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Book Recs

We haven't done one of these in a bit. With 3 days on the couch, I plan on binge-watching House of Cards (any reviews - no spoilers?). I also would like to read something entertaining.

I like fiction and nonfiction. The last fiction book I read was The Husband's Secret (predictable, but recommended). The last nonfiction was Nothing to Envy (interesting look at N Korea). I am over dystopian lit and hated Divergent.

And...GO!
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After 2 shitty IVF cycles and 1 loss at 6+2 (EDD 11/7/14), DH and I are pursuing DIA.
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Re: Book Recs

  • I am over dystopian lit and hated Divergent.

    And...GO!

    Can I just say I <3 this statement?

    I love love love Susanna Kearsley. She is my new favorite author. The Winter Sea or Shadowy Horses would be my first recommendations of hers

    Madame Tussaud by Michelle Moran is a fantastic historical fiction.

    I really enjoyed The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Gailbreth(J K Rowling) but that genre is not my norm.

    The Art Forager by B.A. Shapiro
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  • I just finished reading The Fault in Our Stars by John Green.  Such a sweet story, but it may make you cry.  I'm obsessed with watching the movie trailer for it after having finished the book.

    Before I that I read Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Coast Trail by Cheryl Strayed.  This is a memoir.  I enjoyed this one as well, although at times I was frustrated with Cheryl and her choices.  This is also being made into a movie (starring Reese Witherspoon).

    A non book recommendation to entertain yourself for hours upon hours...the app QuizUp.  Once you start, you can't stop playing.


    I'm so excited for you, lady!





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    IVF #1 (May 2013):  Antagonist Protocol: 
    24R, 18M, 15F w/ICSI; 5dt of 2 early blasts, no frosties = BFN
    IVF #2 (August 2013):  Lupron Stop Protocol: 
    28R, 23M, 15F w/ICSI; 5dt of 1 partially hatched blast, 7 frosties = BFP
    EDD 5/23/14, blighted ovum (6w6d), D&C (8w6d)
    FET #1 (April 2014):  transferred 2 5d blasts = BFP

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  • I just finished The Rosie Project.  It's a cute easy read.  Think Sheldon Cooper trying to find a wife.

    I also LOVE anything my Jhumpa Lahiri. 
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  • I read it a while ago, but I really enjoyed The Queen's Dollmaker by Christine Trent. It's historical fiction about a girl who grows up and becomes a dollmaker for Marie Antoinette/the royal family. 
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  • I second you on Divergent! Also, I'm totally stalking this thread. I have no suggestions, but I really want to find a good read.
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  • I haven't read it yet and the description says it is Dystopian so I'm not sure it willbe what you are looking for, but a coworker's husband just released his first novel. It is called"Seven" bumpy MS Hund. I just think it is really cool that I know the author indirectly.
    "I said what I meant and I meant what I said, an elephant's faithful 100%" Dr. Seuss, Horton Hatches The Egg. My Ovulation Chart Ttc buddies with LexiMS!
  • Dark Calling - Cheryl McIntyre
    Wallbanger - Alice Clayton
    Killing Sarai - JA Redmerski
    Butterfly Weeds -  Laura Miller


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  • Autobiography of a Fat Bride by Laurie Notaro
    Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs
    Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls

    I am currently reading A Prayer for Owen Meany
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    "I DO NOT love that you think so many things revolve around you.  I know you're bitter.  I get it.  But I'm over your feelings." The best person on the internet ever!
  • @looneyLife, I am addicted to quiz up too!! And The Simpsons: Tapped Out!
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