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Although I do like What Maisie Knew, I abandoned it for now, as my mind is too preoccupied with other things to fully focus on it, and it needs my full attention. It really was! Sometimes I like really bad books, but they have to at least keep me entertained. This one didn't. I will be getting to some more Philippa Gregory soon! My next read (which I will finish, dammit!) is The Fire Rose by Mercedes Lackey, a re-telling of Beauty and the Beast. It's the perfect read for my current love life.

Well, I've abandoned the last two books I tried, The Redemption of Althalus, which I will not pick up again and What Maisie Knew, which I will try again. It's a good book, I'm just not in the mindset for it right now. I did finish The Doll, a book of very early short stories by Daphne Du Maurier but have yet to leave my thoughts. I will some time soon. The stories were mostly surprisingly good.

Me, too! In fact, here is what I am listening to right now: My favorite band. You have great taste, frankie!

Thank you, poppy! Thank you, Nollaig. It is very unpleasant. I know what you mean about being very quiet. In my own way, I'm not an outgoing person. I can talk to people, and I have opinions, but I prefer to keep to myself and many don't understand that. The ones that do end up being my closest friends. That is true, frankie. That's one of the reasons I would never want to be a supervisor. Some part of me would always feel guilty when I had to delegate crappy jobs or fire someone. At least she doesn't have the power to fire me. Timstar, it truly is a great novel, so different. Yes, it's fantasy, but it's not like any other fantasy I have read. The fantasy is implied, rather than overt, which created such an overwhelming feeling of being not quite asleep, not quite awake. That's the best I can describe it. It just filled me with such an awesome sense of wonder, longing, and sadness. I won't let her get to me too much. I'll just ignore her. I do my job, so what is she going to do to me?

Actually, I'm surprised. I'm almost half way through, and it's not as difficult as I thought it would be. It's a disturbing read, and a book I do have to concentrate on, but it is a good read. Maisie is a tragic character. My heart breaks for her. The saddest part is she doesn't know how awful her childhood is.

Oh, I work in a very crappy retail environment. I've only been there a little over a year and have no loyalty to the company. I could do the same job somewhere else. I was so shocked when this girl was promoted. Multiple employees have major issues with her. I guess her nasty attitude and aggressiveness is what they look for in managers, though. Thanks! I'll deal with it, just not happy about it.

I gave up on The Redemption of Althalus. Too much telling and not showing, too many characters that were cute in the beginning became annoying with the constant silly bantering back and forth, and too many plot holes. Oh, well. I'm going to try the difficult The Ambassadors by Henry James. Wish me luck! Actually, changed my mind. I'm going with What Maisie Knew instead of The Ambassadors. It's shorter and I find the theme more intriguing.

It's frustrating and maddening when life keeps you from reading a book as much as you would like to. They just promoted a girl at work who has not liked me from day one to a supervisor, so it's time for me to look for another job. I've never let her use me for her own purposes, so she has held that against me. I hate politics in the workplace.

I didn't care that much for The Road, either. I'm glad I'm not the only one.

I must admit, that book had me blubbering like an idiot in the last chapter, and while I love all animals, I'm not specifically a dog lover.

I'm halfway through it and still enjoying it, although sometimes my eyes glaze over when an author goes into detail about battle tactics. I guess war is really not my thing.

Mr. Wolfe is supposed to be working on a sequel to that one, called Interlibrary Loan. If A Borrowed Man is as good as it sounds, I'll be biting my nails for the sequel as well. Here is another one I am looking forward to. The Fifth Heart by Dan Simmons.

I can tell you that most people that read David Eddings and like his work prefer The Belgariad and The Malleorian series. I didn't like them at all. But I did like The Elenium and The Tamuli series with Sparhawk and Aphrael, two very lovable characters. So far I am enjoying The Redemption of Althalus. Typical Eddings. Light, fun, and engaging.

Ooooh, that is a nice cover. Yes, definitely! Get a copy if you can. It's by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle. It's an old book, written in the early 70s, but one of the best books about first contact I've read. The most difficult part of the book for me was the scientific terminology and it dragged a little in the beginning, but it wasn't that bad. The "Moties" were fascinating.

1. The Tree of Life 2. The Shawshank Redemption 3. Rebecca 4. 2001: A Space Odyssey 5. A.I. 6. Pursuit of Happyness 7. You've Got Mail 8. Planet of the Apes 9. It Happened One Night 10. West Side Story I haven't seen 12 Monkeys, but I have heard great things about it, so I need to see it.