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cmandle
True Blue Farmgirl
846 Posts
Catherine
Minneapolis
MN
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 Posted - Dec 29 2006 : 8:21:24 PM
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Didn't someone post a while back about reading The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield? I just borrowed it from the library (finally, it's been on reserve forever!) and am totally sucked in. It actually makes me want to put my knitting down (!) to go up to bed and read.
If you've read it, don't give anything away - I've only read to chapter three. But I'm off to bed now and can't wait to dig in deeper!
Happy reading!
Catherine
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Edited by - cmandle on Dec 30 2006 05:31:36 AM |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - Dec 29 2006 : 9:16:19 PM
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THat sounds like a good one Catherine..will have to look for it.
I am reading The Memory Keeper's Daughter..and loving it. Just started it last night.
Jenny in Utah
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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Carolinagirl
True Blue Farmgirl
486 Posts
Kim
Rutherfordton
NC
USA
486 Posts |
Posted - Dec 30 2006 : 07:56:33 AM
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Catherine- I read The Thirteenth Tale several weeks ago and LOVED IT! I read the end of a book most of the time, because I can't enjoy the rest of it if I rush through to figure out the ending... but with that one, even though I "pre-read" the end, I never figured it out.
I started another one this week called The Expected One- it's turning out to be good too. It's about a woman journalist who discovers she's part of the bloodline of the union of Mary Magdalene and Jesus.
Happy Reading!
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cmandle
True Blue Farmgirl
846 Posts
Catherine
Minneapolis
MN
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Posted - Jan 04 2007 : 06:05:09 AM
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HOLY COW. I picked it up to read again yesterday morning and must have been right at the point in the book where it *really* sucks you in and you start going down the hill fast on a wagon because I COULD NOT put it down yesterday. Finished it at 11:23 pm. My mind is still completely wrapped up in the story. It was EXCELLENT.
I HIGHLY recommend this book! (Now I know why it's been on the reserve with no renewals at the Library for so long!)
Catherine
p.s. I never once picked up my knitting needles yesterday. You KNOW it's good when I forego knitting in favor of reading!
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nitere
True Blue Farmgirl
482 Posts
Amy
Hickory
NC
USA
482 Posts |
Posted - Jan 04 2007 : 09:04:04 AM
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i have not read this book, but i just did a google search for it and it has its own website
It looks kinda neat.
www.thethirteenthtale.com
i may have to pick this book up..once i start and finish the other three I have waiting!
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peapodjane
True Blue Farmgirl
127 Posts
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Posted - Jan 10 2007 : 08:57:39 AM
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What an incredible read! I wanted to read it fast to find out the next part of the story, and slow because I didn't want it to end! It is so beautifully and lushly written! I hope the writer can come out with another one, but wow! this one is sufficient! I don't normally read and re-read books, but this one I definitely will.
I also, read the books by "Monica Ferris" set in a needlework shop in Excelsior Minnesota! lite reading, with a lot of needlework talk!
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shmeg
True Blue Farmgirl
222 Posts
Megan
Granville
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Jan 10 2007 : 09:48:03 AM
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kim-I finished the expected one a few months ago and loved it! It made so much sense to me and actually spiritually affected my life. I think it is going to be a series. Make sure you read the afterword at the end, it made the whole that much cooler to me. I'll have to check out the thirteenth tale, sounds like a good one.
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Carolinagirl
True Blue Farmgirl
486 Posts
Kim
Rutherfordton
NC
USA
486 Posts |
Posted - Jan 10 2007 : 12:19:51 PM
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Megan- there's lots out there that kind of coincides with some of that theory, if you're interested. Years ago I learned a lot about Goddess (and goddesses) but finally decided that there has to be a yin-yang thing going on for the world to be harmonious, which fits in a lot with The Expected One. If you want any good reads (in that particular area), let me know and I can tell you some of my favs.
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shmeg
True Blue Farmgirl
222 Posts
Megan
Granville
Ohio
USA
222 Posts |
Posted - Jan 10 2007 : 12:40:20 PM
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Kim,
That would be great, give me some titles. This is a topic that has interested me since I was a kid. Thanks Kim!
-megan
megan@birthingthemother.com |
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jo Thompson
True Blue Farmgirl
603 Posts
Jo
the mountainside of the Chugach
in Alaska
USA
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Posted - Jan 17 2007 : 09:55:50 AM
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I'm just reading it now, I normal "bug" Paul when he's trying to read, now we've switched, he can't get to me for having my nose in this book, It's a great read....... jo
north to alaska..... |
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shmeg
True Blue Farmgirl
222 Posts
Megan
Granville
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Jan 18 2007 : 05:45:24 AM
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