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#2106671 - 11/09/16 06:16 PM
Re: What are you reading? (2016)
Elwood P. Dowd
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#2106673 - 11/09/16 06:19 PM
Re: What are you reading? (2016)
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Pet Semetary, Misery, etc. The Stand is my all-time favorite book and I've read it several times. Loved The Mist, but didn't like the ending of the movie. I don't know if I can say The Stand is my all-time favorite, but it definitely ranks high on my list; and is certainly on the top of my list of favorite Stephen King books.
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#2107152 - 11/14/16 03:44 PM
Re: What are you reading? (2016)
Elwood P. Dowd
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Needful Things, Stephen King.
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#2107160 - 11/14/16 04:12 PM
Re: What are you reading? (2016)
Elwood P. Dowd
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I really enjoyed Needful Things - King shows some real insight into human nature!
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#2107202 - 11/14/16 05:43 PM
Re: What are you reading? (2016)
Elwood P. Dowd
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The Story Teller - Jodi Picault
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#2107639 - 11/16/16 09:27 PM
Re: What are you reading? (2016)
Elwood P. Dowd
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Our book club recently finished The Man called Ove. A real treat. There were passages that made me laugh out loud. I haven't enjoyed such a good book in a long time.
We're reading Orphan Train. I thought it would be a real downer but there is enough of a sub story to enjoy it. Plus, it provides a glimpse of a period of our history that isn't addressed very much.
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#2107640 - 11/16/16 09:29 PM
Re: What are you reading? (2016)
Elwood P. Dowd
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FYI, There's an Orphan Train Museum in Concordia, Kansas. I haven't been there but I've heard it's really good if you're ever in that quarter of the prairie.
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#2107697 - 11/17/16 02:10 PM
Re: What are you reading? (2016)
Elwood P. Dowd
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Re-reading Hemingway's Old Man and the Sea and Capote's In Cold Blood. My background in English Lit means I'm always a sucker for the classics. With our weather cooling off (finally), it's become perfect "tea and a book" time!
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#2107704 - 11/17/16 02:39 PM
Re: What are you reading? (2016)
Elwood P. Dowd
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The anniversary of the Clutter family murders was this past week.
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#2107707 - 11/17/16 02:50 PM
Re: What are you reading? (2016)
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I saw an article about that online somewhere; it's what prompted me to pull the book off the shelf actually.
Last edited by Ashley W; 11/17/16 02:51 PM.
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#2107792 - 11/17/16 07:06 PM
Re: What are you reading? (2016)
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Last Man Standing - David Baldacci's new book in the John Puller series. Just started last night.
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#2107793 - 11/17/16 07:13 PM
Re: What are you reading? (2016)
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The Pact - another Picoult
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#2107798 - 11/17/16 07:20 PM
Re: What are you reading? (2016)
Skittles
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Last Man Standing - David Baldacci's new book in the John Puller series. Just started last night. Let me know what you think. I've been trying to decide whether to buy it now or wait 6 months to a year until the price drops a bit. Hardcover books are so expensive these days.
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#2107801 - 11/17/16 07:28 PM
Re: What are you reading? (2016)
Elwood P. Dowd
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I've read In Cold Blood amd found it interesting.
I am currently reading Hag Seed bt Margaret Atwood.
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#2107802 - 11/17/16 07:36 PM
Re: What are you reading? (2016)
Elwood P. Dowd
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TMatt - I buy them on my Kindle so it's a little cheaper; but I'll let you know when I'm done and what I think. I really like Baldacci's characters - John Puller, Will Robie, Amos Decker.
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#2108390 - 11/22/16 09:32 PM
Re: What are you reading? (2016)
Elwood P. Dowd
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Loved Needful Things until the end. Hated the ending.
A good read for you music fans is Come As You Are: The Story of Nirvana. Very good look at the band from off stage.
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#2108923 - 11/29/16 04:58 PM
Re: What are you reading? (2016)
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I recently finished A Man Called Ove. It was one of the best I have read in awhile.
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#2108928 - 11/29/16 05:25 PM
Re: What are you reading? (2016)
Elwood P. Dowd
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Steel Kiss by Jeffery Deaver - the latest Lincoln Rhyme novel.
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#2108931 - 11/29/16 05:32 PM
Re: What are you reading? (2016)
Elwood P. Dowd
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The Key to Rebecca-Ken Follett
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#2108957 - 11/29/16 07:19 PM
Re: What are you reading? (2016)
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The Devil's Work, by Mark Edward. I'm 65% through and it's pretty good.
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