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Posted by Racer on August 6, 2005, at 13:00:04
Some of it was for my mother, a bunch of CDs she wanted, and one was Assigned Reading from my Nutritionist, "Intuitive Eating."
Then there were two Fun Books for me:
"The Queen Must Die" and "Something Rotten" -- and it is the worst dilemma I can imagine which to read first! (I did pick up the former, to make the latter dessert...) I feel like rolling around on the floor and purring.
And I picked up two other books at Costco, too: "The Sunday Philosophy Club" and "44 Scotland Street."
And I have a chemistry text to study, also for fun, just to prove I'm truly nuts...
{purr} {purr}
Anyone else wanna join in?
Posted by NikkiT2 on August 6, 2005, at 15:51:42
In reply to The rest of the Amazon order arrived..., posted by Racer on August 6, 2005, at 13:00:04
"The Queen must die" looks really interesting.. might have to hunt that out..
Oh, I mentioned ai fictional book about Ants a while ago.. it was "Empire of the Ants" by Bernard Werber.. it made me think about ants in a whole new way!!
I want to have a blow out on books.. having a poor month tough :(
Nikki xx
Posted by ClearSkies on August 7, 2005, at 7:28:34
In reply to The rest of the Amazon order arrived..., posted by Racer on August 6, 2005, at 13:00:04
I really enjoyed the "Sunday Philosopher's Club". I'm just back into a reading ability phase and put two American classics under my belt "The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter" and "Catcher In The Rye".
I tell you, it feels strange to post with a new name!!
Posted by Racer on August 7, 2005, at 10:11:49
In reply to Re: The rest of the Amazon order arrived..., posted by ClearSkies on August 7, 2005, at 7:28:34
It's good to see that the clouds are passing by. I love seeing you sunnier.
When I opened the box on Friday, I couldn't decide -- took forever, standing there with one book in each hand, on the horns of a dilemma, before finally deciding that "Something Rotten" was dessert. I'm almost finished now with "The Queen Must Die" -- and let me tell you, much more housework would have been done yesterday had I not read so much of it -- which is remarkably gripping. I do recommend it, a little more pondering than I usually like, but obviously written by someone who loves his subject.
I haven't read "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter," and I read "Catcher in the Rye" for a college class. Enjoyed it well enough, but not overwhelmed by it. How did you like it?
And a recommendation for you, for your safety: if you're doing The American Classics, be very, very careful of Edith Wharton. She's one of my favorite writers, BUT she's also almost the only one that I do not reread. I love her books, but they invariably send me into the pit of despair.
How about Faulkner next? Or Fitzgerald? (I love "The Great Gatsby" -- so powerful, and the last sentence just sends chills up and down my spine.) Sometimes I think of rereading "As I Lay Dying," but so far I've had too many other things to read when I've thought of it. It's on my list, though.
Now to cook breakfast for my husband -- today is our anniversary, which he forgot again -- so that I can get back to finishing "The Queen Must Die!"
Posted by ClearSkies on August 7, 2005, at 12:53:34
In reply to But... » ClearSkies, posted by Racer on August 7, 2005, at 10:11:49
> Now to cook breakfast for my husband -- today is our anniversary, which he forgot again
Omigosh i might be tempted to put a teaspoon of salt in his coffee for that. And if I personally was there to serve the breakfast I might accidently cuff him upside the head. oops!!
CS
Posted by Mal on August 8, 2005, at 2:29:29
In reply to But... » ClearSkies, posted by Racer on August 7, 2005, at 10:11:49
> How about Faulkner next? Or Fitzgerald? (I love "The Great Gatsby" -- so powerful, and the last sentence just sends chills up and down my spine.) Sometimes I think of rereading "As I Lay Dying," but so far I've had too many other things to read when I've thought of it. It's on my list, though.
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I usually don't remember too much about a book after I read it. Especially after a lot of time goes by. But I remember a good deal (for me) of "As I Lay Dying". I liked that it was written in dialect. And that each character had his/her own chapter and parts of the story to tell. But the plot itself was somewhat depressing, you know. I didn't quite know what to make of it.MAL
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