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#2056863 - 01/05/16 09:21 PM
Re: What are you reading? (2016)
noelekal
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Always have several books going simultaneously. One finished yesterday was "Behind That Locked Door" by Graeme Thomson, a biography about the life of George Harrison. So wish I had read this post before Christmas. First holiday in a long time with no books to and from Mr Turtle. We both have quite the nightstand queue, but it still felt weird not being booked. Will have to head to the bookstore later and order this one. Surprise him for valentines! Thanks for the heads up.
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#2056892 - 01/05/16 10:38 PM
Re: What are you reading? (2016)
Elwood P. Dowd
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Yes, Mrs Turtle. Books are always appreciated. Mrs. noelekal and I nearly always give each other, the kids, and granddaughters books at Christmas.
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#2057011 - 01/06/16 06:51 PM
Re: What are you reading? (2016)
Elwood P. Dowd
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Say what you want about audio books but my commute is boring! Now I can listen to a book in the car and read a different one at home.  Win for me. It is also nice when my vision is messed up.
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#2057061 - 01/06/16 09:24 PM
Re: What are you reading? (2016)
Soccer
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Just finished Girl on the Train over vacation, now on to The Secret Life of Violet Grant. Was the Girl on the Train book good? I know its amazons' best seller...
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#2057078 - 01/06/16 10:09 PM
Re: What are you reading? (2016)
Elwood P. Dowd
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I always pictured Tom Berenger as Jack Reacher.
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#2057084 - 01/06/16 10:23 PM
Re: What are you reading? (2016)
Elwood P. Dowd
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A book is merely the vehicle by which the story is delivered (via print). An audio-book, in my humble opinion (not worth much) is an audio-story. I don't doubt that they are enjoyable. Rant, done. 
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#2057088 - 01/06/16 10:53 PM
Re: What are you reading? (2016)
Elwood P. Dowd
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I'm with cheekEE. I used to have a long commute, and the audiobooks really pass the time. And more than once, I passed my exit too, because I was caught up in the story. That's not a good thing.
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#2057090 - 01/06/16 11:05 PM
Re: What are you reading? (2016)
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I always pictured Tom Berenger as Jack Reacher. needs to be someone like Michael Clarke Duncan (if her were still alive) as he is 6'5" and 275 in the books...that is like 2 Tom Cruises combined
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#2057108 - 01/07/16 12:45 PM
Re: What are you reading? (2016)
Elwood P. Dowd
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Girl on the Train was a great book. I couldn't put it down.
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#2057213 - 01/07/16 06:24 PM
Re: What are you reading? (2016)
Dazed Auditor
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Should you be driving if your vision is messed up? Oh yah, I am good. It just hurts to read for too long.
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#2065435 - 02/23/16 11:28 AM
Re: What are you reading? (2016)
cheekEE
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"One Child: The Story of China's Radical Experiment" My youngest daughter was adopted in China, so I am a motivated reader. I found it fascinating. The methods China used to enforce the policy at the local level were appallingly cruel, but its unintended effects; e.g. millions of Chinese men who have no hope for a bride and increasing pressure on the current "sandwich" generation to support their elders and their offspring were thought provoking as well.
"The Nightingale" is a great read about two sisters and their personal attempts to survive and resist in Nazi occupied France during WW II. I knew that Germany intended to allow several million people to simply starve both during and after the war, but this is the first depiction of the real hardships these people faced I have ever read.
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#2065623 - 02/23/16 08:51 PM
Re: What are you reading? (2016)
Elwood P. Dowd
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"Natchez Burning" by Greg Iles. It's a 800+ page brick, but it's a really good read about KKK activities and their impact a generation later. Against that backdrop is an exploration of the relationships between fathers and sons. The downside: when you get to end, you're still in the middle of the story. It's book one of a trilogy. Part 2, the Bone Tree came out last year, and I need to see if it's at the library. Book 3 is scheduled for 2017.
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#2065791 - 02/24/16 05:50 PM
Re: What are you reading? (2016)
Elwood P. Dowd
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I'm working may way through "It." Big fan of Stephen King.
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#2065798 - 02/24/16 06:25 PM
Re: What are you reading? (2016)
Elwood P. Dowd
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burkemi - I loved It. I just got (but haven't started) 11/22/63. My son thought it was a very good novel. My favorite, though, is still The Stand.
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#2065815 - 02/24/16 07:04 PM
Re: What are you reading? (2016)
Elwood P. Dowd
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Aren't they making 11/22/63 into a Hulu show? I want to see that.
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#2065830 - 02/24/16 07:34 PM
Re: What are you reading? (2016)
Elwood P. Dowd
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I've read 11/22/63 - thoroughly enjoyed it. I'm looking forward to seeing if the show is as good.
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#2065966 - 02/25/16 02:08 PM
Re: What are you reading? (2016)
Elwood P. Dowd
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While it gets a little slow about 2/3 of the way through, 11/22/63 is one of my favorites. It captures the era of much simpler times very well.
Watched the first Hulu show and thought it was very good. As always though I recommend reading the book first.
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#2066846 - 03/01/16 05:59 PM
Re: What are you reading? (2016)
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burkemi - I loved It. I just got (but haven't started) 11/22/63. My son thought it was a very good novel. My favorite, though, is still The Stand. Absolutely agree, Skittle. The Stand is easily my favorite single book. But, I don't know if I could pick between it and The Dark Tower series. I've barely started on It, only about 300 pages in. And haven't yet had the chance to read 11/22/63 --- but it's already on the list!
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#2067058 - 03/02/16 04:39 PM
Re: What are you reading? (2016)
Elwood P. Dowd
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I just started "Psych's Guide to Crime Fighting for the Totally Unqualified"
It's fantastic, it's written by the character's of the show. the best part are the footnotes!
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#2067065 - 03/02/16 04:48 PM
Re: What are you reading? (2016)
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I just started "Psych's Guide to Crime Fighting for the Totally Unqualified"
It's fantastic, it's written by the character's of the show. the best part are the footnotes! That sounds AWESOME! I am looking it up on Amazon as we speak... I absolutely LOVED that show!
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