Name that book? - Page 21

GraceKrispy · 10-17-2010, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Shayne Parkinson

Grace, could it be this one? http://www.winmarkcom.com/ashkii.htm

No, but the storyline is similar! I wish I could remember more. When I tried searching for it a few years ago, I came up with nothing.

bucsie · 10-22-2010, 01:44 AM

I am searching for a children's book:
It was about a witch, that had 2 or 3 bad sisters or neighbors - also witches.
They were not supposed to do magic on a certain day of the week, but the witch does, anyway.
There was also something about Valpurgis, some sort of witch holiday.
And she had a broom she could fly on

BenG · 10-26-2010, 12:20 AM

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Originally Posted by bucsie

I am searching for a children's book:
It was about a witch, that had 2 or 3 bad sisters or neighbors - also witches.
They were not supposed to do magic on a certain day of the week, but the witch does, anyway.
There was also something about Valpurgis, some sort of witch holiday.
And she had a broom she could fly on

I don't know the book but Valpurgis is probably Walpurgis Night.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walpurgis_Night

lamaer · 10-30-2010, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by piper10

I read a sci-fi/horror type book about 20 years ago, I think, where the earth had started fighting back against man -- roads wouldn't stay paved, etc. The one clear thing I remember was someone becoming encased in a tree. Anybody remember that?

Reminds me of Alan Weisman's The World Without Us, but it's non-fiction and only published maybe 3 years ago...

lamaer · 10-30-2010, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by MelC

I certainly read much of her stuff (I was particularly fond of the boarding school series - Mallory Towers and St. Clare). Don't know whether I can speak for all of Canada about this - I suspect not since I always get weird looks for using words like "cross" (Enid Blyton had a teeny bit of influence on my vocabulary...)

Mel

A lot of us here actually learned English from her books!

FlorenceArt · 10-30-2010, 12:37 PM

Years ago, I read a book by Daniel Pennac that mentioned a fictional character from an American crime writer. The only thing I'm sure about is that this man had a tapeworm, which is a little weird. He was, I think, a private detective in New York.

Does this ring any bell?

BenG · 10-30-2010, 05:28 PM

The only thing I can think of is Filth by the guy who wrote Trainspotting, but that had a Scottish detective.

desertgrandma · 10-30-2010, 05:55 PM

Bingo, BenG!

http://www.amazon.com/Filth-Irvine-W...8475670&sr=1-4

lila55 · 10-31-2010, 02:10 AM

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Originally Posted by bucsie

I am searching for a children's book:
It was about a witch, that had 2 or 3 bad sisters or neighbors - also witches.
They were not supposed to do magic on a certain day of the week, but the witch does, anyway.
There was also something about Valpurgis, some sort of witch holiday.
And she had a broom she could fly on

That could be "The little Witch" by Otfried Preussler. I used to love that when I was a kid.

FlorenceArt · 10-31-2010, 02:55 AM

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Originally Posted by BenG

The only thing I can think of is Filth by the guy who wrote Trainspotting, but that had a Scottish detective.

Wow, I can't believe it, there are two books out there featuring a detective with a tapeworm!!! Unless that book I read about was imaginary of course, though it didn't feel like it at the time.

I don't think this Scottish detective is it, he doesn't sound anything like the description I remember, and I'm pretty sure the one I'm looking for was American.

dmacmart · 10-31-2010, 06:20 AM

How about The Isaac Quartet by Jerome Charyn?
http://hammerbooks.org/bookcharyn2.html

The haunting enigma of the Quartet is Manfred "Blue Eyes" Coen, adjutant of Isaac Sidel, the fiercest cop on the street. Coen is killed in the middle of a ping-pong match, and though Isaac didn't really set him up, he gave Coen a little shove toward eternity. Isaac's errant daughter, Marilyn the Wild, was in love with Coen, and Sidel couldn't control his jealousy. But he's punished very quickly; the Guzmanns have infected him with a tapeworm, and this tapeworm unravels Isaac's conscience, makes him constantly dream of Coen.

FlorenceArt · 10-31-2010, 06:52 AM

Jerome Charyn, yes, that's it!!! Thank you. Wow, that sounds extremely weird. I'll check it out

bucsie · 11-05-2010, 01:18 AM

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Originally Posted by lila55

That could be "The little Witch" by Otfried Preussler. I used to love that when I was a kid.

yes, that's it! thank you!

Luke King · 11-10-2010, 01:23 AM

The book I am looking for is a science fiction book and I think it is part of a trilogy. I'm quite sure it was written by a woman, and I think she was a biologist.

