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AUGUST READS
I'm trying to stay cool in triple digits. Tolerable in a/c with low humidity and a stack of good reads.
Am reading a delightful, quirky debut novel. Here, take a look/see:
http://www.amazon.com/The-Book-Speculation-A-Novel/dp/125005480X
What are you reading?
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Permalink Reply by Mandy Muffin on
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Like a little kid awaiting Christmas, I have been awaiting Aug. 1 so I can download my free copy of "The Last Town" to finish of the trilogy: http://www.amazon.com/Last-Town-Wayward-Pines-Trilogy-ebook/dp/B00G... What will the world be like 2,000 years from now as a small town in Idaho has survived the centuries of global self-destruction? This is a major Amazon Prime event.
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Permalink Reply by Carci on
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This one looks like a winner, rapa. I have placed it on hold along with Louis Penny's new book which is due out 8-25, The Nature of the Beast.
I am reading The Jesus Cow, which is interesting in a slow, quiet sort of way. It's keeping me going but not calling me back so far. Lots of stories of the different townfolk, not much about the cow to date.
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Permalink Reply by Ioruach on
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I agree with you about The Jesus Cow, Carci. I am more than half way through the book and still waiting for the "revelation."
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Whoops! I just picked up the book again and it suddenly got interesting...
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Yes, there is one point where I decided to see where this was going. That's probably the part you just reached. I finished it late last night and am glad I stuck with it.
It gave me much to consider and I really liked the ending. He tied it up well and we learned how all the characters in town are doing. I'm glad I read it and would recommend it to anyone who can begin slowly and wait for the action to start... lol
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I just finished it, Carci, and am also glad I stuck with it. Yes, I would recommend it as well.
Certainly, I hadn’t read anything that brought up the Epicurean paradox in many years and suddenly right there in The Jesus Cow...there it was!
And the faith vs. doubt thing. Belief and unbelief. A lot of theology in a book that also contained much humor. But it all led to one of my favorite lines. One of the characters in the book, Billy, said, “It comes back to the people, doesn’t it? Emerson said people are better than their theology. Sometimes he’s right. How you treat your neighbors. That’s what counts. Meg is good people. End of story.”
Or, in my own humble view, it is as the Dalai Lama said, “My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.”
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Permalink Reply by Flowergram on
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If you need to add to your list - William Kent Krueger has a list for you. If you like dark mystery, that is.
http://www.mpmnews.org/.../31books-thread-minnesota-mysteries
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Permalink Reply by Carolyn Tewell on
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LIFE OR DEATH by Michael Robotham ...my listening pleasure before sleep and while walking. Lee Child says, "I love this guy's books."
LOST by Michael Robotham while riding to DEEP WOODS in Truck Camper
Up next is SUSPECT by same Author which was on the 101 best Mysteries in the past decade list. (I think) -
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Regina Brett article in Plain Dealer: Binge to your heart's content when it comes to books
Her suggestions:
No homework: Dont read anything that still feels like homework unless you still get report cards especially once you hit age 50
Set a healthy limit: I give a book 40 pages. If it doesn't WOW me by then it isn't going to. Take your age and subtract it from 100. The amount left is how many pages to give a book before you give up.
Agree to disagree: Just because everyone else loves a book doesn't mean you will.
Always read more than one book at a time: it takes the pressure off of one book. Something funny like "Where'd You Go, Bernadette?" Something for my brain like "My Promised Land." Something for my soul like, The Power of Now"
Join a book club: it will force you to read books out of your comfort zone.
Read deliberately: people say they have no time to read. Choose books over Facebook, Angry Birds or TV.
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I almost always read 10% or better of the book, then put it down for a few minutes and think about what I have read. If I find the subject interesting, the location one that I enjoy visiting and the characters people I want to know more about, I continue. If it doesn't meet that standard, It's going back to the library or just being chalked up to money poorly spent. If the book is unusually long (I am currently reading "The Bone Tree" by Greg Iles that is 1400 pages in the large print edition) I may split it up into two or three sections and read a shorter novel in between. I often read suggestions I get here, or I check the best seller lists all the time.
I saw a tip once that is kind of offbeat that says you read page 69 if every book. If you like it (page 69) then read. If you don't, put it back. http://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2008/jul/23/tofindyourpe...
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Permalink Reply by Eaglewoman on
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I usually give a book 50 pages, unless its for the bloke club, I really try to finish it no matter how much I dislike it.WEnt to the library "What to Read Next" and the librarian gave us permission - not to finish a book if we really don't like it. I usually have at least 3 books going at a time.
I agree, join a book club, I belong to 2 and they read different style books- some way out of my comfort zone, but have gotten to read many good books that I never would have looked at.I like the book club because even if I don't like the book - some one did and sometimes I find something that I missed.
I could never understand when people say they don't have time to read or don't like to read.
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