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NorCalStud · 12-01-2011, 02:47 PM

Great hearing new titles. I am into the queens. Amazing women. Thx for the book reports.

Julien · 12-01-2011, 02:59 PM

I just finished 11/22/63 by Stephen King and beginning The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. King's book was very good and I'm looking forward to The Hunger Games.

lyric · 12-01-2011, 03:01 PM

Last night I downloaded this for my Kindle, so this is next on the list and I may start it tonight:

Annabel: A Novel

"Kathleen Winter’s luminous debut novel is a deeply affecting portrait of life in an enchanting seaside town and the trials of growing up unique in a restrictive environment.

In 1968, into the devastating, spare atmosphere of the remote coastal town of Labrador, Canada, a child is born: a baby who appears to be neither fully boy nor fully girl, but both at once. Only three people are privy to the secret—the baby’s parents, Jacinta and Treadway, and a trusted neighbor and midwife, Thomasina. Though Treadway makes the difficult decision to raise the child as a boy named Wayne, the women continue to quietly nurture the boy’s female side. And as Wayne grows into adulthood within the hyper-masculine hunting society of his father, his shadow-self, a girl he thinks of as “Annabel,” is never entirely extinguished.

Kathleen Winter has crafted a literary gem about the urge to unveil mysterious truth in a culture that shuns contradiction, and the body’s insistence on coming home. A daringly unusual debut full of unforgettable beauty, Annabel introduces a remarkable new voice to American readers." from [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Annabel-A-Novel-ebook/dp/product-description/B004I6DD2O/ref=dp_proddesc_0?ie=UTF8&n=133140011&s=digital-text"]Amazon.com: Annabel: A Novel eBook: Kathleen Winter: Kindle Store[/ame]

I just finished this one...

The Red Garden

"The Red Garden introduces us to the luminous and haunting world of Blackwell, Massachusetts, capturing the unexpected turns in its history and in our own lives.
In exquisite prose, Hoffman offers a transforming glimpse of small-town America, presenting us with some three hundred years of passion, dark secrets, loyalty, and redemption in a web of tales where characters' lives are intertwined by fate and by their own actions.
From the town's founder, a brave young woman from England who has no fear of blizzards or bears, to the young man who runs away to New York City with only his dog for company, the characters in The Red Garden are extraordinary and vivid: a young wounded Civil War soldier who is saved by a passionate neighbor, a woman who meets a fiercely human historical character, a poet who falls in love with a blind man, a mysterious traveler who comes to town in the year when summer never arrives.
At the center of everyone’s life is a mysterious garden where only red plants can grow, and where the truth can be found by those who dare to look.
Beautifully crafted, shimmering with magic, The Red Garden is as unforgettable as it is moving."
from [ame="http://www.amazon.com/The-Red-Garden-ebook/dp/product-description/B004J4WL6O/ref=dp_proddesc_0?ie=UTF8&n=133140011&s=digital-text"]Amazon.com: The Red Garden eBook: Alice Hoffman: Kindle Store[/ame]

Sassy · 12-01-2011, 06:36 PM

"Women who run with the wolves"

Read the chapter on "The Ugly Duckling" the other night. There were some lessons to absorb from the story that were enlightening. But mostly, it made me feel pretty blessed and grateful because I've enjoyed a great deal of acceptance in my life from family, friends and peers.

tonaderspeisung · 12-01-2011, 07:03 PM

i finished the millennium trilogy
overall i liked it but what was up with all that product placement?
if you read it on a tablet are there links so you can order everything too?
big gripe for me.

I also recently finished devil in the white city by erik larson
it's a non fiction account of 2 figures during the period surrounding the chicago world's fair
one the head architect of the fair and the other a serial killer
i enjoyed it

justkim · 12-01-2011, 07:07 PM

I have given in and picked up the first book from a series that is on HBO. Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin, so far so good.

rockybcn · 12-02-2011, 04:30 AM

reading a series of books by author Jean M. Auel.

