From Hemlokgang's library:
Cashelmara by Susan Howach
Okay, I have read this book, but years ago and all I really remember is that I liked it. Would like to read it again.
From janoorani24's library I choose
Agnes Grey, by
Anne Bronte, as I want to read more of this author and her sister.
All Over But The Shoutin' by Rick Bragg is a book I had forgotten that I wanted to read. So I choose that from appydo's library.
I have always wanted to read
The Grapes of Wrath. This only reminded me to put it on my wish list. Thanks for the reminder appydo1.
The Bull Is Not Killed, by
Sarah Dearing, I chose from the library of callmejacx on their recommendation in their "comments" section. I don't think we use that column enough!! I'm going to go back and fill in some of them on mine!!
#11, you're very welcome! I know you'll enjoy it, but it's not light fiction, as you probably know!!
From masqar's library I choose
The African Witch, by Joyce Cary, mostly for its title. After reading Achebe, I find I'm quite drawn to stories from that continent, as I feel I gain a little more understanding of that puzzling place each time I read something about it. I also think masqar for adding my library to his/her list of interesting ones!! I find I can happily reciprocate!
From mallingham's library
The Girl With The Green Tatoo by Stieg Larson
Oh, boy! A new library (to me, at least) to look at!!!! Hard choice, but I choose
The Circus in Winter, by
Cathy Day, from punxsygal's library because all the comments there (in her library) are good and it sounds so appealing!!!
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From Sandydog1's library I choose
The Climb, by
Anatoli Boukreev, because I love a good adventure story and this sounds just the ticket.
From LisaMorr's library,
Never Let Me Go is already on my Christmas wishlist.
I choose
The Abode of Life, by Lee Corey, from hnau's library, being an old Trekkie!!
From Sandydog's library, I chose
The Weather Makers which I have been meaning to read forever.
From appydo1's library I would choose
Arrow of God. I'm a sucker for books that tell a story about how people still live their lives when they are oppressed.
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from MsDonna's library I choose
Reading Lolita in Theran A Memoir in Books by Azar Nafisi
masgar
p.s. Is Esmerelda typed right? It's very similar to my mother's name, that is Esmeralda
anyway you're very smart and witty in tagging your books.
Into the Wild tagged "look after your mental health , made me laugh outloud
I pick
Breach of Trust by D. W. Buffa from mallingham's library. Lots of good D.C./political mysteries!
From PiyushChourasia's library I choose
The Count of Mont Cristo by Alexandre Dumas. I actually own the book but have never read it.
I pick
The Gate to Women's Country - found it because it had 5 stars in janoorani24's library, and the tag cloud included "dystopia," which always catches my eye.
I chose
Dark Matter by Greg Iles from LisaMorr's library. I liked the book I read by him a year or two ago and would like to try another.
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After yet another turn at pawing through Sandydog1's library I'm going to grab
The Divine Comedy, by
Dante Alighieri, because I should have read it long ago!!!!! It's been in my TBR for quite a while, so it's time to dig it up!!!!
From appydo's library I choose
The Baron in the Trees. According to the review I read, it has the best dog character of all time.
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I choose
London: The Biography, by
Peter Ackroyd, from quillmenow's library because I love London and think it would be lovely to read this en route and on site!!!!!
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I've read some pretty thick tomes this year. Time for a change. From applebook1, I choose
The Little Prince.
From Sandydog1's library, I pick
Cat's Cradle because Vonnegut is love.
I chose
Hellspark by
Janet Kagan from LisaMorr's library since I am trying to broaden my science fiction and fantasy horizons.
I have heard about the Outlander series peripherally, and in alcottacre's library I see them highly rated, so I'll jump in and try
Outlander.
From cal8769's library, I chose
Without Pity by Ann Rule. I am a true crime fan from way back.
I quickly choose
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde from ktbarnes' library. I especially look forward to hearing it as an audio book. Sounds great.
Definitely
Awakenings by Oliver Sacks. I read one of Oliver Sacks's essay and loved his style of writing..
The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho, chosen from applebook1's library, as it has been one I've meant to throw on the TBR pile for some time now.
From appydo1's library I'll read
The Magus - there were some interesting reviews.
And, thanks cal8769 and ktbarnes for your recommendations for
Outlander; I'm psyched!
