tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post2412210507406648710..comments2024-03-28T09:21:52.243-04:00Comments on Pimp My Novel: Read Any Good Books Lately?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-43059619892956574472019-10-25T08:33:54.630-04:002019-10-25T08:33:54.630-04:00To know more about Miller Heiman India Training do...To know more about Miller Heiman India Training do visit SalesOxigen a <a href="http://salesoxigen.com" rel="nofollow">Miller Heiman Group</a> Consultant.Daisy Shahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15713809252867248267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-81315123890173326132019-10-14T05:33:21.680-04:002019-10-14T05:33:21.680-04:00Thanks for sharing, this is a fantastic article.Re...Thanks for sharing, this is a fantastic article.Really thank you! Much obliged.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.registrasipoker.net/bandar-online-idn-poker/" rel="nofollow">idn poker</a>jonethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15911560923291919347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-78551935691565538952012-05-23T20:33:12.751-04:002012-05-23T20:33:12.751-04:00I have just read an incredible political thriller ...I have just read an incredible political thriller ebook. I was browsing around at <br />amazon.com and found this ebook called The Cain Sanction, I read the preview and a <br />few chapters. It really was a page turner can’t put it down kind of book.<br />I didn’t know how it ends until the last sentence of the last page.. great read!!<br />Usually I don't read this genre but someone recommended it and WOW, loved it..<br /><br />AmandaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-86651466394695094612010-08-26T04:19:26.972-04:002010-08-26T04:19:26.972-04:00I've just finished three exceptional books:
M...I've just finished three exceptional books:<br /><br />Mudbound by Hillary Jordan<br />Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout<br />The Fan Tan Players by Julian LeesAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15410627865884547224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-57491162111474698932010-03-12T07:40:33.287-05:002010-03-12T07:40:33.287-05:00A blog about Flora Gardner Strategic Book Marketin...A blog about <a href="http://strategicbookmarketing.bookblogworld.com/category/flora-gardner/" rel="nofollow">Flora Gardner Strategic Book Marketing</a> recently released book, Soul Talk With Cells. This new book offers keys to holistic health and life enjoyment, key component of transparency. “Soul Talk With Cells” is a real life love story about a genuine relationship with the cells of our bodies that makes a positive difference to those tiny cells as they bring us life.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10108565551668798510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-72710228103539420612009-09-23T12:13:05.264-04:002009-09-23T12:13:05.264-04:00The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Monste...The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald<br />The Monster of Florence by Douglas Preston & Mario Spezi<br />The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold<br />The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry<br />Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe<br />Random Family by Adrian Nicole Leblanc<br />America America by Ethan Canin<br />The Double Bind by Chris Bohjalian<br />In Cold Blood by Truman Capote<br />Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut<br />Beautiful Children by Charles Bock<br />You've Got Nothing Coming by Jimmy LernerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-39978715610862500892009-08-28T11:21:18.673-04:002009-08-28T11:21:18.673-04:00Since June I've read:
1. Pride and Prejudice ...Since June I've read:<br /><br />1. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (no, not the Zombie one)<br />2. A Wrinke in Time by Madeline L'Engle<br />3. The Shack by William P. Young<br />4. Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman<br />5. Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis<br />6. The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett<br />7. Howdunit - The Book of Poisons by Serita StevensReeshahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17387498259078528854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-37807203367651301052009-08-26T14:03:52.634-04:002009-08-26T14:03:52.634-04:00My favorite recent book: The Magicians by Lev Gros...My favorite recent book: The Magicians by Lev Grossman. Although I don't mean to be a link whore, other recent reads are discussed in more detail at <a href="http://jseliger.com" rel="nofollow">The Story's Story</a>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-33159729870308681562009-08-26T13:36:16.915-04:002009-08-26T13:36:16.915-04:00hmm, except The Watchmen. I actually wouldn't ...hmm, except The Watchmen. I actually wouldn't *recommend* it.Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00923975835078747456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-45450339359563533582009-08-26T13:35:22.716-04:002009-08-26T13:35:22.716-04:00I would recommend all of these:
