a shower, when I finished."What made you feel that way, HomSchLeeA?
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You know, writing is so subjective. Some books I love, other people think are wordy, or too much history, or LOOOONNG, or affront their senses. And I don't know why some people only read "nice" but...
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Hi JJ5, I have been an avid reader all of my life. My father started teaching me to read when I was four years old and thankfully my parents never forbid me to read whatever I desired, in spite of my...
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Yes, LoveItaly, you detailed exactly what I feel about the huge variety of reading available and how each kind or type may have its own time and place. And also rounded out just what I was approaching...
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JJ5, I have read more than once that elderly people often lose their desire for food because their taste buds do not work as well as they should. If the person can physically handle it I have read...
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I've read Parks, all of them. I enjoyed them greatly.I saw him on one of the Reading channels once, interviewed, and he was interesting to listen to in person as well. His getting an Italian telephone...
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JJ, if you like Fantasy type books, have you read the Deverry collection by Katharine Kerr?
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I had to think about what I didn't like about Philip Pullman's writing; it's been a few years since I read his Ruby in the Smoke series.Like most of you, I am an avid reader - I'll read the shampoo...
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