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Well put and oh so true!!!! GERBAM

Lucas Davenport Booms LOL LOL LOL You are absolutely right. I am 65 and think of him as 58ish. I love the music stuff ... Ian Rankin does the same thing in his Rebus novels and it works so well there too. KEEP ROCKIN' GERBAM

Book Lists And Growth HI I began my booklist in Jan. 1977 which makes it 31yrs old. Some people think I am silly to keep such close track but when I finally finished my database and all of the books were alphabetized I felt as though I had grown so much in the choices I make about what I read...

I couldn't agree more. I've read teh two you mentioned plus Violet Hour and Merciless, his latest one. I thought this one was a bit short of his other work but any writer can hit a 'blue note' and usually does especially when their body of work is growing. I agree about his work being above...

Beloved HI Toni Morrison's BELOVED is a long book about pain and redemption and love. All of Morrison's fiction, to date, addresses some aspect of slavery and its impact upon women ... she wrote only one book with a male protagonist. But that one, too was rooted in the collective...

HI I am a great fan of Michael Connelly's Bosch series but love THE POET most The character in John Sandford's new book is one he used before and I have a feeling we will be seeing more of him. I like him, too, and I don't think Lucas is old enough to retire do you? I know John D...

Best Crime Book Of 2007 HI I haven't been able to accesss the site for some reason so I don't know what the list is about. But my personal favorite 2007 crime novel is Stephen L. Carter's NEW ENGLAND WHITE written in that year My favorite read in the genre is MOTHERLESS BROOKLYN by...

Conan Doyle SILVERSEASON Lol Lol Lol Touche! Enjoy Gerbam

BOOKCROSSER You're so right about BELOVED and its impact. And yes, I have read Alice Walker too. Both women are such strong, fabulously brilliant writers with a lot to teach all of us. So glad to see your post. ENJOY GERBAM

John Rebus And The New Hero HI I love Ian Rankin's books. I have read all but one of his novels, because I have not been able to find a copy ... so the search goes on. His latest 2007 book brings back a character he created at the same time he created Rebus. He said when it came time to...

HI These two women are at the top of my favorite writers list. Both have written novels and non-fiction that has been groundbreaking and superb. Both have won the Nobel Prize for LIterature. They each write about women; relationships between the sexes; madness; children and mothers (parents)...

Georges Simenon Sooo Prolific HI About two years ago I decided to read all of Georges Simenon's books. True to myself I have made terrific progress and have read about 63 and own about a dozen more. I've never been able to make up my mind if I prefer the Maigret's or the psychological...

Best Psychological Thrillers HI I still believe that TURN OF THE SCREW is one of the best psychological thrillers/ghost stories ever written. But moving into more modern times I agree with the suggestion of Minette Walters and would add: Barbara Vine (aka Ruth Rendell) Rosamond Smith (aka...

Booklit Stewart thank you for the book link ... right up my alley. ENJOY GERBAM

Most Interesting Lists Indeed Off the top of my head I'd have to to with: McCullers Fitzgerald Hemingway Steinbeck Brautigan Hammett Chandler Lessing Didion Oates Morrison Rand Woolfe Woolf Christie DeLillo Nabakov Buck Can't think anymore ... but I will be back ;)...

Hello Everyone :) By where you read I mean do you sit in a chair, lay down on the couch, crawl into bed or have no favorite place? By 'how' I mean do you hold your book, rest it on your lap or knees, read it under the covers? I am bedridden and cannot hold books ... I use a book rest...

Sar [I am a newbie whispering in the corner] I am a real mystery buff but not horror. I don't think Deaver (I do not like his work or writing) or Kellerman (one of my favorites) will fit your need. But as I am thinking one of the scariest books I have ever read is THE TURNING OF THE...

[SIZE="3"] Hi I am a newbie too and am looking forward to book discussions with fellow bookaholics. I am always interested in hearing about new authors and hope to share writers whose I like. GERBAM :)

Hello fellow bookaholics I'm looking forward to discussing books we read and finding new authors. I hope I add something to this site. GERBAM:)