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Sílvia wrote:Ok, I'm on page 160 and I'm hooked now .

See, told ya!

I would like to read the following: - Anything by Michael Moore (especially Downsize This or Stupid White Men *) - Bringing Down the House* - Interpreter of Maladies - My Friend Leonard by James Frey - Odd Girl Out* - Pledged* - The Color Purple - The Overspent American* - The Overworked American* *...

Hmmm . . . let's see . . .

- Breath, Eyes, Memory by Edwidge Danticat
- The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
- When I Was Puerto Rican/Almost a Woman/The Turkish Lover by Esmeralda Santiago (three book autobiography)
- To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

I really don't read those kinds of books, but hey, we're totally open to suggestions, man!

Malanee wrote:I just started the painted drum - our book club Louise Erdrich, our book club book.

Wait, is that the book club book?

I've dropped out because I've been really busy and haven't been reading anything. Plus, it seems like very few people want to discuss. I think a vote is a great idea. I think this is another problem - I was fairly disappointed with the response to the Kite Runner - especially given what a powerful ...

I like that idea! I'm not reading the current books because I'm trying to finish up some personal reading . . . but I'm definitely going to read The Color Purple with the group!

Sílvia wrote:I started The Kite Runner yesterday. I'm only on page 45, and I don't have an opinion yet. It'd better be good!

I had a tough time with that book at first, but by the end I was totally blown away - stick with it!!!

Aly wrote:I just started Everyone Worth Knowing by the same author as The Devil Wears Prada.

How do you like it?

I'm also in the middle of the Chronicles of Narnia. I forget which book - the third or fourth. It's really good. Is it supposed to be a childrens book? I don't know . . . I've never heard of this series (but I have heard of the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe). The filmmakers are heavily marketing...

Aack! I can't believe it's December!

I'm still reading The Working Poor by David Shipler.

I think I do have it. Let me look tonight! (And if you don't hear from me, PM me to remind me!)

Wait - isn't that book a movie now? With Jamie Lee Curtis and Tim Allen?

Oh I wasn't looking for recommendations, but those all sound interesting!

Does anyone ever do any "holiday-themed" reading? I usually don't, but this year I decided to pick up Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris.

What about you?

I am reading The Working Poor by David Shipler. Loving it so far - but I'm only a few pages in

You know how you're thinking all day, you don't want to come home and have to think too? :-? Totally - that's why I watch nothing but the Style Network and music videos :P You can borrow it if you like, but I'll want it back since my mom gave it to me as a present, and she'd be mad if I got rid of ...

Um... I'm reading Can You Keep A Secret by Sophie Kinsella. :-? How do you like it, Crystal? I've read all but the last book of the Shopaholic series. I like Kinsella, but I sort of needed a break from her style of writing, y'know? Your a literary person - what are your thoughts? Worth the read? Ca...

I have been reading non-fiction books lately and while they're all well and good, I really want to be whisked away by a story. When I read The Kite Runner , I got so wrapped up in it that I would miss my subway stop in the morning - THAT is the type of reading experience I'm looking for next. I have...

Malanee wrote: The Color Purple

*happy dance*