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05-05-2007, 11:01 PM
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Originally Posted by JWithers
I have read "The Other Boleyn Girl" and "The Constant Princess". I love Phillipa Gregory.
Do you have Showtime? The new series "The Tudors" is amazing. Well, of course Jonothan Rhys-Meyers is a hottie, who, self-admittedly bears NO resemblance to H8, it is a really juicy, beautifully done foray into the early years of H8's rule, specifically his break with the Church and Anne Boleyn.
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Ha. I love historical fiction as well! I though I was the only loser. I loved Masterpiece Theatre's show on H8 and his wives. "The Other Boelyn Girl" will be on the top of my summer reading list along with the geisha book.
Oh have you heard of a book called "Darkside Zodiac"?
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05-05-2007, 11:09 PM
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Originally Posted by ziasha07
Ha. I love historical fiction as well! I though I was the only loser. I loved Masterpiece Theatre's show on H8 and his wives. "The Other Boelyn Girl" will be on the top of my summer reading list along with the geisha book.
Oh have you heard of a book called "Darkside Zodiac"?
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Honey, I am HUGE history geek with emphasis on British history! LOL! Lay down your hand and I will still be the geekiest! 
PBS had a series about the six wives of H8 a year or two ago, but I missed it...in any case, "The Tudors" on Showtime is HAWT!!!!!
Also, I am a huge fan of Eleanor of Aquitaine (gotta love those Angevins and the Plantegents!) ....the remake of "The Lion In Winter" with Glenn Close as Eleanor is perfection. But a better portrayal of her in a fictional biography is "The Book of Eleanor" by Pamela Kaufman. Lovely.
Are the geek police coming??? My husband said he heard sirens! 
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05-06-2007, 03:27 AM
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Also, I am a huge fan of Eleanor of Aquitaine (gotta love those Angevins and the Plantegents!)
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you get my brownie points for the day. i've admired eleanor of aquitaine since i had to pretend to be her in fifth grade when we researched and performed as an historical persona. what a woman, i mean really. queen (twice!), head of huge territorial holdings that were coveted by all and snatched by none, went off on the crusades, patroness of the arts, strong, feisty, unconventional, and all while living in the middle ages. she blows my mind.
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I'm loving the Tudors and it has nothing to do with the hottie king who always has his shirt off and some rock hard nipples... um... ahem... well this is awkward.
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not watching the tudors, but jonathan rhys-meyers....yummmmmmmmmm (ever since bend it like beckham. also have you seen him in matchpoint? even when he's scummy he's so delicious)
ahem.
now back to the topic at hand.
i'm reading:
the secret life of bees - sue monk kidd (started it last night, love it so far)
the places in between - rory stewart
the sorrow of war - bao ninh
Last edited by mystikchick; 05-06-2007 at 03:30 AM.
Reason: to express my admiration for jonathan rhys-meyers
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05-07-2007, 03:19 PM
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the secret life of bees - sue monk kidd (started it last night, love it so far)
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Yes, this is a good book.
I'm reading:
Nickel and Dimed - Barbara Ehrenreich
Daddy's Girl - Lisa Scottoline
Just finished reading The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield. I enjoyed this too.
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05-07-2007, 04:25 PM
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Originally Posted by mulattogyrl
Yes, this is a good book.
I'm reading:
Nickel and Dimed - Barbara Ehrenreich
Daddy's Girl - Lisa Scottoline
Just finished reading The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield. I enjoyed this too.
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My coworker introduced me to Lisa Scottoline a couple months ago and I just finished Dirty Blonde. It's neat to see how much better she's gotten over the years. I even went to her book signing a couple weeks ago. She's very engaging in person.
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05-07-2007, 04:28 PM
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I just finished Gap Creek and am rereading Nickel and Dimed.
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05-07-2007, 10:23 PM
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Originally Posted by mulattogyrl
Yes, this is a good book.
I'm reading:
Nickel and Dimed - Barbara Ehrenreich
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Originally Posted by alum
I just finished Gap Creek and am rereading Nickel and Dimed.
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I read Nickel and Dimed within the past year or so (which is recent for me - as I mentioned above, don't get much time for recreational reading anymore ). It was an enjoyable book - depressing, but fascinating.
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05-08-2007, 09:52 AM
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My coworker introduced me to Lisa Scottoline a couple months ago and I just finished Dirty Blonde. It's neat to see how much better she's gotten over the years. I even went to her book signing a couple weeks ago. She's very engaging in person.
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I joined a book club, so her book was one of the ones I ordered. I didn't think I'd like it, but I'm finding I like her writing style.
I was supposed to start reading Marley and Me, but I'm scared to start it because if something happens to that dog, I'm going to fall apart, LOL.
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05-06-2007, 09:44 AM
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hustler.
the one i'm looking at now is back from 1983. i like the classics.
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Keepin' it classy as always, Jock. 
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05-06-2007, 02:05 PM
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I just finished "Traitor" by Steven Coonts which I picked up at a community-wide garage sales last week for a quarter.
Coonts is a former Denver resident and Vietnam era Naval Avaitor.
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