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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 06:50 PM Original message |
DU lounge challenge: Let's name a book set in every state. |
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Tobin S. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 06:52 PM Response to Original message |
1. The Stand. Goes through many states, but mainly Colorado and Nevada |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 06:53 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. And Nebraska |
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Tobin S. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 07:00 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Ah, yes. Mother Abigail's home state. |
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redwitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 10:23 PM Response to Reply #2 |
67. And Maine. |
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Drunken Irishman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 10:43 PM Response to Reply #1 |
71. The first major city wiped out by the virus is Salt Lake... |
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petronius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 06:57 PM Response to Original message |
3. Cannery Row - California |
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petronius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 06:59 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Native Son - Illinois |
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Bennyboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 07:08 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. Tortilla Flats and The Grapes of Wrath too... |
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Ptah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 07:05 PM Response to Original message |
6. A River Runs Through It - Montana |
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ornotna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 07:08 PM Response to Original message |
8. The Yearling |
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amerikat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 09:13 PM Response to Reply #8 |
54. Such a sad story. |
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yankeepants (602 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-30-10 04:28 AM Response to Reply #8 |
152. Read that book twice when in my teens |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 07:11 PM Response to Original message |
9. Louisiana: Interview with a Vampire |
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femmocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-10 09:23 AM Response to Reply #9 |
101. Louisiana ( and NY): Divine Secrets of the YaYa Sisterhood. |
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BurtWorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-10 01:52 PM Response to Reply #9 |
112. Louisiana: The Awakening, by Kate Chopin |
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pinstikfartherin (294 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-10 04:09 PM Response to Reply #9 |
126. Louisiana: Dead Until Dark |
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Whisp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-30-10 01:02 AM Response to Reply #9 |
148. A Love Song for Bobby Long |
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yankeepants (602 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-30-10 04:45 AM Response to Reply #148 |
153. deleted : wrong spot |
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JTG of the PRB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 07:11 PM Response to Original message |
10. Since Tobin beat me to The Stand, I'll go with The Shining. |
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taterguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 07:12 PM Response to Original message |
11. All the President's Men, District of Columbia |
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BurtWorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-10 01:53 PM Response to Reply #11 |
113. DC: The Exorcist, by William Peter Blatty |
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taterguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 07:13 PM Response to Original message |
12. Gone With the Wind: Georgia |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-10 06:16 PM Response to Reply #12 |
142. Also Tobacco Road and Big Jim Dickey's Deliverance |
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taterguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 07:13 PM Response to Original message |
13. Prince of Tides: South Carolina |
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Zorra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-30-10 12:44 PM Response to Reply #13 |
156. OK...dude...take a deep breath...now sloooowly back away from the coffee machine. nt |
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taterguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-30-10 06:32 PM Response to Reply #156 |
160. What the fuck do you mean by that? |
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Zorra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-30-10 09:34 PM Response to Reply #160 |
161. See post #131. |
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taterguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 07:15 PM Response to Original message |
14. Sometimes A Great Notion: Oregon |
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Swede (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 07:16 PM Response to Original message |
15. Silence of the Lambs was set in a few states. |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 08:03 PM Response to Reply #15 |
29. well gosh most thrillers are set in a "few" states |
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Swede (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 09:37 PM Response to Reply #29 |
60. The settings were very important to the story. |
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taterguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 07:18 PM Response to Original message |
16. Red (Auerbach) and Me: Massachusetts |
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Mr. Ected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 07:18 PM Response to Original message |
17. Iowa - Bridges of Madison County |
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wickerwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 07:18 PM Response to Original message |
18. Maryland: The Sot Weed Factor |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 09:01 PM Response to Reply #18 |
52. Huh?? |
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wickerwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 11:13 PM Response to Reply #52 |
76. Take it up with John Barth, |
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taterguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 07:18 PM Response to Original message |
19. Presumed Innocent: Illinois |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 09:02 PM Response to Reply #19 |
53. What. You are not mentioning the novel about Dean Smith?? |
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taterguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 07:19 PM Response to Original message |
20. The Last Picture Show: Texas |
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IcyPeas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 07:20 PM Response to Original message |
21. the Great Gatsby (Long Island, New York) |
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taterguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 07:21 PM Response to Original message |
22. James Michener's Hawaii |
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Auggie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 08:25 PM Response to Reply #22 |
