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03-16-2008, 03:39 PM
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Cormac McCarthy, Charles Bukowski, Hemingway, Doystoevsky.
Each is...timeless and has had a huge impact on literature and society in his own way.
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03-16-2008, 09:55 PM
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Cormac McCarthy, Charles Bukowski, Hemingway, Doystoevsky.
Each is...timeless and has had a huge impact on literature and society in his own way.
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I second Bukowski strongly...and the others as well, I guess.
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03-16-2008, 10:04 PM
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I just read "Summer at Tiffany's" by Marjorie Hart. It was so cute!! The author and her friend in the book were Kappa's at Iowa. It's very old New Yorky, in the 40's when people dressed up for every occasion and were so much more formal. It's a great read!!
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03-16-2008, 10:56 PM
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Light hearted and even a little silly.. I'm reading the whole "murder she baked" series.. starts with Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder. I'm on the 8th in the series, Cherry Cheesecake Murder and I've read all of them since February 23rd, so they are clearly quick and easy reads. The fun thing about them is that every few chapters there is a recipe for a baked good that has had prominence in the previous chapter! These books make me hungry!
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03-17-2008, 07:35 PM
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Light hearted and even a little silly.. I'm reading the whole "murder she baked" series.. starts with Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder. I'm on the 8th in the series, Cherry Cheesecake Murder and I've read all of them since February 23rd, so they are clearly quick and easy reads. The fun thing about them is that every few chapters there is a recipe for a baked good that has had prominence in the previous chapter! These books make me hungry!
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I've read a few of them and they were pretty good for a fun, light read!
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03-17-2008, 07:48 PM
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I also recently read "I know this much is true" by Wally Lamb. My daughter read it, and gave it to me. I didn't get around to reading it for probably...1.5-2 years. It sat, literally, on my piano for that long. (I just moved it from one side to the other when I dusted  .
Finally, I broke down and read it after she kept nagging and nagging and nagging me. WOW. It is an excellent book...well actually a story within a story ending with the redemption of the human spirit.
I recommend it as well. It is not a fast read, as it can be complicated when you are reading in first person voice (and the side story is in first person voice of another). Very image-filled and emotionally evocative.
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03-18-2008, 07:20 PM
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I also recently read "I know this much is true" by Wally Lamb. My daughter read it, and gave it to me. I didn't get around to reading it for probably...1.5-2 years. It sat, literally, on my piano for that long. (I just moved it from one side to the other when I dusted .
Finally, I broke down and read it after she kept nagging and nagging and nagging me. WOW. It is an excellent book...well actually a story within a story ending with the redemption of the human spirit.
I recommend it as well. It is not a fast read, as it can be complicated when you are reading in first person voice (and the side story is in first person voice of another). Very image-filled and emotionally evocative. |
i concur - it's one of those "someday ill read that one" books, but boy what a great read.
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03-17-2008, 08:59 PM
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Quote:
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Light hearted and even a little silly.. I'm reading the whole "murder she baked" series.. starts with Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder. I'm on the 8th in the series, Cherry Cheesecake Murder and I've read all of them since February 23rd, so they are clearly quick and easy reads. The fun thing about them is that every few chapters there is a recipe for a baked good that has had prominence in the previous chapter! These books make me hungry!
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I've read this series, too. Another cute line in the same vein is by Diane Mott Davidson... Goldilocks Catering.
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