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omni
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response 107 of 298:
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Apr 4 06:10 UTC 1995 |
Just finished _The Chamber_ by John Grisham.
Gripping, fast paced, and is something you will not want to lay down
even for a moment. Deals with the death penalty and the issues surrounding
it. It was 676 pages long and only took 3 days to polish off. A record
for me, I think.
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anne
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response 108 of 298:
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Apr 11 17:16 UTC 1995 |
Just finished _In the Lake of the Woods_ by Tim O'Brien- a very good
book! I really enjoyed it!
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spartan
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response 109 of 298:
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Apr 12 17:03 UTC 1995 |
re#106: I just finished Sula last night. I had to read it for my English
class. I was really surprised that required reading could be so
interesting. You're right, she did a lot in just a few pages. A very
good book!
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anne
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response 110 of 298:
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Apr 13 02:52 UTC 1995 |
spartan- you're at MSU right? Just wondering what english class- cause
I had to read it for an English class too.
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alanna
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response 111 of 298:
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May 6 02:15 UTC 1995 |
I have read all of Mary Higgins Clark's books, and I have to admit that
she is my FAVORITE author! I just got done reading LET ME CALL YOU SWEET
HEART and am in the process of reading REMEMBER ME and they both were very
good!!!!! (by the time you read this i'll have REMEMBER ME all done) I like
tthe way that she plots the mystery, so that you think it's one person or a
series of people, and then it ends up not who you think that it is. Anybody
have any other suggestions on any REALLY good authors?
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lilmo
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response 112 of 298:
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Sep 18 03:47 UTC 1995 |
Re #75: The 19th Amendment, giving women the vote nationally, was ratified
in 1920.
Although the last book I read was _The Geis of the Gargoyle_, (the most recent
[I think] in the Xanth series), I seem to be on a female author kick: Anne
McCaffrey, Mercedes Lackey, Patricia Cornwall are the names I look for in the
library, if I'm not looking for anything in particular.
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lmriii
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response 113 of 298:
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Oct 28 09:20 UTC 1995 |
Last book I read was The Talisman from Stephen King (again, I'm poor so I
haveto re-read some of the books I have. Thoug the best series I've read is
Mission Earth, 10 books, by L. Ron Hubbard.
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omni
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response 114 of 298:
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Nov 21 18:10 UTC 1995 |
_To Kill a Mockingbird_ by Harper Lee. I read this one as a child but I
don't think that back then I fully understood the gravity of that book, As
an adult who is conserably more educated that I once was, I found it to be
a moving piece of literature, and a reflection of what we were and now are.
I hope that because this work has liberal use of the word "nigger" and some
rather unpleasant and un politically correct portraits of the black
community of Maycomb it is not taken from us. This one can only make you more
strong in your views about racism.
"...shoot all the bluejays you want, but it is a sin to kill a mockingbird"
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yo
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response 115 of 298:
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Jan 15 10:15 UTC 1996 |
wow cool idea this confrence, last book I read, working on alot but just
finnished Catch-22 again, Keep running, and jump.
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remmers
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response 116 of 298:
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Jan 15 11:09 UTC 1996 |
Last book I read: "Love in the Night", an F. Scott Fitzgerald
short story bound into a book all by itself. A wonderful little
romance. Mary gave it to me for our anniversary.
Next-to-last book I read was Vladimir Nabokov's autobiography
"Speak, Memory." A truly wonderful book, with passages I shall
always remember and will want to re-read.
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adania
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response 117 of 298:
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Jan 28 00:59 UTC 1996 |
I think that the last book I was reading was the Kamasutra, but I stopped
when I go to the section entitled, "How to accquire a wife"
I am thinking about the new Esther Friesner book though...
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denise
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response 118 of 298:
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May 12 12:32 UTC 1996 |
Has anyone done any reading of late?
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adania
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response 119 of 298:
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May 12 16:11 UTC 1996 |
At the moment I am reading "Maia" by Richard Adams. I have read it before
but when I saw it sitting on the $2 table at David's books, I couldn't
resist...It is such a great book!
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omni
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response 120 of 298:
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May 12 18:21 UTC 1996 |
Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris. I bought it on Marlene's
recommendation that it was a good read. It was. It was also thoroughly bloody
and a little gross, but nonetheless a great read. Polisghed it off in 4 days.
The Green Mile by Stephen King- I could shoot him for writing such a good
book then breaking up into 6 parts, and releasing each part month by month.
The book deals with electricutons, and being on death row. Not exactly fun
stuf, but hey, this is Stephen King, Mr Horror. ;)
I am currently reading Firestarter, by you know who. good stuff from his
classic era. I recently bought God Knows by Joseph Heller, and I can't wait
to read it.
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chelsea
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response 121 of 298:
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May 15 13:15 UTC 1996 |
The other day I picked up _Piano Lessons_ by Noah Adams. Mr. Adams, as
some of you probably know, is the host of NPR's "All Things Considered".
The book chronicles his first year as an adult piano student. It talks
some about music, pianos, personal (more like intimate) challenges, and
learning about ourselves. And tucked into almost every page - something
of life's minutiae given eloquent attention.
I'm enjoying it a whole lot.
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rcurl
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response 122 of 298:
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May 15 15:25 UTC 1996 |
I have made a note - in case I include lessons in my future plans (its
on my list, but the list is long).
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yo
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response 123 of 298:
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May 17 17:34 UTC 1996 |
Read a book ?? you guys read? No the last book I read was Gulliver's Travels
Good story and after reading it I'm anoyed at every Guliver movie ever made
they leave out so much Liliput is such a small part of a great book (pun
intended)
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swapnah
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response 124 of 298:
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May 23 03:49 UTC 1996 |
I have always been fascinated by the flora and fauna in underwater world ,
especially the deep oceans.But never could find time to read much about
it.Will anyone with interest in this field share some info about some
interesting books on marine life.
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omni
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response 125 of 298:
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Sep 20 08:00 UTC 1996 |
Recent additions to ye olde library:
Colin Powell- My American Journey
Interesting insights into the life of a career soldier, and hopefully
president.
Up From Slavery- Booker T. Washington
Rubyfruit Jungle-Rita Mae Brown
On the Road by Jack Kerouac
The Accidental Tourist- Anne Tyler
Breathing Lessons- Anne Tyler.
Recessional- James A. Michener
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adania
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response 126 of 298:
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Sep 21 02:54 UTC 1996 |
Well, I just finished Mists of Avalon...I htought ist was a bit
long. But Marion Zimmer Bradley is a very good writer.
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yo
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response 127 of 298:
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Sep 27 01:59 UTC 1996 |
last book Samurai Cat goes to the movies, highly recomended.
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adania
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response 128 of 298:
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Sep 27 02:47 UTC 1996 |
I am alsmost done with "The Eye of The World" by RObet err Robert Jordan.
I finally had to read it because people kept asuming that I had...
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kingjon
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response 129 of 298:
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Oct 13 19:17 UTC 1996 |
The last book I read was "City" by MacAulay. It is a story with black-and-
white illistrations about Roman planning and construction. The pictures
give a lot of info that the text doesn't. I would recomend it as a
first-class book.
C. S. Lewis's Narnia books are great! JSL or Kingjon.
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omni
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response 130 of 298:
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Oct 13 20:44 UTC 1996 |
Dead Man's Walk is out in paperback! The prequel to Lonesome Dove and Streets
of Laredo is out, and I am reading it. It will. like the others pass all too
quickly.
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yo
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response 131 of 298:
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Nov 26 06:26 UTC 1996 |
Reading the second Dune book, just reread the first to procrastinate while
not doing a research paper, the sequels for an opinion paper.
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