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**Chymes** (re: books)
Moloka'i was wonderful. I hope you enjoy it. I also recommend Philippa Gregory's Tudor series which we discussed in the other thread.
In addition, here are some more historical fiction books that I really enjoyed....
Atonement, by Ian McEwan (WWII in England, primarily)
Cane River, by Lalita Tademy (19th century U.S. south)
London: The Novel, by Edward Rutherfurd (Roman times through modern day London)
The Reader, by Bernhard Schlink (mid-20th century Germany)
The Red Tent, by Anita Diamant (Old Testament - Jacob's family)
The Secret Life of Bees, by Sue Monk Kidd (1960's South Carolina)
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, by Lisa See (19th century China)
Water for Elephants, by Sara Gruen (early 20th century U.S.)
Gone With the Wind (mid-19th century Georgia)
Happy reading!
Re: **Chymes** (re: books)
I second Moloka'i, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan and Water for Elephants.
I second all of these!
Atonement, by Ian McEwan (WWII in England, primarily) I enjoyed this, too. The beginning is a bit slow, but the second part picks up.
The Reader, by Bernhard Schlink (mid-20th century Germany) Loved this!
The Secret Life of Bees, by Sue Monk Kidd (1960's South Carolina) GREAT book.
Water for Elephants, by Sara Gruen (early 20th century U.S.) This is on my list of favorite books. LoveLoveLove!
Gone With the Wind (mid-19th century Georgia) This is also on my list of faves. 950+ pages and it doesn't feel like it. It was SO enjoyable to read.
These books are all movies or are going to be made into movies, too. I think I heard Robert Pattinson (Edward from the Twilight Saga) is going to be in Water for Elephants with Reese Witherspoon opposite him. I really loved the book, so I'm not sure how I'll feel about the movie.
Ha... I didn't realize that so many of these books were movies until you pointed it out.
That is very interesting that Water for Elephants is being made into a movie. That kind of surprises me actually, but I think it might be cool.
Ha... it's still there. I just got back from there and I noticed it as I was scouting the used book section.
Schuler has used books? How's the selection and the prices? Reading is an expensive addiction. Normally I get most of my books through paperbackswap and amazon. But I hate waiting.
(sorry for kinda post hijacking)
Yes, Schuler's has used books! The Shuler on Alpine has a pretty good selection, actually. I bought a Barbara Kingsolver book there a few weeks ago, although I don't remember how much I paid for it now. I'm thinking most books are in the $4-$8 range, but I could be off a bit.
I was disappointed in the selection at Schuler's Downtown though. I couldn't find anything that really appealed to me today.
I use paperbackswap, too!
What about the library? That has saved me so much money. I get the majority of my books from there.
I was just going to say this! I love my library. I use inter-library loan all the time to get the books I want, plus I find things I want to read and just login to my account to request them. My tax dollars fund it, so I might as well get my use out of it
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