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Originally posted by Clamato:
I agree that Hemingway was to writing as Tom Cruise is to movies, but Popeye, Annie and Dennis can kiss my fat white ***. No way in the world anyone finds that stuff interesting or entertaining...do they?

What? You think I'm kidding?
Don't confuse E.C.Segar's Popeye with the cartoons. Don't confuse Harold Gray's Little Orphan Annie with "Annie".
I guess one also has to have an appreciation of art to enjoy the Masters.

I'M reading two books, and both are very good
The Secret Life of Bees
A Salty Piece of Land

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What? You think I'm kidding?
Don't confuse E.C.Segar's Popeye with the cartoons. Don't confuse Harold Gray's Little Orphan Annie with "Annie".
I guess one also has to have an appreciation of art to enjoy the Masters.

I am mistaken, sir. Please accept my apologies. I must admit that I have always been a fan of Chris Ware and his Jimmy Corrigan work. But at least we can agree that Hemingway was the single most overblown American author ever. I take solace in this.

I really enjoyed Secret Life Of Bees.

I just finished A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. What a great book. I'm glad I finally read it.

I'm definitely going to pick up Shaker. That sounds very interesting. I've read the Crucible and that's about it as far as Salem Witch Trial literature goes.

Buggy...I have the third in the Twilight series. Would you like to borrow it?

Christopher Moore- In particular Dirty Job and Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal
Dorothy Gilman - Mrs. Pollifax series
Phillip Gulley - Harmony series
Laurell Hamilton - Anita Blake and Meridith Gentry series
John Marsden's - Tomorrow Series
Ayn Rand - Atlas Shrugged

Anything Stephen King.

I think Catcher in the Rye was the most overblown book pushed on high school students. I never read it then, as an adult heard about all the serial killers who listed it as one of their favorite or most influential reads, then finally read it and thought it outright sucked.

As for Hemingway, I liked The Sun Also Rises.

SHAKER!!!!!!!!!!!!! I thought Catcher in the Rye blew chunks as well! In fact I read it twice (years between) in case I was just in a bad mood the first time...Nope...it sucked!

Spacie, I caved and got it at the Bookstore yesterday. Hardcover only. eeks. Thanks for the offer.

Spacie, I looked up the Anita Blake books. I am addicted. I love when I can read aseries one right after the other. With so much rain over the weekend I read the first five. I'm on Blue Moon which I believe to be about halfway. It reminds me of Stephanie Plum in the supernatural world. Is the Meredith Gentry series as good?

anybody read "The Story of Edgar Sawtelle" yet?

Sorry M! The Meredith books are quite good, but tend toward a long long saga filled with sex and mystery that is slowly revealed....did I say sex? A lot of it.

If you love to read, and have a lot of time, try the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon.

Just read Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver and really enjoyed it. A great story on many levels.

Spacie, I finished the Anita Blake series in a little over two weeks. Of course we had to go out to dinner alot. When the ardeur hit so did the sex. I just finished the first Merry Gentry. It was a much slower read for me. I'm going to read the next one because I'm not sure that I enjoyed it as much as the other series.

Hermsdaughter, what is the Outlander series about?

The Outlander series is about a woman who travels back in time to the 18th century to Scotland. They are "chick books" for sure, with romance, sex, suspense, etc. There are currently 6 in the series-all very long. I got through 3 of them, & enjoyed them, but needed to take a break to read something from a different genre.

Speaking (previously) of the Salem Witch Trials, I saw this blurb in Family Circle Magazine:

The Heretic's Daughter, but Kathleen Kent
A mesmerizing take of betrayal, sacrifice, love and mother-daughter conflict. Kathleen Kent explores her family's place in history as she recreates the story of the Salem Witch Trials through the eyes of a 10 year old.

It just came out in September, and all of the reviewers at barnesandnoble.com have given it 5 stars. Apparently the author is descended from the main character in the novel (10 generations). Looks like it could be pretty good.

a very good read is The Book Thief.
It is considered a young adult read, but I found it fascinating. The story is told from a differnt point of view. It revolves around a very young girl in Germany during WWII.

Two by Cormac McCarthy.

"No Country For Old Men." You will find that Tommy Lee Jones was perfectly cast.

And I know that some will hate this. "The Road."

The Road was, hands down, one of the best books I have ever read.

I cannot believe the picture Cormac McCarthy can paint with so few words.

That is the only book I have read by him, however.