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06-28-2010, 06:41 PM

#21

amma

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Mysteries, detective novels, a select few sci fi and quilt books for me :D:D:D

06-28-2010, 09:04 PM

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Ditter43

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Originally Posted by NCquilter

I love to read mysterys and horror. I'm a big Stephen King and Dean Koontz fan. But when I want a good laugh, I read Janet Evanovich.

me too!

06-28-2010, 09:18 PM

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Lisanne

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Originally Posted by quilter2

I just started the first Earlene Fowler book and I just can't get into it, I find it very boring which means I probably won't finish it but will try again tonight.

The beginning of the first book is totally hokey. Give it a few chapters.

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Originally Posted by quiltilicious

I like to read hard SF books (David Brin, Asimov, Heinlein, Ellison, etc) for the most part, with a sprinkling of romance (SF Romance - Anne McCaffery and similar)... and the Regency Romance novels of Elizabeth Mansfield (who was my mother, actually).

But I've been reading mostly non-fiction these days: biographies and history books.

Really, you're the daughter of a Regency romance writer? How fun it must have been growing up with her! I haven't read the genre, so I can't say I know her name. What has she written, and is it still in publication?

I'm an occasional SF reader, though I mainly read mysteries. I also like biographies. What bios and history books have you been reading lately?

06-28-2010, 09:28 PM

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ilovequilts

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Favorite Author: Emily Giffin!
All of her books are easy, quick reads and very entertaining!

06-29-2010, 11:05 AM

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quiltilicious

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Originally Posted by Lisanne

Quote:

Originally Posted by quilter2

I just started the first Earlene Fowler book and I just can't get into it, I find it very boring which means I probably won't finish it but will try again tonight.

The beginning of the first book is totally hokey. Give it a few chapters.

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Originally Posted by quiltilicious

She's written close to 40 novels - I don't think any (or many) are still in print at the moment, but Amazon usually has used ones ridiculously cheap. There is talk to republish as ebooks in the near future - trust me, when that happens, EVERYONE will know about it :lol: :lol:

I've been reading about the Founding Fathers and the Revolutionary War and the wrangling over writing the Constitution. I'm also currently reading "Eats, Shoots and Leaves" (a book about punctuation that 's on my daughter's summer reading list) and it's hilarious.

I'm also reading some books about quilting :P
such as McDowell's "Piecing Workshop" (just finished) and Bonnie Hunter's "Leaders and Enders"