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arkadofbabylon.org · 04-03-2008, 07:08 PM

I'm reading The Lovely Bones, by Alice Sebold, out loud each night to my husband (we're big fans of reading books out loud so we can both enjoy them).

I've also been reading Millionaire Women Next Door by Thomas Stanley (which is great). And I'm just about to start reading America Day By Day by Simone de Beauvior (highly recommended by a close friend of mine).

girlfromsouth · 04-05-2008, 11:26 AM

I just finished World Without End by Ken Follett. While I didn't like it *quite* as much as Pillars of the Earth, I still really enjoyed it and I just was really impressed that the author can create these huge stories and casts of characters and everything just ties together by the end.

Today I started Harvesting the Heart by Jodi Picoult, and I just got the new Sophie Kinsella book from the library.

Jenny's Dad · 04-05-2008, 08:27 PM

War and Peace- it's taking a while!

Linsey Knerl · 04-06-2008, 06:53 AM

My 9 -year-old daughter and I are reading "A Wrinkle In Time" aloud during our homeschool reading hour. She loves it... I loved it so much when I was a girl, as it was the first classic "Sci-Fi" book I read, and the characters were so well developed. I went headfirst into almost every Ray Bradbury book right after that one!

72Tiger · 04-06-2008, 07:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Linsey Knerl

My 9 -year-old daughter and I are reading "A Wrinkle In Time" aloud during our homeschool reading hour. She loves it... I loved it so much when I was a girl, as it was the first classic "Sci-Fi" book I read, and the characters were so well developed. I went headfirst into almost every Ray Bradbury book right after that one!

that is a great book for kids (and adults).

boba1212 · 04-08-2008, 04:54 PM

Just finished "The Shipping News" (meh). Started reading Philip Roth's "The Plot Against America" and I really can't get into it. I have no luck with books lately, heh.

girlfromsouth · 04-08-2008, 06:42 PM

Done with Harvesting the Heart. I don't know what it is about Jodi Picoult's books, I always start them and read ravenously and then feel unsatisfied by the endings. I think she deals with really controversial and thought provoking issues, I just wish it'd actually stay that way the whole way through the book. Fun read though.

Does anyone here like historical fiction? I finished a couple weeks back a really awesome series of books by Beverly Swerling about early 1800s New York that was SO fantastic.

Julie Rains · 04-09-2008, 05:40 PM

I just finished Zero to One Million, a business book about how to grow a business -- written by a young, tech-savvy, high net worth guy (who happened to live in the same dorm as I did in college, only a couple of decades later, making me feel somewhat old/odd but I got over it). I hope to review it on Wise Bread soon.

I also just finished The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, which I bought as a gift for my son -- inspired by my college experience because a suitemate of mine used a split personality technique (this would be a psychological disorder I think) to cope with being a minority. She struggled with having her own identity without denying her ethnic identity. I thought my white-male son should read this so he could understand some of the issues other people face. I hope to discuss on Parenting Squad (our sister blog) soon.

So I finished those and started The Thirteenth Tale, which I just started getting into but am having to set it aside for Wish You Well for my book club.

engchik · 04-18-2008, 08:45 AM

Simple Money Solutions by Nancy Lloyd. it's very good and has lots of helpful advice. i am also reading TWANGED by Carol Higgins Clark. i always like to read more than once book!

saint tim · 04-18-2008, 11:14 AM

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04-03-2008, 07:08 PM	#31
arkadofbabylon.org Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 17 Reputation: (10)	I too read multiple books at a time... I'm reading The Lovely Bones, by Alice Sebold, out loud each night to my husband (we're big fans of reading books out loud so we can both enjoy them). I've also been reading Millionaire Women Next Door by Thomas Stanley (which is great). And I'm just about to start reading America Day By Day by Simone de Beauvior (highly recommended by a close friend of mine).

04-09-2008, 05:40 PM	#38
Julie Rains Wise Bread Blogger Join Date: May 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 226 Reputation: (66)	I just finished Zero to One Million, a business book about how to grow a business -- written by a young, tech-savvy, high net worth guy (who happened to live in the same dorm as I did in college, only a couple of decades later, making me feel somewhat old/odd but I got over it). I hope to review it on Wise Bread soon. I also just finished The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, which I bought as a gift for my son -- inspired by my college experience because a suitemate of mine used a split personality technique (this would be a psychological disorder I think) to cope with being a minority. She struggled with having her own identity without denying her ethnic identity. I thought my white-male son should read this so he could understand some of the issues other people face. I hope to discuss on Parenting Squad (our sister blog) soon. So I finished those and started The Thirteenth Tale, which I just started getting into but am having to set it aside for Wish You Well for my book club. __________________ Wise Bread and Parenting Squad blogger

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04-05-2008, 11:26 AM	#32
girlfromsouth Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Washington DC Posts: 36 Reputation: (10)	I just finished World Without End by Ken Follett. While I didn't like it quite as much as Pillars of the Earth, I still really enjoyed it and I just was really impressed that the author can create these huge stories and casts of characters and everything just ties together by the end. Today I started Harvesting the Heart by Jodi Picoult, and I just got the new Sophie Kinsella book from the library.

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Linsey Knerl Wise Bread Blogger Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 72 Reputation: (21)	My 9 -year-old daughter and I are reading "A Wrinkle In Time" aloud during our homeschool reading hour. She loves it... I loved it so much when I was a girl, as it was the first classic "Sci-Fi" book I read, and the characters were so well developed. I went headfirst into almost every Ray Bradbury book right after that one!

04-08-2008, 04:54 PM	#36
boba1212 Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 71 Reputation: (10)	Just finished "The Shipping News" (meh). Started reading Philip Roth's "The Plot Against America" and I really can't get into it. I have no luck with books lately, heh.

04-08-2008, 06:42 PM	#37
girlfromsouth Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Washington DC Posts: 36 Reputation: (10)	Done with Harvesting the Heart. I don't know what it is about Jodi Picoult's books, I always start them and read ravenously and then feel unsatisfied by the endings. I think she deals with really controversial and thought provoking issues, I just wish it'd actually stay that way the whole way through the book. Fun read though. Does anyone here like historical fiction? I finished a couple weeks back a really awesome series of books by Beverly Swerling about early 1800s New York that was SO fantastic.

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engchik Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 32 Reputation: (10)	Simple Money Solutions by Nancy Lloyd. it's very good and has lots of helpful advice. i am also reading TWANGED by Carol Higgins Clark. i always like to read more than once book!

04-18-2008, 11:14 AM	#40
saint tim Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Lee's Summit, MO Posts: 33 Reputation: (12)	Kitchen Confidential