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Re: ANA Book Club?
« Reply #1200 on: October 27, 2009, 01:53:30 pm »
No secrets given ;)...it isn't even really a part of the book - you wouldn't even notice these incidental references if you didn't know ANs and skull base tumors...just was weird to me ;D  Happy reading!
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Re: ANA Book Club?
« Reply #1201 on: October 28, 2009, 01:06:20 pm »
Yes!  I thought - well, THIS is interesting!  The first book club book I read and the author references that. 

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Re: ANA Book Club?
« Reply #1202 on: October 28, 2009, 09:22:01 pm »
I've just picked up reading again. Do we need to set a date for discussion or just keep checking in with where we are?

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Re: ANA Book Club?
« Reply #1203 on: October 29, 2009, 07:58:18 pm »
I was so proud of myself for getting going on "People of the Book" rather quickly after it was chosen ..... then my world kind of turned upside down for a week.  I had read about a third of it before my husband went into the hospital.  I just could not concentrate on it while sitting with him.  Hopefully by tomorrow I can resume ..... but, as before, do not wait on me to begin discussing, if everyone else is finished and ready.

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Re: ANA Book Club?
« Reply #1204 on: October 29, 2009, 08:14:22 pm »
still reading - going nowhere fast...

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Re: ANA Book Club?
« Reply #1205 on: October 29, 2009, 08:24:30 pm »
I've only just started part 2. Slow going, and much else to take my time and attention, unfortunately.

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Re: ANA Book Club?
« Reply #1206 on: October 30, 2009, 05:26:08 pm »
I had plenty of time to read today at the ophthalmologist office (he was an hour and forty minutes late) and getting my oil changed at the car dealership since I was in the area. Unfortunately I found out there is a recall for my car that even more unfortunately could not be taken care of while I was in town.

I am finding the history fascinating. I am very impressed by the extent of research the author did. Jan, you might want to reconsider.

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Re: ANA Book Club?
« Reply #1207 on: November 01, 2009, 10:55:34 pm »
Sorry, I just can't get into non-fiction or too much historical information.  It doesn't hold my interest.

While I found the Potato book very interesting, it was about as much history as I can tolerate. 

Lately I've been just reading mindless, fluffy stuff - I'm under too much pressure and stress with deadlines at work, meetings and out-of-town travel to read anything that really requires my concentration.

Once things slow down and my new boss gets up to speed, I hope to get back to a normal life - which will include not bringing work home, getting to sleep before midnight, feeding my children something other than fast food almost every night (much to their dismay  :D) and being able to read things with a little more substance.

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Re: ANA Book Club?
« Reply #1208 on: November 02, 2009, 01:44:44 am »
If you like mysteries, try Craig Johnson's stories about Walt Longmire, a modern day Sheriff in Wyoming who has interesting happenings in his out of the way county. The Cold Dish, I am sure is the first one.  I was recommended to these books and I have enjoyed them very much.  They satisfy my requirement for mysteries: interesting characters, well written and the use of some humor.  If you like thrillers which I thought were well written, but can be a bit blood thristy, then you might like Lee Child's  Jack Reacher series.  Find number one, and get going.  I had a hard time putting them down.  But there is the occasional "ick" factor.  Another thriller book writer is John Case, and I enjoyed his books.  Young man gets caught up in mystery that  spans the globe kind of thing.  So, if you want fun thrills and fast reads, these were good for me. 

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Re: ANA Book Club?
« Reply #1209 on: November 02, 2009, 06:34:05 am »
Another writer of good mysteries is Elizabeth George.  Though they can be read out of order, she does use the same two detectives (and support cast) throughout her books.  Start with A Great Deliverance and go from there.  I have read them all and really enjoyed her skillful writing and the interesting story thread of the main characters (Detectives Lynley and Havers - no they don't fall in love and get married to each other ::) ) that weaves in and out of each of her books.

But, Jan, one day when you're in the mood for something different, give People of the Book a try  :)

Sue, I'm going to put the ones you recommended on my, ever growing, list of books to read.  Thanks!

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Re: ANA Book Club?
« Reply #1210 on: November 03, 2009, 06:42:37 am »
Thanks for the suggestions.  I love mysteries, as a kid I used to read Agatha Christie.

A colleague recently recommended a book called The Emperor of Ocean Park.  It's on my list of things to read next.

I won't write off People of the Book, but I can't see myself reading it anytime soon.

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Re: ANA Book Club?
« Reply #1211 on: November 03, 2009, 10:00:30 pm »
I feel so out of the loop ... been reading kid books on a 5-8th grade level and have not started People yet...need to ...kid books are OK but feeling some brain cells shrinking and can't have that ... but reading them gets me free books that my kids can read now and since they are in 5th and 6th grade some that can be read as they grow...all AR books so they can get points as they go...too bad I can't take tests...I have earned about 200 points this year...youngest needs 80 and oldest 100... they have 5 and 3 respectively  :-\ ...they didn't inherit my reading bug... but they will still listen to someone read to them...
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Re: ANA Book Club?
« Reply #1212 on: November 04, 2009, 10:10:51 am »
How is everyone doing with the book? I have finished, good thing because it is due back to the library on Friday and I can't renew it because someone has it on hold.

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Re: ANA Book Club?
« Reply #1213 on: November 04, 2009, 10:57:26 am »
Half-way through ..... I'm trying, I'm trying!   :-[

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Re: ANA Book Club?
« Reply #1214 on: November 04, 2009, 12:00:00 pm »
Just finished about Ruti...closer to the end than the beginning!  :)

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