Deep breath and refresh now ... whoosh

First thread here: http://www.librarything.com/topic/55208

Book #62

Finished reading Gone Tomorrow by P.F. Kluge this afternoon. I really swam through this one. I consider this first encounter with Kludge to be one of the most pleasing, smoothest books I have read in a while.

Highly articulate and entertaining with plenty of good twists and turns to the plot. College writing professor/author/undergraduates at a fictitious Ohio school, academic politics, sex that was completely congruent with this adult story of the end of the professor's career and remembrances of his life at the school and his "great-life's-work novel" which is long, long over due to be published and might not even exist in manuscript. Great dialogue, glimpses of love and hatred. Did I mention marvelous characters? No? They are here in spades.

Wow. How did he do it? My best guess is that he is a talented writer deserving of the praise he receives. More Kludge for me, thank you.

Four and a half stars. Two thumbs way up.

Full review here: http://www.librarything.com/work/5707047...

Hope the link above works. I'll check it out before leaving the vicinity.

WH/Ruth

Message edited by its author, Sep 11, 2009, 9:15pm.

Nice review to start your new thread, Ruth. Your link to Gone Tomorrow is to a book by Lee Child, but I've put the Kluge link here.

>2 - Darryl -

Thank you. I did click on the correct one in the list, but, hey you never know if you're gonna hit the jackpot or not.

No biggie, but very appreciative of all kindliness from friends like you, Doc D.

Back in Hotlanta?

Love, R

Hi Ruth,

Yes, I arrived back in Atlanta yesterday afternoon. I have two night shifts Saturday and Sunday (8 pm to 8 am), followed by another week off (I think). I'll stay up as late as I can tonight, then try to sleep during the day on Saturday. My mother & I are still coughing and wheezing, but we're both dramatically improved from this time last week; thanks for asking!

It's quite easy to be nice to you; you are one of the nicest and most gentle souls on LT!

I hope that you're doing well; have a great weekend!

Love, D.

Got you starred again, Ruth!

HA! You thought you'd escaped...but I prowl the night, coughing and snorting, looking for things to distract me from this blinkin' cold, and I found you!

I Am Everywhere. (Sorta like Satan.)

Belva, from last thread...no no blossom, I wasn't offended by the GIF you left in my thread but I am a little weary of the ornamentation that causes so much bandwidth to be used on the threads. It can take forever to load some of my old threads! It's less a problem for me, I have fast internet, but I have had some quiet requests from those not so blessed to see if I couldn't slow the accretion down.

Hi, Stasia. Hello, Richard Dear. Two of my favorite night owls here on LT. I almost joined ya last night, but, instead forced myself to stay in bed.

BTW, one and all, I would like to request that no GIFs be used on my new Challenge thread ... and this applies to present and future posters. Thank you very much in advance for your attention to what you post. Hadn't thought about band width being gobbled up, but, that too. Maybe contributes to how slowly the servers here run and are so reluctant to load stuff from time to time.

Anyway, beloveds, long-story-short ... it's the words and the choice of the words you embed here. They don't go away ya know? They mean something to me and hopefully something to you, IF you are able to set aside a small window in time to make any of your connections here with friends that's ideal. And, there are friends to be had in this good place.

Even if it's simply a *tag, you're it* in the darkening twilight before we are pulled off to dinner by our hunger or to sleep and restoration by our fatigue. (Or a child/friend/spouse/parent/pet that needs our attention, a sick patient, a worthwhile occupation, or a good book is calling our name from a place we have left it, ready and waiting for the next foray into that particular world). Enough already. YOU ALL know already.

Caio -

WH/Ruth

Welcome to the refreshed thread. Thought it was about time.

Message edited by its author, Sep 12, 2009, 9:13am.

#7: there are friends to be had in this good place.

Lots of them!

I've starred your new thread!

Waving hello!

I think it's amazing how much this group is a part of my life - and, I would guess, part of everyone's who is a frequent 75er. I feel as if I have come to have this huge group of friends, even if I have no idea what most of you look like! It just goes to show how powerful the written word can be - both the books we read and the conversations we have.

