I just finished the Last Templar. Easy read and fairly interesting. The ending was a bit much but it still made for a quick and entertaining story.

I started "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer after finishing "Marley & Me." This is a small book and nonfiction but looks like it might be an interesting read. I really enjoyed Krakauer's "Into Thin Air" about climbing Everest.

Just a heads up! If you like the Hannah Swensen mysteries by Joanne Fluke...She has a new book coming out in March 07 called "The Key Lime Murders."

Heather

I'm reading "A Passage to India" by E.M. Forster.

Dawn

I finished "Marley & Me" last night. While the stories of Marley's wild & crazy behavior were definitely entertaining, and I laughed out loud several times, the book was a bit of a disappointment on the whole. Hard to explain why. It just wasn't the book I was expecting.

Considering the recent loss of my buddy, Paco, the end of the book was extremely difficult and teary for me, though it may not be for others. When I got within 50 pages of the end, I almost didn't want to keep reading because I could see where it was going and I didn't want to go there. But I did finish and I'm glad I did. In the end, the author won me over with how deeply he cared for Marley.

I just finished "Bookman's Wake" by John Dunning. I really enjoyed it and he mentioned one of my favorite authors, Louis L'Amour.

For Stephanie Plum fans - - #13 has a name

http://evanovich.com/

And for those of you who read "Visions of Sugar Plums" (the Christmas book).....Diesel's back in a book called "Plum Lovin". There is an excerpt on her website.

I have now started on "Noble Destiny" which it seems I should have read between "Noble Intentions" and "The Trouble with Harry" (all by Katie MacAlister).

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Before I wake by Dee Henderson kept me on the edge of my seat. She also has a book called The Witness that I couldn't put down.

Has anyone read any of the "Odd" books by Dean Koontz? I believe there are 3 of them. They look interesting but I'd like some feedback before I buy them.

Jill

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I am still reading dd's Katie MacAlister books and laughing to the point of tears. My mother interrupted a especially funny part to read me something mundane from the newspaper and stopped in the middle of it to ask me why I had such a silly grin on my face . What she was reading wasn't the least bit funny.

After I finished that book I started "The Cat Who Went Into The Closet" by Lillian Jackson Braun which mother has from the libary. I came across a description of a cat that I could really relate to since I have had so many kittys.
"He walks around corners like a train going around a curve; the locomotive is heading east while the caboose is still traveling north..."

Judy,
I LOVE the "Cat Who" books, I have read them all.

Dawn

James Patterson the Murder Club books and for silly fun Emily Giffen, Something Borrowed and her second book Something Blue. Fun reads.

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After I finished that book I started "The Cat Who Went Into The Closet" by Lillian Jackson Braun which mother has from the libary. I came across a description of a cat that I could really relate to since I have had so many kittys.
"He walks around corners like a train going around a curve; the locomotive is heading east while the caboose is still traveling north..."

OOOOH I Like that quote.... it's almost Haikuish in its thought pattern.

Kitties are such special critters, although mine has a case of the clingies the last couple days. I did catch him watching the cat on the TV this evening. it was the funniest thing.

eve ensler. The Good Body.

Just picked up Hannibal Rising...I'll let you know, if it's worth picking up..

Heather

I am still reading dd's Katie MacAlister books and laughing to the point of tears. My mother interrupted a especially funny part to read me something mundane from the newspaper and stopped in the middle of it to ask me why I had such a silly grin on my face . What she was reading wasn't the least bit funny.

After I finished that book I started "The Cat Who Went Into The Closet" by Lillian Jackson Braun which mother has from the libary. I came across a description of a cat that I could really relate to since I have had so many kittys.
"He walks around corners like a train going around a curve; the locomotive is heading east while the caboose is still traveling north..."

oh...i just bought Secondhand Worl about a korean woman who struggles with her parents. one parent wants her to be "american" and get plastic surgery to change her looks. the other parent wants her to be proud of her heritage. I read about this book in Oprah magazine, and since i had some similar experiences growing up, thought it might be interesting. I will keep you posted about the book.

We're All Doing Time by Bo Lozoff (about his prison ministry) but has applicability to all. Bo and his wife Sita live in my community so that is interesting for me. love reading all of your book reviews--cool!

I decided to take a different tack from what I said the other day and am reading Carole Radziwill's What Remains: A Memoir. She was married to Anthony Radziwill who was JFK, Jr.'s cousin. In the course of 3 weeks she lost her best friend (Carolyn Bisette Kennedy) and her husband.

It's very interesting to read this book immediately after I read Allison DuBois's (The Medium) We are Their Heaven. From both sides of the bright light…

Linda

Sorry, I didn't really care for Time Traveler's Wife. It was a touching story and a unique spin on time travel but I just couldn't get over being constantly confused. I would have stopped after the first couple of chapters except that I had agreed to read it with Dawn & Jill.

I am glad he continued to visit his little girl as she grew up .

I just finished reading "Improper English" by Katie MacAlister. It is about a young American girl who is living in London for three months while she tries to right her first book. It is hilarious. It is so terribly hard to read the words thru the tears of laughter that just won't stop.

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I know many of you read and really enjoyed The Time Travelers Wife(no I have not finished it ) I am not enjoying it nearly as much as I was hoping to which makes me sad because I could not wait to read it. Maybe I have just not been in a reading mood, I don't know.

Jill

Jill,
I really liked "The Time Traveler's Wife", but it isn't a page turner. I didn't finish it on time for my book club meeting about it, because I wasn't compelled to keep reading to find out what happens next. But, I did really like it, and it had the kind of characters in it that I missed once I was done reading the book.

Dawn

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Next up is To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee. Did you know Dill is based on Truman Capote who she grew up with in Alabama.

This is my absolute favorite book ever! I cannot begin to tell you how many times I've read it. I might sound like a little weird, but I have read it through to the end and gone right back to the beginning and started over!

For anyone interested in reading The Kite Runner-I loved it. Like Sheri, I too found it to be heavy reading, but a very enjoyable book- but it was one of those books that I just could not put down at night.

I know many of you read and really enjoyed The Time Travelers Wife(no I have not finished it ) I am not enjoying it nearly as much as I was hoping to which makes me sad because I could not wait to read it. Maybe I have just not been in a reading mood, I don't know.

Jill