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Topic: Book Club
Posted By: aimeejoy
Subject: Book Club
Date Posted: 28 March 2007 at 2:34pm
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I think there were a few people interested in an OhBaby book club when it was mentioned, did anyone start a thread? If not, here it is! lol
On eof my new years resolutions was to read 50 books this year - so far I've done 12 and this is week 13 so reasonably on track. What have you all been reading lately? What are your favourite books and authors? I have just finished reading 'Always and Forever' by Cathy Kelly and it was a lot better than I anticipated. It was actually really good - one of the characters it was like reading about myself! I also read 'My Sisters Keeper' by Jodi Picoult earlier this year and really enjoyed that. Was so not expecting the ending - total surprise and lots of tears! I enjoy authors like Marian Keyes, Cathy Kelly, Jane Green etc but am trying to broaden my horizons. Usually read these cos you don't need to think too much. ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
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Posted By: meow
Date Posted: 28 March 2007 at 3:02pm
That would be cool. Although I don't have many books myself as other people lend them to me! And I'm realllllllly slow at finishing books, still haven't finished one I started last year!  ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 28 March 2007 at 3:14pm
| I'm interested in a book club! or a book swap if anyone wants to do that. i used to read heaps bt now often fall asleep - damn children! am reading Stanisvoski (probably sp) theories on acting at present. funnily enough very easy to read. fav book is Keri Hulme - The bone people. but love all the girly lit. mainly as I can read a page, get distracted by child, pick it up an hour later and still know what's going on. Don't like fantasy books - people with strange names confuse me - Lord of the rings was an effort - bloody Arwen and Eowyn. |
Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 28 March 2007 at 3:22pm
| I like anything set in the UK, and historical fiction. I like Philipa Gregory, and Diana Gabaldon books. Another one similar to Marian Keyes, Monica McInney(sp) I now tend to use the library rather than purchase books |
Posted By: Leish
Date Posted: 28 March 2007 at 3:23pm
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LOL Lizzle - the last thing I read was a 1000+ page fantasy book with LOTS of funny names in it. I only read it because Christopher is reading it and has trouble with comprehension so I read it so that we can talk about it after his reading sessions every day. In the end, I didn't mind it too much actually.
I love to read. I think a book club idea is really good. How would it work? ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: thunderwolves
Date Posted: 28 March 2007 at 3:29pm
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I would be keen on a book club, not sure how it would work online though, I guess we could just set up some kind of rotation system posting books to each other. Sounds good though ------------- http://alterna-tickers.com"> 
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 28 March 2007 at 3:42pm
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Once you've decided how you want to organise it I'm happy to give you a book club sticky.
Maybe choosing a book each month and everyone tracks down their own copy (library, TM, borrow etc.)and then have a discussion about it? At the end of each month I could "unsticky" the thread and sticky a new one for the new book, that way the threads won't get too long and unmanageable. I'd love to be part of it, will try to keep up but I've been a bit slack lately. Last book I read was Mitch Albom's "Five People You Meet in Heaven" that I mentioned in the Tuesdays with Morrie thread. It was excellent, a few tears at the end. Have read My Sisters Keeper, I personally didn't think it lived up to the hype, but I know my mum enjoyed it. I'm elbow deep in review copies for our book review section, have just finished Nicola Miller-Clendon's Life after Baby Loss and have embarked on Birth:A History by Tina Cassidy - I swear I know more about pregnancy, childbirth and childraising than I ever cared to know! -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: Bumble
Date Posted: 28 March 2007 at 3:54pm
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I would really be interested in a book club. I'll give anything a go!!! Emma's suggestion sounds really good.
B ------------- formerly known as "Bee" Ethan ~ March 2003 Big 6 year old school boy! Micah ~ Aug 2008 ~ Smiley pants who loves telephones! |
Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 28 March 2007 at 4:08pm
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i'm halfway thru reading a book i borrowed off emma called midwives by chris bohjalian and am really getting into it. ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 28 March 2007 at 4:17pm
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Ooo yeah I think I read midwives last year - is that the one with the home c-section? If it is, thats a great book! I also really enjoyed 'the memory keepers daughter', cant remember who by off the top of my head.