Shakespeare Wrote...I would recommend all of these:<br /><br />Shakespeare Wrote for Money - Hornby<br />Monstrous Regiment - Pratchett<br />Death Masks - Butcher<br />Blood Rites - Butcher<br />Dead Beat - Butcher<br />Proven Guilty - Butcher<br />Red Seas Under Red Skies - Lynch<br />White Night - Butcher<br />The Yiddish Policemen's Union - Chabon<br />Watchmen - Moore<br />Then We Came to the End - Ferris<br />Halting State - Stross<br />The Documents in the Case - Sayers<br />Small Favor - Butcher<br />The Demon and the City - Williams<br />Thursday Next: First Among Sequels - Fforde<br />Victory of Eagles - Novik<br />The Currents of Space - Asimov<br />The Riddle-Master of Hed - McKillip<br />The Heir of Sea and Fire - McKillip<br />Harpist in the Wind - McKillip<br />The Family Trade - Stross<br />Right Ho, Jeeves - Wodehouse<br />Farthing - WaltonKathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00923975835078747456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-90006751010383671172009-08-26T13:04:08.930-04:002009-08-26T13:04:08.930-04:00Til We Have Faces - C.S. Lewis
Perelandra - C.S. L...Til We Have Faces - C.S. Lewis<br />Perelandra - C.S. Lewis<br />That Hideous Strength - C.S. Lewis<br />Phantastes - George MacDonald<br />Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen<br />Churchill By Himself - Richard Langworth<br />A Cat on a Hot Tin Roof - Tennessee WilliamsAlpha Otterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07960030486098575491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-51423208016081745402009-08-26T00:07:04.274-04:002009-08-26T00:07:04.274-04:00my big find this summer was THE FABLES comics by B...my big find this summer was THE FABLES comics by Bill Willingham (I mean there are like 15 books so it's not like I can claim to have *discovered* them exactly, but wowza! Fables where have you been all my life?)<br /><br />also been rereading every NERO WOLFE book that Boston's used book stores can offer me<br /><br />also I would like to stamp approval all over whoever was read the PSMITH book up there^ (I am way too lazy to scroll up)<br /><br />*stamps*gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09859727478347140870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-23465904365934512872009-08-25T23:00:08.254-04:002009-08-25T23:00:08.254-04:00Buffra re: The Beekeeper's Apprentice
KEEP RE...Buffra re: <i>The Beekeeper's Apprentice</i><br /><br />KEEP READING! You'll be hooked by the end of the first chapter. At least, I'm 99% sure. I love that book!!!Laurelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06120847492230531939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-73550336528648104972009-08-25T21:44:54.350-04:002009-08-25T21:44:54.350-04:00Just this past week or so I read the Green Rider s...Just this past week or so I read the Green Rider series and very much enjoyed it. By very much enjoyed it I mean that I absolutly could not put them down until I finshed.Awesome LaTerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06259098112011470738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-22148827169496506612009-08-25T21:17:37.046-04:002009-08-25T21:17:37.046-04:00Ten most recent titles in myreading journal:
*Bea...Ten most recent titles in myreading journal:<br /><br />*Beastly by Alex Flinn<br />*Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins<br />*Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen<br />*The Demon's Lexicon by Sarah Rees Brennan<br />*Fairy Tale by Cyn Balog<br />*Shanghai Girls by Lisa See<br />*Shiver by Maggie Steifvater<br />*A Little Bit Wicked by Kristen Chenoweth<br />*Fables Volume 1: Legends in Exile by Bill Willingham<br />*Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen<br /><br />And I'm currently in the middle of The Magicians by Lev Grossman.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-80541837317747406202009-08-25T21:08:43.475-04:002009-08-25T21:08:43.475-04:00Really enjoyed Peace Like a River by Leif Enger an...Really enjoyed Peace Like a River by Leif Enger and Mudbound by Hillary Jordan. <br /><br />I've been reading lots of science books for work; some are good, a few are slow (those go back!). I especially liked (?) Dark Banquet, which is about blood-eating critters (bats, leeches, etc). <br /><br />Just picked up The Beekeeper's Apprentice, but have only gotten to...um, well, I'm still reading the preface. The start of school is exhausting!Buffrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12013636988179594889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-57551784977931623142009-08-25T19:57:19.382-04:002009-08-25T19:57:19.382-04:00I'm happy to say that the books I've read ...I'm happy to say that the books I've read and enjoyed so far this year far outweigh the ones I haven't enjoyed (which include a certain mega-selling vampire series...