tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18514584202968171122024-03-05T09:41:32.401-07:00A Good Book is AwaitingJust the knowledge that a good book is awaiting one at the end of a long day makes that day happier. ~Kathleen Norris, Hands Full of Living, 1931Peggyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974715071491746646noreply@blogger.comBlogger291125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1851458420296817112.post-28239465066281387522017-12-27T22:04:00.002-07:002017-12-27T22:08:22.701-07:00Long Time, No Post... Oops!<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Well, I think about this blog from time to time but somewhere along the line I got out of the habit of posting the books I read here. I'm not sure why because I like keeping track of the books I've read. But it's been more than TWO years! Yikes!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">But I'm going to post several books here (ones that come to mind) that I've read recently. Better late than never, right?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I'll just give a quick yay or nay. Actually they'll mostly all be yays since I tend to forget the losers or don't finish them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">A Man Called Ove: A hearty yay! Loved it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The Woman in Cabin 10: A nay then a yay. The beginning was slow but I did want to find out how it ended/what happened so I finished it and it was more yay than nay by the end.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Logical Family: BIG YAY! I finished Armistead Maupin's memoir the other day and loved it! He's such a terrific writer and I enjoyed reading about his life.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">And one of my favorite books of 2017 has to be Before We Were Yours. Wow, I just loved this one. Have you read it? No? Do yourself a favor and grab it. What a treat.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">What have you been reading?</span>Peggyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974715071491746646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1851458420296817112.post-39209180071862088992015-09-17T16:48:00.000-07:002015-09-17T16:48:24.226-07:00A Couple More Books: Killer Gourmet and Little Pretty Things<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm being lazy lately combining a couple of books I've read per post. So, I just finished reading Little Pretty Things by Lori Rader-Day and loved it! Before that I read Killer Gourmet by G.A. McKevett. Loved it too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Both of these books are mysteries and such fun to read. Both were well written, intriguing, and both kept me guessing who dun it till the end. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'd never read either of these writers' books before and just loved them. Killer Gourmet is book 20 in McKevett's Savannah Reid series. I'm sure I missed a few things not reading book 1 (through 19) first but it didn't take away from this particular story at all.</span><br />
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Peggyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974715071491746646noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1851458420296817112.post-30982756594364377072015-09-05T22:28:00.001-07:002015-09-05T22:28:30.303-07:00A Couple of Books: Darned If You Do and TrustI finished reading a couple of books in the past week:<br />
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I really enjoyed both of these books and wanted to share a little about each of them with you.<br />
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Darned If You Do is a cozy mystery, which I've been reading more of. These books are fun and keep me guessing till the end. There isn't much blood and guts to speak of. The characters are front and center to the story making these books fun to read. This one is from the Needlecraft Mystery series so needlework of all kinds was mentioned and I must admit I glossed over one intricate knitting discussion. I never do that but I don't knit. Don't want to knit. Don't want to even read about knitting evidently.<br />
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Peggyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974715071491746646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1851458420296817112.post-67288176663657420802015-08-25T21:23:00.000-07:002015-08-25T21:23:01.953-07:00The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Nightingale is one of those books you get sucked into and live in till you turn the last page. And a day or two beyond.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Mostly set in Europe during World War II, The Nightingale covers the life of a small family and how they individually dealt with the horrors of the war. This book has romance, adventure, suspense, and above all is highly engaging and readable.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">To keep things interesting, there are a few chapters set in modern day where you aren't sure who is narrating. And that's a good thing. It keeps you guessing till the very end.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Author: Kristin Hannah</span>Peggyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974715071491746646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1851458420296817112.post-9802363586509663182015-08-08T22:30:00.002-07:002015-08-08T22:30:34.974-07:00Where They Found Her by Kimberly McCreight<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Wow, wow, wow! I loved Where They Found Her by Kimberly McCreight. In this suspenseful novel, the author brings characters to life that the reader can care about even though they are all flawed to the max. Maybe that's why you care; they all could either use a break or a good slap up side the head.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's compared to Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn more than once and if you liked that one, you'll love this one.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Author:</b> Kimberly McCreight</span>Peggyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974715071491746646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1851458420296817112.post-34472423142450473622015-07-29T22:38:00.001-07:002015-07-29T22:43:05.598-07:00Endangered by C.J. Box<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0399160779/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0399160779&linkCode=as2&tag=pegghazeehow-20&linkId=QX7B2XUILJNM7OSV" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=0399160779&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=pegghazeehow-20" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Last night I finished reading C. J. Box's novel Endangered, and I was sad to turn that last page. I've read several of his books and liked some better than others. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This Joe Pickett novel (he's a fish and game warden in Wyoming) was one of his better ones. The build up to the who-dun-it was good but not obvious and the ending very satisfying.</span><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=pegghazeehow-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0399160779" height="1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /><br />
