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Reading Room:  What are you reading? week of 8/15  |
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Morning
True Blue Farmgirl
64 Posts
Laura
Albuquerque
NM
USA
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 Posted - Aug 15 2010 : 10:34:18 AM
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So what is everyone reading this week?
Me, I'm reading...
1. Girl in a Box - Sujata Massey: A mystery about a Japanese American who goes undercover in a Japanese store. This is a series and I have enjoyed most of them.
2. Emile - Rousseau: #24/1001 Books to read before you die
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tea_lady_tammy
True Blue Farmgirl
1485 Posts
Tammy
NE
USA
1485 Posts |
Posted - Aug 15 2010 : 10:46:35 AM
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I am reading Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert.
Just finished Mansfield Park by Jane Austen.
Tea is like being in the stars with God.
http://breathsoffaith.blogspot.com
Farm Sister #1889 |
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knittinchick
True Blue Farmgirl
1854 Posts
Megan
Wisconsin
1854 Posts |
Posted - Aug 15 2010 : 1:34:35 PM
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Still trying to finish The Secret Life of Bees, and need to get more into Mama Makes up her mind. Also started another library book, Generation Dead. It's a teen read about how these dead teenagers are coming back to life as zombies, and it's kind of chicklit, too.
God's Blessings,
Megan aka Loretta Rae
At heart, I am both a sassy city girl and a down-home country gal. |
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forgetmenot
True Blue Farmgirl
3602 Posts
Judith
Nora Springs
IA
USA
3602 Posts |
Posted - Aug 19 2010 : 12:43:38 PM
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Diana Gabaldon wrote a series of books Outlander novels. So far, I have read Outlander, Dragonfly In Amber, Voyager, The Fiery Cross, Drums of Autumn, A Breath of Snow And Ashes. Now, I am reading An Echo In The Bone. They are historical fiction. The reason I picked these for the summer is that I like to read about the use of herbs. These stories take place in the 1700s. So, herbs were a very important part of everyday life.
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the belief that something is more important than fear." Ambrose Red Moon |
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textilelover
True Blue Farmgirl
557 Posts
Dianne
Middletown
NY
USA
557 Posts |
Posted - Aug 19 2010 : 3:25:49 PM
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I am reading Letters from the Hive (about beekeeping) and listening to New York (30 CDs!) by Edward Rutherford. Just finished Same Kind of Different Like Me for a local book club, but it was sappy. Dianne
"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." --Leondardo da Vinci |
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patchworkpeace
True Blue Farmgirl
478 Posts
Judy
Jackson
Michigan
USA
478 Posts |
Posted - Aug 20 2010 : 05:26:25 AM
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Tammy,
What do you think about Eat, Pray, Love? I've been considering reading it - is it fast paced, interesting?
Dianne, have you read Edward Rutherford's Ireland saga? (Can't remember the title -but it was a good read.)
I'm reading Little Heathens by Mildred Armstrong Kalish her narrative about growing up in Iowa during the Depression. This book is like she is sitting on the porch in a rocking chair and recounting what they did to survive. She explains in detail the home remedies used because they couldn't afford a doctor, their chores, entertainment, how they baked on old wood stoves, farmed, got water from the windmill, did laundry, you name it. I've never read anything that explained survival off the grid so well. It is like an entertaining handbook.
For my 1001 Books to Read Before You Die reading group, I'm reading Veronika Decides to Die by Paolo Coelho. He has an interesting writing style including himself in the book even though it is fiction.
Judy
Success is measured not by the position one reaches but by the obstacles one has to overcome to reach it. Booker T. Washington |
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melody
True Blue Farmgirl
3335 Posts
Melody
The Great North Woods in the Land of Hiawatha
USA
3335 Posts |
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forgetmenot
True Blue Farmgirl
3602 Posts
Judith
Nora Springs
IA
USA
3602 Posts |
Posted - Aug 20 2010 : 09:37:31 AM
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I've heard of Little Heathens. Now, I will have to try that. Thanks.
