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Post by elizabeth36 on Apr 28, 2015 8:38:22 GMT
I have recently finished reading Still Alice by Lisa Genova. Despite the subject matter, it was a lovely read and completely engaging story told with compassion and insight. The characters were terrific. Highly recommended.
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Post by judy on May 3, 2015 5:17:15 GMT
I ve read all her books Elizabeth. ’Sill Alice’ was on at the movies recently too. Did you see it? its worth seeing. 'Left Neglected’ was my favorite-maybe because it was the first i read. I recently found out she has another out and Ive hinted for mothers Day...
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Post by Elasti-Girl on May 19, 2015 3:45:58 GMT
I've finished 'Kiss the Girls' & started on Kathryn Fox 'Skin and Bone'
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Post by judy on Jun 14, 2015 10:49:24 GMT
Ive just read Phillipa Gregory’s “The White Queen” I really enjoyed it. There are others in the series so Ill find out which comes next and try to get it at the library. My DD30 tells me it has been made into a mini series. If I can id like to watch it.
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Post by shellie on Jun 14, 2015 23:28:40 GMT
I bought the 1st of the GOT series. That things a brick. Figured it might get me through the next however long it takes for Season 6 to come out (Finale today). Need to set aside some 'Shellie Time' to get into it.
Oh yeah, I don't know if I ever mentioned it, I got 'The Casual Vacancy' JK Rowlings, when it 1st came out, couldn't get into it. Couldn't get past the notion that JK Rowlings writes swear words, really bad ones. Not that I'm the hugest prude, I've been know to drop the odd colourful language, I just though JK might have been intelligent enough to use 'her big words' instead of stooping to the lowest of the low. Anyway, it was made into a mini series that played on Foxtel, I have taped it and am planning to watch, when I get some time.
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Post by Judy@work?? on Jun 15, 2015 4:08:26 GMT
Oh I've read that too but didn't know it was made into a miniseries- so many books, TV miniseries and movies made from books...so little time ( too much spent at work??? Lol)
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Post by judy on Jun 19, 2015 23:56:50 GMT
I got hold of The Red Queen and am already half way thru. I got in as an audio book and listen to it in the car -40mins each way to work and also when I’m home alone cooking or folding and when Ive been at the rental on my own or if the guys are working outside -certainly not a lot of time to read ATM!
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Post by drsarah on Oct 26, 2015 18:13:34 GMT
Oooh, I just saw this thread! I've been reading the Culver Valley Detective series by Sophie Hannah - brilliant stuff, lots of twists and turns and suspense and a story arc from book to book of the detectives, especially the really dysfunctional relationship between two of them. Have you read any more Philippa Gregory, Judy? I really recommend 'Lady of the Rivers' and 'The Kingmaker's Daughter' from the same series. And 'The Other Boleyn Girl' from her Tudor series - that's my all-time favourite of hers. Who was asking about a Kindle? I dithered about getting one for ages; didn't seem worth it when I had so many books on the shelves already and wasn't going to replace them with Kindle versions. Then my sister gave me one for my birthday and it's probably my best present ever! It has saved me SO much space buying new books on the Kindle instead of buying copies of them. Absolutely indispensable for the book-loving declutterer. And books are cheaper on the Kindle as well - although I don't know how much of those savings I've cancelled out by spending extra money on all those tempting special offers but it does mean I've got some great stuff I wouldn't otherwise have tried, at really cheap prices. So easy for travelling as well - just take my Kindle with me instead of picking out books to take and lugging them along. So my only regret is not buying one years earlier! What are other people reading now?
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Post by judy on Jan 1, 2016 13:26:37 GMT
So what is everyone reading at the moment? Get any good books for Christmas ? Ive just finished another of Judy Nunns books- Floodtide. it was good but I confess I sped read thru some of the political stuff in there
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Post by elizabeth36 on Jan 1, 2016 21:20:20 GMT
I'm reading 'The Dressmaker' by Rosalie Ham and received a copy of 'The life-changing magic of tidying up' by Marie Kondo for Christmas.
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Post by kate on Jan 11, 2016 10:13:45 GMT
I read the first of the "poldark" books last year and would like to finish reading the second one "demelza" by the end of the month... i am a slow and sporadic reader, so it may take me longer my favourite books are "the guernsey literary and potato peel pie society" by mary ann shaffer & annie burrows, "the story of 7 summers" by hillary burden, and "pillars of the earth" by ken follet.
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