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I just finished The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd. I liked it, but it wasn't as richly woven as Secret Life of Bees. Most of the characters seemed sort of flat to me.

Now I'm on a fluffy chicklit: Tuesday's Child by Louise Bagshawe. It's about a tomboy who turns feminine to get a much needed job...and most likely finds love. We'll see.

A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson.

I think I'll read No Logo next, because Crystal reminded me that it's sitting on my bookshelf and I haven't read it yet.

I just finished In Her Shoes - I liked it. Although of the 3 JW books it is my least favorite - my fave is definitely Good in Bed.

I'm halfway through Vanishing Acts by Jodi Picoult. I've loved her books in the past but this one is slow to me.

Just finished the latest Harry Potter and Janet Evanowich "Ten Big Ones"

Still reading Les Miserables.

I just finished the latest Harry Potter (it was excellent!) and am now reading "The Hatbox Letters" by a Canadian author (I forget her name). DH got it for me for my bday. So far it's not that good, but I'm hoping it'll pick up.

Blush, I didn't like The Mermaid Chair very much at all.

I just finished reading Down & Out in the Magic Kindom. It's kind of like Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy meets The Time Travlers Wife set in Disney World. It was a good quick read.

I just started Disney: The Mouse Betrayed about all the evil corporate stuff Disney does

Anyone sensing a theme here?

mellenhead wrote: I just started Disney: The Mouse Betrayed about all the evil corporate stuff Disney does

When I used to work at Books-a-Million, that book was shelved right near the customer service desk. I used to read a few pages of that book every day, when things were slow... I never made it through, though, and keep intending to see whether my library has it so that I can finish it!

Yay! They have it! I think I may go to the library this afternoon. No Logo can wait

Still reading Les Miserables

Also reading The Clinic by Jonathan Kellerman and The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom (A Toltec Wisdom Book)

I'm reading Reversible Errors by Scott Turow. I think I like it, but the language is SO hard for me (cop slang) that sometimes I barely know what they're talking about. I might need your help.

I'm happy to help with lingo if you need it Silvia.

Reading a non-fiction called A History of the Vikings interspersed with some John Grisham (I think I have The Summons next).

Thanks, Rowan. I'll let you know.

I went to the library and got...

Moving to a Small Town - seems relevant, if we move to the mountains!

Disney: The Mouse Betrayed - yes mellen, I'm a copycat

The Joy Luck Club - I think I'm one of the only people on earth who has never read this!

The Lovely Bones - I'm a little skeptical, but a lot of people have said it's good

The Book of Laughter and Forgetting - they didn't have The Unbearable Lightness of Being, so I figured I'd try this instead

Okay, Disney: The Mouse Betrayed COMPLETELY sucked. The first part was okay, if a bit sensationalist and unbelievable. The middle part was pretty boring and I skipped much of it (I don't care about the details of the movies that Miramax makes).

They completely lost me at the end. When they started denouncing the company for having gay employees, consulting with a "left-wing activist" (whose degree of evil was evidenced by him being an editor for <gasp!> The Nation, which is a damn good magazine) and complaining about Pocohantas being anti-European, I practically threw the book across the room. Get that conservative propaganda out of my house!!!!

CL, I decided I hated it also. I quit reading it around the Miramax part because the authors views were just so silly. After reading your view of the ending, I definitely won't bother picking it up again.

Yeah, I skipped all of the Miramax stuff. I'd definitely recommend reading the chapter "Don't Know Much About History," because it was pretty entertaining.

I have FINALLY finished the Kite Runner. What a fabulous book!

I am going to read The Lovely Bones next. My library does not have any copies of Dress your family in corduroy and denim. *pout*

Suzanne I'm reading Lovely Bones right now too if you want to do a mini book club. So far its good!

I'm now reading "It's my wedding too", a frothy book about a girl who is drowning in wedding plans and torn between her mother and her future mother-in-law. So far it's pretty funny. It's by Sharon Naylor, who actually is a wedding planner.

I'm about to start The Lovely Bones, too!