37. Michener's Centennial: Colorado |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 10:33 PM Response to Reply #22 |
69. James Michener's Alaska |
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hippywife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-03-10 05:44 PM Response to Reply #69 |
172. Michener's Texas and Hawaii. |
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Mr. Ected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 07:21 PM Response to Original message |
23. Alabama - To Kill A Mockingbird |
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taterguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 07:24 PM Response to Original message |
24. John Irving's Hotel New Hampshire |
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SoxFan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 07:29 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. NH: Peyton Place |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-10 08:34 AM Response to Reply #26 |
91. Filmed, though, in Camden, ME. |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 08:38 PM Response to Reply #24 |
42. New Hampshire: The Sabbathday River |
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BurtWorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-10 01:39 PM Response to Reply #24 |
106. NH: Affliction, by Russell Banks |
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taterguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 07:29 PM Response to Original message |
25. Dessert Solitaire: Utah |
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petronius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 08:13 PM Response to Reply #25 |
32. You might want to reread that one (unless it's a cookbook) |
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taterguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-10 06:29 AM Response to Reply #32 |
82. Damn spellcheck |
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yewberry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 07:57 PM Response to Original message |
27. Snow Falling On Cedars: WA |
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femmocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 07:59 PM Response to Original message |
28. Georgia: Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. |
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MissHoneychurch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-10 08:04 AM Response to Reply #28 |
90. That is what came to mind right away too |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 08:05 PM Response to Original message |
30. what states remain? surprised no one has mentioned maine yet |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 08:11 PM Original message |
mississippi: grisham, a time to kill (and a great many others) |
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BurtWorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-10 01:40 PM Response to Reply #30 |
107. The Beans of Egypt Maine, by Carolyn Chute |
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yankeepants (602 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 08:11 PM Response to Original message |
31. In Cold Blood Kansas |
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yankeepants (602 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 08:13 PM Response to Original message |
33. All Carl Haissan's novels :Florida |
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petronius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 08:14 PM Response to Original message |
34. Arrowsmith - North Dakota |
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Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 08:22 PM Response to Original message |
35. all those JA Jance novels Arizona (Cochise county, even!) |
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Ptah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 09:22 PM Response to Reply #35 |
58. All three are very good. |
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petronius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 08:22 PM Response to Original message |
36. The Long March - North Carolina |
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blue neen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 08:27 PM Response to Original message |
38. The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara |
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blue neen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 08:35 PM Response to Original message |
39. "And Ladies of the Club" by Helen Hooven Santmyer |
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azmouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 08:35 PM Response to Original message |
40. Several novels by Bentley Little are set in Arizona. |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 08:36 PM Response to Original message |
41. That's only set in Nevada. |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 08:42 PM Response to Original message |
43. Missouri: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer |
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lost-in-nj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 08:46 PM Response to Original message |
44. one of the best Indie movies |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-10 01:53 PM Response to Reply #44 |
114. Peter Dinklage. |
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Capn Sunshine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 08:47 PM Response to Original message |
45. any Tony Hillerman Novel :New Mexico |
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blue neen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 08:50 PM Response to Original message |
46. "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd |
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Capn Sunshine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 08:52 PM Response to Original message |
47. The Angels Will Not Care, Alaska |
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Richardo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 08:56 PM Response to Original message |
48. "Roughing It" by Mark Twain - California, Nevada and the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii) |
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UTUSN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 08:57 PM Response to Original message |
49. Uh. No?1! n/ |
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GoCubsGo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 08:58 PM Response to Original message |
50. Empire Falls-Maine |
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Crystal Clarity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-10 07:02 AM Response to Reply #50 |
85. Good One! |
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Capn Sunshine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 08:58 PM Response to Original message |
51. All those other JA JAnce novels; Seattle, WA. |
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amerikat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 09:20 PM Response to Original message |
55. All Janet Evonovich novels are set in NJ |
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Seneca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 09:20 PM Response to Original message |
56. Annie Proulx's "Close Range": Wyoming |
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nomorenomore08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-10 12:51 AM Response to Reply #56 |
80. Yes! Both volumes are excellent! |
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Melissa G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 09:21 PM Response to Original message |
57. Any John Straley... Alaska |
