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I'm just curious.....what makes you pick up a certain book? Is it the author or the subject matter? For me........it's history.........I also like travelogues.......I love to read about where people have been and their impressions, experiences,..........maybe I live vicariously thru them.............one of my favorites is written by Agatha Christi.........she writes about her adventure with her husband on his digs in the Middle East..........he was a famous archaeologist, Sir Mallowan............she's so interesting.............he commented ( though she was ten years younger than he) that the reason he was attracted to her in the first place was the fact that she could sleep in the middle of the midday in massive heat........he was also know to describe her dresses in the language of archaologists "that's a very becoming logenze design my dear"..........the infamous quote was that he loved her, speaking off the cuff was that the older she got the more he appreciated her being an archaelogogist..........
 
expatgirl said:
I'm just curious.....what makes you pick up a certain book? Is it the author or the subject matter? For me........it's history.........I also like travelogues.......I love to read about where people have been and their impressions, experiences,..........maybe I live vicariously thru them.............one of my favorites is written by Agatha Christi.........she writes about her adventure with her husband on his digs in the Middle East..........he was a famous archaeologist, Sir Mallowan............she's so interesting.............he commented ( though she was ten years younger than he) that the reason he was attracted to her in the first place was the fact that she could sleep in the middle of the midday in massive heat........he was also know to describe her dresses in the language of archaologists "that's a very becoming logenze design my dear"..........the infamous quote was that he loved her, speaking off the cuff was that the older she got the more he appreciated her being an archaelogogist..........
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author, the subject matter and history. i read 10 little indians (and then there were none) and murder on the orient express. i just read Devil Bones (Temperance Brennan Series #11) by Kathy Reichs (the show Bones is based on her books).
 
i read 10 little indians (and then there were none) and murder on the orient express.

Agatha Christie is one of my favourites. I read almost all of her books. 'And Then There Were None' is my especial favourite. I gifted this book to my DH when I was dating with him.
 
Before I left for my trip to Israel, I got a Kindle 2 from amazon. I love this reader and have been going a lot more reading lately because of it. Right now I am reading The Good Guy by Dean Koontz. The concept is interesting and it is an alright book so far, but I am looking for it to pick up a bit more.
 
Luvs2Cook said:
***GB, I was looking into a Kindle 2, would you give it a good recommendation?
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I would give it the best recommendation possible. I love everything about it. There is not a single thing I do like with this thing. I am reading so much more because of it and there is no shortage of good material.
 
Do Dear John Bathroom Readers count? My son owns about 15 and they are all located in my bathroom as he commandeers it while I'm gone....and I do have to admit they have some interesting tidbits..........quick, just like the flourish of a foot of toilet paper, and with a quick flush you're on your way, etc............haven't had time to read anything else except inflight magazines.........can't wait to get to the bookstore on Monday............have a nice weekend y'all :):):)
 
All reading counts. I read to my elderly friends a couple of times a week, and revisiting childhood favorites is great. Right now we're reading Galway Bay by Mary Pat Kelly. For myself, I accidentally picked up The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell. WEll, I say accidentally because I rarely read sci-fi. Only when it is recommended by friends who know my taste in reading and think I'll like it. Seriously, so much of the sci-fi I read in my 20s was thinly disguised mild porn. You know, men's vision of the future is of women with perfect bodies running around naked or nearly so, having sex with anyone. At any rate, this book is supposed to be about Jesuits in space. Hmmmm ... we'll see! Anyone out there read it?
 
I'm reading kind of an odd book, got it for a dollar on sale at the college bookstore: Seed to Harvest, by Octavia E. Butler
 
msmofet said:
i read my first bones book "devil bones", have you read it? please let me know how "deja dead" is.
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You need to go back and start at the beginning. Deja Dead I think is #1 in the series and I think Devil Bones is the most recent...#9 or #10? Can't remember.

Kathy Reichs is a great author. Deja Dead was very good indeed.
 
thank you yes i know (i think it is #11 in the series) but i was intrigued by the zooooodoooooooo note :LOL: i have been sick and the family went to B&N yesterday and picked something up for me. an audio book 2 disc's (2 novellas) richard matheson, stephen king and son joe hill called road rage. i guess they thought it would be nice to listen while i am getting better ( i have and fever and a head ache).
 
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