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post #81 of 159
11/15/08 at 4:15am
Sepulchre by Kate Mosse

LOVED it. It was a ghost story involving a mysterious set of tarot cards and an interweaving story line from two different time periods. It was long and I spent most of the day today reading the last half, totally neglecting my family.
post #82 of 159
11/15/08 at 4:37am
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Sepulchre by Kate Mosse

LOVED it. It was a ghost story involving a mysterious set of tarot cards and an interweaving story line from two different time periods. It was long and I spent most of the day today reading the last half, totally neglecting my family.
Ooh, I love me a good ghost story. I'll have to look that one up.
post #83 of 159
11/15/08 at 10:25am
#120 Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith

A good one -- not cheery, but good.... First few pages set in 1930s Soviet Union, rest of the book takes place in 1950's S. Union. From the book flap:
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The mere suspicion of ideological disloyalty ... sends millions of innocents into the Gulags or to their executions. Defending the system from its citizens is the MGB, the State Security Force. And no MGB officer is more courageous, conscientious, or idealistic than Leo Demidov.
When Leo begins to believe that a murderer is on the loose -- an impossibility in Stalin's Soviet Union, where there is no crime -- he quickly becomes one of the suspected ones.

Knocked out my desire to trust ANYONE for a while, I think.
Another first novel.
post #84 of 159
11/15/08 at 12:00pm
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)

This book follows a man and his son traveling alone together in a barren postapocalyptic world. I really, really loved it. I thought it was very well done, and I had a hard time putting it down.
post #85 of 159
11/15/08 at 3:03pm
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Sepulchre by Kate Mosse

LOVED it. It was a ghost story involving a mysterious set of tarot cards and an interweaving story line from two different time periods. It was long and I spent most of the day today reading the last half, totally neglecting my family.
Oh that sounds good! I'm adding that to my list.

Did she write Labyrinth too? Her name sounds familiar.
post #86 of 159
11/15/08 at 4:23pm
A Room With a View by E.M. Forster
post #87 of 159
11/15/08 at 4:33pm
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Oh that sounds good! I'm adding that to my list.

Did she write Labyrinth too? Her name sounds familiar.
Yes, which I am putting on hold ASAP! I actually only found Sepulchre because I did a search on tarot in the library system, but now I want to read Labyrinth too.
post #88 of 159
11/15/08 at 5:04pm
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Yes, which I am putting on hold ASAP! I actually only found Sepulchre because I did a search on tarot in the library system, but now I want to read Labyrinth too.
Oh I loved Labyrinth by her. I'm sure you'll like it!
post #89 of 159
11/15/08 at 6:33pm
"Paper Towns" by John Green

I love this author but was disappointed in this book about a geeky teen who follows a set of clues to find a popular girl who he likes. Found it unbelievable and a tedious read.
post #90 of 159
11/15/08 at 6:46pm
Time of My Life by Allison Winn Scotch

The premise of the story is a suburban mother, disgruntled by her current life and haunted by memories of her ex, finds herself seven years in the past -- before the marriage, the suburbs and the baby. The best part: she is fully aware that she has gone back in time and has the gift of hindsight. She has the chance to rewrite her life or follow the same path. Raise your hand if you have ever wished -- even for a second -- that you could go back and make some different choices. The past is always prettier when you view it in reverse.
post #91 of 159
11/15/08 at 10:12pm
St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves by Karen Russell

i really enjoyed these short stories--and they are not the kind i normally am drawn to. some very wacky, completely unrealistic characters (such as, um, girls who are half wolf!), but--and here's the catch--the emotions were believable. i read one of her stories in the Best Short Stories of 2007, and was thrilled when i read the bios in the back which mentioned this collection.

the one in the 2007 collection btw is about a vampire who travels the world finding a way to sate his thirst. the best bet thus far are these particularly delectable lemons in Italy. also, there is romance--not the kissing kind but the "do we really want the same things?" kind.
post #92 of 159
11/16/08 at 3:56pm
The Jungle Law, Victoria Vinton


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In 1892, 26-years-of-age and nearly broke, but expecting royalties from his successful books, Ruddy (Rudyard Kipling) and his wife Caroline leave London for rural Vermont. There they will build a home, their firstborn will arrive, and Kipling will seek out the quiet he needs to invite his "Daemon" to call. This much is fact. Down the road from the Kipling home lives the Connolly family: Jack, Addie, and Joe, their 11-year-old son. The gray sameness of their stunted, ingrown lives could not be more different from Kipling's. And, that difference resides in the imagination. Joe meets the exuberant Rudyard and is drawn irretrievably into the spell of his stories.

