Summer Reading
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I'm a big Star Wars fan... I know I'm weird LOL... so I am currently trying to read thru the New Jedi Order series(which is difficult as Kenai does NOT have a bookstore 
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If you like humor, I just got finished with THE NANNY DIARIES...made me cry, made me laugh, made me mad. Read it in two days. I am almost finished with the 5th Harry Potter book: THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX. I also recently finished THE EDGE OF GLORY by Christine Brennan...it's an inside look at the world of elite FS. I started INSTANCE OF THE FINGERPOST, but it is a rather hard read, and very large. Anything by Jane Austen is a favorite with me also.
If you have a Barnes & Noble bookstore, it is a great place for reading inspiration...I have happended upon so many good reads, especially in the bargain section. I love to browse there.
If you have a Barnes & Noble bookstore, it is a great place for reading inspiration...I have happended upon so many good reads, especially in the bargain section. I love to browse there.
Nora Roberts is my current favorite "get away" author. Her stories are a bit mystical, and her time periods vary from long ago to current times. I just finished her "Donovan Legacy" trilogy. I also like children books, those by Laura Ingalls Wilder and J.K.Rowling. I usually reread my Jane Austen collection every other year............yep, this is the year.....42
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I am reading "east of eden" by john steinbeck and its very good. lots of twists and turns. it's the 'oprah' selection so there will be a book club show at the beginning of the fall television season.
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seabiscuit
I also read seabiscuit and it was a great book - It made me cry!
I also read seabiscuit and it was a great book - It made me cry!
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My favorite Nora Roberts Trilogy is the 3 sisters/witches trilogy.
For romances, Judith McNaught usually has a good blend of humor and emotion. My favorites are 'Paradise' and 'Perfect'. LInda Howard is my favorite Romantic Suspense writer.
I also enjoy reading sociological books occasionally. The Birth Order Book by Leman and You Just Don't Understand by Tannen were interesting to read.
Every so often, I read historical accounts (In Harm's Way about the USS Indianapolis, Perfect Storm, etc) and biographies (John Adams, Kennedies, Anne Frank).
I finished HP5 in just under a week. Hope the last 2 are released on schedule.
For romances, Judith McNaught usually has a good blend of humor and emotion. My favorites are 'Paradise' and 'Perfect'. LInda Howard is my favorite Romantic Suspense writer.
I also enjoy reading sociological books occasionally. The Birth Order Book by Leman and You Just Don't Understand by Tannen were interesting to read.
Every so often, I read historical accounts (In Harm's Way about the USS Indianapolis, Perfect Storm, etc) and biographies (John Adams, Kennedies, Anne Frank).
I finished HP5 in just under a week. Hope the last 2 are released on schedule.
The Curse of Chalion
by Lois McMaster Bujold. It is a wonderful fantasy novel with a nontypical hero. I just reread it and am dying for them to publish the sequel! You can read the first 8 chapters on the publisher's website to help you decide if you want to finish
Just go here:
http://www.harpercollins.com/hc/features/eos/curse.asp
For mysteries I like the Rita Mae Brown books she co-authors with her kitty Sneaky Pie. It's the Mrs. Murphy Mysteries series. I also like the Lilian Jackson Braun 'Cat Who' books although the earliest books in that series are the best.
A good fantasy/romance is Shadow of Albion and it's sequal Leopard in Exile by Andre Norton & Rosemary Edghill. It is an alternate history regency with some fantasy elements.
If you want a good laugh check out the Disc World books by Terry Pratchett. It won't matter much if you read them out of order although if you can get ahold of 'em in order all the better! I am currently almost though reading Jingo. If I had to pick a favorite I would have to say Small Gods is the best so far.
by Lois McMaster Bujold. It is a wonderful fantasy novel with a nontypical hero. I just reread it and am dying for them to publish the sequel! You can read the first 8 chapters on the publisher's website to help you decide if you want to finish
Just go here:http://www.harpercollins.com/hc/features/eos/curse.asp
For mysteries I like the Rita Mae Brown books she co-authors with her kitty Sneaky Pie. It's the Mrs. Murphy Mysteries series. I also like the Lilian Jackson Braun 'Cat Who' books although the earliest books in that series are the best.
A good fantasy/romance is Shadow of Albion and it's sequal Leopard in Exile by Andre Norton & Rosemary Edghill. It is an alternate history regency with some fantasy elements.
If you want a good laugh check out the Disc World books by Terry Pratchett. It won't matter much if you read them out of order although if you can get ahold of 'em in order all the better! I am currently almost though reading Jingo. If I had to pick a favorite I would have to say Small Gods is the best so far.
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Interesting, Kara. I am reading "Blind Assassin" now.
I really recommend to anyone Akunin's "Winter Queen". I have read it in Russian, but the translation is truly superb, I checked. Akunin is like a mix between John Grisham and Ivan Turgenev.
I just read Isabelle Allende's "My Invented Country". Loved it! Besides being very well written and poetic, it is also rather informative.
I also read the latest stories from Murakami -- "After the Quake". God! I just can't get enough of this writer!!! (Haruki Murakami, a very Westernized Japanese writer.)
I really recommend to anyone Akunin's "Winter Queen". I have read it in Russian, but the translation is truly superb, I checked. Akunin is like a mix between John Grisham and Ivan Turgenev.
I just read Isabelle Allende's "My Invented Country". Loved it! Besides being very well written and poetic, it is also rather informative.
I also read the latest stories from Murakami -- "After the Quake". God! I just can't get enough of this writer!!! (Haruki Murakami, a very Westernized Japanese writer.)
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Lcp88:
If you are into western novels, I am reading "Lonesome Dove" by Larry McMurtry. The movie was great as well.
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If you are into western novels, I am reading "Lonesome Dove" by Larry McMurtry. The movie was great as well.
http://home.hiwaay.net/~dbennett/graphics/dove.gif
