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bookstation
14 yrs ago
> This is not really a thread, just a
> technical question. Is there a way to save
> a thread containing interesting
> information? Thanks for your help.
I think you can bookmark it and then retrieve it from t…
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Do you only release books that you think people will like?
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Re: Do you only release books that you think people will like?
bookstation
17 yrs ago
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Yes, I try to be selective in releasing. I review the books that I pick up at garage sales and thrift shops on amazon.com before deciding what to do with them. Those that receive good or fair reviews I release, those t…
bookstation
17 yrs ago
I read that to my children when they were young. It was supposed to span a couple nights bedtime reading but they liked it so much they wouldn't let me stop. I had to read it in one sitting. My adult son (40) still sp…
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Does Anybody Know Any Actually Scary Horror Novels?
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Re: Does Anybody Know Any Actually Scary Horror Novels?
bookstation
17 yrs ago
I don't know how you feel about demon possession but everyone I know who has read Frank Paretti's book, This Present Darkness has found it very frightening. It is about spiritual warfare and is probably very different f…
bookstation
17 yrs ago
Solomon vs Lord, a legal thriller by Paul Levine. Quick read. Laugh-out-loud moments. I enjoyed it. Amazon review says, if you like Carl Hiassen or Dave Berry you'll like this one.
bookstation
17 yrs ago
Oh dear, I think I have a book of Goodkind's around here somewhere. I'm going to find it right now and...move it on out. What is it then that accounts for his popularity? Even Danielle Steele writes better.
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bookstation
17 yrs ago
A Chance to See Egypt by Sandra Scofield. I am enjoying this book. Very impressed with the writing.
bookstation
17 yrs ago
> …or one with a peek-through hole.
My thoughts exactly
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May 18, 19, 20 - What are you reading now, and what do you think, so far?
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Re: May 18, 19, 20 - What are you reading now, and what do you think, so far?
bookstation
17 yrs ago
Two books. Black Bird by Michel Basilieres. A debut novel by this Canadian writer, macrabre and often hilarious. Well written tale of a strange Montreal family that makes you feel like you're on a roller coaster ride.…
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The what are you reading threads and you...an unofficial & unscientific survey
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Re: The what are you reading threads and you...an unofficial & unscientific sur
bookstation
18 yrs ago
I have limited my reading on the site these days to BookTalk. The 'what-are-you-reading- now' threads give me new ideas of what to read without searching all the threads for hints. Even when they become repetitive this…
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The what are you reading threads and you...an unofficial & unscientific survey
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Re: The what are you reading threads and you...an unofficial & unscientific sur
bookstation
18 yrs ago
I try to read all the posts unless they are long. I like best those that say something about the book, how the reader likes it, why, whether they recommend it to others, whether they've have read or will read more by th…
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has anyone read this book a man dictated by blinking his eyelid?
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Re: has anyone read this book a man dictated by blinking his eyelid?
bookstation
18 yrs ago
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I am so happy to hear these positive comments.
We read this at book club last month on my recommendation. Not one person in the group liked it and I was inflicted with gently-thrown arrows and darts for chosing it. …
bookstation
18 yrs ago
I also enjoyed this book, a lot. It had a bit of everything and a very novel presentation.
bookstation
18 yrs ago
Sorry, don't know what flashmobs are. You will have to explain. Thanks.
bookstation
18 yrs ago
> In which a 'timeless tragedy unfolds'. But
> I need to find something more Christmasy
> next!!!
How about Christopher Moore's, The Stupidest Angel.
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Now what are you reading - Dec 21st and 22nd?
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Re: Now what are you reading - Dec 21st and 22nd?
bookstation
18 yrs ago
Lamb by Christopher Moore. Bought this and The Stupidest Angel on the weekend as Christmas gifts to myself after reading all the recommends for him here. Got such a kick of Angel that I moved right on to Lamb and am re…
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Confession Time: Literature
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Re: Everyone's tastes differ and it's one of the things that makes life so interest
bookstation
18 yrs ago
> I had the opportunity to visit Sir Walter
> Scott's beautiful home in Scotland 2 years
> ago. And I wanted to read something by him
> to make it more memorable....so I read
> IVANHOE, but I used the Wishbone se…
bookstation
18 yrs ago
I've read 3 of her Church of England series and enjoyed them all. Will have to get back to them now that you've reminded me.
There are so many of the older authors that don't get mentioned in our threads. Not surp…
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I'm officially quiting the A-Z challenge!
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Re: I'm officially quiting the A-Z challenge!
bookstation
18 yrs ago
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I certainly understand. I quit too when I got behind because I kept reading books that were not on my A-Z list.
I find this a problem at Book Club too. It's like pulling teeth to get each month's selection read. …
bookstation
18 yrs ago
Thanks GoryDetails. Why didn't I think of that!
bookstation
18 yrs ago
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I did the empty post thing again. You would think I never did this before.
You've given me some great ideas here to pass on to the family, enough even to complete a birthday wish list too. Hope your stockings are as…
bookstation
18 yrs ago
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bookstation
18 yrs ago
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Whoops, lost the message.
My Christmas Wish List includes audio books, but my kids are saying, "What do you want?".
Well, I'm a bit lost here, I have never even heard an audio book. I know just as there are go…
bookstation
18 yrs ago
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bookstation
18 yrs ago
A selection from a pile of older stuff I have on the shelf: The Grass is Singing by Doris Lessing. This is one great writer. I will reading more of her for sure.