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Seneca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 09:24 PM Response to Original message |
59. William Faulkner is synonymous with Mississippi |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-10 02:02 PM Response to Reply #59 |
116. I like to think Mississippi has more going for it than just Faulkner. |
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Seneca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-10 03:42 PM Response to Reply #116 |
121. Don't ruin our winning streak, LOL |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-10 03:50 PM Response to Reply #121 |
123. Ha! Fair enough. |
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Seneca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-10 04:11 PM Response to Reply #123 |
127. Nope, lol |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-10 04:52 PM Response to Reply #127 |
135. I've lived in Texas 25 years or so. |
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Seneca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-10 05:46 PM Response to Reply #135 |
140. You're 29 |
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Seneca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-10 03:49 PM Response to Reply #116 |
122. I forgot about Shelby Foote |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-10 03:51 PM Response to Reply #122 |
124. Richard Wright? |
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Seneca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-10 04:12 PM Response to Reply #124 |
128. I forgot until I checked the list you provided |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-10 03:51 PM Response to Reply #122 |
125. dupe |
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Seneca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-10 04:13 PM Response to Reply #125 |
130. I thought the Lounge didn't have any clicks |
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Dr Morbius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 09:51 PM Response to Original message |
61. James Michener's Chesapeake |
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gmoney (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 09:53 PM Response to Original message |
62. Downtown Owl by Chuck Klosterman (Minnesota) |
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Withywindle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 09:57 PM Response to Original message |
63. Massachusetts: House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne. |
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DebJ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 09:57 PM Response to Original message |
64. "Misty of Chincoteague" : Virginia |
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marigold20 (802 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 10:02 PM Response to Original message |
65. Love Medicine, North Dakota |
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Silver Swan (805 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 10:21 PM Response to Original message |
66. A Girl of the Limberlost |
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femmocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-10 09:19 AM Response to Reply #66 |
99. delete |
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ceile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-10 01:55 PM Response to Reply #66 |
115. I haven't thought of that book in years! |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 10:31 PM Response to Original message |
68. Oklahoma -- Sundown, by John Joseph Matthews |
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BurtWorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-10 01:51 PM Response to Reply #68 |
111. Oklahoma: Pop. 1280, by Jim Thompson |
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Z_I_Peevey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-30-10 10:20 PM Response to Reply #68 |
163. Fire in Beulah by Rilla Askew |
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Heidi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 02:25 AM Response to Reply #68 |
176. Oklahoma: Where the Red Fern Grows, by Wilson Rawls. (nt) |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 10:34 PM Response to Original message |
70. Wisconsin -- Anywhere but Here, by Mona Simpson |
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Drunken Irishman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 10:44 PM Response to Reply #70 |
72. Wow. Who knew Mona Simpson wrote books? |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 10:49 PM Response to Reply #72 |
75. lol |
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blue neen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 10:46 PM Response to Original message |
73. Minnesota |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-10 07:55 AM Response to Reply #73 |
87. Also Minnesota: Jon Hassler's novels. And Joanna Fluke's |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-02-10 10:35 PM Response to Reply #87 |
167. Hassler's "Staggerford" is a great book! |
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BurtWorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-10 01:42 PM Response to Reply #73 |
108. MN: Main Street, by Sinclair Lewis |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 10:48 PM Response to Original message |
74. Vermont: A Day No Pigs Would Die |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-10 12:25 AM Response to Original message |
77. Wyoming |
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Common Sense Party (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-30-10 12:39 AM Response to Reply #77 |
147. Also Wyoming: The whole Joe Pickett series by C.J. Box |
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Petrushka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-10 12:26 AM Response to Original message |
78. Storming Heaven --- by Denise Giardina --- West Virginia coalfields |
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taterguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-10 06:31 AM Response to Reply #78 |
83. Great, great book. Thanks for reminding me about it |
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Petrushka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-10 12:29 AM Response to Original message |
79. Fools Parade --- also: Night of the Hunter --- both by Davis Grubb --- West Virginia |
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nomorenomore08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-10 12:59 AM Response to Original message |
81. Marilynne Robinson's 'Housekeeping,' set in Idaho. |
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brendan120678 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-10 07:00 AM Response to Original message |
84. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty - Connecticut (Okay, that's a short story) |
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PRETZEL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-10 07:44 AM Response to Original message |
86. The Lovely Bones |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-10 07:56 AM Response to Original message |
88. Maine: SPOONHANDLE and most of Ruth Moore's books. nt |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-10 08:45 AM Response to Reply #88 |
94. Cider House Rules by John Irving was basedin Maine too |
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Sisaruus (703 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-03-10 08:52 PM Response to Reply #88 |
174. More Maine: Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout |
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Seedersandleechers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-10 08:00 AM Response to Original message |
89. Huckleberry Finn...Missouri |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-10 08:38 AM Response to Original message |
