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That's what I felt about it, too, Sally. The Memory of Running didn't pass the 50 page test or whatever arbitrary number I'm using now.

I'm plodding through The memory of Running by Ron McLarty. Is a group read and for that reason I am perservering - but is not lighting any fires for me.

14. 11/15/09 The Memory of Running by Ron McLarty, fiction overall book: 5/5 I loved this book, I read it in two days because I could not put it down. It's about an overweight, down-on-his-luck, middle-aged man named Smithson "Smithy" Ide who in the course of a week loses his entire ...

For Rhode Island, I recommend The Memory of running by Ron McLarty. A bittersweet and sad story of how mental illness affects a family, and a kind of accidental roadmovie across America - on a bike. It was my first one down for this challenge and probably a big reason why I took it on: "Well, ...

49.Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier 50.The Memory of Running by Ron McLarty

I can recommend the bittersweet The memory of running by Ron McLarty. Half of it is a roadmovie (on bicycle, no less) across America, but half of it is flashbacks from the main character's upbringing in Providence.

Okay, I got my first state down! And I'm pretty proud it's not one of the most obvious ones: Jag minns att jag sprang (The memory of running) by Ron McLarty, representing Rhode Island. Rated it 4 stars. Half of this book is a roadmovie as Smithy Ade, in an accidental journey of self-discover ...

North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island - Jag minns att jag sprang /The memory of running by Ron McLarty (finished 20/8 2009) South Carolina

Could it be Memory of Running by Ron Mclarty.

... Wife by Audry Niffenegger 36. Hiddenby Paul Jaskunas 37. The Memory of Running by Ron McLarty 38. Sweeping Up Glass by Carolyn Wall 39. Caught Stealing by Charlie Huston 40. Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri 41 ...

... ta Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania -- Wonder Boys by Michael Chabon, fiction, finished 08/09/09 Rhode Island -- The Memory of Running by Ron McLarty, fiction, finished 11/15/09 South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee -- Evidence of Things Unseen by Marianne Wiggins, ...

Book #37, The Memory of Running by Ron McLarty Fiction 368 pages My Review on the book's home page: Nostalgia – the wistful yearning for something past, something irrecoverable. We spend the early, frenetic days of ...

... TTW as much as I did. RS, glad I can point you to some books you wouldn't have otherwise considered. I owe reviews on The Memory of Running and Sweeping Up Glass and have moved on to ............. Caught Stealing by Charlie Huston

I have a review for Hidden sort of roughed out and I now owe a review for The Memory of Running also. Next up..........Sweeping up Glass and ER book. Thanks to all for the comments and congratulations on the hot review. And thanks to TadAD for an interesting discussion about the book! ...

I owe a review for Hidden also but I am moving on next to...........The Memory of Running by Ron McLarty; a recommendation from Stephen King I read about somewhere a couple of years back.

... 3 1/2 stars The School of Essential Ingredients by Erica Bauermesiter - a cooking school with a difference. 4 stars The Memory of Running by Ron McLarty - Smithy Ide's story -- both running away from and running to something -- is told in beautiful, simple prose that entices the reader ...

... guesssed it.....One Dollar! I only took 2 because I've read some of the others. Something Rising by Haven Kimmel The Memory of Running by Ron McLarty I didn't expect to find brand new books there, but will be anxiously watching to see what they have in their next batch! I mean, a ...

I've added The Memory of Running to my tbr list. Regarding message #118, I fnote that you read Hana's Suitcase. I finished this book yesterday and it haunts me still! I like your well-written description.

Book No. 73 The Memory of Running by Ron McLarty 4 stars Smithy Ide's story -- both running away from and running to something -- is told in beautiful, simple prose that entices the reader further into the book from the very first page. And everything that develops from there makes the ...

... Wife by Audry Niffenegger 36. Hiddenby Paul Jaskunas 37. The Memory of Running by Ron McLarty 38. Sweeping Up Glass by Carolyn Wall 39. Caught Stealing by Charlie Huston 40. Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri 41 ...

... books you are reading. Mort was my first Pratchett too, and it has got me started on the Discworld series. I also loved The Memory of Running which I read when it first came out. And I have Three Men in a Boat waiting for me to read as we speak!

Thanks for the good review, I have put The Memory of Running on the increasing TBR pile.

... this is probably one of those rare occasions where the movie has improved upon the book! My next book finished is: The Memory Of Running -- Finally a book I enjoyed! I listened to this as an audio book, and at the beginning wasn't at all sure I was going to like it. After the first 45 ...

#16 -- The Memory Of Running -- Finally a book I enjoyed! I listened to this as an audio book, and at the beginning wasn't at all sure I was going to like it. After the first 45 minutes or so, I really started to get into it. It is a novel that reads like a memoir. The story of a 43 year ...

... are more compelling as audio...but then again, they're more compelling in print as well. One I really liked on audio was The Memory of Running by Ron McClarty. It was read by the author, who apparently was a well-known narrator before he started writing. As I recall, the book was ...

... d c. The Mighty Queens of Freeville d. Beat The Reaper e. The Memory Of Running f. The Abstinence Teacher g. Fear The Worst h. i. 3. Thrillers a. Stone Col ...

Sorry to recommend a book I haven't read, but Bread Alone might be right up your alley. The Memory of Running is another one that has been recommended to me many times.

... out to the car and unearth the emergency book hidden there: Mila 18 by Leon Uris. -->#35 kylegene: I listened to The Memory of Running in 2007. I greatly enjoyed it, too.

re #162 I like the idea of A Confederacy of Dunces and how about The Memory of Running

... by Cheryl Strayed Person of Interest by Theresa Schwegel Black Fly Season by Giles Blunt Panic by Jeff Abbott The Memory of Running by Ron McLarty The Used World by Haven Kimmel I am nearly drooling....when I received my box today, I really felt like a kid at Christmas. I ...

Okay, I couldn't leave you hanging until morning. Some Google-magic gave me the book name. I'm pretty sure you want The Memory of Running by Ron McLarty. It's nice to see the impact it had on somebody here. Maybe I really should read it.

Here's my inventory: http://www.bookmooch.com/m/inventory/twynnie The latest book I added was The Memory of Running, which I really enjoyed. Anyway, everything must go by the end of this month at the latest as I'm going to be moving house and I need to shed some weight!

"I sway a little, and the more I try not to sway, the more I sway..." The Memory of Running by Ron McLarty "You okay in there?"

The Memory of Running The Cloister Walk Make Love the Bruce Campbell Way On Foot: Guided Walks in England, France and the US Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar

Has anyone read The Memory of Running, the new selection for Reading Across Rhode Island? I have the book, but haven't read it yet... I read Shadow Divers, the last selection and really enjoyed it (even though I didn't think it would interest me).