I chose
Funeral Games from ktbarnes' library. I have not read anything by Mary Renault before.
I am so glad to return to hemlokgang's library! This time I'll try
Gentlemen and Players by Joanne Harris. I've had my eye on it for awhile.
DON'T STAND TOO CLOSE TO A NAKED MAN, by Tim Allen, from hemokgang's library, because I think he's funny and the title sounds intriguing...AND, I think I need a little light reading soon!!
From AMQS's library, I choose
The forger by Paul Watkins
I love LeCarre and haven't read
Absolute Friends, so that's my pick from mallingham's library.
From Catgwinn's library I choose
Connections, by
James Burke. I've watched several fascinating episodes on television and the reviews are terrific, so I've just tossed it onto my TBR pile with a rueful sigh at the size of it!!!! Nice library, Catgwinn!!
From appydo1's library I select
All Over But The Shouting by Rick Bragg. I seem to be reading memoirs/biographies recently. Just finished reading
Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortinson and David Oliver Relin...very interesting.
From Catgwinn's library, I choose
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier, one of those books I probably should have read a long time ago!
Love all the cat books!
From appydo1's library, I would choose
The Baron In The Trees by Italo Calvino, because I read and enjoyed If On A Winter's Night A Traveler by the same author.
From AMQS' library I choose
A Death in the Family, by James Agee. It sounds like the sort of poetic prose I like to read, and it seems many people really liked it. So, it goes right into my huge TBR pile, with the hope that my eyesight holds out long enough to read all these wonderful books!!
From LisaMorr's library I select
A Thousand Suns by Khalid Hossenini. I enjoyed reading
The Kite Runner this past summer. I watched the DVD/film while I was reading the book. The book & movie complement each other nicely.
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From applebook1's library I choose
The Curse of Chalion, by Lois McMaster Bujold, as it sounds terrific, from all the reviews and awards.
From appydo1's library, I'm selecting
The Magus. 'Sounds interesing and controversial.
From LisaMorr's library, I pick
Dark Love by Nancy C. Collins.
Looks awesome!
Another pick from LisaMorr's library
The House at Riverton by Kate Morton...I enjoy stories set in England.
LisaMorr, I JUST finished
The Master and Margarita. It was wild and Behemoth (the cat) was hilarious! I won't look at any large black cat the same.
From hemlokgang I choose
The Hamlet.
Sandydog1 - I have a black cat.... uh oh!
I will now choose the
Omnivore's Dilemma - something Dad has mentioned to me.
From LisaMorr's library: "The Tipping Point...How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference" by Malcolm Gladwell.
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Nice library, Catgwinn. I loved seeing all those great children's books. I would choose
...And the Ladies of the Club by Helen Hoover Santmyer. I bought a used copy a few years ago, and have not tried it yet... a bit daunted by the length.
The cover is what attracted me at first but now it's the whole book. I will have to choose...
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From callmejacx' library, I chose
Bookends by Madeleine Stern.
From cynthrip's library I chose
Inkspell. I read
Inkheart earlier this year and have not had a chance to read the sequel.
Again I have the pleasure of looking at that beautiful canine and of scanning masgar's library. This time I will choose
The Brooklyn Follies: A Novel,
by Paul Auster because it has been on my TBR pile for some time and I need to dig it out!
Ohhh I must get
Christmas Letters by
Debbie Macomber. I never heard of this author until this year. I read the Blossom Street series, I think it was called. Really enjoyed it. Got through it quickly and couldn't wait to read the next one. Ended up not reading them in order but it really didn't matter all that much.
From callmejacx's library I select "Sombody Else's Child" by Nancy Woodruff. From the synopsis, I see that this is Nancy Woodruff's first novel & I'm always looking for new authors.
I really enjoy books about books. From cal8769's library, this one looks interesting:
100 Banned books.
From applebook1's library I choose
nineteen eighty four by George Orwell.... a book I keep meaning to read.
Maybe because Christmas is approaching..but I choose
The Christmas Pearl by Dorothea Benton Frank
From ktbarnes' library, this time I choose
Captain Corelli's Mandolin, by Louis de Bernieres, as I've been meaning to read this for some time now!
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From appydo1's library
Decision at Delphi, by Helen MacInnes, because I love old spy novels.
From appydo 1's library I choose "The Dog Who Wouldn't Be" by Farley Mowat
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Another pleasant wander through hemlokgang's library yielded this pick for me:
Cloudsplitter: A Novel, by
Russell Banks. It is one of the 1001 books to read before I die and sounds like it deals with a very interesting historical subject.
shame on me, never heard of Nobel Prize Miguel Angel Asturias so I feel obliged to choose El Senor Presidente / Mr. President
From acottacre's library I select "Peter And The Starchasers" by
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From Catqwinn, I choose
Treasure in a Cornfield. I've visited the steam boat museum in "missour-a", and this find was a very interesting story.
From appydo1's library I choose:
"A Death In the Family: A Novel" by James Agee
From AMQS' library I choose
Captain Blood by Rafael Sabatini....got a rave review
From Sandydog1, I'll pick
The Angry Clam by Erik Quisling. That's an irresistible title.
From AMQS library, this time, I choose
Brick Lane, by
Monica Ali, because it's on my TBR list. Indeed, many of the books there are on my TBR list. It appears that we have similar reading tastes!
This time I choose "
The Brooklyn Follies: A Novel" by Paul Auster from appydo1's library.
Sounds interesting and an additional author to try.
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I'll choose
Water for Elephants by
Sara Gruen from alcottacre's library. I've been trying to mooch it for a while and finally managed to get it recently.
Lamb by Christopher Moore; my choice
From one of the libraries through which I always enjoy rummaging, this round I will snatch
A Dilly of a Death, by Susan Wittig Albert, on the strength of its enticing title alone!
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I choose the peculiarly English saga of
Arthur and George, which I have been meaning to get since I saw
Julian Barnes read from it at the late Cody's in Berkeley.
From alcottacre's library I now choose
"Sisters and Secrets: A Novel In Four Parts"
by Katherine Stuart. I've not read a 'romantic suspense' novel recently.
From Catgwinn's library I chose
Three Cups of Tea. It sounds interesting. I'm currently reading
Hot Flat and Crowded and Greg Mortenson's book about setting up schools, is mentioned there.
And another round of rummaging in Sandydog1's library yields
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Jewish History and Culture, by Rabbi Benjamin Blech, which I now choose, as I am woefully deficient in my knowledge of this particular religion and lifestyle. Given that there is a relatively large representation in our local community, with a large neighborhood devoted entirely to them, I feel it would benefit me to do some initial studying and perhaps delve into it further after I have a better overview.
From hemlokang's libray I select
"Love in the Time of Cholera" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez...sounds interesting..
#163 (Sandydog1) I finished reading
"Three Cups of Tea" in early December...a facinating story.
Earlier in the fall I read "Reading Lolita In Terhan" and
"The Kite Runner". Each provided insights on the life & cultures in remote Pakistan, and in Iran and Afganistan respectively.
After another pleasurable peruse through Catgwinn's library I have chosen The Dreaming Suburb 1919-1940 (Vol. 1 of "The Avenue"), by R. F. Delderfield because it sounds like an interesting book regarding a major part of our history. It is the first volume of a series and I look forward to choosing volume two when I am privileged to visit this library again.
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I can't resist
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie from callmejacx' library. It would be a re-read for me -- I must have read it ten times when I was growing up.
I choose
Interpreter of Maladies, from the library of AMQS. I may even add that to my Everestian TBR pile. (Yes, I think Everest-ian is a newly coined word).
From Sandydog's library: "The Professor and the Madman...A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford Dictionary" by Simon Winchester
Sounds VERY interesting. I like learning the history of things, like the dictionary, that we (now) take for granted.
As promised, whether put there by accident or on purpose, I will this time choose The Avenue Goes to War 1940-1947 (Vol. 2 "The Avenue"), by
R. F Delderfield, as it sounds like a very interesting series.
#171 - As do I, Catgwinn, as do I...thus the above choices.
Adding to my TBR list from appydo1's library
"The Bone People" by Keri Hulme; the New Zealand setting interests (I've read several novels set in Australia, but none set in New Zealand).
#167/171...appydo1...R.F. Delderfield's "The Avenue" (
"The Dreaming Suburb" +
"The Avenue Goes to War") is a favorite England/WWII story.
Like the sound of
The Old Contemptibles by Martha Grimes from Catgwinn's library. I'm a mystery fanatic and I used to drink in a pub of that name too in Birmingham :)
From callmejacx' library, this time I choose
A Better Place, by
Alan Beaton. I like that he describes it as humor and an easy read. I need that right about now!!!
From appydo1's library, I now choose
"Embers" by Sandor Marai. Sounds interesting, as does the story of the author & the manuscript itself (from the Amazon.com description of "Embers")
#178 - I saw an excellent performance of this on stage in London starring Jeremy Irons and Patrick Malahide, two of my favorite British actors!!! Wonderful evening!!!!
Now, from your library, Catgwinn, I choose
The Bookman's Wake: a Mystery, with Cliff Janeway, by
John Dunning, if only for the title, and would choose the first of the series as well,
Booked To Die, by the same author.
From appydo1's library, I chose
A Passage to India, once of those books I have never read but always meant to.
From Sandydog1's library I select
"Portrait of A Lady" by Henry James. We will be discussing this book & author in a literature class in Feb/March/April, so hope to at least start reading the book before then.
From Catgwinn's library, I would choose
Minor in Possession by
J. A. Jance. I started it in a waiting room about a month ago and had completely forgotten the author and title! I've read to about page 50, so now I know and can go find it--thanks Catgwinn. :)
It's the first time for me to see christiquc's library. There were a few that caught my eye, but this time I will have to pick
All Families are Psychotic by Douglas Coupland. It shall be on my wish list.
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Oh, since callmejax stole my thunder by getting in ahead of me on
All Families..., by
Douglas Coupland, which also went into MY library, and since I have FINALLY made it to page two of that library (oh, MY, what an interesting one!), I will this time choose
Boy: Tales of Childhood, by
Roald Dahl. No matter that it is listed as a book for young adults, as I am secretly one myself, though over a half century old chronologically!!!! SSShhhhh...tell no one!
From appydo1's TBR list I choose
"Behind the Scenes at the Museum" by Kate Atkinson. From the decriptions by amazon.com & LTers, it sounds like an interesting look at a middle-class British family.
From Catgwinn's library I chose
The Road From Coorain by Jill Ker Conway because it's in my library, as yet unread.
Such a difficult choice, but this time, as I set out on a new year, I choose
The Discoverers, by Daniel J. Boorstin to make an ambitious start on 2009. It sounds like an absorbing (if time-consuming) read!!!!
Wishing you all a joyful, healthy and prosperous new year, all you LTers!!!
From appydo1's library I just have to choose
All Families are Psychotic by Douglas Copland. A Canadian author, a dysfunctional family, Florida... what more could a person ask for in a book :)
From Mallingham's library, I chose
Papillon. I've been a bit cooped up today, perhaps that influenced my choice!
From Sandydog's library, I choose Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by
David Allen. It looks like a good read to start out the New Year.
From another of my favorite libraries to raid, I MUST choose
Ansel Adams: An Autobiography, by Ansel Adams from janoorani24's. He is one of our "home boys," a favorite artist of mine, and, though you folks who have never driven through Snoqualmie Pass in Washington State may not believe this, there is actually a place named Ansel Adams, up in the ski zone there! I've driven by there so many times that the name is etched permanently on my "little gray cells." So of COURSE I'm compelled to pick this book, in order to find out more about him!!!!
From appydo1's nonfiction collection, I choose
"Pure Pleasure: A guide to the Twentith Century's
Most Enjoyable Books" by John Carey
Well, it was inevitable. My posts #22 and #181 were the same selection from the same library. I think the clinical term for that is old-timer's disease.
Since my husband and I are frequent travelers to Mexico (readily accessible, given that we live in Arizona now), I've chosen one of Sandydog1's books,
Mexican Mornings: Essays South Of The Border by Michael Francis Xavier Hogan.
Fom LisaMorr's library I choose "The House at Riverton" by Kate Morton...a novel/mystery set in Edwardian England...my 'cuppa' tea.
From catqwinn's library I choose JOHN CONSTABLE - PAINTINGS AND COUNTRYSIDE because I can never go past an art book without looking at it.
Aunt Dimity Digs In, by
Nancy Atherton from alcottacre's library, I choose this time, because this series sounds wonderful.
AND, from Catgwinn's library, since they seemingly got ignored in a double-post on #197 and #198, I will be greedy and choose one from that library as well, as I don't wish anyone to feel left out...I now choose
Call Me Anna: The Autobiography of Patty Duke, by
Patty Duke. I have always found the celebrity and the subject matter interesting.
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From Catgwinn's library I would choose {Legendary Ladies of Texas} by {Francis Edward Abernethy and Texas Foundation for Women's Resources} Published by {University of North Texas}
As a native Texan, who now lives in Ohio and enjoys history, this would be quite fun to read. Texas legends are the best (jk!)
I always love looking at a new library!! From dolphinluver22000's library I choose
Boy Next Door, by
Meg Cabot.
From appydo1's library I chose
Sons And Lovers by D.H. Lawrence, still languishing in one of my tottering TBR piles.
From tropic's library, I chose
Savages. I would love to travel in South America!
From Sandydog1's library:
"A Gentle Madness" by Nicholas A. Basbanes. Sounds facinating, a title I've been wanting to find & read.
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From Catgwinn's library I would choose
Land of the Burnt Thigh by Edith Eudora Kohl. I love pioneer stories, and the title is intriguing.
From callmejacx library, I chose
Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak because I have never read it.
dara85...it is always a pleasure to search through your library. I will have to pick
The Concubine's Children by Chong Denise.
Thanks, Sandydog1 -- I may have to pick up a copy!
From appydo1's library I would choose
A Passage to India by E.M. Forster.
From mallingham's library I choose
"The Breaker" by Minette Walters...I've
not read any by Minette Walters lately.
Can I choose
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett from Catgwinn's library? It has been over 35 years since I read the book... definitely time for a re-read!
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From lkernagh's library I choose
Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen.
From hnau's library, I choose
The Disappeared by Kristine Kathryn Rusch, though I will read it in English since my German is very rusty :).
THIS time, from the banquet offered by janoorani24's library, I choose The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie. This author has been on my list to read all of his works, and this is an irresistible title, so it's going onto my TBR pile in my library.
This time from appydo1's nonfiction list, I choose "Birth of the Chess Queen: A History" by Marilyn Yalom...sounds like an interesting read.
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It was hard, because callmejacx's reading tastes are very different from mine. I'd like to try
Amy Girl by Bari Wood.
From Sandydog1's long list of bird-tagged titles, I choose
"How Birds Migrate" by Paul Kerlinger.
with my great pleasure, once again I have to choose from appydo1's library
The Camera by Ansel Adams
From masgar's library, I chose Capsize: A Story of Survival in the North Atlantic by
Alain Bombard. Sounds like it is right up my alley!
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Psst...hey Catgwinn, this may be a violation of the norms of this thread, but may I suggest
Songbird journeys or
Living on the Wind instead of Kerlinger? Those two are entertaining and beautifully written books. Unless, of course, you are interested in pure science.
From masgar, I'd be interested in checking out The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfour.
The Touchstone's not working...
From Sandydog's library, The Procrastinator's Handbook: Mastering the Art of Doing It Now, which I need right now as I put off doing what I'm supposed to be doing!
From LisaMorr's library I think I'll try
Farewell Summer by Ray Bradbury.
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From AMQS's library I choose
"Wittington" by Alan Armstrong to add to my collection of illustrated stories featuring cats.
BTW Thanks to Sandydog1 for your recommended titles about bird migration.
I am nearly finished with Little Heathens from AMQS's library.
I pick
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. I am ashamed to admit I have never read it.
I probably won't get to that as fast as I did
Little Heathens.
I am nearly finished with Little Heathens picked from AMQS's library.
I pick
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. I am ashamed to admit I have never read it.
I probably won't get to that as fast as I did
Little Heathens.
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From Catgwinn's library, I chose
True North because I have read one of Conway's other books, but not this one.
OMG! He writes TOO????? Then, as an original Trekkie, out of loyalty, if for no other reason, I must choose
The Ashes of Eden, by
William Shatner from hnau's interesting library. (sigh) I wish I were a bilingual reader...the German language list looks SOOOO interesting. Unfortunately, I didn't keep up my studies after graduating from high school, and have never refreshed or taken it up again...maybe one day...