92. Holden Caulfield went to "Pennsy Prep" (The Hill School). "Giles Goat-Boy" = PennState campus. Then |
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femmocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-10 09:14 AM Response to Reply #92 |
98. PA: Michael Chabon, "The Mysteries of Pittsburgh" |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-10 01:15 PM Response to Reply #98 |
105. I don't know! |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-10 08:45 AM Response to Original message |
93. Fight Club - Wilmington, Delaware |
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1gobluedem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-10 08:46 AM Response to Original message |
95. Hemingway's Nick Adams stories are all set in Michigan |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-10 05:45 PM Response to Reply #95 |
139. So are many of the very fine books of Jonathan Bellairs |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-10 08:48 AM Response to Original message |
96. "Cold Mountain" in NC. |
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bif (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-10 09:00 AM Response to Original message |
97. Middlesex--Michigan |
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femmocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-10 09:21 AM Response to Original message |
100. Maryland: The Accidental Tourist, Anne Tyler (Baltimore) |
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femmocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-10 09:26 AM Response to Original message |
102. Nebraska: O Pioneers, Willa Cather |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-10 12:40 PM Response to Original message |
103. Tennessee: Sharyn McCrumb's "ballad novels". |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-10 12:48 PM Response to Original message |
104. Rhode Island (and Indiana): God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater -- Kurt Vonnegut |
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BurtWorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-10 01:48 PM Response to Reply #104 |
110. Rhode Island: The Witches of Eastwick, by John Updike |
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BurtWorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-10 01:45 PM Response to Original message |
109. New York: Catcher in the Rye, by JD Salinger |
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Zorra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-10 02:09 PM Response to Original message |
117. Pat Conroy's "The Prince of Tides" - South Carolina |
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taterguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-10 04:14 PM Response to Reply #117 |
131. Did you read the fucking thread? |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-10 06:21 PM Response to Reply #131 |
143. They meant to say Bastard out of Carolina |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-10 02:18 PM Response to Original message |
118. Connecticut: God and Man at Yale, William F. Buckley. |
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ceile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-10 02:19 PM Response to Original message |
119. No Country for Old Men: TX |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-10 02:23 PM Response to Original message |
120. Ohio: Winesburg, Ohio -- Sherwood Anderson. |
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taterguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-10 04:12 PM Response to Original message |
129. In the Spirit of Crazy Horse: South Dakota |
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demmiblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-10 04:15 PM Response to Original message |
132. Bud, Not Buddy- Michigan |
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lifesbeautifulmagic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-10 04:16 PM Response to Original message |
133. Sometimes a Great Notion - Oregon |
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taterguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-10 05:10 PM Response to Reply #133 |
136. Oh for fuck's sake |
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lifesbeautifulmagic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-10 05:37 PM Response to Reply #136 |
137. DAMN it |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-10 04:22 PM Response to Original message |
134. Minnesota--Giants in the Earth (about Norwegian immigrants) and |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-10 05:40 PM Response to Original message |
138. The Wizard of Oz--Kansas |
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S n o w b a l l (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-10 05:53 PM Response to Original message |
141. Indiana - "Jesus Land" |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-10 11:39 PM Response to Original message |
144. Georgia: Gone with the Wind |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-10 11:41 PM Response to Original message |
145. Kentucky: Weeds, by Edith Summers Kelley |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-10 11:42 PM Response to Original message |
146. Washington: Reservation Blues, by Sherman Alexie |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-30-10 01:19 AM Response to Original message |
149. arkansas: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings |
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smalll (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-30-10 01:25 AM Response to Original message |
150. How do I know this one??? "Raintree County" -- INDIANA. |
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nomorenomore08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-30-10 02:16 AM Response to Original message |
151. Another Indiana novel - 'Iodine' by Haven Kimmel. |
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yankeepants (602 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-30-10 04:47 AM Response to Original message |
154. Iowa: A Thousand Acres and Moo by Jane Smiley |
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6000eliot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-30-10 04:47 AM Response to Original message |
155. Mysteries of Pittsburgh by Michael Chabon |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-30-10 01:17 PM Response to Original message |
157. what states are left? |
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158. New York: Last of the Mohicans |
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Lindsey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-30-10 06:04 PM Response to Reply #158 |
159. The Grapes of Wrath- California n/t |
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rurallib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-30-10 09:52 PM Response to Original message |
162. Iowa: Shoeless Joe |
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164. The Milagro Beanfield War - Magic realism in New Mexico |
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165. Oregon - The River Why |
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166. Idaho - "A Country Called Home" by Kim Barnes |
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168. MN: "On The Banks of Plum Creek", by Laura Ingels Wilder. |
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169. Texas: All the Pretty Horses |
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170. ! The Grapes of Wrath - California. |
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171. Connecticut: just finished The Three Weissmanns of Westport |
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-03-10 05:56 PM Response to Original message |
173. LOVE this thread. Did you get them all? |
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175. You could make a list |
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