06-29-18, 06:39 PM | |
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Sherry, I can't believe you gave up on a Marian Keyes! That book definitely sounds tedious though.
I have several updates from my recent vacation: One Summer by David Baldacci. I have enjoyed Baldacci's Will Robie series and thought this would be a nice change of pace, but it was WAY too schmaltzy for me (and that's coming from someone who watches Hallmark Christmas movies!). The Shakespeare Project by Julie Schumacher. This is set on a college campus and focuses on college politics, mainly between two rival departments. It was fun--I had several laugh-out-loud moments. 'Salem's Lot by Stephen King. I would estimate that I first read this 30+ years ago; in may have been one of the first 5 King books I ever read. I saw it at a Little Lending Library in Boston and decided to pick it up, and I am REALLY enjoying it! My next novel will likely be a re-read as well: after visiting Bermuda last week, I plan to revisit Peter Benchley's The Deep, which is set there.
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06-30-18, 08:50 AM | |
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Pat, when I used to live in Philadelphia back in graduate school (early 90s), there was a used book store right across the street. I used to pick up used King paperbacks for $1--I still have some of those! The ones I have read the most include The Dead Zone, several of the Dark Tower books, and some of the short stories (Night Shift was my first and probably still my favorite). I do like The Stand and have re-read various parts, but I've actually probably re-watched the TV mini-series even more.
I didn't read The Martian but though the movie was just okay--admittedly, though, I am not really a fan of single-person disaster films (e.g., Gravity).
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