I like Emma's idea! How about we choose something that is popular and therefore should be easy to find? Any ideas? Will have a think about it tonight... ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: daikini
Date Posted: 28 March 2007 at 4:21pm
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I'm in! I'll start thinking too...
Actually, inbetween study and children, having something to read and discuss sounds like heaven! ------------- Becca, mum of 2 girls & 3 boys |
Posted By: Red
Date Posted: 28 March 2007 at 4:54pm
| Sounds like a good idea to me. I have just been reading trashy books lately and it only takes a few hours to get through them. |
Posted By: my2angels
Date Posted: 28 March 2007 at 5:02pm
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Ive read that My sisters keeper. Was pregnant at the time and it made me panic cos in it there is the polar bear named Kobe and also my last name which is not very common is in it to and I thought hmmm is this a sign that i should be thinking about that stem cell collection and storage thing but after talking to my midwife decided it wasnt worth it.
Anyway i like Marian Keyes and basically all the others you ladies have mentioned, Paullina Simmons, Jodi Picoult. I read anything and everything, dont like sci fi at all but like Patricia Cornwall type ones oh and also been reading Jeanette Wilson and Alison Dubois, the medium type stories. Not really into ghost stories as such though. Just finished reading this really weird story called the Historian by Elizabeth Kostova, all about Dracula but not directly if that makes sense. Was sooo odd but i also wanted to know what happened so didnt stop reading it but man it took me ages cos it was so slow and hard going. Now Im reading Chart Throb by Ben Elton. My hubby has started buying me books for my birthday and buys really odd ones (like the historian) but it means i broaden my reading subject! |
Posted By: my2angels
Date Posted: 28 March 2007 at 5:08pm
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Emmas plan sounds good to me too. So should we give ourselves a month to read the chosen book? We could discuss it in the sticky thread and if you are slower going then you could just avoid reading to much so that the ending isnt given away if you like otherwise some of us might end up finishing it in a couple of weeks and have no one to talk to about it!
what book should we start with? Its almost the 1st of April so should we make april our first month? |
Posted By: Bumble
Date Posted: 28 March 2007 at 5:11pm
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April being the first month sounds great.
Perhaps we all think of three books that we would like to read, or have read and would like to read again. Come back on the 30/31st and see how many are for each book (i.e. kinda voting) maybe have a theme eg romance, nz fiction, biography etc..... Thoughts??? b ------------- formerly known as "Bee" Ethan ~ March 2003 Big 6 year old school boy! Micah ~ Aug 2008 ~ Smiley pants who loves telephones! |
Posted By: thunderwolves
Date Posted: 28 March 2007 at 6:03pm
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Emmas plan sounds good, just tracking down our own copy and chatting about it, lets get started eh, so we can do it for next month. ------------- http://alterna-tickers.com">
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Posted By: Brenna
Date Posted: 28 March 2007 at 6:08pm
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What a good idea reading a book a month then posting reviews.
