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Topic Started: Jan 15 2007, 04:13 PM (100,198 Views)
Daelith Jan 15 2007, 04:13 PM Post #1
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Does killing time damage eternity?
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 I started Kay Hooper's Once A Thief today on my lunch hour.

I finished off Beneath A Blood Red Moon by Shannon Drake this weekend. Some one loaned me this and When Darkness Falls so I thought I'd give her a try again. I had read Realm of Shadows a few years ago, but I can't recall anything memorable about it. I was not overly enthused with BBRM either. The prologue alone was almost enough to make me want to ditch the book. Very melodramatic to the point of being cheesy (no offense toward our fav cheesygiraffe here :P ). As I read on, the action moved along to keep my attention but was very predictable. I was disappointed in the ending. No real explanation behind the sudden "miracle cure." I think one Amazon reviewer summed her up nicely..."When the writing skills of Danielle Steel meet a pale imitation of Anne Rice universe." I doubt I will bother with WDF. Too many other books in Mt. TBR.
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AM10000 Jan 15 2007, 04:16 PM Post #2
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Thoroughly Obsessed
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 I'm reading Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris and The Other Boleyn Girl by Phillipa Gregory.. :) I'm enjoying both of them so far.. only about 70-80 pages into each..!
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meshe Jan 15 2007, 04:29 PM Post #3
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Bookworm
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 I'm reading Light in August by William Faulkner for my bookclub.
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Marlene Jan 15 2007, 04:35 PM Post #4
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Crazy Foreign Woman
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 I am reading The Story of Junk which I received from Khillz, my exchange partner (Boxing Day) + a true crime book Bad Blood: A Family Murder in Marin County about a 16 year old girl (Marlene) She and her 20 year old boyfriend murdered her parents.
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cheesygiraffe Jan 15 2007, 04:56 PM Post #5
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"Yes sir, may I have another?"
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 I finished the 4th book in the Dresden Files series last night, Summer Knight. Now I'm reading Light My Fire by Katie MacAlister.
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Guest Jan 15 2007, 05:55 PM Post #6
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 I'm reading Phi Beta Bimbo. Just started it last night & I'm only about 20 pages in. So far, so good. :)
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terrafreeeeeeeaky @ Work Jan 15 2007, 05:55 PM Post #7
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 The "bimbo" up there ^ is me. :lol:
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giz-angel Jan 15 2007, 06:11 PM Post #8
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my name's Giz and I'm an addict
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 I've just finished The Water's Lovely by Ruth Rendell and I'm halfway through Three to get Deadly by Janet Evanovich.

With the Stephanie Plum ones, is it me or do they get better? Cos this one seems much funnier..... I know I'm late to the game with these but I read the first one years ago and didn't think much of it, so I left them. And I've seen so many of you guys say how good they are..... so I started again with them.
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Sunlightbub Jan 15 2007, 06:43 PM Post #9
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 I've not read the Plum books yet, but I'm sure a few people have said the first one is the least good.

I'm reading about 5 different books at the moment as Ijust don't seem to be able to settle on one, and I keep falling asleep all the time!!
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Kyrissaean Jan 15 2007, 08:33 PM Post #10
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giz-angel
Jan 15 2007, 05:11 PM
I've just finished The Water's Lovely by Ruth Rendell and I'm halfway through Three to get Deadly by Janet Evanovich.

With the Stephanie Plum ones, is it me or do they get better? Cos this one seems much funnier..... I know I'm late to the game with these but I read the first one years ago and didn't think much of it, so I left them. And I've seen so many of you guys say how good they are..... so I started again with them.

Yeah, I wasn't all that impressed with One or Two either. I would have stopped there, but the third was already in the mail to me for a bookring, so I read it and thought it was a big improvement!

Since then I've switched over to listening to them as audios, and I have to say it's like they were made to be read aloud! I think Four and Eight have been my favorites overall (I've read through Nine at this point), but they're always fun to listen to!
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KarinAlyssa Jan 15 2007, 08:33 PM Post #11
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 I started Fight Club yesterday and I should be done with it tonight but I really don't know what to think about it!
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Daelith Jan 15 2007, 09:50 PM Post #12
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giz-angel
Jan 15 2007, 10:11 PM
I've just finished The Water's Lovely by Ruth Rendell and I'm halfway through Three to get Deadly by Janet Evanovich.

With the Stephanie Plum ones, is it me or do they get better? Cos this one seems much funnier..... I know I'm late to the game with these but I read the first one years ago and didn't think much of it, so I left them. And I've seen so many of you guys say how good they are..... so I started again with them.

Three was one of my favorites. I love that series myself.
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Candy Jan 15 2007, 10:10 PM Post #13
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 I'm reading Snow Flower and the Secret Fan... it's okay so far, not something I'd usually read (it's for a book club), but it's good :)

I finished Dancing In My Nuddy Pants for Geegal's M-bag :)
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fantasy221 Jan 15 2007, 10:31 PM Post #14
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Make small talk? I'd rather be reading.
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 I finished Getting Warmer by Carol Snow that I was reading for review and I've just started Boys that Bite by Mari Mancusi while I'm waiting for some other review books to arrive.
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Lizabeth86 Jan 15 2007, 11:12 PM Post #15
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 I am now reading the third and final book of Nora Robert's Three Sister Island Trilogy FACE THE FIRE. I think this one might end up being the best of the three but to soon to really know yet.
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Three Jan 15 2007, 11:30 PM Post #16
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Here I am.
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Lizabeth86
Jan 15 2007, 09:12 PM
I am now reading the third and final book of Nora Robert's Three Sister Island Trilogy FACE THE FIRE. I think this one might end up being the best of the three but to soon to really know yet.

I didn't care for those too much. I listened to them, which made it ok, but I don't think I could try reading them.
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EllyMae58 Jan 15 2007, 11:33 PM Post #17
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And read...and read...and read...
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 I just finished Do They Wear High Heels in Heaven? which I thought was really good.

Not sure what I am going to pick up next.
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EllyMae58 Jan 15 2007, 11:34 PM Post #18
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And read...and read...and read...
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KarinAlyssa
Jan 15 2007, 05:33 PM
I started Fight Club yesterday and I should be done with it tonight but I really don't know what to think about it!

I liked it, but really was only able to follow it because I had seen the film first.
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HoserLauren Jan 15 2007, 11:59 PM Post #19
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Exceedingly Obsessed
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giz-angel
Jan 15 2007, 06:11 PM
I've just finished The Water's Lovely by Ruth Rendell and I'm halfway through Three to get Deadly by Janet Evanovich.

With the Stephanie Plum ones, is it me or do they get better? Cos this one seems much funnier..... I know I'm late to the game with these but I read the first one years ago and didn't think much of it, so I left them. And I've seen so many of you guys say how good they are..... so I started again with them.

Not late. I've finished 2 and yet to start 3 :P

I am reading Practical Deamonkeeping by Christopher Moore. It's quite different from my usual reading material.
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ramson Jan 16 2007, 12:00 AM Post #20
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 I am reading White Bikini Panties. I am about 80 pages in and it feels very "this is how to write a chicklit book" to me. I am hoping it picks up abit.
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