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Haunted

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carrie's younger brother said:
No, and I don't think I ever will. I have nothing against sex scenes, erotica or ever pornography for that matter. It all serves a purpose. I do have something against poorly written sex though! lol
Are you listening SK? :rolleyes:
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I never got past page two of, think the title was, Cinderella; I quickly loaned it to my suite mate to see if she cared for it, we were big fans of Mz. Rice's, Flo could not handle it but thought maybe her fiancé could. Mo was 6'2'', two hundred and thirty pounds and he blushed from head to toe; I did not know black men could blush. Yup, they can. 'Nuff said.
 
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My last 2 reads were back to back "dog" stories. One, "A Dog's Purpose" by Bruce Cameron, was a loan before Christmas from a friend. Coincidentally, another friend gave us "Merle's Door" by Ted Kerasote, for a Christmas gift, so I read that next. I enjoyed both stories, but Kerasote's story will steal your heart, even if you aren't a dog person. This is not just another get-out-your-kleenex box story. Merle was not your average dog, and Kerasote is not an average writer. At the heart of this book is a person who wanted to learn from his dog, not just teach his dog. And if you read this book, you will learn a lot about dogs that you never knew. You probably won't agree with all of it (I'm not sure I did), but you will come away enlightened, nonetheless. I recommend both, but if you have to pick and choose, choose Merle's story first.
 
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Started a re-read of The Night Boat by Robert McCammon- I have the limited edition from Sub Press and figured since it's been in my TBR pile for a couple of months that I'd better get on it! Pretty darn good and the nice thing is It's been so long since I read it that I don't remember much about it so it's like reading a brand new book!
 
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VultureLvr45 said:
Holly...Why don't you read a summary of the book and see if it is something you would enjoy? Joe Hill is immensely talented. This book touches on both of those nerves continuously. My favorite Joe Hill book is still 'Horns' then Nos4A2, his Locke and Key Series, and His Short Stories.
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I read a summery on wikipedia and stopped halfway because it sounded so good that I didn't want to spoil it. I downloaded the ebook, and it is definately on my to read list just from reading half a summary.
 
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Haunted said:
I never got past page two of, think the title was, Cinderella; I quickly loaned it to my suite mate to see if she cared for it, we were big fans of Mz. Rice's, Flo could not handle it but thought maybe her fiancé could. Mo was 6'2'', two hundred and thirty pounds and he blushed from head to toe; I did not know black men could blush. Yup, they can. 'Nuff said.
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Ha!
 
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Here's some of the books I've read recently.

The Goldfinch-Donna Tartt: Amazing!
The Luminaries-Eleanor Catton: Rashomon with a twist, very compelling.
Night Film-Marisha Pessl: Mind Bending for both the characters and the reader.
Gardens of the Moon-Steven Erikson: A challenging read but well worth the effort.
Innocence-Dean Koontz: Frustrating.
The Void Trilogy-Peter F Hamilton- Rollicking Space Opera, though thought provoking.
 
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ghost19

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Finished my run through eight books of the "Halo" sci-fi series and overall, not bad. If you like the Halo Xbox game, you'll love the books. Moving on now to Elmore Leonard's short story collection called "Fire in the Hole". And on a related matter, "Justified" season 5 started up last night. My favorite series of all time next to Lance Henriksen's short lived "Millennium" which is my all time number one series.
 
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Finally finished OUTLANDER--*WHEW*! So much happened in that one book that I can't imagine what was left for the other several books in the series! Gabaldon is a pretty darn good writer, too. Thanks, Ms. Mod!

Now reading Atwood's THE PENELOPIAD, then I have a couple I need to read for review before any more funsies :)
 
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skootie said:
My last 2 reads were back to back "dog" stories. One, "A Dog's Purpose" by Bruce Cameron, was a loan before Christmas from a friend. Coincidentally, another friend gave us "Merle's Door" by Ted Kerasote, for a Christmas gift, so I read that next. I enjoyed both stories, but Kerasote's story will steal your heart, even if you aren't a dog person. This is not just another get-out-your-kleenex box story. Merle was not your average dog, and Kerasote is not an average writer. At the heart of this book is a person who wanted to learn from his dog, not just teach his dog. And if you read this book, you will learn a lot about dogs that you never knew. You probably won't agree with all of it (I'm not sure I did), but you will come away enlightened, nonetheless. I recommend both, but if you have to pick and choose, choose Merle's story first.
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if you enjoy dog stories and a good mystery may I suggest the Chet the dog/Berney series by Spencer Quinn. The first is Dog On IT. Read this on a SK recommendation. The narrator is Chet, the dog, and the story is from how he see the world ( nation within a nation ). Good reads.
 
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