The Clan of the Cave Bear, 1980
The Valley of Horses, 1982
The Mammoth Hunters, 1985
The Plains of Passage, 1990
The Shelters of Stone, 2002
The Land of Painted Caves, 2011

PinkieLee · 12-06-2011, 09:27 AM

My honey and I have started the Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins. I just started the first book last night and read about 8 chapaters, D started the series on Saturday and is already on the last book. Yep, within the first few pages you get sucked in.

JackMcGrath · 12-06-2011, 09:49 AM

Stone Butch Blues - Leslie Feinberg (a re-read, of course).

The Help - Kathryn Stockett (saw the movie, hoping the book is just as good).

Double Cross - James Patterson

Novelafemme · 12-06-2011, 09:55 AM

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Originally Posted by PinkieLee

My honey and I have started the Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins. I just started the first book last night and read about 8 chapaters, D started the series on Saturday and is already on the last book. Yep, within the first few pages you get sucked in.

My best friend just gave me this book for my girls to read. I haven't given it to them yet as I wanted to peruse it first. Do you think it's age appropriate for a 13 & 10 year old?

Toughy · 12-06-2011, 10:01 AM

I have had the unabridged version of Stranger in a Strange Land (it's about 1/4 longer than the original version published in 1961) in my bookcase for a long time. Bored with murder mysteries I decided to read it again after maybe 30 years. I am about half way through it....

boy I had forgotten how bad sexism really was then....and some homophobia....but the story is still a great one.....

off to 'grok' it more....

Tawse · 12-06-2011, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by PinkieLee

My honey and I have started the Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins. I just started the first book last night and read about 8 chapaters, D started the series on Saturday and is already on the last book. Yep, within the first few pages you get sucked in.

Started reading this last night as well...

Catalina, As far as age appropriate for 10 - 13. I haven't a clue as yet, but it is listed as a YA series.

Arwen · 12-06-2011, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by PinkieLee

My honey and I have started the Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins. I just started the first book last night and read about 8 chapaters, D started the series on Saturday and is already on the last book. Yep, within the first few pages you get sucked in.

I just chewed through those on my Kindle. I'll be re-reading them. Lots of interesting themes.

Tawse, it's pretty brutal. The 13 yr old yes, but if the 10 yr old is prone to nightmares, I'd hold off for a year or so.

Tawse · 12-09-2011, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Arwen

I just chewed through those on my Kindle. I'll be re-reading them. Lots of interesting themes.

Tawse, it's pretty brutal. The 13 yr old yes, but if the 10 yr old is prone to nightmares, I'd hold off for a year or so.

Yep finished book 1 this morning..and I'm not even sure if I'd want a 13 year old to read it... but I guess it depends on the 13 year old.

Tough subject matter...

Kätzchen · 12-11-2011, 01:24 PM

I just finished reading archaeologist David Graeber's book!

Graeber's compelling evidence presents a stunning reversal of conventional of how economics has been construed for eons. I found this book very interesting and could not put it down.

I'm keeping this book (strong recommendation).

http://www.powells.com/biblio/71-978...mid=48972&jb=0

girl_dee · 12-12-2011, 06:40 AM

The Memory Palace by Mira Bartok ....

Arwen · 12-12-2011, 10:24 AM

The Gathering Storm by Robyn Bridges

It's book one of the Katerina Trilogy.

always2late · 12-12-2011, 10:35 AM

"The Rules of Civility" by Amor Towles and "The Girl with The Dragon Tattoo" series. And..because I can never read just ONE book (or two in this case) I am also re-reading several Agatha Christie mysteries.

nycbutch · 12-12-2011, 10:47 AM

"Codependent No More" by Melody Beattie....should have read this years ago!

Tawse · 12-12-2011, 11:57 AM

Ok - I finished the Hunger Games and I'm fairly certain that I now need therapy...