*shudder*). These ones stand out in my mind. The list is heavy on YA, which is what I write. <br /><br />-Flora's Dare, Ysabeau S. Wilce<br />-Bellwether, Connie Willis<br />-gods in Alabama, Joshilyn Jackson<br />-Nation, Terry Pratchett<br />-The Graveyard Book, Neil Gaiman<br />-The New Policeman, Kate Thompson<br />-I, Coriander, Sally Gardner<br />-The Merrybegot, Julie Hearn<br />-Sorcery and Cecelia, Patricia Wrede & Caroline Stevermer<br />-Little Grrl Lost, Charles deLint<br />-Skellig, David Almond<br />-The Dark Side of Nowhere, Neal Shusterman<br />-Bloodchild, Tim Bowler<br />-Bad Blood, Rhiannon Lassiter<br />-Artemis Fowl, Eoin Colfer<br /><br />I was amused to see that SM Schmidt is also currently reading the same book I am: The Merlin Conspiracy by Diana Wynne Jones. Can't go wrong with her!JackieGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17900892171897409703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-27785853548106234922009-08-25T19:31:42.341-04:002009-08-25T19:31:42.341-04:00My favorite book this summer was THE HELP by Kathr...My favorite book this summer was THE HELP by Kathryn Stockett. <br /><br />I also read THE ELEGANCE OF THE HEDGEHOG by Muriel Barbery. I never would have picked up this book--it was hand sold to me at an independent bookstore. Unusual but good.<br /><br />I just read the ARC of MENNONITE IN A LITTLE BACK DRESS by Rhoda Janzen (memoir).Josiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11745370676930629418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-47621220181449791512009-08-25T18:43:58.664-04:002009-08-25T18:43:58.664-04:00Niveau:
I may have to seek therapy. Unspeakable.Niveau:<br /><br />I may have to seek therapy. Unspeakable.Laurelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06120847492230531939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-45583956290515970122009-08-25T18:27:50.018-04:002009-08-25T18:27:50.018-04:00Laurel: thanks for mentioning The Jinx - now I wan...Laurel: thanks for mentioning The Jinx - now I want to read it! (Like my TBR pile really needs any more books!) I'm sure Sarah and Candy would be thrilled that they helped you become more willing to take the plunge :)<br /><br />Lucy: <i>Those were... um... sparkletastic. Or painful. One or the other.</i><br /><br />I'd go with both: painfully sparkletastic/ sparkletastically painful. Speaking of SBTB, did you see the freezable sparkle dildo? *shudder*Niveaunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-82160811294606647712009-08-25T17:45:45.805-04:002009-08-25T17:45:45.805-04:00My most fun book this summer was PRIDE AND PREJUDI...My most fun book this summer was PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES. I also enjoyed the Smart Bitches' BEYOND HEAVING BOSOMS. I forced myself to read the Twilight books just to see the hubub (I write romance). Those were... um... sparkletastic. Or painful. One or the other.Lucy Woodhullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10772331811727392601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-27645558656199139842009-08-25T17:04:25.807-04:002009-08-25T17:04:25.807-04:00I've not read nearly as many books as I wanted...I've not read nearly as many books as I wanted to so far this year... Oh well...<br /><br />The Russian Concubine - Kate Furnivall (engrossing)<br />The Red Scarf - Kate Furnivall (not as good as the first, but still very entertaining)<br />The Time Traveler's Wife - Audrey Niffeneger (HATED it. Don't even get me started.)<br />The Count of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas (I read this every summer. It's my favorite book.)<br /><br /> I'm currently not reading a book as school is about to start, but I'm sure I'll pick one up soon. :)Stef Howertonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14361466229507887214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-90417755788627080492009-08-25T16:44:52.189-04:002009-08-25T16:44:52.189-04:00Oh my - where do you all get the time?
This year....Oh my - where do you all get the time?<br /><br />This year...<br /><br /><b>Fiction</b><br />Arthur and George (Barnes)<br />The Book Thief (Zusak)<br />If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things (McGregor)<br />Night Train to Lisbon (Mercier)<br />The Secret Life of Bees (Monk Kidd)<br /><br /><b>Poetry</b><br />Poems from a Northern Soul (Siddique)(Collection)<br /><br /><b>Non-Fiction</b><br />McCarthy's Bar (McCarthy)<br />Life in The Third Reich (Bessel)<br />The Hitler Myth (Kershaw)<br /><br /><br />We've got Sedaris's When You are engulfed in Flames on our book club list for the coming year...Jen Pnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-15544306364415622732009-08-25T16:31:23.502-04:002009-08-25T16:31:23.502-04:00Karla-
Hey! I fessed up first! Apparently everybo...Karla-<br /><br />Hey! I fessed up first! Apparently everybody's reading it so I threw my hat in the ring and liked it. I have to say the Smart Bitches make me giggle and contributed heavily to my willingness to take the plunge. <i>The Jinx</i> wasn't the heaving bosoms, quivering member sort. If it's any indicator of what to expect in the genre, though, it's very character driven, which I like.Laurelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06120847492230531939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-494737640500091972009-08-25T16:16:53.815-04:002009-08-25T16:16:53.815-04:00Hi Tim,
You're quite right--I've correcte...Hi Tim,<br /><br />You're quite right--I've corrected it (above). Don't know where I got Mitchell from...<br /><br /><br />EErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14083923167072216074noreply@blogger.com