I have no idea what book to start with though!! lol With think...  ------------- My beautiful 2 girls...nearly 4 and 13 months
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Posted By: meow
Date Posted: 28 March 2007 at 6:24pm
This is the book I'm trying to get through! It's good but I just don't really get time to read (always doing something else). I have "The Tenth Circle" by Jodi Picoult. I really enjoyed My Sisters Keeper. I've read quite a few of her books now, The Pact was the first one I read back in high school. She's releasing another in April I think. The Lovely Bones is also another good read. And The Life of Pi, anyone read that? ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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aimeejoy wrote:Posted By: my2angels
Date Posted: 28 March 2007 at 7:07pm
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Lovely Bones was good aye but I found it really hard to read as in sad just thinking about it (read it just before my sisters keeper and was going through the whole pregnancy worry about everything, what if something happened to my children phase)
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Posted By: AlyAyde
Date Posted: 28 March 2007 at 7:41pm
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I enjoyed my sisters keeper. (well maybe thats the wrong wording but it was a gripping story, but not a nice book to read when you have kids)
I thought lovely bones was okay but had a bit of a dumb end.... although i cant remember the end just that i thought it didnt finish properly. Im a bit of a suspence and horror thriller nut. Not into soppy stuff at all. ------------- Jayde 25/12/04 Alyssa 08/04/03 http://Alyayde.bebo.com |
Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 28 March 2007 at 7:51pm
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Here's a few links to reading lists which may give us some ideas. I quite like the idea of reading a different genre each month like someone else suggested, as that makes you read out of your comfort zone.
http://www.whitcoulls.co.nz/top100.asp?storeurl=whitcoulls - Whitcoulls top 100 http://www2.oprah.com/obc/pastbooks/obc_pastdate.jhtml - Oprahs book club http://www.notebookmagazine.com/bookclub/ - notebook book club ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 28 March 2007 at 8:03pm
How about starting with 'The Da Vinci Code' as its the number 1 on the Whitcoulls top 100 list? It's not something I would normally read, but it must be good to top the list right?!  ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 28 March 2007 at 8:18pm
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It is a great book. Not my normal thing either, but when I started, I couldn't put it down ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 28 March 2007 at 8:26pm
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Today I finished The Boleyn inheritance" by Phillipa Gregory, I love her books, this one was fantastic.
I've got The Historian. I started reading it when I was preg with Jacob, and I haven't finished it. I found it boring and hard going... It is sitting in a drawer in my bedroom.. I think I've got the midwives somewhere, I have had it for years and years, but have never gotten around to reading it. I buy books, we have a fantastic secondhand book shoop here, it is my addiction... ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 28 March 2007 at 8:29pm
| we ar never going to decide are we! lol |
Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 28 March 2007 at 8:38pm
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yep aimee thats the one...
and i'm with maria, not too keen on soppy. some of my faves in my library tho are the earths child series by jean m auel...i have lots of stephen king and james herbert, love agatha christie but not miss marple. david eddings, terry pratchett, clive barker piers anthony... ooohhh i see a theme emerging...  ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker">
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Posted By: Bumble
Date Posted: 28 March 2007 at 8:54pm
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Hi there,
Found an interesting NZ site which might be of help.... http://www.book-club.co.nz/bookclubs/tips.htm#select Has ideas on how to set up a book club, goal setting, how to choose a book etc. As mentioned before, I suggest we think of a few books we would like to read, come back and see what book seems to be the most popular. Or maybe just take turns.... ------------- formerly known as "Bee" Ethan ~ March 2003 Big 6 year old school boy! Micah ~ Aug 2008 ~ Smiley pants who loves telephones! |
Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 28 March 2007 at 8:55pm
| why don't we get a list of whose in, and each month, each person off the list will say their fav. and we read that? |
Posted By: Bumble
Date Posted: 28 March 2007 at 8:59pm
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I am all in!!!! And extending me into other genres is fine. I am normaly sci/fi fantasy (I love to escape). But I'll give anything a go!!! ------------- formerly known as "Bee" Ethan ~ March 2003 Big 6 year old school boy! Micah ~ Aug 2008 ~ Smiley pants who loves telephones! |
Posted By: Bumble
Date Posted: 28 March 2007 at 9:08pm
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New Zealand Women's Weekly has a book club....
http://www.nzww.co.nz/bookclub/index.cfm as an idea... ------------- formerly known as "Bee" Ethan ~ March 2003 Big 6 year old school boy! Micah ~ Aug 2008 ~ Smiley pants who loves telephones! |
Posted By: my2angels
Date Posted: 28 March 2007 at 9:40pm
| Annie thats what i was like with the historian. Hubby brought it for me last birthday (september!) and its taken me till about 3 weeks ago to read and i read about 4 books in between. Just wanted to finish it so I knew how it ended but couldnt be bothered reading it either. |
Posted By: my2angels
Date Posted: 28 March 2007 at 9:44pm
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I like the idea of the whitcoulls top book but then also with the di vinci code for example would that be hard to get from the library with it being so popular?
