About Bookoholics
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This group was started for people who, like me, enjoy reading....a lot! I mostly prefer fiction, mysteries are a big favorite... I also like anything Anne Tyler writes... it's fun to talk about what we've read and make recommendations of books we like.... This link will take you to a site we really like, Daily Literary Quotes. Enjoy! view link
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We're a group who love to read and talk with others about what we're reading/have read. Our... more
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Upcoming GROUP READS...
Here are our Group Reads through November, 2009. As usual, December is our "vacation" month. Two titles are from the Best of 2008, rather than 3 of them, since we're doing 1984. I think we have...
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posted by barbincolorado
What are you doing on the 4th?
I will be dragging the smoker out and making some beef jerky while the briskets are on sale. Maybe i ought to mix up a big pitcher of mojitos to drink while i do it. It's supposed to get in the 100...
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posted by mudqueen
What a Book Should Be
"The books we need are of the kind that act upon us like a misfortune, that make us suffer like the death of someone we love more than ourselves, that make us feel as though we were on the verge of...
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posted by searching1
Eon: Dragoneye Reborn by Alison Goodman
"I know it’s just the end of January and I haven’t read a lot of 2009 books yet, but Eon: Dragoneye Reborn will undoubtedly be on my Top 10 list. It’s got all the elements of a great book: characte...
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posted by rraayy1000
Guilty read
Being a Trekkie at heart, i am reading "Vulcan's Forge" and enjoying this guilty pleasure. I know some folks feel that way about sneaking peaks at the "Inquire" at the grocery store or stashing a b...
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posted by mudqueen
e-books
Does anyone have or use an e-book/ I just got mine and i love it. Sometimes it is hard for me to hold a book and this way I don't have to.
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posted by loves2reed
A long, lovely read
I have just started 'The King of Lies' and I can tell already that this book is going to take longer than usual to read. You may ask "Why?"
The writing is so poetic I tend to go back over sentence...
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posted by carci
Best/ Worst Books
I just took a Facebook quiz on "what are the best books of all time." If you are on FB, you take a lot of these silly quizzes. But this one is good. I could pick 100 "best books," easily, but I cho...
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posted by LHR514
Newsweek List of What to Read Now
JUly13th issue of Newsweek has a section, "What to Read Now and Why." I haven't read most of the 50 books listed. I think I'll try and work my way through. Two that caught my eye - "The Bear" by Wi...
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posted by jjjlewis
Calendar
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Group Members' Birthday
3 members of Bookoholics have birthdays on Friday, July 03. Warm birthday wishes go out to MonyMony, ilovemydoggy and KGDavis. Send them a gift!
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3 members of Bookoholics have birthdays on Tuesday, July 07. Warm birthday wishes go out to wkdgrma7, RobnNC and armybrat54. Send them a gift!
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