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  1. venusunfolding

    Margaret Atwood: The Penelopiad

    loved it! One of my favorite reads from last year. It's the better of the three that they've released in that series. I love dit. WHat did you think about her theory of the maids?
  2. venusunfolding

    So who loves The OC

    huge fan! I've got all the novelizations and never miss an episode! I don't know what my favorite is. I have so many of them.
  3. venusunfolding

    Ann B. Ross: The Miss Julia Series

    I find myself reading lots and lots of older fiction myself. The Miss Julia series is something that I eye everytime I walk past it. I actually picked up the first book yesterday and thought about reading it. I went with James Baldwin instead, but Miss Julia's definately on the TBR list...
  4. venusunfolding

    Book Buying Freeze

    I work at Borders. There's always something else I see that I want. It's a good thing they let us check books out, which helps keep me from buying some. But then I find myself reading something and loving it, so then I want to own it.
  5. venusunfolding

    Most hated 'classic' novel you've actually read

    for me it depends on how long the book is, how far into it I am, and what book it is. Fahrenheit 451 is only like 160 pages, and I only have 40 left when it really started bugging me, but it was only 40 pages so I finished it. When I tried to read Atlas Shrugged I gave up at 110 because I...
  6. venusunfolding

    Daphne Du Maurier

    I did a search, and most of the threads about her were old or only had 4 or 5 posts in them. So I thought I'd start my own thread. Who here is familiar with Daphne's work? I always meant to read Rebecca after seeing it the movie mentioned in the documentary The Celluloid Closet. Then...
  7. venusunfolding

    Francesca Lia Block

    she's one of my favorite authors. The Weetzie series is the best, and I love the newest edition Necklace of Kisses. I'm probably going to reread the Weetzie books sometime soon.
  8. venusunfolding

    Book Buying Freeze

    the first time I ever went to my boyfriend's parent's house I was a little appalled to see the entire Left Behind series on their shelves.
  9. venusunfolding

    Ray Bradbury: Fahrenheit 451

    I had to struggle to finish it. I wanted to finish it because I was curious about the book and the story. A coworker told me that I was like the hobos at the end because I read a lot of not widely known out of print stuff. I have to say that while I liked the premise I didn't like the...
  10. venusunfolding

    Most hated 'classic' novel you've actually read

    i just finished it, so I'll have to add Fahrenheit 451. blech!
  11. venusunfolding

    Gregory Maguire

    I read Wicked and found it slow and hard to get into. I really didn't want it to that in depth into the politics and religion of Oz. That really ruined it for me. The only reason I finished it was because I was reading it for a book club. Out of the 8 people in our book club only 2 of us...
  12. venusunfolding

    Book Buying Freeze

    If I'm someone's house and they have bookcases anywhere near me I have to go examine them.
  13. venusunfolding

    Book Buying Freeze

    it gets a little overwhelming :)
  14. venusunfolding

    Most hated 'classic' novel you've actually read

    The Great Gatsby. I had to read it twice, once in high school then again in college. i hated it equally both times.
  15. venusunfolding

    contacting authors

    I've written letters to a lot of authors. Most of them have been emails because the author has their email on their official site. I've also talked with a few who had profiles on tribe.net Just about every one of the has been really appreciative of the letter.
  16. venusunfolding

    Book Buying Freeze

    I've bought way too many books in the past couple of weeks. I need to stop. I have enough books to keep my busy for at least a year and just keep buying stuff. The few times I've walked into Half Price Books and come out with nothing I always wonder if there is something wrong with me.
  17. venusunfolding

    Recently Purchased/Borrowed

    that was one of the best books that I read last year. I LOVED it.
  18. venusunfolding

    What are you listening to Right now?

    was Imogen Heap - Candlelight but now Joni Mitchell - California came on
  19. venusunfolding

    Who is the hardest read?

    Dialects don't bother me too much once I get used to them. Once in a while I find myself reading portions outloud to myself to get a grasp on it. I HATE when authors right in a foreign language and then don't translate. Especially when it's dialogue. Whatever the character is saying must...
  20. venusunfolding

    Would You Fire Me.

    I was trying to calculate the total amount of days missed. Someone said 13, and if that's the correct number the company I work at would have hired you. If you miss 12 days in a full year you get fired, so if you missed 13 days is 7 months you'd be gone. I don't think that's all that...
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