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Title: Read any Good Books Lately?
Post by: minervaspirit on February 15, 2014, 06:24:50 pm
I've been so busy lately reading material in my field that I haven't done a lot of "just for fun" reading. BUT I picked up Faithful Place by Tana French and can not put it down.  It has everything!  Plot, suspense, multi layered interesting characters, atmosphere - takes place in Dublin - extremely gripping and well written. Have I piqued your interest????
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Post by: msmoneybags48 on February 16, 2014, 05:26:21 am
I had purchased a copy of T. D. Jakes' "Healing the Wounds of Your Past".  My sister in-law wanted to borrow it, but I misplaced it.  To show you how strange it is, I decided to get rid of some clutter and found the book.  I plan to complete it this time and may pass it on to her. :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :star: :rainbow:
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Post by: wildpanda on February 16, 2014, 07:29:38 am
Recently I have read two books both by Yann Martel and they were both AMAZING.  The first one was Life of Pi and the second one was Beatrice and Virgil
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Post by: lray3152 on February 16, 2014, 09:08:09 am
I need to go back and start reading again asap.  It's been forever since I've read a book.
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Post by: tjshorty on February 16, 2014, 09:20:46 am
Right now I am reading 2 self help books.  Not getting much out of them right now. 
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Post by: braggin on February 16, 2014, 10:09:30 am
I just finished MIDWIVES by Chris Bojalian. It is a fascinating story about a midwife who helps a woman give birth, only to have the woman die because she can't get her to the hospital in time. A trial takes place in which she is accused of killing the woman because she performs a Caesarean section on her to save the baby's life. Surprising twist at the end.

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Post by: aflyingmonkey on February 16, 2014, 10:12:09 am
I'm just finishing up the last book of Game of Thrones, but I'm listening to the audio book version whenever I can fit it ib ---- in the car, exercising, at home when no one is around. 
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Post by: ahmedrocks234 on February 16, 2014, 10:58:10 am
I don't read anymore.
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Post by: lovermont on February 16, 2014, 06:59:21 pm
I wish I had more time to read, but I am in the midst of reading J.K. Rowling's The Casual Vacancy, but unfortunately I have so little time to read that it's hard to remember what happened each time I go back to it. So far it's really interesting though, and quite different.
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Post by: myles26 on February 16, 2014, 09:41:03 pm
Its sad i used to read all the time but lately i just havent found the time to sit down and be able to read any books i hope to change that in the near future!
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Post by: raven1114 on February 16, 2014, 09:49:31 pm
Right now I'm reading the Percy Jackson series with my kids.
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Post by: devideddi on February 18, 2014, 06:19:46 am
The Shack is still the best book I have read in years!  I would recommend this to anyone and everyone!!
That book just blew me away, I can't say enough good about it!   :star:  :heart:  :star:
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Post by: ernica96 on February 21, 2014, 03:14:51 pm
Used to read a new book on a daily basis but for some reason im no longer interested. Lately I did read persuasion by jane austen and 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
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Post by: bigfoot951 on February 21, 2014, 07:06:00 pm
I can't relate to 'just for fun' reading.  Never been my thing but I have read some good books lately.  All about health and natural cures.  I have a huge stack of them I have read in the past year and an even bigger stack awaiting to be read.
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Post by: anitaraemillspalmer on February 21, 2014, 07:08:42 pm
I've been so busy lately reading material in my field that I haven't done a lot of "just for fun" reading. BUT I picked up Faithful Place by Tana French and can not put it down.  It has everything!  Plot, suspense, multi layered interesting characters, atmosphere - takes place in Dublin - extremely gripping and well written. Have I piqued your interest????
I'm in the middle of reading the 3rd book 50 shades of Grey  :rose:
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Post by: luvh8tragedy87 on February 21, 2014, 08:42:22 pm
I'm reading the Bachman Books by Stephen King right now. I think there's 4 books in there? I'm on the second right now. I've gotten way behind on my reading.
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Post by: Timberlan127 on February 22, 2014, 04:28:04 am
My book group just finished "6 Years" and I loved it. If you like intrigue and a story that keeps you thinking it's a great read. I couldn't put it down.
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Post by: inertia4 on February 22, 2014, 04:41:53 am
Not a lot of reading lately. But I did find a few interesting books through some connections on Twitter. I will download them and read them.
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Post by: jkhanson on February 22, 2014, 06:35:45 am
I am reading a series BROTHERHOOD OF WAR by W.E.B. Griffin.

So far I have read: The Lieutenants
                               The Captains
                               The Majors
                                The Colonels

I am half way through  THE BERETS......

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Post by: djohnson43 on February 22, 2014, 06:39:50 am
I am constantly reading romances( harlequin supers, historical etc) long as there is at least 250 pages. I also read the vampire stories along with my daughter. She has been reading the Vampire Academy books for a while now and after going to see the movie with her I want to read them as well.
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Post by: greenthumbjan on February 22, 2014, 06:13:32 pm
Under the Dome. 
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Post by: ShadeTree on February 27, 2014, 07:32:06 am
Hmm.... well, I've read a few books recently: Something More by Sarah Ban Breathnach, Bridges of Madison County by Robert James Waller, The Hidden Power of the Heart by Sara Paddison, The Blind Watchmaker by Richard Dawkins, and I Am That by Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj. Going to be starting a new book but undecided on what it will be and also going to pick back up The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna.