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Okay, I'm going to keep track of the books I read this year (outside of those I have to read for work). If anyone else wants to join me, and this is not a competition!, we can compare which books we liked in January, 2009!
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03-24-2008, 03:16 PM
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I just finished The Other Boleyn Girl by Phillippa Gregory, and I really liked it.
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I LOVE her writings. The earlier books are a little trashy, but her more recent books are really interesting historical fiction. The movie doesn't really do The Other Boleyn Girl justice.
I just read A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini, and it is incredible. If you like Jodi Picoult, I would recommend Anita Shreve. Like Picoult, her works aren't earth-shattering, but still a fast read and keeps you guessing.
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03-24-2008, 03:28 PM
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03-24-2008, 05:49 PM
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I LOVE her writings. The earlier books are a little trashy, but her more recent books are really interesting historical fiction. The movie doesn't really do The Other Boleyn Girl justice.
I just read A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini, and it is incredible. If you like Jodi Picoult, I would recommend Anita Shreve. Like Picoult, her works aren't earth-shattering, but still a fast read and keeps you guessing.
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Did you read the first book, The Kite Runner? Im pretty sure the movie did nothing for the writing. Aside from the corny ending, what a good read.
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03-24-2008, 05:56 PM
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I've read all but the first Jodi Picoult books. I've also read all of Jennifer Weiner's and most of Jane Greene's.
Right now I am reading my first Diane Chamberlain book-the Secret Life of CeeCee Wilkes. It is very good. I also recommend The Memory Keepers Daughter (can't remember the author) and The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger.
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Kim Edwards. I thought it was good... well, I had to warm up to it. My book club didnt think so - im not allowed to pick books anymore. 
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03-24-2008, 07:12 PM
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I'm watching the mini-series based on the book on HBO. It's really well done and eye-opening. I plan to read the book after the mini-series is done.
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03-25-2008, 11:08 AM
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Did you read the first book, The Kite Runner? Im pretty sure the movie did nothing for the writing. Aside from the corny ending, what a good read.
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I read The Kite Runner and it was very moving, but not as good as A Thousand Splendid Suns. The Kite Runner centers around a single event and one person's lifelong reaction to it, whereas A Thousand Splendid Suns is more of a journey and you have to keep reading to see where everything connects. It also seemed more human to me and less of a far-fetched story. I haven't seen the movie, but I can imagine it doesn't do the book justice, as so few movies do.
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03-25-2008, 11:20 AM
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Glad you like my relative's writing! 
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03-25-2008, 11:47 AM
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Kim Edwards. I thought it was good... well, I had to warm up to it. My book club didnt think so - im not allowed to pick books anymore. |
I just finished this ( The Memory Keeper's Daughter) and thought it was interesting. It didn't go where I thought it was going to, but it was still a good read.
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