Miss Mabel

Where we live there is a book fair with new books at a payable price that travels from town to town (large ones). I've been to a few of them and get very greedy when I am there. I love them.

Home made tomato sauce for spghetti. Left over from yesterday 'cause the second day the taste is always better! plus a green salad and olives.

I was doing some crafts yesterday and had Flush by Virginia Wolfe on my PC as audio book, so decided to start that. It starts out slow, but gets better.

thanks for the heads up!

As a big King fan, I feel I must also contribute to this thread. My very first reading of King was the Shining and it got me hooked. 'RedRum' being sooo scary. The most memorable for me are: The Shining, Gerald's Game (a nice switch from King's usual horror), Heart's in Atlantis (more SF than horror), Salem's Lot (totally loved this book about vampires), The Tommy Knockers, The Dark Half, Dreamcatcher, Eyes of the Dragon (good book), The Stand (totally enjoyed reading about how the end of civilization comes around), Pet Cemetary was pretty scarey when I read it as child-recently re-reading it, it didn't scare me so much anymore. Needful Things is also a favorite of mine (what would you do to get what you really needed/wanted?). Under the Dome is a fairly recent book that I thought was great. (the recent YA series Gone is similar).

Herbert has given me many hours of reading pleasure. I've read The Fog and was given a new view of fog...it's sooooo creepy. I've also read The Magic Cottage, and Fluke (a favorite of mine too). Maybe a couple others have passed my hands, but I can't come up with the titles at the moment.

I've read a lot of S. King's books. The Shining was my first and it was what got me hooked on him. Since then I've read lots of his books, and only recently started reading him again after giving him a break for quite a few years. The Stand is great. Dome is also very good,but very large. I enjoyed reading & watching Needful Things for something different try Gerald's Game. I've never actually read IT as the movie was creepy enough... I think the sequel of the Shining sounds interesting enough to give it a try.

Welcome aboard!! I'm new too...getting used to my way around. Hope you do to.

When you are in the mood for a twisted relationship between a mother and daughter (who also goes through the foster homes), give it another try. If you don't like it then, it's probably not your thing. I know it will probably be read again by me sometime in the future. It gives a good portrayal of a child's life in the foster homes. Sad story to be sure. But good.

Just finished listening to Darker Angels by M.L.N. Hanover. Book 2 in the Black Sun series. It was good. It's an urban fantasy but reads like a crime novel. Reminds me of the book The Host by S. Meyer.

Wow! I've gotten a lot of valuable information about a subject close to my heart. I, too, am looking into buying an e-reader. My problem is that I am leaning more towards an i-pad for reading books. More so than an e-reader. Trying to kill two birds with one stone, so to speak. What are your experiences with reading/downloading books on an i-pad if any? I figure if I can take an i-pad (thinking of the mini from apple) and read books, I don't need a seperate e-reader.

Road to Avonlea is based on the Anne of Green Gables book series. Road to Avonlea is the tv series. I'm sorry for the wrong description. I, too, find it very irritating to see people spending more time with their gadgets than interacting with their human companions. I know of a few young mothers who give more attention to their cell phones than their children. It's very frustration when they don't see that their children act up because mom/dad are texting instead of giving them private attention. So, yes, the less modern times are at times more appealing. It thrills me at times to read about how households were run in the classical times. But, I find myself thrilled to be living in these days when there is death and plagues. Oh the horrors of old fashioned medicine. Especially in the 1800's/ early 1900's.

I've read and Loved ' PS I love you'. The movie I think is great btw. I've read 'A Place Called Here' and liked it. I loved the idea of hers about where all of our lost things go. Strange book, but good. I like her style up to now.

Frankie, I have the same thing. Sometimes a book is just waiting for me to get into the right frame of mind. Or maybe the right age. I don't know which. I remember once trying to read White Oleander and not being able to get into it. A few years later I picked it up to read with our RL book group and LOVED it. I wonder if all readers have this. I do know that my book cases are overflowing because I can't get rid of the books until I am definitely sure we won't work out.

My favorite fiction books have so many faces. It all depends on just how a book touches me. Books like Water for Elephants, The Secret Life of Bees, The Help, Doomsday Book, The Day of the Triffids, Farenheid 451, are just some of the books that stick with me. Books by Janet Evanovich, especially her numbers series, just tickle me pink. I can also enjoy historical fiction, paranormal books or just practically anything. Crime stories are not my favorite, but they too can grab my attention. I do like my stories to have a well thought out ending. I hate a book to feel like it had to hurry up and end. It's so dissatisfying.

I went on-line to look and can't find anything else from this author.

There is 'chick-lit' and there is 'chick-lit'. As a teen I used to devour the Harlequin romances and found myself trying to find that perfect man-wanting that perfect romance. Life isn't like that. Which is why I think that people have to have two feet on the ground while reading. It's very entertaining to read. Sometimes the situations grab you because they are easy to relate to. It's mind candy. Which is why I love reading them every now and again. Depending on my frame of mind. Not all books rated as 'chick-lit' should be classified in the same group. Some are actually deeper.

I've read 34 and have over half of the rest sitting on my shelves waiting for me to find the time to read them. Intentions are great. Time is less.

What about the serie 'Gone'. Just as good as 'The Hungar Games'. I've recently read Doomsday Book which is also very good. It's about the Black Plague and time traveling.

I read this book a few years ago for my Real Life (RL) book club and it's one of my all time favorites. Isn't it just wonderful!?!

I have always been a reader. I escaped into the world of my imagination, finding new friends in the characters in the many books I devoured. I read according to my mood. Which is why I don't always read the many books in my book case. That special book is sometimes the one that I just came across in the bookstore/webstore. That special book that just dares you to read it. All of the advice given is good advice. It's up to you, I fear, to find that special book that just dares you to read it. Maybe a trip to a second-hand book store, just sitting and reading passages/blurps of the many books will get you connected with that special one. Good luck.

I love this question. I am just not sure I can narrow it down to one. I think I would say 'Water for Elephants'. I loved that book, taking me into the world of circuses in the depression. I think I would also like to take the book 'The Five People You Meet in Heaven'. A wonderful book.

Storage of books is always an ongoing problem here. I am a book lover. I am A book hoarder. I find it hard to part with my friends. I have most pb books stacked (laying down) in columns/rows towards the back of the shelve. Then I place the hb books neatly in the front. It saves lots of space for my ever increasing hoard. I've over 1000 (i know, I know....) books on my shelves. Lots of them have been read. But, not all of them. I have no shame in this. I figure I may never read all of them. However, I have them there for when they beacon to me and entice me to read them. My shelves are mostly in an upstairs hobby room. I have other book shelves in a former child's room with lots of their books still. Eventually they shall be split up amongst my children for their children to read. Leaving me with more space for my precious books. hehe.

My TBR pile has too many books to count. At the moment I am reading Pocketful of Names by Joe Coomer. I justed started it today and am already enjoying it. Some books take a long time to get into. This one grabs you right off.

Yes, i noticed the another title of her's. Lost Dogs and Lonely Hearts and want to try to get that book. It sounds really appealing. Sometimes when I can't get into a book, knowing that my mood may be the problem, I wait a while (sometimes longer) and give it another try. If I still can't get into the book, It's to the charity shop it goes.