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lipglossjunky73
Cai-Dizzle. Nuff said.
Member since 10/05 9121 total posts
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6/17/2006 12:00 PM
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Harbor Club
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OK - need a good book to read while I still have some time....
I temporarily dropped out of my book club since I wont be able to make meetings for a while, and am not too interested in the recent book they selected anyway, so I need a good book of substance that I can read in the next 3 weeks....
Stephanie - you know what I like, but I am not into chick lit... I like good stories that really grab you right away - no slow beginnings unless its really worth it....
I have read and enjoyed the following:
Kite Runner
Bel Canto
Running with Scissors
Namesake
Red Tent
Stuff like that...
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Posted 3/10/07 3:04 PM 
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lacey&mark
goodbye LIW
Member since 5/05 2037 total posts
Wedding Date:
7/7/2006 6:30 PM
Wed. Location:
atlantis marine world
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Re: OK - need a good book to read while I still have some time....
i haven't ready any of the books you mentioned, but i would recommend books by Jodi Picoult. I LOVE her books. My Sister's keeper is my fave. I want to read her new one, 19 Minutes, its about a school shooting and its vicitims and the shooter.
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Posted 3/10/07 3:25 PM
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ant n tilde
Team Jacob! <3
Member since 6/06 14127 total posts
Wedding Date:
1/12/2008 3:00 PM
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Jericho Terrace
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Re: OK - need a good book to read while I still have some time....
Zadie Smith - On Beauty
Amazing book!
PUSH - Sapphire.
Message edited 3/10/2007 4:04:08 PM.
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Posted 3/10/07 4:02 PM
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lipglossjunky73
Cai-Dizzle. Nuff said.
Member since 10/05 9121 total posts
Wedding Date:
6/17/2006 12:00 PM
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Harbor Club
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Re: OK - need a good book to read while I still have some time....
Wow - Push is hardcore! I read that quite a while ago - I like Sapphire a lot - she wrote a great book of poetry as well
I read my sister's Keeper - I liked it until the stupid ending, which made me wind up hating the book....
I'll look up On Beauty
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Posted 3/10/07 4:17 PM
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ant n tilde
Team Jacob! <3
Member since 6/06 14127 total posts
Wedding Date:
1/12/2008 3:00 PM
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Jericho Terrace
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Re: OK - need a good book to read while I still have some time....
Posted by lipglossjunky73
Wow - Push is hardcore! I read that quite a while ago - I like Sapphire a lot - she wrote a great book of poetry as well
I read my sister's Keeper - I liked it until the stupid ending, which made me wind up hating the book....
I'll look up On Beauty
yeah Push is no joke - i should have put a warning with that one lol. The poetry is also amazing!
oooh and my favorite Zadie Smith book is White Teeth! i always get them confused. On Beauty was good too but White Teeth is much better!
Ruth Kluger Still Alive is another hardcore book but its also great.
Message edited 3/10/2007 4:36:20 PM.
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Posted 3/10/07 4:30 PM
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imas98
What to say, what to say ?
Member since 1/07 1505 total posts
Wedding Date:
6/10/2007 3:00 PM
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Gurney's Inn, Montauk - A+
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Re: OK - need a good book to read while I still have some time....
These are my favorite books from our bookclub....you might like these:
Stolen Lives - Malika Oufkir
Confideracy of Dunces - John Kennedy Toole
Interpreter of Maladies - Jhumpa Lahiri
******* out of Carolina - Dorothy Allison
Life of Pi - Yann Martel
The Color of Water - James McBride
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Posted 3/10/07 6:40 PM
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nickipa
awhh...henry
Member since 5/05 2364 total posts
Wedding Date:
11/4/2006 12:00 AM
Wed. Location:
FH
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Re: OK - need a good book to read while I still have some time....
have you read The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon?? based on what you said you liked i think you would enjoy!
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Posted 3/10/07 7:56 PM
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nmagel
The New Mrs. D!
Member since 1/07 3386 total posts
Wedding Date:
3/30/2008 5:00 PM
Wed. Location:
George Washington Manor
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Re: OK - need a good book to read while I still have some time....
The Historian - Elizabeth Kostova
Middlesex - Jeffrey Eugenides
The Other Boleyn Girl - Phillipa Gregory
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Posted 3/11/07 12:27 AM
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cherilicious16
mwwaaa
Member since 6/06 2198 total posts
Wedding Date:
4/27/2007 3:00 PM
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George Washington Manor: A++++
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Re: OK - need a good book to read while I still have some time....
EAT PRAY LOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(I feel very strongly about this recommendation.... )
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Posted 3/11/07 12:34 AM
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lipglossjunky73
Cai-Dizzle. Nuff said.
Member since 10/05 9121 total posts
Wedding Date:
6/17/2006 12:00 PM
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Harbor Club
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Re: OK - need a good book to read while I still have some time....
Cool - thanks ladies - I'll check these out on Amazon and see if any story lines grab me - I had Life of Pi for the longest time and never got to it - now its in a box somewhere from moving....
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Posted 3/11/07 10:47 AM
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stephanielyse
It's An Obsession
Member since 9/05 3059 total posts
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5/1/2006 11:30 AM
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Message edited 3/31/2008 12:43:08 PM.
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Posted 3/11/07 1:19 PM
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lipglossjunky73
Cai-Dizzle. Nuff said.
Member since 10/05 9121 total posts
Wedding Date:
6/17/2006 12:00 PM
Wed. Location:
Harbor Club
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Re: OK - need a good book to read while I still have some time....
Posted by stephanielyse
Liza, read The Time Traveler's Wife. I'm super serious.
SUPER serious, huh? 
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Posted 3/11/07 3:36 PM
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hmpena
Momma to be- team blue!
Member since 1/05 14747 total posts
Wedding Date:
1/15/2006 3:00 PM
Wed. Location:
Fox Hollow A+
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Re: OK - need a good book to read while I still have some time....
I know This Much is True- Wally Lamb
The Secret Life of Bees
An oldie, but my favorite book of all time is Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.
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Posted 3/11/07 10:37 PM
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LuvMyAlfonse
Score.
Member since 7/06 10232 total posts
Wedding Date:
6/27/2008 4:30 PM
Wed. Location:
Land's End
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Re: OK - need a good book to read while I still have some time....
Posted by hmpena
I know This Much is True- Wally Lamb
Great read! Long, but worth it.
Also, The Ice Queen by Alice Hoffman.
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Posted 3/12/07 10:44 AM
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greenfreak
tree hugger
Member since 4/06 2707 total posts
Wedding Date:
6/11/2006 10:00 AM
Wed. Location:
Greenbow, AlaBAMA
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Re: OK - need a good book to read while I still have some time....
Posted by stephanielyse
Liza, read The Time Traveler's Wife. I'm super serious.
I liked that one too. Got a little hard to keep track of at times, but it was good.
I know This Much is True- Wally Lamb
The Secret Life of Bees
Are you in Oprah's book club or something?  Those are good though, I've read them too. The Secret Life of Bees was great.
I have to catalog my books one day and make a list of the best ones. And sell the rest. I have a ton of books that were pure crap.
If you haven't seen the movie yet, try In Her Shoes by Jennifer Weiner. I like the movie too.
I've been into mystery thrillers lately and am working my way through all of Jeffrey Deaver's books and Douglas Preston/Lincoln Child's books.
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Posted 3/12/07 10:45 AM
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