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Tara — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:56:18 -0000

I hate not finishing books either

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Triny Sojka — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 00:46:16 -0000

I recently got The Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind as a birthday gift & am really enjoying it - an adventure with a love story attached. I also enjoyed the Clan of the Cave Bear Series (mature audiences only!) which is about 5 or 6 books I think. Steven King's Gunslinger series were also a good long read. Let me know if you check any of those out :)

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Phil — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 04:33:52 -0000

Not that this should be in any way surprising, but I've read Jennifer Weiner! Well, one book: In Her Shoes! Which I loved, just as I adored the movie. Of course.

Currently? Between work, class, and avoiding homework, I've been devouring Chuck Klosterman lately. LOVE him.

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Paula — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 03:27:38 -0000

I just finished "The Host" by Stephanie Meyer, and last week I re-read The Far Away Tree books by Enid Blyton, wanted to recapture my childhood. Next on my list is "Chasing Daisy" by an author called Paige Toon. I loved her previous two novels so hoping to like this one too...

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Jennifer - Somewhere In Betwee — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:01:17 -0000

I loved Little Earthquakes and thought Goodnight Nobody was good, but I couldn't really get into Best Friends Forever.

I just picked up After You by Julie Buxbaum yesterday and can't put it down (if you haven't already read it, you should pick up her debut novel The Opposite of Love)!

If you're not already a member of Goodreads, you should sign up and definitely sign up for the giveaways section (early review copies and member giveaways)!

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Carissa — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:08:05 -0000

I haven't read any of the sookie books but I do love True Blood, so maybe I should? but then maybe that would ruin the series because I would know what is coming? hmm, I don't know...

I have read some Jennifer Weiner... I have the book that is a collection of stories, I think it is called The Guy Not Taken. anyway, only read a few of the short stories but I liked them. and I have heard good things about Good in Bed so maybe I should add that to my ever-growing list of books to read.

and I am so sad to hear you didn't like Julie & Julia! I picked that up the other day but haven't read it yet. I haven't seen the movie yet either! hopefully I will like the book better than you but that "bleader" thing is weird!

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E.P. — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:08:27 -0000

I read Julie and Julia a few weeks ago, and I enjoyed the book all right. It wasn't what I thought it was, though it made me strongly consider becoming a vegetarian in the lobster chapter and made me want to cook some more. I wasn't a fan of the bleader thing, though. Not a bit.

At any given time, I am reading one of the Sookie books. It's so bad, but I'm glad that you agree that we need more Eric. The next book comes out in October, and I cannot wait to see what happens with it!

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rachaelgking — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 08:36:27 -0000

I would whoop anyone who tried to call me a "bleader".

That's right, I said WHOOP.

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Kitty — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 04:59:02 -0000

Awww. I bummed to hear that Julie and Julia stinks. I loved the movie, and I was so excited to get the book. Normally the books are so much better.

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Meghan — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:41:32 -0000

I'm almost done Julie and Julia but just cause I adore Eric and secretly hope he leaves her in the end....what? what?

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oh, rebecca — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:15:05 -0000

I'm re-reading J&J and I'm not liking it as much as I did the first time I read it, when I got an advance copy from my bookstore job. Maybe I'm just burnt out on sassy memoirs. :(

I have the first Sookie book floating around somewhere, I should actually crack it open! I'm reading a really shitty annoying chick lit book I got for $1 somewhere. Starting a new reading project on my birthday so am trying to get through some fluff before I start the seriousness!

I love Jen Weiner, but NOT Certain Girls or Goodnight Nobody. Boring.

Please try Jen Crusie! Pretty pretty please for me!

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katelin — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:39:10 -0000

haha i'm reading 'julie and julia' as you know and i don't hate it. but i don't love it. it's got that quirkiness to it i sort of like but yeah i agree, something's missing. but man do i want to go see that movie. and then i think next up is "a tree grows in brooklyn", my cousin recommended it and i'm quite curious to read it.

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Ashley — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:13:51 -0000

I'm almost through with the first Sookie book now. I'm totally addicted to True Blood, so I finally gave in & decided to read the books.

I also hated Julie & Julia. I think I got half-way through the first chapter & called it quits.