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Peggyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974715071491746646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1851458420296817112.post-31507024708201687772015-07-05T22:58:00.001-07:002015-07-29T22:41:49.097-07:00Finders Keepers by Stephen King<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1501100076/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1501100076&linkCode=as2&tag=pegghazeehow-20&linkId=NYKPNHR6Q56BJPIO" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=1501100076&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=pegghazeehow-20" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Okay, I have to confess that lately I'm a big Stephen King fan. I first read Carrie, way back when it was first published and it scared the crap out of me. I didn't pick up another of his books till maybe 7 or 8 years ago. Since, I've read quite a few of King's tomes and love them!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Finders Keepers is a winner! This is the follow up to Mr. Mercedes. So, if you haven't read it, read it first then read this. In fact I'm kind of jealous if you haven't since reading these two books back to back would be even better than how I read them. Months a part.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So, if you love good storytelling and great writing, here you go. </span><br />
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Peggyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974715071491746646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1851458420296817112.post-36270490373712491142015-06-24T21:30:00.002-07:002015-06-24T21:30:38.699-07:00Born with Teeth by Kate Mulgrew<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Oh man, oh man! I loved this book! I was somewhat familiar with Kate Mulgrew, the actress, but until I read her memoir Born with Teeth, I didn't realize what all she had been in including movies, TV shows, and more. I think the only thing I've seen her in consistently is Orange Is the New Black. She plays Red, the cook. And very well, as you know if you've seen it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This book was so well written, funny, sad, and plain old powerful. She really bared her soul and shared things that only a true daredevil would do. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Read it. I tell you, read it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And yes, she was born with teeth!</span><br />
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<br />Peggyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974715071491746646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1851458420296817112.post-68291665762813620942015-06-19T16:45:00.000-07:002015-06-19T16:45:25.832-07:00Cold Betrayal by J.A. Jance<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've read J.A. Jance's novels in the past but it's been a few years. I picked up Cold Betrayal recently and just loved this book. Her characterization and description and narrative make for a book you can escape into. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Since I now live in Arizona, her books are easier to relate to, and this one was particularly good since it was set more in northern Arizona, rather than southern. The northern part is much nicer than the desert, if you ask me, though I do live in the yucky desert part.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This novel also had an interesting couple of story lines going: polygamy and family betrayals. Good stuff!</span><br />
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<br />Peggyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974715071491746646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1851458420296817112.post-47138887916103583812015-06-07T22:06:00.002-07:002015-06-07T22:06:34.575-07:00Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I found out about Celeste Ng's (pronounced 'ing') debut novel Everything I Never Told You on a book list earlier this year. I'm glad I read it. This novel tells the story from several characters' points of view: a man, the husband and father; a woman, the wife and mother; and the three children. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">t's surprising how well Ng wove this together and made each sympathetic when we got around to reading their individual point of view. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I want to write books like this one when I grow up.</span><br />
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Peggyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974715071491746646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1851458420296817112.post-82404909795189528192015-05-26T15:47:00.001-07:002015-05-26T15:47:29.191-07:00Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I love Erik Larson's historical nonfiction books. I finished reading Dead Wake the other day, and it was one of his better ones. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One thing I really enjoyed was the way Larson delved into the people's lives during this tragedy. For example, President Woodrow Wilson was depressed and then courting a woman he would later marry... that is, he was distracted. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The British government didn't provide military escorts for the large luxury ocean liner when it entered the channel between Ireland and England. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So many things happened that could have eliminated or reduced this tragedy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I don't remember reading about this bit of history before and found it fascinating.</span><br />
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Peggyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974715071491746646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1851458420296817112.post-87771528417938735752015-05-13T13:58:00.001-07:002015-05-13T13:58:22.253-07:00The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you haven't read Paula Hawkin's debut novel The Girl on the Train, do it! This mystery novel kept me guessing till the end. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Rachel Watson is a drunk, a fact that causes her memory to be less than stellar. When Megan, a local woman, goes missing, Rachel gets involved because she watches the woman and her husband from the train each day. The fact that Megan lives a few doors away from Rachel's former home, the home she shared with her ex-husband, complicates matters.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Read it and see if you can figure out what the girl on the train saw.</span><br />
