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JUNE READS
My response is "A sunny day in Texas!"......and thank goodness on this June 1 it will be!
I've started reading Jeffery Deaver's new release SOLITUDE CREEK. What are you reading?
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Permalink Reply by Carolyn Tewell on
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DOING HARM was soooo engrossing!!! I loved the evolution of the High Ego Doctor wanna be! No spoiler!
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4 letter words:
IRON
RAIN
NAPS...when other people get to have them and you don't
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Permalink Reply by rapa on
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Disappointment! After being enchanted by Fredrik Backman's THE MAN CALLED OVE, I was very disappointed in his new book MY GRANDMOTHER ASKED ME TO TELL YOU SHE'S SORRY. Those of you who read Harry Potter may enjoy this book as I considered it fantasy. Guess I'm a realist as do not enjoy fantasy or science fiction.........and that's the way it is! My dreams provide enough fantasy!
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Finished King's FINDERS KEEPERS at 3:00 a.m. this morning. Heckava read!!! It even has to do with books/reading. :) Anyone else read it?
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Permalink Reply by Mandy Muffin on
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I was a great read! The old King is back and no more weird stories.
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Permalink Reply by Slopok on
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Here's a mental image that I came across yesterday." There was a pause in the conversation and Bill poured a sigh in it." That quote has lingered with me.
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Permalink Reply by Lip Service on
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Reminds me of the French expression "an angel went by" to be used when a conversation pauses all of a sudden and everyone is aware of the silence moment
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Headed to library today to return FINDERS KEEPERS. Happily picked up the prequel MR. MERCEDES. Took it to Fitness Center and got at least 50 pages read. Am most eager to dive back in when I head to bed!!! Easy reading......great story!!!!!!! Anyone else read these!
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I had read Mr. Mercedes, where a car crashes into people in line. King ties the story into "Finders, Keepers."
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Impulse purchase: "The Martian," Andy Weir
I check the USA Today best seller list at least weekly to see what's hot. Number one was "Girl on a Train," two, "Finders, Keepers," three, "Paper Towns." I have read them all recently, so I checked out the fourth book on the list, "The Martian" and it was $5.99 at Amazon. I don't read Sci-Fi too frequently but this one has rave reviews. So off I go to outer space for a couple of days to see what life is like on the red planet.
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Wow, "The Martian" really rocks! It has a rags-to-riches publishing history:
Andy Weir, the son of a particle physicist, has a background in computer science. He began writing the book in 2009, researching the book to be as realistic as possible based on existing technology.[5] Weir studied orbital mechanics, astronomy, and the history of manned spaceflight.[7] He has stated that he knows the exact date of each day in the book.[8]
Having been rebuffed by literary agents when trying to get prior books published, Weir decided to put the book online in serial format one chapter at a time for free at his website.[5] At the request of fans he made an Amazon Kindle version available through Amazon.com at 99 cents (the minimum he could set the price).[5] The Kindle edition rose to the top of Amazon's list of best-selling science-fiction titles, where it sold 35,000 copies in three months, more than had been previously downloaded free.[5][8] This garnered the attention of publishers: Podium Publishing, an audiobook publisher, signed for the audiobook rights in January 2013. Weir sold the print rights to Crown in March 2013 for over a hundred thousand dollars.[5]
The book debuted on the New York Times Best Seller list on March 2, 2014 in the hardcover fiction category at twelfth position.[9]
It is soon to be a major motion picture starring Matt Damon.
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FINDERS KEEPERS...Putting on the request list for Library. MR. MERCEDES was in the Top 5 best books for 2014 for me! And I thought I was burnt out on King to be honest.
Okay, dumb question...how does this Author keep cranking out book after book, year after year???
I left a message over on the traveling thread about Kate Atkinson's "Started Early, Left My Dog." I'm already quoting snippets to my DH! Lol
Funny, because I usually don't care for British books, though I love Adrian McKinty who is from Ireland? -
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