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the belief that something is more important than fear." Ambrose Red Moon |
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Merry
True Blue Farmgirl
765 Posts
Merry
Ankeny
Iowa
USA
765 Posts |
Posted - Aug 20 2010 : 10:09:07 AM
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Loved Little Heathens. More good books in the same vein are: Growing Up Countr by Carol Bodensteiner, Nothing to Do but Stay by Carrie Young, Heart is Where the Home Is by Ruth Murphy.
I am reading A Blessing of Bread, this is a lovely book about Jewish bread and its role and origins in their life and traditions, its so good I'm going to buy a copy for myself.
Merry
Farmgirl #536
http://afarminmyheart.blogspot.com/
Your life is an occasion, rise to it. Mr. Magorium |
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JennyJKerr
True Blue Farmgirl
55 Posts
Jenny
Kenosha
Wisconsin
USA
55 Posts |
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tea_lady_tammy
True Blue Farmgirl
1485 Posts
Tammy
NE
USA
1485 Posts |
Posted - Aug 20 2010 : 1:26:24 PM
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Judy,
I have been enjoying Eat, Pray, and Love. It is fast paced to me. I don't know if that helps or not lol. I have learned much about Italy as I almost through that part of the book. I wanted to read the book before I went to the movie. So far I like it.
blessings
tammy
Tea is like being in the stars with God.
http://breathsoffaith.blogspot.com
Farm Sister #1889 |
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patchworkpeace
True Blue Farmgirl
478 Posts
Judy
Jackson
Michigan
USA
478 Posts |
Posted - Aug 21 2010 : 08:16:15 AM
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Tammy, thanks for the recommendation.
Success is measured not by the position one reaches but by the obstacles one has to overcome to reach it. Booker T. Washington |
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SusanScarlet
True Blue Farmgirl
317 Posts
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Posted - Aug 21 2010 : 10:34:11 AM
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| Jenny - Have you read the sequel to Ken Follett's Pillars of the Earth? It's World Without End. I haven't read it yet but it's on my shelf. Several people have told me it's just as good as Pillars. |
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dutchy
True Blue Farmgirl
4427 Posts
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Posted - Aug 21 2010 : 11:33:26 PM
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Yesterday I received a book called "SARAH's KEY. It was given to me for my birthday. It is about the WWII in France, about more than 12.000 Jews who were hounded to the Veledrome in Paris and what they had to endure. I started reading in bed (after everyone left I couldn't sleep) and it is a wonderful, thought provoking book. I never heard about this before , and I did read a LOT of books about WWII
Hugs from Marian/Dutchy, a farmgirl from the Netherlands :)
My personal blog:
http://just-me-a-dutch-girl.blogspot.com/
Almost daily updates on me and mine :)
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corrabelle
True Blue Farmgirl
71 Posts
Corrabelle
Hamilton, Morrowville
ontario, Kansas
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Posted - Aug 23 2010 : 12:00:01 PM
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Astrid And Veronika, by Linda Olssen. I really like this book so far! A very quiet, calm read, yet still suspensful to some degree. It makes me feel cozy, but it isn't mushy!
It's about the friendship between two women, a young writer named Veronika and an elderly woman named Astrid. Veronika moves to sweden (from new zealand) to write, and befriends her neighbor, Astrid.
Astrid is full of charm and old stories that melt your heart. I wish she were real!
Corrabelle
http://themayberrysparrow.com
A Kansas gal living in Ontario. Sigh.
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corrabelle
True Blue Farmgirl
71 Posts
Corrabelle
Hamilton, Morrowville
ontario, Kansas
71 Posts |
Posted - Aug 23 2010 : 12:02:33 PM
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I really liked "eat love prey" as well;) And the secret life of bees! I've just finished that one. I found Eat love Prey to be a bit fast paced, but nothing crazy. Sort of along the same lines as "under the tuscan sun". I just love both!
Corrabelle
http://themayberrysparrow.com
A Kansas gal living in Ontario. Sigh.
