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efy
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"WAYR: Non-romance for July"
 
   Currently reading the Man who mistook his wife for a hat - Oliver Sacks. Read it years ago and I am re-visiting these great anecdotes on the mystery of the human brain and nervous system.

What are you reading?

Efy (Sydney)


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  Subject     Author     Message Date     ID  
  RE: WAYR: Non-romance for July Becky from OH Jul-03-10 1
  Open by Andre Agassi Lanie Jul-05-10 2
     RE: Open by Andre Agassi krg Jul-22-10 10
  RE: WAYR: Non-romance for July dlehker Jul-05-10 3
     RE: WAYR: Non-romance for July april Jul-12-10 8
  The Passage by Justin Cronin jen_sf Jul-05-10 4
     RE: The Passage by Justin Cronin Patricia G Jul-10-10 5
         RE: The Passage by Justin Cronin Patricia G Jul-26-10 13
             RE: The Passage by Justin Cronin jen_sf Jul-27-10 14
                 RE: The Passage by Justin Cronin april Jul-27-10 16
  RE: WAYR: Non-romance for July efy Jul-10-10 6
  RE: WAYR: Non-romance for July Becky from OH Jul-11-10 7
  RE: WAYR: Non-romance for July efy Jul-22-10 9
  The Girl who Kicked the Hornet's Nest april Jul-26-10 11
     RE: The Girl who Kicked the Hornet's Nest jen_sf Jul-27-10 15
  RE: WAYR: Non-romance for July Becky from OH Jul-26-10 12

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Becky from OH
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1. "RE: WAYR: Non-romance for July"
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   Indigo Slam by Robert Crais. As soon as I finish, I'll be starting the next in the series, L.A. Requiem. These are books in his Elvis Cole detective series.

Becky from OH


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Lanie
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3691 posts		 Jul-05-10, 05:53 PM (CST)
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2. "Open by Andre Agassi"
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I bought this for my Dad, but seeing as he's not a big reader, I kept it LOL. Finally getting around to reading it now.


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krg
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2866 posts		 Jul-22-10, 11:19 PM (CST)
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10. "RE: Open by Andre Agassi"
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   I haven't read it yet, but thanks for reminding me. next on my list.

karen
near chicago


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dlehker
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704 posts		 Jul-05-10, 06:20 PM (CST)
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3. "RE: WAYR: Non-romance for July"
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   I just finished South of Broad by Pat Conroy. I really enjoyed it, however, it took me awhile to get through, like 3 weeks. The characters and stories are very layered and deep. I don't know if I will be reading much non-romance for awhile. I would pick up another Pat Conroy in the future.


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april
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5266 posts		 Jul-12-10, 06:58 AM (CST)
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8. "RE: WAYR: Non-romance for July"
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His books are not light and/or easy reads. Good stuff. I find too much of his books in a row blur together, but once in awhile is good. I read a lot of his older books, but I haven't read many of the new releases. I've heard only good things about South of Broad though.


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jen_sf
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235 posts		 Jul-05-10, 11:55 PM (CST)
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4. "The Passage by Justin Cronin"
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   Not just another vampire story...great read by a skillful and talented author.


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Patricia G
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5. "RE: The Passage by Justin Cronin"
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   Jen,
Have you finished The Passage? I'm almost done with the second download section on audible. I didn't know it was a vampire book (I don't do those) when I bought it. But, since I have it (I am cheap) I'm going to give it a try.

So far, it's fairly vampire-ish.

Patricia G


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Patricia G
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1709 posts		 Jul-26-10, 08:53 PM (CST)
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13. "RE: The Passage by Justin Cronin"
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   OK, finished The Passage a few days ago and the characters are haunting me. That's a sign of a good story. I will read the sequels.

Patricia G


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jen_sf
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235 posts		 Jul-27-10, 00:26 AM (CST)
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14. "RE: The Passage by Justin Cronin"
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   Hey Patricia!

You thought it WAS vampirish? I thought it wasn't, at least not in the current trend of Sookie Stackhouse and Twilight.

I just saw Justin Cronin do a reading at Books, Inc. on Fourth Street in Berkeley. Unfortunately I had to leave early to get Kenji to bed, but it was really interesting. He said that in creating his characters he always asks himself what's the character's secret, what aren't they telling anyone? On reflection, I realized that's part of what made his characters so compelling in the book, even (or especially) the minor ones. The first question from the audience was "where do you get your ideas?" and I had to cringe on SEP's behalf.

It's funny you use the word haunting. A friend of mine and I were just discussing the first chapter (with Amy and her mom) and that's the word I used to describe it. Maybe I'm just especially sensitive right now though, being a new mom myself!

We should meet for lunch soon!

Jen


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april
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5266 posts		 Jul-27-10, 08:55 AM (CST)
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16. "RE: The Passage by Justin Cronin"
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Oh, goodness. I put the book down after that first part. I got all sniffly and I'm not even a new mom.

I couldn't make his signing because of bad storms, I think. There was a reason, but I can't remember what it was. I'm jealous.


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efy
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793 posts		 Jul-10-10, 09:48 PM (CST)
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6. "RE: WAYR: Non-romance for July"
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   Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. It's for book club.
Ashamed to say that I've owned it for years but never read it...

Efy (Sydney)


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Becky from OH
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1543 posts		 Jul-11-10, 02:34 PM (CST)
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7. "RE: WAYR: Non-romance for July"
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   Now that I'm almost finished with The Den of Antiquity mystery series by Tamar Myers, I decided to start her other mystery series, The Pennsylvania Dutch mysteries. After just one book, I'm not sure I like it as much as the other series, but I'll listen to one or two more books since they're fairly quick reads before I make up my mind.

Now I'm listening to L.A. Requiem, another Elvis Cole detective novel by Robert Crais. We are finding out more about the past of his partner Joe Pike in this book.

Becky from OH


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efy
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9. "RE: WAYR: Non-romance for July"
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   Just finished - life of Pi.

What an extra-ordinary book!

Efy (Sydney)


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april
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11. "The Girl who Kicked the Hornet's Nest"
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Moving quickly through it.


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jen_sf
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15. "RE: The Girl who Kicked the Hornet's Nest"
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   It's impossible not to!


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Becky from OH
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12. "RE: WAYR: Non-romance for July"
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   Have just started Spandau Phoenix by Greg Iles. This is a long book so will probably take me most of the week.

Becky from OH


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