Anna Begins

Which one are you going to start with? Or are they on the TBR list?

No no, Nah, just get more shelves The piano is a good idea though, if I had one, I'd leave my Kindle on it

What would you buy… What novel would you buy your mother/father (if they're no longer with us, what would you have bought if they were?) I’d buy my dad The Green Mile (King) and my mom a nice version of The Man in the Iron Mask (one of her favorite books). What novel would you buy your best friend? Don’t Let Me Go by Catherine Ryan Hyde What novel would you buy the Prime Minister or King/Queen or President of your country? Autobiography of a Recovering Skinhead By Frank Meeink and Dr. Jody M Roy Autobiography of a Recovering Skinhead is Frank Meeink’s raw telling of his descent into America’s Nazi underground and his ultimate triumph over drugs and hatred. Frank's story to Dr Jody Roy of his downfall and ultimate redemption has the power to open hearts and change lives. What novel would you buy for a new immigrant of your country? 1776 by David McCullough What novel would you buy for someone who claims to hate books? Damned By Chuck Palahniuk This is the afterlife as only Chuck Palahniuk could imagine it: a twisted inferno where The English Patient plays on end­less repeat, roaming demons devour sinners limb by limb, and the damned interrupt your dinner from their sweltering call center to hard-sell you Hell. He makes eternal torment, well, simply divine. What novel would you buy for a terrorist? Dawn By Elie Wiesel 81 pages. Elisha is a young Jewish man, a Holocaust survivor, and an Israeli freedom fighter in British-controlled Palestine; John Dawson is the captured English officer he will murder at dawn in retribution for the British execution of a fellow freedom fighter. The night-long wait for morning, with its harrowingly taut, hour-by-hour narrative, Elisha wrestles with guilt, ghosts, and ultimately God as he waits for the appointed hour and his act of assassination. Dawn is an eloquent meditation on the compromises, justifications, and sacrifices that human beings make when they murder other human beings.

I love the little red and yellow ones! And Heirlooms are to die for! Just a lil olive oil, balsamic vinegar and some garlic- mmmmmmm.... just like bruschetta.

I would suggest Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson or Starship Troopers by Robert A Heinlein. They are urban fantasy and science fiction as opposed to High Fantasy (look them up first to see if you'd like them). These were two of my favorites of the year so far. They are both dystopian novels. Maybe Timstar might chime in or you can have a look at his thread. Athena has good suggestions too- lots to read Happy reading

I'm not sure about other countries, but in the US, the 7 inch Kindle Fire 16GB HD tablet is only $129, on sale for Back to School. This does Immersion Reading with Audiobooks, plus has the option of Amazon Prime. All their others are on sale as well. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00C5W16B8/ref=amb_link_423225142_2?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=right-csm-1&pf_rd_r=0PTRFJWD4GXX262WA18C&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1867012802&pf_rd_i=507846

YUM! Nothing better than fresh grown veggies or from a home garden! Especially with spinach, tomatoes and avocado's. I have wishes of Muggle Not's garden!

I get so many suggestions from Amazon and this site! All I do is download the Sample and then I can scroll back when I need something to read/ try out. So, it's all Kindle for me, I am vicious about my Kindle Fire. Although I might have to break it for 100 Years of Solitude, which I've always wanted to read, but it doesn't come in Kindle for some reason. I've even requested it from the publisher via Amazon.

I'd love to read Wolf Hall- that's on this years TBR list!

It'll come back I just got over mine and it was rough! I really missed reading.

Aw- thanks! I hope they are good! Nothing worse than a bad crime/ detective book (looking at you John Standford). I even admire her a little, trying a different genre and adopting a pen name. Amazon now sends me an email with the subject "Books to read after (the book I just read)". Lovely.

Man, The Fountainhead moves much slower than Atlas Shrugged! Even though Atlas Shrugged is like, 1100 pages. I'm 41% in, but it's 3am and I am still awake, so I'm reading it.

Interesting... I never got into the Harry Potter books (I know, I know ) but these sound really cool. Sometimes I really hate Amazon

I just had The Cuckoo's Calling recommended to me from Amazon because I liked Mr. Mercedes (King). From Amazon: A brilliant mystery in a classic vein: Detective Cormoran Strike investigates a supermodel's suicide. After losing his leg to a land mine in Afghanistan, Cormoran Strike is barely scraping by as a private investigator. Strike is down to one client, and creditors are calling. He has also just broken up with his longtime girlfriend and is living in his office. (There is more, check out Amazon's description for more) You may think you know detectives, but you've never met one quite like Strike. You may think you know about the wealthy and famous, but you've never seen them under an investigation like this. (561 pages, available in Kindle and paperback)

Jingoistic- extreme patriotism especially in the form of aggression or war like policy.

