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Reading Frenzy: September 2005
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Wednesday, September 28, 2005. Creepers by David Morrell. Remember sitting in the dark with a flashlight reading something that scared you out of your wits? Just a few miles from here an. That has been empty for years. Since its closing there have been tales of explorers searching out abandoned rooms and tunnels. Set for demolition and run into danger, terror and death, but it didn’t fulfill its promise. More gore than scare maybe- and ultimately unsatisfying. But hey, it got good reviews, maybe ...84-ye...
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Reading Frenzy: August 2005
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Sunday, August 21, 2005. Chick lit or chick flicks? If love is the answer, could you please rephrase the question? These days I don't read too much chick lit, once in awhile I pick up one that everyone raves about just to stay in the loop. Maybe I'm just too old for the genre, although I have to admit I loved. Ummm, sure. I could see that happening. Okay, a little older heroine, but the wacky family and the "settle for" ending lost me. Posted by Kate @ 7:14 PM. Wednesday, August 17, 2005. When it comes t...
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Reading Frenzy: March 2006
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Thursday, March 30, 2006. Girls of Tender Age: A Memoir. Girls of Tender Age by Mary-Ann Tirone Smith. In this stunning memoir, Mary-Ann Tirone Smith tells of growing up in the 1950's in a working class, French-Italian family in Hartford, Connecticut, characterized by the first line: "Here is how my father describes our socioeconomic level: Working Stiffs.". Posted by Kate @ 4:40 PM. Monday, March 27, 2006. Shakes, Rattles and Rolls. For Whom the Minivan Rolls. Rattled by Debra Galant. The opposite of lo...
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Reading Frenzy: April 2006
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Wednesday, April 19, 2006. The Necessary Beggar by Susan Palwick. Posted by Kate @ 4:40 PM. Monday, April 03, 2006. Lost and Found by Carolyn Parkhurst. Okay, I confess. I haven't read this. It doesn't even come out til mid-June. But how can those of us addicted to reality shows resist? Request for purchase, no doubt about it! Posted by Kate @ 11:55 PM. Saturday, April 01, 2006. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. By Jonathan Safran Foer. Oskar is a character that grows on you; his frustrations and ques...
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Reading Frenzy: May 2006
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Tuesday, May 30, 2006. I've so lost track of what I've been reading, and trying to remember is just too difficult at my age. By Susan Palwick. Thumbs up.kind of reminded me of The Sparrow although not quite on that par. Fantasy book, in a realistic setting in the Reno, Nevada area, in the not too distant future. By Jodi Picoult. Thumbs up.At this point you know there's usually a twist and I figured it out. I enjoyed the graphics and think it added to the story line. A Coyote's in the House. By Elizabeth ...
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Reading Frenzy: June 2006
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Saturday, June 24, 2006. Lost and Found by Carolyn Parkhurst. Lost and Found by Carolyn Parkhurst. Posted by Kate @ 12:01 PM. A Student of Living Things by Susan Richards Shreve. A Student of Living Things. By Susan Richards Shreve. A timely tale, certainly not a good harbinger for what life could be like ten or so years from now. However, it is timeless in its depiction of grief and family ties, love, revenge and forgiveness. Posted by Kate @ 11:08 AM. Monday, June 19, 2006. Posted by Kate @ 5:39 PM.
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Reading Frenzy: February 2006
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Thursday, February 23, 2006. A Little Aging Chick Lit. Got an hour or two? Just want to relax, be amused, escape? Among the over 40 crowd? This may just be the ticket. Cute, and you'll love Fred. Alex isn't too bad either. Posted by Kate @ 12:15 PM. Tuesday, February 21, 2006. Love and Other Impossible Pursuits. Apparently Waldman ruffled a lot of mommy feathers when she wrote in a Salon column that she'd put her husband first over her children- author Michael Chabon- and that she worries how. Check it o...
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Reading Frenzy: November 2005
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Tuesday, November 22, 2005. Not Your Usual Dragons and Demons. Tacky but fun, I listened to this on my twice daily 30-minute commute, read by Barbara Rosenblatt- she's pretty amazing at doing voices. Not the book if you're looking for substance, but quirky, amusing and often raunchy- get ready to suspend your disbelief and just go along for the ride. Posted by Kate @ 4:41 PM. Monday, November 21, 2005. Posted by Kate @ 7:05 PM. The author uses the voice of four different narrators to look back on the eve...
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Reading Frenzy: December 2005
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Thursday, December 08, 2005. Drats, I usually resist doing these things but. Made a big issue so here it is. If you read these, you can see I'm NOT quirky at all, unlike Denise who take butt shots and Adrienne. Who smells books (do you think she can tell a book by its smell? 1 Thank heavens there aren't many sidewalks around here. When I walk down a sidewalk with grids my mind starts chanting the hopscotch pattern: One Two Three Fourfive Six Seveneight Nine- over and over. Okay, I'm going to tag Shelly, ...
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Reading Frenzy: January 2006
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Monday, January 30, 2006. Dealing with C when it's someone you love. After the Christmas holidays, my husband and I flew out to California to spend some time with my mom and my sister. It wasn't the easiest visit, my sister has been in the middle of a chemo and radiation regimen after being diagnosed with colon cancer. It was hard to know just what to say- I've been struggling trying to find the right words since she found out this summer that she had cancer. Posted by Kate @ 7:14 PM. Poor Oprah. Fir...