Hope you have a lovely week Ruth :)

>#10- Dear Cait -

Right you are! Glad to be your LT friend.

Hope your week is lovely, also.

WH/Ruth

#10 - Cait - I couldn't agree more!

So true, all...so true!

NOW. Woofie. I know you're new to this whole "reading" thing, having only learned to master this skill in 2008 before joining LT, but you *must* visit avaland's new site about women's writing from around the world: http://www.belletrista.com/

Tui and Darryl, both of this group, both have very good reviews on the site, and I confidently predict that your many millions of disposable book-buying dollars will be spent getting the books reviewed on there.

*mwaaahaaahaaa* another addict created....

>13 - Dear Richard -

My little devilish B'Day Man. I feel you here on my shoulder chortling as I dash immediately to noted website and begin devouring it with great appetite!

Later gator,

Woofie

I believe Nancy Pearl in Book Lust devotes a whole category to P.F. Kluge. He certainly sounds worth reading.

Books #'s 62, 63, & 64 -

Just to see if anyone is still checking on this thread ... I have made up a little game for you hangers on ...

Guess the title or author of my next three posts, if you'd like to play. Otherwise, please pause and come back tomorrow and there will be details and perhaps a link to a review.

#62 - Hens, as well as cocks, figure in this humorous cozy mystery and we (the readers) attend/and survive three weddings as the murders are unraveled and the killer is revealed.

#63 - Published in May of 2009, this one was the first book I have read by an author who shares a first name with one of my favorite late (sad to say) young actors and a last name with a river that features prominently in a spiritual (Coming for to Carry Me Home). Limbo is somewhere in the title, but, the book is NOT about the Island life!!!

#64 - Oh, Canada, My Canada might conjure up some sense of place/panorama for this contemporary, sexy, flirtatious private eye. His creator had me hanging on every word within the first pages of this one. Mysterioso! And, a touch of France.

Have fun, you guys. I'll TRY to post the details tomorrow, if I can.

womansheart/Ruth

Message edited by its author, Oct 8, 2009, 9:15am.

I know #64! Saints in Limbo by River Jordan. The actor is River Phoenix, and I knew that the Jordan River is the one you were referring to in the spiritual. Thanks to Amazon for filling in the rest.

Still working on #63 and #65...

>17 - Darryl -

You sly, foxy man. tee hee. Who better to figure that one out! Good luck with the other two, guy.

Ruthie

I'll make 'em a little harder next time ... if I ever try this format again.

Message edited by its author, Sep 20, 2009, 9:43pm.

It's a great idea!

I seriously doubt that I'll get the other two...but I have no doubt someone(s) in this bright and well read group will do so.

63: Murder, with Peacocks
65: Amuse Bouche

HA!

Ladies and gentlemen, I bid you good night. "Mad Men" won best drama Emmy, though Jon Hamm wasn't honored and should have been, so it was a good evening for storytelling and storytellers everywhere.

>20 - Richard -

You make it look so easy ... but, you kinda know what I read and recognize what you read when you see/read the hints.

#63 - Murder With Peacocks #64 - Saints in Limbo and #65 Amuse Bouche.

Thanks for the news about the Emmy Awards. I forgot about them, actually. Oh, well.

WH/Woofie

Ruth- Just stopping by to say hi! Hope you had a great weekend! I miss you over on my challenge, haven't seen you over there in awhile! :-(

>16: Like Darryl, I had the middle one because I know the words to "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" and River Phoenix would have come to mind as an actor who died young (particularly with the word "river" fresh on the mind). The other two would have been hopeless for me as you pretty much need to have read them to know the plots (which I haven't) or, at least, be very familiar with your authors (which I'm not).

Ok, here's one:

The book I'm primarily reading right now has six words, three of which are nouns, in the title.

The first noun often appears in examples of the flexibility of English pronunciation when they tell you that "fish" can be spelled "ghoti".

The second is an object that sometimes has the appellation "the White".

The third comes to us from French, from there from Italian, from there from the Latin "parte" or "pars", meaning "side" or "part".

