Member: kgbrugger

Noticed you liked She's Come Undone, and I was wondering if you'd be interested in reviewing my new novel and posting your comments here as well as a few other book-related sites. Thought you might like my book since it's also about a disturbed young girl's downward spiral and a bit dark. I could e-mail you the novel in an e-book format if you'd like (I'm out of physical copies at the moment). Let me know if you're interested. Here's a link to a summary in case you're interested:

http://christophertusa.com/

Thanks,

Chris

posted by cmtusa at 9:48 am (EST) on May 9, 2009

Hi, Kris. No, I haven't read any of the books you mentioned. I'm not sure I've even heard of them, but I'll check them out because you seem to know about the good books. Two excellent ones I've read recently (besides a whole bunch of Robert Parker mysteries that I got for my sick husband, and have ended up reading myself) are The Year of Living Biblically by A.J. Jacobs, which I loved and will be using with two reading groups, one a church group and one for a group of pastors; and Same Kind of Difference as Me by Ron Hall and Denver Moore, a book I had a little bit of trouble getting into and ended up being crazy about. Blessings, Martha Huntley

posted by MarthaHuntley at 9:18 pm (EST) on Jan 16, 2008

Hi, Kris. I've been reading about The Year of Magical Thinking and 19 Minutes -- both sound interesting, but I haven't tried to get either yet. I'm reading The Great Deluge about Hurricane Katrina which is harrowing but marvelous. It tells in a chronological timeline exactly what everybody did and didn't do, and has tons of fascinating and some heartbreaking stories of people who went through it. I started it the week before the 2nd year anniversary. And at the same time I read a wonderful book, Take This Bread by Sara Miles, the story of a most unlikely convert to Christianity (from atheism), a very upbeat and surprising book -- similar to books by Anne Lamott if you know her. There's another nonfiction book I want to start shortly, called Caring for Mother by Virginia Owens, and I just finished listening to a wonderful audio book -- A Country Year, so beautifully written it left me breathless at times. Thanks for staying in touch! Martha

posted by MarthaHuntley at 7:29 pm (EST) on Sep 12, 2007

Whatcha reading at the moment Kris? Martha Huntley

posted by MarthaHuntley at 7:38 pm (EST) on Sep 7, 2007

Thanks for your suggestions, Kris. I just finished reading the new Annie Dillard book "The Maytrees". I highly recommend it to you. It's a simple romance that is poetic and "real world".

Shelley

posted by ShelleyK at 11:10 pm (EST) on Jul 11, 2007

Kris,

When you have a moment, would you take a look at my library and make a few recommendations for fiction reading, please?

Shelley

posted by ShelleyK at 11:07 pm (EST) on Jul 5, 2007

Just stopping by to compliment you on your catalog. We have a lot of similar books & I found some of yours that sounded intriguing and will be adding to my wishlist! :')

posted by indygo88 at 10:02 pm (EST) on Apr 14, 2007

Kris is in my book club and always has the best suggestions for a good read!

posted by staceypfarr at 12:38 pm (EST) on Mar 26, 2007