Vinton paints a vivid picture of rural Vermont life, and Kipling's life there while he writes a Jungle Book. Overall, I found this really enjoyable -- I just wished I had found out "what happened" to Joe.


1-Garden of Beasts, #2-Passporter Guide to WDW, #3-Skylight Confessions, #4 - The Secret, #5 - The Kite Runner, #6 - Gone, #7 - Hidden Mickeys, #8 - Into Thin Air, #9 - Wolf Point, #10 - Ocean Breezes, #11 - Harmony Guide to Cables and Aran, #12 - East, #13 - Getting Started Knitting Socks, #14 - Keeping Faith, #15 - The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight, #16 The Big Nap, #17 - Grave of God's Daughter, #18 - Daddy's Girl, #19 - Behind the Scenes at the Museum, #20 - America, #21 - The Little Friend, #22 - Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid, #23 - Candyfreak, #24 - Devil in the White City, #25 A Playdate with Death, #26 - Lunch Lessons, #27 - Hidden, #28 Garden of Eden and other Criminal Delights, #29 The Amber Room, #30 The Keep, #31 March, #32 Triathlons for Women, #33 Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, #34 - Mirror, Mirror, #35 - The Kingdom Keepers, #36 Freakonomics, #37 - The Thirteenth Tale, #38 - The Jungle Law
post #93 of 159
11/16/08 at 8:00pm
A Girl Named Zippy: Growing Up Small in Mooreland Indiana by Haven Kimmel

Kimmel put together a great collection of her memories growing up in a small town (pop. 300) Indiana. The stories are humorous, touching and just make for a wonderful read. Kimmel has a gift for making the mundane come alive. I wish I could sit down and have a cup of coffee with her. I am heading straight into her next collection of memories called She Got Up Off the Couch: And Other Heroic Acts from Mooreland, Indiana which focuses more on her mother.
post #94 of 159
11/16/08 at 8:03pm
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Sepulchre by Kate Mosse

LOVED it. It was a ghost story involving a mysterious set of tarot cards and an interweaving story line from two different time periods. It was long and I spent most of the day today reading the last half, totally neglecting my family.
Goodness! I am trying to STOP adding books to my library queue so I can read the ones I own. Maybe I need to take a hiatus from the list because you all are not helping me.
post #95 of 159
11/17/08 at 2:47am
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A Girl Named Zippy: Growing Up Small in Mooreland Indiana by Haven Kimmel

Kimmel put together a great collection of her memories growing up in a small town (pop. 300) Indiana. The stories are humorous, touching and just make for a wonderful read. Kimmel has a gift for making the mundane come alive. I wish I could sit down and have a cup of coffee with her. I am heading straight into her next collection of memories called She Got Up Off the Couch: And Other Heroic Acts from Mooreland, Indiana which focuses more on her mother.
I actually have both of those on my shelf (found them at Goodwill ) so I may pick them up next. Thanks for reminding me!
post #96 of 159
11/17/08 at 2:35pm
"The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman

About a boy who escapes into an abandoned graveyard when his family is murdered and is raised by ghosts. Didn't like this quite as much as "Coraline" but still very good.
post #97 of 159
11/17/08 at 5:24pm
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"The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman

About a boy who escapes into an abandoned graveyard when his family is murdered and is raised by ghosts. Didn't like this quite as much as "Coraline" but still very good.
I'm listening to the audiobook edition of Gaiman's short story collection Fragile Things, which has the short story "October in the Chair" in it which is the genesis for The Graveyad Book. Great short story, by the way.
post #98 of 159
11/17/08 at 6:05pm
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I'm listening to the audiobook edition of Gaiman's short story collection Fragile Things, which has the short story "October in the Chair" in it which is the genesis for The Graveyad Book. Great short story, by the way.
Cool! I'll be looking forward to seeing your review of that book.
post #99 of 159
11/17/08 at 9:31pm
So, bufomander and Fiestabeth are we on for tomorrow morning?
post #100 of 159
11/17/08 at 10:57pm
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So, bufomander and Fiestabeth are we on for tomorrow morning?
I am planning on it, but dd1 is a bit under the weather so I'm going to have to see if she's well enough to go to school in the morning. If she stays home I will too. I'll PM you my cell #.
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