dtrpath27
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Have you read other Gaiman books? I rather liked The Ocean at the End of the Lane.
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36C/96F. I have my curtains drawn and a.c. on.
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Is it fiction, non-fiction, children's?
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I've never heard of Lydia Davis, but the idea of sentence-long short stories is very interesting to me. Hemingway once won a bet that he could tell an entire store in just one sentence:
For sale: baby shoes, never worn.
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It really seems to be a play-by-play of the book, doesn't it? I scanned through the comments, though, and they all seemed to be about politics?
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I hope you both find a book that 'sticks'
!Truly! The number of samples on my Kindle and thwarted books on my shelves is starting to become daunting. It's not the books -- I've even tried old favorites.
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I'm glad you are finding them to be interesting. I do know what you mean about not being able to finish anything. That's where I've been lately.
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It sounds really wonderful. I've never read it for the reasons you said. I've always feared it would be too dense.
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I'm in, I think. As long as I can settle on a book, that is. I need a good weekend of reading to take my mind off things.
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I've never read anything by that author, but it sounds like an interesting read.
I'm in an awkward reading phase as well. Nothing seems to stick these days.
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Me three!!
So snore inducing. I mean, I like/love convoluted, twisty stories but sheesh! 
Good Luck!
Alcohol may be necessary...........Ha! Spoken like a true Louisiana girl. I always thought it was just me, but apparently I'm in good company around here.
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One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez. I haven't gone past 40 pages and every time I try to resume reading I find myself unable to do so. I know it is supposed to be a great book but it is not my cup of tea I guess
Okay, I'm so glad to hear someone else say that. I have tried five of six times, and literally fall asleep every time I try. I'd say it's about 40 pages in, as well.
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I think it`s my most gifted book for Christmases.
It's definitely one that I recommend the most.
Yup, that is the way I am feeling at the moment - from the first chapter it was so weird
Dodos, Crimean war, time travel etc. etc. 
Press on, press on. It will all come together, and when it does, it'll be too late. You'll be ffully indoctrinated into the cult.
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That's totally it! It'd be macaroon! I had no idea about the two words in English. Thanks
!EDIT: Btw, I didn't make it the way that site described it. But either way, the picture looks a lot like the cookies I made.I thought it might be! I don't make macaroons the way they described either. I use condensed milk. Still tasty!
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I'm not sure about elsewhere, but in the States, the French macaron (with one o) are the pretty, layered ones of different flavors, while a macaroon (with two os) are coconut drop cookies. Did you make more like the two o version? Either way, it's delicious!They're not quite like that, though the Dutch name is similar. But it's not a layered cookie. It's the same 'mixture' everywhere on the cookie, if that makes sense.
I'm not sure I'm explaining it well, but I found a picture that does:
http://savorv.com/blogs/queenofallthingsdomestic/16827512-macaroon-vs-macaron
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Wow...even the synopsis is disturbing. It sounds like one of those things that you can't look away from.
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Such a cute dog!
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So many books!
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That's so nice. The craftsmanship really is wonderful. What a kind thing to have done!
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Thursday Next - from the eponymous series
Hermione & Hagrid of Harry Potter fame
Lemony Snicket
Ebenezer Scrooge
Huckleberry Finn
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Nutella on wheat crackers.
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Wet, wet, wet. A tropical depression in the Gulf of Mexico was dumping buckets across the deep South. (U.S.) I was literally wading through the parking lot today on the way to work.
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That's fantastic, Frankie. I kept flipping from book to book yesterday, but could never settle on one.
Gaia, I think I'm going to join you this coming weekend.
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The first time I read it, I was like, "What the heck is going on?" Then I got to the end, loved it, and promptly flipped back to the front and started over. It's actually on my bedside table right now for its umpteenth go-around.
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It looks fantastic. Is this place relatively new? I don't remember it.