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Look Me In the Eye: My Life with Aspergers by John Elder Robison was a very good memoir by Augusten Burroughs' older brother. He really has a very good outlook considering all of the hurdles he has overcome. And I learned quite a bit about autism and Asperger's - something I knew very little about prior to reading this. http://www.amazon.com/Look-Me-Eye-Life-Aspergers/dp/0307396185/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1266161463&sr=8-1
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« Reply #29 on: February 17, 2010, 06:54:36 AM » |
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I just finished "Water For Elephants: A Novel." Loved it!!  After reading all your great suggestions, I think I am going to read "The Help" next. I accidently downloaded the first night I got my Kindle (trying to download a sample), but I went ahead and kept it. Looking forward to it! |
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« Reply #30 on: February 17, 2010, 09:28:44 AM » |
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Haunting story, strong characters, a must read!   I just finished "Water For Elephants: A Novel." Loved it!! That's one of my favorite books! |
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« Reply #31 on: February 17, 2010, 12:45:26 PM » |
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After reading all your great suggestions, I think I am going to read "The Help" next. I accidently downloaded the first night I got my Kindle (trying to download a sample), but I went ahead and kept it. Looking forward to it!
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« Reply #32 on: February 19, 2010, 01:28:00 PM » |
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Haunting story, strong characters, a must read!
I just downloaded a sample of this...I have read several novels the last few months from this time period (Sarah's Key - loved it, The Lost: A Search for Six Million - didn't love it, Those Who Save Us - it was ok, Anne Frank's Diary - just wanted to reread it). |
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« Reply #33 on: February 19, 2010, 04:21:54 PM » |
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I just downloaded a sample of this...I have read several novels the last few months from this time period (Sarah's Key - loved it, The Lost: A Search for Six Million - didn't love it, Those Who Save Us - it was ok, Anne Frank's Diary - just wanted to reread it).
I've also read a few books from this time period recently. Sarah's Key - also loved, The Book Thief - loved, The Bronze Horseman - set in Russia, loved! I just finished The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society which is set a little later, just after the war & loved, loved, loved it!   |
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« Reply #34 on: February 21, 2010, 09:45:50 AM » |
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 Incredibly moving book. First time in years I stayed up past midnight reading. |
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« Reply #36 on: February 24, 2010, 07:50:19 PM » |
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I haven't read this, but the author was interviewed tonight on the NewsHour on PBS and it sounds very interesting:   Betsy |
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« Reply #37 on: February 24, 2010, 08:22:09 PM » |
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I heard an interview with the author recently, and her research sounded interesting, so I decided to read the book. It was a light, easy read, but full of candor, humor, and insight into the world of dating.   N |
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« Reply #38 on: February 25, 2010, 12:56:30 AM » |
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I recommend this a lot! :  It's something special! Read it if you haven't! |
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« Reply #39 on: February 25, 2010, 01:20:30 AM » |
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I finished this one today.... Absolutely loved it.   I just finished it today and agree with Verena. This was incredible. It will stay with me for a very long time. |
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« Reply #40 on: February 25, 2010, 01:27:43 AM » |
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I've also read a few books from this time period recently. Sarah's Key - also loved, The Book Thief - loved, The Bronze Horseman - set in Russia, loved! I just finished The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society which is set a little later, just after the war & loved, loved, loved it! Right before I read Hotel on the Corner, I read this book. It also was very good. I also read The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (again, amazing and a childs perspective of WWII) |
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« Reply #41 on: February 25, 2010, 05:55:51 AM » |
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I recommend Up in the Air by Walter Kirn, loving it right now.
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« Reply #42 on: February 26, 2010, 07:29:07 AM » |
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The Match by Mark Frost. It's about a lot more than golf: friendship, disappointment and redemption.
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« Reply #44 on: February 26, 2010, 10:30:38 AM » |
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« Reply #45 on: February 26, 2010, 10:56:09 AM » |
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I loved The Match by Mark Frost. It's about a lot more than golf, like friendship, disappointment and redemption.
The book has four major characters I really cared about.
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« Reply #46 on: February 26, 2010, 11:15:40 AM » |
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I've recently finished Mercury Falls by Robert Kroese. It's a hilarious and utterly irreverent story of an angel who is ambivalent about his role in the coming apocalypse. His writing and humor fall somewhere between Kurt Vonnegut and Douglas Adams. Great stuff. Wife kept giving me funny looks reading this as I was sitting in my recliner laughing out loud. |
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« Reply #47 on: February 26, 2010, 03:09:07 PM » |
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The Match by Mark Frost. It's about a lot more than golf: friendship, disappointment and redemption.
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The book has four major characters I really cared about.
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« Reply #48 on: February 28, 2010, 12:28:06 PM » |
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Wife kept giving me funny looks reading this as I was sitting in my recliner laughing out loud.
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