| Dec 29, 2008 @ 4:15 PM |
what was the name of a book that you just got lost in?
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davidptr
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That happened to me on two books
"Wolves of the Plain" and "Lords of the Bow"
2 part Bio of Ghengis Khan...
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| Dec 29, 2008 @ 4:45 PM |
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robodad
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I bet that if you read an Atlas book, you wouldn't get lost
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| Dec 29, 2008 @ 4:59 PM |
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davidptr
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good point!
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| Dec 29, 2008 @ 8:46 PM |
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kattsmeow
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Everyone that I read actually.
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| Dec 29, 2008 @ 9:27 PM |
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redhairNfreckles
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I got lost reading my "How To Use Your New Cellphone" book...  
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| Dec 29, 2008 @ 9:30 PM |
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Winnie4010
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 ...Red...you always make me giggle!!
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| Dec 29, 2008 @ 9:31 PM |
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redhairNfreckles
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 Yep, we're 2 peas in pod..... 
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| Dec 29, 2008 @ 9:34 PM |
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Heaveninawildflower
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Time out of Mind by John R. Maxim
I've bought this book twice now, once in paperback, then in hardcover. Perfect escapist reading...
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| Dec 30, 2008 @ 1:54 AM |
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davidptr
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what was that about...?
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| Dec 30, 2008 @ 6:43 AM |
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sweet5red
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anything written by nicholas sparks.. message in a bottle, the notebook, a walk to remember
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| Dec 30, 2008 @ 7:04 AM |
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Heaveninawildflower
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what was that about...?
Here's a capsule review about Time out of Mind:
Every time it snows, Jonathan Corbin sees people and scenes that haven't existed for 100 years. Is he being haunted or has he lost his mind? Sturdevant, the psychiatrist his girlfriend Gwen brings in, has another explanation: Jonathan is in the grip of "genetic memory," in which ancestral recollections, like physical characteristics, are genetically inherited. With Gwen and Sturdevant's encouragement, an engrossing saga unfolds, conceiving love, greed, and murder in 1880s New York, and featuring Teddy Roosevelt, Jay Gould and J. P. Morgan, among others, all from the perspective of Tilden Beckworth, by whom Jonathan seems possessed. Meanwhile, in the 1980s, Ella and Tilden Beckworth II are out to kill Jonathan as they have all others with knowledge of their family's dark secrets. But Lesko, the ex-cop they've hired for the job, is smarter, tougher and more ethical than they'd expected. Maxim (Abel/Baker/Charley) works up to an ingenious climax, with the vivid cast of characters, past and present, face to face at last. Combining the elements of a good old-fashioned ghost story and a suspenseful thriller, this is an immensely readable yarn.
It really IS a great read, but the big bonus for me is that it's very well researched- there are all kinds of little details about the late 1800's, baseball, boxing and general history, that are fascinating all by themselves. He really makes you feel as if you're living in that time...a great book to get lost in.
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| Dec 30, 2008 @ 8:49 AM |
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lj450
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War and Peace.
I still dont know where I am in it. 
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| Dec 30, 2008 @ 9:00 AM |
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Heaveninawildflower
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How long has it been LJ? Seems like about a year so far... 
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| Dec 30, 2008 @ 9:51 AM |
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katydid438
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Time out of Mind by John R. Maxim
The review sound great Heaven,,,have written down the title and will order from Indigo....thanks
It's an old book, but find The Alienist by Caleb Carr,,,,,along the same lines and setting
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| Dec 30, 2008 @ 10:19 AM |
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Loreli
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I would have to think hard, but I'm kind of with Katt.
If a book hasn't gotten my interest by chapter 2, I usually put it away and go on to something else...
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| Dec 30, 2008 @ 10:26 AM |
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lj450
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No, its only been about 8 months. 
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| Dec 30, 2008 @ 10:27 AM |
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Heaveninawildflower
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The Alienist by Caleb Carr
I LOVED that book Katy - read it about 40 years ago, then read everything else I could find by him (as well as John Dickson Carr, around the same time)
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| Dec 30, 2008 @ 10:43 AM |
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Nightowl001
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For some reason, in the last couple of weeks, I devoted more time than I should to some J.A. Jance and John Kellerman. (Crime novels.) I particularly like Jance's work. Wish she could write them as quickly as I read them.
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| Dec 30, 2008 @ 10:59 AM |
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katydid438
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The Angel of Darkness,,Caleb Carr is along the same lines Heaven.
Imagine, hunting down serial killers and profiling in 1800 ( circa )New York!!
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| Dec 30, 2008 @ 1:15 PM |
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Jankia
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My daughter gave me the Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant book for Christmas.
Made while he was dieing of throat cancer its a brutally honest autobiography of his triumphs and failures as a person through his life,including his military career and as president.
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