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Peggyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974715071491746646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1851458420296817112.post-33133288862313028072015-04-30T22:02:00.003-07:002015-04-30T22:02:56.950-07:00Lisette's List by Susan Vreeland<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I read Lisette's List by Susan Vreeland and savored this novel about art, World War II, and love. If you've read any of Vreeland's other novels, you know she gets into the art world like none other. And her writing is beautiful, to boot!</span><br />
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Peggyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974715071491746646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1851458420296817112.post-39716917437983922382015-04-15T18:00:00.001-07:002015-04-15T18:00:51.276-07:00The Italian Wife by Ann Hood<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'd heard of Ann Hood but had never read her books till now. I enjoyed The Italian Wife, especially at first. As this novel progressed through the generations, I was more ambivalent toward the characters. Some were more interesting than others, just like real people, I guess.</span><br />
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Peggyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974715071491746646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1851458420296817112.post-76109277710182156022015-04-08T22:14:00.000-07:002015-04-15T17:57:52.547-07:00Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I just finished reading Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty and I loved it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This novel jumps around with a scene from the climax as the first chapter. Interspersed throughout the book are quotes from characters being interviewed by a reporter after the big event. This process gives lots of great foreshadowing plus hints at what the heck is going to happen.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The book was so well written and even seemed simple at times, but of course Liane Moriarty knew exactly what she was doing with this tactic. I am definitely going to be reading the rest of her books.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Set in Australia, this book felt as universal to me in dealing with how students and parents worldwide probably act. Read it! I'm pretty sure you'll love it.</span><br />
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Peggyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974715071491746646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1851458420296817112.post-40682583211890216162015-03-24T22:36:00.001-07:002015-03-24T22:36:53.419-07:00After the War is Over by Jennifer Robson<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well, I finally finished After the War is Over by Jennifer Robson this evening. I have actually been reading a lot but mostly nonfiction books that I don't always add to this blog. I liked this book but because I was reading other stuff, I didn't always read this novel every day and thus I didn't keep with the story like I like to.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'd recommend it though if you enjoy historical novels. It was well researched and well written. The author also wrote Somewhere in France, which was a prequel to this novel. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Author:</b> Jennifer Robson</span>Peggyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974715071491746646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1851458420296817112.post-54194352109058765012015-03-03T17:00:00.002-07:002015-03-03T17:02:06.329-07:00All Fall Down by Jennifer Weiner<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have read several of Jennifer Weiner's novels and have loved each one. All Fall Down was no exception.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This book was a little different from her other novels though. The subject: addiction. The main character, Allison Weiss, is a wife, mother, blogger, and all round busy gal. When she hurt her back, she continued taking pain killers and for two years progressively abused <span style="line-height: 20px;">Oxycodone, Vicodan and Percocet until she was putting her daughter in danger. </span></span></span><br />
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Peggyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974715071491746646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1851458420296817112.post-25551184041473806222015-02-25T21:52:00.000-07:002015-03-03T16:54:52.338-07:00The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I finished reading The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters today, during the day sitting outside at my son's house. The best way to finish a really good book, in my opinion, is to enjoy it while I'm wide awake in a great setting. I usually read in bed at night so the daytime reading especially to finish up a book is a treat. This was a really good book. A long one but a good one.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Set in 1922 London Mrs. Wray and her unmarried daughter Frances have a lovely large house but little income or servants. To make ends meet they take in boarders, or as they call them paying guests.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The couple who rent two rooms from them are Leonard and Lilian Barber, and the friendships and events that unfold are surprising. I really enjoyed this book all the way to the end, wondering what the outcome would be. It was suspenseful, well written, and yes, long at 564 pages. But so worth it.</span><br />
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Peggyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974715071491746646noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1851458420296817112.post-82897338171111342852015-02-16T21:52:00.001-07:002015-02-16T21:52:35.464-07:00There Was a Little Girl: The Real Story of My Mother and Me by Brooke Shields<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I listened to Brooke Shields's memoir There Was a Little Girl: The Real Story of My Mother and Me since I reserved the audio book on CD at the library when I meant to get the book. It was actually a really good book to listen to and I found myself taking little breaks to listen here and there over several days.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Brooke Shields's mother was an alcoholic, which informed this entire book. The woman would have driven me bonkers, but it looks like she came out alright despite Teri Shields. After her mother died, Brooke wrote this memoir laying it all (I guess, it was a lot so I hope that was all or most of it) out there for the world to see.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I mean this woman let her 12-year-old daughter make the movie Pretty Baby, which admittedly was fairly racy for being made in 1978 or any time. Brooke appears nude in it and in some pretty compromising and adult-themed situations. She said she wouldn't let her own daughters make that movie at that age. I guess not!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I did enjoy listening to this audio book read by Shields proving none of us have a perfect life or perfect parents. We just do the best we can.</span><br />
