Book people

[caseysmom]

I started commuting by train to a job in downtown Chicago again a few weeks ago. I expected to see lots of e-readers and very few books -- but it's been about 50-50. I was pleasantly surprised!

I'm reading "Predator", my first Dr. Kay Scarpetta book by Patricia Cornwell, on the train. Reading makes the trip go faster

She is my favorite, is Predator the new one?

[moosmom]

There's a book I've been dying to read. Unfortunately, the only library that has it is the East Lyme Public Library.

"Milo's Journey" by my fried, Rene Knapp, is about her cat Milo, who I had the great pleasure of meeting and hanging with. He was a beautiful soul who touched many lives, including mine.

[Randi]

I bought some second hand books last year, but don't know any of the authors. I've read some of them. Some was good, some not so good. The below are what I have left and I'm asking whether you know any of these?

I want to start a new one this evening - can you recommend any of them?

Water for Elephants - Sara Gruen
Joanna Trollope writing as Caroline Harvey - The Tavernes Place
Carloz Ruiz Zafron - The Shadow of the Wind
The Burning - Sue Walker
The Shipping News - Annie Proulx
The Queen and I - Sue Townshend
Brick Lane - Monica Ali

[Karen]

The Shipping News is a good one, peculiar characters and sparse landscape, and it definitely gives you a sense of the place and culture where it is set.

[Randi]

Thanks Karen, I'll try that. It's quite a "funny" collection of books I have.

[moosmom]

Hey Randi,

I have SOOOOO many cat books. All my friends and family are always giving me cat books!!

[Randi]

I have SOOOOO many cat books.

Lucky you! The one Karen suggested recently, by Dena Harris, sounds good; I'd love to read that.

[pomtzu]

Thunder Dog by Michael Hingson was a pretty decent read. It's the true story of him (blind from birth) and his seeing eye dog who escaped from the 78th floor of one of the Twin Towers on 9/11. I would really liked to have it been more about the dog, but this guy came across to me as too pompous and he liked to brag too much of his accomplishments. Still - it was an amazing account of how they escaped, and worth the read.

[Barbara]

Shipping News was fantastic-I read it years ago. saw the movie as well which was very good, but the book (as usual) was better ..

And Randi: did you hear about the Swedish book by Jonas Jonasson: The centenarian who jumped out the window and disppeared? It is the funniest read I had for a long time. Anarchist, subversive and funny! John would have loved it.

[Randi]

Thanks Barbara, I searched in the library database, but didn't find the one you mention. However, there's one by the same author. It is a humorous story about Allan Karlsson of sound mind, who flees at his 100th birthday from his retirement home in the Swedish province where adventure, strange beings, criminal types, and dramatic events await. That's probably quite funny.

I'll check out Thunder Dog, too. Thanks.

[cassiesmom]

She is my favorite, is Predator the new one?

This one is from 2005. The newest one is called "Red Mist".

I also found out that she has made contributions to Harvard for psychiatric medicine research. That's partly where "Predator" is set and she thanks some of the division heads in her acknowledgements.