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Can I play ? This one is tricky because it contrasts ENORMOUSLY from the normal style of the book which is comic. Late 19th century. One of the most beautiful passages I've ever read. The day has been so full of fret and care, and our hearts have been so full of evil and of bitter thoughts...

The Red Violin - which just happens to be my favorite movie of all time. Nothing "fell short" in this movie, it was totally amazing, but I would have loved to have experienced it in book format as well. If you have not seen this movie do yourself a favor and experience it. You will thank me later.

Oh, sorry Meadow, I'm afraid I was not up to the mark on the thread rules. OK ..... let's see .... what is your credit card number? ... JUST KIDDING .... God !!!! Let's continue with YOUR question please ..... Tidy your cupboards (closets) or tidy the garage?

One book which I found to be "unputdownable" was Fail-Safe (a novel) by Eugene Burdick and Harvey Wheeler. Besides being the greatest thriller I have ever read I found myself particularly captivated by the style of the writing: the best third-person omniscient narrative I've ever read too. The...

The garage, of course. Men do not tidy cupboards ..... :rolleyes: .

I am from the center of the U.S.A., but my father was from Terracini, Sicilia.

I absolutely LOVE Italian food ... the only problem is that after three or four days I'm hungry again *LOL* ... BENVENUTO TERENZIO !!!

Hi readsalot. The weather here is not nearly as bad as the east coast with regard to snow but it is very cold and windy - best described as excellent, INDOOR, reading weather! *LOL*

I have just put Stoner on my "To Be Read" list. Thanks for the recommendation!

Fail Safe, by Eugene Burdick and Harvey Wheeler. This was on a reading list when I was a junior in high school. The story deals with the possibility of an accidental nuclear war. I was recently discussing this book with a friend who happens to be a professor of physics and he told me he couldn't...

Welcome Leahna ! I have a friend who recently purchased a home in Paris (14th Arrondissement). When his working days are over in a few years he will move to Paris permanently. I envy him. Paris is like Disneyland for adults *L*

Outrageously funny !!! I had many "laugh out loud" moments while reading this book. All of the dialects Toole used for his characters were spot on perfect if spoken aloud and the personalities of all of his characters were so well developed that one can imagine them as real people. I got this...

One of my favorite books of all time. My (adult) niece brought it over and when I saw that it was a book about personified rabbits I said "No thanks." She repilied ... "READ IT !!!" .... I did, and I loved it. I often recommend it to nonreaders who ask me for a recommendation of "just something...

Hi Henrietta, and welcome. I am fairly new here as well as you can tell from my post count. One of the great regrets of my life is that I did not, at the proper time, have the sense to thank my English teachers for the enormous gift they had given me with regard to appreciation of literature. I...

Hello 2 U 2 Dan. Nice to meet ya !

It has always been hard for me to accept the fact that the author of In Cold Blood was also responsible for the creation of one of the most heartfelt and moving autobiographical sketches I have ever read - A Christmas Memory. You can read it online if you like, it's not very long, at : now...

See if you can guess the book I am describing. Please read all ten points before going to the bottom of the post for the answer. 1) A young boy (the main character, whose name is in the title of the book) is endowed with special gifts and has a very special and important destiny. 2) When the...

Not necessarily in this order The Hunger Games (entire trilogy) -Suzanne Collins The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry - Rachel Joyce The Secret Keeper - Kate Morton The House At Riverton - Kate Morton The Forgotten Garden - Kate Morton A Tale For The Time Being - Ruth Ozeki Buddenbrooks -...

gonewiththewind, Would you believe that I memorized The Raven and The Fool's Prayer when I was 14 just for the hell of it? I know, I was one sick puppy. To my amazement I still remember it almost word perfect. Can't do that anymore with anything new. Have trouble remembering my phone number...

Your English is very good. WELCOME NIRA !!!!