My mom just bought me my school text book!! Now I just gotta wait for the mail- grrrrr. At $70, it better teach me a lot! Edited: This is the description of my book: from Amazon: With efficient and engaging instruction and a consistent focus on why writing matters in the real world, Real Writing delivers a powerful message to students: Good writing skills are both achievable and essential. Concise Four Basics boxes and engaging paragraph- and essay-writing chapters present writing instruction in clear, manageable increments. The Four Most Serious Errors and other sentence-level chapters cover grammar in a lively and supportive way, with abundant opportunities for practice and application. As always, Susan Anker encourages students to connect what they learn with their own goals and with the needs and expectations of the larger world.

Ohhhh- How I loved Of Mice and Men! 12 Years a Slave, I hope to get to this year. 1776 is a GREAT read also. David McCullough is a brilliant author and historian. Good haul!

These are my first nominations for a reading circle, so be nice Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter Seth Grahame-Smith 368 pages Available in paperback, hardback and Kindle. Genre- Mash up, Historical Fiction This book is so fun. I read it last year and would happily do a re-read. Seth Grahame- Smith is most known for Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, before Abraham Lincoln: Vampire hunter came out and was made into a GREAT movie. It follows Abraham Lincoln through actual historical events in both the country and in his life, using the events to back up Grahame- Smith's claim: Abraham Lincoln killed Vampires behind the scenes. Grahame-Smith also wrote How to Survive a Horror Movie: All the Skills to Dodge the Kills, a tongue-in-cheek guide to help readers escape situations most often shown in horror films. This is in the genre of mash-up. And it is a bit on the dark fantasy side. From Amazon: Indiana, 1818. Moonlight falls through the dense woods that surround a one-room cabin, where a nine-year-old Abraham Lincoln kneels at his suffering mother's bedside. She's been stricken with something the old-timers call "Milk Sickness." "My baby boy..." she whispers before dying. Only later will the grieving Abe learn that his mother's fatal affliction was actually the work of a vampire. When the truth becomes known to young Lincoln, he writes in his journal, "henceforth my life shall be one of rigorous study and devotion. I shall become a master of mind and body. And this mastery shall have but one purpose..." Gifted with his legendary height, strength, and skill with an ax, Abe sets out on a path of vengeance that will lead him all the way to the White House. While Abraham Lincoln is widely lauded for saving a Union and freeing millions of slaves, his valiant fight against the forces of the undead has remained in the shadows for hundreds of years. That is, until Seth Grahame-Smith stumbled upon The Secret Journal of Abraham Lincoln, and became the first living person to lay eyes on it in more than 140 years. Using the journal as his guide and writing in the grand biographical style of Doris Kearns Goodwin and David McCullough, Seth has reconstructed the true life story of our greatest president for the first time-all while revealing the hidden history behind the Civil War and uncovering the role vampires played in the birth, growth, and near-death of our nation. ****************** The Six Wives of Henry VIII By Alison weir 670 pages Available in paperback, hard cover and Kindle Genre- Historical This book moves fast. A segment for each of the wives, plus how Henry played the world game and in his own court. This, I think would make a good discussion, with Alison Weir giving insight not known of these women. Weir lives in Surrey, England and is one of my favorite authors. I have read five of her novels and never been disappointed. From Amazon: The tempestuous, bloody, and splendid reign of Henry VIII of England (1509-1547) is one of the most fascinating in all history, not least for his marriage to six extraordinary women. In this accessible work of brilliant scholarship, Alison Weir draws on early biographies, letters, memoirs, account books, and diplomatic reports to bring these women to life. Catherine of Aragon emerges as a staunch though misguided woman of principle; Anne Boleyn, an ambitious adventuress with a penchant for vengeance; Jane Seymour, a strong-minded matriarch in the making; Anne of Cleves, a good-natured and innocent woman naively unaware of the court intrigues that determined her fate; Catherine Howard, an empty-headed wanton; and Catherine Parr, a warm-blooded bluestocking who survived King Henry to marry a fourth time.

I finally got Microsoft Office and wrote a whole review for The Fountainhead vs Atlas Shrugged last night, even though I am only 35% finished with The Fountainhead . I also made some notes comparing existentialism vs objectivism. It was fun using my brain again, in that fashion, although after a few hours, I felt my brain ready to explode with free will and the pursuit of knowledge and happiness (Its fun comparing the two philosophies). I'm looking forward to school the 13th of August. I also got a printer. Now all I need is the text book (which I wanted by now so I could read it before the class starts.)

Just picked up the Immersion Reading Audiobook for The Fountainhead (Ayn Rand). I just got so tired of reading. So, I'm going to try it out. First time with a new book, not a re-read.

That's my favorite King So far.

That is one of my favorite movies!

I didn't know they made a movie! That is my second favorite book of the year!

I really want to read this after so much talk! That and She's Come Undone. Is it an easy read?

I would sugest Shawshank Redemption also The Green Mile or 11/22/63. Nothing scary His latest, Mr. Mercedes was good too. Regarding The Invisible Ones, have you read King's Thinner? That one is a tad scary, but really good.