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Thumper
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, July 29, 2003 - 11:45 pm: | 
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Hello All,
As many of you already know, I have a tendency of going against the grain when it comes to books. In a post, somewhere on this board, a few folks discussed the publishers need to feeding us the same type of books over and over again. Those who have been around know that we have discussed this before, and will probably again in the future. But, instead of going to usual route of rhetoric, I think maybe we should uphold the different. What book did you read, that you normally wouldn't have read, but enjoyed the hell out of it! I was surprised that I loved the Harry Potter book. Lion's Blood by Steven Barnes I went ga-ga over. I've never been one for fantasy novels...so I thought. But the alternate history novel that Barnes wrote was fascinating! I'm one for preaching expanding my horizons. I'm glad I took my own advice. We only eat what we open our mouths for. |
Red
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, July 30, 2003 - 12:38 am: |
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I found myself enjoying Dean Kontz (spelling). I don't recall the name of the book, but it was about a strange creature coming through the walls of homes and the streets taking over this small town. I'm not big on sci-fi, but this one held my attention. |
NeeCee
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Votes: 1 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, July 30, 2003 - 08:05 am: |
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The Locklear Letters by Michael Kun. Guaranteed to make you wipe happy tears from your eyes, clutch your belly, and cover your mouth with your hands. One of the funniest books I've ever read. |
Cynique
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, July 30, 2003 - 12:11 pm: |
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For a long time I limited my reading to fiction, then I read "Lush Life", the biography of Billy Strayhorn who was the alter ego of muscian Duke Ellington and it was so interesting that I got on a biography kick. Since then, I've found that I'd much rather read about the lives of real people than fictional ones, because believe me some people's lives can rival anything made up. Truth is stranger than fiction, and most of the time a tad more interesing. |
Fool on the Hill
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, July 31, 2003 - 11:33 am: |
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I went on a trip out of the country last year, where English was not the first language, and so I had a lot of time on my own (since the native speakers only became friendly at night when we were all drunk, drunk, drunk). While I was staying at a youth hostel I found a little library with all types of English language novels left behind by previous visitors and this was my first experience with John Le Carre. Wow. I read Russia House, Single & Single and Smiley's People (the last is the best of the bunch), but I was just blown away by Le Carre. They were spy books, but they were also beautifully written, complex and satisfying. Unlike, say, James Bond or Shaft, there wasn't a clear cut good guy/bad guy, there were only human beings caught up in the mechanism of the Cold War and the ways that two nations ground people apart in their race for world supremacy. Just wonderful. |
DOMINIQUEC
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, January 08, 2004 - 09:58 pm: |
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I REALLY ENJOYED "GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN" BY PHILLIP MARGOLIN. EVEN THOUGH I LOVE TO READ AA AUTHORS ABOVE ALL, I'M SURE IF THE RIGHT BOOK CAME ACROSS ME AND IT WASN'T BY AN AA AUTHOR I WOULD READ IT. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS ON WHAT BOOKS WOULD BE A GOOD CHOICE TO READ THAT ARE OUTSIDE AA AUTHORS? |
Anonymous
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, January 08, 2004 - 10:27 pm: |
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NOPE!!! You should probably ask that question over at Betty Crocker or Martha Stewart's site!
But seriously, why on earth would you come here to ask that?
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Anonymous
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, January 08, 2004 - 10:33 pm: |
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The Bible......oh wait, that was about a black man (hair like... skin of. ....) wasn't it!  |
lurkerette
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, January 09, 2004 - 08:24 am: |
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Well Anonymous - newsflash!!!! There are some books that have relevance to AA that are not written by AA. Shock horror!!!
I recommend the book Diamond By Matthew Hart. It's non fiction. The content can be summarised as fifty reasons why you shouldn't bling. |
Cynique
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, January 09, 2004 - 11:46 am: |
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No literate person who aspires to be a well-rounded, informed person should limit their reading to books written only by AAs. |
Anonymous
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, January 09, 2004 - 01:15 pm: |
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Sorry, my bad. I just thought there were plenty of web pages devoted to white authors. although i could go to a "snowflake" web page and ask about AA writers, if my inquire was serious i would go to a page like this wonderful one you guys have here and visa versa, my bad. |
Tee C. Royal
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, January 09, 2004 - 10:41 pm: |
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DominiqueC, what type of books do you like? I've read mostly AA authors over the past 4 years or so, but I do slip in my share of James Patterson (Alex Cross series), Stephen King (was once my favorite author), Dean Koontz, and Brad Metzler. My husband likes Tom Clancy and John Grisham as well. There's another author with the last name Kellerman that he reads sometimes too. Then there is the Harry Potter Series and I also like the Left Behind Series.
There are a few more, but they're sci-fi and I can't recall the name though I want to say one of them is J.D. Robb. If you're interested, I'll go to my shelves and see what I can find.
Hope this helps. I read a bit of everything and everyone, so you'll find a mixture of genres as well as authors (black and white) in my personal library.
-Tee |
DOMINIQUE C
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, January 10, 2004 - 01:15 am: |
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THANKS ALOT TEE C. ROYAL. TO ANONYMOUS YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO BE SO IGNORANT WITH YOUR COMMENT. I WAS JUST TRYING TO EXPAND MY READING LIKES. ANYWAY IF ANYONE HAD ANY SUGGESTIONS ON ANY BOOK BY ANY ONE OF ANY RACE THEN PLEASE FEEL FREE TO TELL ME BECAUSE I'VE STARTED A BOOK CLUB AND TO BE HONEST I'VE READ ALOT OF BOOKS BUT THERES A WHOLE LOT MORE. I LIKE BOOKS ABOUT FAMILY, FRIENDS, BASCIALLY BOOKS THAT PEOPLE FEEL WOULD NEVER HAPPEN BUT GIVEN THE RIGHT TIME PERSON OR PLACE IT DOES. DRAMATIC. |
Yvette
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, January 10, 2004 - 03:23 am: |
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Dominique C,
My book club just read God Don't Like Ugly by Mary Monroe. It was a very interesting and well written book. The subject matter is somewhat disturbing, because it involves child abuse, but believe me the story is wonderfully told. There was lots to discuss in this book. So, if you're interested in the "dramatic" and in a book that "people feel would never happen," I would definitely recommend this one. |
Radiah
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, January 10, 2004 - 08:39 am: |
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Dominique C and Yvette,
I would also suggest the sequel to God Don't Like Ugly , God Still Don't Like Ugly by Mary Monroe. You will enjoy it. Dominique C here are a few other authors that I would suggest: Bernice Mcfadden
Marcus Major
Parry Brown
Patty Rice
Carl Weber
Earl Sewell
C. Kelly Robinson
Zane
Eric Jerome Dickey
E. Lynn Harris
Alex Hairston
Gloria Mallette
Karen Q. Miller
I hope this helps. There are several more I could name but there are too many to mention here. I'm part of a book club too. Happy reading.
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