From Catgwinn' library, this time I choose
The Alhambra and the Generalife (by
Jesus Bermudez Lopez, apparently, though not listed in said library), as it is high on our priority list of places to see before we can no longer travel. In fact, it is the next place in Europe we plan to visit...if/when we can go.
From appydo1's library I think I'll try
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. I remember being traumatized by the play as a child. It's time I read the book as an adult.
hnau's large and eclectic library is a bit daunting! Nevertheless, I found
The Silent Language by Edward T. Hall, which looks interesting.
Going to AMQS' library reminds me of going to a great restaurant!! So MANY good things on the menu!! This time I choose
The Distant Land of My Father, by
Bo Caldwell, as it really looks and sounds like a nice read.
Thank you, appydo1 and mascar for your kind words about my library. dara85, I'm so glad you read
Little Heathens -- did you enjoy it?
From alcottacre's big library, I would really want to get my hands on this book. Caught my attention. Another one for my wish list. The Code Book: The Secret History of Codes and Code-breaking by
Simon SinghSorry touchtones won't work
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From appydo1's library, I choose
The Canterbury Tales. I have friends with mixed feelings over this, and would like to finally know what they are talking about!
What a nice picture, alcottacre, and from your library I will choose
Case Histories: A Novel, by
Kate Atkinson this time. I'm looking forward to reading this author.
#266 -
The Canterbury Tales is NOT for everyone!!! It has some pretty raw adult humor in it. Be warned!!! Especially if you get a good translation or read it (as I chose to) in a tandem version in which you could see the original words Chaucer wrote and can refer to the modern English words for help understanding what is happening. I enjoyed this book very much, but was quite shocked nonetheless on my first reading.
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Aye,
The Canterbury Tales does have a lot of sex-capades and fart jokes.
From appydo1's library I've chosen the ambitious
Beach Music. I'll give it some thought first before I chunk it onto my TBR pile.
After visiting appydo1's library I'll continue my quest to read classics I've missed, and choose
Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton.
Ok, I'll go with a popular one from the library of AMQS:
Enslaved by Ducks. I'm currently enslaved by canines and felines, but I think I'll try those anatids.
I love going to AMQS' page, if only to look at that sweet picture!! This time I choose
Brick Lane, by
Monica Ali, though I may have already chosen it before, as it is on my TBR pile.
First time going through appydo's library and I would choose Doctor Who: the Story of Martha by Dan Abnett.
I see why you like going through AMQS library, the picture is very nice.
From crazy4reading's library, I choose
One for the Money - I've never read anything by Janet Evanovich.
From LisaMorr's library, I choose A Hazardous Inquiry: The Rashomon Effect at Love Canal. Touchstone seems a bit sluggish...
I'm very curious to read about the public health threats and their statistical significance. Epidemiology is like macroeconomics - a complicated science.
From Sandydog1's library, I choose
The Last Lecture. It's been on my to-read list for a while now.
From PishPosh's library, I choose
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. My son had to read it for school and I just bought it to put in my TBR pile.
From crazy4reading's library I choose
"The List" by Steve Martini
It sounds like an interesting mystery story.
Wow, thanks to appydo1 and crazy4reading for your kind words! I love that picture, too. Some of our happiest times are spent reading together, but there never seems to be enough time...
From Catgwinn's library I'll go with
Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier. Another classic I've never read.
From AMQS' library I will go with
The Spiderwick Chronicles by Holly Black. Always love to read books that have had a movie made about them.
From crazy4reading's library I choose
The Golden Compass because of the religious controversy.
From PishPosh's library (love the lion by the way), I choose
Emma because I should've read it a long time ago!
Masgar - I love the Monty Python page! Thanks, Jan
AMQS: Yes, I did enjoy
Little Heathens. I am also from Iowa, so a good book for me to read. I remember hearing about some of the things she mentioned from my mom.
You enjoy Rebecca. I read it last year for my book group. We had a good discussion on it. I was lucky enough to see the movie again right before the discussion. I think the movie was better than the book, a lot spookier.
Sorry, all I was just passing through. I have four library books to get caught up on at the moment and can't add another book at the moment.