12-01-2011, 02:47 PM	#981
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12-01-2011, 02:59 PM	#982
Julien Member How Do You Identify?: TG/GenderQueer Preferred Pronoun?: I'm flexible, but only up to a point. Relationship Status: Single Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Alabama, Gulf Coast area Posts: 1,007 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,247 Thanked 2,702 Times in 737 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	I just finished 11/22/63 by Stephen King and beginning The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. King's book was very good and I'm looking forward to The Hunger Games. __________________ Julien “Self-plagiarism is style.” Alfred Hitchcock Formerly known as Graphiteta2s

12-01-2011, 07:07 PM	#986
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12-02-2011, 04:30 AM	#987
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12-06-2011, 10:01 AM	#991
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12-01-2011, 03:01 PM	#983
lyric Junior Member How Do You Identify?: Queer Femme Preferred Pronoun?: she Relationship Status: quiet and content Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Springfield, VA Posts: 88 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 161 Thanked 303 Times in 56 Posts Rep Power: 3971634	Last night I downloaded this for my Kindle, so this is next on the list and I may start it tonight: Annabel: A Novel "Kathleen Winter’s luminous debut novel is a deeply affecting portrait of life in an enchanting seaside town and the trials of growing up unique in a restrictive environment. In 1968, into the devastating, spare atmosphere of the remote coastal town of Labrador, Canada, a child is born: a baby who appears to be neither fully boy nor fully girl, but both at once. Only three people are privy to the secret—the baby’s parents, Jacinta and Treadway, and a trusted neighbor and midwife, Thomasina. Though Treadway makes the difficult decision to raise the child as a boy named Wayne, the women continue to quietly nurture the boy’s female side. And as Wayne grows into adulthood within the hyper-masculine hunting society of his father, his shadow-self, a girl he thinks of as “Annabel,” is never entirely extinguished. Kathleen Winter has crafted a literary gem about the urge to unveil mysterious truth in a culture that shuns contradiction, and the body’s insistence on coming home. A daringly unusual debut full of unforgettable beauty, Annabel introduces a remarkable new voice to American readers." from [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Annabel-A-Novel-ebook/dp/product-description/B004I6DD2O/ref=dp_proddesc_0?ie=UTF8&n=133140011&s=digital-text"]Amazon.com: Annabel: A Novel eBook: Kathleen Winter: Kindle Store[/ame] I just finished this one... The Red Garden "The Red Garden introduces us to the luminous and haunting world of Blackwell, Massachusetts, capturing the unexpected turns in its history and in our own lives. In exquisite prose, Hoffman offers a transforming glimpse of small-town America, presenting us with some three hundred years of passion, dark secrets, loyalty, and redemption in a web of tales where characters' lives are intertwined by fate and by their own actions. From the town's founder, a brave young woman from England who has no fear of blizzards or bears, to the young man who runs away to New York City with only his dog for company, the characters in The Red Garden are extraordinary and vivid: a young wounded Civil War soldier who is saved by a passionate neighbor, a woman who meets a fiercely human historical character, a poet who falls in love with a blind man, a mysterious traveler who comes to town in the year when summer never arrives. At the center of everyone’s life is a mysterious garden where only red plants can grow, and where the truth can be found by those who dare to look. Beautifully crafted, shimmering with magic, The Red Garden is as unforgettable as it is moving." from [ame="http://www.amazon.com/The-Red-Garden-ebook/dp/product-description/B004J4WL6O/ref=dp_proddesc_0?ie=UTF8&n=133140011&s=digital-text"]Amazon.com: The Red Garden eBook: Alice Hoffman: Kindle Store[/ame]

12-01-2011, 06:36 PM	#984
Sassy Member How Do You Identify?: Female Relationship Status: Together Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: In the sunshine Posts: 598 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 815 Thanked 1,929 Times in 460 Posts Rep Power: 19641164	"Women who run with the wolves" Read the chapter on "The Ugly Duckling" the other night. There were some lessons to absorb from the story that were enlightening. But mostly, it made me feel pretty blessed and grateful because I've enjoyed a great deal of acceptance in my life from family, friends and peers.

12-01-2011, 07:03 PM	#985
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12-06-2011, 09:27 AM	#988
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12-06-2011, 09:49 AM	#989
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12-11-2011, 01:24 PM	#995
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12-12-2011, 06:40 AM	#996
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12-12-2011, 10:35 AM	#998
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12-12-2011, 10:47 AM	#999
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12-12-2011, 11:57 AM	#1000
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