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Book Talk » Confession Time: Literature » Re: Confession Time: Literature
michelle52 18 yrs ago | 1 replies
Dickens was okay, I enjoyed his stories.... but I thought The Great Gatsby to be tedious and meaningless. I love Walter Mosely also and believe he would make a better choice of "literature" than some others.
Book Talk » Confession Time: Literature » Re: Confession Time: Literature
michelle52 18 yrs ago | 3 replies
I admit that I am woefully underread in this area as well. I did read "The Old Man and The Sea" and found it completely uninteresting and boring. I think that critics are to blame for what is literature and what isn't.…
Book Talk » Dec. 3 and 4: What are you reading now? » Re: We need to talk about Kevin - Lionel Shriver
michelle52 18 yrs ago
Another book that needs persevering is "A Confederacy of Dunces" It was tough going but worth it in the end. I almost gave up on it several times.
Book Talk » Dec. 3 and 4: What are you reading now? » Re: Did something silly today (again--this is a common thing for me to do)
michelle52 18 yrs ago
I've gotten into reading 2 or 3 books at a time too... including some I hadn't really intended to read but they were all that was available at the time. And (shamefaced) that includes (yikes!) romance novels (shudder). …
Book Talk » Dec. 3 and 4: What are you reading now? » Re: Dec. 3 and 4: What are you reading now?
michelle52 18 yrs ago
I just finished "I never Promised You a Rose Garden" by Joanne Greenberg. A classic - always meant to read it and never got around to it. It landed in my home - probably inherited somewhere, and I truly enjoyed it. Th…
Book Talk » So true.... today's cartoon.... » Re: So true.... today's cartoon....
michelle52 18 yrs ago
oh, I agree.... I get lost in the stories.... I think any REAL reader would have difficulty analyzing the book. Especially if its a well-written one!
Book Talk » Stan Berenstain has died :( » Re: Stan Berenstain has died :(
michelle52 18 yrs ago
oh, how sad.... I used to get my daughter all the Berenstain Bears books. We both loved them.
Book Talk » i need some good titles of big fat books... » A Confederacy of Dunces
michelle52 18 yrs ago
it's a good book, takes a bit of sticking to it - the main character is a dolt and unlikeable and I almost put it down a few times but the ending is sooooo perfect and all ends tie up neatly and everyone gets what's comi…
Book Talk » Where are you in the book you are currently reading? » Re: Where are you in the book you are currently reading?
michelle52 18 yrs ago
I just started an oldie - I Never Promised You a Rose Garden - I'm only on the 2nd chapter.
Book Talk » Looking for can't-put-it-down mysteries/ thrillers to build up my Wish List. Help! » Re: Do get any PD james
michelle52 18 yrs ago | 1 replies
I like her too - I enjoy British mysteries anyway.
Book Talk » Looking for can't-put-it-down mysteries/ thrillers to build up my Wish List. Help! » Re: Looking for can't-put-it-down mysteries/ thrillers to build up my Wish List. Help!
michelle52 18 yrs ago | 1 replies
The best-ever, couldn't put it down book I ever read was Stephen King's Gerald's Game. It didn't sound like much on the back so I kept putting it off. This one reached out and grabbed me around the throat and sucked me…
Book Talk » You're too old to be reading THAT » Re: OK back to the Kama Sutra
michelle52 18 yrs ago
I agree, kids are exposed to stuff whether we like it or not so better to do it with our knowledge and guidance.... that way they can feel freer to ask questions and we know we will give them the right answers! Unlike l…
Book Talk » You're too old to be reading THAT » Re: You're too old to be reading THAT
michelle52 18 yrs ago
We used to live in Germany (US Army assignment) and I got my daughter a couple of picture dictionaries. One was Disney and the pictures had the words in English, German and French and the other was by Richard Scarry and…
Book Talk » You're too old to be reading THAT » Bunnicula!!!!
michelle52 18 yrs ago
Oh my god! I'd forgotten about Bunnicula.... I got that for my daughter when she was little and I read it too and it was the funniest story I ever read!! I think I actually enjoyed it more than she did.
Book Talk » You're too old to be reading THAT » You're too old to be reading THAT
michelle52 18 yrs ago | 3 replies
Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss. I love that book and can almost recite it by heart.
Fun and Games » making coffee ... how do you like it? » making coffee...how do you like it?
michelle52 18 yrs ago
I've gotten hooked on Dunkin' Donuts Iced coffee - I mix the toasted almond with coconut, one sweet and low and add my own creamer when I get to work. Otherwise - extra light w/cream, not milk and one sweet and low.

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