The pages keep turning or The book thread

[Kimmyt]

I'm in a book lull right now. Just finished Jim Harrison's 'Returning to Earth' and it was quite a lovely little read.

I use this site to keep track of and share reviews on books... a bunch of women on a ski forum I frequent introduced me to it.

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[Velobambina]

Kimmy, did you read Dalva or its sequel? Those are a couple of my all-time favorite books. Haven't read any of Jim Harrison's others, though.

I just finished the Fugitive (by a Canadian author--Gil something or other). It was pretty good. "The German Bride" by Joanne Hershon (sp?) was also a well-written, good story. I just started "Attachment" by Isabel Fonseca.

I can't wait to start Louise Erdrich's new book---I'm saving it for when I'm on leave in July!!!

Ruth Rendell has a new one either out or coming out, as does Joyce Carol Oates.

[Kimmyt]

Kimmy, did you read Dalva or its sequel? Those are a couple of my all-time favorite books. Haven't read any of Jim Harrison's others, though.

I actually just went to the book store and picked up True North, but I realized that it's actually the prequel to the one I just read. So I'm worried the fact that I read the book that takes place after it beforehand might make it less enjoyable. This one is written from one of the characters POV that I found more difficult to enjoy, so we'll see how it goes, but it seems to have gotten good reviews.

I think I've got myself a new author for the next few months, if this book goes well I'll probably add Dalva and the rest of his books to my list.

[KnottedYet]

I'm in the middle of "Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time" by Marcus Borg. It's about this historical Jewish dude named Jesus of Nazareth, a real subversive liberal guy, big into human rights and compassion. The sort of radical fellow who gets into trouble. If he was around today I'm pretty sure he'd be in jail by now under the Patriot Act. (y'know, undermining gov't authority and stuff)

Good book, I highly recommend it. Quite short; 137 pages.

[Bad JuJu]

I'm probably the last person in my circle of friends to read The Kite Runner, but I'm about halfway through it now. So sad and so beautiful. Someone lent me The Long Emergency, but I haven't been able to face it yet. On a recent road trip, I listened to Stormy Weather, a Carl Hiassen novel, which, like most of his fiction, is a complex, rousing chase through the wilds of south Florida, with an environmentalist message cleverly hidden in the highly entertaining plot.

Meanwhile I'm reading multiple textbooks for fall classes--not nearly as beautiful though some are pretty sad.

[Brandi]

Ok I have a few i am trying to get to and one that I am finishing. The one I am trying to finish is called The Snow Leopard. It is a true story about a man who goes through a walking journey of Nepal with a friend who is seeking the snow leopard amongst other stuff. It is very interesting and it goes very deep into he's soul of thinking. He had lost he's wife the year before to cancer.
And let's Water for elephants and Animal, vegatable , miricle. The later is about a family who decides to eat nothing but locally grown and made food for a year. never going to the market. I look forward to both.