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DUgosh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-06-10 11:16 PM
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What are you reading the week of November 7, 2010?
Unfit To Practice by Perri O'Shaughnessy
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cliffordu Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-06-10 11:19 PM
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1. Coming through slaughter
Michael ondaatje

semi-fictional biography of Buddy Bolden, the cornet player who many say mixed the Lord's music (hymns) and the Devil's music (Blues) and made Jazz.
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JDPriestly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-07-10 01:16 AM
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2. DUgosh, Sounds like a good book.
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eyeofdelphi Donating Member (110 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-07-10 01:30 AM
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3. Let Me In
by John Ajvide Lindqvist
it's the book that the movie Let the Right One In was based on
it's much creepier than the movie, and it moves alot faster
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TexasProgresive Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-07-10 06:46 AM
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4. The Engines of God
Jack McDevitt

SciFi- in the classic way- not fantasy or sword and the sorcerer
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Fire Walk With Me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-10 03:36 PM
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15. A wonderful series of books, you have great fun ahead of you.
I've been impressed by all of McDevitt's work, especially "Seeker".
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azmouse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-07-10 10:37 AM
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5. "The Last Cavalier" by Alexandre Dumas
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fadedrose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-07-10 04:02 PM
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6. STILL LIFE and A FATAL GRACE by Louise Penny
Just finished Still Life this morning and liked it very much. Penny is a very gifted mystery writer.

Will start A Fatal Grace tonight and hope it's as good.

I'm glad that she has 4 more coming after A Fatal Grace.

Louise Penny was recommended by 'TheCentepedeShoes' in a post a few months ago...thank you.
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fadedrose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-10-10 05:41 PM
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12. Finished A FATAL GRACE, good book
Am getting the next two. Really like this author.
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MaineDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-07-10 09:25 PM
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7. "The Reversal" by Michael Connelly
I like the Harry Bosch and/or Mickey Holler stories.
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fadedrose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-08-10 09:00 AM
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8. I like him too
I read all but the last, and am No. 3 on the waiting list....
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abluelady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-08-10 06:27 PM
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9. "Past Caring" by Robert Goddard
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Fire Walk With Me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-10-10 02:21 PM
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10. Just finished Reynold's "Terminal World" (great!) and started Baxters' "Timelike Infinity".
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pscot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-10-10 05:16 PM
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11. Robert Parker & Norman Mailer
I think I've about OD'd on Spenser. Mailer on Picasso is fun to read. Mailer doesn't just quote, he orchestrates; the text seems to be 40/60, Mailer/sources. Comprehensive notes and a bibliography. I bet it stung when the publishers put Picasso's name above Mailer's on the cover.
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terrya Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-11-10 12:00 PM
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13. "Portrait of a Lady" by Henry James
I'm determined to read Henry James. So far, this is fairly engaging.
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krispos42 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-10 01:16 AM
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14. Classic Heinlein... "Starman Jones"
Found it in the children's library and couldn't resist. I think I read it in middle school.




Sadly, it hadn't been checked out in years. :-(
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fadedrose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-17-10 08:33 PM
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16. Deleted
Edited on Wed Nov-17-10 08:37 PM by fadedrose
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