My goodness, it's been eons since the last post! ;)
From appydo1, I choose
Connections about the history of science and technology.
from crazy4reading's library I choose
The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern, by Lilian Jackson Braun, as a frustrated interior decorator wannabe and mystery lover. This sounds like a great light read, which I need right now!
From Catgwinn's library I choose
Ghost Girl by Torey L. Hayden.
From cynthrip's huge library, I'd like to browse in the
Book of Common Prayer. Alas, visiting a book store won't help here in Germany.
@masgar: Using the Oxford, I've learned many additional words, because I had to look up the explanations, too :-( I'd recommend the
Collins English Dictionary, it is much better.
Btw, I choose
Smilla's Sense of Snow by Peter Høeg from masgar's library.
janoorani24, you have a wonderful library. I've always wanted to read The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey, so that's my pick.
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Oh, as a lover of lingustics I MUST choose Double Negative (Felony & Mayhem Mysteries), by
David Carkeet from AMQS' fun library!!!
>308: Thank you for such a lovely compliment about my library!
The Daughter of Time is one of my favorites, and I hope you enjoy it.
From appydo1's library, I choose
Steinbeck's Ghost by Lewis Buzbee. It looks really good.
>307 Thanks for the link!
From janoorani24's library I choose
Game Plan by Zbigniew Brzezinski.
From hnau's library, I chose Elantris by Brandon Sanderson.
From Catgwinn's library, this time I choose Crabtree & Evelyn Cookbook: A Book of Light Meals and Small Feasts, by Crabtree & Evelyn. A favorite name on one of my favorite subjects!
From appydo1's library, this time I choose the short story collection
"Dancing Girls" by Margaret Atwood
Wow, SusieBookworm -- I loved looking through your library. If my daughter ever visited your library I doubt I would ever see her again. I'd like to try
The Book Without Words by Avi. He is a local (CO) author, and I've never read anything of his. Yet.
From AMQS-
A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry. I've heard high praise for this one!
From msf59, I chose
Dog Soldiers. I haven't read any Vietnam novels.
On this trip through Sandydog1's library I choose
Dreamtigers, by Jorge Luis Borges. I've read other books by this author with much pleasure.
The first one that caught my eye was
Charlotte's Web by
E. B. White. Don't laugh, but I have never read this book. Both my children have but for whatever reason I never got that far. It's a must read for me.
From callmejacx' library I think I'll join in on reading the V. C. Andrews series starting with
Butterfly: First Novel in the Orphans Miniseries, by V.C. Andrews, if only for its title (I'm a butterfly fan!!).
#325, karenmarie, thank you for your comment on my library, I have recently gone through and done some major remodeling there, seeing as I have room for only 200 books...though hopefully that will soon change!!
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This time from appydo1's library I choose "The Book of Memory: A Study of Memory in Medieval Culture" by Mary Carrthers.
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I do believe this is the first time I got to pick from PishPosh's library.
This time I shall pick
Little Women by
Louisa May Alcott. I bought the book not to long ago and it is on my TBR list. This might just get me to read this earlier.
From callmejacx's library I choose
The Tin Flute by Gabrielle Roy.
From lkernagh's library, I would chose
From A to X - it sounds like a book I might enjoy.
Hey, I love you all, but now I've got a great opportunity to check out a library I haven't seen for a while.
From masgar's list I chose
Evolution Man: Or, How I Ate My Father.
Plus, Masgar, you've got a great dog on your home page. I think it's a sprinkle-spangle, or something like that ;)
Yes, I have a very nice VIRTUAL library, thanks to all the great recommendations here and at other LT Group sites. I'm really looking forward to chasing down and reading these hundreds of books in my TBR file. Most of these are not in my grubby mitts as of yet.
From alcottacre's very romantic library I chose the rather unromantic
The Children's Blizzard.
And alcottacre has a cool animal pcture too. I presume it is what an American prairie resident would call a "Billy Owl" (Athene cunicularia).
From Sandydog1's library I select "The English Teacher" by R.K. Narayan
From Catgwinn's library, I chose
All London because it is a place I would dearly love to visit.
BTW Catgwinn, I noticed you live in McKinney. My husband works there although we actually live in Sherman.
PishPosh, I love your library. So many great memories there. I'll choose
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen.
I think we're ready for a new thread, as this one's quite big (I like to think of it as well-loved).
New thread here:
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