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Nora — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:31:22 -0000

I do rather agree with you about the Julie/Julia book but as per our twitter convo about this a few weeks ago I read it so that I could see the movie. I very very rarely will see a movie without having read the book first. Is that weird? Probably.

I'm reading Chocolat right now (Joanne Harris) so I can read the sequel to it, Girl with No Shadow. She also wrote Gentlemen & Players which is a great book (I think).

I am going to start Living Dead in Dallas after I finish Chocolat and I've also started the Wind-UP Bird Chronicles, by Murakami as part of a reading challenge I've joined.

Happy reading, even if it's in large print =)

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Lauren — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:20:58 -0000

Love Sarah Dessen! I heard Julie & Julia was actually quite meh, so I didn't get around to reading it. From your review - I'm glad I didn't! Ugh.

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mssalti — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:00:49 -0000

Loved all the Sookie books. And I'm in love with Eric. I did a whole post about the show yesterday on my blog. I love it! I also really like Jennifer Weiner. I'll have to get her new one as soon as I can find it!

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Sophie — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:57:55 -0000

I'm currently reading "Special Topics in Calamity Physics" by Marisha Pessl, a novel which is not actually about physics so don't be scared! It's a written by a college girl after having found one of her high school teachers dead. She decides to tell the story as a means of catharsis, and I must say it's a page turner! It's a pretty fat book, and I'm only 200-some-odd pages in, but I'm really enjoying it!

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Carrie Lea — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:17:32 -0000

Oh thank god. I also hated Julie and Julia. But I forced myself to read the whole thing, because I too hate not finishing books. But the book doesn't get any better. I kept telling myself, something good has to happen, I mean the made a movie out of this book. And... nothing. No drama, no climax, nothing. BOOOO RING. But now I'm reading the Sookie Stackhouse series, which are wonderful, and next I want to read "Italian for Beginners" and "Time Traveler's Wife" Oh, and "The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo."

P.S. I'm back to blogging, and I have a new URL! Come on over! carrieleablogs.com

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A Super Girl — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:13:44 -0000

I accidentally got the large print version of Eat, Pray, Love (which I'm currently reading). It's...awkward.

I also read Julie and Julia. I didn't HATE it, but I didn't LOVE it either. I'm anxious to see the movie though.

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Lindsay — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:46:19 -0000

I've never read Sarah Dessen, but I hear great things. I'll check her out (haha, did you get my library pun? yeah, big dork right here).

Also, I love the picture at the top of your post :)

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miss. chief — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:43:18 -0000

am i the only girl who had a crush on godric in the charlaine harris books/ true blood show?
because DAMN he's older than jesus and tattooed
:)

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HahnSolo — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:39:06 -0000

I sooo have to recommend The Devil and the White City. Yes, it's non-fiction, but it deals with the strange things that happened during the Chicago World's Fair...Also, everyone (yes, everyone) should read Same Kind of Different as Me. Do it!

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LizSara — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:35:01 -0000

Soooo, at home i am re-reading my Marian Keyes books (currently The Other Side of the Story). At work i am trying valiantly at the second time of asking to force my way through Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susannah Clarke. My favourite author series is the Merry Gentry series by Laurell K Hamilton (i also adore Anita Blake) and the Otherworld series by Kelley Armstrong. Vampires, Werewolves sex and magic, what more does a girl need?

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meloogal — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:05:11 -0000

I'm attempting to start "Middlesex" by Jeffrey Eugenides for the FIFTH TIME. Here's the problem: I'm totally enthralled for about 20 pages. Then my eyes start to glaze over and I start daydreaming about the perfect boots and before I know it I've turned 4 pages and not read any of it.

I heart Sarah Dessen! She and Meg Cabot are two of my fave female Young Adult authors. Also, "bleaders" is the dumbest thing I have ever heard.

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lovesfool — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:52:48 -0000

I just started Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin and I'm addicted. I love simple cute chick lit and this book is gonna be a great quick read.
I just read Jennifer Weiners latest book Best Friends Forever and I'm just gonna say it...WORST BOOK EVER. I love all of her books but this one was poorly written,had weak characters, and lacked a great plot (like her other books). Also, I felt like I was in an episode of some teen drama that gets solved in the final 2 minutes because the big issues in the book were resolved in the last 5 pages. SERIOUSLY.
Next up...the true blood books :)