Im actually surprised at how many books on the list i have read. Maybe Im not as uncultured as I thought i was hehe |
Posted By: daikini
Date Posted: 28 March 2007 at 10:05pm
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My public library is pretty useless. The individual branches in Hamilton are better (and bigger) than the library in Ohakune. I've been planning to join the Wanganui Public library, but I haven't been there on a weekday recently... hopefully that should happen soon though.
I like crime/mystery/adventure/fantasy and some sci-fi fiction, and I'm trying to teach myself to appreciate biographies  ------------- Becca, mum of 2 girls & 3 boys |
Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 28 March 2007 at 10:47pm
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how bout something off the oprah book list...
to kill a mockingbird? i know why the caged bird sings (one that emma would like or already have read i'm sure.) Vinegar Hill? the good earth? a light in august? ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker">
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Posted By: newmum
Date Posted: 29 March 2007 at 9:07am
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I'd be keen on the book club too. I love to read and I pretty much read anything!! I just read 3 Jeffrey Deaver books over the weekend!! They are pretty cruisy though
Which reminds me JESS - Did you borrow my copy of the Da Vinci Code???? ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 29 March 2007 at 11:26am
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I love paullina simons books. I have them all and she has signed a couple of them for me when she was in the country a few years ago (bonus of having a friend working at Whitcolls in charge of the author signings). ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: Jay_R
Date Posted: 29 March 2007 at 11:34am
| I'd be well keen!! I LOVE reading, can devour a novel in one sitting if I'm in to it. I love chick lit. - Marian Keyes, Jane Green et al, but also love the classics - Jane Austen, Bronte sisters etc. I can't stand fantasy stuff, but think it would be good to step out of my comfort zone so I'd be really happy to have a really eclectic selection. |
Posted By: Kellz
Date Posted: 29 March 2007 at 5:38pm
| Yep Im keen too. I hardly ever read anything tho so dont have any ideas. When I do read its only chick books like Marian Keyes etc too! I would like to give soemthing less pridictable a go! |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 29 March 2007 at 7:53pm
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Yep, have definitely read 'I know why the caged bird sings', was the first Maya Angelou I read and I have since read all 5 subsequent parts to her autobiography plus most of her poetry and a book of prose called "Why do the stars look lonesome" (I think, too lazy to go check)
I also like Paullina Simons but have only read the Bronze Horseman. Keen to read the next book in the series coz apparently he's not dead! I have no idea how to pick a book, but happy to track down whatever someone else decides! And a note to anyone considering reading 'Midwives' - not a book to read when you are pregnant I had nightmares for weeks...------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: my2angels
Date Posted: 29 March 2007 at 9:43pm
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Has anyone read Paullina Simons - Eleven Hours?
Ive just brought it on trade me. Got it for $1! so that could be a good way to get books if you cant get it from a library or borrow it. We need to chose a book. Why doesnt everyone keen nominate a book, we can see if we have any clear leaders and if not one of us can put all the books (names) in a hat and pull one out. That way we can also tell who is going to join the book club for April. |
Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 29 March 2007 at 10:27pm
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i'm definately keen to try new genres.....my bookcase is full of dean kootnz, sandra brown, mary higgins clark and sue grafton. i have to admit, i've never heard of most of the authors you guys have mentioned ------------- http://www.alternatickers.com"> 
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Posted By: LuluBelle85
Date Posted: 30 March 2007 at 8:31am
Ooohhhh can I join too?
