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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... | posted by barbincolorado

19 replies - last reply: "I have a friend in the Czech... more" ~ blueskyfromnowon

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... | posted by mudqueen

10 replies - last reply: "As always going over to my parents,... more" ~ litllincombs

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... | posted by searching1

4 replies - last reply: "Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid... more" ~ litllincombs

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... read more | posted by rraayy1000

1 reply - last reply: "Apparently this book was released in... more" ~ rapa

Thoughts

Just returned from Tunica Mississippi, where we go to relax, gamble a bit, and enjoy ourselves. Trish, who doesn't drink until we go to Tunic or other places, looks at the room serve menu and decid... | posted by slopok

5 replies - last reply: "During the peace demonstrations in... more" ~ Birdie1

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... | posted by mudqueen

6 replies - last reply: "I loved the 13th Tale!!! " ~ 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. | posted by loves2reed

21 replies - last reply: "I use my iPhone to download e-books... more" ~ Techie44

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... | posted by carci

4 replies - last reply: "Who is the author? " ~ armybrat54

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... | posted by LHR514

10 replies - last reply: "My best read has to be Michener's more" ~ coronalady

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... | posted by jjjlewis

5 replies - last reply: "I have read "Kim" and "Frankenstein"... more" ~ kykbk0

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