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knittinchick
True Blue Farmgirl
1854 Posts
Megan
Wisconsin
1854 Posts |
Posted - Aug 23 2010 : 12:23:57 PM
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Corrabelle, I loved The Secret Life Of Bees!
God's Blessings,
Megan aka Loretta Rae
At heart, I am both a sassy city girl and a down-home country gal. |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
11381 Posts |
Posted - Aug 23 2010 : 3:45:51 PM
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I agree..that was such a good one! WAY WAY better than the movie was! (isn't that always how it is though?)
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
http://www.auntjennysworld.blogspot.com/ visit my little online shop at www.auntjenny.etsy.com |
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urban chickie
True Blue Farmgirl
734 Posts
Catherine
Niles
IL
USA
734 Posts |
Posted - Aug 23 2010 : 6:11:32 PM
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I am finishing Dragonfly in Amber, the second book in the Outlander series. I love these books! I bet a lot of farmgirls would do just fine in the Scottish highlands 250 years ago LOL
Catherine
Farmgirl #1370
City Girl By Birth,
Suburbanite By Location,
Farmgirl at Heart
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knittinchick
True Blue Farmgirl
1854 Posts
Megan
Wisconsin
1854 Posts |
Posted - Aug 23 2010 : 6:36:30 PM
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Jenny, it does seem to go that way!
God's Blessings,
Megan aka Loretta Rae
At heart, I am both a sassy city girl and a down-home country gal. |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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corrabelle
True Blue Farmgirl
71 Posts
Corrabelle
Hamilton, Morrowville
ontario, Kansas
71 Posts |
Posted - Aug 24 2010 : 07:59:07 AM
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I think i'm going to start on one of my Willa Cather books later this week..."oh Pioneer" and "my Antonia". I've heard nothing but good things about them!
Corrabelle
http://themayberrysparrow.com
A Kansas gal living in Ontario. Sigh.
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tea_lady_tammy
True Blue Farmgirl
1485 Posts
Tammy
NE
USA
1485 Posts |
Posted - Aug 24 2010 : 7:35:53 PM
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Corrabelle,
I am getting ready to read those as well. She is from my state of Nebraska :)
blessings
Tammy
Tea is like being in the stars with God.
http://breathsoffaith.blogspot.com
Farm Sister #1889 |
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Merry
True Blue Farmgirl
765 Posts
Merry
Ankeny
Iowa
USA
765 Posts |
Posted - Aug 24 2010 : 8:58:17 PM
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Love Willa Cather, you will enjoy both of those!
Merry
Farmgirl #536
http://afarminmyheart.blogspot.com/
Your life is an occasion, rise to it. Mr. Magorium |
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corrabelle
True Blue Farmgirl
71 Posts
Corrabelle
Hamilton, Morrowville
ontario, Kansas
71 Posts |
Posted - Aug 25 2010 : 10:17:38 AM
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Yes I know! A lot of my family is in Nebraska(pretty close to red cloud, actually). My mom was born in raised there as well (lived outside a tiny little town, Milligan). I guess they moved around a lot though, my grandpa was a depot agent.
We were actually just there visiting and had a loooong discussion about Willa Cather. I figured it was about time that I read her books!
So funny. half way through our conversation, my aunt leaned over and whispered, "did you know that she was a 'morphodite' "? I had no idea what on earth she was talking about, so she explained a little further... I told her, "i think you mean Hermaphrodite"
Corrabelle
http://themayberrysparrow.com
A Kansas gal living in Ontario. Sigh.
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PilgrimSoul
True Blue Farmgirl
61 Posts
Jessie
NJ
USA
61 Posts |
Posted - Aug 25 2010 : 1:26:24 PM
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| I'm working my way through Coop: A Family, a Farm, and the Pursuit of One Good Egg by Michael Perry. Enjoying it so far! |
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Reading Room: What are you reading? week of 8/15 |
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What are you reading? week of 8/15