The story is set on Earth, or an Earth-like planet, though the people have some sort of tentacles in their wrists, and they intertwine them with each other, which is like making love. The main characters -- a man and a woman -- feel an overpowering attraction for each other, though for some reason they need to avoid actually mating (I think).

Anyway, its ten or twenty years since I read this novel and I'd like to know what it was. Possibly read it again, or the trilogy, if I am right about that.

Shayne Parkinson · 11-10-2010, 04:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Luke King

The book I am looking for is a science fiction book and I think it is part of a trilogy. I'm quite sure it was written by a woman, and I think she was a biologist.

The story is set on Earth, or an Earth-like planet, though the people have some sort of tentacles in their wrists, and they intertwine them with each other, which is like making love. The main characters -- a man and a woman -- feel an overpowering attraction for each other, though for some reason they need to avoid actually mating (I think).

Anyway, its ten or twenty years since I read this novel and I'd like to know what it was. Possibly read it again, or the trilogy, if I am right about that.

Could it be this one?

http://www.amazon.com/House-Zeor-Jac...t_at_ep_dpi_11

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10-22-2010, 01:44 AM	#302
bucsie Connoisseur Posts: 71 Karma: 674766 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kindle	I am searching for a children's book: It was about a witch, that had 2 or 3 bad sisters or neighbors - also witches. They were not supposed to do magic on a certain day of the week, but the witch does, anyway. There was also something about Valpurgis, some sort of witch holiday. And she had a broom she could fly on

10-30-2010, 12:37 PM	#306
FlorenceArt High Priestess Posts: 5,761 Karma: 5042529 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Montreuil sous bois, France Device: iPad Pro 9.7, iPhone 6 Plus	Years ago, I read a book by Daniel Pennac that mentioned a fictional character from an American crime writer. The only thing I'm sure about is that this man had a tapeworm, which is a little weird. He was, I think, a private detective in New York. Does this ring any bell?

10-30-2010, 05:28 PM	#307
BenG Home Guard Posts: 4,730 Karma: 86721650 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Alpha Ralpha Boulevard Device: Kindle Oasis 3G, iPhone 6	The only thing I can think of is Filth by the guy who wrote Trainspotting, but that had a Scottish detective.

10-30-2010, 05:55 PM	#308
desertgrandma Enjoying the show.... Posts: 14,270 Karma: 10462843 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Arizona Device: A K1, Kindle Paperwhite, an Ipod, IPad2, Iphone, an Ipad Mini & macAir	Bingo, BenG! http://www.amazon.com/Filth-Irvine-W...8475670&sr=1-4

10-31-2010, 06:20 AM	#311
dmacmart Fanatic Posts: 534 Karma: 696908 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Ottawa Canada Device: Kobo Mini, Glo, Arc, H2O, iPhone, iPad 2, (husband)Touch	How about The Isaac Quartet by Jerome Charyn? http://hammerbooks.org/bookcharyn2.html The haunting enigma of the Quartet is Manfred "Blue Eyes" Coen, adjutant of Isaac Sidel, the fiercest cop on the street. Coen is killed in the middle of a ping-pong match, and though Isaac didn't really set him up, he gave Coen a little shove toward eternity. Isaac's errant daughter, Marilyn the Wild, was in love with Coen, and Sidel couldn't control his jealousy. But he's punished very quickly; the Guzmanns have infected him with a tapeworm, and this tapeworm unravels Isaac's conscience, makes him constantly dream of Coen.

10-31-2010, 06:52 AM	#312
FlorenceArt High Priestess Posts: 5,761 Karma: 5042529 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Montreuil sous bois, France Device: iPad Pro 9.7, iPhone 6 Plus	Jerome Charyn, yes, that's it!!! Thank you. Wow, that sounds extremely weird. I'll check it out

11-10-2010, 01:23 AM	#314
Luke King Member Retired Posts: 173 Karma: 200000 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Australia Device: Kindle 2	The book I am looking for is a science fiction book and I think it is part of a trilogy. I'm quite sure it was written by a woman, and I think she was a biologist. The story is set on Earth, or an Earth-like planet, though the people have some sort of tentacles in their wrists, and they intertwine them with each other, which is like making love. The main characters -- a man and a woman -- feel an overpowering attraction for each other, though for some reason they need to avoid actually mating (I think). Anyway, its ten or twenty years since I read this novel and I'd like to know what it was. Possibly read it again, or the trilogy, if I am right about that.