Found you Ruth. Just came across your thread and stopped to say hi. Now I've got you starred.

Oh, boy ... life goes on. I want to be here playing with my friends and life keeps ambushing me and my best intentions and desires to write reviews with 'portant things I HAVE to take care of.

I think about many of you as you go about your days, work, read, engage with everyone in your individual lives. I like sending my caring thoughts your way. It is good.

BTW, this IS NOT a Hallmark card sentiment. I know all of us are busy, borderline overwhelmed, etc., each in our own ways. What is, is.

With warm regards and thank you for stopping by to see if I am up to anything over here on this thread. Sadly, just this little post.

I wish ... I wish ... I wish ...

*insert big sigh, rolls eyes, expels air forcefully from lungs ... out through nose ... grabs facial tissue ( I was just kidding about the tissue part ) Ewww.

WH/Ruth/Woofie

#66 - The Earth Hums In B FLat is my most recent read. The writing is wonderful and the young protagonist stole my heart.

Gwenni is a young Welsh girl with amazing resilience and a wonderful imagination which she experiences as an alternative world of her own making using reality as something of a template. It is a marvelous coping mechanism.

She is very bright and becomes somewhat of a sleuth in order to understand the "secrets" of all the happenings in the village where she lives. She is actually quite good, even though she is at a disadvantage because of her youth and therefore is simply missing knowledge gained from the experience of living longer, learning, listening and hearing more.

A brilliant debut novel from the author, Mari Strachan who has served others as a librarian for forty years. Congratulations to her.

Four and a half stars. Recommended for everyone who has a place in their heart for a wonderful young person of vast courage.

Another review of more depth MAY follow. I am behind on reviews and need to set aside time for myself to do some writing and revisions.

I found this title through the website ... www.belletrista.com ... newsletter issue #1. Stellar website.

Ruth/WH

Message edited by its author, Oct 8, 2009, 9:17am.

Hi Ruth- This book sounds very interesting! So far I have not been transformed into a replicant... or have I?? I just got a chill! Have a great Sunday friend!

Ruth,
I skipped the TBR list and just ordered this one from the library. Should have it this week. Thanks for the recommendation.

The Great Inflation and its Aftermath by Robert J. Samuelson

Really, really well-done book about the economic disaster of the 60s and 70s. Maybe even good for your Osher Institute course!

>29 - Richard Dear -

Thanks. I will check it out ... asap. I am definitely interested.

Caio -

W

http://www.anthonybidulka.com/

Go visit!!

> 21 - Re: Book # 67 Saints in Limbo Just reviewed!!!

Perfect to read just before Halloween spookiness starts springing up all around us.

I started reading this book more than twice before I literally "fell" into it and the world surrounding the characters living in and around the fictional town of Echo, FL.

The characters are solid and believable, which balances very nicely with some super-natural elements that fascinate and drive the story forward. There is little concern or struggle with suspension of belief as this story IS pretty believable.

I really like this book and the characters. There is a strong feeling of satisfaction for me in the story's ending and the redemption of some of the main characters. I think just about anyone will enjoy the writing, the characters, the locale, and the story itself.

Highly recommended. Four and a half stars. Lovely.

womansheart/Ruth

Link to book review and Main Page for Saints In Limbo.

http://www.librarything.com/work/8005222

Message edited by its author, Oct 8, 2009, 9:21am.

Thanks for your great review of Saints in Limbo..I'm adding it to the pile.

When that comes out, I'll try to find it in the store and poke around inside. It sounds interesting but the ARC reviews are all over the place. Do you have any particular response to all the people who said the book was slow?

>35 - Tad -

In my review I mentioned that I had a difficult time getting started with this book, the first I have read by this author. Maybe it just had to get warmed up, I am not sure. BTW, it has been published I have simply let it languish before giving it its proper due and review.

