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I have no desire to read books by politicians or autobiographies by the "famous". There are too many other books that I would rather read and time does not permit them all.

One of Isabel's quotes from her discussion: Allende: People. I want people to love each other, to like each other, to know each other, to look at each other in the face and see the humanity in each other. That is why I write about different races, about people from different backgrounds, about immigrants, and people who are confronted with pain and loss. And then, in that moment of great loss, these people all of the sudden see the face of the enemy--and there is no enemy, it is just another person who is in pain as well. I find that fascinating because that has been my life experience. I write about strong women because I don

Every so often I put my foot in my mouth. For example "Seanchan". Sorry, for taking this a little off-topic. :oops: On with the topic please.

Yes, that is the one. It has a little black plastic bull attached to the neck of the bottle. I used to annoy my wife by placing the little bull in places around the house and she would always remove it and, magically, it would re-appear.

Ok, what is the other book of hers that you have read.

Yes, there certainly is. I used to drink it a number of years ago and it was a fine "drinking" wine. I haven't had any for many a year now.

I picked up Cell at the library today. Has anyone read it yet. Don't worry about your "response" because I intend on reading it regardless.

Darn, John Grisham was scheduled to give a talk today, at 4:30pm, at the UVA Law School on his new book, The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town, and I was planning on going to listen to him. We went grocery shopping and I forgot all about his talk. It is his first non-fiction book. I would have liked to hear him talk about the case and the book.

I enjoy the "Tin Roof Pinot Noir Rose" (a wine from Murphy Goode). It probably will not be available in Europe though. It is one of my favorite Roses'. I also enjoy the Marques de Caceres Rioja Rose from Spain. http://www.tinroofwines.com/wines.html#rose

It was a dark and stormy night....

You're a total misfit. You probably give anonymously to charity, are kind to others, love Sophia's legs, and like to drink wine that's on sale too. What the hell's wrong with you anyways? :rofl: "Why Is Everyone Always Picking On Me" Help, michelle and mods. dogmatix is picking on me and pontalba is encouraging her.

That is hilarious kell. Forget the sugar, good thing you remembered. btw, we use splenda all the time in place of the "other" sugar. Glad your pie turned out great. I would love a piece of it. Oh yeah, you write very well.

I am so envious. First Kell is baking blackberry pies and now you, Icecream. And what better way to enjoy the blackberry pies than with Icecream. Truthfully, blackberry pie is my favorite. I did not pick blackberries this year because the berry patch where I pick berries did not have any. The owner of the patch pulled out all the plants and re-planted the field.

Perhaps I was one of the few, but I really enjoyed The Painted House. Grisham really hit a lot of things right on the head in that book. Very good reading for me. His background use of baseball was exactly how kids use to feel about the game many, many, years ago.

Darn, I was in Wholefoods today and didn't check the wine. Oh, well, maybe Saturday.

kell, blackberry pie is my favorite. Especially with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on it. I checked your blog but couldn't find any blackberry pie. I did learn some about you though. apple pie is also pretty good.

I can't believe that I haven't posted on this topic. I really enjoyed the book. Good story and good writing.

I have read all of Grisham's books and probably enjoyed "A Time To Kill" the most. However, I also enjoyed A Painted House, so what does that say about me. I have seen John Grisham about a half dozen times as he lives near our little town. Grisham has done many good things for the town including building a "Little League Baseball Complex" for the kids that is one of the finest in the USA. He also helped start a legal aid thing for those that cannot afford attorneys.

As most of you probably know. We live in the woods and are a little isolated. Our neighbor lives a little distance from us. Some evenings he will go out on the porch and play either a guitar or a mandolin and we will sit on our porch and listen. He is really good and has a great style of playing, when he plays the guitar sometimes it sounds like there are 2 people playing. Sorry about taking this off-topic. I wonder if I should delete the bit about her being flaky. If she was to read this thread she would get upset.

Cornwell is "just a little" flaky. My neighbor plays bluegrass music with a few other friends. Cornwell once sent a helicopter to pick him and the other players up so they could play for her at her "then home" in Richmond.

Makes sense to me. I just finished "Something Rotten", the last book in his "Thursday Next" series. I hope his next book in the series comes out soon. Fforde has an imagination that few authors have and his books are a fresh breath of air.

Are you kidding me!!!! I am a huge fan of JLB. He is absolutely one of my favorite authors and I have read most, if not all, of his books. Besides the "Dave Robicheaux" series I also like his Billy Bob Holland books. Back to the Dave Robicheaux series though. Robicheaux is one heck of a complex guy. The world, I think, could stand to have guys like him around. His buddy Clete is also one heck of a guy. Loyalty like that is hard to find. I like the episode where Clete backed a concrete truck up to the convertible of one of the bad guys and filled it up with concrete. Besides Burke's writing, I also like his "caring for the world". He sincerely cares for people. The website of James Lee Burke is: http://www.jamesleeburke.com/

Shame, shame. How can you only read a few. :shock: I really love them all.

I really enjoyed the Fforde's that I read. All of those that I have read are from his series about "Thursday Next" and should be read in the order that I have posted in the author topic on Jasper Fforde. I strongly recommend that you try the Thursday Next series, Thursday has really grown on me and she is quite the character.

An update on the books that I have read this year: Wyrd Sisters..................Terry Pratchett Blood Meridian...............Cormac McCarthy The Wayward Bus...........John Steinbeck The Red Pony.................John Steinbeck Children Of First Man.......John Alexander Thom The Moon Is Down...........John Steinbeck The Pearl........................John Steinbeck The Shootist....................Glendon Fred Swarthout The Rebels Of Ireland.......Edward Rutherfurd Old Man And The Sea........Ernest Hemingway Shem's Creek...................Dorothea Benton Frank A Moveable Feast..............Ernest Hemingway The Sun Also Rises............Ernest Hemingway Valley Of Wild Horses.........Zane Grey The Eyre Affair..................Jasper Fforde Pegasus Descending...........James Lee Burke Lost In A Good Book...........Jasper Fforde Well Of Lost Plots................Jasper Fforde Robbers roost.....................Zane Grey