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Re: ANA Book Club?
« Reply #1335 on: March 10, 2010, 06:40:50 pm »
I just picked up The Gift of Rain and checked on The Help - I am 20th in line for it.  I am going do a shout out on FB to see if anyone here has it & will let me borrow it.  In the meantime, I will start the Rain book...

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Re: ANA Book Club?
« Reply #1336 on: March 10, 2010, 08:04:30 pm »
The Gift of Rain is in transit to my library. I am second in the hold line for The Hunger Games (9 copies) and thirty-fourth for The Help (5 copies). I wonder how the circulation department decides how many copies of a title to buy.

I am also in the hold lines for the movie versions of The Time Traveler's Wife and My Sister's Keeper. Those items move faster though because they can only be checked out for a week instead of three weeks like a book.

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Re: ANA Book Club?
« Reply #1337 on: March 11, 2010, 08:20:20 am »
Ah, one of the advantages of living out in the middle of nowhere.  You can always find any book you want, because no one reads!  And if they don't have it, they get it the next week through inter-library loan!  The disadvantage is you are too busy shoveling snow, hauling firewood, cutting back the encroaching wilderness and chasing off varmints to read.  Just kidding about the last one (I only chase them with my camera as many of you know, oops, OT.).
I'm off for a three-week caregiving gig (89-year old aunt who fell and broke her hip and is being sprung from rehab in her wheelchair on Monday).  Plenty of time to read over in Vermont.  I'll see if I can pick up The Gift of Rain before I head out.
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« Reply #1338 on: March 11, 2010, 12:26:14 pm »
Got The Gift of Rain today - just ended up buying it as didn't look like I'd be able to get it from the library any time soon.  Read a bit of it and liked it immediately...

I can also get started back on The Help if that's what we decide on, but since so many have already read it, should we choose The Gift of Rain?  Either way, know we need to wait til some of the rest of you can get one of them...and/or Hunger Games, if that's still a contender? 

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« Reply #1339 on: March 11, 2010, 02:33:30 pm »
have to go to Nashville tomorrow and will be stopping at a bookstore to grab The Help and the Gift of Rain if I can find them ...if not have the other titles listed to get in place of either if I can't find them  ...

It takes 3 -4 weeks to get a book here ...the book van that rotates around several counties only comes here 1 or 2 times a month with newer books and Top Sellers ... I give up and buy most of the time and then trade back and forth with teachers and staff at school who gave up on  what they were waiting for and went out and bought it too
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« Reply #1340 on: March 11, 2010, 09:46:57 pm »
Okay, somebody make a decision here, please.

Who's in charge?

We need to decide on the book and the date we'll start discussion.

Who hasn't been a "leader" yet?

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« Reply #1341 on: March 11, 2010, 09:55:21 pm »
OK - I don't want to be the leader but I say the RAIN book because I am selfish and that is the one I have & it seems more people have or can get...is that OK??


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« Reply #1342 on: March 11, 2010, 10:09:18 pm »
Works for me.  If there are no objections, we'll go with the Rain book.

Mine is on it's way from Amazon.com even as we speak, so I probably won't have it until Monday or Tuesday.

Sounds like some others need a little time to get the book also.

Any suggestions on a date to start discussion?

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« Reply #1343 on: March 12, 2010, 07:32:39 am »
Got it yesterday even though I am not even half way through my other book.
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« Reply #1344 on: March 12, 2010, 10:25:38 am »
I voted for Rain a page back, and I'm still in favor My library account still says "In Transit" so maybe by Monday.

As far as discussion, it seems to work well to check in when we're done and start once everyone is ready.

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« Reply #1345 on: March 15, 2010, 01:07:40 pm »
The Gift of Rain and The Hunger Games are both ready for pickup at the library, and I have moved up to 33 from 36 on the hold list for The Help.

Don't know if I will have time to swing by today, but tomorrow for sure.

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« Reply #1346 on: March 15, 2010, 06:59:19 pm »
Just got Rain and Hunger today.

Am in the middle of another book though, so won't start reading Rain for a couple of days.

I like Sara's suggestion of everyone just starting to read and checking in when they are finished. 

Who's with me?

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« Reply #1347 on: March 15, 2010, 07:18:29 pm »
I'm in, at least I will be tomorrow.

What are you finishing up, Jan?

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Re: ANA Book Club?
« Reply #1348 on: March 15, 2010, 08:58:23 pm »
I have started Rain but am going no where too fast - I think I am on chapter 2.  Kendie's surgery is tomorrow so I should be able to read some while we are waiting...I like the idea of everyone just starting...I guess that is what I kind of thought that we would do anyway...

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Re: ANA Book Club?
« Reply #1349 on: March 17, 2010, 10:56:21 am »
Picked up my books at the library today.

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