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Is it worth the read?
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« Reply #1 on: July 03, 2009, 08:26:19 PM » |
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The Thorn Birds?  Oh, my, it must be 30 years since I've red the last one. It was definitely a must read then. I wonder how I would age it? May have to read that one again! Betsy |
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« Reply #2 on: July 03, 2009, 08:32:01 PM » |
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The Thorn Birds is ALWAYS acceptable! I think I read it the first time when I was 15 and have read it every few years since then. It's a wonderful book.
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« Reply #3 on: July 03, 2009, 10:14:34 PM » |
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Thorn Birds is one of the books I told my daughter was a "must read". She read it not long ago and really liked it once she got into it. And yep, I believe it was just about 30 years ago that I read it, or a bit more - I was pregnant with her at the time, I believe.
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« Reply #4 on: July 06, 2009, 07:39:16 PM » |
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I remember reading this book while I was cooking dinner. I literally couldn't put it down. Well worth it!
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« Reply #5 on: July 06, 2009, 09:07:29 PM » |
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The mini-series with Richard Chamberlain was a favorite of Mrs. r0b0d0c, so I downloaded this for her Kindle as soon as I saw this thread. Did Hollywood do the book justice? (Usually, I'm disappointed in the movie/mini-series after reading the book, as are most people)
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« Reply #6 on: July 07, 2009, 05:30:49 AM » |
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It was a wonderful read and a "can't put down" one, at that! The mini-series is only a smidgen of what the book is.
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« Reply #7 on: July 09, 2009, 09:47:20 AM » |
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Thanks for mentioning the Thornbirds. I enjoyed it 30 years ago and because of this thread, i am enjoying it again. maybe I'll finally watch the movie when I finish the book.
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« Reply #8 on: July 09, 2009, 07:14:06 PM » |
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Thanks for mentioning the Thornbirds. I enjoyed it 30 years ago and because of this thread, i am enjoying it again. maybe I'll finally watch the movie when I finish the book.
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« Reply #9 on: July 09, 2009, 07:24:02 PM » |
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When I first read it back in my teens, I decided that if I ever had a son his name would be Dane...
When I found out I was having a boy, it was unfortunate that my ex-husband's name was Dean and it's far too similar.
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« Reply #10 on: July 09, 2009, 08:07:51 PM » |
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It was one of my first Kindle purchases. Loved the book. Had the DTB back in the day and was sure to download it as soon as I got my Kindle...My favorite is the beginning of the book when Meggie was little and off to school for the first time.
A must read and SO MUCH BETTER THAN THE MOVIE (which I also own).
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« Reply #11 on: July 09, 2009, 08:09:52 PM » |
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I should go back and read it again, I remember I loved it when I first read it.
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« Reply #12 on: July 09, 2009, 08:36:03 PM » |
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definitely a good book, i loved when i read it.  |
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« Reply #13 on: July 19, 2009, 06:23:21 PM » |
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Thorn Birds is one of the books I told my daughter was a "must read". She read it not long ago and really liked it once she got into it. And yep, I believe it was just about 30 years ago that I read it, or a bit more - I was pregnant with her at the time, I believe.
I giggled when I saw this. My mother read The Thorn Birds when she was pregnant with me, and my name is Meghann. She always told me that that is where she got my name. So, when I was a teenager, I wanted to read it so I could see where my name came from. I fell in love with it and read it almost every year now. |
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« Reply #14 on: July 20, 2009, 08:17:14 PM » |
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My mother said she LOVED this book. She talks about it all the time. I will have to read it soon.
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