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Yes, it is the right book to start with. They should definitely be read in this order: The Eyre Affair Lost In A Good Book Well Of Lost Plots Something Rotten

I just finished Well Of Lost Plots and picked up Something Rotten from the library yesterday. Fforde's works are great to read and the guy has an imagination like no other. I will start Spmething Rotten after finishing Robbers' Roost by Zane Grey. Talk about two different writers.....Grey and Fforde. Sugar, still envious of you actually listening to Fforde give a talk at your library.

I thoroughly enjoyed Five people You Meet In Heaven. As mentioned previously it was a clever book, also one that made you think a little about life.

On another note. To me, Ayla represents what I would like to see in all people. Honesty and goodness.

Me too. Pronounciation and being wrong. I really liked all of her books in the series. I hope though it does not take as long to write the next book as it did the last. My favorites were "Clan Of The Cave Bear" and Valley of the Horses". My least favorite was Shelters of Stone.

Grits can be used many ways and fixed many ways. Basic grits are normally a breakfast food. Simply cook the grits in water and serve for breakfast with bacon, sausage, etc. Most people mix a little butter in their serving of grits. They can also be fancied up and used as an accompaniment to dinner (instead of a potato, etc) and eaten with fish, steak, etc. My mention of baking it and mixing in cheese was one way we ate it with red snapper for a dinner. There are a few recipes on the Quaker box of Grits.

Basic Polenta for 4. The lazy man way. 1 quart water 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup cornmeal 1 tablespoon butter Combine water, salt, cornmeal, and butter in a 11/2 to 2 quart baking dish. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes. Remove the dish from the oven and give it a good stir. Stick the dish back in the oven and cook for 10 more minutes. The polenta, again, can be "jazzed up" anyway you like it while cooking, ie, cheese, mushrooms, tomatoes, etc Basic Polenta for 6 to 8. The lazy man way. 2 quarts water 2 teaspoons salt 2 cups cornmeal 2 tablespoons butter Combine water, salt, cornmeal, and butter in a 2 to 3 quart baking dish. Bake at 350 degrees for 80 minutes. Remove the dish from the oven and give it a good stir. Stick the dish back in the oven and cook for 10 more minutes. The polenta, again, can be "jazzed up" anyway you like it while cooking, ie, cheese, mushrooms, tomatoes, etc

Kell, give the grits a try. They are also good when cooked in "chicken broth" instead of water. Sometimes we will cook them in chicken broth and then after done mix in some pepperjack cheese and sprinkle liberally extra cheese on top and bake the grits for 10 minutes. When having basic grits I really like to mix in about a tablespoon of maple syrup with my serving. I have a "lazy Man's recipe" for making polenta that is every bit as good as doing it the hard way on top of the stove and constantly stirring it. I will post my recipe for the polenta in the recipe topic.

Food of the Gods. http://www.grits.com/ http://www.quakeroats.com/qfb_OurBrands/BrandDetail.cfm?BrandID=21

I would much prefer a serving of polenta over caviar. Actually, I would even prefer a serving of grits with a smidgeon of maple syrup mixed in over caviar.

I have read many of King's books but have yet to read "Stand". I looked at a copy at the library but it was so yucky looking that I didn't pick it up. Guess I will have to break down and spend some money and buy a copy of the book.

Are they anything like "Rocky Mountains oysters".

These are the books that I have read, although not necessarily this year, that are on your list: The Waste Lands by Stephen King 4/5 The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett 3/5 The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde 5/5 Going Postal by Terry Pratchett 4/5

I have read 4 of the books on your list. All were very good although you rated one of them a 3 / 5.

Oh, another nice feature of our library. It keeps a running list on their website of everything that you have ever borrowed (Reading List) and you can log-in your account and view it. It also permits you to delete any or all of the items on your "Reading List" after accessing your account

We have a great library and I use it frequently. They also have a nice website where you can browse their "catalog" and put a hold on items. They then will notify you by email when the item is ready for pickup. There is no charge for using the library and whenever I have requested them to order a book or music CD they have always done so. Take a look at their website. I like the "Whats New" feature. http://aries.jmrl.org/screens/mainmenu.html

These are the John Steinbeck books that I have read. Grapes Of Wrath East Of Eden The Winter Of Our Discontent Of Mice And Men Tortilla Flat Cannery Row Sweet Thursday Red Pony The Wayward Bus The Moon Is Down The Pearl I just checked one of my bookcases and these are some of the Terry Pratchett books that I know I have read. There may be a few more in another bookcase that I omitted from the list. Witches Abroad Night Watch Wyrd Sisters Pyramids Mort Interesting Times Color Of Magic Reaper man Sourcery The Wee Free Men Guards, Guards Soul Music The Light Fantastic Equal Rites Thief Of Time

Actually, I am re-reading some of the Hemingway books. Like you, I kinda forgot what they were all about. Old man And The Sea, I believe was my first reading of the book. Whatever, it is one of my favorites and I really loved the book.

May I recommend Sweet Thursday. It is a continuation of the Tortilla Flat and Cannery Row books. It is not quite as good as the previous two but is still worth reading. One of my favorite Steinbeck's is The Moon Is Down. It is a powerful book, an easy read, and I still think about it frequently. At some point I wil go back and re-read it.

Has "anyone" read any of the books on my list or am I a misfit.

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Wow sugar, you make feel quilty with my small list of books read in 2006. Over a lifetime though there are probably few here that have read more than me, because I am older than y'all.

Sofia, I was looking forward to having a bottle of the Avelada Vinho Verde with dinner last night, we had Wild King Salmon, but the World Market store did not have the wine. Where did you buy the wine. I really want to try a bottle. Sarahrob, Classy is drinking what you enjoy. Sugar, do you mean the Riesling's from that region of Germany? My wife loves the German Rieslings.

Wow, you are fortunate to have listened to Jasper Fforde give a talk, I think. I really enjoy his writing and I have just started his book, actually about a third way through it. good to see that you work at a library. We have what I consider one of the best libraries and I only have good things to say about it.

These are the books that I have read so far in 2006. I am a slow reader. January.......Wyrd Sisters................Terry Pratchett January.......Blood Meridian.............Cormac McCarthy January.......The Wayward Bus........John Steinbeck February......The Red Pony..............John Steinbeck February......Children Of First Man....John Alexander Thom March..........The Moon Is Down........John Steinbeck March..........The Pearl.....................John Steinbeck March..........The Shootist.................Glendon Fred Swarthout April............The Rebels Of Ireland....Edward Rutherfurd May.............Old Man And The Sea.....Ernest Hemingway May.............Shem's Creek...............Dorothea Benton Frank May.............A Moveable Feast..........Ernest Hemingway June............The Sun Also Rises........Ernest Hemingway I am currently reading The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde.