tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post3291122085824609385..comments2024-03-06T05:16:15.314-05:00Comments on Chicky Chicky Baby: Because if you don't help me I will be forced to go into great detail about my sex dreamsChicky Chicky Babyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18056206889322232109noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-13309543963163529252008-11-22T10:12:00.000-05:002008-11-22T10:12:00.000-05:00Right up my alley, T.! Erin Hilderbrand is my new...Right up my alley, T.! Erin Hilderbrand is my newest fave - all her books take place in Nantucket. I currently have "Barefoot" queued up to read next.Sarahvizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07257891014401157085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-8084495360211285212008-11-20T12:42:00.000-05:002008-11-20T12:42:00.000-05:00I'm glad I am not the only one. I like to call it ...I'm glad I am not the only one. I like to call it Twilight-itis. I just can't bring myself to read something else. So I am re-vamping them now. I might read The Host next though since I am loving me some Stephenie Meyer.Elleozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08480544214728406735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-67672393007573451692008-11-19T17:49:00.000-05:002008-11-19T17:49:00.000-05:00I second the recs for The Princess Bride by Willia...I second the recs for The Princess Bride by William Goldman and Water For Elephants by Sara Gruen. I add Stardust by Neil Gaiman and Wicked by Gregory Maguire.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-88336923730013045532008-11-16T19:00:00.000-05:002008-11-16T19:00:00.000-05:00We're reading Pope Joan in our mom's group book cl...We're reading Pope Joan in our mom's group book club...you could join us and have lots of good books to read :)Sally HPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04321583478635164338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-1397454769812811122008-11-15T23:44:00.000-05:002008-11-15T23:44:00.000-05:00I totally hear you on this. Every since I hopped ...I totally hear you on this. Every since I hopped on the mommy train I'm lucky if I can work my way through ONE book in the time I used to read four. Oy. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, highly recommend Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson and The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri. Both good enough to make you go, "sh*t, why can't I write like THAT?"Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05553485625575303233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-70440345609747979982008-11-15T15:59:00.000-05:002008-11-15T15:59:00.000-05:00I'm a bit late to the game, but I'm currently read...I'm a bit late to the game, but I'm currently reading Obama's "The Audacity of Hope." But when I don't want to exercise the old brain quite as much, I'm back to Stephen King, Dean Koontz, Jodi Picoult, Nicolas Sparks and the like.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-14657119989265785962008-11-15T15:26:00.000-05:002008-11-15T15:26:00.000-05:00You could also try Jen Lancaster's books - I could...You could also try Jen Lancaster's books - I could not put them down. <BR/><BR/>Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, Lisa See.<BR/><BR/>The Bonesetter's Daughter, Amy Tan.<BR/><BR/>The Feast of Love, Charles Baxter.<BR/><BR/>Jewel, Bret Lott.carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04038972194323564240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-61017311927034640592008-11-15T15:17:00.000-05:002008-11-15T15:17:00.000-05:00I had the same problem after finishing the Twiligh...I had the same problem after finishing the Twilight series so I found my tattered copy of Interview With the Vampire (Anne Rice, duh!) and am rereading it, as a grown-up!<BR/><BR/>See, just mixing it up a little, reading teen lit as a 35 year old, and rereading adult novels I was reading at 16. Nothing wrong with that!carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04038972194323564240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-14590170262640383782008-11-15T14:58:00.000-05:002008-11-15T14:58:00.000-05:00I haven't read anything "recent" in quite some tim...I haven't read anything "recent" in quite some time. However, I will recommend The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie. It's hillarious and will make you think, especially if you have a cursory knowledge of the three prominent monotheistic faiths.SciFi Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10479890087443823197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-1849687921274484362008-11-15T14:23:00.000-05:002008-11-15T14:23:00.000-05:00Well, thank you for posting this, because now I do...Well, thank you for posting this, because now I don't have to. I finished the Twilight series weeks ago and haven't found anything to replace it. After having just read all of these comments, sounds like I'll be going with the Outlander series:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-33375109259815770322008-11-15T13:24:00.000-05:002008-11-15T13:24:00.000-05:00I'm with everyone that suggested the Outlander ser...I'm with everyone that suggested the Outlander series - smokin' book. It's got everything - mystery - romance - comedy - adventure. I think it's one of the best series I've read in quite some time. I did enjoy the Twilight series, but it is teen lit - Gambaldon brings a whole new depth and itelligence to her writing that Meyer has yet to find.Misa Graciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17933051829830893834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-54853616275302575442008-11-15T11:16:00.000-05:002008-11-15T11:16:00.000-05:00I'm positive Neil Patrick Harris has come out with...I'm positive Neil Patrick Harris has come out with an autobiography. (Pun intended.)Patois42https://www.blogger.com/profile/07764936858778730692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-88894088874365389722008-11-15T00:39:00.000-05:002008-11-15T00:39:00.000-05:00Oh yes the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon is f...Oh yes the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon is fantastic! It will be tough trying to replace Edward with Jamie, but you could have fun trying!<BR/><BR/>I'm halfway into the Eclipse right now.Jacquiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14518341934343792045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-81821154641062311832008-11-14T23:02:00.000-05:002008-11-14T23:02:00.000-05:00i need books like i need oxygen and when you go th...i need books like i need oxygen and when you go through them like i do, you ready just about anything. some of my favorite authors: mercedes lackey, laurell k hamilton, charlaine harris, naomi novak, jacquelin carey is fantastic, also if you need a laugh, jennifer crusie is laugh out loud funny, p.c. cast and kristin cast do the "a house of night" series, which is also "teen lit."<BR/><BR/>try some of those and if our tastes are similar, i'll give you more. :-)Erickahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02624706433945857931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-80213609808867773172008-11-14T22:17:00.000-05:002008-11-14T22:17:00.000-05:00I just finished The Abstinence Teacher by Tom Pero...I just finished The Abstinence Teacher by Tom Perotta and Case Histories by Kate Atkinson, both good. I'm in Joy Luck Club and Poisonwood Bible and also just started Chasin Harry Winston (Lauren Weissberger...yes, it's chick lit, but she also wrote The Devil Wears Prada...), I liked Little Children by Tom Perotta, Like Water for Elephants, My Horizontal Life (Hillarious)...the list could go on, but I'm too tired...I have the same aged kids and the same issue :)Sally HPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04321583478635164338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-51971373285880599672008-11-14T22:15:00.000-05:002008-11-14T22:15:00.000-05:00Watching True Blood has renewed my interest in the...Watching True Blood has renewed my interest in the Vampire Chronicles, which I've just started to reread. I really should give the Twilight series a go, but I'm afraid I'd be cheating on Bill.Amy Urquharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17011605158544190413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-71112598390453684022008-11-14T19:45:00.000-05:002008-11-14T19:45:00.000-05:00Yes, the Outlander series! I thought I was alone....Yes, the Outlander series! I thought I was alone. I keep checking Diana Gabaldon's website to see if the next book will be released soon. I read them with a book light in bed at night because I can't put them down. They are romancy, and also Sci Fi in that the main character goes back in time by accident.<BR/><BR/>I also read The Pillars of the Earth and World without End. Couldn't put them down either.<BR/><BR/>I can't wait to read the books eveyone has recommended!Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08437459501010029559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-90666272372433777842008-11-14T18:48:00.000-05:002008-11-14T18:48:00.000-05:00If you haven't read The Red Tent, do. Innocent Tr...If you haven't read The Red Tent, do. Innocent Traitor is also excellent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-5451813407496500112008-11-14T14:41:00.000-05:002008-11-14T14:41:00.000-05:00The Book Thief, Markus Zusak. Absolutely fantastic...The Book Thief, Markus Zusak. Absolutely fantastic.<BR/>Bill Bryson- except for the one about the Appalacian trail. Really wasn't as good as his others.<BR/>The Gravedigger's Daugher, Joyce Carol Oates<BR/>Liars and Saints, Maile Maloy<BR/>The Problem with Murmur Lee, Connie May Fowler<BR/>and, chick-lit-ish, but about books:<BR/>Everything I Needed to Know About Being a Girl I Learned from Judy BlumeCaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17943029041490322891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-24413329988200540582008-11-14T14:11:00.000-05:002008-11-14T14:11:00.000-05:00The Time Traveller's Wife -Audrey NiffeneggerWater...The Time Traveller's Wife -Audrey Niffenegger<BR/>Water For Elephants - Sarah Gruen<BR/>The Red Tent - Anita Diamant<BR/>Stones From the River -Ursula Hegi<BR/>The Beautiful Things that Heaven Bears - Dinaw Mengestu<BR/>Deniro's Game - Rawi Hage<BR/>Bel Canto - Ann Patchett<BR/>The Assasin's Song - MG Vassanji<BR/>The Life of Pi - Yann Martel<BR/>Oryx and Crake - Margaret Atwood<BR/>Lost City Radio - Daniel Alarcon<BR/>Bahia Blues - Yasmina Trabouli<BR/>The Book Thief - Markus Zasuk<BR/>Anything by Ian McEwan<BR/><BR/>None bordering on Chick Lit, all amazing. Haven't read the Twilight series myself but with three daughters I am certain they will enter my house in the next couple of years. Good luck!a li'l bit squishyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10552498869881201504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-31252342377100039192008-11-14T14:09:00.000-05:002008-11-14T14:09:00.000-05:00Charlaine Harris' Southern Vampire Mystery series....Charlaine Harris' Southern Vampire Mystery series. It's the one they made into HBO's True Blood and they are really good. I think you'll like them if you liked Twilight, at least I liked them both.Cassiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00506628800184226270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-27649397036859616952008-11-14T13:26:00.000-05:002008-11-14T13:26:00.000-05:00Two more: Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver is...Two more: Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver is one of my all time favorites.<BR/><BR/>The Romeo Flag by Carolyn Hougan is a great espionage novel. There are a couple of sex scenes that made me laugh out loud, because they were the ultimate female fantasy. The woman is in a frumpy bathrobe, hasn't bathed, hair is a mess... and the guy stops dead in his tracks, completely mesmerized. Priceless.<BR/><BR/>The catalog Bas Bleu has lots of unusual suggestions. www.basbleu.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-83044809041279791712008-11-14T13:25:00.000-05:002008-11-14T13:25:00.000-05:00Goodreads.com! Tons of recs on there (and I know y...Goodreads.com! Tons of recs on there (and I know you have an account, because you're on my friends list. Unless there's another chicky baby.)<BR/><BR/>I did enjoy The Other Boleyn Girl recently. Definitely borders on chick lit, but there's some historical stuff, plus it's a big fat book that you can get lost in.<BR/><BR/>Mary Roach's books are good nonfiction. (Except Spook, I couldn't finish that one. Stiff and Bonk are great.)Catehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16248485766805270628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-40400029121074432412008-11-14T13:21:00.000-05:002008-11-14T13:21:00.000-05:00I don't like Sci Fi, but Ender's Game really was g...I don't like Sci Fi, but Ender's Game really was great. And I don't like murder mysteries, but I just finished Motherless Brooklyn by Jonathan Lethem, and that was lots of fun. It's narrated by a fellow with Tourette's, which makes for some funny scenes, and it's tremendously well written.<BR/><BR/>Also, Bill Bryson's A Walk in the Woods is entertaining, especially given your new proximity to the hiking trails.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-38056620449323125672008-11-14T13:00:00.000-05:002008-11-14T13:00:00.000-05:00Have you read Diana Gabaldon's Outlander series? ...Have you read Diana Gabaldon's Outlander series? Very good chick lit and will make you have sex dreams of Scottish men in kilts with no underwear. <BR/><BR/>Diana is awesome. Outlander is the first book in the series.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04455637064686856773noreply@blogger.com