It is a story that is told of a place that time has somehow sort of "forgotten". There is not a lot of mention of contemporary events and activities going on in this community. It is part of a slower culture and the time is also indeterminant as I can best recall. Sometimes, after the loss of a dearly beloved person, time seems to slow down and/or become somewhat unreal. Sometimes days become more quietly experienced and slower after retirement and a life of frequent solitude. Reading in front of a fire, falling asleep there, waking, dreaming and so on. It may be a pace that many of us readers are unused to and are unfamiliar with.

I didn't choose to read and haven't yet read the other reviews. I like to go into a book not knowing what other's experiences have been like for them or what their opinions are at the time they wrote the review. I approach each book as though it were written for me alone ... tee hee. I think that I would be very hard pressed to find another author that could take similar characters and this same story and come up with more lively, quick pacing than did Ms. Jordan. The pace seems to me to fit very nicely.

Just saying.

Thanks for asking me to think about this aspect of the book. It was a quality that I particularly enjoyed.

Ruth

~Big Wave to Ruth~ How are you friend??

Message edited by its author, Oct 4, 2009, 9:25am.

Hey Ruth,

Congrats on your hot review! Sounds like another one for the TBR pile.

Bonnie

> #37 & #38 - Hello Mark and Bonnie -

So glad you stopped by. It is always great to know that you have me on your radar, so to speak.

I love LT and my friends here. When I don't hear form the "other dear ones" on my friends list I always miss them. You both rock to stay in touch with me and my reading habits.

With love,

Ruthie

Ruth

I'm stopping by to say that your posts are always so uplifting and kind. The world needs more people like you!

Book # 68 - Dog On It: A Chet and Bernie Mystery by Spencer Quinn -

It has probably been done before, I would imagine, but this book, narrated by the canine half of The Little Detective Agency, is as reader friendly as a Golden Retriever puppy, and quite a bit smarter! Just saying, now. Don't get all riled up. Been there, done that.

Chet, being the name of the dog indicated above, may I introduce his partner in investigative expertise, Bernie Little. He is also a good character that is very appealing and has more than the average smarts. Little Detective Agency ... you get it, of course.

to be continued very shortly .......

Book # 69 - Olive Kitteridge -

I would not describe the reading of this book as pleasant in the sense that we often use that word to describe some of our reading. Instead, I wil say that some of the characters in this book, especially the protagonist, Olive, would be described by many people as a difficult person, prickly and abrupt. She winds her way through many of the chapters (not all of them) as a touchstone that lives in the small Maine town that serves as the place in which the story lines unfold.

I love Olive. She is one of my new literary (s)heros and will live on in my memory and call my name from time to time. What would Olive do??? Might be a question to ask myself when I make my inevitable mistakes and blunder along wondering how I got to the place I find myself inhabiting. You will see, or not, if you choose to read, or reject reading, this Pulitzer Prize winning book. Worth a trip to Maine, let alone to the Internet, the library or the local Independent bookseller.

See another blurb about the book that I placed on the Main Page for Olive at:

http://www.librarything.com/work/3782972...

Title of review - A life examined IS worth living.

Toodles -

Ruthie

Message edited by its author, Oct 11, 2009, 11:45am.

I am posting to notify anyone reading this thread that the line-up listed on WAYRTWO ... is going to have to be put on hold ... as I realize on this Sunday morning that one of my RL book groups meets this coming Wednesday and I haven't even started reading the book Exile by Richard North Patterson. It better be stellar, is my thought, as I grumble somewhat to leave the "other three" behind temporarily. (See post #36 in the thread - What Are You Reading the Week of October 10, 2009?)

Woofie

Ruthie- Excellent review of Olive! You nailed it friend! Man, I love that book and that incredible title character!

Hey Ruth- congratulations on your hot review of Olive. I loved her also and couldn't help thinking as I read the book that I knew a couple of people who reminded me of Olive. I heard an interview on NPR with Elizabeth Strout right after she won the Pulitzer where she talked about coming up with Olive. Very interesting. I've read and enjoyed her other two novels also.

I agree. Your review is great. I just gave it a thumbs up.

>44 - Mark - Hey. Thanks. Does Elizabeth Strout know how to imagine and flesh out a character, or what. Kudos to Ms Strout.

