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I can't believe I never commented on this post...

2009-07-09T20:14:54.596-05:00

I can't believe I never commented on this post. Just thinking about TE waxing on about Lonesome Dove made me chuckle. Tried to talk J. into listening to this on our way to the beach. Apparently, his mother traumatized him with the miniseries, so no go. I KNOW he'd love it. But I guess I'm on my own.

My mom read it last summer after hearing the same ...

2009-06-29T10:09:56.291-05:00

My mom read it last summer after hearing the same thing for years. After she was finished reading I asked her how it went. She LOVED IT and told me she was missing some of the characters. I will put it on my list to read.

Sigh. I told you so!

2009-06-28T19:03:11.913-05:00

Sigh. I *told* you so!

This is amazing but I actually read Lonesome Dove ...

2009-06-27T10:38:13.634-05:00

This is amazing but I actually read Lonesome Dove around the same time your husband was reading it. I loved the slow read, it sorta matched the hot, dusty and tired horses. I think my Lonesome Dove is Love in the Time of Cholera which was read oh...maybe.......20 years ago when our children were still at home. It was a slow read as well, didn't want to miss a moment, always waiting for the punch line after many pages of the set-up. Think I'll try to read it again. Right now I have been inspired by MEP to read the poems and biography of Emily Dickinson.
My husband stared at me as I returned from our library with 10 books and asked "What in the world are you doing now?".... At this time am turning pages of THE PASSION OF EMILY DICKINSON by Judith Farr. She delves into the poems. While it is scholarly it is also written for the casual student, moi. It's not exactly a beach book but it is great. I'll betcha a movie will be made soon and MEP will be the lit consultant.

Dear MEP, you can find me at mrsfwith4@gmail.com.

2009-06-25T21:13:50.313-05:00

Dear MEP, you can find me at mrsfwith4@gmail.com.

i'm trying to think if i have a "lonesome...

2009-06-25T14:00:03.193-05:00

i'm trying to think if i have a "lonesome dove" of my own, but the only thing that keeps coming to mind is the guilt that i feel every time i try to get through jane austen and just can't. "pride and prejudice" is one of my favorite friend's favorite books--i've tried 3 times now to get through it and i just can't. so her disappointment in me lingers! if you have any of those guilty books, write a little blog about it so i don't feel so alone!
i am currently reading wally lamb's latest "the hour i first believed"--i'm a big big fan of wally lamb's, and i like this one, but am not quite in love yet.

Hey MEP: I wanted to thank you for the idea that ...

2009-06-23T09:41:52.859-05:00

Hey MEP:

I wanted to thank you for the idea that I took from one of your posts to download audiobooks and use them when I am walking for exercise, driving to work or cleaning the house! It's been so much fun and I'm much more likely to do those other dreaded activities now. I just finished Abundance by Sena Jeter Naslund and really liked it and When You Are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris. Sedaris is a perennial favorite of mine...light and funny...but I don't recommend that you read or listen to him in public. You look like a looney bird when you start laughing out loud!

I also noticed that you mention paying for your downloads. My husband (a HUGE proponent of the library) pointed out to me a few weeks ago that our library system in Columbus has GREAT audiobooks that I can download to my iPod for free! I put myself on the waiting list for titles I want and by the time I have finished one, the next one is usually available! And free...hey, you can't beat that!

Hi MEP, After you suggested Lonesome Dove to me re...

2009-06-22T22:23:23.384-05:00

Hi MEP, After you suggested Lonesome Dove to me recently, I added it to my shopping cart on Amazon, and I have now ordered! I'm still waiting for your review of Cutting for Stone! I'm currently reading "When a Crocodile Eats the Sun," which I'm enjoying and my next book club read is "Shadow of the Wind."

Thanks for all of the suggestions! Mrs. F with ...

2009-06-22T21:34:48.613-05:00

Thanks for all of the suggestions!

Mrs. F with 4 -- Is there any way to reach you for follow-up comments? Thank you for giving me new titles and authors to explore. It's such a gift to hear about new titles and authors. I can hardly wait to investigate and discover new books to love!

i am excited about your suggestions, i've made...

2009-06-22T14:27:44.077-05:00

i am excited about your suggestions, i've made myself a list.

i ask that you read _All Over Creation_ by Ruth Ozeki. a fun way to learn about the dangers of monoculture, and genetically engineered food.
if you liked _My Year of Meats_, you will love this one too.

Gosh, after such high praise, I will definitely gi...

2009-06-22T12:41:19.426-05:00

Gosh, after such high praise, I will definitely give Lonesome Dove a chance. Growing up in the plains, there was plenty of old west stuff to keep me entertained. Cow Town, anyone? Kansas definitely has its share of cowboy history. Having said that, I've never been into westerns: books, movies or songs. My mother's family actually came out west in a covered wagon in the late 1800s, so it's part of my family history. All of that is to say that it certainly wouldn't hurt me to branch out into a new genre.

Right now I'm reading The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie. It's a cute book about a young chemistry-loving girl who fancies herself a Sherlock Holmes style investigator, of course finding herself in all kinds of trouble along the way. I have The Guernsay Literary... on my bedside table right now. Excited to read that.

If you haven't already, please PLEASE read ...

2009-06-22T12:05:21.155-05:00

If you haven't already, please PLEASE read 'Still Alice' by Lisa Genova. And I've just galloped through 'The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society' by Mary Ann Shaffer (a jolly good read, nicely written). 'Late Nights on Air', 'A Student of Weather', 'Garbo Laughs', all by Elizabeth Hay.

A really haunting book (not literally in the sense of ghosts), 'In the Springtime of the Year', by Susan HIll. I defy you not to cry!

My Lonesome Dove? Probably 'In this House of Brede', by Rumer Godden.

I've just reserved the Ruth Reichl at the library - I'd heard it was good, so I'm pleased to have that cpnfirmed!

I love when you suggest books! I'm going to t...

2009-06-21T22:27:28.409-05:00

I love when you suggest books! I'm going to the library this week, so hopefully I'll be able to find one of these. I suspect Lonesome Dove will be in....just a guess. I'll have to muster up some energy for that one. Currently reading Always Looking Up by Michael J. Fox and the Shopaholic book when the main character is having a baby. I'm having a tough time getting through both of them, so I guess I'd rate them both as "average." Rita