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Peggyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974715071491746646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1851458420296817112.post-16758972111029567732015-02-13T22:50:00.000-07:002015-02-13T22:50:05.023-07:00Mannequin Girl by Ellen Litman<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I finished reading Mannequin Girl by Ellen Litman late last night. I have to say I was glad I finished it. I really enjoyed this book at first but it seemed to sort of slog on and on after awhile. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When the book begins Kat is a Jewish girl who lives in Russia in the 1980s. She is young, just 6, I think and is diagnosed with scoliosis so is sent to a special school for extra care and to get the medical attention she needs. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The book was interesting and then it sort of got to be repetitive or something. I did enjoy it, but I lost interest as Kat aged, I think. But try it. You might just love Mannequin Girl.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Book Read: Mannequin Girl</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Author: Ellen Litman</span>Peggyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974715071491746646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1851458420296817112.post-14341066433628490602015-02-01T22:08:00.000-07:002015-02-01T22:09:29.572-07:00Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel<span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">Late last night I finished reading Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel, and today I noticed that this book is classified as science fiction. Well, I normally don't like or even read science fiction, but I had read a good recommendation for this book so I'm glad I read it before realizing it was science fiction. (grin)</span></span><br />
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Peggyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974715071491746646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1851458420296817112.post-30110212135792904782015-01-25T17:58:00.001-07:002015-01-25T17:58:37.990-07:00Small Blessings by Martha WoodroofIf you love reading books with a good story that's well written, that's fresh and unpredictable, pick up Martha Woodroof's debut novel Small Blessings.<br />
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While reading this book, I felt like this woman-of-a-certain-age (she's in her sixties and this is her first published novel! I love that!) had saved up some wisdom gained from living and shared it with us, her readers.<br /><br />
The random people and events might seem unbelievable in another writer's hands but this author lends enough "truth is stranger than fiction" to the circumstances that they fall happily into place.<br />
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Book Read: Small Blessings<br />
Author: Martha WoodroofPeggyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974715071491746646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1851458420296817112.post-88465366842175641082015-01-23T16:26:00.002-07:002015-01-23T16:26:41.526-07:00Andrea Martin's Lady Parts<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I finished reading the memoir Andrea Martin's Lady Parts and it was a hoot! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I had heard of Andrea Martin but didn't realize she is the actor who played some of the roles she did. Like Aunt Voula in My Big Fat Greek Wedding (What do you mean you don't eat no meat? That's okay. I fix you lamb.) Yeah, her!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Author: Andrea Martin</span>Peggyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974715071491746646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1851458420296817112.post-8394203046979527792015-01-14T12:52:00.001-07:002015-01-14T12:52:34.857-07:00Lucky Us by Amy Bloom<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Amy Bloom is a wonderful writer and she shines with her novel Lucky Us.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This story is a bit different, told mostly from Eva's point of view. When the story begins, Eva is a child and it runs through her crazy, unstable life into her twenties. Even though she is the younger sister to step-sister Iris, Eva holds things together in their desperate little family.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">To give you a taste of Amy Bloom's fabulous writing, here's one sentence that made me stop and read it again and again:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Who hasn't felt this with a sick loved one? Wow. I want to write like that!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For a great story full of wonderful twists and turns (some painful, a few joyful) and beautiful writing, Lucky Us is a sure thing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Author:</b> Amy Bloom</span><br />
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<br />Peggyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974715071491746646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1851458420296817112.post-30259513290642707242015-01-11T19:45:00.000-07:002015-01-11T19:48:29.382-07:00I Must Say, My Life as a Humble Comedy Legend by Martin Short<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well, I am a die hard Martin Short fan and my kids know this. My son gave me I Must Say, My Life as a Humble Comedy Legend by Martin Short (with some other dude, which makes me wonder how that went down. Did Marty actually write any of this book? I don't really care because I can hear him loud and clear. What I bet happened is he carried a tape recorder around with him and just talked and the other dude wrote it out. That's what I think, but I have not a clue!). Okay, I just looked on Amazon, and there is no other dude. I must have dreamed that part. Duh.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Any hoo, the book my son gave me is signed, don't ya know! I think that's most excellent!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But back to the book! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's a memoir of the finest order. Lots of dirty little details about Short's life that you just love to read about. Tons of names are dropped. Quite a bit of jokes and gags. Plenty of cussing. Embarrassing factoids emerge. I loved it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I laughed (reading about my favorite Martin Short character Mr. Ed Grimley), I cried (reading about his losses of his brother, his parents, and his wife), and I loved this book so much that I think I'll read it again. And maybe even again. It's that good.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The one thing from reading some of the rave reviews on Amazon was that one person said the audio book was hilarious. I bet it is! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Author:</b> Martin Short</span></div>
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