>45 - Bonnie - Thank you dear one. It is so great to get a "gold star" from a dedicated educator who knows lots; about lots of things ... including how to help the young girl inside of me feel special. I plan to read her other two novels. I leap-frogged over them to read Olive Kitteridge first when it came my turn through the library reserve list! Glad you enjoyed them, I bet that I will, too.

>46 - Linda - you have on occasion left me notes regarding my thoughtful kindness to you and others. Well, Linda ... some people say that it takes one to know one. You are a real sweetheart. Some think that I make these things up to flatter or as Mark puts it "You know how to butter up a guy ..." The truth is I only am able to pick up on what is there in front of my very eyes and hold it up, so that it's not such a big ol' secret, but instead gets put out in the open where we can all enjoy it.

Love you all. Thanks for stopping by ... I'll go to the Home page and take a look, right now. tee hee. We have a lot of hotties in our 50 book and 75/2009 Challenge threads don't we?

Ruth/Ruthie/Woofie/womansheart

Great review, as usual, Ruth!

Ruth,
speaking of a kind person, our dear friend Stasia is right up there at the top of the list.

Linda -

I couldn't agree more. Ever since the first day I ventured onto LibraryThing ... Stasia has been welcoming and encouraging, friendly and supportive.

She has heard this from me before ...but truth is always worth repeating, is it not?

With love to both Linda and Stasia -

Ruthie

Hey Ruthie- Speaking of very kind people... a big wave to one of the best!!
BTW, I'm completely absorbed in Zeitoun! It's an amazing story!

>51 - Mark -

Do you have a NetBook that you take to work? How do you do that posting on your lunch hour?

I will have to check out Zeitoun as soon as I finish posting back to you.

It keeps popping up in many of my LT friends threads, so, it must be excellent.

With love,

Ruthie

Ruthie- It's Columbus Day and I'm enjoying a day off, thank you very much! It's cool & cloudy here in the Midwest! Barely make 50! Colors are starting to look quite vibrant,though!

Zeitoun is indeed an incredible book.

OK, you guys are going to have to stop with the compliments. I can only blush so much :)

Besides, I pale in comparison to others in the group I could name (you know who you are - Linda, Ruth, Jim, etc)

Stasia -

Give me a good idea on how to remain silent AND let you know that I think affectionately and highly of you and my other friends ... and I'll contemplate/consider your good idea.

I know what you mean about blushing, but, I hope it is not too uncomfortable.

A neat person I know from my ancient past said that when I got a compliment, a good thing to respond with was, "Thank you for noticing, _____ (fill in the person's name here). You are welcome to give this one a try for yourself if you would like.

You are okay, Stasia. That's true, true, true. Okay, today and always. I'll try to control myself with the loving, but it is just so much fun to love, isn't it.

Love, Ruthie

#56: Give me a good idea on how to remain silent AND let you know that I think affectionately and highly of you and my other friends ... and I'll contemplate/consider your good idea.

Umm, osmosis?

Oh, well. Better luck next time.

R

:)

Book # 70 - The Likeness

Book # 71 - Loving Frank

Book # 72 - Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder

Comments and reviews to follow as I am able to post.

Ruth/womansheart

Ruth, I read on someone's thread that you've been ill. Here's to quick healing for you. We've been missing your keen observations and cheery banter. I'm glad that you're feeling well enough to read. Those reviews can wait until you are in tip-top shape again. **Hugs**

Thanks, Donna. I really appreciate you stopping by and your thoughts for quick healing.

Second day of super powerful broad spectrum antibiotic. Lots of probiotics & yogurt, too, for me tomorrow to replace the good guys that are being killed off left and right along with the baddies causing the UTI. Not there yet. Five more days to go.

With love, R

Feel better soon, Ruth!

Thanks for the well wishes Darryl and Stasia. Not there yet, but, somewhat hopeful.

Looking forward to seeing some of the neighborhood children/parents tonight for traditional trick or treating. They always bring a smile of pleasure to my face.

Book # 73 -

I finished reading The Cave Painters: Probing the Mysteries of the World's First Artists this morning. What an excellent read! Rebecca, (rebeccanyc), had read it in 2008 and had recommended it highly.

