Recent content by cmbroom

yes. I'm now still in Chicago, watching a wizard deal with his vampire half-brother and trying to keep a good friend from jail.

I'm in present day Chicago trying to find the Shroud of Turin and keep from getting killed by vampires.

The Poe Shadow?

er, if you never knew it was made from a book, how could you contribute to this thread?

I'm always slightly afraid to let people look at my shelves. The hubby (we sort of have seperate bookcases) always takes people in there, and they end up borrowing a book or two. He's going to have to set up a library card system or something. Not trying to sound stingy, but it's more that I...

I originally joined for the book of the month, and nobody seemed to really participate in that. So, now I mostly lurk. But I am starting to respond to a some things.

I'm relieved that speed reading is not favored here. I tried one of those speed reading books, which I'm sure are fine for texts that you detest but must read, manuals, etc. but I think texts (one enjoys) should be tasted and savored and that takes time.

He's also really bad about reading three or four books at one time, which may slow his reading time. :p

The Thirteenth Tale, Diane Setterfield. Sadly, it may be the only book I've read cover to cover so far this year. I also read it while sick with the flu. But I still think it was quite good.

I think for me it was Laura Ingalls Wilder (I think I only had one) or the Nancy Drew books (I had quite a few of those).

I take World Literature Today and PMLA

I used to re-read when I was younger, but usually it doesn't work for me anymore. There are some books that I will go back to if I'm feeling out of sorts, but usually I don't re-read. My husband is a HUGE re-reader. Drives me crazy actually, he's probably read each Tom Clancy about a million...

I have finished my classes for a masters in Lit and have to do my language test and my defense. What is it "really" like? uh, school, only better what type of lit? hmm, wide range, did a bit of Holocaust lit Where? UTD Who has the best program? depends on what you want. There are sites that...

Can't seem to finish Operation Shylock. I think it's cause I have to be in a certain frame of mind. I do hope to finish it, sometime.

I think the latest was 5:45. It was one of the Sookie books by Charlaine Harris.