Sounds like an awesome idea! |
Posted By: KH25
Date Posted: 30 March 2007 at 8:53am
I've read all three books and really enjoyed them!! The other two aren't as good as the first though but I still couldn't put them down! And no, he's not dead
I'll try and join in - I love reading and PB (pre-baby) read heaps but I'm embarrassed to say I haven't read one book since Ashleigh came home from hospital!! My mother lent me a book at the weekend - a Cathy Kelly book called Just Between Us so may have to get back into it. Oh and I have read The Di Vinci Code and I didn't really enjoy it at all  I'm not at all religious and religion doesn't interest me so I found it all a bit much ------------- Kelly, mum to DD, 19Jun06 (26wks 1lb15oz) DS1, 24Oct10 (32wks 4lb11oz) and DS2, 31Dec11 (32wks, 4lb11) http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Bumble
Date Posted: 01 April 2007 at 7:02pm
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Hello,
Has a decision been reached about what book we are going to read this month??? ------------- formerly known as "Bee" Ethan ~ March 2003 Big 6 year old school boy! Micah ~ Aug 2008 ~ Smiley pants who loves telephones! |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 01 April 2007 at 7:12pm
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I have read all of Paulina Simon's books. 11 Hours is a great book, but another not to read while pregnant. Robyn I found it a quick and easy read. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 01 April 2007 at 7:40pm
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Here's a random idea. How bout we all write a review on a book we have recently read, and if you have a copy of your own, swap it with another member who has their own copy of a book you would like to read? ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 01 April 2007 at 8:36pm
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I like that idea Annie, as we are never going to reach a decision - we are never good like that!! ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: my2angels
Date Posted: 01 April 2007 at 9:37pm
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Ok Im going to suggest this one. Its #11in Whitcoulls top 100. I read it years and years ago and its also being or going to be made into a movie.
Memoirs of a Geisha - Arthur Golden "Summoning up more than 20 years of Japan's most dramatic history, the geisha's story uncovers a hidden world of eroticism and enchantment, exploitation and degradation. It moves from a small fishing village in 1929 to the glamorous and decadent Kyoto of the 30s and on to postwar New York" Basically just chose that one to get us going but if no one is keen then Im happy to go with Annies idea. Either way lets make a decision |
Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 01 April 2007 at 10:30pm
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I bought that book when preggers with Jake, and haven't read it yet.
Further to my idea, if you don;t have a copy of the book yu are reviewing, well, thats no worries, as we could just choose to get itout from library or whatever to read. I have millions of books, and am happy to lend on the "boomerang policy"... Emma, you're the boss, so you tell us what to do? ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 02 April 2007 at 8:46am
| I've read "memoirs" and perhaps have a copy somewhere. I must admit finding it tough going in the first few chapters, but then loved it. When we were in Kyoto I made Lewis take me to a lot of the sites and we saw REAL geishas!!! |
Posted By: daikini
Date Posted: 02 April 2007 at 9:35am
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I'm happy to read "Memoirs", I'll go to the library today and see if they've got a copy... not holding my breath though. I seriously think my high school library had a better selection and range than the Ohakune Public Library. It certainly had more books! ------------- Becca, mum of 2 girls & 3 boys |
Posted By: daikini
Date Posted: 02 April 2007 at 9:35am
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Sorry... double post ------------- Becca, mum of 2 girls & 3 boys |
Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 02 April 2007 at 10:51am
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yEP THAT SOUNDS GOOD, WILL TRY AND FIND A COPY TODAY! ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 02 April 2007 at 1:37pm
I am sooooo not this boss - this is your guys book club! But I'm happy with Memoirs so if you are looking for someone to make the executive decision then I will
Memoirs of a Geisha it is - now get reading! ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: my2angels
Date Posted: 02 April 2007 at 2:47pm
| Just incase anyone is interested there are heaps of copies of this book on trade me going cheap! |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 02 April 2007 at 8:43pm
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Right - off to start me a new sticky... ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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