Gets a five star rating from me for excellent writing, some sense of suspense and strongly backed by good research. The author's intelligence as well as his admiration for the pre-historic artists and the experts in the field of pre-historic art and artifacts.

eba to correct a mistake!

Message edited by its author, Oct 31, 2009, 2:21pm.

~Big wave to my friend Ruth~ Hope you are having a nice Halloween weekend! It's my wife's birthday today and she's taking her young nephews around the neighborhood, while I read and dish out treats!

Mark -

Big wave back at ya, man.

I hope that your wife's B'day is excellent and relaxing for all of you. Have fun together and celebrate the beginning of her next special year of life and living it fully.

With love,

Ruthie

I really liked The Cave Painters too. I'm glad she suggested it!

Hey Ruth you've got a hot review! That means you're really back. Yay!

Thanks, Bonnie, for the cheers and "morale lifting" post.

Health and comfort still not apparent, but, faithfully taking my antibiotics and drinking lots of fluids (no alcohol, of course!).

Wow. Kw3l. Nice to know that others might read this deserving and fascinating book.

Link to review here:

http://www.librarything.com/work/1741891...

With love to you, Bonnie.

Ruth/womansheart

Message edited by its author, Nov 1, 2009, 7:00pm.

Glad you liked it so much, Ruth!

Ruth- Congrats on the Hot Review! Even under the weather, you are knocking them out!

>74 - Rebecca - I would like to see more people read this book! I sure am glad that you told me about the book.

>75 - Mark - Thank you kind sir. I would like be be out from under this weather (illness) I can tell you! It is beyond tiresome. My love and appreciation for this book and author stood me in good stead while writing this review. When they are good, they are GOOD.

Love,

Ruth

Book # 74 - A Far Better Rest by Susanne Alleyn

Closing in on the big seven-five and hard to believe it, too. I thought I was biting off far more than I could chew when I chose the 75/2009 Challenge as a newbie to LT.

I will review this book very soon, but, want to let the impact of reading it steep quietly in my brain for a while before I start pouring out the thoughts.

Stay tuned ...

Ruth

Woofie darling heart...Over in "Le Salon Litteraire du Peuple pour le Peuple," Salon founder EnriqueFreeque started a thread called "Thanksgiving" in which he publicly gives thanks for his blessings.

I feel happier every time I log onto LT and see your messages, wherever they're posted and whoever they're to, because it means you're alive and well and spreading your own superbly generous brand of Florida sunshine among us.

It's a better world for you being in it. Thanks for being my friend.

#77: I am looking forward to your review of that one!

#78: What Richard said. I am so glad you are in the group this year.

De nada, Dear Richard and Ms. Stasia -

You are lovely to take the time to give thanks for our friendship(s). They are valuable and good. Thank you both for your public remarks. They are a true lift to the morale, I tell ya.

Okay, Stasia ... the review for A Far Better Rest is up on the main page for the book and at the top of my list of books that I have reviewed:

http://www.librarything.com/work/123508/...

or at:

http://www.librarything.com/profile_revi...

I definitely and highly recommend this book. It has not been read by very many here on LibraryThing, which surprises me quite a bit.

"Off with their heads!" says the committee which monitors that sort of thing and issues the decrees. Not a good solution, however ... read and enjoy the book, as a more rational alternative. You might be glad you did.

A Far Better Rest looks like one I would greatly enjoy. Thanks for the great review and recommendation, Ruth!

Hey Ruth another hot review! You go girl!

Okay. My mission is accomplished!

I just finished Pride and Prejudice and Zombies for my RL book club meeting this afternoon. I'm glad I stepped over my own "book snob" attitude and went with the flow, so that I had this experience. Gotta keep an open mind (or not!) as some here have evidently made the decision to keep theirs closed forever and untarnished by anything but the very highest of the high and greatest of the great "Literature" with a capital "L".

I hate to think of all that I would miss if I didn't choose to use my heart instead of ALWAYS using what I've heard about a book or my "discriminating taste meter" to determine what I read. Hmmmf!

