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Post by no one on Apr 21, 2006 10:16:59 GMT -5
Oooh! Sounds like I could really get into her books! Will definitely have to look into them!
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Post by sandy on Apr 21, 2006 10:55:20 GMT -5
i plan on finishing EmilieRichards today and starting Kay Hooper Chill of Fear.
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Post by Maria on Apr 21, 2006 15:22:04 GMT -5
Oooh! Sounds like I could really get into her books! Will definitely have to look into them! I am blanking out on the authors name--but it is a series and their first was called 'Crystal Cave" I think maybe Catherine Stuart? ? is the name. I loved those books. I am going to try to check out the authors name for you. I think you will like it.
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Post by Mark on Apr 21, 2006 18:51:53 GMT -5
Maria, maybe you're thinking of Diana Gabaldon. She writes that type of book.
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Post by Maria on Apr 21, 2006 20:27:47 GMT -5
No not her. I have all the books she has written and this author is more in the King Arthur realm. In my packing and giving away so many boxes of books those were ones I have away. I have all Diana Gabaldon books--trading in the paperback for hardcover so I would have them forever. But thanks for the try. Just found out it is Mary Stuart that wrote the series beginning with Crystal Cave.. At least I was right about the Stuart.
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Post by Fluffy on Apr 21, 2006 23:36:44 GMT -5
I am re-reading The Book of Heroic Failures, by Stephen Pile. It made me laugh the first time I read it and it is still funny. The book is, as it says, about those high profile "oops" that happen from time to time, and amongst it's gems are such things as the misplaced decimal point that cost NASA squillions of dollars, and the story of a vet that blew up a barn whilst treating a cow for gas problems.
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Post by Mark on Apr 22, 2006 22:48:10 GMT -5
What did he do, fluffy, strike a match? ;D
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Post by Fluffy on Apr 23, 2006 2:19:30 GMT -5
Absolutely right Mark, he did!
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Post by sandy on Apr 23, 2006 9:16:23 GMT -5
I have come to the place where I will no longer plow through a book. If I have to constantly struggle with comprehension I am not going to read it. If an author has something to say it should be said in a way that is easily understood. Big words don't bother me, my best friend is Merriam Webster, but convoluted prose is uncalled for. I read to learn and will grant you that some concepts take thought and I'm not obverse to that but it should be written so that anyone can understand his point.
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Post by sandy on Apr 23, 2006 9:17:49 GMT -5
Halfway through Kay Hooper's Chill of Fear. It's a good read.Tomorrow I think I'll start a Kathhleen Eagle book.
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Post by Mark on Apr 24, 2006 19:54:03 GMT -5
Oh, but I hate those 'hammer & tongs' type of books. I couldn't follow that rule. If it drags to much it goes in the 'soon-to-be-traded' box.
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Post by sandy on Apr 24, 2006 22:32:57 GMT -5
I finished Kay Hooper.What a read! Psychics and paranormal Wooo. Now reading Circle of Quilters by Jennifer Chiavernini.
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Post by Mark on Apr 25, 2006 9:05:55 GMT -5
Was it really that good Sandy? I've never heard of that particular author, but will take a look.
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Post by sandy on Apr 25, 2006 12:36:48 GMT -5
Yes, I read all her books. Lots of suspense and different look at things.
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Post by no one on Apr 25, 2006 19:07:46 GMT -5
Hi, Maria! I read the Mary Stuart books about 3 years ago! lol! They were excellent!
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Post by Maria on Apr 25, 2006 19:10:30 GMT -5
I wont tell you how long ago I read them. Since then I have read them several more times. I love those type of books. Any recommendations?
Also, I now know for sure you will love Diana Gabaldon's books. I started reading her books about 7 or 8 years ago. Even my daughter loves her books. Also, several of my friends are reading her now.
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Post by Mark on Apr 25, 2006 21:50:31 GMT -5
I read one Mary Stuart, I think it was titled 'Touch Not The Cat', about 15 years ago I think. As I recall, it was pretty good.
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Post by no one on Apr 27, 2006 18:02:38 GMT -5
Haven't read the one you mentioned, Mark, but did read all of the Arthurian based series that Mary Stuart wrote that Maria had recommended. Will have to check for the one you mentioned as well as Diana Gabaldon's books the next time I go to the library. I have started reading the sequel to "Eragon" called "Eldest" so far it is just as good as the first one.
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Post by Mark on Apr 28, 2006 0:23:15 GMT -5
Dean Koontz is one of my favorite authors. Who else has read and enjoys his books?
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Post by no one on Apr 28, 2006 7:16:06 GMT -5
I haven't read any Dean Koontz, but have read some of John Saul's books as well as a number of V.C. Andrews.
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