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For people who want to talk about their favorite reads, their current reads and for those who need or want to give book recommendations.

For people who want to talk about their favorite reads, their current reads and for those who need or want to give book recommendations.

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Books: Only Books
Jun 8, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by Sherri-VT
Reading the Dandelion Insurrection. A great read on political non-violence.
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Jun 24, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by MeagLorena
Has anyone read the Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss. I just finished and am a bit obsessed and would love to geek out with someone!
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Books: Only Books
Jul 5, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by idoubtit
I just finished The Heart is a Lonely Hunter. I don't know how I went all these years without reading this, but some how I did. So glad I finally picked it up. It's amazing that McCullers was only 24 when she wrote it. Her understanding of humanity...
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Aug 1, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by blanc_look
I am interested in occult books, philosophy, and great knowledge. If you're planning to dispose of it, maybe I can take advantage of it by reading some.
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Aug 3, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by Hellbent
Are you currently reading several books? I nearly always have a number of books on the go. At the moment I'm reading Life and Fate by Vasily Grossman, Ian Kershaw's biography of Hitler and Panic Room, a mystery story by Robert Godard. I didn't plan...
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Books: Only Books
Aug 6, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by Carlana
I would like to make a few book suggestions to get all of you addicted. They are sagas, though, so they are long, but well worth it. Ask about them at your own risk, because I will tell you about them at length.
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Books: Only Books
Aug 8, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by idoubtit
I just finished An American Childhood by Annie Dillard. It was poignant, evocative and beautifully written. I suppose it hit close to home because I grew up in the same post WWII era.
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Books: Only Books
Aug 10, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by Frisbeeguy317
Hey, anyone here obsessed with Audio books like I am? I am practically vegan or really into cross-fit when it comes to audio books (I have to talk about it constantly) I just finished "Turtles all the Way Down" by John Green and read by Kate Rudd. ...
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Books: Only Books
Aug 29, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by sfvpool
Just finished "How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk" by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish. It was written as a workbook for parents to learn alternatives to punishment. I really enjoyed it, as a father of three grown boys and ...
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Sep 2, 2018Sep 2018

Posted by sfvpool
Does anyone in this group use Libib, or another library management service? I've been using Libib for a few years and find it very helpful for cataloging my library.
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Sep 3, 2018Sep 2018

Posted by idoubtit
Has anyone else read The Twelve Mile Straight? It's a big, comfy book that I've really gotten lost in for the past week
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Sep 12, 2018Sep 2018

Posted by Sydland
Picking up Fear: Trump in the White House today. Just north of the hurricane so settling in for storm reading.
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Sep 24, 2018Sep 2018

Posted by JenBeberstein
What was the worst book you ever read and what made you dislike it?
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Books: Only Books
Sep 24, 2018Sep 2018

Posted by Xuande
I just found out my favorite book series has been scooped up by Amazon for a TV show. I'm beyond excited. Any other Wheel of Time fans out there?
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Sep 24, 2018Sep 2018

Posted by SkagwayKim
I just started rereading the Game of Thrones series. Does anyone else do this?
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Oct 24, 2018Oct 2018

Posted by sfvpool
Just started reading "The Agony and The Ecstasy" by Irving Stone. Fascinating historical novel about Michaelangelo. Can't put it down.
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Books: Only Books
Nov 25, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by CeliaVL
I am a very fast and voracious reader, I have read just about any classic you can think of, I have very little money for buying books , and I don't have access to a public library at the moment. Can anyone recommend me free books I can read online ...
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Books: Only Books
Dec 7, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by AmiSue
Just joined. Thanks @LenHazell53 for having a readers group. I am a bookstore manager. Best perk? I can borrow any hardcover book my little heart desires! I adore modern classics; Steinbeck, Camus, Dostoyevsky, Heller, Wilde... I also read ...
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Dec 19, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by AmiSue
FYI Becoming by Michelle Obama is quite good! Well written, interesting, warm and sincere.
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Dec 21, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by Tomfoolery33
Just finished "Manhattan Beach" by Jennifer Egan. Anyone here read it? I really enjoyed it. It must have taken a lot of research.
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Jan 4, 2019Jan 2019

Posted by GreatNani
Just finished Blink by Malcolm Gladwell. Very interesting. Now reading Tipping Point.
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Jun 15, 2019Jun 2019

Posted by BBJong
Reading -"The Dress Lodger" bySherri Holman. Fascinating old english setting. Just started Fast read.
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Nov 7, 2019Nov 2019

Posted by BBJong
Got a novel-"A WolfAt The Table" 2008; by Augusten Burroughs, and a science book-"18 Miles"2018 ,about the atmosphere and it's weather. Both promise to be page Turner's.
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Mar 9, 2020Mar 2020

Posted by BBJong
E- book " Brief Candle in The Dark" ; Dawkins(narrate & writen) ; a comfort in these times of "unreason".
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Aug 26, 2020Aug 2020

Posted by AlanCliffe
Westworld on dvd. Love me some Thandie Newton. The show is, of course, a variation on a theme that has been with us quite a while, going back at least to Frankenstein, maybe to the golem or further: If man creates a being in his own image, thus ...
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Posted by Julie808We of Little Faith I Stopped Pretending to Believe (and Maybe You Should Too) By Kate Cohen.

Posted by dfrossI enjoyed "The Dictionary of Lost Words", a historical fiction about the creating of the Oxford-English Dictionary and the fight for women's suffrage in the UK.

Posted by ReignmondA highly biased selection.

Posted by ReignmondI read this back in 2018. Absolutely loved it. It is an oddly small sized book, so it is good to travel with. [amazon.com]

Posted by ReignmondI read this back in 2018. Absolutely loved it. It is an oddly small sized book, so it is good to travel with. [amazon.com]

Posted by ReignmondA short Sci-Fi that is quite good even though it will only take about an hour to read. It is also kinda cheap. [amazon.com]

Posted by ReignmondLooking again at this book reminds me that I wanted to re-listen to it again.

Posted by ReignmondThis freebie ebook from Gutenberg Press and by the Master Sci-Fi writer Philip.

Posted by ReignmondAt Home: a short history of private life by Bill Bryson. An enjoyable book about everyday things we don't even think about. [amazon.com]

Posted by ReignmondAt Home: a short history of private life by Bill Bryson. An enjoyable book about everyday things we don't even think about. [amazon.com]

Posted by ReignmondJust finished Bomber Mafia written by my genetic 4th cousin on both of our Fathers' side.

Posted by ReignmondI read this back in about 1983.

Posted by ReignmondVery good. I have noticed that 12 step programs are ineffective. [goodreads.com]

Posted by ReignmondActually read this some time ago (46 years) while trying to figure out why I simply could not believe in Jesus or God or anything else I was being told by Bible Thumpers.

Posted by ReignmondThis is one of my very most favorite books.

Posted by Julie808I'm currently reading "The Power Worshippers" by Katherine Stewart. Is anyone else reading this?
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