I just finished The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, and have started The Girl who Played with Fire. I'm enjoying them. I need to get the last one too. Jade
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The Kitchen House
i recently read 'the kitchen house.' i had just finished reading 'The Help,' and found this one dealt with slavery also - but in a very different era and with an interesting twist.
an irish family is emigrating to america - parents, son and daughter. the parents perish on the voyage and children arrive unaccompanied and are therefore sold into slavery.
so a 4 y.o. irish girl with red hair and freckles - and amnesia - finds herself in the midst of african slaves on a plantation in South Carolina. the story follows her life. a very good read.If i can walk and talk, and see and pee, i'm having a great day!
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Originally posted by WriteOn View PostI forgot to mention another book, "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd. I love this book and actually read it twice. She won awards for this book and after reading it, you will see why.
And if it doesn't get better, it will at least get different. Make it an adventure!
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Excellent History of the Boston Post Road
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The King's Best Highway: The Lost History of the Boston Post Road, the Route That Made America by Eric Jaffe (Hardcover - Jun 22, 2010)
I picked it up from one of my favorite libraries in Fairfield, CT, it is a few hundred feet from the Old Post Road.
Well written, the author focuses on the impact of communication of goods and ideas on the development of the US.
Filled with facts and information - did anyone know there were once nine iron mills in Fairfield, or that New Haven was a center of carriage production?
I had no idea, nor did I even begin to know about RI's role in production of cotton yarn and fabric.
Not profound, but of interest to those of us who use today's Post Road dozens of times a week, sometimes taking the Old Post Road, recalling Franklin who was a moving force behind the mail that connected NY and NE, carrying ideas that made the revolution a reality.
Highly recommend.
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A smattering of books reading/just read
I loved the book "The Art of Racing in the Rain" and the book "One Good Dog" is another book that is written with the "perspective" of the dog...and also the human. I just finished this and I really recommend it! It brought some tears as the dog described some of its life as he is raised to fight other dogs.
I read "The Almost Moon" by Alice Sebold (who wrote The Lovely Bones"). It is a very dark story that is twisted and complex. The ending leaves something to be desired, IMHO, but on the other hand, it is one of those stories that does not neatly wrap up in the end. This book is good in the sense of how it tells the tale of how this woman came to be so messed up, and the deed(s) she does over the course of the story.
I have the Lovely Bones as a download (through Adobe), borrowed from my local library and will start that soon.
Lastly, I am reading the play "Our Town" by Thornton Wilder. This one I am reading because I try to read a "classic" now and then.
Happy Summer Reading!
Blessings,
BiscuitTake the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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The Feeling Good Handbook, David D. Burns, M.D.
A good book for anxiety and depression. Helps with many facets of your daily life. A ready reference on medication type and information about side effects.
This really isn't a "reader", it is more of a workbook and reference. This book still sits on my end table and the paperbook binding is showing signs of use.Medicated for Your Protection
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Originally posted by JadeVictoria View PostI just finished The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, and have started The Girl who Played with Fire. I'm enjoying them. I need to get the last one too. Jade
Sarah123 Too bad there won't be anymore Lisbeth books.
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Originally posted by DecGrl View PostMe Too! I'm excited that The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is being made into a movie. I like seeing the differences between the book and movie. I started reading The Girl who Played with Fire.
Sarah123 Too bad there won't be anymore Lisbeth books.
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