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WT Sharpe · 02-16-2010, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by kennyc

Dang you! Now I'm not going to bother reading it.

Oh, yeah. Blame me!

kennyc · 02-16-2010, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

Oh, yeah. Blame me!

Easy out.

phenomshel · 02-16-2010, 10:46 PM

Truly, Madly by Heather Webber and A Night Too Dark by Dana Stabenow. I expect to adore both of them.

Katti's Cat · 02-17-2010, 04:23 AM

Bought 'New York' by E Rutherfurd as pBook because I have all his other books on the shelf. Darn is that thing heavy. Went it bought it as eBook too - so much easier to read.

Book Club book for february? what book? Oh, the one I fell asleep over after 4 pages.

ficbot · 02-17-2010, 07:23 AM

Living Oprah by Robyn Okrant. This is a library book. It's about a woman who vows to spend an entire year doing everything Oprah says. She is a little slavish about following this exactly (for example, she receives as a gift something Oprah says to 'go out and buy' so she returns the gift because Oprah did not say receiving it as a gift was permitted) but does make some interesting observations about what happens when you give over your thoughts to someone elses vision. What annoyed me though were the summary tables at the end of each chapter highlighting what she spent in time and money during each month. The font had to be shrunk to its smallest and the screen orientation flipped for them to be readable, and that got a bit tedious.

I see to be on a non-fiction kick right now because I just picked up 'The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks' with a Kobo coupon. I read an excerpt and it looks super-interesting. I have noticed a trend with me and Kobo. I seem to only get books from there which are not available at Fictionwise, so my bookshelf there is a lot choosier and the handful I have bought have been very deliberate purchases. In contrast, my bookshelf at Fictionwise is littered with a ton of 'bought it on a whim due to 100% micropay rebate' kind of stuff and is much trashier

lilac_jive · 02-17-2010, 10:07 AM

I just started "The Nine Tailors" by Dorothy Sayers.

Crusader · 02-17-2010, 10:23 AM

Just finished 'Cat and Mouse' by James Patterson. A surprisingly good read.

poohbear_nc · 02-17-2010, 11:52 AM

I am speeding through the Mapp & Lucia Omnibus - wonderfully prepared by MR's own HarryT - splendid formatting for splendid writing! Molto bene (as Lucia would say).

pilotbob · 02-17-2010, 12:59 PM

Well, I pulled the trigger and bought _The Stand_. $8.09. A bit pricey for such an old back catalog book... but not too bad. From what I hear it will be worth it. It will probably keep my busy for a month since I don't read that much every day.

So, that's three 900+ page books in a row.

BOb

desertgrandma · 02-17-2010, 01:13 PM

I'm about 1/4 the way thru.

This book would make a great discussion........"how relevant is this book to the world today?

Sparrow · 02-17-2010, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

I am speeding through the Mapp & Lucia Omnibus - wonderfully prepared by MR's own HarryT - splendid formatting for splendid writing! Molto bene (as Lucia would say).

Great books indeed!

There was also an excellent TV adaptation which is out on DVD - highly recommended.

poohbear_nc · 02-17-2010, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Sparrow

Great books indeed!

There was also an excellent TV adaptation which is out on DVD - highly recommended.

I'm currently watching the DVDs - very smart adaptation.

ficbot · 02-17-2010, 01:34 PM

I was going to buy The Lovely Bones since it is on 100% rebate, but the ebook is $16.99 ($14.44 club price) and the mass-market paperback is $7.99 so...pass

edbro · 02-17-2010, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by ficbot

I was going to buy The Lovely Bones since it is on 100% rebate, but the ebook is $16.99 ($14.44 club price) and the mass-market paperback is $7.99 so...pass

A quick check on Inkmesh shows several places to get the ebook for $5.

I find Fictionwise micropayment scheme to not be a good deal at all excepting the times when you can earn rewards by spending rewards.

edbro · 02-17-2010, 02:14 PM

About to start The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers.

This is a PB edition I got for cheap on Half.com.

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02-16-2010, 10:46 PM	#3858
phenomshel ZCD BombShel Posts: 4,793 Karma: 8293322 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: The Frozen North (aka Illinois, USA) Device: iPad, STB Kindle Oasis	Truly, Madly by Heather Webber and A Night Too Dark by Dana Stabenow. I expect to adore both of them.

02-17-2010, 04:23 AM	#3859
Katti's Cat Wizard Posts: 2,259 Karma: 175640 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Brisbane Australia Device: Sony PRS-600	Bought 'New York' by E Rutherfurd as pBook because I have all his other books on the shelf. Darn is that thing heavy. Went it bought it as eBook too - so much easier to read. Book Club book for february? what book? Oh, the one I fell asleep over after 4 pages.

02-17-2010, 07:23 AM	#3860
ficbot Wizard Posts: 2,409 Karma: 4132096 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: Kindle Paperwhite/iOS Kindle App	Living Oprah by Robyn Okrant. This is a library book. It's about a woman who vows to spend an entire year doing everything Oprah says. She is a little slavish about following this exactly (for example, she receives as a gift something Oprah says to 'go out and buy' so she returns the gift because Oprah did not say receiving it as a gift was permitted) but does make some interesting observations about what happens when you give over your thoughts to someone elses vision. What annoyed me though were the summary tables at the end of each chapter highlighting what she spent in time and money during each month. The font had to be shrunk to its smallest and the screen orientation flipped for them to be readable, and that got a bit tedious. I see to be on a non-fiction kick right now because I just picked up 'The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks' with a Kobo coupon. I read an excerpt and it looks super-interesting. I have noticed a trend with me and Kobo. I seem to only get books from there which are not available at Fictionwise, so my bookshelf there is a lot choosier and the handful I have bought have been very deliberate purchases. In contrast, my bookshelf at Fictionwise is littered with a ton of 'bought it on a whim due to 100% micropay rebate' kind of stuff and is much trashier

02-17-2010, 10:07 AM	#3861
lilac_jive Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,870 Karma: 27376 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Device: PRS-505	I just started "The Nine Tailors" by Dorothy Sayers.

02-17-2010, 10:23 AM	#3862
Crusader Space Cadet Posts: 1,180 Karma: 4030536 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: South Africa Device: Sony PRS-T1, Cybook Opus, Kobo Glo	Just finished 'Cat and Mouse' by James Patterson. A surprisingly good read.

02-17-2010, 11:52 AM	#3863
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,574 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	I am speeding through the Mapp & Lucia Omnibus - wonderfully prepared by MR's own HarryT - splendid formatting for splendid writing! Molto bene (as Lucia would say).

02-17-2010, 12:59 PM	#3864
pilotbob Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,832 Karma: 11844413 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tampa, FL USA Device: Kindle Touch	Well, I pulled the trigger and bought _The Stand_. $8.09. A bit pricey for such an old back catalog book... but not too bad. From what I hear it will be worth it. It will probably keep my busy for a month since I don't read that much every day. So, that's three 900+ page books in a row. BOb

02-17-2010, 01:13 PM	#3865
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	I'm about 1/4 the way thru. This book would make a great discussion........"how relevant is this book to the world today?

02-17-2010, 01:34 PM	#3868
ficbot Wizard Posts: 2,409 Karma: 4132096 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: Kindle Paperwhite/iOS Kindle App	I was going to buy The Lovely Bones since it is on 100% rebate, but the ebook is $16.99 ($14.44 club price) and the mass-market paperback is $7.99 so...pass

02-17-2010, 02:14 PM	#3870
edbro Banned Posts: 640 Karma: 4911 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Grapevine, TX Device: iPad4	About to start The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers. This is a PB edition I got for cheap on Half.com.