Anyway, I don't rant often but I am feeling grumpy, so be nice to me here fellow LTers.

I give this book three stars as of today, before the book club meeting. I will see what my fellow members thought and have to say. I will admit to cracking up at the Martial arts aspect and thought that ******(possible spoiler alert)****** the proposal scene between Darcy and Elizabeth was hysterical. ROTFL R=Rolled, past tense, in this case. Still smiling when I picture it.

I will think about a review. At this point maybe, maybe not.

I hope the Zombie wine poured and sipped today, proves to live up to its hype and the cheese and crackers better be superb, also. I've done my part. By golly.

Smiling and huffing and glaring around for zombies in the neighborhood ....

Ruth/womansheart

PS - BTW this is my seventy-fifth book ... pleased to have joined the "big time" in the 75/2009 Challenge.

eta - corrected misspelled word

Message edited by its author, Nov 8, 2009, 7:17pm.

Ruthie;
Congratulations on reaching your 2009 goal of 75 books. Now just look how much time you have to beat that???????????
And with a book I would never have thought you would like. If you liked it, I may enjoy it.
I haven't added anything to my TBR listing for quite some time as I haven't had time to be reading threads, but I think I may give this one a try. Before or after reading the "real thing"; what do you think?
Again, congrats and
love you,
belva

Hi Ruth- Please don't be grumpy, my friend! Some nice thoughts on the Zombie book, although I don't think it'll be my cup of tea. Have a good time at the book club and big congrats on reaching 75!! Hooray!

Congrats on the 75!;)

Don't stop reading, I love reading your reviews.

Hi Ruth,

Congratulations on the milestone and for telling me about a book I don't feel I have to put on the TBR pile.

Congratulations on Book 75!

And kudos to you for the open mind. Books serve many purposes in life. Great literature is wonderful, but sometimes one just needs a good laugh!

Congrats! (Psst, I loved PP&Z too!)

Congratulations on reaching your goal. My goal is to be more open-minded about books. I'm afraid that my book snobbishness has led me past some fun reads (but I still shudder when I think of those Zombies sullying Ms. Austen's perfect prose). I'm sure this one made for a lively book discussion. Please share some of the tidbits with those of us who weren't invited. :-)

Add my congratulations to those of your other LT friends. It is such a wonderful year here on the 75 challenge group. Certainly, you add so much to our band of friends!

I hope you are feeling much, much better!

Congratulations, Ruth!

Just dropping by to add my congratulations!

Congrats, Ruth!

Congrats, Ruth! I look forward to reading about lots more of your reads.

To all dear readers and friends who stopped by and the ones who haven't yet done so ...

I accept your congratulations and the support that all of you have given me during the 75/2009 Challenge. Each one of you has visited my thread to read and sometimes post, engaged my thinking and my friendship genes have been functioning well and "on the air" as they say in the radio business or "live on, three ... two ... (silence, one finger held up to speaker) in television broadcasting.

I will enjoy continuing to read and to post, and will begin a new thread with book #76 and under the umbrella of THIS group, 75 Books Challenge for 2009. Please find it if you would like to keep up with what I read the rest of the year, now that I have met my goal .... (will post link tomorrow, good night and happy trails).

Hey Ruthie- We will be waiting with bated breath, my good friend!!

Congratulations, Ruth, on getting to 75--books, that is! I just realized that I've been following your thread, but this is the first time I've actually commented. How did I manage to keep quiet so long? ;-)

Hey, not to be critical of your "non-criticalness" but we grouches and ranters have a standard to keep up, and I just don't get the grumpy/ranting comment in #83? I don't see a grump or a rant in there. Are you sure you have it in you?

congratulations!

Woo Hoo, the big 7 5! Congrats!

Finally, here's the link to the third thread listing of my reads for 2009 ...

http://www.librarything.com/topic/77625

Enjoy reading . I have.

With love,

Ruth

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I'm posting Happy Birthday greetings on this thread and your new one. You are very special Ruth! I hope your day is wonderful!