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I'm not well-read, unless you count this blog site...

2008-06-22T23:15:00.000-05:00

I'm not well-read, unless you count this blog site and a few books this year. Hoping to change my ways, I joined a book club and read the first book on the list, "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls. I loved this memoir, telling the tale of an extremely dysfunctional and poverty-stricken family. It communicates both the hardship and the love in this family. I just loved it and finished it nearly in one night....unheard of for me. I highly recommend it for those who haven't read it. Next on the list is "Nineteen Minutes" so I'll look forward to that. Thanks for the other suggestions!!! Rita

i am currently reading jodi picoult's "nineteen mi...

2008-06-16T09:16:00.000-05:00

i am currently reading jodi picoult's "nineteen minutes." i read "my sister's keeper" a long time ago, but for some reason, steered clear of her other books until this one. so far, i am a fan.

next on my list is tom perotta's "little children" because he is my new jonathan tropper, who was my new nick hornby, who was my new wally lamb. not sure why i always obsess with male authors, but there it is! maybe i'll try jennifer weiner and see what happens.

Perfect timing! I'm on my way to the library tonig...

2008-06-12T14:11:00.000-05:00

Perfect timing! I'm on my way to the library tonight!

Already read 2 of your 3 on the list! I read "Suc...

2008-06-12T07:21:00.000-05:00

Already read 2 of your 3 on the list! I read "Such a Pretty Fat" and "Certain Girls." I loved both of them and will have to buy the Jonathan Tropper book...I totally forgot that I recommended that book to begin with to Pita. "Such a Pretty Fat" was my favorite to date although I laughed out loud to all of them. I also enjoy any books by the author Emily Giffin. Happy Reading!

I think I will just check out books at the MEP lib...

2008-06-11T21:31:00.000-05:00

I think I will just check out books at the MEP library, they all sounded entertaining but of course I haven't read any of them. m

Very glad to get some recommendations. I've been ...

2008-06-11T08:45:00.000-05:00

Very glad to get some recommendations. I've been reading "The Dante Club" for way too long (our next book club book) and while I was told it was going to read "just as quickly as 'The Da Vinci Code'", it's been a slow, tedious read for me, i.e., nothing like "The Da Vinci Code."

I hesitate over J. Weiner, even though I did really enjoy "Good in Bed" and generally like to read books written by Philadelphia authors. I think my hesitation stems from how much I disliked "In Her Shoes", the movie. This certainly isn't fair to the author, and I should really know better. I mean, when is the book *ever* the same as the movie? (Well, except for Harry Potter.)

I love Jennifer Weiner and Jonathan Tropper and fi...

2008-06-11T08:00:00.000-05:00

I love Jennifer Weiner and Jonathan Tropper and find Jen Lancaster books hilarious. I am looking forward to reading her next one. I just reread Good in Bed in anticipation of reading Certain Girls. Book of Joe is a really great book and was introduced to me by EmFagel, I have also read Everything Changes -but I would recommend Book of Joe as a first choice for sure.

I just finished Bright Lights, Big Ass and really ...

2008-06-11T06:16:00.000-05:00

I just finished Bright Lights, Big Ass and really enjoyed it. I love Jennifer Weiner, but I haven't read Certain Girls yet. I've recently rediscovered the library since my husband put me on a book buying moratorium as they were taking over our little office/library and he was threatening a purge. I'll have to add all three to my to-do list.