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MADELINE Right On!!! I read one of his books at least 20yrs ago and at that time I thougth he was a hack. A persistant and well selling hack since he has published so many books. But they are not well written, simplistic, banal, fit a prescribed script, and rather boring. I shall never read him...

Toni Morrison Icon HI I agree with you BELOVED is not a book that sophmores in HS are ready to digest, especially when Morrison herself said that only after 3 readings do people really 'get it.' But now that you have it under your belt and chose to read 3 more of her books I presume you...

Translated Dog Yes The Yellow Dog By Simenon Is Translated Into English I Am Under The Impression That All Of His Books Are Now Translated He's A Wonder At Psychological Character Studies And Of Course Maigret Stands Alongside The Best Of The Sleuths. Enjoy

Best Book Title MY FAVORITE THEY USED TO CALL ME SNOWWHITE BUT I DRIFTED An extremely timely and humorous book by Regina Barecca Try it you'll like itl ;)

ANOTHER McMURTRY SERIES HI I read THE LAST PICTURE SHOW (SAW FILM TOO); DUANE'S DEPRESSED; TEXASVILLE. I LOVED THEM ALL BUT WAS A BIT DISAPPOINTED IN TEXASVILLE. THE LAST PICTURE SHOW IS A MASTERPIECE. ENJOY

Pym HI SILVERSEASON i just finished my 5th Pym ... I read her years ago and forgot how delightful her books are. women who are alone or unhappy or seeking something but in the end realize that they do have FREE LIVES. she's also very witty, don't you think? GERBA,

BARBARA PYM Not necessarily a name that is easily recognizable ... but a writer of seemingly simple books that creep up on readers as they become more and more submerged in her plot and prose. I've read quite a few of her books and I wonder if anyone else has had the pleasure. I just...

Cheer For She Devil SYBARITE YOU DID IT AGAIN!!! LIFE ADN LOVES OF A SHE DEVIL is one of the most enjoyable and unusual books I have ever read. I love Fay Weldon and again, You've said it all. Did you happen to catch the BBC PRODUCTION of the book? And I never went to see the movie...

Sorry Title Error The Book I Was Referring To Is In Search Of Our Mothers' Garden: Womanist Prose Sorry 'bout That. I Also Recommend One Of Her Earliest Books Titled Meridien

Purple And Garaden THEBOOKCROSSER Yes, Alice Walker is also an extraordinary writer. In addition to THE COLOR PURPLE which is a contemporary classic, her IN MY MOTHER'S GARDEN is very moving. gmta GERBAM

Banville's Books Are Stellar Even When Black SYBARITE You are spot on with your review of BOOK OF EVIDENCE. We have a untrustworthy narrator whose story is mind boggling and Banville keeps the narrative flowing with style. I won't even try to add anything to what you so eloquently wrote...

Life Changes For me Doris Lessing's GOLDEN NOTEBOOK AND CHILDREN OF VIOLENCE SERIES

WELLS83 Thanks for the heads up I didn't know that about facebook. :) GERBAM

great directors I want to add EXODUS to my list and GENTLEMEN'S AGREEMENT (Changed laws to allow Jews access to places they chose to go) To Kill a Mockingbird (did anyone list this one?) Three Faces of Eve From Here to Etenity Apocolypse Now Redux ... more intense ENJOY GERBAM

oooooold films young viewers TOUCHE!!! lol lol lol ;)

unfamiliar Your list is impressive indeed but I confess I know 0 about German films. and you went way back in time ... good for you!! GERBAM

Books Are Books ... Movies Are Movies HI I believe that movies made from books classic or contemporary should not be compared to each other. They are two different mediums which require very different presentations. Nevertheless we all slip on the banana and even if it's just in the back...

A few nights ago CHINATOWN was on and I enjoyed it more than the 3 other times I've seen it. T feel that way about TRUE CONFESSIONS; FALCON AND THE SNOWMAN; PARALLAX VIEW; THREE DAYS OF THE CONDOR; HITCHCOCK'S FILMS BEFORE PSYCHO; FRENCH LT'S WOMAN; OUT OF AFRICA; SOPHIE'S...

What Inspired My Book Addiction THE HOBBIT + LORD OF THE RINGS I was in a very bad place in my life and a friend gave me the set and insisted that I read it ... I did and truly was inspired to fight my way out my personal darkness. Sometimes friends are really FRIENDS! GERBAM

HI SHADFORTH I'd love to share my db of my all reads w/you but it's too huge. I have 2585books listed it's 550 pages long and I'm still going strong. In the beginning I did keep a comments space but after about 5 years I gave that up. HOw clever of you to highlight a favorite for each...